If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. The Well and The Shed have some great events, for example, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine.
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What I’ve got my eye on:
- December 8: Ijam’s Nature Center Holiday Marketplace and Fair, Ijams, 1:00 – 5:00, Free
- December 8: “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Tennessee Theatre, 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Free
- December 8: Appalachian Ballet Company: The Nutcracker, Civic Auditorium, 2:00 PM, $25 – $45
- December 8: A Christmas Carol, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $30
- December 8: Book Launch for Tennessee Women of Vision and Courage, East TN History Center, Reading/Signing/Panel Discussion, Wine and Cheese, 2:30 – 4:30, Free
- December 8: “Greetings!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $10 – $15
- December 8: SAFTA Reading Series featuring authors Jan LaPerle and Lyric Dunagan, 4:00 – 6:00, Preservation Pub, Free
- December 8: Tracy Lawrence, Civic Coliseum, 6:30 PM, $26
- December 8: Microphone Alchemy: The Art of Flow, Heart, Beat and Rhyme, Showcase for “wordsmiths and vocal performers, hosted by Black Atticus” Pilot Light, 7:00 – 9:00, Free
- December 8: Upstairs Underground Stand-up Comedy Show, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
- December 8: Blue Moon Rising, Barley’s, 8:00, Free
- December 8: Trombone Shorty, Bijou Theatre, 8:00, $25
- December 8: Matchsellers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3
- December 8: Black Atticus, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- December 9: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Whitney Mann (Singer-Songwriter) / Kelly Steward (Americana), Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 9: Cinema Hola presents “Pastorela,” Emporium, 6:30, Free
- December 9; Event Professionals End of the Year Party, All Event Professionals are invited, Music and Cash Bar, 510 Williams Street (Paulk and Company), 6:30 – 10:30, Free
- December 9: WDVX, Tennessee Shines, Sarah Lee Guthrie (yes, via Woody and Arlo) & Johnny Irion + author Lisa Soland, 7:00, $10
- December 9: Electric Love Doctors (funk), Preservation Pub, 10:00, 43
- December 10: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Matt Hectorne (Singer-Songwriter) / The Matchsellers (Folk/ Bluegrass) / Jesse Lafser, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 10: Community School for the Arts Annual Holiday Concert, 620 State Street, 6:30, Free
- December 10: Homegrown for the Holidays CD Release Party, Many Local Artists Performing Christmas Songs from the CD, Sales of the CD benefit KARM, 7:00 PM, Free
- December 10: Honey Spine, Barley’s, 10:00, Free
- December 11: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Tokyo Rosenthal (Americana) / Jamie Cook, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 11: Whiskey Dinner, Local Whiskey plus Fine foods by Holly Hambright, Holly’s Corner (Happy Holler), 7:00, $30
- December 11: Adrian Cottier (jazz), Bijou at the Bistro, 7:00 PM, Free
- December 11: “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- December 11: Martina McBride – The Joy of Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $57 – $77
- December 11: Bella Russia, Preservation Pub, 8:00, Free
- December 11: Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet (jazz), Crown and Goose, 9:00 PM, Free
- December 12: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Todd Burge (Singer-Songwriter) / Jon Whitlock Trio, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 12: Tour de Lights, Annual Christmas Bike Ride through the City, Market Square, 7:00 PM
- December 12: “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- December 12: “Greetings!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
- December 12: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Josh Oliver, Barley’s 10:00 PM, Free
- Marquee Mayfield, Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3
- December 13: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Hiroya Tsukamoto (Acoustic/Folk), Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 13; The Christmas Crawl, Pub Crawl, Starts at Sapphire, 7:00 PM, $10 Advance $15 Day of gets you discounted drinks and downtown merchant discounts for the next day
- December 13: Second Friday Dance Wave, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 7:00 PM, $5 – $10
- December 13: “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- December 13: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- December 13: House Concert at Sharehouse with Hiroya Tsukamoto, 8:00, $5 – $10
- December 13: Joe Fletcher, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
- December 13: Wendel Werner Destroys Christmas, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- December 13: “Greetings!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
- December 13: Pamela Klicka (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
- December 13: Caution (jam), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- December 13: Roman Reese and Ian Thomas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $5
- December 14: 23rd Annual Jingle Bell Run (5K), Market Square, 10:00 AM
- December 14: Espresso Tasting, Tree and Vine, 11:00 – 2:00
- December 14: WDVX Blue Plate Special, Red Shoes & Rosin (Folk), Knoxville Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
- December 14: Second Saturday Under the Bridge, William’s Street Under I-40, Noon
- December 14: Market Square Holiday Market, Noon to 7:00
- December 14: Nativity Pageant, Knoxville Coliseum, 3:00 PM, Free
- December 14: Holiday Swing Party, Streamliners and Nancy Brennan Strange, Relix, 7:00 PM, $15
- December 14: Contemporary Dance Ensemble, Civic Auditorium, 7:00, $11 – $17
- December 14: “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- December 14: Knox Comedy Live Presents Ryan Singer, Pilot Light, 8:00, $8
- December 14: Missionworx Films Presents “Fat Boy,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00, $10
- December 14: The Hackensaw Boys, Barley’s, 8:00 PM, $10
- December 14: “Greetings!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
- December 14: Alan Wyatt and Harold Nagge (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00, Free
- December 14: Kukuly and he Gypsy Fuego (gypsy jazz), Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- December 14: Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 10:00, $5