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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, February 5
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Knoxville Urban Guy interviews Kent Oglesby, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflett’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Annual Members Meeting Potluck/Join UP, A1 Lab Arts, Noon – 3:00 PM
- Welding for Beginners, Knox Makers, Noon – 3:00 PM, $20
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- World Premiere: “Found Objects”, Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, UT Cox Auditorium, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- 5th Annual Super Bowl Party, Sky Box, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knox Horror Film Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Superb Owl, Barley’s, 8:00 PM (:-))
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 6
- The Heart of Yoga Series- Class 1, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $15 Single Class/$60 Four Week Series
- Parkridge Neighborhood Meeting, Cansler YMCA, 6:30 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Christy Hayes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 7
- Sadness & Hope Exhibition, Paintings by a father and son hiding during the Holocaust, Exhibition opens at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 7th – 26th
- Cocktails and Conversation, “On Memory and Movement,” with artist John Kelley, 5:30 PM – 7:00 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
- Public Cinema Film Screening, “The Dreamed Ones,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM
- Ron Shalom/Austin Vaughn Alexander/Will Yager, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Ginstrings, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 8
- Selling the Experience of the Knoxville Ice Bears | Knoxville American Marketing Association, Civic Coliseum, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $20 – $35 (incl. lunch)
- Friends Of Literacy Celebrity Bartending, Fundraiser, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Josh Daniel/Peter Gray, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Jeremy Wright Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $26
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cam Duffy Hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, February 9
- Clarence Brown Theatre Young Professionals Happy Hour, Meet technical artists from, “Outside Mullingar,” the current CBT Production, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, RSVP at the Link which also gives you the option of purchasing reduced-price tickets ($15)
- Love It or Hate It: Valentine’s Make & Take, Make Your Own with Artist Sarah Brobst, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Tip the Artist and BYOB
- Meet and Make: Valentines, Materials Provided, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $7 (incl. snacks/BYOB)
- 6 O’Clock Swerve with Wayne Bledsoe presents Stars Regardless, Barley’s, 6:00 PM, $5
- Tasting Class – Wine Science: Winemaking Tricks, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $22
- Zentangle Club- February, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $26
- Coin/Keeps, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $12
- Jean Claude Goddamn CD Release Party/Day and Age/Rat Punch/Eyelet/Altars, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Real Life Heavies, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Jonny Monster Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special presents Pale Root/Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon, Free
- Alive After 5 presents Wallace Coleman Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $15
- Lydia Peelle reads from and signs her new novel, The Midnight Cool, Ketch Secor of the Old Crow Medicine Show will provide musical accompaniment, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- When Harry Met Sally… screening, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free (BYOB)
- Winter Warmer 2017: A fundraising dinner for Nourish Knoxville, The Standard, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $75
- Ice Bears Game (vs. Macon Mayhem) with Friends of Literacy, Civic Coliseum, 7:15 – 10:15, $9 – $35
- Knoxville Opera presents Puccini’s “La Boheme,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $13 – $99
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Jubal with Eli Fox | Live at Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Ben Maney with Yasameen (of Teen Spirit and Electric Darling)/Phoebe Hunt and the Gatherers/Chinese Connection Dub Embassy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Katy Free, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- CHEW // Aelude at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Broomstix, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Good Bad Kids, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Papadosio/Jaw Gems/Hyperbolic Headspace, The International, 10:00 PM, $15
- Roots of a Rebellion, The Concourse at the International, 11:00 PM, $5
Saturday, February 11
- TEDxUTK 2017, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $10
- Winter Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Volunteer Appreciation & Sign Up Lunch, Historic Westwood, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
- Wine to the Rescue 2017, Full Dinner with wine/food pairings, Crowne Plaza, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $85
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Evansville Thunderbolts, Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- SOLD OUT! Scott Miller, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $20
- Go! Contemporary Dance presents, “The Barbarosa: The Story of the Legendary Pirate Anne Bonny,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $17 – $30
- “Outside Mullingar,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Gamenight/Meob/Sweet Years, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Count This Penny, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Elephante, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Crumbsnatchers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK’s Fire on the Mountain presents Col. Bruce Hampton, Retired, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Pop-Up, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $89
- 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, 8:00 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
- Polestar – Stevie Wonder Tribute, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM