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Sunday, June 12
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Some Like It Hot,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Second Sunday Docent Tour (English), Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour (Spanish), Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Insane Clown Posse, The International, 7:30 PM, $20
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Canvas People, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 13
- Summer Art Academy, Knoxville Museum of Art, M – Fr, 9:00 AM to Noon, $100
- Kids In The Arts summer camp, Birdhouse, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, M-F, $300
- Story Time, Free Coffee from Java for Parents, White Buffalo (108 E. Jackson), 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rev Freakchild/The Roamies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Maintaining a Safe Downtown – Qtr. Downtown Resident’s Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- Downtown Knoxville Residential Meeting (Led by CBID), 17 Market Square, 6:00 PM
- Monday Funday: Champagne Supernova, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- The Glass Menagerie – Staged Reading, The Word Players, Square Room, 7:00 PM, Free (Donations Accepted)
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- QED Comedy: Pick a Card, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Free (Donations Accepted)
- Jonny Grave, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Purple Kite/The Forlorn Strangers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Craft Beer Week’s ‘Knox World Beer Tour’, Various Breweries, Follow Link for Times and Locations, Tu – Th
- 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
- Schwizz/Eric Caldwell, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Forlorn Strangers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 15
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anderson String Quartet/Seth Richard, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “East Tennessee in World War II,” Brown Bag Lecture, East TN Hist. Ctr., Noon
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room City County Building, 4:00 PM
- Cocktails and Conversations with John Douglas Powers, Museum of Art, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
- Southern Writers Book Club Discusses The Known World by Edward P. Jones, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- June Drink + Draw, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Jason Eady, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Kasey Williams/Under Great Lights/Carrie Welling, Southern Railway Station (Outdoors), 7:00 PM, $10/$12
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Built to Spill, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $24
- Harry Connick, Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $79/$99/$109 SOLD OUT
- Zac Fallon Project, Watch Zac Compete on Top Chef, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Scruffy Cinepub, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Tank and the Bangas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mac Leaphart/Kira Small, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Third Thursday: Yoga & Art, Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20/$25
- Food Truck Park & Market, Southern Railway Station, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Concerts on the Square presents LaFever, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Divided We Stand, Free Concert and Video Shoot, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Keith Mead/Dear Blanca/Falloir/Bat House, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Honey and Houston, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brandon Fulson/The Moon and You, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Collective Corpse: A Group Show, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Alive After Five presents Boy’s Night Out (cover band), Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Night at the McClung Museum, Family Sleepover, 7:00 PM, $40/$50
- Pam Kicka (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- House is Where the Heart Is, The Concourse at the International, 7:30 PM, Free
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jason Mraz, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $45/$60
- Tree Tops/Agori Tribe/Unaka Prong, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Pridefest Kickoff featuring Bamm, The International, 9:00 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Reed Turchi and the Caterwauls, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Bethany and the Swing Serenade, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 18
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Pride Parade, Old City, Up Gay and over to WFP, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Threesound/Noah Larssen, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Pridefest, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, Noon – 8:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Brewfest, Depot and Gay, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $50
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- Katy Free with Wendel Werner, Sugar Mama’s, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Sip of Summer, Food/Drink/Jazz, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM, $75
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Gaelic Storm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $23
- Nellie Pearl, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tina Tarmac and the Burns CD release with Mass Driver and Realm!, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Empire Strikes Brass/Three Sound, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Billy Strings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Al Scorch, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 19
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- SAFTA Reading Series Presents William Woolfitt, Clifford Garstang, & Lyric Dunagan, Bar Marley, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- GOOD SPORT NIGHT, Mystery Fun Activity, Central Collective, 5:00 PM, $15
- Jordan Smith, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27/$32
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Snake Blood Remedy, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 20
- Sunrise Solstice Yoga and Raw Latte from The Juicery, Central Collective, 7:00 AM
- Paint Nite, Paint and Drink, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Monaco & Alameda/The Woodsheep, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Monaco/Alameda, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Continental, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josh Field/Will Payne Harrison, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Everytime I Die, Concourse at the International, 7:30 PM, $17
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Mister F, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM