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Sunday, February 11
- Knoxcentric: Author Allen Wier discusses his work and career and his and David Hunter’s upcoming reading at UT, Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Hoops & Heart, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $16.95
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America / Sunday Lecture with Michael Neiberg, PhD, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE
- STOP KISS by Diana Son Hosted by Free Spirit Theatre, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- I Am Not Your Negro: Film Screening, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Bill Engvall, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 3:00 PM / 6:00 PM, $45 – $67
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, FREE
- Go Contemporary Dance Works Presents “Alice,” Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $17 – $27
- Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $45
- Wonder Club: Cyber Dating, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Handlettered Valentines Workshop Hosted by Matchbox Factory, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $27.03
- Knoxville Broadband Meeting Hosted by Sustainable & Equitable Agricultural Development and Fiber Internet in Knoxville Now, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The POUR Decision Players: What’s Love got to do with ANY of IT? Pour Taproom, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- Comedy roast of CUPID, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- The Infamous Stringdusters / Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, The International, 8:00 PM, $18 – $22
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM – 1:30 AM, FREE
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- ‘Papa Vay’ Landers with Drew Fisher & April Hamilton of the Jug Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 12
- Mosaic Keepsake Box Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM, $50 – $65 (Continues on February 13 at 10:30 AM)
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nadia Lanfranconi, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Spendentag: Alzheimer’s Association, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- All Over the Page: a Discussion of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Facilitated by Jesse Fox Mayshark, City of Knoxville Senior Director of Communications, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Sazerac Cocktail Class, Peter Kern Library, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $76
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Eboo Patel: Interfaith Leadership, Strong Hall Auditorium 101, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ensemble Aubade Concert, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- The Damn Truth, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 13
- Visitor’s Day Hosted by Networking Today, Downtown Knoxville, 900 Volunteer Landing Ln, 9:30 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Moon and You, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Desire to Inspire: The Girl Talk Experience, Hosted by Girl Talk, Inc, Regas Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE but RSVP
- Carnival Cask Tuesday, Alliance Brewing Co, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Improvised music by Mat Nelson, Garrit Tillman & Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE
- Tracee de Hahn discusses and signs her novel, A Well-Timed Murder, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Parent / Artist Connection Gathering, Hosted by City of Refuge Inc., Bare Thred, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Family Feast / Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 6:00 PM / 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 / $15 – $22
- Pre-Valentine’s Day Wine Dinner, Oliver Royale, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $127
- Reading Close to Home: Eudora Welty, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Pizza and a Movie: Romeo and Juliet + A Dopo Pizza with NoKno Cinematheque, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $20
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents Jazz Is for Lovers with John Pizzarelli, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16 – $36
- Lovefest in the Nest!!!~* Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Van Eaton, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Daniel Donato, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 14
- 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: Emerald Rae, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Valentines’ Day at Pretentious Glass Co, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40 – $55
- Valentine’s Day Dinner, Oliver Royale, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $79
- Book signing with Janet Beard, who will read from her new novel, The Atomic City Girls, Union Avenue Bookstore, 6:00 PM
- Basic Sushi Making Class, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $55
- Kaizen Valentine’s Day Wine Dinner, Kaizen, 6:00 PM / 9:00 PM, $94.51 / $94.51
- Artisanal Wine and Cheese Pairing, Williamswood Castle, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Clever By Half’s Production, HINT: A Murder Mystery, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $50 – $90
- Tennessee Shines Presents Jon Stickley Trio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Valentine’s Swing Dance, 1538 Laurel Avenue, 7:30 PMP – 10:00 PM, $3
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Rick and Morty Adventure Board Game LIVE (DnD LIVE RPG), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Marc Broussard with Jamie Mclean Band, Bistro Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $27
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jon Dee Graham with Special Guest Ben De La Cour, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Thursday, February 15
- Development Corporation of Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- 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: Calen Perkins, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Make, Learn, Grow. On Instagram Hosted by The Maker City, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square, Ste 101, Noon – 1:30 PM, FREE but RSVP
- City Council Workshop, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Albert Murrian & the Common Creatures, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Rusty Holloway / Jeff Jenkins, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- An Evening with Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Bistro Theatre, 7:00 PM / 9:30 PM, $35 – $50
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Young Professionals Backstage Tour / Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $22
- Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Valentine’s Weekend: Russian Passion, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- The Only Tenn-I-See February Reading, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Swanky Bubbles / Aaron Kamm & the One Drops, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Free until 8:00 PM / $3 after 8:00 PM
- Andrea Colburn & Mud Moseley / Cam Duffy Moore Hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- India Ramey, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 16
- Coffee Cupping With AYNP, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, $10
- Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show Including Presentation: The Ordered Home, Hosted by Help You Dwell, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andrea Colburn & Mud Moseley / Serene Green, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Alive After Five Presents Cheryl Renee and Wendel Werner, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $42
- Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Valentine’s Weekend: Russian Passion, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Malcolm Holcombe, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Eric Baker and the Young Fables, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $50
- Rossdafareye / Eric Caldwell, Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM
- Jeanine Fuller with Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Positive Mental Attitude / Treehouse, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Fast Nasty / Lunch Money / King Shotta, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Shimmy and the Burns, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- WUTK Presents Barnes, Sipe, Seal & Thorin, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Bella’s Bartok, Preservation Pub, 11:30 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
Saturday, February 17
- Jubilee Games and Coffee Pop-Up, Central Collective, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $5
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild: Short Story Workshop With Writer Caitlin Hamilton Summie, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $50
- Spring Seed Swap, Blount Mansion, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, FREE
- Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Steve Dedman / The Young Fables, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- No Nazis on Rocky Top! Hosted by UTK Progressive Student Alliance, Circle Park, University of Tennessee, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Protest Nazilite Matt Heimbach when he comes to UT! Hosted by The Knoxville Species Mural Project, University of Tennessee, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Historical Newspapers Online Workshop, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Home Decor Mini Workshop, Hosted by Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $75
- Disney Live! Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:00 PM / 6:00 PM, $21 – $61
- Auditions for “Sherlock’s Last Case!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Battle of the Sexes Beer-Chili Cook-Off, Pour Taproom, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Knoxville Heart Ball, Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – Midnight, $75
- Alabama Story, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $42
- Weiner Dog Races: Knoxville Ice Bears vs Macon Mayhem, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- Brau Shaun Abbott, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM, FREE
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Wallace Coleman, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Eric Baker and the Young Fables, Bistro Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $50
- Temple V: Strange Love: Z is not a DJ / DJ Demongirl / DJ Halcyon, The Concourse at The International, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Matt Nelson Sound, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Empire Strikes Brass / Savants of Soul, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- The Whole Wizard with The Lifters and Kevin Abernathy, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Skank Banger – 80s Hair Band Tribute by Andy Wood: Valentine Weekend Party, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- Angela Perley & the Howlin’ Moons, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- WUTK’S Soul Power Presents Grit & Soul Featuring The Burnin Hermans & Friends, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, February 18
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Gina Truitt and Rachel Geren discuss the upcoming Whiskey Festival / Victor Agreda discusses the Bachelor Auctions sponsored by Friends of Literacy, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Auditions for “Sherlock’s Last Case!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts House and Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $10
- A1LabArts: Membership Annual Meeting, A1LabArts, 23 Emory Place, 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, $25 – $75
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- 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
- Sergeant York Film Showing, East Tennessee History Center 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- JDRF Night to Fight Diabetes with the Knoxville Ice Bears and Weiner Dog Races Part 2: Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:00 PM, $17 – $35
- UT Symphony Orchestra: Viva l’Italia! Tennessee Theatre, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE
- Sunday Social Series Starter, Knox Public House, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Scotch and Strings with the KSO, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 5:30 PM, $40 – $45
- The Lonetones, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, FREE
- Todd Snider with Rory Carroll, Bistro Theatre, 8:00 PM, $22 – $35
- Noncompliant, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Groove Orient & Brother Moses, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 19
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Robinson Treacher / Lazer Lloyd, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- February Meeting, Knox County TN District One Democrats, Knox County Democratic Party Headquarters, 311 Morgan St, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- KFAB Open House: Wine & Legislation with Knoxville Feminist Action Brigade and Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee, Knox Public House, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Writers in the Library Presents Allen Wier & David Madden, Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- FRIENDLYTOWN Comedy Show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- The Whole Wizard with The Lifters and Kevin Abernathy, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Groove Orient, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Swannanoa, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 20
- Brewing Coffee at Home Hosted by Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Abe Partridge / Laura Cortese and The Dance Cards, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Breaking Silences: Pushing Past Obstacles to Get Our Best Writing Done, The Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $5 – $8
- February Green Drinks Hosted by Green Drinks Knoxville, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Downtown Knoxville Residents’ Quarterly Meeting, 17 Market Square #201, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- 2018 Orchid Awards Hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, The Standard Knoxville, 416 W Jackson Ave, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $85
- Dinner with Winemaker Anthony Bell, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $100
- The Aces, The Concourse at The International, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Wendel Werner Live at Modern Studio, 8:00 PM, $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Brothers Reed, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Resinated, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM