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Sunday, April 22
- City’s Annual Action Plan Available for Public Comment through Monday, May 7, 2018 (Public hearing on draft plan, John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona Street, May 7, 5:30 PM)
- Knoxcentric: Sara & Sean Martin discusses the Fourth and Gill Home Tour, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Brunch & Browse #6, Open House at The Hive and more! Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Annual Art Auction, Art Market Gallery, Noon – 6:00 PM (times variable, through April 29)
- HBAGK Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Cube of Truth: Knoxville, TN, Hosted by Anonymous for the Voiceless, Historic Market Square, 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Ismael’s Ghosts, Hosted by The Public Cinema, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM – 4:15 PM, FREE
- Book signing with Larry Burk, who will read from his new book, Dreams That Can Save Your Life: Early Warning Signs of Cancer, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Wine Class Series: Styles of Wine and Classic White Grape Varieties, Hosted by Wine Forté, A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, 516 Williams St, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $65 -$300
- Bikes and Blooms North, DreamBikes, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Shakespeare’s Birthday / Wake, Trailhead Beer Market, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Trans Community Meetup! Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Earth Day Ecstatic Dance, Hosted by Knoxville Movement Collective, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- Nick Swardson: Too Many Smells Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $39.50
- Wreckless Eric with Alabama Goddamn and Psychic Baos, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $10
- After Funk, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5
- Barnyard Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 23
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jackson Pine / ETSU Old Time Ramblers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Spendentag: Feral Feline Friends of East TN, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- Master Local Historians, Week 3: “Collections: Their Care and Meaning,” East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- May Day (Beltane) Corn Shuck Doll Playshop! Hosted by Anne Freels and Wingshuck, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40
- Writers in the Library Present Grad Student Award Winners, Hodges Library, UTK, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Will Carter with Guy Marshall, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Presents LA’s Dave Ross (of This Is Not Happening, Drunk History) with Chris Charpentier, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5
- Cmic, a Story of The Former Class Clown, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Bag O’ Tricks Announces Wild West Tour, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Roamin Jasmine, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 24
- April Coffee for a Cause: The First Tee, The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Knox High Independent Senior Living, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Image Transfer Processes Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $70 – $75
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bag O’ Tricks / Patterson Barrett, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Crowdfunding Creative Projects, Hosted by Dale’s Fried Pies and the Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture: Tina Oldknow, Former Curator at the Corning Museum of Glass, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, FREE, but RSVP
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- REI Outdoor Class | Outdoor Ethics with S’mores, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE admission
- Dine Out for Haiti, Balter Beerworks, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Free Intro to Coding – CODE CO-OP | Knoxville, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:30 PM, FREE
- Wild Heaven Belgian-Style Beer Dinner, Hosted by Rebel Kitchen, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $65
- Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $39 – $47
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Karaojokee, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tenth Mountain Division, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brocka Jawaka, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 25
- Knoxville Cyber Threats Executive Briefing, Awaken Coffee, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Native Harrow / SZLACHETKA, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Books Sandwiched In with Dr. Nick Geidner discussing Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future by Joi Ito, Knox County Lawson McGhee Public Library, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Q Series, The Square Room, Noon, $18 – $20
- Bowl For Kids’ Sake 2018, Hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee, Maple Hall Lanes, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Unite for a Pint at the Press Room! 730 N Broadway, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE admission
- Candle Making Workshop, Williamswood Castle, 643 Alamo Ave, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $45
- Wild Heaven Belgian-Style Beer Dinner, Hosted by Rebel Kitchen, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $65
- dfl Monthly, Historic Market Square, 6:30 PM
- Haynes, Coker and Deacon, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines: John Paul Keith, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Rick and Morty Adventure Board Game LIVE (DnD LIVE RPG), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Open Door Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- David Dondero, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Stephen Simmons / Reign’s Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM
Thursday, April 26
- Special Events Community Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brie Capone / Mike Montrey Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Percentage Night to Benefit The Koinonia Foundation, Central Flats and Taps, 5:0 PM – 10:00 PM
- Film Screening: The Voices of Children, Hodges Library, UTK, 5:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Brian “Shimmy” Paddock, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- HOPE’s Annual Banquet, Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE admission, but RSVP
- 2018 Salute for a Cure: Making a Dedicated Difference Featuring Chris Blue, Hosted by The Pat Summitt Foundation, The Press Room, 730 N Broadway, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Legacy Parks Night at Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Zentangle Club- April, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $15
- Evelyn Jack, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Zama film screening, hosted by the Public Cinema, Regal Cinemas Riviera 8, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $40 – $105
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $22
- That Thing You Do! screening, Central Collective, 7:30 PM
- The Dirty Guv’nahs with Neal Carpenter, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $35
- Miki Fiki w/Shayla McDaniel (Full Band), Bare.Thred, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Filmnacht: Forever My Girl, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Mitis with Party Nails & PRXZM, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10
- Children’s Hospital Fundraiser Party, Hosted by Kevin Williams, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Truett, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 27
- Tobacco Treatment Conference, Hosted by Knox County Health Department, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- AGLOA National Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM
- Legacy Parks Benefit at Tupelo Honey, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Rough & Tumble / Broomtail, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- End of Year Party, UTK Pride Center, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 3rd Annual Buy a Beer, Save a Life Fundraiser, Hops and Hollers, 5:00 PM – Midnight
- Volapalooza 2018, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE – $20
- “Beyond the Mountains: The Long History of Appalachian Commodities,” A Keynote Address by Dr. Drew Swanson, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM, FREE
- Steampunk Picnic, Volunteer Landing, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lettering Workshop: Sips n’ Strokes! Hosted by Urban Farm Girl Design, The Basement Community Art Studio, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $60
- Knoxville Area Project Access Boot Scootin Ball featuring The Montgomery Gentry Band, Downtown Knoxville Marriott, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $150
- Soulfly & Nile, The Concourse at the International, 6:30 PM, $23
- Beth Snapp Trio at Crafty! Crafty Bastard Brewery, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Summer Concert Series, Balter Beerworks, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Anderson East with Mt. Joy, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- The Dirty Guv’nahs with Cereus Bright, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Tommy Emmanuel CGP with Special Guest Amanda Shires, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40 – $66
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $15
- An Evening with Brie Capone, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE
- Spring Fling, Hosted by UTHSC National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Will Boyd, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Knox Vegas Ramblers Live, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Officially Unofficial Volapalooza Afterparty, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – Midnight, FREE
- Freestyle Friday, Hosted by MBM Entertainment, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- The Sword with the Shelter People, The International, 9:30 PM, $18 – $20
- West King String Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE
- Shinyribs, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Dead Rider (Drag City) with Sorry Traffic and the Holifields, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Gabriel & Dresden: The Only Road Tour, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, $20
- Gone Country, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Teen Spirit: Jonathan Sexton’s ’90s Tribute Band: Silk Shirt Edition, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Saturday, April 28
- AGLOA National Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- First Creek Greenway Cleanup, meet at corner of Hoitt Ave and Luttrell St, 9:00 AM
- Rustic Garden Trellis Workshop, Hosted by Anne Elizabeth Freels, North Knoxville (address given to registrants), 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $75
- Walk MS: Knoxville 2018, Hosted by National MS Society, Mid South Chapter and Walk MS, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Bat N Rouge Beauty Fundraiser, Hosted by Second Chance Haiti, Bat N Rouge Beauty, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Spring RetroFlea, Retrospect Vintage Store, 1121 N Central St, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Walking Club, start at back patio, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- The Practice of Poetry, Vol. V // The Ghosts and the Grace, Bare.Thred, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Build Your Own Pinhole Camera! Hosted by The Big Camera, A1LabArts, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jon Chambers / Chris Muncey and the Narrow Way, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Jazz Fest and Feast, Sweet P’s BBQ and Downtown Dive, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Finding Graves on the Internet, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with a book signing by J.L. and Lin Stepp, authors of Discovering Tennessee State Parks, and Lin Stepp will also sign copies of her new Smoky Mountain novel, Lost Inheritance, Union Avenue Books, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
- Brewhibition 2018, Historic Southern Railway Terminal, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $45 – $65
- Stage Combat Bootcamp! Hosted by Tennessee Stage Company, First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St, 3:00 PM, $15
- Artists on Location, A Plein Air Painting Awards Event & Auction, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE admission
- Taste of the Great War WWI Centennial Dinner, Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $100
- Festival Feast – Benefit for Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival / Brendon James Wright & the Wrongs, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM, $55 / FREE
- Ashley Taylor, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- True Grit Comedy presents: Alyssa Miller, Todd Lewis and Josh Lampley, Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $5
- 8th Annual Shakin’ Not Stirred Fundraiser, Hosted by KiMe Fund – Focused on Finding a Cure for Parkinson’s, Jackson Terminal, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $125 – $7,500
- Justin Moore – Hell On A Highway Tour, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $32 – $53
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $32
- Sherlock’s Last Case by Charles Marowitz, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts, Modern Studio, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Greg Horne and Jay Clark, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $12 – $15
- James Seaton, Actually, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Temptations and the Four Tops, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $55 – $100
- Mikki Norwood Band – Bill and Mark’s Birthday Party, Pour Taproom, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Roots of a Rebellion / Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- School’s Out Bash, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10
- Vibraslaps, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Wesley Bright & the Honeytones, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
Sunday, April 29
- AGLOA National Tournament, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Representatives of the City People Home Tour, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Uncorked, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Pinhole Camera Day! Hosted by The Big Camera and A1LabArts, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, FREE
- Dogwood Arts Festival, Market Square, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Call for Art // Tiny Doors, A1LabArts, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Fourth & Gill 28th Anniversary Tour of Homes, Start at Central United Methodist Church, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $12
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Ars Poetica: Knoxville Reads Poetry, East Tennessee History Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Create, Copy, Share a Zine Workshop / Staged Reading of “Hielo”: Henley Rose 3rd Place Winner, Birdhouse Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM / 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE / FREE admission
- Wine Class Series: Classic Red Grape Varieties and Rosé, Hosted by Wine Forté, A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, 516 Williams St, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $65 – $300
- Tiger Lily Theatre presents A Night of Shorts, Modern Studio, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Beer & Hymns, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Emisunshine & Special Guest Etta May, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $13 – $75
- Last Sunday Record Club: Vinyl Appreciation Night, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, FREE
- Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- The Travelin’ Kine, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 30
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caroline Keller Band / Matt Prater, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Spendentag: Volunteer Ministry Center, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- 2018 Derby Poker Classic for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Resurrection Tour: Asking Alexandria + Black Veil Brides, The International, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $30.00 – $60.00
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy troupe presents: ‘Laughing to Death’ with BOSTON MCCOWN!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Hollow Roots, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 1
- 21st Annual Health & Productivity Forum, Hosted by HealthCare 21 Business Coalition, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM, FREE – $25
- 2018 ABN Board Excellence Conference, The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $160 – $460
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jordyn Pepper / Arkansas Dave, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Jazz on the Square – Karns Jazz Orchestra, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $44 – $84
- Urinetown, The Musical, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $26
- Bullet for My Valentine, The International, 7:30 PM, $32 – $232
- Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Coke Dares with Roach Eaters and Caps, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Legbeard, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Tenth Mountain Division, Preservation Pub, 10:00 AM