The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (8/21 – 8/30/2016)

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Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016

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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
  • FocusFest: Battle of the (Praise) Bands/Other Activities, World’s Fair Park, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
  • “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 3:00 PM, $12
  • August BLUES Cruise with FEW MILES ON!, Star of Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16/$20
  • 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

Tuesday, August 23

  • Battle on the State Line Media Event (To promote activities going on in Bristol before the game), 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • 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
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016

Wednesday, August 24

  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nellie Clay/Banjo Nickaru, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Tennessee Shines presents Barefoot Sanctuary/Jamie Cook, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
  • Mitchell, Coker and Deacon (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  • NoKno Cinematheque presents “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” The Central Collective, 8:00 PM, Free (BYOB)
  • Scruffy Science Theater 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Xuekatre/All Hell/Enthean, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $7
  • Tomàs Gorrio, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, August 25

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The WillowWacks/Music From the CBT production “Violet,” Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Six O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Exit 65, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
  • Bourbon and Ice Cream, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM, $35
  • “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 7:00 PM, $12
  • Scottish Jam, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15, Free
  • Sugar High! w/Craig Holcombe & Andy Cummins (comedy), Sugar Mama’s, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
  • The 200’s, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
  • The Hood Internet/Showyousuck/Earl Grae, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $8
  • Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Friday, August 26

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Minor Moon/Kristy Cox, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Blankfest, Music and Comedy, Market Square and Surrounding Venues, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10/$25/$60
  • Good Sport Night, The Central Collective (923 N. Central St.), 6:30 PM, $14/$20
  • “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 7:00 PM, $12
  • Summer Movie Magic presents “Top Gun,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7/$9
  • Harakiris/El Escapado/Fire at the Marquee/Heavy Sleepers, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
  • Spectrum (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Styles & Complete, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
  • Deltaphonics, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Carpe Capare, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM

Saturday, August 27

  • Restoration House Over the Edge Event, Rapell from the Langley Building, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Dragon Boat Race Festival, Volunteer Landing, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • Family Safety and Preparedness Fair, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • POWER YOGA at The Mill & Mine (FREE), 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • GermanFest 2016, First Lutheran Church (1207 N. Broadway), 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $2
  • Authors Rachel Holbrook and Bobbi Phelps Wolverton sing their books in front of Union Avenue Books, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: MojoFlow/The Good Bad Kids, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 1:00 PM, $12
  • “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 5:00 PM, $12
  • Blankfest, Music and Comedy, Market Square and Surrounding Venues, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10/$25/$60
  • Livin Lush Cup: Under the Lights, Lighted Paddleboard Race (lights provided), Billy Lush Board Shop/Tennessee River, 7:00 PM (Must Register 24 hours or more early), 2 Mile Race $45, Five Mile Race $65
  • Corey Smith, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28
  • Ascend, The International, 9:00 PM (Tickets at the Door, No Price Given)
  • Mark Boling (Jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • Shriek Operator (Record Release)/Wife Pile/Evil English, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
  • Nick Moss Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • The Good Bad Girls, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016
Blue Slip Bistro, Southern Railway Station, Knoxville, July 2016

Sunday, August 28

Monday, August 29

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ethan Crump/The Coteries, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
  • Special 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Jubal, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
  • Writers in the Library Reading: Christopher Hebert, UTK Hodges Library, 7:00 PM, Free
  • The Coteries, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • WUTK’s The Mothership presents The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, August 30

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hadley Kennary/Jenni Alpert w/ Aubryn and Byron, 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
  • 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
  • Charge the Atlantic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
  • Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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