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Sunday, October 1
- Local Motion and Legacy Parks Foundation Bike and Run Hosted by Blackhorse Brews Knoxville, Baker Creek Preserve, 1516 Taylor Rd, 9:00 AM – Noon, $30
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Brent Waugh and Kara Finger of Big Brothers Big Sisters, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Aspire Off Camera Lighting Workshop, Southern Railway Station, Noon – 5:00 PM, $106.49
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Fall into Poetry with the Atomic Blondes Hosted by Linda Parsons, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- 4th Annual Lineage and Legacy, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free – $10
- Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Presents “Frankenstein”! Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $12 – $35
- Trans 101: Standards of Care Hosted by The Trans Empowerment Project of Knoxville, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free ($5 suggested donation)
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Unity Ride Film Premier & Guy Marshall Band, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Froggy Fresh, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $15 – $50
- Headface And The Congenitals / Tender Mercy/ Gag Me, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM, $5
- Cayetana with Hemming and Bad Tools, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
Monday, October 2
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Catherine The Great / The Kudzu Missionaries, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson and special guest, soprano Carrie Niceley, Tennessee Theatre, Noon
- Eat, Drink, Activate! Progressive Social, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- WIL Presents Michael Shou-Yung Shum and Jesse Goolsby, Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Friendlytown Needs a Brewery! / Saint Pé, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM, $5
- Pat Byrne, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 3
- Cup of Hope Luncheon Hosted by The Salvation Army of Knoxville, Jackson Terminal, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $45 – $400
- Founders’ Day Luncheon, The Foundry, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Byrne / Mike & Tesa, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Check out Chekhov: celebrating the short stories, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 6:30 PM
- Andy Davis returns to the Artist Studio, Historic Westwood, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20
- 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 – 10:o0 PM
- STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) with SunSquabi, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $89
- Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration with John Beasley, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $36.50
- Twiztid – Mostasteless 20th Anniversary 2017 Tour, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $15 – $25
- x__x, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- Game Day Tour 2017 featuring Lost Kings & Chiddy Bang, The International, 10:00 PM, $11 – $50
- Nelson / Nevels / Smith, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- 10th Mountain Division, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 4
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Lady Bosses of Knoxville: Branding, The Hive, 11:45 AM, SOLD OUT!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt / Yosef, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mike Baggetta / Jerome Harris / Billy Mintz – Spectre, Square Room, Noon, $15
- Big Read Kick-Off Celebration, The Stage in Market Square, 12:30 PM
- Peppa Pig’s Live Surprise, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $31 – $141
- Tennessee Shines presents Count This Penny, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Anna Helms, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Concertmaster & Friends, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM, $25
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- FDC Long-Form Improv Show, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Nancy Wilson of Heart And Liv Warfield: Roadcase Royale with Electric Darling, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $55
- STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) with SunSquabi, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $89
- Here Come the Mummies / Jocelyn & Chris Arndt, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $15
- Comedy Night at Scruffy / Casual Commander & Friends STS9 Official After-party, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Milkshake Fatty, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Thursday, October 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Year of October / Jason Eady, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- A Tribute to Popcorn Sutton, The Tennessean Personal Luxury Hotel, 531 Henley St, 4:00 PM, Free
- Ladies’ Night Out, The Melting Pot, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $27.95 and up
- East Tennessee PBS: Veterans Honor Dinner, The Foundry, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $50 – $100
- Knoxville SOUP Dinner, Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville, 315 Mimosa Ave, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- Big Heights Rooftop Crawl for Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, Market Square, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $55
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- An Evening with Denise Kiernan, Best-Selling Author of The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home, East Tennessee History Center, $10, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Big Read: Prepare ye, Prepare ye: Apocalypse Workshops, Central Collective, 6:30 PM
- Meet the Maker: Stanton Webster of PostModern Spirits, Parlor at Maple Hall, 6:30 PM, Free
- Healing Herbs Workshop, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $20
- USA vs. PANAMA/ AO Knoxville night with Tennessee Soccer! Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – Oct 6, 10:00 PM
- Chonda Pierce: Getting Back to Funny, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $30 – $53
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Greg Tardy, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Concertmaster & Friends, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM, $25
- Square Dancing on The Square, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Irish session with Four Leaf Pete, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Sam Bush, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27
- Schulz Bräu Filmnacht: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” Schulz Bräu, 8:30 PM, Free
- Man Forever (featuring Kid Millions), Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- India Ramey, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Roshambeaux, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Vinyl Tap, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 6
- Food City Food Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Community Day hosted by the Behavioral Health Awareness Coalition, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX CD Sale! Visitor Center Parking Lot, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Braunfeld / India Ramey, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Fanboy Totally Awesome Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $475
- Pubs for Public Radio, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Crafty Bastard Brewery
- First Friday October: Kate Kolodi New Works, PostModern Spirits, 5:00 PM
- First Friday Artist Lindsey Orrin, Sapphire, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Artists Association: 43rd Fall Juried Show Reception / Cattywampus Puppet Council, The Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $60 / Free
- First Friday: Art Slam – Paint Your Own Pumpkin, Dogwood Arts, Time 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Great Smoky Mountain Food Days, University of Tennessee Welcome Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $65
- October First Friday 1st Annual Chili Cook Off, Red Brick Market, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents the Stacy Mitchhart Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- First Friday – German Beer Steins, Pretentious Beer & Glassware Co., 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Screening of “A Very Sordid Sordid Wedding” Hosted by Positively Living, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 6:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $20 – $400
- The Interdisciplinary Exhibition, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with Pippin Long, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Super Fresh Art Show, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Knox County Public Libraries present “Wall-E,” Market Square, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- WDVX’s First Friday Live featuring Eli Fox, Visitor’s Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ – In Concert Featuring the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $45 – $85
- WDVX presents Andrew Combs and the Kernal, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM, $11.50 – $13.60
- Jubilee Community Arts: Tennessee Stifflegs, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Bermuda Triangle featuring Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) / Becca Mancari / Jesse Lafser, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- American Stories Tour Starring Craig Morgan And Mac Powell, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $45
- The Black Jacket Symphony: Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $35
- Marble City Opera presents: Menotti’s “The Telephone” / Poulenc’s “The Human Voice,” Square Room, 8:00 PM, $25 – $35
- Rewind: Dance Party, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Maradeen Stelle Amor / Of Good Nature, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Bark record release show! with Daddy Don’t and Mythical Motors, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mama Loiuse, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 7
- ABCs of LGBT Health Care Hosted by Tennessee Equality Project, Downtown Hilton Knoxville, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Free to the Public ($75 for those seeking professional credits)
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Great Smoky Mountain Food Days, University of Tennessee Welcome Center, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $65
- Food City Food Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Colby’s Photography Speedlight Weekend Bootcamp, 503 W Clinch Ave #101, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $225
- Sewing 101, Modern Studio, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $150
- Fanboy Totally Awesome Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $15 – $475
- “Find Your Story: Celebrating East Tennessee and Its People!” Girl Scouts Program, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kit Rodgers / Luke Elliot, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville Brewers’ Jam, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $20 – $100
- Autosomal DNA for Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Book signing with A. D. Asher, author of My Friend the Sunsphere, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- GO! Contemporary Dance Works presents UPFRONT, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM / 8:00 PM, $12 – $18
- Battle of the Praise Bands, Market Square, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Techno! Laurel Theater, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $4 – $8
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ – In Concert Featuring the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $45 – $85
- Marble City Opera presents: Menotti’s “The Telephone” / Poulenc’s “The Human Voice,” Square Room, 8:00 PM, $25 – $35
- Oh Wonder with Jaymes Young, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Electric Six / Groves, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $13 – $15
- Broomestix / Otis – Heavy Blues, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Flynt Flossy and Turquoise Jeep, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $12
- Lilly Hiatt, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Adrian and Meredith, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, October 8
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Urban Guy departs for the Big Apple and JJ steps into the breach with William Mahaffey (Knoxville Horror Film Fest) WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Fanboy Totally Awesome Weekend, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $15 – $475
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Bellydance Workshop With Fadi El Saadi, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, Noon – 3:30 PM, $45 – $70
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- The Big Read in East TN: Book Discussion, Lawson McGhee Library, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Pandemic Board Game Day, Central Collective, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish)
- Knoxville Botanical Gardens Tour, Knoxville Botanical Gardens, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $15
- Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Blessing of the Animals, Church Street United Methodist Church, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Fadi El Saadi LIVE, Mirage Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Call (865) 200-8910 for tickets and reservations
- Wellred: From Dixie with Love – Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan & Corey Ryan Forrester, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Kari Jobe: The Garden Tour, with Cody Carnes, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $22.95 – $42.95
- Breaking Benjamin – Unplugged, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $36 – $40
- McGill & the Refills, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ethan Palmer hosts Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Russ Liquid Test / Recess, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $12 – $18
Monday, October 9
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Radio Rangers / Ava Paige, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Candidates Forum, Communications Workers of America Local 3805, 1415 Elm St, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- DigiTour: GoodTimes, The Concourse at The International, 6:30 PM, $25 – $30
- Friendlytown comedy troupe presents: an evening with Yedoye Travis (of Just for Laughs), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $33 – $53
- Wellred: From Dixie with Love – Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan & Corey Ryan Forrester, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $28 – $29
- Alex Culbreth, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Modern Mimes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Heidi Raye / The Meadows Brothers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith / Bob Log III with Big Bad Oven, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $10
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Sharyn McCrumb Lecture & Book Signing for The Unquiet Grave, East Tennessee History Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Check out Chekhov: celebrating the short stories, Lawson McGhee Library meeting room, 6:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Halestorm, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $32 – $48
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Run the Jewels with Denzel Curry, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $35 – $40
- The New Respects / Relentless Blues Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Dirk Quinn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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