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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
- Yoga Pop Up! presented by The Glowing Body, Mill & Mine, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $5
- 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
- One-year anniversary, Pretentious Beer Co, Noon – 10:00 PM
- Sip ‘n’ Shop LuLaRoe Pop-Up Boutique, Blue Slip Winery, Noon – 5:00 PM
- Community School of the Arts: Open House, Church Street United Methodist Church, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Buddy Walk Knoxville 2017, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Howl-O-Ween Pooch Parade and Pet Expo, UT Gardens, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $10
- 8th Annual Fall Festival, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 2743 Wimpole Ave, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free
- SBRET Wags to Witches FundWaiser and Cuddle Bus 2, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $5 donation for 5-minute cuddles
- Showing of “Spettacolo” hosted by The Public Cinema, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- 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
- Knoxville Opera Goes to Church, Overcoming Believers Church, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, Free
- Sip and Sniff Party, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Bow Morton Hosts Knoxville Horror Film Fest Awards Party and Costume Contest, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, Free
- Kites / 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
- Arts & Culture Alliance: City Council Candidates Forum, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM, Free
- 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: The Groove Orient, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Adam Blake Workshop hosted by Cool Sports, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 5:15 PM – 7:30 PM, $30
- Brainstorming: Enhancing Downtown Living, 17 Market Square #201, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Reach Them to Teach Them: Right Here! – an evening of appreciation, inspiration, and personal challenge for area educators, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 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
- Jack Neely: UT History Lecture, Alumni Memorial Building Room 32, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- 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
- Van Eaton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 25
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lucy Isabel /Phil Leadbetter & Friends, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Book signing with David Brill, who will read from his new book, Into the Mist: Tales of Death and Disaster, Mishaps and Misdeeds, Misfortune and Mayhem in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Pumpkin Carving Party, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- 2017 Big Wig Awards – AAF Knoxville, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $20 – $35
- Tennessee Shines presents the Barstool Romeos, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- ABCs of Open Records hosted by East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists, Knoxville News Sentinel, 2332 News Sentinel Dr, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Public Cinema: film screening of “Kékszakállú,” Pilot Light, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Carson Young Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- “Blue Window” preview, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Mayeux & Broussard / The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 26
- Special Events Community Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ragged Union, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Spooky Halloween Cocktail Class, PostModern Spirits, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $20
- 2017 Light The Night Walk benefitting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1331 Circle Park Dr, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Knox County Schools District Magnet Showcase, Market Square, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Legacy Parks Night, Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Bark, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville History Project Fundraiser: Tales and Tamales at Gallows Hill with Jack Neely and Laura Still, Historic Carpenter’s Union Building, 516 West Vine Ave, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $100
- Sports and Performance Nutrition with Betsy Johnson, KyBRa Athletics, 804 N Broadway, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $37.92
- Healing Herbs Workshop, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $20
- Katy Free, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- HearthScares Tour, Starts at James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- “Blue Window” preview, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Scared Stiff Stories by Professional Storytellers Susan and Stephen Fulbright, the Parlor, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Aaron Chasteen Hosts Tic Tac Toe Comedy Presents: A Game Show, LiterBoard, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Third Eye Blind, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39 – $165
- Guantanamo Baywatch, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Ragged Union, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, October 27
- October Coffee for a Cause: Metro Drug Coalition, The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Papa Vay’ Landers / Tellios, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Trunk-Or-Treat, First Baptist Knoxville, 510 W Main St, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again / Star Wars Costume Party with Secret City Cyphers, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM / 8:00 PM, $15 – $22
- 12th Annual Halloween – Sapphire Strikes Back! Star-Wars-Themed Party, Sapphire, 5:00 PM
- Clue-Themed Mystery Dinner with OliBea and Frussies, Olibea, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $120
- Adeem the Artist: The Birds EP Release Show, Central Collective, 7:00 PM, $5
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 7th Annual HearthScares Halloween Ball to benefit Jame White Fort, James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75
- Fat Bottom Brewing Co. Raffle Party! Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 7:00 PM
- Young-Williams Animal Center’s 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Bash, Jackson Terminal, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $45
- Knoxville Opera 40th Anniversary Gala Concert, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $23 – $108
- “Blue Window” opening night, Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- How’l Valley Folklore & History Society Quarterly Meeting hosted by Theatre Obsolete, Temple-Pittman House, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Ice Bears Opening Night 2017 vs Evansville Thunderbolts, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $8 – $26
- Freakival IV, The International, 8:00 PM, $5 – $25
- An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $54 – $100
- John McCutcheon, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $21 – $22
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Devil Makes Three, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20
- Kansas, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $63 – $105
- Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes with Blond Bones, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM, $11.49 – $13.59
- Will Boyd, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Roots of a Rebellion & Treetops, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Nick Moss, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, October 28
- Easy Rider Halloween Brunch Ride, Mead’s Quarry, 8:00 AM
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Expungement Clinic hosted by Knox County Unchained, Beck Cultural Exchange Center, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Fort Dickerson Living History Weekend, Fort Dickerson, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Quarry Lake Monthly Clean Up, Fort Dickerson, 11:00 AM – Noon
- 16th Annual International Food Festival, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $5
- Monsters at the Museum, East Tennessee History Center, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Free
- Costumes and Classic Cartoons Open House, Tennessee Theatre, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nate Currin / Caroline Keller Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Intermediate Genealogy Workshop, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville Zombie Walk, Starts at Scruffy City Hall, 3:00 PM, Free
- Parkridge Porch Festival 2017, Parkridge Community, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again / Throwback House – Retro Costume Party with Art of House, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM / 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Thrill the World Knoxville 2017 to benefit Young-Williams Animal Center, Market Square, 6:00 PM
- St. Jimmy’s Jubilee, St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1101 N Broadway, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free – $30
- Knoxville Opera Guild’s Ruby Ball, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- 2017 DockDogs World Championships, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6.27 – $22.09
- The Artemis Project presents Warriors of Survival: An Evening of Entertainment benefiting the Family Justice Center, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Freaker’s Ball 2017, Old City Downtown featuring Carleo’s, Wagon Wheel, Southbound Knoxville, Hannas Old City, Merchants of Beer, 8:00 PM – 2:30 AM, $10
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion: Halloween Tours, 200 West Hill Ave, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM, and 10:00 PM, $10
- Temple, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Philtoberfest: Phil Broussard’s 50th Birthday Party / Hudson K & the Bearded & the Lonetones, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Roger Alan Wade, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Blond Bones with David Webb’s Burning Bush, Moccasin Cowboy and Spirit Week, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, October 29
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Interviews with District Four City Council Candidates Lauren Rider, Harry Tindell and Amelia Parker, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Fort Dickerson Living History Weekend, Fort Dickerson, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- 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
- Trick or Treat Trail, Mary Costa Plaza, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Two Voices on the Geography of Past and Present: Book signing with poets James Elliott Keith and C. Ann (Cathy) Kodra, who will read from their new books, Past the Edge of Blue and Under an Adirondack Moon, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Open Streets Knoxville with a Bike Walk and the Spooky Ooos and Much More, Gay St. Bridge, Council Pl. to Sevier Ave and Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- 2017 DockDogs World Championships, Knoxville Convention Center, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $6.27 – $22.09
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- “The Mousetrap,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again / Tuatha Dea, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM / 8:00 PM, $15 – $22
- 5K Glow Run & Post-Race Party for UT Homecoming, starting at The Whirlwind of Opportunity Sculpture on Pedestrian Walkway, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Free – $5
- Full Disclosure Long-Form Improv Workshop, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- A Ghostly Evening at the Bijou featuring Ghost Tours and a Screening of “Ghostbusters,” Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Brock Sabbath, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Papa Vay’ Landers & Derrick Spivey, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 30
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sami Jo / Monica Taylor and Travis Fite, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again / Valhalloween Drive-In Movies, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Friendlytown comedy show: Friendlytown Has Too Many Hot Dogs! (with special guest Dustin Meadows), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Milk Carton Kids with Sammy Miller and the Congregation, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $27 – $37
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion: Halloween Tours, 200 West Hill Ave, 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, $10
- Evan Taylor Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Mike Bagetta’s Torch Songs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 31
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Walter Finley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show / Mass Driver & Red As Blood, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion: Halloween Tours, 200 West Hill Ave, 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, $10
- The Jank & Lavish Boars /Milkshake Fatty, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Bear Grillz / Phase One / Dirt Monkey / Kompany, The International, 9:00 PM, $15 – $40
- Mystery Halloween celebration, Pilot Light, TBD
- The Royal Hounds, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5