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Sunday, July 30
- Find Waldo in Downtown Knoxville!, Downtown (through July 31)
- 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 PM
- “Norma Rae” Film Screening, Knox County Public Library, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- “Gone with the Wind,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $40
- Full Disclosure Long-form Improv Workshop, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $10 – $15
- 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, 7:00 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $5
- Aaron Cohen, The Birdhouse, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- 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
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum presents Grow Your Garden! 616 Jessamine St, Noon – 2:00 PM, $5 – $20
- Watermelon Crawl benefiting East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Downtown Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Through August 6)
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Galactic Empire / Dangerkids, Concourse at The International, 7:00 PM, $16 – $18
- 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
- Happy Birthday Pres Pub and ScruffEblast Blast-Off Party w/ Colquitt Super Jam Realm & Jason Moore, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- 9th Street Stompers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 2
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Lady Bosses of Knoxville: Foodies, The Hive, 11:45 AM, SOLD OUT!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chillbillies / Nude Canoe, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jazz Lunch at The Square Room, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15
- Summer Slaughter Tour 2017: The Black Dahlia Murder / Dying Fetus / The Faceless / Oceano / Slaughter To Prevail / Origin / Rings Of Saturn / Betraying The Martyrs / Lorna Shore, The International, 2:30 PM, $29.50 – $55
- Daniel Ryan Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Georgia Flood, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall 2017 Tour, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $28
- Full Disclosure Long-form Improv Show, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Free
- Faun and a Pan Flute with Matt Nelson and Mike Bagetta, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Thursday, August 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: My Brother’s Keeper / Crimson Calamity, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Workshop: Proposed Short-Term Rentals Ordinance, Main Assembly Room, City Council Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 PM, $150
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Sweet Years, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Leather Tooled Bracelets, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $40
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- 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”: John Dee Graham & RB Morris, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Novelist Julia Franks: “Women, Witches, and the End of Time,” Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Vance Thompson (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Billy Ray Cyrus, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $41 – $103
- Birdtalker w/ Pale Root, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $13.59 – $16.74
- TVB and Yee-Haw Brewing present Bike-In Movie Series: Ghostbusters, Mill & Mine, 9:00 PM, $4
- The Carmonas & Earth by Train, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Cordovas present a tribute to the Grateful Dead, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Angela Easterling / Herrick, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- First Friday Open House, The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 619 Broadway NW, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts: First Friday: Bangles & Bubbles, Dogwood Arts, 4:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- East Tennessee PBS “The Vietnam War East Tennessee” Film, East Tennessee History Center, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- First Friday Rock Painting Party, The Basement Community Art Studio, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- TRU Kids Summer Photo Workshop Show! Gallery 221 under Cooks Loft, 722 S. Gay Street, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- East TN PBS presents, “The Vietnam War East Tennessee,” (film and more), East TN History Center, 5:00 PM, Free
- AMG First Friday Reception, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- First Friday: Ben T O Smith, Magnolia Records, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- First Friday with Jon Pemberton, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Malt Shop & Ice Cream Social First Friday, Red Brick Market, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents Evelyn Jack, with Keith Brown and Groove Therapy, KMA, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- First Friday Comedy with Natalie Holt and Erin Ingle, Pretentious Glass, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Angela Easterling, The Parlor at Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Redeeming Adornment: First Friday with Beth Meadows, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Movies in the Park: “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” Ijams, 7:00 PM, $10 – $25
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- WDVX First Friday Live: Blank Range, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Art Exhibition (and sale) by Keegan Kaya McGee, Alden Klaput and Stephen Haas, Pittman-Temple House (623 West Hill Avenue), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “9 to 5,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Cattywampus Puppet Council with Good Guy Collective, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- The Art of House * Summer Sessions* Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, Free
- Jerry Garcia B-Day Bash, Preservation Pub & Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Mike Bagetta (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Stoplight Observations, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly & The Gypsy Fuego, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- First Friday Ooh Ooh Revue Show, Modern Studio, 10:00 PM – Midnight, $10 – $15
Saturday, August 5
- 2017 NPC Knox Classic Prejudging / 2017 NPC Knox Classic Finals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:30 AM / 5:00 PM, $20 / $20 – $45
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: All the Little Pieces / Swamp Rabbit Railroad, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Yoga with Goats, Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $32
- Hard Knox Roller Girls, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM – 9:51 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Young Fables & All the Little Pieces / Radio Birds, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Donna Hopkins Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 8:00 PM, Free
- Dynamo & Stig, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
- Rewind Dance Night, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Bill Swann Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Senryu CD release show, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Smooth Sailor, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 6
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Clarence Brown Theatre reps discuss the upcoming season (tentative), WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Layover Sunday Brunch, The Concourse at the International, Noon, Free
- 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
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- “9 to 5,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7 – $9
- “Greater Tuna,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Fiber Wrapped Necklace Workshop with Smart + Becker, Rala, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $25
- Pairings: An Evening of Food and Bassoon, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $70
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- “Julius Caesar” hosted by David Ratliff, Modern Studio, 7:15 PM, $10
- Kimbro Brothers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Jahilistic- Reggae Mon, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tim Fast, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson and special guest, K-Town Sound, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Will Carter with Ryan Sheley, The Parlor at Maple Hall, The Parlor at Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Pareidelic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Soggy Po Boys, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Studio le Bradshaw / Dylan LeBlanc, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, Free
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center’s Eighth of August Red Carpet Jubilee, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 – $50
- 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 – 10:o0 PM
- Wild Change CD Release Knoxville with Alex Bradshaw / Linka / Kalo, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 11:45 PM, $3
- Albert Murrian and The Common Creatures / Southern Cities, Barley’s, 10:00 PM