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 (Alan Sims) 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 26
- Marble City Comic Con, Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $20 (one day)/$35 (two day)
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, A1 Lab Art, Emory Place, Noon – 4:00 PM, $5 Donation Suggested
- Brunch on the Patio with Psychonaut/St. Thomas LeDoux/Slow Nasty, The Concourse at the International Noon – 5:00 PM
- 25th Anniversary 4th and Gill Tour of Homes, Central United Methodist 201 3rd Ave., 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Under 12 Free/$10/$12
- Center for Urban Agriculture Open House, 2649 Boyd’s Bridge Pike, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- “Three Penny Opera,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $26
- Tour de Knox, Bike Ride around UT and Downtown, Neyland Stadium Start, 2:00 PM – 4:15 PM, Free/$10/$15
- Knoxville Opera Presents Il Trovatore, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $18 – $95
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- SAFTA presents a reading with Sally Rosen Kindred and Deoborah Bernhardt, Birdhouse 800 N Fourth Ave., 3:00 PM
- 2015 Celebration Talent Regional Competition!, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 5:00 PM, (Price Not Given)
- Ahmed Bharoocha (Comedy Central), Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- The Empty Pockets, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: My Graveyard Jaw / Jmac & Junior (Americana), Noon, Visitor Center, Free
- Act Now 4 Project ACT, Happy Hour Fundraiser, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- CBID Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce on Market Square, 5:30 PM
- Dark Waters/Blue Velvet, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Cure for the Common Cold, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Tuesday, April 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Low Cut Connie (Rock) / Jacob Augustine, Noon, Visitor Center, Free
- Open House, Book Signing and Talk with Jack Neely, Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 PM, Free
- Film Score and the Scruffy City Film & Music Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $10 Night/$50 Festival Pass
- In This Moment/Burning Bodies/Butcher Babies, The International, 6:00 PM (doors) $20/$25
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg. Main Assembly Rm, 7:00 PM
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30, Free
- Hal (Hallerin Hill) and Phil (Williams) Off the Record, Round 2, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21.50
- Turkuaz, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 (doors), $8
- Einstein Simplified (Comedy Improv), Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 PM
- Low Cut Connie, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Clay Rendering/Travis Morgan/Oostanaula, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, 45
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Julia Autumn Ford (Singer-Songwriter) / Kenny George Band (Alt-Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Q Series Lunch Concert, Square Room, Noon, $15/$20
- Tennessee Shines presents Joe Fletcher and poet Susan Underwood, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- In the Mood: A 1940’s Musical Revue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $29 – $49
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Sales/Beige Blood, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $8
- Big Sean/Casey Veggies/Replayy, The International, 8:00 PM (Doors), $25 – $75
- Scruffy City Film Festival presents “Out of Nothing,” Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM, $10
- Garritt Tillman’s Jazz Inquisition, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM
- Sales/Beige Blood/You Just Don’t, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
- Brandon Fulson and the Realbillys/Greg Horne Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, April 30
- Teacher Workshop (Civil War), East TN History Center, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (pre-registration required)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sam Lewis & Ryan Joseph Anderson / Tracy Walton (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- International Jazz Day jazz concert, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM, Free
- The Mercury Jazz Mixer on the Roof, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, Free
- 68/A Lot Like Birds/I the Mighty, The Concourse at the International, 6:00 PM (doors), $10/$12
- Musical Shorts that Sing including Everyone Has a Place with Wynton Marsalis, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM, $5
- Remembering the Civil War, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Book Signing with Caroline Janney Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Theatre Obsolete presents Walpurgis Night Show, 800 Tyson Street, 7:30 PM
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- A Film About Kids and Music, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM, $10
- Ramajay Intercoastal, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Whiskey Sessions, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Sirsy, Scruffy City Hall, 11:00 PM
Friday, May 1
- World’s Fair Day, “Barbecue Turns the World,” Rubik’s Cube contests, 80’s music, WF shirt giveaways, Sweet P’s BBQ, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Saint Francis Band (Americana) / Kevin Prater Band (Bluegrass/Gospel), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Trisha McKinney Lyons Art Exhibition, Central Flats and Taps, 5:00 PM
- “The Civil War Series” by Richard LeFevre,” UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- International Biscuit Festival Art Exhibition, Music/Food/Art/Awards, Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Melvin: Farragut High School AP Studio Art Collaborative Show, Remedy Coffee, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- City People Home Tour 2015, Check in at Transit Ctr., Century Bldg. or Arcade Bldg., 5:30 – 8:00 PM, $20 (online or at check-in)
- Alive After Five presents Robinella, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Intersections, New Work by Zach Searcy, Paul Farmer and Peter Yumi, 317 N. Gay Street (over the Viaduct beside Regas Sq.), 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Sarah McFalls Exhibition, Bliss Home, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Robert Thompson Artwork, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 6:00 PM
- WDVX First Friday Live presents Steelism, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Blue and Gray Reunion Dinner, Convention Center, 7:00 PM, $60
- Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentenial Keynote Event, Fisk Jubilee Singers and lecture, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM
- Celtic Woman Tenth Anniversary Tour, Knoxville Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $43 – $105
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Brad Poyner and the Lost Fiddle String Band, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Steve Moakler/Jillian Edwards, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $12/$20
- Crizzley/Antiserum/Laxx/Ede Gee, The International, 9:00 PM (doors), $15 -$35
- Bethany Hankins and Friends, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Kelsey’s Woods CD Release Party for “When the Morning Comes Around,” Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Steelism/The Features, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 75 Dollar Bill, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 2
- Market Square Farmers’ Market Reopens!, Market Square, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Independent Book Store Day: Union Avenue Books offers 10% off All Books, All Day
- Civil War Exposition, Krutch Park/East TN History Center, 9:45 AM – 5:00 PM
- Taoist Tai Chi Society Open House, 1205 N. Central, 10:30 – 11:30
- City People Home Tour 2015, Check in at Transit Ctr., Century Bldg. or Arcade Bldg., 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $20 (online or at check-in)
- Blue and Gray Reunion and Jubilee, Activities at the Beck Cultural Center and Alex Haley Statue in Morningside Park, 11 AM- 5PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Carolina Bound (Singer-Songwriter) / Freequency (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Civil War Living History, Mabry-Hazen House, Noon – 5:00 PM
- Old Gray Cemetery Special Program (with Civil War Focus), 1:00 PM
- Vintage Baseball, World’s Fair Park, Noon and 2:00 PM
- Old Gray Cemetery Special Program (with Civil War Focus), 1:00 PM
- David Joy reads from and signs Where All Light Tends to Go, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Historic Plaque Dedication for the Death of General Sanders, Bijou Theatre, 2:00 PM
- Ron Maxwell, Civil War Film Maker and Director personally screens excerpts from his films, McClung Museum, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Jockeys and Juleps: A Derby Day Celebration, Bourbon/Hors d’oeurves/Hat Contests, Fundraiser for Rotary Foundation, Southern Station, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Studio Arts for Dancers Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 PM, $13 – $20
- Peace Jubilee, Reenacts much of the 1890 Blue/Gray Reunion held in Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Swing Dance Association Monthly Dance w/ Devan Jones, Laurel Theater, 7:15 PM
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- The Weight, The International, 7:30 PM (doors), $25/$28
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jake and the Comet Conductors, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- WUTK Exam Jam featuring Sidecar Symposium/Zack and Kota’s Sweet Life/Tina Tarmac and the Burns/Annandale, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM (Doors), $5
- Will Boyd, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Calabash/Soul Mechanic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Yip Deceiver, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Offing/Wray, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The David Mayfield Parade, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Misery and Gin, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, May 3
- Architectural Salvage and Hand-Crafted Homewares Sale, Various Salvage Artists/Food Trucks, Mid-Mod Collective (1617 N. Central), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Connie Jordan Green reads and signs Household Inventory, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $11 – $32
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Film Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Lewis Black, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $35 – $60
- Lecrae/Andy Mineo, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $28 – $105
- Papa Roach/We Are Harlot/Divided We Stand, The International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $28 – $50
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Amy Levere/Will Sexton, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- J.C. and the Dirty Smokers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam & Chris Carroll / Exit 65 (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Mark Fox (vocalist), Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- KMS Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Major & the Monbacks / Laced With Arsenic (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Railway Stump: Judge Harold Wimberly, Blue Slip Winery (Southern Railway Station), Dinner and Wine Available for Purchase, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Rick Springfield, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $83
- Jason Bonham: Led Zeppelin Experience, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39 – $102
- Slipknot/Hatebreed, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 PM, $63
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 10:00 PM