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Sunday, July 16
- Find Waldo in Downtown Knoxville!, Downtown (through July 31)
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Blackberry Farm Brewery reps talk about their new line of canned beer, Zack Roskop of Knox Brew Tours talks tours, KABA and craft beer, 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
- Layover Sunday Brunch, The Concourse at the International, Noon, Free
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Sundress Academy for the Arts presents Sundress Reading Series: July with James Brubaker, Daniel Crocker, Brynn Martin, Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Body Mind Realign Featuring Grati-Beers, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The Wordplayers present “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12 – $23
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $1o – $12
- Wags n’ Bags Luau & Corn-hole Tournament, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- TVB and Yee-Haw Brewing present Bike-In Movie Series: “Back to the Future,” Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Barefoot Sanctuary, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- G.O.T. Blood?, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Jon Hatchett Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 17
- Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, M – F, 9:00 AM – Noon, $85 – $100 per class
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grant Maloy Smith / Travis Linville, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show / Nelson, Smith, Tillman Trio with Yager, Nelson Duo, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM PM / 9:30 PM, Free / $5
- Conor Oberst with Twin Limb, Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $26 – $31
- The Punknecks–High Energy Twang!, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Megan & Her Goody Goodies, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shawn Taylor / Hollie Hammel and Kaycie Satterfield, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Cards Against HumaniTuesday, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jazz on the Square featuring the Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Rob Bell, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $50
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Priests with Caps and Grave Mentality, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $11 ($1 from every ticket will support Casa Ruby)
- Hollie Hammel and Kaycie Satterfield, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 19
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Avon Dale / Rollfast Ramblers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Inaugural L5 BBQ Challenge benefiting the L5 Foundation and the Eric Berry Foundation, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $75
- Taste ‘n’ Toast benefit for The Joy of Music School, Sweet P’s, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- Nathan Dominey Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Bill Mize, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Full Disclosure Long-Form Improv Show, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Free
- Kasey Chambers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Lucky Dutch / Milkshake Fatty, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Lions with Graduating Life and Mom Jeans, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Art of Flow (Performance Artist Jam), Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – Midnight
Thursday, July 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mia Rose Lynne / Billy and the Gypsy Outlaws, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Food Truck Park & Market, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Leather Slim Wallets, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $40
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring “Marshall” Andy Smalls, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Scruffy City Orchestra: Summer Reading Orchestra, First Baptist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Top Hat Recording Studio presents “T for Texas, T for Tennessee”: March and Beauty & Peak Physique, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Greg Tardy (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Threesound & Erica Blinn, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Justin Little hosts Jamprovisations, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Nelson/Smith/Tillman, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Friday, July 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brent Cowles / People on the Porch, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After Five presents Boys’ Night Out, KMA, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Workshops with Kevin McDonald, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts, 6:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Creative Self-Care, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $35
- Songwriters Soiree, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- KADC Launch Party! Striped Light, 107 Bearden Pl, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- The Firefly Sessions present Kukuly & Gypsy Fuego, Hilton Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- People on the Porch / Danimal Planet & The King of Mars, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Kingless Generation in Knoxville, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $2
- Hunter Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ascultation with Sodtm, Future DZ, Alex Falk and Nikki Nair, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Breakfast Club, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Paul Wall / Maxo Kream / Mac Sosa / Alexx Stone / Young Slim / B.Moore / Liquid Metal, The International, 9:30 PM, $15 – $40
- Roots of a Rebellion & Natty’s Common Roots, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Thomas Wynn & The Believers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jeremy Pinnell, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Saturday, July 22
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- The Embodied Season: Summer Workshop, The Hive, 9:00 AM – Noon, $35 – $90
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeremy Pinnell / Letters To Abigail, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Intermediate Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Hang Ten Blues Luau (Ten Bands and Counting), Bar Marley, 2:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Knoxville Girls Rock Camp Showcase, Modern Studio, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- A Night of Comedy w/ Kevin McDonald & More, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jennifer Jane Niceley with Casper Allen, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $7
- Freakbass / Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Brendan James Wright & the Wrongs, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- King of Mars & Blond Bones, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Midnight Voyage presents A Dark Night, Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, Free
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Sunday, July 23
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Michael Samstag talks about the Scruffy City Film Festival, w/ call-ins from directors, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Sunday Assembly, Concourse at The International, 10:45 AM, Free
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Tomato Jam to benefit Nourish Knoxville, Mill and Mine, Noon, $35 – $40
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Sunday Sunflower Spectacular, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Truth and Consequences: Facts, Filter Bubbles, and Fake News Symposium: Documentary Screening & Discussion: “Merchants of Doubt,” East Tennessee History Center, 2:00 PM, Free
- Dog-Owner Look-alike Contest, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Smokey Mountain Blues Cruise with The Stella Vees, 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16 – $20
- Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire, Magnolia Records, 214 W Magnolia Ave, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $200
- Auditions for “God of Carnage,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM
- The Suitcase Junket, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 8:00 PM, Free
- Avantist, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 24
- Play Days at the Mansion, Blount Mansion, 8:00 AM – Noon Mon – Fri, $40 – $200
- Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, M – F, 9:00 AM – Noon, $85 – $100 per class
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drew Gibson / Adam Lopez, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Zentangle®- Foundations Class, The Basement Community Art Studio, 5:30 PM, $45
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Adelitas Way, Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Young Valley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Big Mama Shakes, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Run Come See / Molly Conrad & John Franco, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Auditions for “God of Carnage,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jazz on the Square featuring the Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Nahko And Medicine For The People, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $22
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:o0 PM
- Strands of Oaks with Jason Anderson and Sweet Years ($1 from every ticket will support Planned Parenthood), Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $11
- Molly Conrad & John Train Co., Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Matt A Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM