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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 9
- Find Waldo in Downtown Knoxville!, Downtown (through July 31)
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, FAKE NEWS!, Local News and the Knoxville History Project with Mary Pom Claiborne and Jack Neely, 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
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum 0f Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish)
- All Campus Theatre presents “Waiting for Godot,” Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Full Disclosure Workshop, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $15 – $20
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Steve Earle and the Dukes with Special Guest, The Mastersons, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35
- Stump Tail Dolly, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 10
- Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, M – F, 9:00 AM – Noon, $85 – $100 per class
- Christmas in July Sale!!! The Red Brick Market, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (through July 15)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Mastersons, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dist. 6 City Council Candidates Forum, Communications Workers of America Local 3805 Knoxville, 1415 Elm St, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Love Whip, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nelson/Smith/Tillman, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Larry Odham and Matt Cowe, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Knox Fringe – JULY Meeting, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Public Cinema presents a screening of “Slack Bay” by Bruno Dumont / Improvised Music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $5
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “500 Days of Summer,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Jazz on the Square featuring the Marble City 5, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cards Against HumaniTuesday, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show / Garrit’s Goin Away Party – Matt Nelson, Cameron Moore, Jake Smith, Aaron Mastin and Garrit Tillman, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:o0 PM / 10:00 PM
- Relentless Blues, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 12
- First Annual Nationwide Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Showroom, 1132 N. Sixth Ave, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM (through July 14)
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Outdoor Barbecue to Benefit Habitat for Humanity, Hilton Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Travis Bigwood / Doug Wilhite, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Prints of a Man / Brown Bag Lecture with Arthur Bohanan, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free
- Summer Art Academy Teen Art Club, “Tricks of Painting,” KMA, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM (through June 16), $85 / $100
- TEP KAB County Committee Meeting, Knox County Public Library, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Anna Helms Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents I Draw Slow, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Cosmic Carnival Cam Duffy host Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
Thursday, July 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dane Page / Harrison B., Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Shayla McDaniel, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Rebel Kitchen Presents: My Big Fat Greek Pop-Up, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $70
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Scruffy City Orchestra: Summer Reading Orchestra, First Baptist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Alexa Rose (Duo) w/ Claire Hutchens / Travers Brothership, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam – Ethan Palmer hosts, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Knox Music Coalition July Showcase, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- Titanos / Orogens / Spark the Forest / Late., Modern Studio, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- The Whiskey Gun comedy show, featuring Jeff Blank, with Casey Clapp, Aaron Chasteen, and Saint Thomas Ledo, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Friday, July 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters / Oliver The Crow, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After Five presents Tamara Brown: “Tribute to Amy Winehouse,” KMA, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5 – $10
- 6th Annual Don Sproles Memorial Evening Wine & Shine, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $60
- Cam Duffy hosts Improv Night / Indighost, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Abernathy / Hill / Miller, Holly’s Corner, 842 N Central St, 7:30 PM – 10:00, $5
- The Wordplayers presents “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $23
- “The Princess Bride,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Salome Cabaret Burlesque Academy Grinduation, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Tom Johnson, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Company Stores / WUTK presents Annabelle’s Curse & Handsome & the Humbles, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- 90’s Rave, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, Free
- Three Star Revival, Pretentious Beer Co., 9:00 PM – Midnight, $11.50 – $13.50
- All-Female Comedy Showcase! Modern Studio, 10:00 PM, $8
- Indighost & The Inscape, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Folk Soul Revival, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, July 15
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Vive at The Hive, Central Collective, 9:30 – Noon, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Swamp Rats / Friction Farm, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $12 – $20
- The Wordplayers presents “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM / 7:30 PM, $12 – $23
- Shakespeare on the Square presents “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged),” Market Square, 7:00 PM, Free – $15
- Gold Cup 2017: USA vs. Nicaragua, Crown and Goose, 7:00 PM
- Movies in the Park – Spider-Man Double Feature, Ijams Nature Center, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $10 – $40
- Knoxtravaganza! 2.0, Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, 109 W. Anderson Ave., 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Liz Brasher / Granpa’s Stash, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- STRFKR with Reptaliens, Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $21 – $23
- Temple: Alternative Dance Night, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Hammond Eggs, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Demon Waffle, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Way Sneaky Eddie, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Sunday, July 16
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Reps from Blackberry Farm talk 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
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- “The Princess Bride,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7 – $9
- The Wordplayers presents “Little Women: The Broadway Musical,” Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12 – $23
- “The Wizard of Oz,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $12 – $20
- Wags n’ Bags Luau & Corn-hole Tournament to benefit Curesearch Children’s Cancer Research and Small Breed Rescue of East TN, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- 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
- 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 Lydia Majora, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $11 ($1 from every ticket will support charity Casa Ruby)
- Hollie Hammel and Kaycie Satterfield, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM