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, March 22
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Youth Health Board Kick Butts Day (Anti-smoking campaign), Market Square, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “I Am the Way,” presented by the Tennessee Stage Company, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- The Sonic-Simon Comedy Weekender, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Buffalo Wabs/The Price Hill Hustle, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Rap Round-Robin Show led by Height, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, March 23
- Central Business Improvement District Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce Bldg, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TJ Kong & the Atomic Bomb / Laura Meyer (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Connecting Our Struggles: Reverend Osagyefo Sekou on His Experiences in Ferguson and Palestine, UT International House Great Room, 7:00 PM
- The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $15
- The Appalachian Piano Trio (UT Faculty), UT Haslam Music Center, 8:00 PM
- Stinking Lizaveta/White Gregg, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
- The Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hey Monea! (Pop/Rock) / Edison (Folk/Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- From Tennessee to Carnegie: New Music for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, UT Haslam Music Center, 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Hip-Hop Forum, Birdhouse (800 N. 4th), 6:00 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
- Einstein Simplified (Comedy Improv), Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Hey Monea!, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jamaican Queens, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- Swamp Candy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25
- Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, City Count Bldg Small Assembly Rm, 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Julia Weldon (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Q Series Lunch, Square Room, Noon, $15/$20
- Art Journaling and the Joy of Doodling, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $20
- Rockin the Runway, “a collage of local fashion and music,” Benefits Joy of Music School, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $10
- Tennessee Shines presents Louise Mosrie and Cliff Eberhardt, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- The Station Comedy Showcase presents Hunter Roberts, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 – 9:30 PM, $10
- J. Roddy Walston and the Business/The Weeks, Bijou, 7:30 PM, $18
- The Square Room Showcase with Secret City Cyphers/Housecat/Sir Veillance/Taylor/Br-ndn, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $5
- Barry Roseman (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Radio Birds, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rachel Sara Roberts (Country/Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Sebadoh/Qui/Spades Cooley, The International, 7:00 PM, $12/$15
- Cullen Kehoe’s Scruffy City Radio Show: Songwriter Showcase with Charlie Wilson/Ray Veitti/My Brother the Bear, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM
- Brian Regan, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $46.50
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Chris Hennessee, UT Humanities Ampitheatre, 7:30 PM
- Goodbye June (Nashville band), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Losers/Homemade Wine, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Hermalieghs, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 49 Winchester, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Grand Ole Uproar (Country/Rock) / Hackensaw Boys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Numerous Bands, Preservation Pub/Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- 2015 Dance Challenge Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 5:00 PM, Free
- Big Ears Festival, Downtown Locations, 5:30 PM – 1:30 AM,
- Blue Slip Winery Cooking Series with Executive Chef Mark McKinney, 6:30, $80 – SOLD OUT
- Hello City Day, Eight Artists, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $8 (or free with Big Ears Pass)
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Larry Sparks, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $19
- Gladkill/Moniker/Meatball Madness/Globert Paulson, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $8/$12
- Buddy Honeycutt Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- The Hackensaw Boys, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Westwend, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, March 28
- Park Day, Mabry-Hazen House, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- 2015 Dance Challenge Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 9:00 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Listener Appreciation Day – Samuel Payne (Singer-Songwriter) / Handsome & the Humbles (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Big Ears Festival, Downtown Locations, 12:30 PM – 2:00 AM
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Numerous Bands, Preservation Pub/Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- Hello City Day, Pt. 2, Eight Artists, Pilot Light, 6:30 PM, $8 (or free with Big Ears Pass)
- Peace in the Valley 2015, Fundraiser for the Community Mediation Center, Chillbillys/Heavy hors d’oeuvres/Open Bar/Silent Auction, John Black Studio, 7:00 PM, $75
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Jamie Laval, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $17
- Violin Festival Concert, UT Haslam Music Ctr, 8:00 PM, Free
- Arpetrio/Stokeswood/Cuddlefish, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $7/$10
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Col. Bruce Hampton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Lauren Shera/Knox County Jug Stompers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 29
- Parkridge Water Stop and Prep, Caswell Park, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Knoxville Marathon, World’s Fair Park, 7:30 AM
- 2015 Dance Challenge Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 9:00 AM, Free
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Big Ears Festival, Downtown Locations, 2:00 PM – 11:15 PM
- Art Stewart reads from and signs From Where We Came, Union Ave. Books, 2:00 PM
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Numerous Bands, Preservation Pub/Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Karima Walker (Singer-Songwriter) / Uncle Jake & the 18 Wheel Gang (Bluegrass/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Meeting on Urban Land Institute Report, 5:30, East Tennessee History Center
- Complete Brahms Piano Trios, UT Faculty, Haslam Music Ctr, 8:00 PM, Free
- Autumn Electric/Under the Willow, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeremiah Daly & Logan Vath / Leftfoot Dave & the Magic Hats (Blues), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg, Large Assembly Rm, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
- Einstein Simplified (Comedy Improv), Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Ashayna Maidel, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Marble City Five (jazz), Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30 PM
- The War on Drugs, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27.50
- Christian Wolff Ensemble, Haslam Music Ctr., 8:00 PM, Free
- Miles Tackett Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Driftin’ Westard, Barley’s, 10:00 PM