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Sunday, January 17
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- “Rabbit Hole,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The New Play Festival Kick-off Party, Selections from upcoming plays/refreshments/meet-and-greet, Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Americans, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- David Bowie Space Wake: Celebrating a Lifetime on Mars, Bowie Videos (8-11), Bowie Superjam (11PM), Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
Monday, January 18
- MLK Parade, MLK Blvd, 8:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Comet Conductors / Lucy Billings, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- A Night with the Arts: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, Free
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Ryan Shely and Friends, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 19
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jay Matthes, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cocktails and Conversation with Art Professor Joshua Bienko, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- A Boy and His Dolly: A Tribute to Dolly Parton on her Birthday, Benefits Imagination Library, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $25
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Kelly McRae, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jonny Monster Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 20
- Beautiful, Vibrant Alcohol Inks, Knoxville Museum of Art, 20th/27th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $50/$65
- WDVX Blue Plate Special:Peachy Pyron / Old City Buskers, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- Mosaic Keepsake Box, Knoxville Museum of Art, 20th/27th, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $50/$65
- Knoxville Cocktails for Roe, Planned Parenthood Fundraiser, Scruffy City Hall, 5:30 – 7:30 PM$25 (includes light food and drink)
- Pints and Poses, Yoga and Beer, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, $5 (suggested donation to instructor)
- Tennessee Shines presents The DuPont Brothers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- The Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Greensky Bluegrass, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $18/$20
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Ratatat, The International, 9:00 PM, $20 – $40
- Josiah Atchley and the Greater Good, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ben Rabb / Missy Raines & the New Hip, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Meeting on KAT’s Proposed Trolley Route Changes, Knoxville Station Community Room, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Food Truck Park, Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Public Meeting on Designs for Magnolia Ave. Streetscapes Project, O’Connor Senior Center, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
- 2016 Green Light Awards Gala, Sustainability Awards, Cocktails (5:30)/Buffet (6:00)/Program (6:30)Square Room, 5:30 PM, $27
- Salvage Jewelry Workshop, Bring Old Junk/Make Jewelry, Ijams, 6:00 PM, $20
- The Six O’Clock Swerve with host Wayne Bledsoe featuring Brandon Fulson, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- UT Professor Dr. James Williams reads from and signs his book, From Thug to Scholar: An Odyssey to Unmask My Potential, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Whiskey Salute to Robbie Burns, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM, $35
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven and Bruch, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- Handsome, Real and Scruffy, Handsome and the Humbles/Brandon Fulson and the Realbillys, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- World Premiere Presentation: House Rules, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- First Annual “Riverboat Masquerade Ball,” Star of Knoxville, 8:00 PM – Midnight, $14
- “Rabbit Hole,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Handsome and the Humbles CD Release Party, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Great Affairs, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Missy Raines and the New Hip, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 22
- 2016 CCA Showdown of Champions, Clogging, Knoxville Coliseum, 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jessica Lamb / The Romeo Kings, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- Adult Coloring Sheet Paintings, The Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- Sugar Mama’s Bakery Kick-Off Party with Yee-Haw Brewing, Introduces New Baked Goods to be Available at Casual Pint, Casual Pint Downtown, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 7:00 PM, $12
- Beardsley Farm Annual Snow Day Event, Barley’s, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven and Bruch, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Fayettville FireAntz, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $8 – $34
- Shadowed Self CD Release/Vankale/Belfast 6 Pack, The Concourse at the International, 7:45, $10
- World Premiere Presentation: House Rules, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- Black Jacket Symphony performs Journey’s “Escape,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- The Naughty Knots, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $11
- “Rabbit Hole,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- If Birds Could Fly, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lady D and SoulJam Supatight, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Tamara Brown and Family (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 23
- Lloyd Branson Documentation Day and Brown Bag Lecture, E. TN. Hist. Ctr., 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Nourish Knoxville Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Gin Workshop #1, Behind the Scenes Look at Production/Learn Gin History/Help Make a Batch, Knox Whiskey Works, 11:00 AM, $32
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fred Eaglesmith ‘s Traveling Steam Show, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 1:00 PM, $12
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 5:00 PM, $12
- WOZO 103.9 auction and hot chocolate social!, Birdhouse, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Freighthoppers, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM, $14
- World Premiere Presentation: House Rules, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- Moon Taxi, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- “Rabbit Hole,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Stagger Moon Band and Sugar Lime Blue, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- InAeona/Deconbrio/Among the Beasts, The Concourse at the International, 8:45 PM, $10
- Jake and the Comet Conductors CD Release Party/The Royal Buzz/Dustin Sellers, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- State Street Rhythm Section, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Papadosio Act II, The International, 10:00 PM, $15 – $30
- Lachlan, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 24
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Making an Herbal Cold/Flu Medicine Kit, The Central Collective, 923 N. Central, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $35
- Gordon Gibson reads from and signs Southern Witness: Unitarians and Universalists in the Civil Rights Era, Union Avenue Book, 2:00 PM
- World Premiere Presentation: House Rules, Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM, $15
- “Rabbit Hole,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 3:00 PM, $12
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, January 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grace Pettis and Brian Pounds / JD Simo, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM
- The Jacobs Ferry Stragglers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: J.W. Teller / Red Shoes & Rosin, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- East Tennessee Meeting Professionals, UT Conference Center, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $15
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with Regina Carter, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $25
- The Reigns Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Hooten Hallers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM