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Sunday, February 26
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guest Chris McAdoo of Best Behavior Creative Club, 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
- February 4th Sunday for Someone – The Love Kitchen, Downtown Food Tour, $30 of each ticket goes to the Love Kitchen, 2:00 PM, $59
- Public Cinema presents, “Fire at Sea,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM, Free
- Sundress Reading Series, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- 48th Jubilee Festival, Old Harp Singing, Laurel Theater, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
- KnOscars 2017 Party and it’s Free!, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – Midnight, Free
- Vertigo: An Evening with Dr. Andy Harnsberger, interactive concert featuring renowned marimba clinician, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 Suggested Donation
- Hollywood’s Night Out, Featuring a Taste of the Town and the Oscars on the Big Screen, 7:00 PM, $35
- Ben Folds, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $40, SOLD OUT
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Caps/Louie Louie/Giving Up/Filthy Blonde, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Chapter Soul, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 27
- CBID Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Garden Brother’s Circus, Civic Coliseum, 4:30 PM, $11 – $39
- Garden Brother’s Circus, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $11 – $39
- Sweet Leaf, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 28
- Mardi Gras, Standing Rock, Kooks, and Nevertheless She Persisted, Architectural Antics, Music/Potluck/BYOB, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Bldg, 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
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $73 – $103
- Wreckless Eric with Tim Lee, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $7
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- The Necks, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $22
- Charlie Ballantine, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 1
- Clinton High School and the Immortal Twelve | Brown Bag Lecture with Jerry Shattuck, East TN History Center, Mar 1 2017, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Chaz Volker, Jazz Guitarist, Square Room, Noon, $15 (includes lunch)
- Tennessee Shines Presents Front Country, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “The Busy Body,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $73 – $103
- The Growlers, The Mill and Mine, 9:00 PM, $18/$20
- Lara Hope and the Arktones/The Heiskell Howlers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 2
- Six O’ Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Jimmy and the Jawbones, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- RB Morris at Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM, $2 Donation Requested
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $12
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest Monthly Event- Celebration of Kong, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- “The Busy Body,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Faux Ferocious, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Dynamo (Soulful Jazz), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 3
- WDVX Returns to the Knoxville Visitor Center, Many Bands, Noon – 8:00 PM
- Reflections : The Work Of Dino Day Liddick, Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday in the Old City, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- New Paintings by Sarah Moore, NEW RALA LOCATION! (112 W. Jackson in the Old City), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Moving Theatre presents BEER GIRL, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free (Donations Accepted)
- 7th Annual Friends of Literacy Bachelor Auction, 900 E. Hill Ave, Suite 120, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $50 (After Party @Cocoa Moon@10:15 PM)
- Dustin Meadows at First Friday Comedy, Saw Works Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday: Wood / Metal / Clay / Cloth, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $12
- “The Busy Body,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Kenny Rogers, Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $55 – $100
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- The Corklickers, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $13
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Joseph with Kelsey Kopecky, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- Dead Ringers/Leopold & His Fiction, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Larry Vincent (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Roach Eaters/Erin Tobey/Middle Children, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Guy Marshall Crowd Funding Launch Show at Barley’s!, 10:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- In Business/Jared and the Mill, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Dead 27s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Hammond Eggs, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Runaway Gin: Tribute to Phish, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $10
- GOOD EATS – An EPICurious Variety Show presented by The Ooh Ooh Revue, Modern Studio, 10:30 – Midnight, $10
Saturday, March 4
- The How-to of Whodunnit: Crime Writing Workshop, Presented by the Knoxville Writer’s Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $50
- Mardi Growl, Old City/Market Square, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rye Baby, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM, $12
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 5:00 PM, $12
- Good Sport Night, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM, $28
- The E.V. Davidson Teen Step Show, Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $10
- L’Amour DuVin, Wine Auction and Dinner, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Attila/New Year’s Day, Bad Omens, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM, $18
- “The Busy Body,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- LIVE Snake Cheney, Moccasin Cowboy and Dan, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 2:00 PM, $5
- Tall Tall Trees with Zack Miles | Live At Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $8 – $10
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Bath Salt Zombies/Kettle Black/Opposite Box, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Milk People/Zuzu Welsh and the Barons, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Silk Unlimited presents “Fashion!, Dance Party and Drag Show w/ DJs Persona La Ave/Orb Wielder, Drag by Tyra Chanel Von Shade, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- From the Living Room All Stars/Southern Cities, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Grandpa’s Cough Medicine, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 5
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guests Four Leaf Peat, 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
- “The Busy Body,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.,” Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
- “Clybourne Park,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- WUTK’s Ya’llternative presents Webb Wilder, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Cash’d Out: A Tribute to Johnny Cash with the Heiskell Howlers, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $10
- Sweet Lillies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: West King String Band/Belle of the Fall, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Bill Snyder on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ with the Ensemble Swing Time, Tennessee Theatre, Noon
- The Prison in Twelve Landscapes: Screening & Filmmaker Q&A, Tabernacle Baptist Church, 6:00 PM
- Writers in the Library Presents Maggie Shipstead, UT Hodges Library Auditorium, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Jimmy Eat World, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $28/$32
- Sweet Lillies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brian Dolzani, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Steven Pellend/7 Mile Mushroom, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Cocktails & Conversation with artist Paul Harrill, “How to Build an Empathy Machine,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- 2017 Orchid Awards, The Standard, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $85
- Author Michael Knight reads from and signs, Eveningland, his new collection of short stories, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Hands-On Cheesemaking: Mozzarella, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $37
- Public Cinema film screen: “Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present,” Pilot Light, 7:30, Free
18+ $Free/$10 - 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
- Lady Parts- Flat Change, Female Bike Repair Class, DreamBikes, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- That 1 Guy, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $10
- Captured by Robots/Criswell Collective/Steaks, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- Edison, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Circus No. 9, Barley’s, 10:00 PM