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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 Books, 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
- Lost Fiddle String Band, Clancy’s Tavern, 7:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Moon Taxi, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- Papadosio Act II, The International, 10:00 PM, $20 – $30
Monday, January 25
- Yoga at the KMA, Andrea Cartwright Instructor, 11:00 AM – Noon, $10/$12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grace Pettis and Brian Pounds / JD Simo, Vistor Center, Noon, Free
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM
- Scenic By-Pass presented by QED, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Pay What You Like
- Monday Movie Madness, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 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
- Robert Earl Keen, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32
- 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
Wednesday, January 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Victor Krummenacher / aloof, he lies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Q Series Woodwind Quartet concert, Square Room, Noon, $15/$20 (includes lunch)
- Pints and Poses, Beer and Yoga, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 – 7:30 PM, $5 Suggested Donation for Instructor
- Tennessee Shines presents Dylan LeBlanc, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Hunter Smith Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Science Cinepub 6000, View “Cosmos: War of the Planets” w/ a panel of comedians, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, Free
- Guster, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- John-Michael Bond (comedy), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM, Free
- Izzy and the Catastrophics/Appalachian Surf Team, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 28
- KSO Very Young People’s Concerts: Let’s tell a story!, Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 AM, $8 per student, 1 adult free per 10 students
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cary Morin / Throwing Plates, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Hearing on Kat’s Proposed Trolley Route Changes, Main Assembly RM. City/County Bldg., 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- The Knoxville 7 Exhibition Preview Party, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Knox County Jug Stompers, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- Build Your Own Headboard Class, Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (two consecutive Thursdays), $400
- The Annual Burns Supper, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:00 PM, $40
- Waynestock, Jonathan Sexton/The Jank/Handsome and the Humbles/Hellaphant, Benefits Knoxville Girls Rock Camp, Relix Theatre, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 7:00 PM, $12
- Mostly True Stories, V. III, A Story Telling Show, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Rebelution, The International, 9:00 PM, $23 – $40
- A Live One (Phish Tribute), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $3
- Throwing Plates, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Scott H. Biram, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Crane Wives / The Michael Toman Music Group, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Sip and Shop, Wine Provided for Your Shopping Pleasure, Retsrospect, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Adult Coloring Sheet Paintings, The Basement Community Art Studio, 105 W. Jackson Ave., 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- Alive After Five presents Evelyn Jack/Donald Brown: Tribute to R&B Classic Hits, Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- Peppa Pig Live, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $32/$42
- Waynestock, Pinklets/Lonetones/Kevin Abernathy/Tim Lee 3/Psychic Baos/Senryu, Benefits Knoxville Girls Rock Camp, Relix Theatre, 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- White Haute Winter Party: A Fashion Networking Event, Sapphire, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free (RSVP Requested)
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 7:00 PM, $12
- Wave Transform Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $16
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $8 – $34
- Cary Morin, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Gee Bees/Nick Lutsko’s Puppet People, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Jeanine Fuller (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Smooth Dialects/Vessel, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nest Egg, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Circle of the Song featuring Seth Walker/Edward David Anderson/Ed Jurdi, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Crane Wives, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 30
- Run for Their Lives 5K/1 Mile Walk, Market Square, 9:00 AM
- Tennessee State Library and Archives Workshop, E. TN Hist. Ctr., 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Gin Workshop, Knox Whiskey Works, 11:00 AM, $32
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Jamison’s Ghost / Trout Steak Revival, Visitor 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
- Waynestock, Emi Sunshine, Jennifer Niceley, Lonesome Coyotes, Heiskell, Knoxville Tells Reunion Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere with Special Guests, Benefits Knoxville Girls Rock Camp, Relix Theatre, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- 3rd Annual Charity Pub Crawl benefiting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, All Over Downtown, 7:00 PM – Dawn, $10 Presale/$15 At the Door
- Wave Transform Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $16
- Dale Ann Bradley, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $14
- Yonder Mountain String Band, The International, 8:30 PM, $25 – $40
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- MCPco Presents: “WTF?!” Varieté & Burlesque Showcase, The Bowery, 9:30 PM, $10
- New Radio Dialect, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pleases/Meob/Enigmatic Foe, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Guy Marshall, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Frazier Band, The Concourse at the International, 11:55 PM, $5
Sunday, January 31
- 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
- Roots, Beer and Floats Workshop, Build Your Float for 2/6 Mini-Mardi Gras Parade/Bob Marley B-Day Party, 2:00 PM
- Sunday Savasana, Gentle Yoga with Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM, $12
- Reception & Book Signing for Bill Pryor’s memoir: A Good Life, Laurel Church of Christ (3457 KPike), 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sara Crewe: A Little Princess, Knoxville Children’s Theater, 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- An Evening of Scotch and Strings, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 5:00 PM, $35/$40
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Reverend Horton Heat, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $20
Monday, February 1
- Adult Workshop – Clay Sculpture, Mask Making and Face Jugs, (3 Consecutive Mondays), 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $90/$110
- Mighty Musical Monday, Wurlitzer Consert/Kathryn Frady Marvel, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Alex Guthrie /Mountains Like Wax, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Dawn Drapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jack and the Bear, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Christiane & The Strays / Cranston Dean, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Mississippi River Kings, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $8 – $34
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- Movies at Pilot Light: “The Royal Road,” Earl Grae” and Others, 7:30 – 10:30, Free
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM