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Sunday, February 28
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Auto Show, Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM, $6
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- “Titus Andronicus,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Opera presents “Hansel and Gretel,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:30, $13 – $99
- “The Last Five Years,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- The KnOscars 2016 Party, Prizes/Veiwing on Big Screen/More, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Free
- Warren Haynes, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Kevin Gates, The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $100 SOLD OUT
- The St. Johns/Brave Baby, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Sunday School (Goth Dance Party), Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, February 29
- Smarter Cities Stakeholder Meeting, City County Bldg Small Assembly Rm, 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Freddy & Francine, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Meet & Greet Evelyn Gill, County Commission, District 1, Magnolia Cafe, 2405 E. Magnolia, 5:30 PM
- Panel Discussion: What is Culture?, Alumni Memorial Bldg. Performance Hall 32, 6:00 PM
- QED presents “Plus One” (comedy), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Donations Accepted
- Kevin Gates, The International, 8:00 PM, $30 – $100
- Ignatius Reilly, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 1
- TED Talks, UT Hodges Library Rm 213, 11:15 AM – 1:55 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chamomile & Whiskey / Love & The Zealous, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Orchids Awards, The Standard, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $85
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg Main Assembly RM., 7:00 PM
- 2016 Orchid Awards, The Standard, 6:00 PM, $85
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39/$59
- Election Night Party with the Knox County Democratic Party, Calhoun’s on the River, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Chamomile & Whiskey /Love & The Zealous/Valley Queen, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones/The Jonny Monster Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra tribute to Ahmad Jamal with Justin Haynes, Square Room, Noon, $15 (includes box lunch)
- Pints and Poses, Beer and Yoga, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $5 Suggested Donation to Instructor
- Tennessee Shines presents The Rough and Tumble, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Preston Shires (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Kurt Vile and the Violators, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $24
- Foreigner, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Knox Horror Film Fest – Cloverfield, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jonny Monster/Lara Hope and the Ark-tones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 3
- Seusical the Musical, Civic Auditorium, 9:45 AM, Reservations Required, General Admission, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Carolinabound /Dave Adkins Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- March Yoga Madness, Five Consecutive Thursdays with Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $80
- Knoxville Permaculture Guild Potluck Fundraiser, 1617 Dandridge Ave., 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Six O’Clock Swerve hosted by Wayne Bledsoe presents Matt Hononken, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- B. Andrew Plant reads from and signs, Crooked Letter i: Coming Out in the South, Union Ave. Books, 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Writer’s Guild presents Publishing Marketer Lecture, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM, $2 (requested donation)
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayettville FireAntz, Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $8 – $34
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- A Southern Fix: Knoxville Screening, Animal Documentary, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM, $10
- “The Last Five Years,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Heartless Bastards, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17
- Grant Garland Trio, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Ben Caplan, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 4
- Pancake Fest, Live Entertainment/Vendors/Prizes/PancakesO’Connor Senior Center, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dallas Moore / Dylan Earl, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jonathan Lukens and Allison Berkoy Gallery Opening, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “A Stitch in Time,” Bobbie Crews and Judi Gaston Exhibition, Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Parent’s Night Out (ED.: THIS IS BRILLIANT), Snacks/Games/Crafts while parents go out, Downtown YMCA, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 first child/Sibling $5
- Jennifer Wood signs her new book, Refined Knits, The Hive, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- March First Friday Party, Food/Drink/Fun, Nostalgia on McCalla, 6:00 PM
- First Friday Reception: Artists Susan Arbital, Matt Rooney and Karen Wilkinson, Downtown Arts and Fine Crafts, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday Live presents Scott McMahon, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- First Friday Comedy presents Trae Crowder & Corey Forrester, Saw Works, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Just Blousing: New Work by Beth Meadows, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Second Harvest Comedy Benefit Show with Julie Scoggins and Josh Phillips, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayettville FireAntz, Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $8 – $34
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- William Wild & Andrea Marie, CD Release Show, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- “The Last Five Years,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Dead Horses, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- 100 Proof Rock N Roll: Way Sneaky Eddie, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:30 PM
- Tamara Brown (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tropical Elevation, The Concourse at the International, 9:30 PM, $10
- Three Star Revival, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- JP Harris and the Tough Choices, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jon Whitlock Trio with Kevin Abernathy, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Wham Bam Bowie Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:30 PM
Saturday, March 5
- Women’s Empowerment Summit, UTK Haslam College of Business, 9:45 AM – 3:30 PM
- Winter Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Mardi Growl, Dog Park to Market Square, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Shamrock Classic, Civic Coliseum, 11:15 AM, $10 Cash Only
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wendy Jo Girven /Quiet Hollers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Knoxtacular, All Day Variety Show/Fundraiser for Knoxville Mercury/WDVX, Musicians/Comedians/Poets and more, Bijou Theatre, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Beginning Genealogy, East TN History Ctr., 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Electric Pheasant Dreamland Open Mic Poetry Jam, Market House Cafe, 2:00 PM
- Dr. E.V. Davidson Teen Step Show, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $10
- L’Amour du Vin, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM
- Scruffy City Syncopators, Swing Dance, Flynn Dance Center, 7:15 – 11:00 PM, $10/$12
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Quiet Hollers, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Black and White Party, The Bowery, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- The Bing Brothers featuring Jake Krack, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $14
- “The Last Five Years,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- 11th Annual Rico Stache Bash, Mustache/Beard Contest and more, Fundraiser for UT Animal Clinic, Barley’s, 8:30
- Caution, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Harold Nagge (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Southern Belles/Masseuse/Brock Butler, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 6
- 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
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Downton Abbey Finale Reception, Fundraiser for Public Television, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $75
- SAFTA Reading Series & Pen to Podium Present Rebecca Morgan Frank, TJ Jarrett, and Jordan Zandi, Lawson McGhee Library, 3:00 PM, Free
- “The Last Five Years,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayettville FireAntz, Coliseum, 3:00 PM, $8 – $34
- Downton Abbey Final Episode Advance Screening, Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 PM, Free
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Education Rocks Benefit with Emi Sunshine/Brock Butler/Comedian Alex Stokes, The Concourse at the International, 5:00 PM, $10
- Houndmouth, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Young Fables, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Attalus, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Beasley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday, Wurlitzer concert plus Kelle Jolly and Will Boyd, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Paint Nite, Beer and Art, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Thinking About Drugs with a Social Conscience, Lecture by Dr. Carl Hart, UTK Alumni Memorial Hall, 7:0o PM
- Cameron Conaway at UTK Writers in the Library, Hodges Library, 7:00 PM, Free
- Jonny Grave, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cranford Hollow, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Howling Kettles /Carolina Express, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- March Big Kids Coloring Club, Ijams, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $5
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- “A Lesson Before Dying” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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