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Sunday, May 22 2016
- Rev 3 Knoxville Triathalon, World’s Fair Park/Volunteer Landing, 5:15 AM – 4:30 PM
- 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
- First Creek Clean Sweep, Adventure Board Demonstration/Creek Cleanup (about two hours)/Terrapin Beer Tap Takeover/Raffle for Paddleboard, Benefits Legacy Parks, 1:00 PM
- The Sandlot screening, The Central Collective, 2:00 PM, Free
- Seed Packaging Party, The Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Ave.), 2:00 PM
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Community Band, Market Square Stage, 3:00 PM
- MAY BLUES CRUISE with Award Winning James Armstrong, Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $13/$16/$20
- Hell Yeah/Escape the Fate, The International, 7:00 PM, $20/$25
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Daphne Lee Martin & Georgia English & the Jukebox Kids, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Sam Lewis, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Daphne Lee Martin/Georgia English and the Jukebox Kids, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 23, 2016
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Whiskey Bent Valley Boys/The Local Honeys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Valley Bicycle’s Monday Ride, 6:00 PM
- Paint Nite, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Josh’s Solo Sugar Mama’s Birthday Extravaganza, Josh Smith live at Sugar Mama’s, 6:30 PM
- On the Mic with Mike presents Josiah and the Greater Good, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Pint of Science Festival, Crafty Bastard/Last Days of Autumn/Saw Works, Secience Topics at Each Venue Each Night, Shuttle Available from Downtown Casual Pint ($5), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 per Venue per Night
- QED presents BuzzKill (comedy), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Donations Accepted
- Fireside Collective, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Ian Thomas and the Band of Drifters, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
- Bob Dylan’s 75th Birthday!
- Destination Imagination Global Finals Participants Hit Town (17,000+ of them)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Katie Garringer/Mitchel Evan and the Mangrove, 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
- Pint of Science Festival, Crafty Bastard/Last Days of Autumn/Saw Works, Secience Topics at Each Venue Each Night, Shuttle Available from Downtown Casual Pint ($5), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 per Venue per Night
- Brian Hodges & Stan Gibert Live, Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Relentless, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 25
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hoot and Holler/Mia Rose Lynne, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Joey’s “Mason Prinzi” KNOX Music debut, Sugar Mama’s, 4:30 – 7:00 PM
- City People “Up on the Roof”, Come Hang Out with Your Neighbors!, Preservation Pub Rooftop, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- TVB Easy Rider Mountain Bike Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents The Brothers Comatose, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Pint of Science Festival, Crafty Bastard/Last Days of Autumn/Saw Works, Secience Topics at Each Venue Each Night, Shuttle Available from Downtown Casual Pint ($5), 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 per Venue per Night
- Hunter Smith Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Science Theater 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Ben Maney scores “The Adventures of Prince Achmed”, Improvisations and Original Compositions by Ben Maney to the worlds oldest surviving animated movie, Scruffy City Rooftop, 9:00 PM
- Kristine Levine (comedy), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Copious Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 26
- Bureau of Land Management Hearing on Federal Coal Leasing, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jessica Martindale/Dead Horses, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Meeting on Downtown Parking Plans, East TN History Ctr., 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents the Greg Horne Band, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- The Young Fables, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Dead Horses, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM
- Sugar High: Bryce Damuth (comedy), Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Aerial Ruin/Knives of Spain, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Captain Ivory, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blue Print (jazz), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Harvest Thieves/Valerio Piccolo/Clarence Bucaro, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Screening of Take Back Your Power, Includes Q and A Re. KUB Smart Meters, Birdhouse (800 N Fourth Ave.), 7:00 PM
- Dying Fetus/The Acacia Strain, Concourse at the International, 7:30 PM, $22.50
- Nick Flora & Adam Whipple, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts 2016, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (706 N. Broadway), 8:00 PM, $12/$15
- Strung Like a Horse/Dustin Sellers/Wiggins and Haack, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Greg Tardy (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Livingstone/Crystal Bright and Silver Hands, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Motel Mirrors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Kate and Corey, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 28
- Expo 5K & 10K, 100 Block Jackson Ave, 8:00 AM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Ford’s Try DI Challenge, Public Event with Destination Imagination – come give it a try, World’s Fair Park 10:00 AM – Noon, Free
- State of Franklin Day, Reinactors Celebrate the State of Franklin, James White Fort, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Gentlemen and Liars/Hackensaw Boys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Angela Floyd Schools Spring Concert, Civic Auditorium, 5:00 PM, $10/$23
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts 2016, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (706 N. Broadway), 8:00 PM, $12/$15
- Harvest Thieves, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Will Carter CD Release Party, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $15
- Down 2 Brunch | House Party, Fundraiser for WOZO, Birdhouse (800 N. Broadway), 8:30 PM
- Hackensaw Boys/Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Ancient Warfare/White Gregg/Horizontal Hold, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Supatight, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- AFK/Hoverboots/Paerbaer, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $7
- Paleface, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, May 29
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Central Street Block Party, Knox Tenn (854 N. Central), Bands/Music/Beer in a cool location to benefit Dogwood Arts/Duchenne, 11:00 AM – 10:00 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
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts 2016, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (706 N. Broadway), 2:00 PM, $12/$15
- Monthly Harp Singing, East Tennessee History Center, 3:00 PM
- Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $20
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Digg, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Boy Named Banjo/Josh Epifanio, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Jauntee, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Andy Ferrell, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Nouveaux Honkies/Zoe Nutt, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Farm and Forage Dinner with Lost Creek Farm, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 6:30 PM, $60
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Model Inmates, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM