If you want to be certain your event is 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, June 7
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM, $13
- Jessica Watson, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM
- Jeff Sipe Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ancient River/Burning Itch/Pat Beasley Band, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Rims and Keys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Emily Kate Boyd / Steve Gilbert (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Knoxville’s Residential Meeting, Chamber of Commerce Bldg (17 Mkt. Sq.), 6:00 PM
- Jon Dee Graham, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Coaltown Dixie (Bluegrass) / This Way to the EGRESS (Americana/Punk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Mtg., Main Assembly Rm. City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- This Way to Egress, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Seryn, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 10
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Vanesse Thomas / Moonlight Co. (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Night Knoxville, Drink a lot/paint a little, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Paleface and poet Rosemary Kitchen, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
- Mark Nelson Sound (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Nief-Norf, The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10
- Screening of The Obvious Child, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5 Donation Requested
- Ben Gaines/Cameron Duffy Moore, Monthly Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blackfoot Gypsies (Rock’n’Roll) / Ross Adams (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Community Design Center presents “Meet Me on Main,” Starts at Capitalmark Bank (551 W. Main), Food/Drinks/Auction/Tour of Nearby Areas, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $60
- Six Mile Express, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Art Out in the City, Supports Pridefest, Food/Art, The Standard, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $10
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show w/ My Brother’s Keeper/Two Thirds Goat/Blackfoot Gypsy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Grind (Alice in Chains Tribute)/Take the Power Back/Jason Lane, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $7/$10
- Variety Thursdays presents the Old City Buskers, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Threesound, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cale Tyson, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: My Brother’s Keeper (Bluegrass/Folk) / Moonsville Collective (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass read from, discuss and sign The Breaking Point: A Body Farm Novel, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tristen, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Aero Chord/Moniker/Ede Gee/Kapasitence, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (Doors), $4/$7
- Vance Thompson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cumberland Station, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Band Concord, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Moonshine Collective/Joey English, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 13
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff presents Spell and Sing with Mark Radice, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- Knoxville Beer Week Kickoff, Craft Beer Tastings for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Market Square Stage, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $5 for four 4 oz samples
- Sisters of Seduction Workshop, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM, $40
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Clinch Mountain Mojo (Blues/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Big Kahuna Wing Festival, (Blue Mother Tupelo!), World’s Fair Park, Noon – 8:00 PM, $10/$15
- David Burnsworth reads from, discusses and signs Southern Heat, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- 21st Annual Bark in the Park, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Paint Night Knoxville, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM
- Hard Knox Roller Girls, Knoxville Coliseum, 5:00 PM/7:00 PM, Free – $12
- Women’s Baskeball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $100/$200
- “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Doug Gibson/Joe Cat/Trail of the Lonesome, 8:00 PM
- Deconbrio/Inward of Eden/The Catastrophic Incident, Farewell Party for 95.7 the X, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $5 (Benefit for the Joy of Music School)
- Follies Go Go Go Gameshow, Bowery at NV Nightclub, 8:30 PM, $5/$10
- Dunavant, Clancy’s Tavern, 9:00 PM
- Orion Dancers (Green Star Trek performers)/Didges Christ Superdrum/Bronzi Blonde, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ancient Cities, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Kelsey’s Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 14
- Sifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Lindsey Freeman reads from, signs and discusses Longing for the Bomb: Oak Ridge and Atomic Nostalgia, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Lecture: Beauty of the Macro World, Photographer Kendall Chiles on Macro Photography, McClung Museum, 3:00 PM, Free
- “Steel Magnolias,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Anna Vogelzang, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Quintron and Miss Pussycat/Psychic Baos, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
Monday, June 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anna Vogelzang (Singer-Songwriter) / Shimmy & the Burns (Country/Blues), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Word Players present a staged reading of The Enchanted April, Square Room, 7:00 PM (Doors), Free
- Rob Nance and the Lost Souls, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Burning Itch/Day Creeper/Nervous Rex, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Shimmy and the Burns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Frontier / The Blue Eyed Betty’s (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Rick Yancey reads from, discusses and signs The Fifth Wave and The Infinite Sea, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Nief-Norf, The Square Room, 7:00 PM (Doors), $10
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM