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Sunday, November 6
- Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Fall Fest 2016!, Breakfast/Bike Races and More, Baker Creek Preserve, 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)
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Disney on Ice presents, “Dream Big,” Civic Coliseum, 11:00 AM, $21 – $66
- East Tennessee Chili Cookoff, World’s Fair Park, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM
- Salaam Bombay! Screening & Discussion, Lawson McGhee Library, 2:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville’s Merry-go-round, Ciderville and the East Tennessee Country Music Scene, Lecture and Book Signing, East TN History Ctr, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 3:00 PM, $12
- “The Man Who Lives Here is Looney,” One Man Play by R.B. Morris, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM, $15
- Disney on Ice presents, “Dream Big,” Civic Coliseum, 3:00 AM, $21 – $66
- Blue Umbrella Walking Tour: Knox Politics, Comedy – It’s All Lies, but Really Funny, Meet Up @Market Sq. @blue umbrella, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free (Tips probably appreciated)
- Disney on Ice presents, “Dream Big,” Civic Coliseum,7:00 AM, $21 – $66
- Full Disclosure Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Stand-up Comedy Showcase, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, free
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Presented by Tiger Lily Theatre, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $12/$15 (Door Only)
- Scruffy City Comedy Festival, Two Showcase Shows plus headliner Trae Crowder, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, $20 (Day)/$50 (Festival)
- Grant Farm, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 7
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Zach Bryson and Todd Day Wait/Grant Farm, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Bearden H.S. Symphonic Band, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Simply Food Healthy Cooking and Eating Workshop, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $25
- On the Mic with Mike, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Troupe, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Alex and the XOs/Shinzon, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Farmer and Adele, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 8
- ELECTION DAY: VOTE IF YOU HAVEN’T AlREADY! IT’S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Todd Burge/Alex and the XOs, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg Main Assembly Room, 6:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Johnnyswim, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27 SOLD OUT
- Wolves Wolves Wolves Wolves/Off With Their Heads, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Leisure Chief, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Evening News, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, November 9
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Dine and Discover with Prof. Ted Olson, “The Greenwood Mural and Tennessee’s Traditional Music,” Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jack Moran, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Valor: WWI Aviator Kiffin Rockwell | Brown Bag Lecture, East Tennessee History Center, Noon, Free
- KAT Transit on Tap Listening Session, Last Days of Autumn, 5:00 PM – 6:30 pM
- Haitian Families Benefit, Music/Silent Auction/Dinner, Raises money for a specific Hatian family, Architectural Antics, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $10 (Dinner)/BYOB
- Tennessee Shines presents Paul Lee Kupfer (CD Release), Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- Public Cinema presents “Ruggles of Red Gap,” Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Bob Dylan, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $60 – $130 SOLD OUT
- Other Colors/Yung Life/Dave Fell, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Ben Gaines Hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, November 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dogwood Tales/The Valley Opera, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents The Pinklets, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 7:00 PM, $12
- Appalachian Music & Food Celebration w/ Ricky Skaggs: Benefiting Carson-Newman College, The Mill and Mine, 7:30 PM, $100
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- ZZ Top, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $80 – $100 SOLD OUT
- Big Gigantic, The International, 9:00 PM, $26 – $46
- Sassy Pirate Party (Penny PBR), Dress as a Pirate for Free Wings, Bar Marley, ? – 3:00 AM
- Ross Cooper Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Henhouse Prowlers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, November 11
- KAT Transit on Tap Listening Session, Wild Love Bakehouse, 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Veterans Day Parade, Gay Street, 10:45 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Circus No. 9, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After 5 presents Boys’ Night Out Tribute to C. Vaughn Leslie, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10/$15
- Glass Tile Jewelry Making, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $25
- Sunny Mountain Serenaders, Limited Menu and Drinks (6:30 PM) Holly’s Corner, 6:30 PM (Show at 8:00 PM) – 10:00 PM, $10
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 7:00 PM, $12
- The Devil & Tom Walker, Theatre Obsolete, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Ice Bears Game with Friends of Literacy, Ice Bears vs. Macon Mahem, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35 (Use Code “Friends” and $5 is donated)
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- Charge the Atlantic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Kelsea Ballerini, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $50 SOLD OUT
- Three Star Revival at Barley’s Presented by WUTK, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Groove Orient/Arc/Stones, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Kimbrough, Hannah, Deacon (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Apashe, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10/$15
- Captain Ivory/Llama Train, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cinema Novo/Ephimeral/The Sacred, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Lawsuits, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, November 12
- UT Home Game vs. Kentucky
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff with Sean McCollough presents Smiley and the Love Dog, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Frontier/Stuart Wicke, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 1:00 PM, $12
- Second Sunday Art Activity, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English), 3:00 PM (Spanish)
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 5:00 PM, $12
- Dynamo/Partials, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Andrew Leahey and the Homestead/Handsome and the Humbles, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- King Kong/Frogbelly and Symphony/White Gregg/Cattywampus Puppet Council, 10:00 PM, $7
- Supersuckers/Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band/Jesse Dayton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Donna Hopkins Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, November 13
- Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch at Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM
- The Haunting of Hill House, Children’s Theater of Knoxville, 3:00 PM, $12
- 2016 Knoxville Signature Chefs Auction, Benefits March of Dimes, Convention Center, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $250
- Belluno Dinner with Brian Balest and Matt Mowrer, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $55 (BYOB)
- Dillinger Escape Plan, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $18/$20
- This Is Our Youth, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Zach Herman Band/Evan Stone, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 14
- Handmade Stitched Boxes Workshop, Claudia Lee, Instructor, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $150/$170
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Momma Molasses/Jason Heath and the Greedy Souls, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Industrial Development Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Moonrise Restorative Yoga, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $12
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Freindlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, Free
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Grahams, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 15
- Handmade Stitched Boxes Workshop, Claudia Lee, Instructor, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $150/$170
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Koppy/Peewee Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- November Green Drinks: Fall Harvest Potluck!, Birdhouse, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Community Round Table Discussion, The International, 6:30 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
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Blues Traveler, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29
- The Jauntee, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Ninth Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM