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Sunday, September 25
- Step Out Walk, UT Gardens, 7:00 AM
- Children’s Dance Ensemble, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 AM 0 4:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio show on WUTK, 90.3 FM (and streamed here) , 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (podcasts posted later in the week)
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Walk, Volunteer Landing, 11:00 AM
- Premier League Football (Soccer) viewing, Hops and Hollers, 11:00 AM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Rally & Revitalize – Neighborhood Mural Painting Event!, Watch or help, Food on site for puchase, door prizes, Knoxville Graphic House (2017 Ailor), Noon – 5:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- The Dead Shall Rise Launch Party, Melanie Hutsell signs and reads from, The Dead Shall Rise, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Public Cinema Series, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 3:00 PM, $12
- Rooftop Yoga, Yogi Cheryl Maslar,The Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10
- An Evening with Holly Hambright and Con Hunley, Dinner/Concert/Q&A w/ Holly and Con, Holly’s Corner, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $50
- Music in the Park- Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet, Ijams, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5
- Green Thumb Gala, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Good Sport Night, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $16
- First Taste of Fall Sunday Supper with Caleb Hawkins, Public House, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $50 (does not include wine pairings)
- NeedtoBreathe, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $29-$50
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Workshy, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 26
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tim Easton/Michael Facasso, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Please Don’t Bury Me!, Americana music with Joey English/Christian Barnett/Adeem the Artist/My Politic, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM, $5/$7
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Amos Lee/Mutlu, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $44/$59
- MVT/Mamma Bear, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK’s the Mothership presents The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tami Neilson/Mama Louise, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cocktails & Conversation, “Romanticism in the American South” with Mary Campbell, UT Assistant Professor of Art History
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg, 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
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Caleb Hawley with Mathien | Knoxville Secret Show, Location Revealed to Ticket Holders, 8:00 PM, $10/$12
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Cuban Fire with Paquito D’Rivera, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17/$36
- Reggae Grammy Winner: Black Uhuru, Bar Marley, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $18
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 28
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Skylar Gregg/Megan Jean & KFB, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Hands-on Cheesemaking Workshop: Goat Chevre, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Bombadil, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Oktoberfest Tapping Party, Music/Free Glasses/$3 Beer/Brats on Pretzel Buns, Balter, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Evan Burnett Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “The Crucible,” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Scruffy Science Theater 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jon McLaughlin, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $20
- Lake Street Dive/Rubblebucket, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $22
- The LampLight Blues Sessions with Devan Jones, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tough Old Bird/Get Right Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’Clock Swerve featuring Wayne Bledsoe, presents Jubal, Barley’s, $5
- Grownup Game night, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 (BYOB)
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 7:00 PM, $12
- Cyrus Pireh, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three screening, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free (BYOB)
- “The Crucible,” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- Megan Jean & KFB/The Weeping Willows, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Denzel Curry, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15
- Gamenight/Groundhog/MemoryFox, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Get Right Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Futurebirds, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 30
- Wellness On The Water, Massage/Yoga/Reiki Healing/Meditation and More, Star of Knoxville Riverboat, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $179
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Weeping Willows, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Urban Gypsy Traveling Trunk Show, Paulk and Company, Noon – 8:00 PM
- River’s Edge Open House, 1701 Island Home, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Reception and book launch for Maria Cornelius, author of The Final Season: The Perseverance of Pat Summitt, Union Avenue Books, 5:30 PM
- Wine on the Water, Benefits Cystic Fibrosis Research, Volunteer Landing, 5:30 PM/6:30 PM, $125/$60
- Prickly Ash x K Brew – Sichuan Street Classics – POP UP DINNER, K Brew, 6:00 PM, Price Vary for Food (BYOB)
- Alive After 5 presents the Andy T – Nick Nixon Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- Musical Dinner Theatre with Richard Fabozzi, 3 Course Meal, Club LeConte, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Open to the Public, $70
- Truman Day 2016 with House Minority Leader Fitzhugh, The Foundry, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $60 (Includes Dinner)
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 7:00 PM, $12
- “The Crucible,” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $42
- Cereus Bright, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $19
- Tennessee Stifflegs, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $11
- Phillip Fox Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Future Theives, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Knox County Library presents Movies on the Square with, “Night at the Museum,” Dusk, Free
- Urban Soil/The Partials, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Morning Fatty/Vessel, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Kid Congo Powers/Pink Monkey Birds/Daddy Don’t, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- Mama Louise (Allman Bros. Tribute), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Bear Grillz/Midnight Tyrannosaurus, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $15
- Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 1
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville’s 225th Birthday Celebration, Krutch Park Extension, 10:00 AM – Noon
- The Great Llama Race 2016, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Young Fables/Wilder Adkins Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Big (
????range) TailGAYte hosted by Drew Meredith, The Hill (1105 Forrest Ave.), Noon - “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 1:00 PM, $12
- Urban Gypsy Traveling Trunk Show, Paulk and Company, Noon – 8:00 PM
- River’s Edge Open House, 1701 Island Home, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 5:00 PM, $12
- Transcendance by GO!, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:00 PM, $12/$15
- Hola Festival, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “The Crucible,” UT Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Live at the Fillmore (Official Allman Brothers Tribute Band), Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Ascend, The International, 9:00 PM, $5/$10
- Junior Boys/Egyptrixx/Borys, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $12/$15
- Masseuse/Permagroove, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Headroom, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 2
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio show on WUTK, 90.3 FM (and streamed here) , 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (podcasts posted later)
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Hola Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Urban Gypsy Traveling Trunk Show, Paulk and Company, Noon – 7:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Book signing and reading with the editors of Jeff Daniel Marian: Poet on the Holston, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, World’s Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Transcendance by GO!, Clarence Brown Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12/$15
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 3:00 PM, $12
- We Came As Romans, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $15
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Lonetones, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Electrochemical/Tony Grey Cosmic Duo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 3
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 (runs through next three Mondays)
- Founders Day Luncheon: 225th Anniversary, Bill Landry Appearance, Money to Knoxville’s Historic Homes, Mabry Hazen House (1711 Dandridge), 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lorin Walker Madsen/June Star, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Jordan Esker and the 100%, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Andrew Duhon Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 4
- Handmade Books Workshop with Donna Conliffe, 10:00 AM – Noon, $70/$90 (runs two other Tuesdays)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ashleigh Chevalier/Rob Robinson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Book signing and discussion with Thierry J. Sagnier, author of The Fortunate Few: IVS Volunteers from Asia to the Andes, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Coheed and Cambria/Saves the Day/Polyphia, The Mill and the Mine, 7:00 PM, $28
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Public Cinema Screening of “Dead Slow Ahead,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Vamos!, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Great Shapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM