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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
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Jill Andrews, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Fly Golden Eagle/Clear Plastic Masks/Senryu, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- 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
- RVTR Opening Reception, Exhibition Centered on Urban Planning, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, UT Campus, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Paint Nite Knoxville, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- 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
Wednesday, October 7
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tiffany Huggins Grant / Louise Mosrie and Cliff Eberhardt, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- KAT Trolleys on Tap, Old City Java, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents The Barstool Romeos, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Scruffy Cinepub Horror Film Fest, Free Movies and Popcorn, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Matt Nelson Sound, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Spirits and the Melchizedec Children/Offing, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- HotelMotel/Alex and the XOs, Presevation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: David Benedict and Michael Moore / GRASS2MOUTH, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Taylor Kitchens reads from and signs his current book, Yard War, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Ladies Night Open Studio, Supplies provided, BYOB, The Basement Community Art Studio (105 West Jackson), 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $15
- Concerts on the Square presents Louise Mosrie and Cliff Eberhardt, Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Knoxville Square Dance with Tennessee Stifflegs, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $7
- Kathleen Madigan, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$45
- Sister Sparrow and the Dirtybirds/KOA/Hoots and Hellmouth, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Grass 2 Mouth, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Seepeoples and Those Manic Seas, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 9
- Community Day on Market Square, Free Hotdogs/Entertainment/Exhibits on Mental Health, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Barefoot Movement / Sean Costanza, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Oktoberfest, German Food, Polka Kings, Clancy’s Tavern, 4:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents the Afro-Disiacs, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $10
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Movies on the Square presents “Hotel Transylvania,” Market Square, Dusk, Free
- The Black Jacket Symphony performs AC/DC’s “Back in Black,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- Knoxville Opera presents “Mefistofele,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $13 – $99
- Green River Ordinance/Sean McConnell, Square Room, 8:00 PM
- Hudson K/Little War Twins/Bark, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Tuatha Dea/Grassland String Band, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Griz/Big Wild/Louie Lastic, The International, 9:00 PM, $20/$40
- Crobot/Skytown Riot/Luminoth, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $8
- Tamara Brown and the Family, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Deadringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Guy Marshall, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Johnny Campbell and the Bluegrass Drifters, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 10
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff Live with Nancy Brennan Strange, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- Hand Building with Slabs Workshop, Mighty Mud Clay (1300 McCalla), 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM, $50
- Child Safety Seat Checkpoint, 917 E. 5th Ave., 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Children’s Story Time with Princess Anna, Union Avenue Books, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andrew Ellis / Saint Francis Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Of Mice and Men,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Steampunk Carnivalle, Under the Interstate across from Public House, Noon – 10:00 PM, $10
- Cumberland Station, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Starlito, The International, 9:00 PM
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Great Peacock/Annabelle’s Curse, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pujol/Left and Right/Boy Toy, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- Saint Francis Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Delta Moon, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 11
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- 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, $25/$60
- Anni Piper, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Alhha
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
- “Dialogues in Space,” Lecture by Wendell Burnette of W.B. Archictects, Art and Arhictecture Bldg, McCarty Auditorium RM 109, 5:30 PM
- Cullen Kehoe’s Radio Show featuring Acqueous and McLovins/Tree Tops, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Floral Print/Choir Bang, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- 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
- “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