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, April 12
- Home Design and Remodeling Show, Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $10
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Rhythm n Blooms, All Day and into the Morning Hours, Old City, 1:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $60 Weekend, $30 Day Pass
- “Ashayna Maidel,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- UT Opera Theatre presents, “The Magic Flute,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $8 – $25
- Jazz at Ijams, Jazzaphonics/Swingbooty, Vietnamese food and art, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 PM – 8:15 PM, Free
- Don Linde, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Livingstone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The 9th Street Stompers / Matt Foster (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Positively Happy Hour, Fundraiser for Positively Living – 10% of receipts, Central Flats and Taps, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Word Players present “Tuesdays with Morrie,” Staged Reading, The Square Room, 7:30 PM, Free
- 9th Street Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brokeback/Chris Brokaw, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
- The Dust Bowl Revival, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Three Mile Smile / Keith Kenny (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Design Slam, V. 2, Relix, 5:30 – 9:00 PM
- Hinder/Full Devil Jacket/Amour, The International, 7:00 PM, $20/$25
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- The Asia Project, UT Center Ballroom, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, $15
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg. Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Billie Holliday and Carmen McCrae: A Beautiful Friendship with vocalist Clairdee, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32
- Spring Choral Concert, UT Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Bldg, 8:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified (Comedy Improv), Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pigeons Playing Pingpong, The Concourse at the International, 8:30 PM, $5/$7
- Todd Day Wait’s Pigpen/Lost Dog Street Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Carly Hudson, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 15
- Spring Pottery Sale, UTK Art and Architecture Bldg., 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Fight for $15, Rally at UTK Student Center, 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Three Mile Smile / Keith Kenny (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dweezil Zappa Master Guitar Masterclass – Dweezilla on the Road, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $75
- Downtown Design Review Board, City County Bldg, Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
- Thirty Years of Raven: Movie Night, Fundraiser for WUTK, Relix Theater, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Tennessee Shines presents Time Sawyer with poet Clay Matthews, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Dweezil Zappa presents: Zappa Plays Zappa, “One Size Fits All” 40th Anniversary Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$75 VIP
- R.A.L.F., Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Keith Kenny/Lines West, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Father Murphy, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Thursday, April 16
- Spring Pottery Sale, UTK Art and Architecture Bldg., 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Wilhelm Brothers (Folk/Rock) / The Emily Musolino Band (Blues/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Young Adult Authors Kathryn Holmes and Lauren Morrill sign and read from their latest books, Union Ave. Books, 6:00 PM
- Southern Lit. Reading Group discusses Harry Crews’ Scar Lover, Union Ave. Books (meet on the sidewalk and walk to our special location), 6:00 PM
- 30 Years of Raven: Band Night, Todd Steed/Tina Tarmac and the Burns/Itchy and the Hater Tots, Relix Theater, 6:30 PM, $5 Donation for WUTK requested
- Cullen Kehoe’s Scruffy City Radio Show featuring Mando Saenz/Oh Jeremiah, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Alix Olson, University Center Auditorium, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s “Pastorale,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- “Three Penny Opera,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- “An Inspector Calls,” Thatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Lotus/Zoogma, The International, 8:00 PM, $20 – $30
- UT Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and Concert Band, Cox Auditorium in Alumni Memorial Bldg., 8:00 PM
- Blackfoot Gypsies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Sir Richard Bishop, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- The Brothers Burn Mountain, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 17
- Market Square Art Fair (Dogwood Arts’ Marquis Event), Market Square/Krutch Park/Union Ave., 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bradford Lee Folk & the Bluegrass Playboys / Ghost of Paul Revere, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 2015 Encore Dance Competition Regional Event, Knoxville Civic Auditoriuum, 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Alive After Five presents Leftfoot Dave and the Magic Hats, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $10
- Knoxville Community Radio Station Benefit, Cookout & Live Music, Birdhouse (800 N. Fourth Ave.), 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s “Pastorale,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- “Three Penny Opera,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
- The Black Cadillacs w/ Sol Cat/Johnny Astro and the Big Bang, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15/$17
- “An Inspector Calls,” Thatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Max Garcia/The Ghost of Paul Revere, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Will Doran (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- The Breakfast Club, The International, 8:00 PM, $10 – $20
- UT Percussion Ensemble Concert, Haslam Music Center, 8:00 PM
- Tauk/Backup Planet/J Mo, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $7/$10
- Powerkompany/Gillian/Crumbsnatchers, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Mic Harrison and the High Score/Guy Marshall, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Clyde’s on Fire, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- The Big Pink present a Tribute to Joe Cocker, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 18
- 2015 Encore Dance Competition Regional Event, Knoxville Civic Auditoriuum, 8:00 AM – 10:30 PM
- Ijams Spring Plant Sale and Garden Marketplace, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Market Square Art Fair (Dogwood Arts’ Marquis Event), Market Square/Krutch Park/Union Ave., 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Record Store Day in Happy Holler, Raven Records, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Earthfest, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Record Store Day @ Lost and Found Records, Bands/Food/Special Merch, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters (Alt-Country) / Max Garcia Conover (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- UT Honor High School Percussion Ensemble, Haslam Music Center, 1:00 PM
- Three Mile Smile @ Disk Exchange for Record Store Day, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Art Slam!, Live Art Competition, Krutch Park, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- UT School of Music Gala, Cherokee Country Club, 6:00 PM, $175
- “Three Penny Opera,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $11
- Erick Baker, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- “An Inspector Calls,” Thatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Nick Ditmeier and the Sawdusters, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Battle of the Bands, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jelly Roll (Live Band), The International, 8:00 PM, $10
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Gurufish, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dendera Bloodbath/Polly Panic, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Deer Run Drifters, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- The Broadcast, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, April 19
- 2015 Encore Dance Competition Regional Event, Knoxville Civic Auditoriuum, 8:00 AM – 5:15 PM
- Market Square Art Fair (Dogwood Arts’ Marquis Event), Market Square/Krutch Park/Union Ave., 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Marble City Opera presents music from local composers, Market Square Stage, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Poet Dawn Coppock reads from and signs As Sweet As It’s Going to Get, Union Ave. Books, 2:00 PM
- World Music Series: East Asia, Featuring Sharon Cheng and Chih-Long Hu, Haslam Music Center, 2:00 pm
- “An Inspector Calls,” Thatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- UT Spring Small Jazz Ensembles Concert, Haslam Music Center, 6:00 PM
- “Three Penny Opera,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Billy Burr: The Billy Bible Belt Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $36 – $44
- Bradford Lee Folk and the Bluegrass Playboys, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Preston Leatherman, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Up the Chain / Old Man Kelly (Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Movie Night, 4:20 Themed Movies :-), Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM
- Ten Years CD Release Party, The Concourse at the International, 6:00 PM, Free
- Aer, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $14/$17
- Mutations/Terror Pigeon, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
- The Dawn Drapes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 21
- Knoxville Cannabis Hemp Rally, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Turnstone Roadshow, Market and Union, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: New Country Rehab / Smith & Weeden (Americana/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Einstein Simplified (Comedy Improv), Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- New Country Rehab, Barley’s, 10:00 PM