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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
- Yard Sale, Birdhouse, Noon
- 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
- Mr Ill/Earl Grae/The Verns/Infinite Skillz/Joe Stu/El Presidente/Ladi Gzulu/Ya Boy Skolla/DJ Reality/Movement, Pilot Light 2:00 PM, $5
- 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
- Rooftop Yoga with Yogi Cheryl Maslar, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Shakespeare on the Square 2016 presents King Lear, Market Sqaure, 7:00 PM, Free/Suggested donation $10
- Hot Jazz Picnic at James Agee Park, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $3 Donation Requested
- Greg Horne Band at Barley’s, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Nan Violence/Death Panels, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- 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
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: 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 Knox County Jug Stompers, 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
Wednesday, July 20
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lexi Len Band/Me From Adam, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, City County Bldg Small Assembly Room, 4:00 PM
- Hip Hop to the Barre, Barre Belle Yoga, 6:30 PM, $25
- Tennessee Shines presents Nikki Talley, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Cinepub, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Gardener/Manas, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Jonny Monster, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Karen Jonas/WestWend, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Will Carter, Barley’s, 6:00 PM
- Third Thursday Yoga & Art: Moon Mandalas, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- Food Truck Park & Farmers’ Market, Southern Railway Station, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, Free
- Jazz Jam with Vance Thompson, Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Free
- Karen Jonas/Roman Reese/Matt Hutchison/Will Carter Band, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Day and Age/Beige Blood/Psychic Baos/Jean Claude Goddamn, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Shane Smith and the Saints, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Ancient Cities, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff German/Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Healthy Happy Hour Block Party, Family Friendly Block Party, Central Collective, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Queens of Vintage Show And Sale, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (706 N. Broadway), 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents Tee Dee Young, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- Fanatic Flights, Meet the Brewer at Sugar Mama’s, 6:00 PM
- Raise your glass! A wine tasting fundraiser, Fundraiser for The East Tennessee Peace & Justice Center, Club LeConte, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40 (plus bring two bottles of wine)
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 7:00 PM, $12
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- W James Taylor at Sugar Mama’s, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Sarah Jarosz, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- Jobs/White Gregg/Crowmeat Bob, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Buddy Honeycutt Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dirty Bourbon River Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Frazier Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 23
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Queens of Vintage Show And Sale, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts (706 N. Broadway), 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Loose Hingers/Raven and the Wren, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 1:00 PM, $12
- Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 5:00 PM, $12
- Parkridge Summer Party 2016, Parkridge Park, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Mai Tai Cocktail Class, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- The Night Shift, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Faun Fables, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- C2 and the Brothers Reed/Chew, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- DJ Earl Grae, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Smooth Sailor, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 24
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- #MarchforbernieUSA KNOXVILLE, TN, Market Square, 11:00 AM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Tennessee Stage Company presents Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- Rooftop Yoga with Yogi Cheryl Maslar, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Jackson Terminal Acoustic Concert Series featuring Mickey Guyton and Runaway June, Fundraiser, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $30/$40/$50
- Summer Blockbuster Series! MAD MAX: Fury Road!, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM, Free
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Sunday Shred at the Birdhouse, Yak Strangler/Carpadium/Velocirapture, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5 (BYOB)
- Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – Midnight
- Comedy Show with Dave Losso/Max Fine/Jeff Blank, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Danberrys, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons at Preservation Pub- Knoxville, TN, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Walter Finley/Vallie, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- The Mallett Brothers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Donna Frost/The Greg Horne Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Viking Age and Norse Genealogy, Brown Bag Lecture with Ron Jones, East Tennessee History Center, Noon
- Summer Slaughter Tour, Numerous Bands, 2:00 PM, $30/$50
- Modern Studio Fundraiser Extravaganza, Silent Auction and More, Sugar Mama’s, 6:00 PM – 10:00 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, 8:00 PM
- Appalachian Surf Team/Antarcticats, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM