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Sunday, March 19
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guest Ashley Capps, President of AC Entertainment, 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
- ACT-UP: More Than Words w/Rachel Milford, A1 Studio Arts, 23 Emory Place, 3:00-5:00 PM, $15 per class, $50 for all four
- “The Nearly Final, Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister,” Theatre Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- Barley’s 5th St. Patrick’s Day 5K, Barley’s, Old City, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Candle Making Party!, The Central Collective, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $15
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Day And Age with Lung, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Bashful Youngens, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Urban Pioneers / Renn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Senior ACT-UP: Playwriting, Pt. 2 w/Staci Swedeen, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St., 1:00 – 3:00 PM, FREE
- Spring Salutations Yoga, The Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $12
- Jam Jar Sonnets Hosted by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friendlytown comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Robert Earl Keen with Dave Kennedy and Russ Torbett (of Kelsey’s Woods), Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jaime Wyatt / Sam Morrow, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: Blue Chips, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 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
- Lady Parts – Brakes!, DreamBikes, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- Reverend Horton Heat/Unknown Hinson/Goddamn Gallows/Birdcloud, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 pm, $22-$25
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Earth, Wind, and Fire, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $90-$125, SOLD OUT
- Urban Pioneers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Claire Vandiver / Tommy Womack, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Tennessee Shines presents Otis Gibbs, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Open Door Comedy Where Krish Mohan Returns, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Grubby Little Hands/Radio Birds, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Evan Burnett Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Scruffy Science Cinepub – 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 23
- Special Events Community Meetings, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 500 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sami Jo / Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 2:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Preservation Pub, 6:00 PM – 12:30 AM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring The Lonetones, Barley’s, 6:00 PM
- Woodworking 101 with @SheMakesThingsKnox, The Hive, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Zentangle Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- An Evening with Amy Greene: Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- KJO @ Big Ears with Carla Bley, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Thomas Rhett – Home Team Tour, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $37.50 – $79
- “The Nearly Final, Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 12:30 AM
- RainShine Comedy presents Sugar High! with Jason Van Glass, Topher Riddle & Liz Brooks, Sugar Mama’s, 8:30 – 10:00 PM
- Frederick The Younger, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 24
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 9:30 AM – 1:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Plate Scrapers and The Jake Quillin Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Presidents, Kings, and Convicts: My Journey from the Tennessee Governor’s Residence to the Halls of Congress | Special Lecture & Book Signing with Bob Clement, East Tennessee History Center, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Scruffy City Hall, 6:30 PM – 1:00 AM
- Peoria Rivermen vs Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- The American Idiots: The Green Day Experience | Covalence | Jimmy and the Jawbones, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $5-$10
- “The Nearly Final, Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- The Monday Movement with High Heat, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $7-$10
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Vance Thompson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, March 25
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 10:30 AM – 1:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Fossil Creek Band / XOXOK, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- KJYO @ UT Jazz Festival, Haslam Music Center, 1941 Volunteer Blvd, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Autosomal DNA for Genealogy, East Tennessee Historical Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Preservation Pub, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Peoria Rivermen vs Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $9 – $35
- “The Nearly Final, Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister,” Theatre Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 PM – 1:00 AM
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- McGill & the Refills, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Space Jesus | Shlump, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $12-$15
- Twins, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, March 26
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 9:45 AM – 10:30 PM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guest Tom Cervone, Executive Director of Dog Wood Arts, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- March Craft Fair, Modern Studio, 11:00 AM – 4:00 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 Nearly Final, Almost Posthumous Play of the Not-Quite-Dead Sutton McAllister,” Theatre Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- ACT-UP: Film & TV Acting w/Mike Stanley, A1 Studio Arts, 23 Emory Place, 3:00-5:00 PM, $15
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Multiple Bands, Preservation Pub, 6:00 PM – Midnight
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Prog Night: Funny Ears Fringe Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 8:30 PM – Midnight
Monday, March 27
- March Craft Fair, Modern Studio, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- CBID Board Meeting, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nik Carman / Evan Taylor Jones, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, The Bijou, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT
- Friendlytown comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Local Natives with Little Scream, The Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $25-$28
- Elvin Taylor Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 28
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andy Ferrell / Charlie Hager, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room, 6:00 PM
- “Books Sandwiched In” Book Discussion: Kindred by Octavia Butler, East Tennessee History Center, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:05 PM, $9 – $35
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Andy Ferrell, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Barnyard Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM