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Sunday, October 11
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Fall Harvest Festival, Fun Family Activities, Ijams, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $5/$10
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Can You Dig It? National Archaeology and Fossil Day, Family Activities, McClung Museum on UT Campus, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Opera presents “Mefistofele,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $13 – $99
- SAFTA Reading Series presents Michael Albright and Julie Brooks Barbour, Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Ave.), 3:00 PM
- Across the Mountain Hafla (Dance Party), Arabic Dance and more, Mirage (415 Gay Street), 5:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- David Mayfield Parade/Hannah Aldridge, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Alhha/Yairms/Stryplepop, Pilot Night, 9:00 PM, $5
- Datsik/Zomboy, The International, 9:00 PM, $30/$60
- Anni Piper, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 12
- Fall Break Half Day Art and Drama Class, The Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), 9:00 AM – Noon, $85
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rachel Solomon, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday, Wurlitzer Concert/Early Bird Special Band, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- “Dialogues in Space,” Lecture by Wendell Burnette of W.B. Archictects, Art and Arhictecture Bldg, McCarty Auditorium RM 109, 5:30 PM
- QED Comedy Smack Down, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Pay What You Want
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show featuring Acqueous and McLovins/Tree Tops, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Floral Print/Choir Bang/Pleases/Plant Parenthood/Headface, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Datsik/Zomboy, The International, 9:00 PM, $30/$60
- Keith Kenny/The Saturday Giant, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Amy Levere/Will Sexton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ian McFeron / Sara Rachele, 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
- “Nubia in Global Perspective,” Lecture, McClung Museum, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis and Herlin Riley, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $13/$33
- The Lowest Pair, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Ambrose Way/Under the Willow, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ben Stalets / Royal Hounds, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Count This Penny, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Scruffy Public Cinema, Free Movies and Popcorn, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Preston Shires Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Merle Haggard, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $50 – $85
- Mostly True Stories!, Storytelling Night, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM
- Ben Gaines and Cameron Moore, Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randall Conrad Olinger / Lorin Walker Madsen, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Writers Book Group, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square presents Jesse Gregory, Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Grace Potter, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$50
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show with Bear Medicine/Sunshine Station, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pigeons Playing Pingpong, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $7
- Ramjay, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Dirty Bourbon River Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bear Medicine, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Fanboy Expo Comicon, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $400
- Alive After Five presents Samantha Gray and the Soul Providers/Billy Crawford, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $10
- Breaststrokes 8th Annual Silent Auction, Fundraiser for two local women fighting cancer, Striped Light (107 Bearden Place), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Movies on Market Square presents “A League of Their Own,” 6:30 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Kelle Jolly and the Will Boyd Project, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $13
- Left Foot Down, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- Pilot Rouge, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lera Lynn, The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jamel Mitchell Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jake and the Comet Conductors/The Floorboards/Jeremy Porter and the Tucos, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- RALF/Cranford Hollow, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Bottle Rockets, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Headroom IV: C Powers/Stephen Wilson/Greg T/Nikki Nair, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $5
- Mountain Soul, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 17
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Fanboy Expo Comicon, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $15 – $400
- 2nd Annual Asian Festival, Food/Entertainers/Cultural Exhibitions/Children’s Activities, Krutch Park, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Don Alder, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Brewer’s Jam, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Valor Fights (MMA), The International, 5:00 PM, $28 – $67
- Knoxville Zombie Walk Party, The Concourse at the International, 6:00 PM, $5
- “Push,” by Go! Contemporary Dance Works, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12/$16
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Fayetteville FireAntz, Knoxville Coliseum, $6
- Mandolin Orange, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17/$19
- The Last Tycoon, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Temple Carrie Me Home Zombie Prom, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Replayy (Knoxville Rap?), The Square Room, 9:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tim Lee 3/Kevin Abernathy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Bosley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Carolina Ceili, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 18
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knoxville Fanboy Expo Comicon, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $15 – $400
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Lineage and Legacy, Music/Play/More, Mabry-Hazen House (1711 Dandridge Ave.), 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- “Push,” by Go! Contemporary Dance Works, Clarence Brown Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12/$16
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- My Brother the Bear, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 19
- Junie B. Jones, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM, $8
- Junie B. Jones, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 11:45 AM – 12:45 AM, $8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Charlie Whitten / Molly Parden, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Band and the Beat/Bark/Psychic Baos, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Ghost Town Blues Band/Reformed Whores, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Daniel Kimbro, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Coteries / Jon Dee Graham,Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Doyle, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $12
- Dustin Prinz/Ned and the Dirt, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bath Salt Zombies, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Hooten Hallers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM