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Sunday, March 4
- WDVX Spring Fund Drive 2018, March 4 – March 10
- 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 Presents 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 the Matt Nelson Trio, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Jon Whitlock Trio, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- 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
- Spendentag: Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- 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)
- International Women’s Day Week – Monday! Celebrating Martha Boggs, Bistro at the Bijou, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Art of Pairing Wine & Cheese Course Hosted by Wine Forté, A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, 516 Williams St, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- 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 with special guest Daniel Monroe of The Burnin’ Hermans, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – Midnight, FREE
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 benefiting Backpacking for a Purpose, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE admission
- Balter Society Party, Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 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 – Midnight
Wednesday, March 7
- Education Job Fair – University of Tennessee, Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Preschool Art Club, The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:30 AM, $85 per month for one day a week (additional day $40)
- SYNERGY: Student Art Exhibition Opening, Dogwood Arts, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, FREE
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ray Buckner / Wild Blue Yonder, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Bond Goes Jazz with Chad Volkers and David Slack, The Square Room, Noon, $15
- Adult-Only Open House, 2018 with the Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- International Women’s Day Week – Wednesday!, Hosted by Commissioner Evelyn Gill, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents J.D. Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Anna Helms, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- David Archuleta, The Concourse at The International, 7:00 PM, $25 – $150
- 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
- Glass Mansions / Vibrant Troubadours, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 1:30 PM
- Hippie Sabotage – Path of Righteous Tour with Melvv, and Olivia Noelle, Mill & Mine, 9:00 PM, $20 – $80
Thursday, March 8
- 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: Bonnie Montgomery / Little Ghost, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE – $10
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents John Myers Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- International Women’s Day Week 2018 Knoxville – Thursday!, Hosted by Evelyn Gill and Michael Gill, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- March Happy Hour with Young Professionals of Knoxville benefiting the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation, Pour Taproom, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- An evening with Elaine Weiss, author of The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Bloom Knoxville, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 7:00 PM, $10
- Jon Steele / Mark Boling, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The English Center Benefit with Handsome and the Humbles, Medford’s Black Record Collection and Tellos, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents The Story Story – World Premiere, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $25
- El Dub, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Reflectors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, March 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Roochie Toochie Ragtime Kings / David Mayfield, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 9:00 PM, FREE – $10
- Dinner Service at Central Filling Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Central Filling Station
- Alive After Five Presents Soulfinger, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5 – $10
- Knox Pride: Bourbon and Whiskey Tasting, Historic Jackson Terminal, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35 – $45
- Bloom Knoxville, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 7:00 PM, $10
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc: 2nd Annual Off-Road Car Show! Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- The Arcadian Wild with Jubal, Awaken Coffee, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $11.49 – $13.59
- An Evening with Jason Mraz Solo Acoustic, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- James Gregory, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32 – $42
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents The Story Story – World Premiere, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $25
- Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native with Mipso, The Concourse at The International, 8:00 PM, $15 – $17
- Roochie Toochie and the Ragtime Shepherd Kings, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Marble City Opera Presents Follow Suit, Windows on the Park, 525 Henley St, 8:00 PM, $15 – $25
- Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival Presents a World Premiere Production: Acts of Love, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM
- Tom Johnson, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- K-Town, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- The Tan & Sober Gentlemen / Tuatha Dea, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Wild Things, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Chris Kasper Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- 90.3 Funhouse Live Presents Wampus Cat and Indighost, Barley’s, 10:00 PM, $5
- Us, Today with Deadman’s Lifestyle and David Webb’s Burning Bush, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, March 10
- Bloom Knoxville Coffee Crawl, Vienna Coffee at the Regas Building and Other Locales, $10
- Winter Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- KidStuff Live with Sean McCollough presents David Mayfield, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, FREE
- Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, FREE – $10
- Fresh Start: Juicing and Smoothies with Cook to Be Well, The Hive, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM, $91.79
- Local Lore, Hosted by Trotta Montgomery Real Estate, Mabry-Hazen House, 10:00 AM – Noon, FREE
- Wedding Photography Bootcamp, Historic Southern Railway Station, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $400 – $450 (continues Sunday, March 11)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Zuzu Welsh Band / Wyatt Edmondson, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Ancestry in Detail, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 2-Year Anniversary Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5 suggested donation for local charity
- Grand Opening Extravaganza! Hosted by The Hive with live music by The New Johns Creek Grass, Central Filling Station, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Sawed Offs, Reserves, & Duck Butter, Birdhouse, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- the strangers, Ula Love Doughty Carousel Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs: Video Game Party, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $18.50 – $92
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Music of Disney: Tale As Old As Time, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $22.50 – $92
- Sheila Kay Adams, The Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Marble City Opera Presents Follow Suit, Windows on the Park, 525 Henley St, 8:00 PM, $15 – $25
- National Geographic’s Beauty and the Bizarre by Anand Varma, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $37 – $162
- Knoxville Theatre Club Presents The Story Story – World Premiere, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $25
- Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival Presents a World Premiere Production: Acts of Love, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM
- Nerdy Psouth: Things that Go Bump in the Night, The International, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10
- Natchez Tracers / In Business, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:30 PM
- Harold Nagge / Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- David Mayfield Parade, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, $5
- Bumper Jacksons, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Heavy Seventies / Treetops Alumni, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Saurus with St Thomas LeDoux and Walsh, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, March 11
- Knoxcentric: Barstool Romeos discuss their new CD, 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
- Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE – $10
- Wedding Photography Bootcamp, Historic Southern Railway Station, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $400 – $450 (continued from Saturday, March 10)
- Grand Opening Extravaganza! Including brunch with Libacious Cocktail Catering / Open House & Photo Booth @ The Hive plus live music by Jubal, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM / 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Bend & Brunch: Central Filling Station Grand Opening, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 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
- Cinderella: The Musical, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Tennessee Stage Company’s New Play Festival Presents a World Premiere Production: Acts of Love, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM
- Steven Curtis Chapman, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $26 – $75
- Pour Decisions Variety Gameshow, Hosted by The Knox By Night Band, Pour Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Ben Ricketts & Space Tiger, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 12
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Revelator Hill / Bumper Jacksons, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Power Rangers Live! Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, $35 – $65
- Pale Root, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show / Old Man F*ck You Monday Night March Residency #2, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / FREE
- I’m with Her: Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan with Andrew Combs, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $32.50 – $47.50
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Dry Reef, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s, 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Tuesday, March 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mama Said String Band / Taylor Raynor, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Cocktails & Conversation Presents Tom Huck, Printmaker, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
- Crafting an Artist Statement, The Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $10 – $16
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Sewing 101: Spring Edition, Modern Studio, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $150 (continues on Tuesday, March 20)
- Hand-Lettering 101 with Matchbox Factory, The Hive, 6:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: ¡Three Amigos! 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE
- 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
- Improvised Music by Matt Nelson Garritt Tillman, Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, FREE
- White Buffalo Woman, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM