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Sunday, July 12
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Absher Campaign Brunch, Sapphire, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $50
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Smoky Mountain Rumble, Biking Stuff all Day, Noon – Midnight, $55 Up
- Traditional Irish Jam Session, Clancy’s Tavern, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- The WordPlayers present Spitfire Grill, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $15 – $22
- WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $15 – $100
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- The Barnyard Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 13
- Smoky Mountain Rumble, Biking Stuff all Day, Noon – Midnight, $55 Up
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Smoke ‘n’ Mangos / Tony Ramey (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Old North Knoxville Pot Luck, St. James Episcopal, 6:30 PM
- Theory of a Dead Man, The International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $22 – $45
- Ryan Singer (Comedian), Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $6
- The Groove Orient/Kaleigh Baker, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Soggy Po Boys (jazz), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 14
- Smoky Mountain Rally, Motorcycle Ride to Benefit “Hope for the Warriors,” Clinch Ave. Viaduct, 7:30 AM, $500
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caleb Stine (Singer-Songwriter) / The Honey Dewdrops (Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Toast Harper Lee Party, A toast to and reading of Harper Lee’s highly anticipated novel, Go Set a Watchman, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM (Pre-purchase your copy before July 14 and receive a $10 gift card)
- For Today, The Concourse at the International, 6:30 PM (Doors), $16/$18
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- FringeNYC Fest Kickstarter Party, Beer/Coffee Specials/Music/Improv, Flow, 8:00 PM, $10 Cover (waived for Donors)
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Honey Dewdrops featuring Caleb Stine, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Southern Belles, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 15
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Reverend Hylton (Americana) / City Mouse (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, City County Building Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
- Transit Oriented Development Public Meeting, East TN History Center, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents JP Harris and the Tough Choices/Poet Dawn Coppick, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Shorts/Band Score, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Thursday, July 16
- Historic Zoning Commission, City County Bldg. Small Assembly Room, 8:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: My Girl, My Whiskey, and Me (Folk/Rock) / Brian Whelan (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Marc Nelson + Smooth Ambler Whiskey Tasting and Shopping, Marc Nelson Denim (700 E. Depot), 5 – 9 PM
- Southern Station Live Food Truck Park, Music w/ Hot Shot Freight Train, Food Trucks, Southern Station, 6:00 PM
- My Girl, My Whiskey and Me, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Saliva/Kellen Heller/Farewell to Kings/Omega Down, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM (doors), $12/$15
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Taming of the Shrew,” Market Square, 7:00 PM ($10 Suggested Donation)
- Runner of the Woods, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 17
- A Month of Mindfulness presents a lecture by Lindsey Waugh on Mindfulness in Museums, McClung Museum, 11:30 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chuck Mead (Country/Honky-Tonk) / FrazierBand (Bluegrass/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After Five presents the Streamliners, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square, 7:00 PM ($10 Suggested Donation)
- Kelsey’s Woods, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM
- Laurel Wright/Cumberland Station, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Josh Wink/Dialectic Sines/St. Thomas LeDoux/Alex Falk, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $15/$20
- Tom Johnson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- The Frazier Band/Annabelle’s Curse, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Crumbsnatchers/Madre/Gamenight, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jennifer Nicely, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 18
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jon Stickley Trio / Brooks & John, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Winter Crafternoon in July, Event for Adults but Children Welcome, All Materials Provided, Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $10
- Paint Night, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 pM
- Album Release Show for Guy Marshall w/Tennessee Turkeys/Zack and Kota’s Sweet Life, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $6
- Fundraiser for WOZO, In La’Kesh/Die Choking/The Emancipators, Birdhouse, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Taming of the Shrew,” Market Square, 7:00 PM ($10 Suggested Donation)
- Foam Drop (Foam Party!?!), with Styles and Complete, The International, 9:00 PM (doors), $10 – $20
- Fallen/Anubis/Caliban, Gothic Alternative Dance, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $5
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Killer Beaz, The Square Room, 9:15, $18.50
- Dirty Bourbon River Show, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- King Super, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Tipsy Oxcart, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- John Stickly Trio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 19
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Plant and Garden Photography lecture with Susan Hamilton, McClung Museum, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, Free
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Blues Cruise with Slow Blind Hill, Star of Knoxville, 5:00 PM, $16
- Don Linde, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square, 7:00 PM ($10 Suggested Donation)
- Dan Montgomery/Robert Mache, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Powerdove, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Punknecks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Bryan Hayes (Americana/Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mea Culpa, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Radio Birds, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Freddy Jones Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Jamie Lin Wilson (Singer-Songwriter) / Mike & the Moonpies (Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg. Large Assembly Rm, 7:30 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jared Logan/Kara Klenk (comedy), Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 – 10:00 PM
- Cold Cold Sweats/Zolopht, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Mike and the Moonpies, Barley’s, 10:00 PM