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Sunday, July 31
- TODAY IS RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS DAY: Do Yours!
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio Show on WUTK 90.3 FM (Listen online, Follow the Podcast), 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Party In The Park, Food Trucks/Children’s Activities/Collecting School Supplies, Sponsored by Ignition Church, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 2:00 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
- Tennessee Stage Company presents Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- Summer Movie Magic presents “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Book signing and reading with Susan Benjamin, author of Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Favorite Pleasure, Union Ave. Books, 2:00 PM
- Legally Blonde, Jr, Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell), 3:00 PM, $12
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- DigiTour Summer, The Concourse at the International, 4:00 PM, $25/$30/$99
- Music in the Park at Ijams- Tim Lee 3, Ijams, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Summer Blockbuster Series! MAD MAX: Fury Road!, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lee Rod and the Fellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- The Donkeys/Paperwork/Hard Feelings, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Redmouth, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 1
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tim Fast, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Bill Snyder on the Wurlitzer and Emily Campen, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Photo Recollection: 8th of August Jubilee, Opening Reception, E.T. Hist. Ctr., 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Exhibit Runs through Week)
- Paint Nite, Drink and Paint, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Scruffy City Hall
- QED presents Surrogates (comedy), Pilot Light, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $5
- Ben Gaines hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Clyde and the Milltailers/Pretend Sweethearts, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg. Main Assembly Room, 6:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Selasee/The Fafa Family, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Shimmy and the Burns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 3
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: ILONA/Lost Fiddle String Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Heart of the Household: The Slaves of Andrew Johnson | Brown Bag Lecture with Randi Nott, East TN History Ctr., Noon
- Tennessee Shines presents Andrew Leahey and the Homestead, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
- Caleb Sherrod (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Skanatics/Rossdafareye, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Evan Taylor Jones/Ryan Sheley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Premier Party for the ETCDC Urban Home and Garden Tour Weekend, Holston Bldg., 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $125
- PAWS-itivity!, Fundraiser and Photo Exhibit Ice Cream Social for Tru Dog Network, 221 Gallery (Under Cook Lofts), 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Deadbeat Scoundrels, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- What the Playwright Can Teach the Writer, Led by Lisa Soland, Central United Methodist (201 3rd Ave.), 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $2 Donation Requested
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Book signing/talk w/ Dan Zak, Washington Post reporter/author of Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age, East TN Hist. Center, 7:00 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Bird in Hand/Hazel/Sunshine Station at Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Daddy Issues, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Evan Taylor Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Caitlyn Krisko of the Broadcast, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stephen Simmons, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- ETCDC Urban Home and Garden Tour, Starts at the Phoenix Bldg. 418 S. Gay, 5:30 PMM – 8:00 PM, $30
- Alive After Five presents The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Crispy Cool First Friday, Fresh Salads and All the Fixings, Nostalgia on McCalla, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- David Perdue: First Friday Comedy, Saw Works, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- First Friday with Jason Brown: Double Take, Photography Exhibit and Reception, The Central Collective (923 N. Central), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Desire: What Do You Crave? Show presented by The Ooh Ooh Revue, Cocoa Moon, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $10
- Deadphish Orchestra/Llama Train/Jesco, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Tamara Brown (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash with Grandpa’s Stash/Caution, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Donna Hopkins Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 6
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- NPC Knox Classic, BodyBuilding, Civic Auditorium, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM, $15 – $38
- ETCDC Urban Home and Garden Tour, Starts at the Phoenix Bldg. 418 S. Gay, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Erin McClendon/Y’uns, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Scottish Country Dance, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:00 PM
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- 1964 “The Tribute,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27
- Paperwork/Yung Life/Meob/Ex Gold, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Rewind, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Will Yager Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Roselit Bone/Mojoflo/TMSW, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Motel Mirrors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jon Stickley Trio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 7
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio Show on WUTK 91.3 FM (Listen online, Follow the Podcast), 10:00 AM – 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
- Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756-1763 | Special Sunday Lecture with Daniel J. Tortora, East TN History Ctr., 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
- History of Knoxville with Jack Neely, A Four Week Series (each Sunday), 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Church Tours/ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Lecture, Free
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- No Need, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Margo Cilker/Leiper’s Fork Bluegrass Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- North Broadway Complete Streets Project Public Meeting, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Crowbar, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15
- Walker Lukens, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Soggy Po Boys, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: 2 Country 4 Nashville/Paper Wings, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- MVT/Nash Funk Fusion, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Tara Terra, Barley’s, 10:00 PM