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Sunday, August 30
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- James B. Jones, Jr. reads from and signs Hidden History of Tennessee Politics, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Hungry Otter Fest, The Bearded/Black Atticus/Red Shoes and Rosin/Spades Cooley, Pilot Light, 3:00 PM, $5
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Magic Men Live, The International, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- The Carmonas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Max Benson / RB Morris, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Magic Men Live, The International, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Jerry Garcia Tribute Show with Shane from Caution, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blue Print, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 1
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sean Kiely (Indie Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Rm City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Strangled Darlings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 2
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra featuring Keith Brown, Square Room, Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Whitherward, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents the Lonetones with Poet Brian Griffin, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Indie Film Night at Flow, 603 W. Main Street, 7:00 PM
- Preston Shires (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Norm, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jenni Alpert (Singer-Songwriter) / Aubryn & Byron, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Hive’s Grand Opening Bash, Catered Food by Luxe/Signature Cocktail/Open House, 854 N. Central, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Goodwill Vintage Fashion Show and Sale, Dinner/Show/Sale, Downtown Hilton, 7:00 PM, $40
- Author David Payne speaks to the Knoxville Writer’s Guild, Laurel Theatre, 7:00 PM
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Holly’s Corner, 7:30 – 10:00 PM, $10
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show featuring Dynamo/If Birds Could Fly, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Charlotte Couture Runway Show, NV Nightclub, 9:30 PM, $10/$15/$30
- Willie and the Giant, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bradon Fulson and the Realbillys, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Plate Scrapers (Bluegrass) / Josh Morningstar (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Staff Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Fiber Artist Fritz Massaquoi, Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Yazoo on the Square, Lonesome Coyotes/Emily Ann Roberts/The SteelDrivers, Yazoo Beer, Market Square, 6:00 PM
- Country Club, An Exhibition of New Works by Artist Eric Cagley, Zach Searcy Projects, 317 N. Gay St., 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday at Flow, Music by Blond Bones/Highland Brewery/Art by John Purtil, 603 W. Main St., 6:00 – 10:00 PM
- Forgotten Memories 2, Photo Exhibit, A1 Lab Arts (23 Emory Place), 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pre-Opening Sale at Geneva Gallery, Inside the Emporium, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- WDVX First Friday Live: Ryan Culwell, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Platescrapers, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Hear Come the Mummies, The International, 8:00 PM, $20
- Tom Johnson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Backup Planet/KOA, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- EPROM, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $7
- Devon Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, September 5
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Hand Building with Slabs Workshop, Mighty Mud Clay, 1300 McCalla Ave., 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM, $50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Phourist & the Photons (Progressive/Folk) / The Tillers (Americana/Old-Time), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Gospel on the Square, Market Square, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Marble City Shooters, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Temple: What is Fetish?, The International, 9:00 PM, $10
- Will Boyd (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Appalachian Fury/Maps Need Reading, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Los Colognes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Tillers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, September 6
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Boomsday: The Final Countdown, Activities by the River, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Boomsday Celebration: A Night at the McClung Museum, Food/Craft Cocktails/Live Music/Private Viewing of the Fireworks and more, Fundraiser for the museum, 327 Circle Park, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, $200
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Wisewater, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Boomsday Fireworks, 9:30 PM
- Glo Paint Party Tour, The International, 10:00 PM, $10/$20
Monday, September 7
- Labor Day Sunflower Project, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brad Austin (Americana) / Leftfoot Dave & The Magic Hats, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dor L’Dor, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Special Screening of the movie “Wild,” Fundraiser for Legacy Parks, Regal Riviera, 7:00 PM, $25
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10/$12
- Marbin, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Zak Shaffer (Singer-Songwriter) / Kelle Jolly & Will Boyd, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM