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Sunday, July 5
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Crafty Kids, Children Make Recycled Art, Ijams, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $20 ($10 siblings)
- 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, $10
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Breaking Benjamin Unplugged, International, 8:00 PM (doors), $35 – $70 – SOLD OUT
- Tsunamis/Psychic Baos/Offing, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Moonshine Rhythm Club, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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
- Nox Yorc, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 8
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dale Watson & His Lone-Stars / Pine Box Boys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Ann B. Ross (best-selling author of the Miss Julia series) reads from and signs Etta Mae’s Worst Bad-Luck Day, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents The Whiskey Gentry/Poet Jack Rentfro, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Matt Nelson Sound (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Pine Box Boys/Cutthroat Shamrock, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Ben Gaines/Cameron Duffy Moore and Friends, Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Talk Sick Brats/The Sniff, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Thursday, July 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josiah & the Greater Good (Blues/Rock) / Caitlin Mahoney (Indie Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Coffee Plus Cured N’ Such: A Pop Up Dinner with Chef Joe Cunningham, Flow, 6:00 – 9:00, $25
- Whiskey N’ Wood, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- House of Rising Funk, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Project X: Bring Back the X Radio Station, Lady D/Souljam, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Smooth Sailor, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 10
- Mindful Meditation with the the Mindfulness and Meditation Club, Public Invited, McClung Museum, 11:30 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wilson (Singer-Songwriter) / Barnyard Stompers (Country/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Smoky Mountain Rumble, Biking Stuff all Day and Black Stone Cherry Concert in Old City Courtyard, Noon – Midnight, $55 Up
- Alive After Five presents the John Myers Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- The WordPlayers present Spitfire Grill, Bijou, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Three Star Revival/Masseuse/Decibella, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM, $5
- A.A. Bondy, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $12/$15
- Snails/Luce Wayne/BoltAction, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (Doors), $10 – $20
- Claymation (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Harrison Anvil/The Gee Bees, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- String Symphony/Cornelia Overton, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 11
- Kidstuff presents Anna Uptain, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM
- Story time for Kids with artist and children’s book author Lisa Horstman reading from her new book Sabrina: A Great Smoky Mountains Story, Union Avenue Books, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mando Saenz (Americana/Rock) / Haley & Dylan Richardson (Celtic), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Smoky Mountain Rumble, Biking Stuff all Day and Molly Hatchet Concert in Old City Courtyard, Noon – Midnight, $55 Up
- Paint Night Knoxville, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM
- Hard Knox Roller Girls vs. Central Kentucky, Coliseum, 5:00 PM, $6.50/$8.50
- The WordPlayers present Spitfire Grill, Bijou, 7;30 PM, $15 – $22
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, (These Guys Art the Stuff!) Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 – 10:00, Free
- St. Jude: An Evening for Champions, Benefits Pat Summitt Foundation & St. Jude’s, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $50
- The WordPlayers present Spitfire Grill, Bijou, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Year of October, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Vinyl Hampton, Swing Dance Concert, Flynn Dance Center (828 Tulip), 8:00 PM, $10 (or $25 w/ 5 PM lessons)
- Grin and Bare It Burlesque Show, Bowery @ NV, 9:00 PM, $10
- Will Yager (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Nick Kane/Brian Waldschlager/Loose Hinges, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 6-String Drag, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Knox County Jug Stompers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 12
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- 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
- 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