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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, September 10
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Vance Thompson on the upcoming Knoxville Jazz Orchestra season / Jimmy Buckner on GatorHator Week and raising money for hunger via the Scarecrow Foundation, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- 9-11 Benefit Remembrance Ride, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, $20 donation
- 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
- Happy Healthy Spa Day Party, Pretentious Beer Co, Noon – 6:00 PM, $5 – $20
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Old City Buskers at the 17th Annual Swing Festival, Laurel Theatre, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $20
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), Free
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $15 – $32 /
- Waggy Tails-Gate Party & Adoption Event to benefit SBRET, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Ales & Tails Sunday Funday Brew Bus “Pup”crawl Fundraiser for Young Williams Animal Center, Downtown Knoxville vicinity, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $30
- God of Carnage, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Book signing and talk with Lillah Schwartz, regarding her book, Healing Our Backs with Yoga: An Essential Guide to Back Pain Relief, Union Store, 3:00 PM
- Knot Necklace Workshop with Smart + Becker, RALA, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $25
- A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10 recommended donation
- Chris Blue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Penny & Sparrow: Wendigo Tour with Lowlands Album, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16.50
- Patrick Coman / The Workshy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Mourn, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
Monday, September 11
- 2017 Knoxville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, Sunsphere at World’s Fair Park, 8:30 AM, Free
- 9-11 Moment of Silence at the 9-11 Memorial, Lawn of City County Building, 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Elijah Ocean / Mike Younger, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Fifth Annual Gator Hator Poker Tournament to benefit the Scarecrow Foundation, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 6:00 PM
- Friendlytown Needs Public Access Programming! Friendlytown Comedy Show with special guest, Alex Stypula, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- The Punknecks – High Energy Twang!, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Todd Day Wait’s Pigpen, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pi Jacobs / Ted Russell Kamp, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “Uh Oh. You’ve been served. Now what?” Hosted by Knoxville Barristers, City County Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free – $30
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, Free
- Hand Lettering 101 with Matchbox Factory, The Hive, 6:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Bouldering and Rock (Pulp Friction Live), Bar Marley, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Tribute to Sarah Vaugan featuring Deborah Brown, Mill and Mine, 8:00 PM, $15 – $36.50
- An Evening with Muddy Ruckus, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Toadies / Local H, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Volk / Relentless Blues Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Ted Russell Kamp, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 13
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- September Luncheon: Elevating Women’s Collegiate Athletics, University of Tennessee Visitor Center, 2712 Neyland Drive, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $10 – $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Leslie Tom / Sarah Petite, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Using Genealogy Research to Solve the Mysteries of Quilts, A Brown Bag Lecture with Cindy Stuart, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Dr. Paul H. Bergeron Constitution Day Lecture, Blount Mansion, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Free
- The Art of the Cocktail, Drawing Room at the Tennessean, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- DevilDriver, The Concourse at The International, 6:30 PM, $18 – $20
- Tennessee Shines presents the Tillers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Daniel Ryan Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: The Freshman, Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Quiet Hollers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Peasant Moon, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- 33rd Annual YWCA Tribute to Women, Bijou Theatre, 5:30, $85
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Stars Regardless, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Hand Lettering 101 with Matchbox Factory, The Hive, 6:00 PM SOLD OUT!
- Zentangle Club – Sept, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Wine 101, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20 – $25
- Leather Coasters, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $40
- Greg Tardy, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $26
- SOUL2SOUL World Tour: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Thompson-Boling Arena, 7:30 PM, $25 – $1,249
- Salome Cabaret 2nd Annual Smoky Mountain Burlesque Fest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, $10
- Pornog with Criswell Collective and Crowmeat Bob & Eric Lee, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Sam Pace & the Gilded Grit, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Vandoliers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 15
- Bridge Refugee Services: Knoxville a City of Refuge, Regas Building, 10:30 AM – Noon
- Luncheon: Josh Loebner – Advertising, Disability and Diversity, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $20 – $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robin Grant and the Standard / Doug Kent, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Let’s Talk QUAL, Knox Public House, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Alive After Five presents Robin Grant & The Standard, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $10
- Dinner Theater with Richard Fabozzi, Club LeConte, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $70
- Movies on the Square: Grease, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Women in Black presents WALLS: A Play for Palestine, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, $15
- The Lonely Biscuits, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – Midnight, $13.59 – $16.74
- GWAR, International, 8:00 PM, $18 – $22
- Red-Haired Mary in concert, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Smoky Mountain Burlesque Festival: The Burlesque Barnburner / Late Nite Nerdlesque Revue, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM / 11:00, $45 – $85
- Bethany Hankins and the Swing Serenade, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Zigadoo Moneyclips / Downright Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Charge the Atlantic / The Fritz, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Ephemeral, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Dalton Domino, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Novel Ideas, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
Saturday, September 16
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- KCD Mobile Darkroom Contest at UT Gardens! 2518 Jacob Dr, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Free
- Tussle in the Trash, Cleanup of First Creek Greenway, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild presents It’s Your Story: Owning the Joy of Revision, Central Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – Noon, $15 – $50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Fly Birds / Katie Hargrove, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dog Adoption Event Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- 2nd Annual Shrimp Boil & Hootenanny! Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 2:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $5
- HoLa Festival 2017! Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Women in Black presents WALLS: A Play for Palestine, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, $15
- The Scott Brothers’ House Party, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $44.75 and up
- The Fly Birds / Steady Flow, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Smoky Mountain Burlesque Festival, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $45 – $85
- Temple Burlesque After Party, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, Free – $5
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- B3 Jazz & Blues featuring The Reflectors, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
Sunday, September 17
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Kim Bumpus of Visit Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- HoLa Festival 2017! Market Square, 11:00 AM – 6:00 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
- 2nd Annual Central Vet Bark N’ BBQ! Central Vet Parking Lot, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Women in Black presents WALLS: A Play for Palestine, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $15
- Good Sport Night, Sponsored by Central Collective, Location TBD, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $45
- JAZZ in the PARK, James Agee Park, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $3
- Painting for a Purpose to benefit Friends of Literacy, Painting with a Twist, 121 South Gay St, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $35
- Carrie Hamilton Benefit: Art Sale and ROCK SHOW, Birdhouse, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Graham Nash, Bijou Theatre, 8:00, $55 – $75
- Red Shoes & Rosin, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Nots, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- After Funk, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ryan Harris Brown / Bek and the Starlight Revue, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Taylor Corum with Travis Bigwood, Pretentious Beer Co., 7:00 PM – 6:00 AM, $9.40 – $11.50
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Community Center, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nathan Kalish, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
Tuesday, September 19
- The Maker City Summit 2017, Mill and Mine, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Finn Magill, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Recode Knoxville Community Meeting, Central United Methodist Church, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Book Release Celebration of Hunting Prince Dracula with YA Author Kerri Maniscalco, Union Avenue Book Store, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Mary Chapin Carpenter with Rose Cousins, Bijou Theatre, 7:30, $45 – $60
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:o0 PM
- Minor Poet, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM