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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
- Trishes/Persona La Ave/Tre McCrary/The Verns, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- 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
- Vampirates, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- 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
- Paperwork, The Hollow Ends & Tawaine Himself, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM
- Silversun Pickups, The Mill and the Mine, 8:00 PM, $25
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Paperwork/Hollow Ends/Tawaine Himself, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mister F, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 22
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stefani Reeder/The Deer, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- KMA Book Club discusses “The Madonnas of Leningrad” by Debra Dean, 5:30 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents The DuPont Brothers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Hunter Smith Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Georgia Flood/The Deer, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Pere Ubu/Obnox, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $25
- Scruffy Science Cinepub 6000: Chupacabra!, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Snake Blood Remedy/Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Julia Franks reads from and signs Over the Plain Houses, Union Ave. Books, 6:00 PM, Free
- Speyside and Cookies (Scotch and Cookies), Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM, $35
- Bobby Long, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Concerts on the Square presents Ensemble Swing Time, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM, Free
- Stranger Than Fiction screening, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 8:00 PM
- Sugar High!: Ismael Loutfi (comedy), Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM
- Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, The International, 8:00 PM, $20/$25
- Paisley Fields/Gutter Blossoms, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Frazier Band/Jesse RS, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dylan Leblanc, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dale Watson/Daniel Champagne, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Kuumba Festival, Market Square, Noon – 10:00 PM, Free
- Alive After Five presents Leftfoot Dave & The Magic Hats, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $10/$15
- Summer Solstice Dinner, Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, 6:00 PM, $75
- Lines Taking Shape, Yak Strangler & more, The Bowery, 7:00 PM, $10
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Greg Allman, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $48/$75/$95
- Velvet King/Chalaxy/The Sacred, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- T. Michael Branner Conceptet (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Charles Walker Band/Dynamo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Max Pain and the Groovies, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Senryu/Meob/Caps, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Appleseed Collective, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 25
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Homecoming, James White Fort, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Free (But Donations Accepted)
- Summer Sidewalk Sale & Lamp-A-Rama, Restrospect, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Two Days)
- Meadow Lark Music Festival, Dale Watson/Southern Culture on the Skids/Barstool Romeos/More, Ijams, Noon – 11:00 PM, $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wendel Werner/Cole Graham and a Pauper’s Prayer, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Keith Stewart reads from and signs Bernadette Peters Hates Me: True Tales of a Delusional Man, Union Ave. Books, 2:00 PM, Free
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- Kuumba Festival, Haley Square/Morningside Park, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Repeat Repeat with Crumbsnatchers | KMW Secret Show, Undisclosed Location, 8:00 PM, $10/$12
- Kishi Bashi, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $12/$15
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Barnyard Stompers/Barstool Duo (Andrew Pirkle and Mike McGill), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Gimmie Hendrix, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Lacing, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Accomplices, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Bearded, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 26
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Kuumba Festival, Haley Square/Morningside Park, 11:00 AM – 10:00 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
- Keith Stewart Reading & Signing Bernadette Peters Hates Me, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- JUNE BLUES Cruise with KY’s The Stella Vees, Knoxville River Boat, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16
- Brian Regan (comedy), Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $50
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Evening News with Pat Baker, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 27
- CBID Board Meeting (and election), 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Justine Trawick and Keelan Donovan/Lawson Garrett and The Love, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Ben Ricketts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tom Mason/Dunderhead, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Brownbag Lecture with Dr. Gail Palmer: The Midwives’ Quilt: A Tale of Conflict and Intrigue in the Smoky Mountains, E.TN. Hist. Ctr., Noon, Free
- Pea Pickin’ ❤s, Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Passion Pit, The Mill and the Mine, 8:00 PM, $30
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Tommy Roberts/Psychedelic Bluegrass, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM