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Sunday, September 27
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Hola Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Museum of Art, Art Fair, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Scruffy City Syncopators, Swing Dance to Live Music, Laurel Theater, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra presents Chavez and Schubert, 2:30 PM, $15 – $33
- “The 39 Steps,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Irish Music Sessions, Clancy’s Tavern, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- “The Murder Room,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Ijams has the Blues presents Labron Lazenby and the Blues Express, Ijams Nature Center, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5
- Cocktail and Sandwich Dinner, Armada, 7:00 PM, $30
- “The 39 Steps,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Sofia Talvik/Young Valley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 28
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sofia Talvik (Americana/Folk) / Young Valley (Alt-Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Puppet Camp, Small puppets to take home and large puppets for 1st Friday Parade, Ages 8 and up, Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), Monday through Thursday, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM, $115 (for the four-day camp and materials)
- Altercation Punk Comedy Tour, three Comics, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- Choir Bang/Nox Yorc, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blue Print, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Savannah Valentino / Pirates Canoe, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- “The Illusionists,” Broadway at the Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $37 – $77
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Dopapod with the Nth Power, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $12
- Kerchief/In the Whale, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 30
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Hart Strings (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents the HillBenders performing “Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry,” Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Cinepub Sci-Fi Classics, Movies/Popcorn/Beer, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30
- “The Illusionists,” Broadway at the Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $37 – $77
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Julia Prescott comedy tour, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5/$8
- Stryplepop/Yak Strangler, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 1
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Shotgun Rubies (Country, Bluegrass/Gospel & Americana Roots)/John D’Amato (blues), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 7:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Writer’s Guild presents its Writing Contest Winners, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM, $2 requested donation
- Artist Lorrie Frede, lecture, UT Downtown Gallery (106 S. Gay), 7:30 PM
- “The Illusionists,” Broadway at the Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $37 – $77
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show with Muddy Ruckus/Charlie and the Foxtrots, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Caleb Hawley/Mathien, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Shimmy and the Burns/Lauren Farrah, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Blind Owl Band / Kevin Gordon, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Open House at The Mews condo project, (Magnolia just down from Public House), 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- UT Downtown Gallery presents the art of Lorrie Fredette, 106 S. Gay, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Open House at Wild Lavender Spa, Discounts/Wine and snacks/Artist Catherine Faye, 525 Union Ave. (Daylight Building), 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 4th Annual Salvage Show, Art Exhibition, The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop (619 Broadway), 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at The Basement Community Art Studio, Puppet Parade w/ Catty Wampus Puppet Council/Farragut High Art Class Exhibition/Henna Art/Make Your Own Art (Fee for Making Art and Henna), 105 W. Jackson, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Black Lillies CD Release Concert, incl. Margo and the Price Tags/Electric Darlings, Market Square, 6:00 PM, Free
- Sullivan Street Lofts Open House, 110 E. Jackson Ave, 6:00 PM
- Wine on the Water, Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Research, Volunteer Landing, 6:30 – 9:30
- First Friday Live presents the Honeycutters, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, Free
- “Phantom Buoy,” Art of Thomas Wharton, ZSP (317 N. Gay), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 7:00 PM, $12
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
- The Mountain Goats, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- Elizabeth LaPrelle and Anna Roberts-Gevalt, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $13
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Pops presents Classical Nights Fever: A Disco Inferno, 8:00 PM, $20 – $62
- Seluah, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Emancipator Ensemble/Wax Tailor/Yppah, The International, 9:00 PM, $17
- Jonathan Tyler, The Bowery, 9:00 PM, $7/$10
- The Vibraslaps, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Ian Thomas and the Band of Drifters, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Wray/Pleases, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Amythyst Kiah/This Mountain, Scruffy City Hall, 11:00 PM
Saturday, October 3
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- “Writing About Real People,” Workshop with Pamela Schoenewaldt, Central United Methodist (201 E. 3rd Ave.), 10:00 AM – Noon, $35/$40
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Calvin Abney and Levi Parham/Maybe April , Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 1:00 PM, $12
- Read In! on Market Square, Bring any book and join Knoxville’s Literati in Honor of Banned Books Week, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 5:00 PM, $12
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Belfast 6 Pack/Three other Metal Bands, The Bowery, 9:00 PM, $5/$9
- Temple, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Royal Bangs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Pageant, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Spaceface, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 4
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- The Little Mermaid, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 3:00 PM, $12
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Jill Andrews, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Joe Moorhead Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Eric Strickland and the “B” Side / Dave Hardin Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Blind Owl Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Dave Hardin Band/Great Shapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bully/Heat/Mare Vita, Pilot Light, $10
Tuesday, October 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt Hectorne, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Deity Yoga and Metaphysics in Tibetan Buddhism, Lecture, UT McClung Museum, 5:15 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Feral Conservatives, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM