If you want to be certain to be included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I post.
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. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, 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.
Sunday, February 15
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $26
- Knoxville Opera presents “Carmen,” Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $18 – $95
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Kevin Class, Faculty Piano Recital, UT Haslam Music Center, 4:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jack Neely signs The Tennessee Theatre: A Grand Entertainment Palace, Union Avenue Books, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The American Spiritual Ensemble, First Baptist Church, 6:00 PM, Free
- Jacob Whitesides, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $22/$25
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Wisewater, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Wrenn, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 16
- WDVX Blueplate Special: Knox County Jug Stompers (Old-Time) / Michael ONeill (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Friends of Literacy Mardi Gras Party, Armada, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- WDVX Tennessee Shines: Amy Speace with poet Rosemary Kitchen, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Singer/Songwriter Night, The Square Room, 7:30 PM, $5
- In the Mood, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29 – $49
- The Gloryhole Singers, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Andrew Duhon Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 17
- WDVX Blueplate Special: Kelley Swindall (Singer-Songwriter) / Forlorn Strangers (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Terminus Ensemble Concert, Alumni Memorial Bldg., 6:00 PM
- 68th Annual Student Art Competition: Juror Lecture: DJ Trischler, McCarty Auditorium UT Campus, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Free
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Twin Peaks Pilot Episode, Plus Trivia, Prizes, Costumes Recommended, Birdhouse, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30
- Southern Railway Station Live Presents Davis Mitchell, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Josh Oliver, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniel Miller / Erin McLendon (Americana/Alt-Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, City County Bldg. Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
- Station Comedy Showcase presents John-Michael Bond, Southern Railway Station, 7:00 PM, $10
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- R.A.L.F., Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Robert Earl Keen, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Greybag (Spotlighting Smokin’ Dave), Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
Thursday, February 19
- Historic Zoning Commission, City County Bldg. Small Assembly Room, 8:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Jessica Campbell (Singer-Songwriter) / Georgia English & the Jukebox Kids (Americana/Soul), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Headface/Mitchel De La Garza/Rake Repentance/Criswell Collective/Sapient Blaine/Pone tone and the Island Home Rude Boys/Burning Itch/Day and Age/Zach and Kota’s Sweet Life, Pilot Light, 3:00 PM, Free
- Community Screening of “American Denial,” PBS presents film plus discussion, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Raise a Glass with Our Celebrities, Echo Bistro (5803 Kingston Pike), (OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN BECAUSE KNOXVILLE URBAN GUY IS CELEBRITY BARTENDER FROM 6:30 to 8:30 AND I NEED YOU TO COME SUPPORT THIS AND NOT MAKE ME FEEL STUPID WHEN NO ONE SHOWS UP!), Fundraiser for the East Tennessee Community Design Center, 5:00 – 8:30
- Jewelry Making 101: Learning the Basics, Ijam’s Nature Center, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, $20
- Rewind, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Southern Lit Book Group, Discussing Amy Greene’s Bloodroot, OPEN GROUP, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $16 – $66
- Southern Lit Book Group, Discussing Amy Greene’s Bloodroot, OPEN GROUP, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $15 – $22
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Dvorak Stabat Mater, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- Scruffy City Radio Show featuring Lindgren and Lewis/Josiah Atchley and the Greater Good, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Sam Hunt, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- KT Vandyke/Drifting Westward, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Herman’s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Quiet Life (Americana) / Nate Currin (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Urban Gypsy Pop Up, Paulk and Company (510 Williams St.), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $4 – $10
- Alive After Five presents Wallace Coleman, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 -8:30, $5 – $10
- 46th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, Various Artists, 7:00 – 11:00 PM, $12
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $16 – $66
- Film and Discussion, “Dear White People,” UT University Center Auditorium, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Dvorak Stabat Mater, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $15 – $42
- Cold Cold Sweats, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour, Bijou Theatre, SOLD OUT
- We Lunsford Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Daniel Miller’s East Tennessee Homecoming, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Friendzilla/Kevin Wood/Ben Gaines/Oroboro/Squid Supply, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Truth/Megalodon/Trinch/False Panic, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10/$15
- Stoop Kids, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Daniel Miller/Tim Lee 3/Cranford Hollow, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Crying Wolf, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, February 21
- Charlotte Couture Crochet Workshop, New South Collective (Basement 123 S. Gay Street), 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, $20
- Winter Market, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 11:00 AM, $16 – $66
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Loose Hinges (Pop/Rock) / Talking Blues Band (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Urban Gypsy Pop Up, Paulk and Company (510 Williams St.), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $4 – $10
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 3:00 PM, $16 – $66
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $16 – $66
- 46th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, Various Artists, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- UT Symphony Orchestra, Vive le France, UT Cox Auditorium, 7:30 PM
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $15 – $42
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Laurie Kilmartin (comedy), Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $10
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Sidecar Symposium’ s 3 Ring Circus/CD Release Party w/ Magnolia Suns, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Black Jacket Symphony preforms Abbey Road, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27.50
- Norwegian Wood Duo, Cru Bistro, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Strange Love II, DJ Halcyon/Z is Not a DJ/Demon Girl, International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Will Yager Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Quiet Life, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Laurie Kilmartin (comedy), Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- Charlie and the Foxtrots/Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Sunday, February 22
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- 46th Jubilee Festival, Harp Singing and Potluck, Laurel Theater, 12:30 – 4:30, $12
- Urban Gypsy Pop Up, Paulk and Company (510 Williams St.), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $4 – $10
- “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” Clarence Brown Carousel Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00, $15 – $32
- Steven Lin, Pianist, UT Haslam Music Ctr, 2:30 PM, $25
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- The Knoscars, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Kevin Griffin, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Present “Built to Amaze,” Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $16 – $66
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 23
- CBID Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Heather Styka (Singer-Songwriter) / Phillip Fox Band (Country/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Good Thymes Ceilidh Band/Poet Susan O’dell Underwood, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Square Room, 7:30 PM, $5
- WBIR Presents “Salute to Schwall: 35 Years, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30, Free
- R.M. Brown and the Last Chance/The Phillip Fox Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Alex Kostka (Singer-Songwriter) / The Darren Nicholson Band (Bluegrass/Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Emily Roberts, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Hip Hop Forum, Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Avenue), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alex Kostca Band, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
- Handsome and the Humbles, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $55 – $130
- Lost Dog Street Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM