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Sunday, March 20
- 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
- Youth Health Board Kick Butts Day, Market Square, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “The Cast List,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Walkerthon, Benefit for Tommy Walker, Music/Comedy/Prizes, Pilot Light, 4:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Brewery Tour Slow Ride, Starts at Hops and Hollers and includes Alliance/Last Days of Autumn/Balter/Crafty Bastard, 4:30 PM
- United ME Cultural Artists presents March in Motion Middle Eastern Style, Middle Eastern Food, Music and Dance, Mirage (415 S. Gay Street), 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20/$25
- Three Rivers Earth First! Meeting, Barley’s, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Road to Roo: Battle of the Bands, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Lonetones, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, March 21
- Petition Approval for Marijuana Initiatives, Knox County Election Commission, City County Bldg. Small Assembly Room, 8:30 AM
- Yoga at the Knoxville Museum of Art with Andrea Cartwright, 11:00 AM – Noon, $12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fort Defiance/Josiah and the Greater Good, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Join Team Gloria, Gloria Johnson with Special Guest Johnny Majors, Wild Love Bakehouse, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Paint Nite, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $15
- QED Comedy presents “The Slide Show,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Donations Accepted
- Antwon/Wiki/Walsh, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Fort Defiance, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dead Soldiers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Julie Rhodes/Sugar Blue, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cocktails and Conversation with Paul Harrill and Darren Hughes “The Public Cinema,” 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Friends of the Library present Best-Selling Author Erik Larson, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $21
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Barnyard Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Plattenbau/Day and Age, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Wednesday, March 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lewis Knudsen/The Maggie Valley Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cre865 Happy Hour with Ashley Capps, Old City Wine Bar, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Pints and Poses, Yoga and Beer, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 PM, $5 Suggested Donation to Instructor
- Tennessee Shines presents Kevin Gordon, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Hunter Smith Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Science Theater 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Road to Roo Finals: Battle of the Bands, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Josiah Atchley and the Greater Good, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Trevor Finlay/Belle of the Fall, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents John Myers Band, Scruffy City Hall, $5
- Poets Darnell Arnoult and Sue Weaver Dunlap read from and sign their latest works, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Emma Hern, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Tree Tops/Orange Constant/Belle of the Fall, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Trae Pierce, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Applebutter Express, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Honey and Houston/Jon Stickley Trio, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Stations of the Cross, Market Square and Downtown, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Alive After Five presents Mac Arnold & Plateful O’ Blues, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $8 – $34
- Bill and the Belles, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12
- Sam Law and Whitney Rose, Secret Show (Location Revealed to Ticket Holders), 8:00 PM, $11
- Delta Rae, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $18
- Vibraslaps/40 oz Burrito ‘Sublime’ Tribute, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Pam Klicka (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Aftah Party, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jon Stickley Trio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Mayhem, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
Saturday, March 26
- 20th Annual Bunny Trail, Civic Coliseum Mary Kosta Plaza, 10:00 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brit La Palm and the Barrel Fever/Ashley Martin, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Six Legs and a Buzz, Book Release Party for Rick Hall’s Book, Live Readings/Music, Benefits Little River Watershed Association, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Bijou Jubilee 2016 featuring Drew Holcombe, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $115
- Dry Branch Fire Squad, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $14
- Sirsy, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Cumberland Station/Laurel Wright, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Stonecutters/Bask/Realm/Mountain King, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10
- Mark Bolin (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Captain Midnight/The Night Shift, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Yung Life/Stef Chura, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Smooth Sailor, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Naughty Knots, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 27
- 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
- Good Sport Night!, Secret Activity, Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Universal Sigh with Kristen Ford, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 28
- Yoga at the Knoxville Museum of Art with Andrea Cartwright, 11:00 AM – Noon, $12
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: T. Batton/The Highbeams, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Highbeams, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Alex Culbreth/Sweet Lillies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Misty Mountain String Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Sweet Lillies, Barley’s, 10:00 PM