If you want to be certain your event is included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I write the post.
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, April 23
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, with guest Charlotte Tolley of Nourish Knoxville and the Market Square Farmers’ Market, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Craft Fair and Stitch & B*tch, Modern Studio, Noon – 4:00 PM, Free
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Historic Fourth & Gill 27th Anniversary Tour of Homes, Central United Methodist Church (start point), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10 – $12
- UT Opera Theatre Presents Robert Ward’s “The Crucible,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $5 – $20
- “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Shakespeare Birthday/Wake 2017, Trailhead Beer Market, 1317 Island Home Ave., 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 suggested donation
- Rooftop Yoga with Cheryl Maslar, Central Collective, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $10
- Beer & Hymns hosted by David Clifton, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Poets in Pajamas 13: Kaveh Akbar sponsored by Sundress Publications, free live event on Poets in Pajamas Facebook page, 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Turnpike Troubadours with Cordovas, Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $18 – $20
- The Running Dogs – Honkey Tonk Values Night, Barley’s, 8:30 PM
- Sweet Sweet, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- After Funk, Preservation Pub, 11:00 PM
Monday, April 24
- Drop-In Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nic Lynn Cagle / East Tennessee State University Old Time Pride Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Yellow Rose Productions presents staged reading of “Harvested,” Henley Rose 3rd Place Winner Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Community Center, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 25
- Acrylic & Mixed Media Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $150 – $175
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pi Jacobs / Mike Wootan and Montana Swing Duo, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- City of Hope Celebration 2017, Marriott – Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $60 – $600
- 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, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25 – $40
- Surfer Blood with Boytoy, The Concourse at the International, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Stash! Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Seepeoples, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 26
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mike Wheeler / Circus Number 9, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mill & Mine Makers Dinner, Mill & Mine, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Tennessee Shines presents Underhill Rose, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Evan Burnett Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Mad Doctors with Big Bad Oven and Wifepile, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- “Around the World in 80 Days,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Dawes, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $29
- Comedy Night at Scruffy / Scruffy Science Cinepub 6000, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10: 00 PM – Midnight
- Fort Defiance & The Copper Children, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Thursday, April 27
- Special Events Community Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Copper Children / Sally & George, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Rita’s Italian Ice for LLS, Rita’s Italian Ice, Market Square, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Paleface, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Book signing with Mary Campbell, author of Charles Ellis Johnson and the Erotic Mormon Image, Union Ave. Books, 6:00 PM
- Layer by Layer ~ Circle Modern Dance Performance, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, $10 – $13
- Newsboys – Love Riot Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $28 – $106
- “Around the World in 80 Days,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Sugar High: Larry Fulford hosted by RainShine Comedy, Sugar Mama’s, 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Blink 182, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 8:00 PM, $32 – $86
- “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Black Angels with A Place To Bury Strangers, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $18 – $20
- The Heavy Pets / Backup Planet, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Model Inmates, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paleface, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 28
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Scott Ainslie / The Terraplane Drifters, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mayor Rogero’s State of the City Address, Suttree Landing Park, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Volapalooza, World’s Fair Park, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Free – $30
- 2nd Annual Shatter the Silence Awareness Event, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 2017 Identity Project Art Show, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- New Roots Live Reggae, Bar Marley, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After 5 presents Geoff Achison & The Soul Diggers, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $15
- Layer by Layer ~ Circle Modern Dance Performance, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, $10 – $13
- “Around the World in 80 Days,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Opera presents Donizetti’s “Mary Queen of Scots,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $13 – $99
- Maybird with Jonathan Sexton, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $11.54 – $13.65
- “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Cage The Elephant: Live And Unpeeled – The Acoustic Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $50
- Cody Jinks with Ward Davis and Colter Wall, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Milkshake Fatty & 3-Tree, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Stanton Warriors / DJ Icey / Huglife / PCKNS / Jason Paul 5, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $15 – $18
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- 9th Street Stompers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- DeRobert & The Half-Truths, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Volapalooza After Party, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Saturday, April 29
- Walk MS Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Independent Bookstore Day, Union Ave. Books, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Kimchi Class and Tasting, Central Collective, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grayson Jenkins / Nick Nace, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Make It Louder Music Festival, 963 World’s Fair Park Drive, Noon – 11:59 PM
- Finding Graves on the Internet, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- NORTHbound Bikes & Blooms Scenic Rides, Outdoor Knoxville Adventure Center, 900 Volunteer Landing, 2:00 PM
- Layer by Layer ~ Circle Modern Dance Performance, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $10 – $13
- Henna Sessions, Central Collective, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $30
- Artists on Location, Awards Reception & Art Sale, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- “Around the World in 80 Days,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Wick-It the Instigator / Paerbaer / Xyon / Kwikflip, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $5
- Calabash & Earphorik, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Gimme Hendrix, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Hard Knox Rollergirls Thunderdome Ball, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – Midnight, Free
- Frazierband, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Gone Country, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, April 30
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, with River and Rail Theatre, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- CALL for ART: Bread & Circuses, A1LabArts, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- SOUTHbound Bikes & Blooms Scenic Rides, Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 PM
- “Around the World in 80 Days,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- “Stone Stories” Lecture with Marble Sculptor Julie Warren Conn, East Tennessee History Center, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Free
- Knoxville Opera presents Donizetti’s “Mary Queen of Scots,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $13 – $99
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- T.I. – Hustle Gang Tour, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $35 – $289
- Day and Age with All Hell, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Monday, May 1
- Drop-In Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lorie Jo Bridges and Mark ‘PORKCHOP’ Holder & MPH, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with The Akima Singers, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Yellow Rose Productions presents staged Reading of “Moonshine”: Henley Rose 2nd Place Winner, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Pierce The Veil / Sum 41 / Emarosa / Chapel, The Concourse, 7:00 PM, $32 – $60
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, 7:30 PM, Free
- Blond Bones & Moccasin Cowboy, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Monday Blues Jam, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Hammond Eggs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drugstore Ghost / The Steel Wheels, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Public Arts Committee, Knoxville Museum of Art, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square Kickoff Event: Youth Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Market Square, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM / 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Upon a Burning Body / Within the Ruins / Kublai Khan / Coldcasket, The Concourse at the International, 6:30 PM, $15 – $20
- Off the Record IV with Hal & Phil, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $24
- 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, “The Show About the Show,” Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $38 – $78
- Chevelle with Aeges and Dinosaur Pile-Up, Mill & Mine, 7:30 PM, $32
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Steel Wheels, Barley’s, 10:00 PM