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If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add events to the list about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
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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
- Stan Gibert Live At Rita’s, 7:00 PM – 10:00 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/God’s Buffet, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $6
- Flatland/Cumberland Station, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 4
- Happy Independence 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
Wednesday, July 6
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mile Twelve/Husky Burnette, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents The Honeycutters, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Hunter Smith Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Ghostbusters screening, The Central Collective, 8:00 PM, Free (BYOB)
- Knoxville Horror Filmfest presents, “The Burbs,” Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Andrew Leahey and the Homestead, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Will Overman Band/Ryan Sobb, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Summer Slowdown Yoga, With Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Series of 3 Classes, $30 or drop in for $12 a session)
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Kevin Abernathy, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM, $5
- KWG’s Annual Open Mic Night, Central United Methodist, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $2 Donation Requested
- Jazz Jam Session with Vance Thompson, Emporium, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Kasondra Rose, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM
- Jimmy and the Jawbones/Will Overman Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Marty O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 8
- Art Class with Tyler Ramsey, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Joe’s Truck Stop/Jay Clark and the Tennessee Tree Beavers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Fun Friday Social Run, Sponsored by and starts at the Downtown YMCA, $2 off first pint at Sugar Mama’s afterward, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents, “Casablanca,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7/$9
- Kansas Bible Company/The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, The International, 9:00 PM, $25
- Tom Johnson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Mux Mool/Frameworks, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
- Deadringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Time Sawyer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Pandas and People/The Copper Children, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 9
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kid Stuff Live with Sean McCollough presents Will Carter, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- Awaken the City, All Day Evangelism Event starts on the World’s Fair Park, Inculdes a Prayer March through Downtown, Ends with a Student Rally with Religious Music, 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cumberland River/Jeremy Pinnell, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Wrestling, The International, 2:30 PM, Free
- Controlled Chaos with Artist Tyler Ramsey, Music/Performance Art with Tyler Ramsey/Cocktails, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $65
- Good Sport Night, Mystery Activity, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $25
- Pale Root: Live at Sugar Mama’s Bakery, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Charge the Atlantic/Opposite Box, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dixieghost, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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
- 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, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 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
- 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