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Sunday, June 28
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents “The Birds,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Blues Cruise with Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 5:00 PM, $16
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Monk Parker/Sunshine Station, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Sprocket Gobbler, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, June 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Beasley Band (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Fountainsun, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: North Sea Ramblers (Celtic), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Social Media Day, The Standard, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM, Free
- Caribou Mountain Collective/Bachaco, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 1
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- CBID Board Meeting for June/July, Elections for new Board Members, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kukuly & the Gypsy Fuego / Paul Pfau (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents The Honeycutters/Poet Dale Mackey, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Megan Jean and the KFB, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Joe’s Truck Stop (Country/Blues) / Megan Jean & the KFB (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Writer’s Guild Annual Open Mic, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM, $2 Donation Requested
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Future Thieves, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Jack and the Bear, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brandon Fulson / Clyde’s On Fire (Americana/Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Land Report Collective, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Mythical Creature Remains, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM
- Amalgam 3: A 17th Street Studios Exhibition, Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Red Ales and Tails, Flow, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX First Friday Live: Lilly Hiatt, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, Free
- Jazz Jam with Vance Thompson and Friends, Black Box Theater (inside the Emporium), 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
- Final Grateful Dead Concerts Broadcast Live on the Massive Screen, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Spacetrain, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Billy Wayne Davis/Erin Dewey Lennox/Jasper Redd, Comedy, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Labron Lazenby and the Big 73, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 4
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Paint Night Knoxville (Paint and Drink), Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM
- Festival of the Fourth, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- 31st Annual Free Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Independence Day Concert, World’s Fair Park, 8:00 PM
- Final Grateful Dead Concerts Broadcast Live on the Massive Screen, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Norwegian Wood Cello Duo, Cru Bistro, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- GIs and Pin Ups: Fallen/DJ Betty Boobs/tat2jay, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $5
- 4th of July Fireworks from the Henley Bridge, 9:00 PM, Free
Sunday, July 5
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Jam with Vance Thompson, Emporium Black Box Theater, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Final Grateful Dead Concerts Broadcast Live on the Massive Screen, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Breaking Benjamin Unplugged, International, 8:00 PM (doors), $35 – $70
- Tsunamis/Psychic Baos/Offing, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Monday, July 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Arstidir (Indie Folk) / Dunderhead (Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with the O’Connor Senior Singers, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Marbin (jazz), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Liz Frame & the Kickers (Americana) / Brian Sutherland Band (Folk/Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room of the City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM, Free
- Ian Thomas and the Band of Drifters, Barley’s, 10:00 PM