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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
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Lawson Garrett and the Love, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 9, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam Jaco/Jada Vance, 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 (of Delta Spirit)/Reverend Baron, 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/Syyrup, 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
- Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nate Currin/Brad Austin, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Topping Off Ceremony and Hard Hat Tour of $10 M renovation, First Presbyterian Church, 6:30 PM, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Big Sandy and His Flyrite Boys, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Beers with the Band, Annandale hangs out and chats with fans, $1 from each pint sold goes to help the band replace their stolen equipment, Downtown Casual Pint, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dennis Dow Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Public Cinema, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Ben Gaines hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 12, 2016
- Southern Food Writing Conference, East TN Hist. Center, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $495
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: New 76ers/Peachy Pyron, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Yak Strangler, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- Breast Connect Goes Live, Fundraiser w/ Heavy Hors d’ oeuvres and music by the Coverals/Leah Lovely, Square Room, 7:00 PM, $20
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- OTEP, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $20
- Kelsey’s Woods, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Pecha Kucha, Volume 19, Bijou Theatre, 7:20 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Ride of the Valkyries, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $89
- The New 76ers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 13, 2016
- Southern Food Writing Conference, East TN Hist. Center, 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM, $495
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lacy Green/Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Biscuit Bash, The Standard, 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $75
- Alive After Five presents the Stacy Mitchhart Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
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May Day! May Day! It’s Friday the 13th!, Improv-ables Improv comedy, Time Warp Tea Room, 7:30 PM
- Rhythm Serenaders Live in Knoxville, School of Hard Knox Swing Dance Festival (828 Tulip Ave.), 7:30 – 1:00 AM, Check site for ticket Prices
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Ride of the Valkyries, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $89
- House is Where the Heart Is, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $1
- Shimmy & the Burns at Pres Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Black Jacket Symphony presents Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
- Plankeye Peggy/Swing Booty, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Frightened Rabbit, The International, 9:00 PM, $15
- Jeanine Fuller (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Annabell’s Curse/McLovins, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Quichenight/Daniel Pujol, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Caution, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Angela Perley and the Howlin’ Moons, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 14, 2016
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- International Biscuit Festival, Throughout the center of downtown, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (some portions end earlier)
- Kidstuff with Sean McCollough presents Goldie and the Bear with Betsey Hill and the Mount Olive Elementary Ukulele Band, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- School of Hard Knox Swing Dance Festival (828 Tulip Ave.), 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM, Check site for ticket Prices
- Knoxville’s Largest Kids’ Party, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Community Center/Scott Southworth, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Make a Joyful Noise Christian Youth Chorus, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Airbnb Revolution: Knoxville, Seminar, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $43 – $84
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- Ragtime – Broadway at The Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $37 – $77
- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver/Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $32
- Ragtime – Broadway at The Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $37 – $77
- Sweets by Kate, Presented by Marble City Opera, Sugar Mama’s Bakery, 8:00 PM, $40 (very limited seating)
- Community Center, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Vibraslaps/Joey Pierce, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- All Them Witches, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Miles Nielson and the Busted Hearts, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Party Thieves, The International, 10:00 PM, $10
Sunday, May 15, 2016
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- School of Hard Knox Swing Dance Festival (828 Tulip Ave.), 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Check site for ticket Prices
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Open Streets Knoxville, Closed Street with Fun Physical Activities, Central Street from the Bus Station to Wild Love Bake House, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Ragtime – Broadway at The Tennessee, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $37 – $77
- Rheta Grimsley Johnson reads from and signs her latest book, The Dogs Buried over the Bridge: A Memoir in Dog Years, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Sweets by Kate, Presented by Marble City Opera, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM, $10/$20
- “Snow White and Rose Red,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam, Emporium Black Box Theater, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Christopher Paul Stelling KMW Secret Show With Briston Maroney, Location (in the downtown area) to be Announced to Ticket Holders 24 hours before the show, 6:30 PM, $13 – $16
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Comedian Billy Wayne Davis, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $10
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Scruffy City Showcase: May Edition, Jubal/Vibe/Falloir, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
Monday, May 16, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kim Logan/Lowell Levinger aka Banana from the Youngbloods, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Nite, Drink and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- St. Cinder/Jon Hatchett, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Major and the Monbacks, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jon Hatchett Band/Lyal Strickland, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 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
- Radio Birds/Strangetowne, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Hooten Hallers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM