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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
- A Rock-n-Roll Cookout with the Lees, Lost And Found Records, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Freedom Engine Artifacts on Display, Museum of East Tennessee History, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free – $5
- Peter and the Starcatcher, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Women in Black presents WALLS: A Play for Palestine, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $15
- 2nd Annual Central Vet Bark N’ BBQ! Central Vet Parking Lot, 1212 W Clinch Ave, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 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 PM, $55 – $75
- Red Shoes & Rosin, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- El Ten Eleven, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Nots with Headface and Congenital, 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
- Seventy Thirty Creatives: Auditions for Twelfth Night, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Community Center, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Nathan Kalish, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 19
- The Maker City Summit, Mill & Mine, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Effectively Leading Multiple Generations, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, Ste 203, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Still Life with Seth Haverkamp, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (each Tuesday for eight weeks), $40 – 45$
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Finn Magill / Community Center, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Recode Knoxville Community Meeting, Central United Methodist Church, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Week! Lawson McGhee Library, Children’s Room, Evening Storytime, 6:30 PM
- Book Release Celebration of Hunting Prince Dracula with YA Author Kerri Maniscalco, Union Avenue Books, 7:00 PM
- Seventy Thirty Creatives: Auditions for Twelfth Night, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 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
- Amasa Hines, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
Wednesday, September 20
- Recode Knoxville Public Stakeholder Advisory Committee, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Week! Lawson McGhee Library, Children’s Room, Baby Bookworms / Preschool Storytime, 10:20 AM / 11:00 AM
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lesley Kernochan / Mudbone, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dine & Discover with Jack Neely, Executive Director, Knoxville History Project: “The Knoxville of Beauford and Joseph Delaney,” Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free
- Taste n’ Toast benefit for the Muse Knoxville, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- Southern Literature Reading Group discusses Peter Taylor’s Summons to Memphis, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Central Street Development Discussion, hosted by Dale Mackey, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Wild Ponies, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- JP Bourgeois Wine Dinner with Chef Matt Gallaher, Sapphire A Modern Bar and Restaurant, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $95
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- EOTO, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $10 – $20
- Warband with Tyler Damon & Tashi Dorji, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Cam Duffy Moore hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 21
- Metro Drug Coalition and Cornerstone of Recovery host Knox County Recovery Resource Fair, Central United Methodist, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Free
- Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Week! Lawson McGhee Library, Children’s Room, Baby Bookworms, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ben Danaher / Humming House, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Startup Day, Bijou Theatre, 2:00 PM, Free
- Goodwill Vintage Fashion Show and Sale, Holiday Inn at World’s Fair Park, 5:00 PM, $50
- Blue Slip Winery’s Food Truck Park & Market, 300 West Depot Street, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Third Thursday Ladies Ride, Tennessee Valley Bicycles, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Free
- Leah Weiss, book-signing and readings from her new novel, If the Creek Don’t Rise, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Southern Cities, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Zentangle Club – September, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Wine Tasting Portugal, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20
- Mike Baggetta, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Session with Four Leaf Pete, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- September Reading featuring Jan LaPerle, Clay Matthews, and Shane Stricker, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Movie Night: Jurassic Park, The Concourse at The International, 8:30 PM, Free – $5
- Walter Salas-Humara + Bark, The Pilot Light, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Charles Walker Band with Jazmine Mills, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 22
- September Coffee for a Cause: Girls Inc., The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $5
- 13th Annual Recovery Fair promoting awareness of substance abuse and addiction, Market Square, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bruce Sudano / Neon Moon, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- March to END Hug Deficiency, Market Square, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Alive After Five presents Southern Avenue, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Scruffy City Soiree – Murder at the Mansion, Historic Westwood, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $125
- 14th Annual Wine on the Water benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Volunteer Landing, 6:30 PM, $60 – $150
- Rodney Carrington Live, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $48
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Wednesday 13 & Eyes Set to Kill, The Concourse at The International, 7:00 PM, $15 – $18
- Knox County Public Libraries present Movies on the Square: “Moana,” Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Opening Night: Knoxville Postcards, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $88
- Walden and The Monday Movement, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $9.39 – $11.49
- Donna The Buffalo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $23
- Ben Maney Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Masseuse / Backup Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 11:00
- Blogore Blasphemy Tour, The International, 10:00 PM, $22- $45
- Ian Thomas and The Band of Drifters, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Knoxville Theatre Club presents Cindy & Ella, an original re-imagining of the classic fairy tail! Modern Studio, 10:00 PM, $5 – $25
- Southern Belles, Preservation Pub, 11:30 PM
Saturday, September 23
- Garage Sale! Chop Shop Hair Studio, 1206 N Central St, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Free
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Free Admission for Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live! East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Waggin’ Tails 5K Race to No-Kill benefiting the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, Central St / Anderson Ave, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hannah Kaminer / Eight O’Five Jive, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Happy Hollerpalooza Street Fair, 1200 Block of Central St, Noon – 5:00 PM, Free
- Punk Rock Flea Market Knoxville 2017, 900 N Central St, Noon – 10:00 PM, Free
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- Nothing More, The International, 7:00 PM, $17 – $125
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Opening Night: Knoxville Postcards, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $89
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Soulfinger & Llama Train, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Waker, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Testify! Vintage Soul and Funk Dance Party, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Voice of Saturn with Persona La Ave, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Knoxville Theatre Club presents Cindy & Ella, An original re-imagining of the classic fairy tail! Modern Studio, 10:00 PM, $5 – $25
Sunday, September 24
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Interviews with District One City Council Candidates Stephanie Welch and Rebecca Parr, 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
- Children in the Arts Penny4Art Event, Worlds Fair Park Ampitheatre, 2:30 PM, $0.01 – $7
- Fistful of Tigers presents Knox BrewTails, Mill and Mine, 3:00 PM, $40 – $45
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Hand-Bound Leather Journal Workshop, Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $45
- 17th Annual Lantern & Carriage Tour, Old Gray Cemetery, 4:00 – 7:00 PM (rain or shine), $5 – $15
- Smoky Mountain Blues Society Blues Cruise featuring Frank Band and the Cook County Kings, to benefit their “Blues In The Schools” program, 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, Free
- An Evening with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21.50
- Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- The Midnight Ghost Train, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian ‘Shimmy’ Paddock, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Sewing 102: Moving Past the Basics hosted by Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $150
- Friendlytown Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Mike Baggetta’s Torch Songs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 26
- Upcoming 5-12 Grade Teacher Workshop: Civil War and Mapping, East Tennessee History Center, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ryan Hutchens, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Domino Ensemble, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Daniel Kushnir / Relentless Blues Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Greg Humphreys Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM