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If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add events to the list about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts Festival on Market Square, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Fair Day 2016! Celebration of the World’s Fair with 1982 prices/Rubik’s Cube Contest/More, Sweet P’s, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- East Tennessee Hosta Society Plant sale, UT Gardens Parking Lot, Noon – 4:00 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
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Workshop/Shorts/Feature Film, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lin Stepp reads from and signs “Welcome Back,” Union Avenue Books, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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House Show Featuring Jubal and Matt Nelson / Jake Smith Duo, 307 Churchwell Ave, 5:30 PM
- School of Rock presents the Music of Pink Floyd, The Concourse at the International, 5:30 PM, $7
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Paper Crowns, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Lupe Fiasco, The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $75
Monday, May 2, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fossil Creek/Ray Hancock, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Special Guest Mark Fox, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Farmers Market, Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Paint Nite, Drink Beer and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- A Night of 9 Wines: Hosted by Mike Reedy (Reedy Creek Wines), Nine Wines paired with Nine Courses, Old City Wine Bar, 6:00 PM, $106
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- For Today, The International, 7:00 PM, $16
- This Knoxville Life presented by QED, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Donations Appreciated
- Peelander-Z, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $10
- Ghost of Paul Revere, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pat Beasley Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian Ashley Jones, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Hal and Phil: Off the Record 3.0, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25
- Ben Stalets, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Texas Hippie Coalition, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Livingstone/Brian Ashley Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Lost Dog String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
- Downtown Knoxville Spring Pop Up Shop, First Tennessee Plaza, 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market Opening Day, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anthony Ray Wright/Matt Walsh, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cre865 Happy Hour w/ Holly Hambright, Suttree’s Tavern, 5:30 – 7:30 (Free Tickets Required)
- Restoring the Flow: A Yoga Series, Four Weeks Same day and Time, Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $60 (includes all four classes)
- Tennessee Shines presents Folk Soul Revival, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Knox Horror Film Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, Free
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Ghost, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30
- Lucinda Williams, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $43
- Is That a Hawk?, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 5, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Russell James Pyle/Three Star Revival, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tom Burkhardt Lecture and Exhibition Opening: Full Stop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with host Wayne Bledsoe presents Yak Strangler, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Sugarlands Speakeasy Opening Night Party (for the Knoxville Stomp), Historic Westwood, 6:00 PM, $35
- Margaret Barker reads from and signs Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce, and Conservation, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- “What’s So Funny?” Comedy Writer Judy DiGregorio, Central United Methodist, 7:00 PM, $2 suggested donation
- Filter/Orgy, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $17
- Symphony on the Square, Market Square Stage, 7:30 PM, Free
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Jubilee Community Arts Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $7
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 6, 2016
- Sugar Mama’s Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting first thing/Fun all day, 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt Kinman/Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Behind the Scenes Tour of The Daniel and Jackson Ave., Knox Heritage Members Tour, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Join Knox Heritage and It is Free
- Knoxville Stomp, Live Music/Panels/Films, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 5:00 PM, Free
- Inside of Knoxville and the Entrepreneur Center present: A Fireside Chat with Mahasti Vafaie (without the fire, btw – owner of Tomato Head), Entrepreneur Center, 4:30 – 6:00 PM
- Art Source 2016, An Exhibition of the Art of Local Art Educators, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Nostalgic Nights Outdoor Market for May!, Drinks/Taco Bar/More, Nostalgia on McCalla, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Stomp presents Dom Flemons, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $25
- First Friday Live presents Amelia White, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, Free
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Jon Durnell & Katherine Jessup, Comedy, Saw Works Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- From Here: a contemporary focus of art made in and out of Tennessee, Florescent Gallery (627 N. Central St.), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday with Evelyn Forester, New Paintings, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- CTE Goes Live, High School Students Compete in Talent Contest, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Automagik, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- John McCutcheon, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $20
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Sword, The International, 8:30 PM, $15
- 3 Star Revival/Funk Sanders, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- The Ooh Ooh Revue, Cocoa Moon, 9:00 PM, $10
- Katy Free, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paperwork/The New Romantics/Cole/Royal Bangs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Styles and Complete, Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
- Slocan Ramblers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 7, 2016
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Stomp, Live music/panels/films, multiple downtown locations, 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Free
- Vestival, Music/Art/Food and More, Candoro Arts and Heritage Center, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Carolina Cud Chewers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Courtney Lix reads from and signs Women of the Smokies: No Place for the Weary Kind, Union Avenue Books, 1:00 PM
- Jockeys and Juleps II: A Derby Day Celebration, Southern Railway Station, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Stomp on the Square, Part of the Knoxville Stomp Festival, Roots artists, Market Square Stage, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Studio Arts for Dancers Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 PM, $15/$20
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Leanne Morgan (comedy), Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Knoxville Symphony presents KSO Pops with Kenny G, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $38 – $94
- Steve Moakler, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $12
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Abby Road (Beatles Tribute), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Freekbass, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Cypress Hill, The International, 10:00 PM, $30 – $75
Sunday, May 8, 2016
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knoxville Stomp, Music/Film and more, Downtown Locations, Noon – 10:00 PM, Free
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- SAFTA Reading Series Presents Chris Hosea, Douglas Piccinnini, and Emily Capettini, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM
- “South Pacific,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- William Morris reads from and signs Memphis Bar-B-Krewe, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour (English), Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour (Spanish), Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- “Betrayal,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lawson Garrett and the Love, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 9, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam Jaco, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Farmers Market, Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Tiger Style presented by QED (comedy), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Matthew Logan Vasquez, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- The Mallett Brothers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brian Dolzani, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shawna Caspi, 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
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Sunshine Nights, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Captain Midnight Acoustic, Barley’s, 10:00 PM