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Sunday, February 25
- Mardi Growl Cajun Crawl, Downtown Knoxville, February 25 – March 3
- Knoxcentric: Reida Gillespie Discusses Tax Days @ Preservation Pub – Marble City Opera Also Makes an Appearance! Powered by Inside of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Five Bar, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Introduction to Indigo and Shibori Dyeing with Aaron Head, Central Collective, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, $100
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Old City Whiskey Festival, Various Establishments in the Old City, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $100
- Cinematic Screening: Western, Hosted by The Public Cinema, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Four Weddings and an Elvis – a comedy by Nancy Frick, Modern Studio, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $10
- New Play Festival, Table Readings, Lawson McGhee Public Library, 2:00 PM
- 49th Jubilee Festival: Old Harp Singing, Laurel Theater 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Puccini’s Turandot, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:30 PM, $23 – $108
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Trans Community Meetup! Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night / Bled to Submission with Pissed On, Filthy Blonde, Rat Punch and Day & Age, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $5
- Tape Face, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $24.50 – $35
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM – 1:30 AM, FREE
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Honeywise, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 26
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Ayer, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- We Marched, Now What? Hosted by Women’s March Coalition, Lawson McGhee Public Library, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
- Spendentag: Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- Knoxville Area Museum Educators Roundtable (KAMER) K-12 Teacher Open House, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- InstaPoems Workshop, Hosted by Sundress Academy for the Arts, Hodges Library, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Calfkiller Brewery Dinner at Sunspot, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $60
- Writers in the Library Presents Jill Bialosky, Hodges Library, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Jon Whitlock, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Comedy Boot Camp / Conan (UK) with the Ditch and the Delta, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $12
- Monday Open Jam and Band Member Recruit / Joinup, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Deltaphonic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta – The Last Monday at Barley’s – Nashville Edition, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Tuesday, February 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Millie Palmer Trio / Caleb Caudle, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Unite For a Pint at Elkmont! to benefit United Way of Greater Knoxville, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Daring Greatly: the life and short fiction of Eudora Welty, Lawson McGhee Public Library, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- CODE CO-OP | Knoxville Hosted by Code Connective, Awaken Coffee, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Fernet For Pets benefiting the Humane Society, Central Flats & Taps, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20
- 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
- Jonny Lang with Tony Lucca Solo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40.50 – $65.50
- Matt A Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Heavy Halves & Volk, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 28
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- SoKno Social: Benefiting Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, SoKno Taco, 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Andi Marie, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- KSO Q Series, Square Room, Noon, $20
- Books Sandwiched In: Dr. Mark Harmon of the University of Tennessee discusses The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For by David McCullough, East Tennessee History Center, Noon, FREE
- Taste n’ Toast Benefiting The Knoxville Zoo, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Shines Presents Mary Gauthier, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Evan Burnett, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Lotus with Special Guest Marvel Years, The International, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Rick and Morty Adventure Board Game LIVE (DnD LIVE RPG), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Jangling Sparrows, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 1
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- SoKno Taco’s Feliz Cumpleanos, SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dogwood Tales / Saw Black, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- North and West City Sector Plan Meeting, Hosted by Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission, City County Building, Ste 403, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Pubs for Public Radio, Central Flats & Taps, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Dogs Night Out, Mast General Store, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Meet and Greet with Renee Hoyos, Hosted by Athanasios Bayiates, 2031 Lincoln St, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Freedom Forum Knoxville, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Paperwork, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Mingle with the Mentors, Regas Building, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Larry Vincent, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- BOSS Dance Company Spring Showcase 2018, Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 – $13
- Washed Out with Biyo, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $28
- Beth Hart – Fire on the Floor Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $49.50
- Dogwood Tales with Tanner Rutherford and Saw Black, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mending Wall, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- SIMO, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 2
- WDVX Spring Fund Drive 2018, March 2 – March 10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mike Wheeler / Barstool Romeos, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Foothills Craft Guild Artisan Market, Historic Jackson Terminal, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- Pop Art! Opening Reception, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- First Friday Opening Reception for Various Exhibitions / Sandsation, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 6:45 PM, FREE
- March First Friday featuring art by Adam Deal, Bijou Theatre, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- It’s A Colorful World with art by Steven Gill and Kayley Hall, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday Open House with Knoxville Theatre Club / Tame the TaTas: A Bra-Making Intensive, Hosted by Modern Seamstress, Modern Studio, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (continues Saturday, March 3, from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM), FREE / $225
- International Women’s Day Week – First Friday Jam! Hosted by Commissioner Evelyn Gill, La Bamba Seafood, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday Welcomes Spring! Vintage, Etc Knoxville, 1401 McCalla Ave, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with local Knoxville artist Bethany Stahl, Juice Bar – Market Square, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Friday with Garner Blue and New Exhibits, Rala, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday: leftovers with Robmat Butler, Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Nourish Knoxville: Winter Warmer Fundraising Dinner, The Standard, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $75
- WUTK 90.3 FM Fundraiser: Roll A Picass0 & Watercolor, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $20
- 8th Annual Friends of Literacy Bachelor Auction, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $50 – $75
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- NCR Presents: Dare to See – Considering Suicide Prevention, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- March First Friday – Lauren Lazarus and Curtis Glover, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble – “Reaching New Heights,” Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $13 – $26
- The Wizard of Oz National Touring Show, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $44 – $94
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- BOSS Dance Company Spring Showcase 2018, Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 – $13
- Jack Herranen and the Little Red Band, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Buddy Honeycutt Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Rewind: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, & 00s!, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $5
- Raelyn Nelson Band / Broomestyx, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM
- Gramatik, The International, 10:00 PM, $22 – $40
- Caution, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- The Jonny Monster Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Founding Fathers with Paperwork, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
Saturday, March 3
- Foothills Craft Guild Artisan Market, Historic Jackson Terminal, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE
- 11th Annual Mardi Growl Pet Parade & Party, Hosted by Young Williams Animal Center, Old City and Market Square, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Roberts / Brooks Dixon Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- SoKno Taco Scavenger Hunt Bike Ride, SoKno Taco Cantina, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $15
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Tennessee Stage Company: Auditions for Shakespeare On The Square, First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- The Wizard of Oz National Touring Show, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $44 – $94
- Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble – “Reaching New Heights,” Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:30 PM / 8:00 PM, $13 – $26
- 2018 Fly Fishing Film Tour, Relix Variety Theatre, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $12
- L’Amour du Vin Wine Auction & Dinner, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $500
- Watch Party!! Unity Ride Documentary – Directors Cut, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Filibilly Reverie, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Paul Lee Kupfer, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- HMCo. Trio Live, Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Riley Baugus, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- BOSS Dance Company Spring Showcase 2018, Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 – $13
- Old Millennial / Wicked Garden – STP Tribute / The Stacked Actors – Foo Fighters Tribute, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Collabs at Modern Studio 3.3, Modern Studio, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Knox County Jug Stompers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- WUTK Presents The Barstool Romeos CD Release Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Little Bird / The Burnin Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:30 PM
Sunday, March 4
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Four Leaf Peat discuss their new CD and their upcoming Bijou Theatre Show, 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
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Tennessee Stage Company: Auditions for Shakespeare On The Square, First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Book signing with Jon Jefferson, author of Wave of Terror, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Tiger Lily Theatre: Auditions! A Night of Shorts 2018, The Emporium Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Present Chamber Classics- Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $12.50 – $35
- Almost Maine by John Cariani, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- The Practice of Poetry, Vol. III // Writing What the Body Speaks, The Hive, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $18
- Ya Halla Nights March: Greece, Mirage Knoxville, 6:00 PM
- Jo Koy – Break the Mold Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 6:00 PM, $39 – $117
- The Wizard of Oz National Touring Show, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $44 – $94
- Hollywood’s Night Out ~ A Taste Of Knoxville, Hosted by Variety – the Children’s Charity of Eastern Tennessee, Mercy Health Partners, 101 E Blount Ave, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PM, $35
- Big Ears Presents Julian Lage with Matt Nelson Trio, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Elevate, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, FREE
- The Knoscars, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Melungeons with Chick Graning and Johnny Bratcher, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Auction the Secret, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 5
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Graham Stone, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder and Freddie Brabson and special guest, The Farragut High School Band, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE
- Teen Art Journaling- March Registration is open, The Basement Community Art Studio, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $110 (additional classes March 19, March 26 & April 2)
- Tiger Lily Theatre: Auditions! A Night of Shorts 2018, The Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Catharsis Fashion Show / The Aaron White Project to benefit Knoxville’s own BreastConnect.org, Historic Jackson Terminal, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $60
- Writers in the Library Presents Erin Elizabeth Smith, Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- FRIENDLYTOWN Comedy Show: Premiere Night of FAPTV’s Hottest New Show, Road Rants / Old Man F*ck You Monday Night March Residency #1, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / FREE
- When Particles Collide, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pat Beasley Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jack Donovan / Brew Davis, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Legal Aid of East Tennessee Donation Day at Schulz Brau, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- REI Outdoor Class / Hiking with Kids, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM, FREE admission
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- The Flaming Lips with Chappo, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $47 – $50
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show / Brothers Griiin – Official Flaming Lips Afterparty!, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Red-Haired Mary – Knox Irish Music / Chris Acker and the Growing Boys, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM
- Ed Schrader’s Music Beat with Yonatan Gat, Caps and White Gregg, Pilot Light, 8:30 PM, $10
- Lost Fiddle String Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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