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Sunday, August 9
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- August Market on McCalla, Nostalgia on McCalla, 11:00 AM – 4:00 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
- Roman Reese and Michael Davis (music), Ijams, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- 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
- Laughing Gas/Burning Itch/Nervous Rex, Pilot Light, 9:30, $5
- 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
- Old North Knoxville Potluck Dinner, St. James Episcopal Church, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Shawn James and the Shapeshifters, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Nothing More, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $13
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, (Al Murrian performs “Communication,”) 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
Wednesday, August 12
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kyle Adem (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines Presents Sarah Gayle Meech, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Scruffy PUBlic Cinema, Indie Films in conjunction w/ KMA and Birdhouse, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM, Free
- Hunter Smith (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Chuck Johnson/Joseph Allred, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Ben Gaines/Cameron Duffy Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Brandy Zdan (Indie Rock) / Big Shoals (Americana/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Miranda Richmond Mouillot reads from and signs Fifty Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Taming of the Shew,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Garrison Keillor, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $64.50/$86.50 SOLD OUT
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show with Tomas Gorrio/Kerchief/Big Shoals, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Headface and the Congenitals/Early Disclaimers/A Certain Zone, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Bearded, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Reno Harrell, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After Five presents Tee Dee Young (I was told this will be a great night of blues), Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Bookmaking: Coptic Stitch, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $45
- Family Fest 2015, Water Slides/Relays/Movie and More, World’s Fair Park, 6:30 – 10:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Macbeth,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Roman Holiday,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7/$9
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Terravita, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $7-$12
- Pam Klicka (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Red as Blood/Delarcos/Quartjar, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- The Vibraslaps, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Downright/Dank, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Woody Pines, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Songs of the Fall, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 15
- Dodgeball, Ya’ll, Teams compete, Funds to United Way, Knoxville Coliseum, 9:00 AM, $500 (Team Entry)/Free to Watch
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- 8th Annual East Tennessee History Fair, Renactors/Movies/Tours/Children’s Activities/Music, Krutch Park (and other areas), 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- “History Hound,” Dogs in Historical Dress Contest, Krutch Park, 10:15 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Marble City Shooters (Jazz) / Caitlin Maroney (Indie Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Exposure: The Great Smoky Mountain Film Festival, Old Footage from the Mountains, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- The Slaughter Tour 2015, Eight Heavy Metal Bands, The International, 2:30 PM, $25 – $60
- Bandsaw, 5 Musical Artists/3 Food Trucks and Lots of Beer, Saw Works Brewing, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 (Des. Dr.)/$25/$50
- Crafty Kids: Creatures in the Woods!, Ijams, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $20 per child/$10 add sibling
- Stark Love (1927)/Lost Masterpiece Documentary (Films), Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $7/$9
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Taming of the Shew,” Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Jazzspirations Live with Brian Clay, Crowne Plaza, 7:00 PM, $20/$30
- Fairview Union CD Release Party, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20
- Follies Girls present “Juke Box Rumble: Rock vs. Hip Hop,” Burleseque, Bowery, 7:30 PM, $10
- Shamrock Road, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Aurelio Voltaire, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Cumberland Station, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Jamaican Queens/Crowd, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 16
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Mid-Mod Summer Sales Event, Food Trucks/Vendors, Mid-Mod Collective (1617 N. Central St.), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Judy Lockhart Digregorio reads and signs Tidbits: Light Verse and Observations, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Roman Holiday,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- “Sealed for Freshness,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Blues Cruise with Al Coffee and the Grind, Star of Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $16
- Jazz in Old North Knoxville Park, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Jazz Jam, 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
- The Greg Horne Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jonny Monster (fundraiser), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Zach Joseph and the Society, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Zach and Kota’s Sweet Life/Daddy Issues, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, August 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Angela Easterling (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Them Travellin Birds, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andrew Tufano / Laura Jane Vincent (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Building, 7:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square Stage, 8:00 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pleases/Offing, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Andrew Tufano Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM