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Sunday, August 14
- 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
- August Event, Mid-Mod Collective and Wild Love Bakehouse, Noon – 5:00 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
- 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
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presents “Psycho,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7/$9
- Book Signing and reading with poet Judith Duvall, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- “Cabin Fever: A Texas Tragicomedy,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Stage Company/Shakespeare on the Square presents, “King Lear,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Jason D. Thompson, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Thieves of Sunrise, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kelcy Mae/Val and the Southern Line, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Nite, Paint and Drink, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- QED Comedy Lab presents, “Two Wasted Years: A QED Retrospective,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Pay What You Want
- Belladonna/Kelcy Mae Trio, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Gangstagrass, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- War Party/Sealion, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Tuesday, August 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gus Moon/Tim Pepper, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, City County Building Main Assembly Rm, 6:00 PM
- Farm and Forage Dinner with Lost Creek Farm, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM, $75 (BYOB)
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jacob Whitesides, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17.50/$20
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Two Cow Garage, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Grizzly Goat, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 17
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Renshaw Davies/Liz Frame and the Kickers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Rm City County Bldg, 4:00 PM
- Wonderful Wednesday Restorative Yoga, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $12
- Adam O’Fallon reads from and signs The Grand Tour, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Alex Leach, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Gillian Welch, The Mill and the Mine, 8:00 PM, $30
- Scruffy Cinepub – William Mahaffrey, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Harmed Brothers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grizzly Goat/Erisa Rei, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents the Mark Boling Trio, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Food Truck Park & Market, Music/Farmers’ Market and more, Southern Railway Station, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- PKN Knoxville Volume 20 (PechaKucha), Relix Theatre, 6:30 PM
- Big Heights Rooftop Crawl, Rooftops Around Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $45
- The Spins: My Morning Jacket’s, “Z,” Vinyl Listening Party, Uncorked, 7:00 PM
- Irish Jam, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15
- Fin’amor/Hercyn/Dust and Decay, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Pigeons Playing Pingpong, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10
- Outlaw Ritual/Rye Baby, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Broadcast, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 19
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kyle Nachtigel/Chris Stalcup and The Grange, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Umprhey’s McGee Pre-Party with Montu featuring Joel Cummins of Umphrey’s McGee, Preservation Pub, 6:00 PM
- This ‘un, one more, then the briar patch. New work from Song of the South, Striped Light, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Three Muskateers, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell, 7:00 PM, $12
- Christian Lopez Band with Jonathan Sexton. Knoxville Secret Show, Location Revealed to Ticket Holders 24 hrs. bef. Show, 8:00 PM, $10/$12
- WUTK presents Umphrey’s McGee, Tennessee Theatre, 8:30 PM, $30/$35
- Mike Baggetta (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Wavy Train: Umphrey’s McGee afterparty at Preservation Pub, 9:45 PM – 1:30 AM
- WUTK Presents the Back To School Boat Bash feat. Three Star Revival and Josiah and The Greater Good, Star of Knoxville, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $10/$15
- Rossdafareye and Friends/Backup Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Glass/Night Gallery, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Burnin Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 20
- 6th Annual Hummingbird Festival, Ijams, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $3/$7
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- United Way Dodgeball Ya’ll Tournament, Knoxville Coliseum, 9:00 AM, Free to Watch/$500 per corporate team to compete
- East Tennessee History Fair, Krutch Park Extension, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- History Day, James White Fort, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Summer Silents: a rare screening of Clarence Brown’s 1925 “Smouldering Fires” and “Silent Stomp” accompanied by Todd Steed, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Authors Cheryl Peyton, Wayne Zurl and Janet Greer meet the public and sign their recent books in front of Union Ave. Books, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Family Fun Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Few Miles On/West King String Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Three Muskateers, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell, 1:00 PM, $12
- Marketing for Small Press Authors and the Self-Published, Central United Methodist Church, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $25/$30/$50
- Grand Opening of Pop Weasel, 611 N. Gay Street, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Emory Place Block Party 2016, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Sunset On Central, New Concert Series, Three Star Revival/Alana Royale/Humminghouse/The Weeks, 126 Bearden Place, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Walking Tour (very lengthy – comfortable shoes and water) with Jack Neely of “Irish Town” and “Cripple Creek,” Departs from Hist. Ctr. Entrance, 4:00 PM
- The Three Muskateers, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell, 5:00 PM, $12
- Gospel on the Square, Market Square Stage, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Arcadian Wrestling Association presents “War of the Gods – Unfinished Business,” The International, 7:00 PM, $10 – $50
- End of Summer Bash, Swing Dance, The Emporium, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $7 – $12
- The SteelDrivers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27 SOLD OUT
- Chalaxy/Saturn Valley and Piano/Frazier Band/Big Valley Mustangs, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- MCPco Presents “Boys vs Girls-Dirty Pop” Varieté & Burlesque Showcase, The Bowery, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou,
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $5
- Birdcloud, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
- Demon Waffle, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Ellis Dyson and the Shambles, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 21
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio Show on WUTK 90.3 FM (Listen online, Follow the Podcast), 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- 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
- 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
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Hard Working Americans, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27/$30
- Arc and Stones/Vinyl Thief/Shiloh Hill, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, August 22
- Rooftop Breakfast Yoga w/ Juice!, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective, 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, $20
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: DK and the Joy Machine, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Three Muskateers, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 109 E. Churchwell, 5:00 PM, $12
- On The Mic w/ Mike featuring Electric Darling, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free
- Carpe Capare, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Dawn Drapes/Underdog/Whitherward, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jane Fallon/Ma Crow and the Lady Slippers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- August Big Kids Coloring Club, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $5
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Keith Harkin, The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $35/$55
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Sweet Years/Yeesh/Crumbsnatchers, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- The 9th Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Cullen Wade and the Waters, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM