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Sunday, November 29
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Fantasy of Trees, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra presents “Classical Christmas,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $11 – $32
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $10 – $32
- “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Keyboards at Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, $15
- Pete Clark and Gregor Lowrey, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $32
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Andrew Tufano Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cygne, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 1
- Old Fashioned Christmas and Craft Show, Downtown YMCA, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Samuel Gleaves / Sara Syms, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Flow: A Brew Parlor First Anniversary Party, Foot-bag circle, Music by Realm, 8:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- JuanJohn De Hoyos, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Interplay / Hadley Kennary, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jazz Lunch Tribute to Woody Shaw, Square Room, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15
- Author Jennifer Justus signs Nashville Eats, Tasting Plate Available, Public House, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Tantric, The Bowery, 6:00 PM (Doors), $10/$12
- Pints and Poses, Yoga and Beer, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 PM, $5 Suggested Donation
- Painting with a Purpose with Friends of Literacy, 50% goes to F.O.L., Painting with a Twist (121 S. Gay), 7:00 PM, $35
- Tennessee Shines presents Pete Clark and Gregor Lowry, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
- Preston Shires (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $26
Thursday, December 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josiah and The Greater Good / Lost Dog Street Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Crafting for the Holidays, Jewelry Making/Cross-Stitch and more, 1210 McClung Tower UT, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $15 Students/$25 Public
- Lavender Recipes for Body and Soul Workshop, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $30
- “Swerve” with Wayne Bledsoe presents Tim Lee 3, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Five Points Up Winter Wonderland, 2098 MLK Ave., 6:00 PM, Free
- Whiskey and Chocolate Tasting, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM, $35 (plus gratuity)
- Intro to Knoxville Writer’s Guild Writing Groups, Central United Methodist (201 E. 3rd), 7:00 PM, $2 Suggested Donation
- Andrew Peterson presents “Behold the Lamb of God,” Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $30/$40
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Peoria Rivermen, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $8 – $34
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $26
- “The Santaland Diaries,” UT Carousel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $22
- “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Brillz, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $15
- Downright, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Congress, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, December 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Time Sawyer / Bill Mize, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- First Friday Art Release (Loren Edgardo Velazquez) and Live Music by The Wavys, Crafty Bastard, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- First Friday Family Photo Fundraiser, Money goes to Garden Montessori, 34 Market Square #202, $10
- Feast Your Eyes on This, Broadway Studios and Gallery (1127 N. Broadway), 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Blount Mansion Christmas, Period Christmas Decorations/Refreshments, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- First Friday Salvage Shop Holiday Market, 619 Broadway NW, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Charlie Daniel: You Call THAT Art?, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Art at the Arcade: Holiday Edition, Art/Sculpture/SawWorks/Babalu/Santa, Arcade Bldg. 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at Flow with Artist Kate Faulkner, Flow: A Brew Parlor, 6:00 PM
- Crispy Watkins and the Baby Heart String Band, Birdhouse Benefit, The Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Ave.), 6:00 PM, $5 – $15 Suggested Donation
- Ironwood Studios Holiday Market, 119 Jennings, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday at Armada with Photographer Kevin Lemere, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX presents First Friday Live with Caroline Spence, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, Free
- Festive Friday with Bill Murray and Heather Hartman, Art by Heather Hartman/Screening of “A Very Murray Christmas” at 8:00 PM, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cinderella and Ebenezer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 7:00 PM, $12
- Christmas Parade, Gay Street, 7:00 PM
- Knox County Democratic Party Holiday Party, Carleo’s, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Amahl and the Night Visitors, Marble City Opera, St. John’s Cathedral, 7:30 PM, $?
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $32
- Exam Jam XI, Handsome and the Humbles/Senryu/Hellaphant/Enigmatic Foe, WUTK Fundraiser, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $5 Donation
- The Avett Brothers, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $57, SOLD OUT
- “The Santaland Diaries,” UT Carousel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $42
- A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Delbert McClinton, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $37
- Saul Zonana, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Matt Brown and Greg Reish, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $13
- Backup Planet/Oppoosite Box, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Hunter Deacon Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Vibraslaps, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Time Sawyer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Bosley, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, December 5
- Pretentious Holiday Sale and Glass Extravaganza, Live Demonstrations/Blow Your Own/More, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Ironwood Studios Holiday Market, 119 Jennings, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caleb Sweazy / Gregory Reish & Matt Brown, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Market Square Holiday Market, Farm Vendors/Craft Vendors/Food Trucks, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Holiday in the Holler, Participating Businesses in Happy Holler, Noon – ?
- Cinderella and Ebenezer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 1:00 PM, $12
- Victorian Holiday Home Tour, Old North, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Cinderella and Ebenezer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 5:00 PM, $12
- John Myers 80th Birthday Fest, John Meyers Band/Lonetones/Exit 65, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Beer Brinner, Beer and Breakfast Pairings to Raise Money for Kristen McCallister, Pete’s Coffee Shop (w/ Casual Pint), $35 Adv/$45 Door, 6:30 PM
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $32
- Appalachian Ballet Company presents “The Nutcracker,” Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $28 – $43
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $8 – $34
- Tennessee Schmaltz, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $13
- Ryan Bingham, Bijou, 8:00 PM, $27
- Repeal Day Celebration, 1930’s Band/Casino Games, Celebrating the Repeal of Prohibition, Armada, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Chris Tomlin, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $85, SOLD OUT
- “The Santaland Diaries,” UT Carousel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $42
- A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Electric Darling/Big Pink, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM, $5
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Will Yager Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Soul Mechanic/Fraug, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Possessed by Paul James, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, December 6
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Victorian Holiday Home Tour, Old North, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM, $10
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Knox Beer Snobs/Knox Brew Tours Anniversary Party, Benefits New Hope/Breast Cancer Research, Pretentious Glass, 1:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $30
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $10 – $32
- Cinderella and Ebenezer, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam, The Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Appalachian Ballet Company presents “The Nutcracker,” Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $28 – $43
- “The Santaland Diaries,” UT Carousel Theatre, 2:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “A Tuna Christmas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- John Anderson, Civic Coliseum, 6:30 PM, $26
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $32
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, December 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Theresa Gorella, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Ensemble Swing Time, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- CBID Downtown Knoxville Residential Meeting, Chamber of Commerce (17 Market Square), 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Mark O’Connor, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$40
- Continuum, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, December 8
- Classic Productions for Students presents: A Christmas Carol, Civic Auditorium, 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Les Kerr / The Emancipators, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Workshop: DIY Herbal Gifts for the Holidays w/ Reclaiming Your Roots, Central Collective (923 N. Central), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $26
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Driftwood Soldier/Matt Heckler, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM