The Downtown Knoxville Ten Day Planner (12/18 – 12/27/2016)

If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I write the post.

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add to the list events about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.

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Sunday, December 18

• Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Special Guests to be Announced, WUTK 90.3 FM, 10:00 AM
• Jazz Brunch @ 5 Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
• Parent’s Shopping Day Out!, For Children Ages 4 and up, Basement Community Art Studio, Noon – 3:00 PM, $10 per hour
• School of Rock Performance and Charity Toy Drive, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
• Westwood Holiday Open House, Knox Heritage Throws Open the Doors, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free
• The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
• “White Christmas,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $12
• “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
• The Unusual Tale of Mary & Joseph’s Baby: An Original Folk Musical, Presented by River and Rail Theatre Company, Fifth Ave. House (119 E. Fifth Ave), 2:30 PM, $18 – $25
• Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert, Civic Auditorium, 3:00 PM, $16 – $47
• “Godspell, Jr: The Musical,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
• Christmas at Mirage Knoxville Fundraiser, 415 S. Gay, Benefits Domestic Violence Shelter, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
• “White Christmas,” Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $12
• School of Rock Performance and Charity Toy Drive, Scruffy City Hall, 6:30 PM
• “A Christmas Carol,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
• Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• WUTK presents Mike McGill’s Holiday Spectacular, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
• Secret Guest/Zack Mexico/A Certain Zone, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
• Burlesque All-Stars Benefit for Chris MacPherson, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
• Dead Balloons, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, December 19

• CBID Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drew Gibson/Jude, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
• Los Posadas, Emporium, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
• A Friendlytown Christmas with VIDEO DEATH LOOP! (comedy), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, Free
• Mike Bagetta plays Ornette Coleman, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, December 20

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pistol Creek Catch of the Day/Morgan Alexander, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
• Moscow Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $31 – $178
• City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room/City County Building, 6:00 PM
• Fourth Annual Tacky Sweater Party, Raises Money for the Love Kitchen, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Moscow Ballet’s “Nutcracker,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $31 – $178
• Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM

Wednesday, December 21

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hannah Thomas, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $58 – $98
• The Southern Literature Book Group discusses, “The Family Fang,” by Kevin Wilson, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
• Strollstice, Candlelight walk, stories and caroling, 9th Annual Observation, Meet at Market Square Bell, 6:30 PM
• Tennessee Shines presents The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
• Scruffy Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
• Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $58 – $98
• Cam Duffy Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Thursday, December 22

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Wooks/Scott Southworth, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• The Christmas Lantern Express, Three Rivers Rambler Depot, 1:00 PM, and 4:15 PM, $8 – $27
• Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Billy Strings, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
• Happy Knoxvollidays!, Lots of Knoxville Musicians “In the Round,” Benefits Love Kitchen, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $6/$8
• Good Medicine: Comedy Fundraiser for Reproductive Rights!, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $10/$15/$20
• Sugar High: Jake Head, Sugar Mama’s, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
• Billy Strings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Friday, December 23

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Emi Sunshine, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• Leah Gardner & One Badass Band, Band includes: Devan Jones/Seth Hopper/Jon Whitlock/Matt Coker /Clint Mullican, Holly’s Corner, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
• Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Macon Mayhem, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
• The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
• The Matt Nelson Sound (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
• Tractorhead/Soulfinger/Funky X-Mas at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
• Cole/Persona La Ave/Soft Bodies + Drag Shows by Tyra Chanel Von Shade and Dasia Brooks, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5

Saturday, December 24

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Todd Steed and the Christmas Suns, Visitor Center, Noon, Free

Sunday, December 25

• Happy Christmas
• Sam Quinn’s Christmas Debacle, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, December 26

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sydni Stinnett, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• Friendlytown Comedy presents, “The Year in Review,” AKA “Fuck You 2016,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
• Ga-Na-Si-Ta, Prservation Pub, 10:00 PM
• 90.3 WUTK’s The Mothership presents The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Tuesday, December 27

• WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mudbone, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
• Knoxville Ice Bears vs Mississippi River Kings, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $9 – $35
• Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
• Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
• Brad Austin Band at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM