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If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below. I am no longer able to add to the list events about which I was not informed in advance – it’s just gotten too big, and that’s a good thing. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please “Friend” me (Alan Sims) on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.
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Sunday, December 31
- Knoxcentric: Off for New Year’s, Have a Happy One! Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3)
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- New Year’s Eve Brunch with Southern Sisters Mobile Cafe, Hops and Hollers, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville’s Holidays on Ice, Market Square, opens 1:00 PM daily through January 7
- New Year’s Eve Dark Beer Release, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 1:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- “Elf, the Broadway Musical,” Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $44 – $94
- New Year’s Celebration: Live Music with Hymn for Her, Beer, and Tacos, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- New Year’s Eve Dinner, The Melting Pot, 4:00 PM – 11:30 PM, $67.95
- New Year’s Eve Bash, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 5:00 PM, $30
- New Year’s Eve Bash, Mirage Knoxville, 5:00 PM
- New Year’s Eve Dinner, Landing House, 1147 Sevier Ave, 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $48.38 – $77.22
- New Year’s Eve Party, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $189
- New Year’s Eve Wine Dinner, Kaizen, 6:00 PM / 9:30 PM, $129.55
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- NYE Paint pARTy Downtown Knoxville, Painting with a Twist, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $45
- New Year’s Eve Gilded Age Gala Hosted by Knox Heritage, Historic Westwood, 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM / 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $500 / $200
- Sapphire’s Mad Men New Year’s Eve, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 7:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $20
- New Year’s Eve Pub Crawl in the Old City, Southbound Knoxville, Carleo’s, Wagon Wheel, Hannas Old City, Merchants of Beer, 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $17.89 – $23.16
- New Years Eve with the Lovejoys, Bar Marley, 7:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $12
- Champagne Supernova 2.0: New Year’s Eve, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $125
- 2018 Welcome Party, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 12:30 AM
- New Year’s Eve with The Black Lillies and Special Guests Mike Farris and Nora Jane Struthers, Bijou Theatre, 8:30 PM, $36.50 – $89
- New Year’s Eve at the International, The International, 8:30 PM, $5 – $25
- New Years Eve Roaring ’20s Sullivan Soiree, Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $65
- 2017 New Year’s Eve Bash, Club LeConte, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $75
- Gillian & Teen Spirit – Jonathan Sexton 90s Tribute Band: New Year’s Eve, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- New Years 2017, Hosted by Pulp Friction, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- New Year’s Eve with the Brockefellers, Barley’s, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- New Year’s on the Square with the Bicho Brothers, Market Square, 10:00 PM
- New Year’s: Crumbsnatchers / Granda’s Stash, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Holler Jake Featuring Dave Eggar: New Year’s in Knoxville, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:30 PM, $10
- Market Square New Year’s Eve Celebration and Midnight Ball Drop, 11:00 PM – Midnight
Monday, January 1
- Happy New Year’s!
- Calhoun’s New Year’s Day 5K, Neyland Drive, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, $25
- Hangover Buffet, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- 2nd Annual Hangover Bowl, Maple Hall, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $30
- New Years Day: Playoffs, Hibachi & Beers! Hops and Hollers, 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Annual New Year’s Day Potluck with the Damn Creeps! Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, FREE
Tuesday, January 2
- Holiday Break Time Out, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, FREE admission for those under age 17 (through January 6)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John R Miller & Chloe Edmonstone, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- FREE Ice Skating Lessons with Cool Sports, Knoxville’s Holidays On Ice, Market Square, Noon (through January 5)
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Taco Tuesday: Knoxville Ice Bears vs Birmingham Bulls, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- John R Miller and the Engine Lights, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anna Helms Quartet, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Larry Vincent Plays Larry Vincent, Square Room, Noon, $15
- Holiday Walk In Open Studio Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $10
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- White Gregg with Day & Age and Truth Club, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Brackish Water Jamboree, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 4
- E TN Region State Legislators Hospitality & Tourism Lunch Hosted by GKHA, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brackish Water Jamboree, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Holiday Walk In Open Studio Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $10
- WDVX’S Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Marshal Andy Smalls, Barley’s 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
- Young Professionals of Knoxville January Happy Hour, Pretentious Beer Co., 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild: Web Designer and Marketer Billy Price Reveals Trade Secrets, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM, $2 minimum donation
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Music Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM, FREE
- Tipsy Times Presents “Coming on Strong,” PostModern Spirits, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE Admission
- Mah Kee Oh with MEOB, Dead Sullivan and Moccasin Cowboy, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Paper Crowns, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – Midnight
- Eastern Island: Atlanta, GA, Dream Pop, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 5
- Join Joseph William Schenkenfelder (Joe) for Coffee, StarBucks, 2021 Cumberland Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pentley Holmes / Chelsea Lovitt & The Tall Boys, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Power Hour Yoga, Juice Bar – Market Square, Noon – 1:00 PM, Donations Accepted
- Holiday Walk In Open Studio Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $10
- First Friday Art Walk and Opening Receptions for New Exhibitions by Various Artists, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- Come See Us! Dragonfly Aerial Arts Studio Exhibition, Historic Market Square, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Misty Tippens ‘Vision’ Opening Reception, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday: Fiesta de los Reyes Magos! Hola Hora Latina, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- January First Friday: Nocturnal Suns, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission Gallery of Arts Tribute, Opening Reception, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday: Camera Club of Oak Ridge Salon Exhibition, Dogwood Arts Center, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- “Feelings” Art Exhibit, Hosted by Steven Gill, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM
- Alive After Five Presents The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Cheers & Beers Comedy Night, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- WDVX First Friday Presents Adeem The Artist, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Wolves of Chernobyl, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Vinyl Tap, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Chelsea Lovitt & The Tall Boys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Daniel Kimbro’s “Fappalachia,” Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Wrong Way: A Tribute to Sublime / Crane, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $10 – $15
Saturday, January 6
- The Embodied Season: Winter Workshop, The Hive, 9:00 AM – Noon, $39.01
- Taoist Tai Chi Open House Hosted by Peggy Glenn, New Hope Recreation Center, 1905 McMinn Ave, 11:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Randall Kent Wilkerson / Grits from Dumplin Valley, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Legislative Lunch Hosted by League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County, Knoxville News Sentinel, Noon – 2:00 PM, FREE
- Valor Fights 47 Presents: Pro Welterweight Title Bout: Sid Wheeler vs Jared Gooden, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 5:30 PM, $28 – $106
- Wake the Woman Enneagram Series, Session 2, The Hive, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $45 – $65
- Paul Belcher Presents Battle of the Songs, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $20 – $25
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Anna Z and Chandler, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Lacing with Warband and Day & Age, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Broadcast 90 – 90s Tribute Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- B3 Jazz and Blues Featuring the Reflectors, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE
- Kelsey’s Woods, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 7
- Lady Vols Dads & Daughters, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 9:00 AM, $20
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Adults: Vision Board Workshop, The Basement Community Art Studio, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Moon Over Buffalo,” Theatre Central Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Fit’Aversary Celebration, Hosted by C3 Health & Fitness, Fitness Studio 111, 111 N Central St, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $5
- Ya Halls Nights January: Greece, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ordinary Madmen & Wooly Mamas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 8
- Welcome Adventure Kickoff Party, Elkmont Exchange, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Casey James Prestwood, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday featuring Mighty Wurlitzer organ performances by Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson with special guest, The Lonetones, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE
- Tennessee Stage Company: Open Auditions for the New Play Fest, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Friendlytown Comedy Show: Friendlytown Enters the Goblin Cave!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brocka Jawaka, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jeff Crosby / The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- How to Create a Mission-Focused Annual Fundraising Strategy, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00, $25 – $225
- Improvised music by: Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman, and Jake Edward, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE
- Recharge, Reset, Resist: Yoga with KFAB, Hosted by Knoxville Feminist Action Brigade, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Tennessee Stage Company: Open Auditions for the New Play Fest, Emporium Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- 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
- The Jakob’s Ferry Stragglers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM