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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, January 28
- Knoxcentric: TBA, Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- January Sunday Assembly: Resolve, The International, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Spirited Yoga with Gary Runyon, PostModern Spirits, 11:30 AM, $12
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- A Lecture and Tasting on New England Style Experimental Brews, Crafty Bastard Brewery, Noon – 2:00 PM, $25
- “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” – in Concert Featuring the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 1:30 PM, $45 – $85
- Full Disclosure Comedy Workshop, Modern Studio, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5 – $15
- Sunday Supper Pop-Up Dinner with Rebel Kitchen, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $40
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- Community Cinema: East Tennessee PBS Screening: “Tell Them We Are Rising,” Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM – 1:30 AM, FREE
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Terrapin Quartet, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- USMNT vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hosted by American Outlaws: Knoxville Chapter, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- 2017 Matt Fay Top Dog Tournament to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Hosted by DGB Poker, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Monday, January 29
- TVBA Annual Business Expo & Veteran Job Fair, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Traveling Ones / Terrapin Quartet, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Rally to Bring Back In-Person Visits, Hosted by Face-to-Face Knox, City County Building, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Auditions for the Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus! St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Writers in the Library Presents Marilyn Kallet, Hodges Library, 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown presents The Banishment of Mayor Aaron Chasteen! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- The Second City: Look Both Ways Before Talking, with Special Guest UT Student Improv Group InVOLuntary Sports Party! James R. Cox Auditorium, University of Tennessee Campus, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Terrapin Quartet, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 30
- TVBA Annual Business Expo & Veteran Job Fair, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grant Lee Phillips / The Shaun Peace Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Painting With A Twist + Date Night, The Melting Pot, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $61.95
- Unite for a Pint! Benefit for United Way of Greater Knoxville, Hops and Hollers, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Open House: School of Business Graduate Programs, LMU School of Business and Lincoln Memorial University, 601 W Summit Hill Dr, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: “Hard Eight,” Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- String Music of J S Bach, St. John’s Cathedral, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $83 – $153
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Relentless Blues, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 31
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Melissa Plett, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Potluck & Blues Jam for RAM, Hosted by Evelyn Gill, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- The Public Cinema Presents “Princess Cyd,” Regal Riviera Theater, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Corey Wolfenbarger: Artist Lecture & Exhibition Reception, Lindsay Young Auditorium, Hodges Library, University of Tennessee Campus, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Bark, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Josh King, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Shen Yun, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $83 – $153
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Doctor Ocular, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE before 8:00 PM / $3 After
Thursday, February 1
- Frontline 1 Hosted by Compassion Coalition, Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Noon, FREE – $50
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- Central Filling Station, Food Truck Park Opening, 900 North Central Street, 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jim Myers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Breaststrokes Benefit: One Night Only, Central Flats & Taps, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Charlie Susano Campaign Kickoff, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Bike Share Happy Hour Hosted by Pace Bike Share, Balter Beer Works, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
- Opening Reception, “Press Ahead”: Contemporary Prints Gifted by Helen and Russell Novak, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Jim Myers, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 PM
- KWG Autumn Contest Winners Announced, Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Steep Canyon Rangers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $39
- Swimmer, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Belle Adair with The Winter Sounds, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Friday, February 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Tune Junkies, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- First Friday February at Pretentious Glass Co, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Sanctuary Hosted by City of Refuge Inc, Birdhouse Knoxville, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Bijou Art Gallery Opening: First Friday featuring Katy Smith, Bijou Theatre, 4:00 PM – 7:0 PM
- First Friday Shows, Opening Receptions, Various Artists, The Emporium, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Christina West: Stage Left, First Friday Reception: UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Show Opening: Shelly Mangold and Medha Karandikar, “Pieced Color Vistas,” Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Happy Hour with Friends of Literacy Bachelor Mike Veve, Pour Taproom, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- First Friday, Table: A Furniture Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Alive After Five Presents John Németh, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- First Friday With Kristen Wasik, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday Soft Opening with Textile Designer Brooke Heuts, Hosted by Smart & Becker, LLC, 1154 McCalla Ave, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday: The Hair Museum with High Five Hannie, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- A Commemoration of Nature: An Art Show Hosted by Knox Forest School, The Hive, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Current Events & Sweettalker / The Monday Movement & The White Liars, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM / 10:00 PM, $5
- Transversal, Hosted by Fluorescent Gallery, 627 N Central St, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Hello / Goodbye with Amy Hand, Mighty Mud, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears Away Game Viewing Party, The Crown and Goose, 7:00 PM
- WDVX Blue First Friday Live: Shimmy & the Burns, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Knoxville Fashion Show by Louie Real Deal ill + French Fried Vintage, Hosted by Vintage, Etc Market, 1401 McCalla Ave, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Cheers & Beers Comedy Night, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE
- WayneStock: For the Love of Drew, Benefiting WDVX, featuring Red Shoes & Rosin, Thrift Store Cowboys, Brian Waldschlager, The Bitter Resisters, The Whole Wizard and Peak Physique, Relix Theatre, 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- “Whatever Happened To Little Red Riding Hood,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $42
- Knoxville Theatre Slam – Enduring Resolutions Edition! Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- WIMZ Presents The Black Jacket Symphony: Tom Petty’s Damn the Torpedoes, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Moon Taxi, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $50
- Captain Ivory with Buck ‘n’ Steve, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Keys N Krates / Falcons / Jubilee, The International, 9:00 PM, $22 – $40
- J. Phlip / Nikki Nair / Abrakapokus / J Mo, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $15 – $30
- Groundhog, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Groundhog Day with A1 Hundo, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- The Stolen Faces, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, February 3
- THSEB 2018, Hosted by Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl, Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- vday mini shoots! Hosted by Osiris Photography, Knoxville Market Square, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sam Hadfield / Keil Nathan Smith Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Senior Cohousing and Intentional Aging: Knoxville Visions, Hosted by Common Ground Community, Lawson-McGhee Public Library, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Whatever Happened To Little Red Riding Hood,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Onesie Bar Crawl – Knoxville, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, Mirage Knoxville, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, Preservation Pub, Scruffy City Hall, Uncorked Market Square, 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $18 – $25
- WayneStock: For the Love of Drew, Benefiting WDVX, featuring Adeem the Artist, Shimmy & the Burns, Tractorhead, Alcohol. Tobacco. Firearms (featuring members of Good Guy Collective and The Theorizt), Ex-Gold and Tom Petty Tribute Finale, Relix Theatre, 6:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- All U Need Is Love: An Inspired Show from Black Pants Projects, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Jon Whitlock, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $42
- Star Wars Night: Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $8 – $26
- Georgia Crackers, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Moon Taxi with Elel, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $50
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, FREE
- Bob’s Birthday, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Rewind with DJs Darkness / DJ Halcyon / 32bit Hustler / Z.Is.Not.A.DJ, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $5
- Live Jazz, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tree Tops Alumnis play their favorite tunes / The Aquaducks with Strange Mechanics, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Teen Spirit: Nirvana Edition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
- Blond Bones / The Holifields / Tanner Rutherford, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Ben Sparaco and the New Effect, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Sunday, February 4
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: TBA, 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, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Challenged:What Is Censorship and How Common Is It? Hosted by Knox County Public Library and Clarence Brown Theatre, Lawson-McGhee Library, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- WWE NXT Live, Knoxville Coliseum, 2:00 PM, $19 – $81
- Doggie Speed Dating & Cuddle Bus to Benefit Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Meet Hazel the Sloth and Friends, Central Collective, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Presents Bach Concerto for Two Violins, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $12.50 – $35
- “Whatever Happened To Little Red Riding Hood,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Ya Halls Nights February: Greece, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM (rescheduled from January
- Super Sunday with CJ’s Tacos, Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM
- The Superb Owl Viewing Party, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM
- Super Bowl LII, Pour Taproom, 6:30 PM
- Pilot Light Musical Superbowl Bonanza 2018: Temp Job, with Datenight, Cruzer and Discotelle, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Steady Flow, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – Midnight
Monday, February 5
- Three-Day Mosaic Mandalas Workshop with Instructor Susan Watson Arbital, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $195 – $200 (continues Tuesday & Wednesday)
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tyler Smilo / Violet Bell, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, Knoxville Opera, Tennessee Theatre, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- FRIENDLYTOWN Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- Solo Marimba Concert featuring Bach’s WTCii with Heartland Marimba and Matthew Coley, Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 suggested donation
- Wonky Tonk, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Tyler Smilo, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Troy Breslow, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Re-Elect Rountree: Campaign Kickoff! 3 Bears Coffee, 1120 Sevier Ave, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- 100 Men Who Care Knoxville, Pour Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Free Reception and Staged Reading with Playwright Kenneth Jones, Clarence Brown Theatre, 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Perfume Workshop with Deco Scent Lab, The Hive, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM , $75
- Films for 1 to 8 Projectors, Knoxville Museum of Art, 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
- Excision / Liquid Stranger / Dion Timmer / Monxx, The International, 9:00 PM, $35 – $60
- Seth Kessel, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Zolopht, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE before 8:00 PM / $3 After