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Sunday, January 8
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Interview with filmmakers Michael Jordan and Bridget Kurt, 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
- Screening of Flannery O’Connor: Uncommon Grace, a film by Michael Jordan and Bridget Kurt, First in a Series of Month-long Flannery O’ Connor events, McGhee Lawson Library, 2:00 PM, Free
- 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
- Sunday Art Sale – w Michael Jackson & Niki Myers, Downtown 211 (18 Market Square), 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Wring in the New Year with Yoga, Yogi Leslie Ellingburg, Central Collective, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, $12
- The Ransom Notes, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Skylar Gregg/Col Williams House Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 9
- ONK Potluck & Meeting- Traffic Calming- City Engineering, St. James Episcopal, 6:30 PM
- 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
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, Free
- Uncommon Stories: Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction, First of a Four Week Series, Discussion of “Good Country People,” led by writer Edward Francisco, McGhee Lawson Library, 6:30 PM, Free
- 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
Wednesday, January 11
- KAMA January Luncheon with Patricia Nash, The Foundry, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Crafting an Education – Hop Revolution!, Pretentious Beer Company, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Matt Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Comedy Night at Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Public Cinema Film Screening of “The Illinois Parables,” and “Methane Ghosts,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Deerhunter/Palm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20/$22
- Ephemeral/El Americano/Milkmen, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Thursday, January 12
- King Week Leadership Educational Symposium, Marriott Hotel Ballroom, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM (Free)
- Leadership Awards Luncheon, Marriott Hotel Ballroom, Noon, $40
- Affordable Housing Public Meeting, O’ Connor Senior Center, 5:30 PM
- Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Wayne Bledsoe presents Heiskell, 6:00 PM, $5
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam hosted by Ethan Palmer, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Gravy, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 13
- Opening Reception and Gallery of Arts MLK Tribute, Emporium, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents the Streamliners Swing Orchestra, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- Community Forum, Part of MLK Week, Beck Cultural Center, 6:30 PM, Free
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- Barber at the Hair Salon, Inner Voices String Quartet concert featuring Samuel Barber’s String Quartet in its Entirety, GEO Hair Lab, 8:00 PM, $10 (includes snacks and a drink)
- Steep Canyon Rangers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $23
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Dead Ringers/Get Right Band, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Wednesday 13 Acoustic Show, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $12/$15
- Bonus: Cyrus Chestnut, Solo Piano Concert, Square Room, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $25
- The OOH OOH Revue – January Edition, Cocoa Moon, 10:00 PM – Midnight, $10/$15
- Kelsey’s Woods @ Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jubal and Friends at the Jig!, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Realm/Indighost, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Saturday, January 14
- Winter Farmers’ Market: Opening Day, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Phyllis Wheatley Center’s Race Against Racism and Diversity Day, Phyllis Wheatly YWCA, Noon
- Knoxville Legal Observer Training!, Birdhouse, Noon – 5:00 PM
- Introductory Internet Genealogy, East TN History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Paul Belcher presents Inspirations/The Primitive Quartet/The McKameys/His Own/Joyaires, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $23/$28
- Traditional Mayan Dinner with David Thomasson and Nick Harris, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM 9:00 PM, $35 BYOB
- Fifth Annual Bijou Awards Show, Bijou, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $12
- Ron White, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $50 – $85
- Daje Morris Live At Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $7 – $10
- South Carolina Broadcasters, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $13/$15
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Ron White, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 PM, $50 – $85
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Testify – Vintage Soul and Dance Party, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Lions/Sports, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Shiffty and the Headmasters, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Adrian and Meredith Krygowski, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Psychonaut Birthday Bash, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, Free
Sunday, January 15
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Interview with Virginia Adams of the Smoky Mountains Outdoor Expo, 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
- Joint book signing with George Bove, author of Little Orange T, and Maria M. Cornelius, author of The Final Season: the Perseverance of Pat Summitt, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- The Sedonas/Lavish Boars/Dylan McDonald and the Avians, Preservation Pub, 8:30 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, 3:00 PM, $9 – $35
- “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Shiloh Hill, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, January 16
- MLK Night With the Arts Stage Production featuring the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, Free
- The Evening News with Pat Baker (jazz), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 17
- January Big Kids Coloring Club, Ijams, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $5 BYOB
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM
- Uncommon Stories: Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction, Second of a Four Week Series, Discussion of “A Displaced Person,” led by writer Edward Francisco, McGhee Lawson Library, 6:30 PM, Free
- 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
- Dweezil Zappa, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30/$75
- Benjy Ferree, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Jonnie Morgan Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM