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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, January 1
- Calhoun’s New Year’s Day 5K Run/Walk, Neyland Drive, 9:00 AM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Upcoming Events Paired with Music, Hosted by JJ Pershing (Knoxville Urban Guy returns 1/8/17)
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Pretentious Foodie Hangover Brunch feat. Tootsie Truck, Pretentious Beer Company, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $45
- The Black Lillies Hangover Bowl, To raise funds for the European Tour, Maple Hall, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $30 suggested donation
- New Year’s Day Potluck with Damn Creeps, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, Free
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Folk is People/Strangerwolf, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 2
- Mike Bagetta’s Torch Songs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 3
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Pareidelic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 4
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents, “Hamar Plays Hamar,” Square Room, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15 (includes lunch)
- Creative Self Care Series, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $25 (single class)/$85 (Four Week Series)
- Tennessee Shines presents Matt Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Casey Green Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Tank and the Bangas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 5
- The 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Heiskell, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Changes in the Publishing Industry: with Bob Mayer, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM, $2 suggested donation
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest Monthly Event, Screening of “The Dead Zone,” Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM, Free
- Pretentious Comedy: Jenn Snyder, Pretentious Beer Company, 8:00 PM
- Mike McGill with Daniel Kimbro, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 6
- First Beer, First Friday, Pretentious Beer Company, 4:00 PM – 11:15 PM
- Alive After 5 presents Evelyn Jack and the Keith Brown Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- First Friday with Brian Hitselberger & Jessie Van der Laan, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Lonetones Trio at Crafty Bastard on First Friday, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Evansville Thunderbolts, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tamara Brown and Family (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Brockefellers/Luthi, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Big Wooley’s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Circus, No. 9, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 7
- Disney Frozen Sing Along Edition, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 AM, $10
- Disney Frozen Sing Along Edition, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 AM, $10
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Evansville Thunderbolts, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents, “Oz with Orchestra,” Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $36 – $92
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Rewind, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Will Yager Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Bella’s Bartok/Buck n Stuff, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 8
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, 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)
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Wring in the New Year with Yoga, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, Central Collective, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, $12
- The Ransom Notes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 9
- Matt A. Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 10
- Modeling the Figure in Clay Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – Noon, $125 (Members)/$150 (Non-Members) – 4 week class
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Moonshine Rhythm Club, Barley’s, 10:00 PM