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 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 PM, $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
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 4:30 PM, Free
- 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
- Opening Reception for the 68th Annual Student Art Competition, UT Ewing Gallery, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Square Room, 7:30 PM, $5
- WBIR Presents “Salute to Schwall: 35 Years, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30, Free
- Complete Brahms Piano Trios (Part One), Haslam Music Center, 8:00 PM
- 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
- UT Chamber Singers Sing Choral Evensong, Church Street United Methodist Church, 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
- UT Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert, UT Cox Auditorium, 8:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Lost Dog Street Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Banjo Babes featuring Erin Inglish, Megan Saunders, Megan McKamey, and The Lowest Pair, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dr. Scottie Wright Saxophone Recital, UT Performance Hall #32, Alumni Memorial Bldg., 6:00 PM
- Joe Talbot, Remedy Coffee, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Station Comedy Showcase presents Art Stutevant, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $55 – $130
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Yissy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Excision/Protohype/Minnesota, The International, 8:00 PM, $25-$60
- Barry Roseman, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Pokey LaFarge and his Band, UT Cox Auditorium, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Rims and Keys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Buddy System/Worn Out Souls, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Thursday, February 26
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concerts: Let’s Tell a Story, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 AM, SOLD OUT
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Laced with Arsenic (Americana) / Red Ember (Indie Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Bachelor Meet and Greet, Percentage of drink and food sales goes to Friends of Literacy, The Hill (1105 Forest Ave.), 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Danita McCartney, Remedy Coffee, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Blue Slip Winery Cooking Series w/ Chef Mark McKinney, 300 W. Depot, 6:30 PM, $75
- Cullen Kehoe’s Scruffy City Radio Show featuring Stickball Whiskey, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Yissy and Bandancha presented, Cuban Jazz, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, 410/$15
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30PM, $15 – $26
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Handsome and the Humbles/Hotshot Freight Train/Davis Corley and the 27s, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $5
- The GeeBees, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Lil’ Iffy/So Cro/Black/Sam Day, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
- River Whyless, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 27
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble Spring Concert, 10:30 AM, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, School Concert
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ugly Cousin (Bluegrass/Folk) / Amber’s Drive (Country/Blues), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble Spring Concert, 12:30 PM, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, School Concert
- Alive After Five Presents Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $5/$10
- Doc Rock for Health – 2015, NV Nightclub and the Bowery, 7:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $10 – $30
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Annual Tennessee Cello Workshop Concert, UT Haslam Music Center, 8:00 PM
- Amber’s Drive, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Kacey Musgraves/John and Jacob, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$36
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble Spring Concert, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $26
- The Vespers, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $12/$15
- Dirk Powell/Riley Baugus, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $13
- Garritt Tillman’s Jazz Inquisition, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Ana Sia/Ellie Herring/Jonathan Thomas/Baht, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Brandon Harmon and the Halfway Hearts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Grandma Sparrow, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
- Annabelle’s Curse, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Red Ember, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, February 28
- Women Today 2015, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $4
- Salvage Jewelry Creations, Ijams Nature Center, 10:00 AM – Noon, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Coyotes in Boxes (Indie Rock) / Morgan Wade (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Beardsley Farm Workday and Seedswap, Beardsley Farm (1719 Reynold’s St.), Noon – 5:00 PM
- The Great Cake Bake, Neyland Stadium, Noon – 5:00 PM, $10
- Tai Chi Today, My Place Performing Arts Center (734 N. Hall of Fame), 12:30 PM
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble Spring Concert, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:30 PM, $26
- Tennessee Cello Workshop Faculty Concert, UT Haslam Music Center, 5:30 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Mississippi RiverKings, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $10 – $30
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble Spring Concert, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $26
- Way Sneaky Eddie, Dance the Night Away with David Goldman, Fundraiser for Friends of Literacy, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM
- Daphne Lee Martin, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- David Francisco/Briston Maroney, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10
- Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krew, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $11
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Captain Midnight Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- KOA, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Fireside Collective, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 1
- Women Today 2015, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $4
- Tennessee Cello Workshop Finalists Concert, UT Haslam Center, 11:00 AM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra presents Appalachian Spring, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $11 – $31.50
- “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Cello Orchestra Recital, UT Haslam Center, 4:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Dopapod/Backup Planet, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $7/$12
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Alex Krug Combo, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Live Video and Theatrical Presentation of “Everything is Terrible” with the Cattywampus Puppet Council Puppet Show, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
Monday, March 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Dad Horse Experience, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday featuring Kathy Huber, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Nosh and Chat with authors Cameron Conaway and Andrew P. Dillon, 1210-1211 UT McClung Tower, 2:00 PM
- Poet Cameron Conaway reads and signs Malaria, Hodges Library, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Night Semi-Finals, Square Room, 7:30 PM, $5
- The Saturday Giant, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Bees Trees, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Miles Over Mountains (Bluegrass/Roots) / The Dawn Drapes (Indie Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Just Dance, UT Cox Alumni Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 PM, Free
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
- Mobius Percussion Concert, UT Haslam Center, 8:00 PM
- Miles Over Mountains/The Dawn Drapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cobalt Cranes, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Lowest Pair, Barley’s, 10:00 PM