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Sunday, August 2
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Party in the Park, World’s Fair Park, Food/Music/Games/Bounce Houses, Sponsored by Ignition Church, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Urban Gypsy Resale Trunk Show, Paulk and Company (510 Williams St.), Noon – 7:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Taming of the Shrew,” Special Matinee, Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- Summer Movie Magic: Gone With the Wind, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Poet Michael Bazzett reads from and signs You Must Remember This, Union Avenue Books, 3:00 PM
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Beth Bombara, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Generation of Vipers/Tone, Pilot Light, $5
- The Enagmatic Foe/Kamber/Stryplepop, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brother Dege Legg (Punk/Rock) / The All Togethers (Jazz/Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Wurlitzer performance and soprano Lettie Andrade De La Torre, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Taylor Caniff Meet and Greet, The Concourse at the International, 4:30 PM, $20
- Little Tybee/Ghostnote/Yak Strangler, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Brother Moses/Dege Legg and the Brethren, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dead Soldiers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tia McGraff (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square Stage, 8:00 PM, Free
- Captain Green, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Emily Kopp, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 5
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Luke Daniel Preston & Megan Davies (Indie Pop) / Reverend Red (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents: Blue Moon Rising w/ author Judy DiGregorio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Scruffy Cinepub, Free Movies/Free Popcorn, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Big Daddy Webster, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Psychostick/Wolfborne, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM (doors), $7/$10
- Preston Shires (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Jason Ajemian, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Paige Allbritton (Singer-Songwriter) / Choctaw Wildfire (Americana/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- WUOT Open House, 209 UT Communications Bldg., 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Phosphene/Inward of Eden, The Bowery, 7:00 PM (doors), $8/$10
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild presents publisher Jason Sizemore, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM, $2 Donation Requested
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Pecha Kucha, Fast Paced Creative Fun, Square Room, 7:20 PM, Donations Recommended and Appreciated
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show featuring Duane Mark/Reverend Red, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Circuit Des Yeux/Give Thanks, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $8
- Under the Willow, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jennifer Niceley / Margo & the Price Tags (Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Map! An exhibition of the works of Jennifer Brickey, Marcia Goldenstein, Tony Sobata and Nick DeFord, Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at the Salvage Shop with artist Dawn Addair, Knox Heritage Salvage Shop (619 Broadway), 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Life in Light: A Display of Poetry in Paintings, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Bruce McCamish Photography Exhibition, Arcade Building (618 S. Gay), 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Five Dollar Yoga/Open House and Grand Opening, Downtown Yoga (1400 N. 6th Avenue), 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents Soul Connection, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- First Friday at Flow, Marc Nelson Denim Fall Lineup/Music by Blond Bones/Sweet and Savory Truck/Wiseacre Beer/New Paintings by Ben Seamon, Flow Brew Parlor (603 W. Main St.), 6:00 PM
- 10 Years/Non Point/The Family Ruin/Awaken the Empire, The International, 6:00 PM (Doors), $20/$25/$50
- Letters to Abigail, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- WDVX presents First Friday Live with Ryan Culwell, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, Free
- Jasper Redd (comedy) + 3 local comics, Oishii Food Truck, Saw Works Brewing (708 E. Depot), 7:00 PM, Free
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Taming of the Shew,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Margo and the Pricetags/Jennifer Nicely, The Bowery, 8:00 PM, $10/$12
- The Steeldrivers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $23.50
- Weird Al Yankovic, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39.50/$59.50, SOLD OUT
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Choctaw Wildfire, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Fast Nasty/Spooky Jones/Psychonaut/Swimwear DJ Sets, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), Free
- Greg Tardy (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Streamliners, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Mike McGill and the Refills, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 8
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff Live presents Kyle Campbell, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jen Starsinic / Chuck Burns & Ty Rone, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Irish Fest on the Hill, Irish Music/Dance/Food, Immaculate Conception Church, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Paint Night Knoxville, Drink a little/Paint a little, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM
- Hard Knox Roller Girls vs. Greensboro Roller Derby, Knoxville Coliseum, 5:00 PM, $6.50/$8.50
- Black Tie and Tails Gala, PetSafe Fundraiser for the Morris Animal Foundation, Hilton, 6:30 PM, $150
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- 1920’s Gatsby Swing Party, Lessons/Live Music/Wine and Wine, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM, $15/$20
- 1964 “The Tribute” (Beatles Copy Band), Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Hannah Aldridge, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10
- Carnivalesque III Sideshow Spectacular, Catalina Mystique/Starry Delight, The International, 9:00 PM (doors), $10
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Davis Mitchell and DM3 are Ziggy Stardust, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Time Sawyer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 9
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Macbeth,” Special Matinee, Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Taming of the Shew,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Applebutter Express, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Spongecake and the Fluff Ramblers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lost Fiddle String Band / Hiroya Tsukamoto (Acoustic), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Nothing More/Portrait of/Among the Beasts/Tears to Embers, The Concourse at the International, 6:00 PM (Doors), $13/$15
- Shawn James and the Shapeshifters, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bark / Greg Horne, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Candace McQueen, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:30 PM
- Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square Stage, 8:00 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM