The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (1/5/14 – 1/11/14)

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. Please : “Friend” me on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.

What I’ve got my eye on:

Sunday, January 5

  • Circle Modern Dance Open House (Demonstrations and sample classes), Emporium, 1:15 PM, Free
  • Lonetones, Barley’s, 8:00 PM, Free
  • Subzero Comedy Winter Extravaganza, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
  • Judah and the Spoox, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3

Monday, January 6

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special, Matt Sanders & Friends (Folk) Jake Shimabukuro (Acoustic/Pop), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Tennessee Shines with Blue Mother Tupelo, Visitor’s Center, 7:00 PM, $10
  • Bret Mosley, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, Free
  • The Shoot Dangs, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3

Tuesday, January 7

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special,  James Thomson (Singer-Songwriter) / Epilogues, Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • K-Town Showdown Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM, Free
  • The Enigmatic Foe with Mobility Chief, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3
  • WestWend, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, Free

Wednesday, January 8

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special, Cary Morin (Blues) / Ben Cosgrove, Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Perston Shires, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM, Free
  • Cary Morin, Preservation Pub, 8:00, Free
  • Gold and the Rush, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, January 9

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special, Bleu Jackson / Jonathan Warren , Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • James Richards with Jodie Manross, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM, Free
  • Steep Canyon Rangers, Bijou, 8:00 PM, $19
  • Supatight, Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3

Friday, January 10

  • Knoxville’s Community Unity Mixer, Magnolia Cafe, 2405 E. Magnolia, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
  • Swingin’ at the Relix, Streamliners, 7:00 PM, $8 – $15
  • Second Friday Dance Wave, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 706 Broadway, 7:00 PM, $10
  • Iris Dement, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $26.50
  • Ten Bartram, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10-$12
  • Back Up Planet with Vagabond Philosophy (rock), Bowery, 9:00 PM, $5
  • Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00, Free
  • Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $5
  • Guy Marshall, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM

Saturday, January 11

  • Run for Their Lives, 5K and 10K, Firewall Ministries, 567-6816, Market Square, 9:00
  • Winter Market at the Historic Southern Railway Station, 10:00 – 2:00 – Get Your Winter Produce (Meats, Cheese, Eggs, Food Trucks and more)
  • Taoist Tai Chi Open House (and Demonstration), 1205 N. Central Street, 11:00 AM- 12:00, Free
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special, Bill & Kate Isles (Folk), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Jeff Dunham (ventriloquist and comedian), Knoxville Colliseum, 5:00 PM, $48.50
  • Battlefield Collective, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
  • Alan Wyatt and Harold Nagge, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
  • Midnite Panda, 90 Proof, 9:00 PM, $5 – $8
  • Secret Commonwealth, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
  • James Apollo Five with Sirius Bright, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM