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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, July 23
- Find Waldo in Downtown Knoxville!, Downtown (through July 31)
- 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, SOLD OUT!
- “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
- Quail-8 National Symposium, Knoxville Convention Center, All Day (Through July 28), $200 – $425
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Run Come See / Molly Conrad & John Franco, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Nahko And Medicine For The People presents “The Salmon Will Run,” 12:30 – 2:00 PM, Scruffy City Hall
- New2Knox July Social, Pour Taproom, 207 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 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. / Relentless Blues, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:30 PM
- Matt A Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 26
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blond Bones / Hayley Fahey, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Books Sandwiched IN: Jackie Clay and Ronni Chandler discuss “Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms,” East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free
- Zoning and Why You Should Care w/ MPC Staff, Saw Works Brewing Company, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Casey Green Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Bombadil, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “The Straight Story,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM, Free
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Blood Club, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Liver Down the River, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 27
- KCDC Meeting, KCDC offices, 901 Broadway NE, All Day
- Special Events Community Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Samuel Barker / Brandijo Kistler, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Truth and Consequences: Facts, Filter Bubbles, and Fake News Symposium: Lunch and Learn: East Tennessee in the Headlines / Opening Reception and VIP Dinner, Noon / 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free / $35
- City Council Workshop: Cell Tower Ordinance Update, City County Building, Main Assembly Room, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Knoxville SOUP Dinner, South Knoxville Community Center, 522 Maryville Pike, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- Second Harvest’s 35th Anniversary Celebration with Peter Cetera, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 PM, $150 – $10,000
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Kasondra Rose, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Forty Six Films and Numerous Bands, July 27 – 30, Pres Pub and Scruffy City Hall, $35 for a 3 Day Pass
- Scruffy City Film & Music Festival presents “Addle & Everything” / MEOB & Sweet Years, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Balboa Swing Night, Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Truth and Consequences: Facts, Filter Bubbles, and Fake News Symposium: An Evening with Wendell Potter, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” 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”: Jeremy Nail & JC Haun, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Will Yager (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM
- Ned & The Dirt, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Whiskerman, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Friday, July 28
- Truth and Consequences: Facts, Filter Bubbles, and Fake News Symposium: Symposium Sessions, East Tennessee History Center, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Flathead Stringband / Young Mister, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Behind the Scenes Tour of Knoxville High for Knox Heritage Members and Guests, Knoxville High School, 101 E 5th Ave, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free – $20
- Alive After Five presents Mighty Blue, KMA, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5 – $10
- Scruffy City Film & Music Festival presents “No Roads In” / Milkshake Fatty Years, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Roll A Picasso & Watercolor Night with 90.3 The Rock!, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Forty Six Films and Numerous Bands, July 27 – 30, Pres Pub and Scruffy City Hall
- “Gone with the Wind,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM $7 – $9
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Cody Blackbird Band / Tristen Brooke & *Repeat Repeat, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Katy Free, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- David Webb’s Burning Bush with Snake Cheney, Spirit Week and Tamgucci, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Natty Lovejoys Live Reggae Concert, One-Love, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Free
- Young Rove / Raywoods / Notty Taylor / Yung Honcho, The Concourse at The International, 9:30 PM, $10 – $12
- Milkshake Fatty & Blond Bones, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Big Pink, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Howlin’ Brothers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Saturday, July 29
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Assistant Photography Workshop, Colby Photography, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $99
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caney Creek Company / Charles Walker, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Scruffy City Film Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Paul Belcher presents Michael Combs, Guardians, Gold City, and Jeff & Sheri Easter, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Chainsaw Deathmatch Luchadors (The Eagle Swoops Again), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 – $8
- Branson Brand New, Lloyd Branson House, 1423 Branson Ave, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $90
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Sound & Silence: Happy Woman Blues, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 – $12
- “Gone with the Wind,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM $7 – $9
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – Midnight, $7 – $10
- Scruffy City Film and Music Festival, Forty Six Films and Numerous Bands, July 27 – 30, Pres Pub and Scruffy City Hall
- Alanna Royale / Ex-Gold & Electric Darling, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 10:45 PM
- Villanova / Soul Revue w/ Chelsea Samples, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- David Williford Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 10,000 Days / Divided We Stand, Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $8 – $10
- John Davis & The Cicadas with Whole Wizard, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Lord Nelson, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Gone Country, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 10:30 PM, Free
Sunday, July 30
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Tru Kids of the Tru Dog Network, with Tinah Utsman, 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
- The Amazing Barry hosts Irresponsible Behavior, benefiting the National Foundation for Transplants in Honor of Chris Kelley, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Scruffy City Film Festival, Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PMM
- “Gone with the Wind,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM $7 – $9
- Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $40
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night / Floral Print with Moccasin Cowboy and Truth Club, Pilot Light, 7 PM – 9 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $5
- An Evening with Anthony Hamilton, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $48 – $131
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, University of Tennessee Campus, 8:00 PM, Free
- Brandijo Kistler / Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
Monday, July 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Trevor Clark Trio, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show / Jeff Zagers with Meinschaft and 1mitator, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $6
- Zomboy: Rott n’ Roll Tour, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Crunk Witch & Pleasures, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK The Mothership presents The BluePrint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 1
- Back The Blue, Knoxville Police Department, 800 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- ScruffEblast Blast-Off Party, 1:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Scruffy City Hall
- 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
- Jazz on the Square featuring the Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Lawsuits, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Colquitt Super Jam Realm & Jason Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- 9th Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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