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Sunday, April 17
- Dogwood Arts Detours, Open House with Ten Artists, Broadway Studios and Gallery (1127 N. Broadway), 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Good Sport Day!, Central Collective (923 N. Central), Noon, $6
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Political Punch Book Release Party, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM
- “The Open Hand,” World Premiere, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM, $12/$15
- Downtown Knoxville Open House, A Downtown-Wide Open House for Available Properties, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free
- UT Opera Theatre presents “Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $5/$10/$15
- Annie, Jr.: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- April Blues Cruise with the Romeo Kings, Star of Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16/$20
- FBC Concert Series Presents: A Heavenly Opera, Knoxville Opera leads from Tosca will perform sacred opera pieces, First Baptist Church, 7:00 PM, Free
- “The Open Hand,” World Premiere, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12/$15
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Psychostick/Nekrogoblikon, Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15
- Old Crow Medicine Show, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40/$50
- Kelsey’s Woods, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Zoe Nutt (Album Release), Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 9:00 PM
- Stephanie Nilles/Cortez Garza, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cortez Garza/Brian Sutherland Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Railway Station’s Farmers’ Market, Blue Slip Winery Wine Available by the glass, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Paint Nite, Drink Beer and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Staged reading of, “The Marble Muse,” Square Room, 7:00 PM, Free
- Eugene Mirman and Robyn Hitchcock, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Voo Davis, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Blond Bones, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 19
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sarah Morris/Up the Chain, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15/$33
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- UT Cultural Attractions presents, “Pilobus,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 (Students)/$10 Public
- Generation of Vipers/Yautja, Pilot Light, 9:30, $5
- Up the Chain/Speedbumps, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The 5AM Rumble Strip, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Lit Book Group discusses “On Agate Hill,” by Lee Smith, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Geoff Achison with comedian Shayne Rhyne, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- A Special Event Featuring the President of Scenic America, East TN History Ctr., 7:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $52/$62
- Sam Burchfield/Wrenn, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $8
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- The Freeway Revival, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Josiah Atchley and the Greater Good, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Realm, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Thursday, April 21, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Leah Grams-Johnson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Billy Widget, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- Food Truck Park, Southern Railway Station, 6:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- An Evening with Kevin Smith (comedian), Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Sweet Years EP Release w/ Velvet King and Blunt Mansion, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Danger Muffin/Burned Out, Still Glowing, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Future Thieves, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 22, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dori Freeman/Wild Ponies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Sip and Shop: A Retrospect Pop-Up, Retrospect Vintage Store, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents The Streamliners, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Don Linde, Flow, 7:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
- Carolina Wray, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Dawes, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Delta Saints/Vegabonds, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Puppet Show from Cattywampus Puppet Council, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM
- Hannah, Kimbro and Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Badlands, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Wild Ponies (Album Release)/Dori Freeman, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Yonas, Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
Saturday, April 23, 2016
- Guns and Hoses 5K, Neyland Drive, 8:00 AM
- Rosinni Festival, Gay Street and nearby areas, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Travis Harris and the West Coast Turnarounds/Geoffrey Louis Koch, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Watercolor and Wine About It, The Basement Studio, 105 W. Jackson, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM, $25
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
- The Georgia Crackers, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Wisewater, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- LUXE: Classy Cabaret | Bedazzling Burlesque presents FIRST BLUSH, The Bowery, 8:30 PM, $10/$15
- Cumberland Station with Ethan Parker, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Heroes and Villains: Marble City Comicon AfterParty and Costume Ball, The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Breakfast Club, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $8
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Kansas Bible Company/Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kelly McRae (Album Release), Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Mark Schimick String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, April 24, 2016
- 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
- Tour de Knox Bike Rally, UT Campus and Greenways, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10/$12
- The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra presents Lefkowitz Plays Mozart, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $12
- Rooftop Yoga with Jennifer Beyt Coffin, Central Collective, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, $10
- Birthday Wake for Will, Celebrate the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare’s Death (and his birthday), Screening of “Shakespeare in Love,” Celebrity Bartenders, Music by The Gutter Blossoms, Preservation Pub, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 (goes to Tennessee Stage Company)
- Aveda’s Catwalks for Water, Makeup and Hair Models/Raffle, Aveda, 7:00 PM, $10 (Suggested)
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Andrew Tufano, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 25, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Airshow/Wilkinson’s Quartet, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM
- Staged Reading of “The Griots” by Gwendolyn Rice, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:00 PM
- On the Mic w/ Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Widespread Panic, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Downright Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Late Night with The Werks/CBDB, Concourse at the International, 11:00 PM, $5
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Aaron Parnell Brown, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Widespread Panic, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- The Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM, $40 (entire 6 Day Festival)
- Tech N9ne, The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $75
- Dank, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Swampcandy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM