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Sunday, February 12
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Knoxville Urban Guy interviews the Lonetones with Cuts from their New Album, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Press Forward Fundraising Lunch with Yassin’s Falafel, The Central Collective, Noon, $25
- 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)
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Mojo Tweed, Red Beans and Rice Provided, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Knoxville Opera presents Puccini’s “La Boheme,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $13 – $99
- Go! Contemporary Dance presents, “The Barbarosa: The Story of the Legendary Pirate Anne Bonny,” Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $17 – $30
- Showcase of Talent, Skybox/Mirage, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Good Sport Night, The Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $24
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Schwizz, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 13
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- The Heart of Yoga Series, Four Consecutive Classes, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $15 single class/$50 four classes
- Old North Knoxville Potluck & Meeting – Annual Meeting, St. James Episcopal Church, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Switchfoot/Reliant K, The Mill and Mine, 7:30 PM, $34
- Mr. F/Earphorik, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jack and the Bear, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 14
- Valentines Day Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $32 (Reservations Required)
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM
- Valentine’s Dinner with Rebel Kitchen, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $75 (BYOB)
- 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
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Jazz is for Lovers with Carmen Bradford, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17 – $36
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- DJ No Sex/Persona La Ave/Mondo Trasho Drag Show/Dance Party w/Tyar Chanel Von Shade/Veronica Foxx/Shaydaa Lea/Dasia Brooks, Pilot Light, 8:30 PM, $5
- Polestar – Stevie Wonder Tribute, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 15
- Dine and Discover, “The Men of Candoro Marble,” Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 4:00 PM
- Arts Advocacy Party, The Emporium, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Southern Literature Book Group discusses Ann Pancake’s, Strange as This Weather Has Been, (Can’t get much more timely than that!), Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM, New Members Welcome
- Yoga & Art: Be Your Own Valentine, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20 – $25
- Tennessee Shines presents Sam Lewis, 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
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Withered/Immortal Bird, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $8
- Isaiah Rashad, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $15 – $65
- Let’s Play Videogames in Real Life LIVE at Modern Studio, 9:00 PM – Midnight, Donations Accepted
- Cam Duffy Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, February 16
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents the Knox County Jug Stompers, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Pecha Kucha, The Mill and Mine, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Blind Tasting Party, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $25
- Mobile Photography 101: Capture + Share, The Hive, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $22
- Chocolate & Wine, Presented by Marble City Opera pairing wine, chocolate and music, Food curated by Holly Hambright, Same event three consecutive nights, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $50
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $13 – $88
- Scruffy Cinema, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- February Reading, Authors Hank Backer, Norris Eppes, and Zoe Hitzel read from their works, Toots Honky Tonk, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Rufus Wainwright with Lucy Roche, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $42
- Spafford/Danimal Planet, The Councourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mike and the Moonpies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Strahan and the Good Neighbors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 17
- Wild Woman and Her Sacred Gypsy Trunk Show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Love Potions Cocktail (and Mocktail) Class, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $25, (BYO Vodka)
- Cultivate Local Joy! Fundraising Party for KnowHow, The Birdhouse, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Donations at the Door
- Tracee de Hahn reads from and signs, Swiss Vendetta, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Sip n’ Craft- Paper Beads, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20 (BYOB)
- Chocolate & Wine, Presented by Marble City Opera pairing wine, chocolate and music, Food curated by Holly Hambright, Same event three consecutive nights, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $50
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $13 – $88
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Maren Morris, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17 – $20, SOLD OUT
- Pat Reedy and the Longtime Goners, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- The Breakfast Club, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $8
- David Williford (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brendan James Wright and the Wrongs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Cookie Monsta/Barely Alive/Dion Timmer, The International, 10:00 PM, $30 – $60, SOLD OUT
- The Lawsuits, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, February 18
- Story is Your Point of View: with Pamela Schoenewaldt, Presented by the Knoxville Writer’s Guild, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $50
- Open House – The KH Lloyd Branson House Renovation, Sponsored by Knox Heritage, 1423 Branson Avenue, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Family Fun Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knox Lit Exchange, The Central Collective, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Friends of Literacy Charity FoosVOL Tournament, Curious Dog, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 Donation Requested
- Chocolate & Wine, Presented by Marble City Opera pairing wine, chocolate and music, Food curated by Holly Hambright, Same event three consecutive nights, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $50
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- “Chicago,” Broadway at the Tennessee Series, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $98
- Erick Baker, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25, SOLD OUT
- St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $25, SOLD OUT
- Electric Darling/The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Charles Walker Band and Luthi, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Mark Boling Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- 90.3 The Rock presents Smooth Sailor, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Red Velvet Dance Party (w/ DJs), Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Cicada Rhythm, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lewis Presents: Salome Cabaret’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, The International, 11:00 PM, $10 – $20
Sunday, February 19
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Knoxville Urban Guy Inviews Jimmy Buckner and Announces Throw Deep for Hunger, 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
- “Chicago,” Broadway at the Tennessee Series, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $38 – $98
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Sunday Sushi Post Valentines Night at Nama, Fundraiser for Friends of Literacy, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Chicago,” Broadway at the Tennessee Series, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $38 – $98
- Barefoot Sanctuary, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Blackwater Mojo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 20
- The Heart of Yoga Series, Four Consecutive Classes, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $15 single class/$50 four classes
- “Recovery Instead of Incarceration,” NAMI Knoxville Annual Meeting, St. James Episcopal Church, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Writers in the Library Presents Ocean Vuong, UT Hodges Library Auditorium, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Nobunny/Thelma and the Sleaze/Ex-Gold, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $10
- Thieves of Sunrise, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 21
- Nuno Felting Adult Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, (Two Consecutive Days)
- Wild Kratts, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, $25 – $100, SOLD OUT
- An Evening with Eva Schloss, Step-Sister of Ann Franke, “A Story of Triumph,” Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $35 – $125
- 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
- Lady Parts- Basic Care, DreamBikes, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Sally and George, Barley’s, 10:00 PM