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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, 11:00 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
- Jen’s Last Karma Yoga Class! Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
- Historic Parkridge Home Tour, Parkridge, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 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, 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!
- Broadway Market Seafood Pop-Up Sunday, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Who Gets My Vote? Overcoming Racial Bias in Elections Hosted by Knoxville Race Dialogues, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Free
- 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
- Adeem the Artist: The Birds EP Release Show, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- A Night of Nosferatunes Hosted by Gag Me, Birdhouse Knoxville 8:00 PM, $3 – $5
- 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
- Luminary Workshop & Walk, The Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Will Carter with WestWend, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- 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 Baggetta’s Torch Songs – Last Monday at Barley’s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 31
- Lumberjack Vintage Oak Stout Release, Balter Beerworks, 10:00 AM – 11:55 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Walter Finley / The Royal Hounds, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- CLE: What Every Attorney Needs to Know Hosted by Knoxville Bar Association, City County Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free – $30
- Valhalloween II: The Valkyrie Rides Again, Bar Marley, 5:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Zombie Portrait – His and Hers with Instructor Hannah, Painting with a Twist, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $55
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show / Rock n Roll Massacre: The Jank & Lavish Boars / Mass Driver & Red As Blood, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion: Halloween Tours, 200 West Hill Ave, 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, $10
- Rocky Horror Picture Show Live Shadow Cast, Relix Variety Theatre, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $12
- Bear Grillz / Phase One / Dirt Monkey / Kompany, The International, 9:00 PM, $15 – $40
- The Pilot Light Benefit Halloween Masquerade Show featuring Thhe Kiinnkss, Maarilyyn Maansson, Ellviis Cossssstelllo & Thhe Atraacttionns, Ccreeeaam & Thhe Jaazz Buutchher, Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Ave, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $10
- Milkshake Fatty Halloween Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Royal Hounds, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
Wednesday, November 1
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Fountain City Ramblers / Josh Gray and the Dark Features, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Bird and Cannonball with Tim Green, Square Room, Noon, $15
- ACA Enrollment Event, Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Information Technology Leadership/User Group Meeting – East TN, Club LeConte, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, Free
- Good Sport Night Mystery Event, Start at Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:15 PM, $30
- Tennessee Shines presents Alex Leach & Friends, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- The Price Is Right Live! Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Anna Helms, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $15 – $66
- The Improv-ables: Comedy Show, Time Warp Tea Room, 7:30 PM, Free
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Garrison Keillor – Just Passing Through, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $47 – $68
- Full Disclosure Long-Form Improv Show, Modern Studio, 7:30 PM, Free
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- The Lone Bellow with the Wild Reeds, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $18 – $20
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Mo Lowda and the Humble, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Thursday, November 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Patrick Beasley / Filibilly Reverie, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Healthy Cooking on a Budget, InterFaith Health Clinic, 315 Gill Ave, 1:00 PM
- TEDxHappyHollerWomen Livestream Hosted by The Hive, Holly’s Corner, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Annual Reading Group Night with Random House reps Toni Hetzel and Jess Pearson presenting their favorite books, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM, Free
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents MEOB, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- FERMENTATION: Preserving Food after the Pandemic, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $30
- Rusty Holloway/Jeff Jenkins, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $21 – $66
- Novelist Julia Watts: Story Beginnings & Handling Critiques Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Jam with Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Tennessee Stage Company: “The Philadelphia Story,” Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM
- KMW Local Music Showcase – Connor Kelly, Kelsi Walker & More! Awaken Coffee, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $6.24
- Keller Williams, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $22
- Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, November 3
- Fall Flea Hosted by Help You Dwell, The Hive, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Lularoe Health and Beauty Expo, Square Room, 10:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 10:40 AM / 7:00 PM, $21 – $66
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Thomas Cassell & Ethan Sherman, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- UT History Walking Tour with Jack Neely, Starts at McClung Museum, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- AMBC Fall Fest 2017! Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Baker Creek Preserve, 1516 Taylor Road, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Friday Reception, Emporium Center, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Eric Sublett – Portrayals, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 1127 Broadway St, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday November – Jose Diaz Jr. & Dulce Vida Tequila, Sapphire, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Girls Art Show & Sale, Pioneer House, 413 S Gay St, 5:00 PM
- Bruce McCamish Art Show, Arcade Building, 618 South Gay Street, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday Art Show! Maple Hall, 5:00 PM – Midnight
- First Friday with Artist Lesley Eaton of Peppered Paper, Magpies Bakery, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville’s Made in TN Night, Mast General Store, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Morehshin Allahyar, UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S Gay St, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- OUTGrads’ November Social! Public House, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Foosball Tourney with Mayday Brewery, Curious Dog Hotdogs & Sandwiches, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday Featuring: Daje Morris, Basement Community Art Studio, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- First Friday: Caleb Fletcher & Tootsie Truck, PostModern Spirits, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with Cynthia Markert and Brian Pittman, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alive After Five presents Boys’ Night Out, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- First Friday: 20 years of East Tennessee’s Own WDVX Book Launch & Panel Discussion, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- First Friday: Museum of Civilization, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Workshop – Build Your Own Window Table, Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $75
- WDVX First Friday Live: Thomas Cassell & Ethan Sherman, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Whiskey Compass Unplugged for InterFaith Health Clinic, Casual Pint, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Friendlytown presents: First Friday Comedy with Krish Mohan and Derik Zoo!with Saint Thomas LeDoux and Alyssa Miller, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Brattie’s Burly “In the Round” Birthday Bash benefit for Renaissance Terrace Assisted-Living Activities Department, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, $10 – $25
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Boucle-la! Hosted by Jenni B, Trailhead Beer Market, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tennessee Stage Company: “The Philadelphia Story,” Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM
- Pat Beasley Band, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM
- Travis Tritt, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $43 – $64
- North Mississippi Allstars with Danielle Nicole, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Mike Baggetta Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- “The Garden” hosted by The Katharine Slowburn Experience, Modern Studio, 9:00 PM, $3 – $10
- Charge the Atlantic / Captain Midnight, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:00 PM
- Mark Farina, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $15
- Kukuly & the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, Free
- Crumbsnatchers, Yung Life & Creature Comfort, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Reflectors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- DJBJ’s 30th Birthday Spin-Out featuring Earl Grae, Fort Sanders Yacht Club, 721 17th St, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Saturday, November 4
- Fall Flea Hosted by Help You Dwell, The Hive, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- AMBC Fall Fest 2017! Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Baker Creek Preserve, 1516 Taylor Road, 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Harvest Fest! Abbey Fields Farm, 1400 Washington Ave, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 11:00 AM / 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $21 – $66
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Whiskey Charmers / Okinawa Americana, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- RiverHill Gateway Neighborhood Association Fall Celebration, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Noon -2:00 PM, Free
- Ancestry in Detail, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Auditions for “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Tiger Lily Theatre’s Third Annual Southern Gothic Soiree, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- Tennessee Stage Company: “The Philadelphia Story,” Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM
- Natchez Tracers / Jack’s River Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Fritz & Co, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Rewind Dance Party, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Old Salt Union, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Ryan Joseph Anderson, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
- EquiKnoX: DJ A Wall / DJ K Rich, The International, 11:00 PM, $10 – $50
Sunday, November 5
- AMBC Fall Fest 2017! Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Baker Creek Preserve, 1516 Taylor Road, 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Interviews with District Six City Council Candidates Jennifer Montgomery and Gwen McKenzie, 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
- 12th Annual East Tennessee Chili Cook-Off, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, Noon – 6:00 PM, $15 – $100
- Disney on Ice Presents Reach for the Stars, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM , $21 – $66
- Auditions for “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Reading Close to Home: William Faulkner, Lawson-McGhee Public Library, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Public Cinema presents “The Unknown Girl,” Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Newest Research on World War I, Panel Discussion moderated by Robert Rennie, East Tennessee History Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “The Garden” hosted by The Katharine Slowburn Experience, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM, $3 – $10
- 5th Annual Beer Dinner to benefit WUTK, Sunspot, 2200 Cumberland Ave,slow 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $50
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $15
- Tennessee Stage Company: “The Philadelphia Story,” Historic Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM
- Million Mask Meal Hosted by Anonymous Knoxville / Misty Mountain String Band, Barley’s, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Seventh Annual Pie Contest hosted by Slow Food Tennessee Valley to benefit Abbey Fields Farm, Ijams Nature Center, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $1 and up
- Knoxville Choral Society with CNU A Cappella Choir, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $10 – $20
- Misty Mountain String Band, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Boris / Mutoid Man / Endon, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $18
- Amos Lee, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $59 – $60
- Amanda Fish Band & Brady Buster 1-Man Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 6
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10 per session
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shelby, Texas, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, Marble City Opera, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Women’s Circle, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Friendlytown comedy show: Noir (starring detective John Hurst), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Keith Kenny, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Thompson Springs, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 7
- ELECTION DAY: If you haven’t already, GO VOTE! It’s your privilege and your responsibility!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Between the Lines / Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Union Ave Books staff lead a discussion of Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven, part of the Knox County Public Library‘s NEA Big Read, downtown YWCA, 420 Clinch Ave, Noon, Free
- Advocacy Forum II Hosted by The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Primus: Ambushing the Storm, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $34 – $148
- Electrochemical Dreameaters & Glass Mansions, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM