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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
- Morningside Climate Prayer Vigil, Haley Heritage Square, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Brian Regan (comedy), Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $50
- Denver Bound! An Evening at the Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, 7:00 PM
- 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
- QED Comedy Lab presents Mix Tape (comedy), Pilot Light, 8:00 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
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Young Professionals Joint Speed Networking, 17 Market Square (Chamber of Commerce), 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Free (but Requires RSVP)Zentangle Club- Second meeting, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- 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, 8:00 PM
- Tommy Roberts/Psychedelic Bluegrass, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 29
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Tommy Robers/Muriel Anderson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Robert Ellis, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Cinepub, Sci-Fi Classices, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Wray/X-Gold/The Fem Doms, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: My Brother’s Keeper/Kirk Fleta, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Bark, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square presents Blue Line Blues, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Summer Blockbuster Series! MAD MAX: Fury Road!, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, Free
- Psychic Baos/The Cancelled/Criswell Collective, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Culture Vulture/Pace House, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Front Country, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 1
- Find Waldo Scavenger Hunt, All around Downtown, Prizes, July 1 – July 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Austin Lucas/Thomas Cassell Project, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Faces of Jazz Photography Exhibit, Work of Daniel Taylor, North Wall of the Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friday Night Social Runs at Sugar Mama’s!, Sponsored by and Starts at Downtown YMCA, Ends at Sugar Mama’s, 6:30 PM
- Wayne Cousins: First Friday Comedy, Saw Works Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Lauren Arp Live At Rita’s!, Rita’s Ice on Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday with Steph Untz: Between Here and There, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Donuts After Dark, Maker’s Donuts, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
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The Ooh Ooh Revue Show!, Cocoa Moon, 9:00 PM – 11:45 PM, $10
- July Outdoor Nostalgic Market, Nostalgia on McCalla, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Vietjam (AKA the Geebies), Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- The Partials/In Business, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nots/Wyld Stallyns, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- The Lawsuits, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Studs of Steel Male Review, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $20
- Fireside Collective, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 2
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Long/Classic Q Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jesus in the Park, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Katy Free with Harold Nagge, Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Lacy Caroline, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Nick Lutsko and the Puppet People/New Radio Dialect, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Bath Salt Zombies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nihilist Cheerleader, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- John Paul Keith, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 3
- 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
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Misty Mountain String Band, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Pilot Fireball Moonlit Classic 5K Run/Walk & Little Firecracker Mile, UT Campus, 8:00 PM
- Aesop Rock/Rob Sonic/DJ Zone, The International, 9:00 PM, $18
- Wizard Rifle, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $8
- Flatland/Cumberland Station, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 4
- Happy Indepence Day
- Sons of the Revolution Celebration, James White Fort, 10:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jimmy and the Jawbones/LaMay and Reese, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Emily Campen, Wurlitzer Organ Concert and more, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Festival on the Fourth, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Fourth of July on Mabry’s Hill, View the Fireworks, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- KSO 32nd Annual Free Pilot Flying J Independence Day Concert, World’s Fair Park, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Knoxville Fireworks Celebration, 9:35 PM
- Brandon Harmon and the Halfway Hearts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pinebox Boys/Haley Greene, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg Large Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pinebox Boys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Rob Nance and the Lost Souls, Barley’s, 10:00 PM