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Sunday, March 25
- 2018 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon: 4-Person Relay / 2-Person Relay / Half-Marathon / Marathon, World’s Fair Park, 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM, $60 – $100
- Knoxville Marathon: Team OTF Water Stop, Historic Market Square, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Big Ears, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 10:00 AM – 9:30 PM, FREE – $600
- Knoxcentric: Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, 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
- Brunch & Browse #4, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- 10,000 Shards of Bliss: A Rotating Selection of Films by Lewis Klahr, Hosted by The Public Cinema, UT Downtown Gallery, 1:00 PM, FREE
- Giant Puppet Making 101, Hosted by Cattywampus Puppet Council, Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM, $5 – $30
- Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival Presents a World Premiere Production: Acts of Love, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Spring Cocktail Class featuring PostModern Spirits, Oliver Royale, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $49
- Trans Community Meet Up! Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- St. John Passion, Hosted by Church Street UMC Music, Church Street United Methodist Church, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Wendel Werner LIVE at Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Funny Ears Fringe Festival Day 4, Scruffy City Hall / Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
Monday, March 26
- March Coffee for a Cause: A Step Ahead East TN, The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dusty Rust / Melissa Plett, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Spendentag: Knox County Jaycees, Schulz Bräu Brewing Co, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- Misconceptions Staged Reading, Hosted by Madi Mansouri, The Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5 donation requested
- UT’s Writers in the Library Present Ali Cobby Eckermann, Hodges Library, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $18 – $30
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show / Old Man F*ck You Monday Night March Residency #4, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / FREE
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Dusty Rust, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kirk Fleta / Y’uns, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- University of Tennessee Humanities Center Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. David Potter: “The Empress Theodora and the Management of Empire,” Hodges Library, UTK, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, FREE
- An Evening of Barbeque and Bidding – a fundraiser for HABIT, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Unite for a Pint at Alliance! Benefiting the United Way of Greater Knoxville, Alliance Brewing Co, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Book signing with Victoria Price, who will read from her new book, The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Disney Jr. Dance Party on Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $35 – $60
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Free Intro to Coding – CODE CO-OP | Knoxville, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square, Ste 101, 6:30 PM
- Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $18 – $30
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Mammoths, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Wednesday, March 28
- A Very Special Arts Festival, Dogwood Arts, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- SoKno Social: Century Harvest Farm Foundation, SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lorin Walker Madsen / Circus No. 9, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Q Series, The Square Room, Noon, $18 – $20
- Dine & Discover with Koichi Yamamoto, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- Knox County Public Library Presents Books Sandwiched In with Claudia Caballero of Centro Hispano – discussing The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life by Lauren Markham, East Tennessee History Center, Noon, FREE
- Balter’s 2-Year Anniversary Party, Balter Beerworks, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Taste n’ Toast Benefiting The Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- A Perfect Pairing, Hosted by City People, The Casual Pint – Downtown, 6:00 PM, FREE admission
- Midnight Run screening, Hosted by NoKno Cinematheque, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 9:15 PM
- Bluegill Messin’ with Emily Mathis Trio, Hosted by Bluegill Productions, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Christopher Paul Stelling, 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
- Trae Crowder: The Liberal Redneck, Cox Auditorium Alumni Memorial Building, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE – $10
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- 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
- Harmony Woods with MEOB and Starfish Prime, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- OTIS – Heavy Blues, Preservation Pub, 11:30 PM
Thursday, March 29
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drew Gibson/ Will Stewart, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Southern Cities, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Zentangle Club – March, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Kimbro and Carriger, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Hot Tuna Acoustic, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $45
- Sidecar Symposium’s ONE NIGHT ONLY Reunion, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Black Tiger Sex Machine | Kai Wachi | Sullivan King | Lektrique, The International, 9:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Trishes, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jubal’s Thursday Night of “Thawing,” Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Friday, March 30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blue Cactus / Open the Door for Three, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Alive After Five Presents the Stacy Mitchhart Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Lettering Workshop: Sips n’ Strokes! The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Get Served, a Benefit for Volley4Life, Historic Southern Railway Station, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Alex Krug Combo Return Show, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Open the Door for Three, The Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM $8 – $13
- Home Free Timeless World Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $33 – $200
- Shovels & Rope, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25
- Jesus Christ Superstar – Staged Reading, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- Spring Voyage 2018: Fast Nasty | Spooky Jones | J Mo | Abrakapokus | Lunch Money | +more TBD, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, FREE
- Justin Haynes Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- High Heat, Hops and Hollers, 9:00 PM
- Live Music with James Seaton, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- BARK with Walter Salas-Humara and Heavy Halves, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- I’m on a Boat, Bar Marley, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10
- Dead Ringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Allen Thompson Band, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Mo Lowda and the Humbles / Quiet Holler, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:30 PM
- The Big Pink Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Saturday, March 31
- We Turn 2! Anniversary Celebration, The Juice Box, 1324 N Broadway St, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Old North Knox Easter Egg Hunt, 416 E Oklahoma, 9:45 AM
- 4th Annual Hops and Hollers Birthday Bash, Hops and Hollers, 10:00 AM – Midnight, FREE admission
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniels and Baker / Bri Murphy, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Blue Moon Ancestral Dance & Ceremony, Hosted by Raising Zen, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $25 donation
- I Love the 90’s Bash, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, Market House Cafe, Mirage Knoxville, Preservation Pub, Scruffy City Hall, Uncorked Bar, 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $19 – $29
- Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Broadcast 90 – 90s Tribute Band / Soul Finger – Funky X-Mas, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Thunderbolts: Youth Sports Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- Home Free Timeless World Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $33 – $200
- Tyler Childers with the Blackfoot Gypsies, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Jesus Christ Superstar – Staged Reading, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM 10:00 PM, $15
- Blank Range with Erin Rae, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Brother Oliver, Schulz Brau Brewing Co, 8:00 PM, FREE
- Hip Hop for the Homeless Charity Concert, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM, $10
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Ben Maney Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Huglife | Raft Funk | Psychonaut | Willis Fit | Collin Forrest | Sols, The Concourse at The International, 10:00 PM, $10
- The Happy Fits & The Monday Movement, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Circus No. 9, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
Sunday, April 1
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: Easter Holiday – No 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
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Dark Cowgirls and Prairie Queens, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Crooked Coast, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Daniel & Baker, Barley’s, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 2
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Friends at Rothrock Used Book Shop’s Birthday Celebration, Lawson McGhee Library, 10:30 AM (through April 6)
- Landscaped: Photos by Casey Fox show debut, Hosted by Friends of the Knox County Public Library, Lawson McGhee Library, 10:30 AM (through April 15)
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Folkfaces / Craig Gerdes, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, American soprano Kathryn Frady, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE
- Foot Traffic by Artist R.L. Gibson, exhibit opening, Tomato Head, 3:00 PM FRIENDLYTOWN Comedy Show / Grid with Matt Nelson Trio, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $5
- WWE Live: Road to Wrestling Mania, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $19 – $102
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Folk Faces, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Matt A Foster, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anne E. DeChant / Dwight & Nicole, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Presents an Evening with Stefon Harris, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16.50 – $32.50
- Big K.R.I.T Heavy Is The Crown Tour, The International, 8:00 PM, $20 – $150
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- XIU XIU with Steve Gigante, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Old Five and Dimers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Dwight & Nicole, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM