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Sunday, June 5
- Powerboat Superleague Racing, Volunteer Landing, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Bike, Boat, Brew and Bark, Volunteer Landing, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- 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
- Linda Parsons reads from and signs her latest volume of poetry, This Shaky Earth, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM, Free
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Jazz Jam, Black Box Theatre @ the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $22
Monday, June 6
- Summer Art Academy, Knoxville Museum of Art, M – Fr, 9:00 AM – Noon, $100
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Keith Sykes/Blackwater Mojo, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday, Wurlitzer Organ Concert, Plus Claire Metz, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Owen Roe Wine Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 6:00 PM, $106
- Paint Nite, Drink Beer and Paint, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Neighborhood Meeting and Potluck, Ashley Nicole Dream Playground, 6:30 PM
- Monday Movie Madness presents, “Evil Dead 2,” Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Blackwater Mojo/Philos Moore, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Throwing Plates/Evie Andrus Barefoot Sanctuary, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Zentangle Foundations, Basement Community Art Studio (105 W. Jackson), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40
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Interviewing 101, Downtown YMCA, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Free
- Rainbow Run 2016, 2K, Benefits Positively Living, Central Flats and Taps, 6:30 PM, $20
- City Council Meeting, City County Building Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- 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
- Andrew Tufano/Throwing Platters, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 8
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adeem/Bonnie Bishop, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents The Danberrys, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Matt Nelson Sound (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Zack Fallon Project, Follow Local Favorite on Top Chef, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- B.o.B., Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $20 – $99
- Ben Gaines hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Scroll Downers/Wife Pile, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Thursday, June 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Horse Traders/Reverend Justin Hylton, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Jay Clark, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- Knox Beer Week Untappd Badge Party!, Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $30
- Danny Bernstein reads from and signs her book, Forests, Alligators, Battlefields: My Journey Through the National Parks of the South, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM, Free
- Zentangle Club- first meeting, Basement Community Art Center, 6:30 – 8:00 PM, $15/mo.
- Farm to Brew, Beardsley Farm collaboration and fundraiser, Crafty Bastard, 7:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square presents Josh Cottrell, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Horse Traders, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Amasa Hines, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Little Tybee/Sarah Morgan, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Wendell Potter reads from and signs Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM, Free
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Some Like It Hot,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $7/$9
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Cumberland Station, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Will Boyd (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Strutter: A Tribute to Kiss, Concourse at the International, 9:30 PM, $5
- La Inedita (from Peru)/Paul Edelman, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Little Tybee, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Cabinet, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Big Bad Oven/Tyler Damon/Matt Nelson/Josh Wright, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, June 11
- Tour de Cure, Fundraiser for American Diabetes Association, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 AM, $25
- Families in the Creek, Ijams Nature Center, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Beer Week Kick-off, Market Square Stage, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Free Admission Day, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Big Kahuna Wing Festival, BBQ and Music, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $10/$15/$150
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jackson Emmer/The Farmer and Adele, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- 22nd Annual Bark in the Park, Benefits the Humane Society, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5
- Rooftop Dance Party, DJ Earl Grae, Scruffy City Rooftop, 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- 38th Annual Front Page Follies, Convention Center, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $125
- Women’s Baskeball H.O.F. Induction Ceremony, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $100
- The Dance Academy South Recital, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, Free
- “Leading Ladies,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Rewind, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Silly Saturdays Comedy Show featuring Dave Martin, The Square Room, 9:00 PM, $15
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- John Dough Boys/Punk Grass, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Fuego, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Operator/New Romantics, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
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
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rev Freakchild/The Roamies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 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
- 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, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Forlorn Strangers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM