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Sunday, March 26
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 9:45 AM – 11:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guest Tom Cervone, Executive Director of Dogwood Arts, 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 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 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival, 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
- Acid Reigns, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, FREE
Monday, March 27
- 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
- Writers in the Library – Maria James-Thiaw & Bobby C. Rogers, Hodges Library Auditorium, 7:00 PM
- Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Bijou Theatre, 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, City County Building, 6:00 PM
- “Books Sandwiched In” Book Discussion: Kindred by Octavia Butler, East Tennessee History Center, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE
- Movie Premiere: “That’s What Friends Are For,” O’Connor Senior Center, 7:00 PM
- Adventure Class II (Birds of Prey), Bar Marley, 7:30 PM
- 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
- World Cup Qualifier: USMNT vs Panama, Hops and Hollers, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Marcus King Band / Barefoot Movement, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Dine & Discover: “Virtual Views” with Stephen Wicks, KMA Curator, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Happy Healthy Smart Symposium – Public Session, East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Ian Thomas And The Band Of Drifters, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Burgundy vs Bordeaux Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM, $50
- “Top Girls” Preview, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Marcus King Band, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $10 – $13
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Stoop Kids, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 30
- Elected & Appointed Officials’ Breakfast Session, East Tennessee History Center, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robert Lee / Abernathy, Hager, & Melton, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Happy Healthy Smart Symposium- Design Professionals’ Session, The Square Room, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- CSA Fair 2017, C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 4:00 PM
- Tenth Annual Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture with Christiane Paul, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM
- Mentor Meet and Greet, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 7:00 PM
- “Top Girls” Preview, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Bleep Bloop with um.., Zeplinn, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $12
- Jacob Duncan With The Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman, Jake Edward Smith Trio, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Relentless Blues Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Emily Keener and Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery, Visitor Center, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE
- Alive After Five presents Stacy Mitchhart Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Ladies “Sip n’ Craft” Collective, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $5-$15
- Swing Dance with Rhythm Serenaders – Friday Party, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 PM, $70 – $165
- “The Miracle Worker,” Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $12
- “Top Girls,” Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Killswitch Engage with The Devil Wears Prada with Jasta, The International, 7:30 PM, $25 – $200
- Hadley Kennary Trio, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Tom Johnson, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Headroom, with Mark B, Hydrosphere, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, FREE
- The Burnin Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Headface And The Congenitals, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Urban Soil & Stagolee, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Brockefellers-Black Sabbath Tribute, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 1
- Focus on What Surrounds You – #iLookUpKnox Instagram Contest, Knoxville, April 1 – April 14
- The Juice Box 1 Year Anniversary Celebration, The Juice Box, 7:00 AM
- Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk, Market Square & Krutch Park, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Animal Rescue Fundraiser, Rita’s Italian Ice (Market Square), 9:00 AM – Close
- Tussle in the Trash, First Creek Greenway Cleanup, Hoitt Ave and Luttrell St., 9:00 AM
- All in for Autism 5k Run/Walk, University of Tennessee, 9:00 AM $17-$35
- Pop-Up Headshot Studio, The Hive, 9:00 AM, $175
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Luke Mitchem / The Whiskey Gentry, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- GRAND OPENING of Body Mind Realign & Gratitude Bar, 111 N Central St., Noon – 8:00 PM
- “The Miracle Worker,” Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM, $12
- Covenant Health Kids Run, World’s Fair Park, 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM, $20
- Blue Slip Winery hosts Food Truck Park, 300 West Depot Avenue, 6:00 PM, FREE
- Swing Dance with Rhythm Serenaders – Saturday Party, Flynn Dance Center, 828 Tulip Ave, 7:00 PM, $70 – $165
- Covenant Health 5K, World’s Fair Park, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40
- “Top Girls,” Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Rewind, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Young Mister / The High Divers & Broomestix, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Whiskey Gentry & Folk Soul Revival, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Carpe Opacare, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
- WUTK’s Soul Power! & Scruffy City Hall Present: Testify!-vintage Soul & Funk dance party, many DJs, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Lions, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, April 2
- Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, World’s Fair Park, 7:30 AM, $50 – $90
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville with guest Chyna Brakeen, Producer for Rhythm n Blooms, 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
- Animal Rescue Fundraiser, Rita’s Italian Ice (Market Square), Noon – 6:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Podcaster Meetup, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Presents Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, April 2, $15 – $35
- “The Miracle Worker,” Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12
- Arabian Nights Dance Show, Mirage, 6:30 PM, $12 – $15
- Eugene Chadbourne, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $8
- Knoxville Handel Society Presents Handel’s Messiah Parts 2 & 3, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $25 (FREE for minors)
- Momma Molasses & Friends, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Sheer Inspiration presents Renew: A Pole Dance Soiree, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $7 – $18.33
- Knox Horror Film-Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Rossdafareye & Eric Caldwell / Breadfoot, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM/11:00 PM
Monday, April 3
- Groundbreaking Ceremony, Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St, 10:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anne E DeChant, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday with Kathryn Frady Marvel, Noon, FREE
- Friendlytown comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Jay Bragg Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 9th Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 4
- Drop-In Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Spooky Fox / Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Public Arts Committee, Knoxville Museum of Art, 4:00 PM – 5:00 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- Shifting!, DreamBikes, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- “Top Girls,” Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Richard Thompson with Joan Shelley, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29-$45
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Mark Eitzel With Howe Gelb, Pilot Light, 8:30 PM, $15
- The Danberrys, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Paul McKenna & Andrew Finn Magill, Preservation Pub, 10:00 pm