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Sunday, September 4
- 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
- Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Old City Cover Jam 2016, The Coveralls/The Chillbillies/The Kincaid Band/Soulfinger/Crawlspace and more, 125 E. Jackson, 2:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $12.50/$15
- Sunday Savansana, Restorative Yoga with Leslie Ellingburg, The Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $15
- “The Three Muskateers,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre (109 E. Churchwell Ave.), 3:00 PM, $12
- “[Title of Show],” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Friendlytown (Comedy Troupe), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Benefit for the Judes / ALS Awareness Night, Farewell for Tara Jude, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 2:30 AM
- Phish Live-Stream, Scuffy City Hall Rooftop, 8:00 PM
- The Evening News With Pat Baker, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Young Valley/Marcus Bunch, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dave Gleason/John Myers Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday, Mighty Wurlitzer/Dor L’Dor, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Wind Dam/Pink Mexico/Roach Eaters, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Blackwater Mojo/Kristine Jackson, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Alex Culbreth, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cloudship/A Pony Named Olga, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Mike Posner, The Mill and Mine, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Film Screening for “Kaili Blues,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Jazz on the Square, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- 75 Dollar Bill/Loose Noose/Jason Thompson, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Morgan O’Kayne/Ferd Moyse, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Matt Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 7
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Josh Preston/Pat Beasley Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dine and Discover: “Close Encounters,” with artist Virginia Derryberry, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents 10 String Symphony, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Jeremy Wright (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- The Reflectors, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Johnny Azari/Dark Inside the Sun, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Ben Gaines hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Christie Lenée/Gina Sicilia, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Guy Marshall, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Zentangle Club, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- “[Title of Show],” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Knox Horror Film Fest: “Blair Witch Project,” Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Leopold and His Fiction/Back South, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Cherub, The International, 9:00 PM, $23/$43
- Cross Record/Shriek Operator/Caps/Maspeth, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Paleface, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Orr and Vic Graves/Red Shoes and Rosin, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- AA5 presents the John Myers Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Sweat your GLASS off–PBGC’s 1st anniversary celebration!, Glass Blowing Demonstrations/Door Prizes, Pretentious Glass, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- CREAMY, Sculptural Installation by Rachel Byrd, Fluorescent Gallery (627 N. Central), 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- LEGO Jewelry, A Workshop to Make Your Own, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $25 (Must Register by the 7th)
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Movies on the Square presents, “The Fox and the Hound,” Market Square, Dusk, Free
- Ron Pope, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15
- “[Title of Show],” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Badlands/David Webb’s Burning Bush, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Sylvan Esso/All Dogs, The Mill and the Mine, 8:00 PM, $22
- Dirty Bourbon River Show/The Jangling Sparrow, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Katy Free (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- C2/The Brothers Reed, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK’s Fire on the Mountain presents Colonel Bruce Hampton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Adrian and Meredith, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Magmablood/Cosmic Coast, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $7
- See Monsters/Groundhog/Hellaphant, Pilot Light, $5
Saturday, September 10
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff with Sean McCollough presents Sarah Pirkle, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- Cyanotype Workshop, A1 Lab Arts, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $25 (Must Pre-Register)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anna Rose, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Grahams Magic and Last Days Go Gold for Curesearch, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- “The Guys,” Special Performance at the Emporium (presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown), 3:00 PM, Free (But Reservations Encouraged and Donations Accepted)
- Overdose Awareness Benefit, w/ David Francisco and Daje Morris, The Hive, 6:30 PM, $10
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “[Title of Show],” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Ascend, The International, 9:00 PM
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Reflectors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Judy Chops, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, September 11
- 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, In front of the City County Bldg., 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM
- 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)
- Remembrance Ride, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 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
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English), 3:00 PM (Spanish)
- “[Title of Show],” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “The Guys,” Special Performance at the Emporium (presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown), 3:00 PM, Free (But Reservations Encouraged and Donations Accepted)
- Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memoir, East Tennessee History Center, 3:00 PM
- Rooftop Yoga, Yogi Cheryl Maslar, The Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10
- “The Guys,” Special Performance at the Emporium (presented by Theatre Knoxville Downtown), 7:00 PM, Free (But Reservations Encouraged and Donations Accepted)
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Julia Lucille, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sissy Brown/Sam Morrow, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Music Scene Social, The Concourse at the International, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Downtown Knox Residents’ Meeting, Mayor Rogero is Featured, 17 Market Square, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- Pint of Science Knoxville, Downtown Casual Pint, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Jimmy and the Jawbones/Lawrence Trailor, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Sam Morrow, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cameron Sutphin, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Pea Pickin’ ❤s at Sugar Mama’s, 5:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room City County Bldg, 6:00 PM
- Hands-on Gluten-Free Italian Dinner, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:30 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
- “Violet,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Barley’s, 10:00 PM