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Sunday, July 10
- 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
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Casablanca,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Anne Bridges and Ken Wise read from and sign, Smoky Jack: The Adventures of a Dog and His Master on Mount LeConte, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour (English), Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (Spanish, 3:00 PM)
- Johnny Azari /BARK /Karl Mountain Will Fist Solo/farfisa Steve Gigante Solo, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Rooftop Yoga, Yogi Cheryl Masler, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Magnolia Motel/Royal Buzz and the Savants of Soul, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 11
- Storytime – Butterflies!, White Buffalo (108 E. Jackson), 9:00 AM/
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Olivia Rudeen and Madeleine/Ghosts of Gatewood, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Creative Cocktails, Dogwood Arts sponsors this event to Brainstorm What Artists Need in Knoxville, 123 W. Jackson, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- On the Mic with Mike with Maps Need Reading, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- POP UP ART SALE AND LIVE PAINTING! featuring Carrie Hamilton, Curious Dog, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Chad Melton, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cranford Hollow, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andrew Tufano/The Vivants, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- July Big Kids Coloring Club, Ijams, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $5
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Joshua James/Timmy the Teeth (concert), The Hive, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- David Allen Coe, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $20
- Zolopft, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Tribute to Ralph Stanley, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 13
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Andrew Jackson Never Slept Here: The Lamar House from 1817 to Today | A Brown Bag Lecture with Dean Novelli, East TN Hist. Ctr., Noon – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nellen Dryden/The Stillhouse Shakers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Michaela Anne, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Mitchell, Coker and Deacon (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Chewers/Heinous Orca, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Ben Gaines Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Greg Payne and the Piedmont/Charlotte Berg, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Summer Slowdown Yoga, with Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $10
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Mike Craver, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- Songs & Supper with Woody, Celebrate Woody Guthrie’s Birthday with a special meal, wine, music and poetry, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $50
- Shakespeare on the Square 2016 presents the Merry Wives of Windsor, Market Sqaure, 7:00 PM, Free/Suggested donation $10
- Jazz Jam Session with Vance Thompson, Emporium, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Falloir/Kinder Than Wolves/Hellaphant, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Richie Owens and the Farm Bureau, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bruns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 15
- Best of the Best (So Far), Best Children’s and Young Adult Books Highlighted, East Tennessee History Center, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM, $50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Roger Alan Wade/Roger Melancon, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Nest Knoxville’s Grand Opening, wine and hors d’oeuvres, 108 Gay Street, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM (store actually opens at 10:00 AM)
- Alive After Five presents Soul Connection, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Ultimate Ghostbuster Paranormal Extravaganza, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Southern Thai Dinner, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35 (BYOB)
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Shakespeare on the Square 2016 presents King Lear, Market Sqaure, 7:00 PM, Free/Suggested donation $10
- Big River presented by the Word Players, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $16 – $22
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “The Goonies, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7/$9
- A.one/pro/form/arts/fest Second Half, Local Video Screening, A1 LabArts (23 Emory Place), 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $
- Pea Pickin’ ❤s at Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM, Free
- Alanna Royale/Major and the Monbacks/Trae Pierce and the T-Stone Band, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- DownSlave/Realm, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Cal Robbinz, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Soul Mechanic/Jahman Brahman, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Aquaducks, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Sweet Years/Sea Ghost/My Son Gordeaux, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, July 16
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Workshop: Writing Your Story, Bonnie Millard presented by the Knoxville Writer’s Guild, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jordy Searcy/Mayday Malone, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Supa Peach/Buckdown Majorette/Hip Hop Dance Jamboree, Anti-Bullying Event, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:00 PM, $12 – $20
- Big River presented by the Word Players, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $16 – $22
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- Shakespeare on the Square 2016 presents the Merry Wives of Windsor, Market Sqaure, 7:00 PM, Free/Suggested donation $10
- Terror in the Woods, Ijams, 7:00 PM, $15
- Hard Knox Roller Girls, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Taste of Hop, Proceeds benefit AIS, Carleo’s, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Big River presented by the Word Players, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $16 – $22
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Three Star Revival/Zac Conley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dead Soldiers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Brokefellers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 17
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Four Legged Friends Shrimp Feed (Young Williams), All You can Eat Shrimp and Draft Beer Old City Wine Bar, All Proceeds to Young-Williams, Noon – 4:00 PM, $33
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “The Goonies, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Christopher Hebert reads from and signs Angels of Detroit, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Big River presented by the Word Players, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $16 – $22
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- JULY BLUES Cruise with Southern Ave & Ori Naftaly, Aboard the Star of Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16/$20
- An Evening of Dance at Mirage Knoxville, 415 S. Gay, 6:00 PM, $7/$10
- Summer Blockbuster Series! MAD MAX: Fury Road!, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM, Free
- Shakespeare on the Square 2016 presents King Lear, Market Sqaure, 7:00 PM, Free/Suggested donation $10
- Greg Horne Band at Barley’s, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 18
- Rooftop Breakfast Yoga, With Leslie Ellingburg, Central Collective, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, $12/$20
- Kids In The Arts Summer Camp, Birdhouse, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM (All Week), $175
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Steve D’Angelo/Miss Rosie, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Star and Micey, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 19
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shawn Taylor/The Hummingbirds, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, City County Building Main Assembly Room, 6:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Garbage with Kristin Kontrol, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $40/$45
- Melissa Etheridge/Count This Penny, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $45 – $100
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Sonny and the Sunsets/Fred Thomas/The Mutations, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $8
- Spacetrain, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Tall Tall Trees, Barley’s, 10:00 PM