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Sunday, November 12
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- 2017 Subway Race Against Cancer, World’s Fair Park, 2017 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Yoga at the Distillery, Fundraiser for Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville, Hosted by Blue Ridge Yoga, Modern Spirits, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $27
- 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
- Pack vs Bears Tailgate Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free
- Nolpix Film presentation: “Vietnam: East Tennessee,” Lawson McGhee Public Library, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- “Blue Window,” Clarence Brown LAB Theatre, 2:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), Free
- Book signing with mystery writer Layton Green, author of Written in Blood, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- UT Opera Presents Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $5 – $20
- Tennessee Stage Company’s Timeless Works benefit production of “The Philadelphia Story,” Historic Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM, $15
- “The Crucible,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Pro-Intersectional Veganism – a Speech by Honey LaBronx, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Feminist Embroidery Workshop Hosted by Shop Paris Woodhull and Smart & Becker Creative, Rala, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $45
- Sam Adams Fall Beer Dinner, Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday Funday, African Drum Beginner Techniques, Bar Marley, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- Kyle Tuttle Electric Band, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Soft Seven with Toy Cars and Lean, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Miller & the Other Sinners, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ashley Heath / Christian Lopez, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- CLE: New, Mandatory Chapter 13 Form Plan and December 1 Rules Changes Hosted by Knoxville Bar Association, City County Building, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Knoxville’s Urban Renewal, The Rest of the Story, Lecture by Robert Booker, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Fall Wardrobe Series: The Winter Coat Hosted by Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $150
- Wine Dinner, Kaizen, 416 Clinch Ave 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Introduction to Crochet (first of three, two-hour weekly classes), Modern Studio, 6:30 PM, $60
- Night Colors Supporting Will Carter, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Divine Brew – Pub Theology, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Friendlytown comedy show: Friendlytown Book Club! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Great Blue, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brocka Jawaka, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Abby Hankins / Scott Collins, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- USA vs Portugal, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:45 PM
- Cocktails & Conversation with Denise Sanabria, artist, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman & Jack Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM
- A Roast of Larry Cox to benefit the community and the NKBPA Fulton Scholarship Fund, Jackson Terminal, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $25 – $500
- Mindless: A Solo Exhibition by Gwyn Pevonka, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- CODE CO-OP | Knoxville, Awaken Coffee, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Maker’s Guide to Building a Sandwich, Knox Makers, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Mobile Photography 101: Capture + Share, The Hive, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $22.09
- Scruffy City Mayor Election to Benefit Young Williams Animal Center / Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- The Jangling Sparrows, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Mighty Pines, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, November 15
- Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave , 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Indus Tennessee / Mark Webb Jr., Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Books Sandwiched In with Gabrielle Cline-Snell discussing Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Trio: Bourbon Conservatory, The Drawing Room at The Tennessean, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $30
- Southern Writers Book Group discusses Dimestore by Lee Smith, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- ADDY’s Hype Night! Hosted by AAF Knoxville, Citizen Agency, 1601 Western Ave, STE 2, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Pints and Poses, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $5
- An Evening with Jack Neely, Who Will Discuss Knoxville Holiday Traditions, Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- NoKno Cinematheque presents “Home For The Holidays” screening, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
- Zentangle Club – November, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Indie Spirit Award-winning producer James M. Johnston will discuss “Person to Person,” Hosted by The Public Cinema, Regal Cinemas Riviera 8, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Tennessee Sheiks, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- MAX / Rozes, The Concourse at The International, 7:00 PM, $15 – $18
- Nate Dominey Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- John Mark McMillan Presents the “Mercury & Lightning Tour” featuring Special Guests The Brilliance and Lapeer, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20 – $35
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- G Jones / EPROM / Mad Zach, The International, 9:00 PM, $15 – $18
- Captured! By Robots with Grave Mentality and The Chewers, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- Milkshake Fatty, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, November 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Roanoke / Dueling Hearts, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Blue Slip Winery & Bistro Food Truck Park & Market Benefit for Second Harvest, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Donald Brown, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Food Tours’ Very Special Evening, Regas Building, 6:00 PM – 8: 00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Holiday Open House, Patricia Nash Showroom, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Maker Meetup, Ironwood Studios, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ober Gatlinburg Race Program Sign-up / Knox Ski Outing Club Benefit: Teton Gravity Research – Film Premiere of “Rogue Elements,” Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- PechaKucha Night Knoxville, Volume 25, Mill and Mine, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Old City Buskers, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Faith + Work Equipping Night, The Hive Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- November Whiskey Harvest, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Importance of Sacred Spaces in Society, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 620 State Street, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free
- Kabile Bulgarian Folk Ensemble Concert and Dance Party, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 suggested donation
- Alex Thompson, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Domino Ensemble presents “Purple Ego,” Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Irish Session with Four Leaf Peat, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Presents Beethoven Violin Concerto, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- November Reading Hosted by The Only Tenn-I-See Reading Series, with Daniel Mathewson, Stephanie Lee Phillips, and Nicole Yackley, Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Gaelic Storm, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $23
- “Out The Nest” Video Release, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $10
- Light Beams, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Blue Line Blues, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK Presents The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, November 17
- November Coffee for a Cause: Friends of Literacy, The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniel Kimbro / Lord Nelson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The CCC Boys of Tennessee: A Musical Tribute to the Civilian Conservation Corps, Brown Bag Lecture with Bill Jamerson, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Fall Memorial Service Hosted by Knoxville Bar Association, Tennessee State Government Supreme Court Building, 505 N Main St, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Yee-Haw Can Party & Southern Cities, Hops and Hollers, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Meet, Greet, and Eat! Hosted by Evetty For The First, Seed Knoxville, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Knoxville Police Department will host a support group for loved ones lost to the drug overdose epidemic, Knoxville Police Department, 800 Howard Baker Jr Blvd, 6:00 PM
- Alive After Five Presents Tennessee Sheiks, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $15
- YPK Impact Awards 2017, Hosted by Young Professionals of Knoxville, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $40
- Build Your Own Window Table, The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 6:30 PM, $75
- UT Legal Clinic 70th Anniversary Celebration Hosted by Knoxville Bar Association, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pre-show Sponsor Reception / WDVX 20th Anniversary Celebration, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM / 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, Free / $27 – $47
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Presents Beethoven Violin Concerto, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Mo-vember Night Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayetteville Marksmen, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $8 – $26
- The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $39 – $101
- Spectrum, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Shilpa Ray with Shriek Operator and Caps, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $10
- Dead Ringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Vibraslaps, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Resonant Rogues, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- WUTK Presents Three Star Revival, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- A Clockwork Party, Bar Marley, 11:00 PM – 3:00 AM
Saturday, November 18
- Closing Day, 2017 Market Square Farmer’s Market, Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jubilee Games Pop-Up, Central Collective, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $5
- VFTY November Community Meeting & TDOR Poster Making, Lawson McGhee Public Library, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Noah Proudfoot / Wayne Graham, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Revolutionary War Genealogy on the Internet, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Crop Stories: Sweet Potatoes, Holly’s Corner, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxtravaganza, The Third, Hosted by Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5 – $7
- Opposite Box, Auction the Secret & Psycho Joe, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Blunts & Blondes / Codd Dubz / R3x0R / Cattzly, The International, 9:00 PM, $12 – $20
- Temple, 13th Anniversary: DJ Fallen / Sir Diddimus with Special guest DJ, Danny Rendo from Deconbrio, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Hudson X (featuring Tim Lee, Greg Horne and Stirling Walsh) with Loi Loi and Katy & the Bass Drums, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- ’97 UT Vols SEC Championship Reunion, Historic Jackson Terminal, 9:30 PM – 3:00 AM, $20
- Skank Banger, 80s Hair Band Tribute by Andy Wood, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, November 19
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville, Guest Representative Rick Staples, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- The Holiday Retropolitan Craft Fair, Jackson Terminal, 10:00 AM, Free
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- FIFA 18 Tournament, Hosted by American Outlaws: Knoxville Chapter, Alliance Brewing Co. 11:00 AM, $5
- Holiday Drop n’ Shop, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM, $25
- Jazz Brunch with Shifflet’s Jazz Benedict, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Book signing with UT Law Professor Benjamin H. Barton, co-author of Rebooting Justice: More Technology, Fewer Lawyers, and the Future of Law, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Master Arts Series Presents Piano Recital with David Northington, Powell Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Piano at the University of Tennessee School of Music, Church Street United Methodist Church, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM, Free
- Josh Lovelace and Friends “Young Folks” Album Release, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $7 – $31
- Time Management Workshop with Origami Days, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $75
- November Birdhouse Sunday Dinner, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Lewis Black: The Rant, White and Blue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $38 – $78
- Dawg Yawp, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Southern Culture on the Skids and Woolly Bushmen, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $18 – $20
- Chris Roth & the North, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 20
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caitlin Mahoney / Dawg Yawp, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Friendlytown comedy show: FAPTV Charity Telethon! / Joy Again with Furnsss and Moccasin Cowboy, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, Free / $5
- Community Center, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Evening News, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rob Nance & The Lost Souls / Eli Cook, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- ACA Enrollment Event, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1807 Dandridge Ave, 5:00 PM – – 8:59 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Awake: 10 Year Anniversary Tour, Secondhand Serenade / Ronnie Winter-Defoe of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Concourse at The International, 6:30 PM, $20 – $25
- NoKno Cinematheque presents “Grumpy Old Men” screening, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
- Faith, Hope & Love Night at A Christmas Carol: Opportunity for Autism Hosted by Autism Site Knoxville, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Brit Floyd Immersion World Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $30 – $150
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM