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Sunday, October 9
- 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
- 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
- Open Streets Knoxville, Bearden Homberg Area (I know, but this is too important), 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, English 2:00 PM, Spanish 3:00 PM
- “The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Knoxville Children’s Theater, 3:00 PM, $12
- Jazz Jam Session, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jazz Picnic in James Agee Park, Swingbooty/Viet Grill, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Free
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Skillet, The Concourse at the International, 7:30 PM, $25/$30/$50
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Christopher Columbus Theme, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Universal Sigh, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 10
- Kids In The Arts Fall Camp, Birdhouse, 9:00 AM – 4:15 (Runs through the 14th), $200
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caroline Cotter/The Bearded, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- ONK Potluck and Oct. Meeting, St. James Episcopal, 6:30 PM
- On The Mic w/ Mike featuring Jubal, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Harvey – Staged Reading, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Celtic Thunder, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $95
- Wonky Tonk/The High Divers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Carpe Opacare, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ashleigh Chevalier/Rob Robinson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Knoxville Garden Club Flower Show “Art from Nature’s Bounty,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- 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
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- M83/Shure, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $40
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Richard Pinhas/Wume, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Cornbred, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Andy Ferrell, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 12
- Kid’s Yoga & Art, Basement Community Art Studio, 9:00 AM – Noon, Runs for Three Days – $85
- The Knoxville Garden Club Flower Show “Art from Nature’s Bounty,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- People of the Upper Cumberland: Achievements and Contradictions | A Brown Bag Lecture with Calivn Dickinson & Michael Birdwell, East Tennessee History Center, Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Tall Pines/Anthony Adams and the Nite Owls, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Folk @ Forth feat. Knox County Jug Stompers, Plus Pot Luck, Fourth Presbyterian, 6:00 PM, $10
- Tennessee Shines presents The Royal Hounds, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26 SOLD OUT
- What Comedy Show? Ben Kronberg, The Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- David Ramirez | Knoxville Secret Show, Location Revealed to Ticket Holders, 8:00 PM, $14 – $16
- Public Cinema presents, “Slash,” Scruffy City Hal, 8:00 PM
- Boregore/Terravita/Laxx, The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $60
- Mike Stud, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $16/$18/$75
- Ben Gaines host Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drew Kohl/The Grassabillies, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Meeting on Central St. and Jackson Ave. Projects, Central United Methodist Church (201 E. 3rd), 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- 6 O’Clock Swerve featuring Wayne Bledsoe presents The Carmonas, Barley’s, 6:00 PM
- Farm and Forage Dinner with Lost Creek Farm, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $75
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26, SOLD OUT
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Gallantry and La Divina, Marble City Opera, Emporium, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10/$20
- Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes | Knoxville Secret Show, Location Revealed to Ticket Holders, 8:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Henry Rollins, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $24/$34
- VietJAM’s Final Show/Halloween Bash, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Chrome Pony/That’s My Kid, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Manic Focus, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10/$12
- Quaker City Night Hawks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Anthony Adams and the Nite Owls, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Colin Hotz/Becky Warren, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Rocky Top Pickin’ Party, The Bearded and More, Benefits Keep Knoxville Beautiful, Mabry Hazen House, $5 – $20
- Alive After 5 23rd Anniversary Celebration with The BlairXperience, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5 – $10
- Rock and Roll Happy Hour with Bark/Amigo/Roacheaters, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Red, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $18/$20
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32 SOLD OUT
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- Knox County Library presents Movies on the Square featuring, “Ghostbusters” (1984), Market Square, Dusk
- Daje Morris LIVE, Bar Marley, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free (but donations accepted for Daje)
- Gallantry and La Divina, Marble City Opera, Emporium, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10/$20
- Paula Poundstone, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $33
- “Earth and Sky,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Dead Ringers/Hazel, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Vibraslaps, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Cal Robbinz (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Pujol, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
Saturday, October 15
- A21 Walk for Freedom, Civic Auditorium, 8:30 AM, Free
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Corn Dogma Popup!, 1642 Highland, 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Belle of the Fall/Mic the Prophet and the Bottom Line, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- UT vs. Alabama, Neyland Stadium, 3:30 PM
- 2nd Annual Southern Gothic Soirée, The Birdhouse, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- “Earth and Sky,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Three Star Revival/Maradeen, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Wray, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Sparkle Motion LIVE, Bar Marley, 10:00 PM
- Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 PM, $10, SOLD OUT
- Frazier Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 16
- 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
- Faith Promise Church Funfest, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 2:30 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
- Alan Gratz reads and signs Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32, SOLD OUT
- Sundress Reading Series: Karen Craigo, Jessie Janeshek, & Chris Rosales, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Lineage & Legacy, One-Act Play and More, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Earth and Sky,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Walking Tour with Jack Neely, The Central Collective, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $16
- Final BLUES Cruise with The Blues Sessions, Star of Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16/$20
- The Crucible, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ben Rector, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$40, SOLD OUT
- Upstairs Underground Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lara Hope and the Arktones/Belle of the Fall, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Daikai/Roacheaters, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, October 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Muddy Ruckus/Lara Hope and the Ark Tones, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cynthia Graubart discusses and signs Chicken: a SAVOR THE SOUTH® Cookbook, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Hatebreed/DevilDriver/Devil You Know, The International, 7:00 PM, $20/$25
- Sang Sarah/Billy Widgets and the Harakiris, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Muddy Ruckus, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Swamp Candy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Doug E. Rees/The Matt Fassas Group, 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
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- El Silver Cabs/Paperwork/Cheese and the Worms, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Jonny Grave, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Strahan and the Good Neighbors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM