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Sunday, January 22
- The Great Smoky Mountains Outdoor Expo, Civic Coliseum, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12 (Children 12 and under, Free)
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Radio Show Personality Frank Murphy talks about the 33rd season of the Scholar’s Bowl on PBS, 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
- Sundress RS feat. L A Hoffer, Hank Backer, Katharine Johnsen, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Free
- 4th Sunday for Someone – Legacy Parks Zaevion Dobson Memorial, 36 Market Square, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $49
- Sunday: Nourish Knoxville Fundraising Event, $1 from every pint goes to N.K., Crafty Bastard, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 5:00 PM, $12
- Good Sport Night, The Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $30 (BYOB)
- Kickoff Party!, For the New Play Festival with Tennessee Stage Company, Modern Studio, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Sunday Night Potluck!, Bring a Dish which has beer as an ingredient/Compete for a glass, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tim Hawkins, Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $21 – $90
- Advance Base w/ Lisa/Liza/Ryan Albert, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Old Salt Union, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Wasted Wine, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 23
- Broadway Corridor Task Force Meeting, Central United Methodist, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Suzy Homemaker/Today’s Hits, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Cornbred/Jimmy and the Jawbones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 24
- January Creative Caffeine, Holly’s Corner, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM, Free
- East Tennessee Wellness Roundtable Gold Kick-Off & Creating a Culture of Health, Knox County Health Dept, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Central Business Improvement District Board Meeting, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- 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
- Next Generation with Philip Dizack, The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $15/$35
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Love Whip, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Darrin Bradbury, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 25
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Very Young People’s Concerts presents, “Cloudy with a Chance of Music,” Tennessee Theatre, 9:30 AM, $8
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Very Young People’s Concerts presents, “Cloudy with a Chance of Music,” Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 AM, $8
- South American Wine Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75
- Tennessee Shines presents Red Shoes and Rosin, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Jeremy Wright Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sammy Adams, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15 – $400
- Airpark/Gamenight/Memoryfox, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
Thursday, January 26
- Jered Sprecher: Outside In, New Exhibition Opening Reception, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents The Colonel Williams House Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Whiskey and Seafood, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $35
- Old City History with Knoxville Historian, Jack Neely, Pretentious Beer Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $80 SOLD OUT
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Pissed On/The Heads Are Zeroes/Leveless/Rat Punch/Day and Age, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Cranford Hollow, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 27
- Alive After 5 presents The Tennessee Sheiks, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- 9th Annual Beardsley Farm Snow Day at Barley’s, Seven Bands and Soup, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $8 (Advance includes show and soup, Day of, Soup is $5 Additional)
- Shayla McDaniel EP Release Show at Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $7 – $12
- “42nd Street,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $78
- Luke Combs/Muscadine Bloodline, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $12 SOLD OUT
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Diva and the Black Tie Affair, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Spectrum (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Roman Reese and the Cardinal Sins/Karen Jonas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- BJ and Dylan’s Dance Party, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Ookay, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $15/$20
- Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 28
- Winter Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Run for Their Lives, 5K and 1 Mile, Benefits Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Market Square, 10:00 AM
- “42nd Street,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $38 – $78
- Henna and Chai Night, The Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $25 (includes chai and tattoo)
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Fayetteville Fireantz, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- Zoë Nutt and Devin Badgett | Live at Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Freight Hoppers, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $13
- “42nd Street,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $78
- Christopher Titus/Rachel Bradley, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27 – $102
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Loose Leaves/Charge the Atlantic/Danimal Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Consensual Piss (CD Release)/Headface/Arc Welder/Palatheda/Aeranite/Oostanaula/Rurnt/Segaworms, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Litz/Ambrose Wav, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Swamp Candy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Carmonas, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 29
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Rusty Odom and Steve Wildsmith Talk about next weekend’s Waynestock, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- The Great Smoky Mountains Outdoor Expo, Civic Coliseum, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12
- 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
- Sunday Art Sale – w Michael Jackson & Niki Myers, Downtown 211 (18 Market Square), 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ex-Gold/Caps/Roman Polanski’s Baby, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Dawn Drapes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 30
- Austin Kodra and Linda Parsons Poetry Reading, Lindsey Young Auditorium in UT Hodges Library, 7:00 PM, Free
- Lacy Sturm, The Concourse at the interational, 7:00 PM, $12
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Dead Horses, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 31
- ACA Enrollment, Mt. Calvary Baptist, 1807 Dandridge Ave., 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM
- 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
- WUTK, 90.3 The Rock, presents Moe, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $26/$30
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Upstate Rubdown/Damn Tall Buildings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM