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Sunday, October 15
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Interviews with District Two City Council Race Candidates Wayne Christensen and Andrew Roberto, 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
- Pumpkin Patch Event and Family Fun! Pretentious Glass Co, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- Best Buddies Friendship Walk, University of Tennessee Knoxville Pedestrian Walkway, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- Appalachian Community Fund fundraiser: Book-signing and readings with Jim Minick from his first novel, Fire Is Your Water, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- “Three Sisters,” Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 2:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Tiger Lily Theatre Presents Neil Labute’s “Fat Pig,” hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Blues Cruise with John Nemeth, 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16.00
- Dinner on the Bridge Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance, Gay St Bridge, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $225 – $2,500
- Harvest Supper, Goody Golly Tamale, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $30 – $50
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Volunteer Landing, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Full Disclosure Long-Form Comedy Improv, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Community Cinema: East Tennessee PBS presents a screening of “Chasing Trane,” Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- J-Roddy Walston And The Business with Stop Light Observations, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21 – $22
- Charlie Parr, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Flux Capacitor & Ajeva, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Monday, October 16
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- KFD Memorial Service for Fallen Firefighters, KFD’s Headquarters Fire Station in downtown Knoxville, 11:30 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Charlie Parr / Katie Hargrove, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Monumental Issues: Thinking about Monuments in Public Spaces, presented by Dr. Ellen K. Daugherty, Professor of Art History, Memphis, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Friendlytown Needs to Clear Out Its Storage Unit (with 3 special guests from Mobile), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Ajeva & John Ford, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM, $3
- The Rad Trads, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 17
- Tennessee Elder Justice Conference, Knoxville Marriott, 500 Hill Ave, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, $80 – $200
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wilson Harwood / Albatross, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Hand Built Clay Class for Kids hosted by Junebug Designs, The Basement Community Art Studio, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Tuesdays through Nov 14), $100
- Firefighter Experience, Market Square, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Cocktails & Conversation with Bill May, Executive Director & Kelly Hider, Gallery Coordinator, Arrowmont, on “Arrowmont, Building a Community Around Craft,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Theatre Effects Makeup Class with Darla Wigley, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- 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 – 10:00 PM
- Moccasin Cowboy with Paperhaus and Lavish Boars, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Strahan & the Good Neighbors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Devil’s Cut, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 18
- Pre-Holiday Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Showroom, 10:00 AM
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Cancer Support Community: Celebrating the Art of Survivorship, The Foundry, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $70
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Strahan & The Good Neighbors / Madison Lewis, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- What’s Art Got to Do With It? Hosted by Community School of the Arts, Emporium, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free
- Books Sandwiched in with Brandon Hollingsworth, WUOT’s All Things Considered Host/Producer, who will discuss All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life by Jon Willis, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- East Tennessee Community Design Center’s 2017 Awards Gala, The Foundry, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $150 – $5,000
- Southern Writers Book Group discusses A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Lecrae – All Things Work Together Tour, The International, 7:00 PM, $19.95 – $159
- Tennessee Shines presents Ed Snodderly, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Casey Green Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Full Disclosure Comedy Show, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM
- Portugal. The Man with Lido, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Knox County Jug Stompers with Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Thursday, October 19
- Development Corporation of Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- Pre-Holiday Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Showroom, 10:00 AM
- East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame, The Lighthouse Knoxville, 900 E Hill Ave, Ste 120, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $100
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers / The Belle Hollows, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Blue Slip Winery’s Food Truck Park & Market, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dream – Believe – Create Workshop, The Emporium, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Free – $5
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Hudson K, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Vance Thompson, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxferatu 2: An Evening of Silent Horror Films, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- HearthScares Tour, Starts at James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Irish Session with Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Red, Hot & Bolero, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, $15 to $89
- The Belle Hollows with Barefoot Sanctuary in Knoxville! Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tiger Lily Theatre Presents Neil Labute’s “Fat Pig,” hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Schulz Bräu Filmnacht: “Spiderman Homecoming,” Schulz Bräu, 8:30 PM
- Minnesota, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $13 – $15
- Frazierband, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Jon Roniger & the Good-for-Nothin Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 20
- Pre-Holiday Sample Sale, Patricia Nash Showroom, 10:00 AM
- Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Free – $10
- ArabFest 2017 hosted by Arab American Club of Knoxville, 1620 Melrose Ave, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sara Trunzo / Kenny George Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Primary Elections for Scruffy City Mayor: Young-Williams Benefit / Waterseed & Huntertones, Preservation Pub, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- 10-20 PARTY 2017: Josh Oliver, Robinella and Jay Clark for Blank Newspaper and WDVX, The Parlor at Maple Hall, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Alive After Five Wishes Happy Birthday to John Myers!, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $10
- The Interdisciplinary Show, A1LabArts, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Home Movies and Live Music on Market Square presented by the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free
- HearthScares Tour, Starts at James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Way Late Play Date: Marvel vs DC, Schulz Brau, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Red, Hot & Bolero, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM, $15 to $89
- WUTK presents Caleb Hawley with DJ Constanza, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $9.39 – $11.49
- Mike Younger, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM, Free
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Dead Ringers & the Kenny George Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Tiger Lily Theatre Presents Neil Labute’s “Fat Pig,” hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Gabriel Iglesias: FluffyMania, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $43.50 – $90
- Rainbow Kitten Surprise / Elliot Root, The International, 8:30 PM, $15 – $18
- Hunter Deacon Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Adi Newton (Clock DVA) with Mykel Boyd and Le Scrambled Debutante, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $7
- Freakbass, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, October 21
- Race for the Cure, World’s Fair Park, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Kundalini Yoga Immersion Training, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $299
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Free – $10
- ArabFest 2017 hosted by Arab American Club of Knoxville, 1620 Melrose Ave, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Heart’s Delight! World Dance Weekend, East Tennessee Sacred Circle Dance, 828 Tulip Ave, 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, $75 – $125
- Home Movie Day with the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, East Tennessee History Center, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Miles Gannett and the Shroom Pickers, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Forget You Not Pre Launch Rally, Cook Loft 221, 221 Cumberland Ave, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tiger Lily Theatre Presents Neil Labute’s “Fat Pig,” hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Kountry Wayne, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $29 – $65
- Jubilee Community Arts: Bryan Bowers, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Insane Clown Posse, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $25 – $28
- Scruffy City Syncopators, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Jag / Quitzilla Monster Jam & Gizmo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Same as It Ever Was, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- B|_ank, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- Halloween Hangover, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 PM, $12
Sunday, October 22
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Interviews with District Three City Council Candidates James Corcoran and Seema Singh Perez, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Kundalini Yoga Immersion Training, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $299
- October Assembly: Sleep, hosted by Sunday Assembly Knoxville, The International, 10:30 AM – Noon, Free
- Heart’s Delight! World Dance Weekend, East Tennessee Sacred Circle Dance, 828 Tulip Ave, 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, $75 – $125
- Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Free – $10
- 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
- Sip ‘n’ Shop LuLaRoe Pop-Up Boutique, Blue Slip Winery, Noon – 5:00 PM
- Buddy Walk Knoxville 2017, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- SBRET Wags to Witches FundWaiser and Cuddle Bus 2, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $5 donation for 5-minute cuddles
- Jubilee Games and Coffee Pop-Up, Central Collective, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Tiger Lily Theatre Presents Neil Labute’s “Fat Pig,” hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Sip and Sniff Party, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Bow Morton Hosts Knox Horror Film Fest Awards, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Kite / These Wild Plains with Haley Thompson King, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Brian Dolzani, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 23
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Roxi Copland / Honey Magpie, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- SEWING 101 with Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $150.00
- Writers in the Library Presents Stanley Plumly, Lindsay Young Auditorium of the John C. Hodges Library, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- HearthScares Tour, Starts at James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Friendlytown comedy show / Nest Egg with Smoke Below and Caps, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $5
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “Session 9,” Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, Free
- Dave Webb’s Burning Bush / MEOB & Groundhog, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- The Hooten Hallers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker / The Groove Orient, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- How East Tennessee Transformed the World: Following the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Global Career during the Cold War, presented by Tore Olson, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- HearthScares Tour, Starts at James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $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
- 311 with Pilfers, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $40
- Blind Pilot with Charlie Cunningham, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20
- Nekromantix / The Brains, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $10 – $13
- Riley Walker and Bill MacKay, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- And the Echo / The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM