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Sunday, April 8
- City’s Annual Action Plan Available for Public Comment through May 7. A public hearing on the draft plan will be held at 5:30 PM, on May 7, 2018, at the John T. O’Connor Center, 611 Winona Street
- Knoxcentric, Sedonas and Southern Cities, 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
- Photography & Food Trucks! Hosted by The Big Camera and A1LabArts, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, FREE admission
- 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
- Rhythm and Blooms, A Million Americana Artists (numbers provided are approximate), Downtown Knoxville Old City, 1:00 PM – 12:30 AM, $38 – $202
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE
- Motown: The Musical, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM / 7:00 PM, $54 – $100
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $15
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Auditions for “Sordid Lives!” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Matt A. Foster, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville’s Adult Variety Game Show – Pour Decisions, Pour Taproom, 7:00 PM, FREE admission
- Electric Pheasant Open Mic Poetry Revolution! Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Cam Duffy Moore Hosts Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 9
- Grand opening, Steamboat on Central, 2423 N Central St, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Coffee, Donuts & a Movie: Victoria & Abdul, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Todd Burge / King Taylor Project, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Master Local Historians, Week 1: “The Power of Historical Thinking,” East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Knoxville By Design: UT Lecture with Juhani Pallasmaa, Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter, Cox Auditorium / Alumni Memorial Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Create & Chat with Maria Antoinette, The Hive, 6:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- All Time Low, Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM, $27
- Will Carter with Night Colors, Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Hosts a Real Open Mic, Maaaan, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Drew Fisher & April of Knox County Jug Stompers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 10
- Employment Law, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 PM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Smokehouse Crickets / Chris Ross and the North, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Desire to Inspire: The Girl Talk Experience, The Regas Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- Improvised music by Matt Nelson, Garrit Tillman and Jake Edward Smith, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE
- Intro to Graphic Design- Kids 11-18, The Basement Community Art Studio, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Mondays through May 15), $165
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Walking Club, Hosted by Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM
- Parent / Artist Connection, Hosted by City of Refuge Inc, Bare.Thred, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Plant-Based Dinner at Sunspot, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Knoxville By Design: The Symposium, Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter / Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM / 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Weird, Wacky & Wonderful World of Wine Dinner with Rebel Kitchen, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $95
- Master Arts Series A Cappella Choir, Hosted by Carson-Newman University Music Department, Church Street United Methodist Church, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday Add-On Climbing Wall Contest, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM
- Chris Ross & the North, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Twisted Pine, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 11
- 47th Annual Goodwill Awards, The Emporium Center, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, $16.38
- VMC Presents Carry the Torch Knoxville 2018, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- April Luncheon – From Friending to Firing, Hosted by American Marketing Association Knoxville, Calhoun’s on the River, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cody Joe Hodges / Tokyo Rosenthal, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Auditions for Tales Of A 4th-Grade Nothing, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Bluegill Messin’ with Jeanine Fuller & The Boyz, Hosted by Bluegill Productions, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Josh King, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines: TN Shines Camperfest Preview featuring Amanda Anne Platt with Mic Harrison, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Mandy Harvey, Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM, $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
- Judah & The Lion with Colony House, Tall Heights, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Elizabeth Wise / Cam Duffy Moore Hosts Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Circuit des Yeux with Palatheda and Marisa Anderson, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $12
Thursday, April 12
- National Grilled Cheese Day – BOGO Grilled Cheese! Tupelo Honey, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nancarrow / Abbye West Pates, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Pilates Pulse, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM, $5
- Knoxville By Design: Design Slam – Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter, in Partnership with the East Tennessee Community Design Center, The Square Room 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- YPK 101, Visit Knoxville, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE
- AYNP Bowling and Happy Hour at Maple Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Make Your Own “Floral Crown” with Rose Moss, Pretentious Glass Co, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $55
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Larry Vincent, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Poets Marilyn Kallet & Liam Hysjulien, Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central United Methodist Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $2 minimum suggested donation
- Succulent Watercolor Workshop with Blush & Honey Paper, The Hive, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $65.39
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Casting Crowns: The Very Next Thing Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $22 – $74
- Kevin Young Reading, Hosted by University of Tennessee Creative Writing, Hodges Library, UTK, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Scott Swanberg / Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Divine Brew – The works, Balter Beerworks, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Judah & The Lion with Colony House, Tall Heights, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Hogan’s Goat with Maps Need Reading and Pareidelic, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Bended Light, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Reflectors, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 13
- Coffee and Conversation, Hosted by Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals and Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Grant Maloy Smith / Neon Moon, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Relay for Life of Knoxville & UT, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Alive After Five presents Crawlspace, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10 – $15
- 2018 Girls Inc. Elite Awards, Jackson Terminal, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $75
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- Hudson K – Pop Up Performance at Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Judah & The Lion with Colony House, Tall Heights, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Annual Spring Fling: A Little Party Never Killed Nobody, Hosted by Maryville College Student Programming Board, Relix, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE for MC students / non-MC guests $10
- UT Opera Theatre Presents Allen Shearer’s Middlemarch in Spring, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 – $20
- 7 Mile Mushroom, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Treetops Tribute, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Marcus Bunch Duo (of Cutthroat Shamrock) CD release with Sister Sam! / Songs From the Road / Marquee Mayfield, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM / 11:30, $5
- Stina Nesbit, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Danberrys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- The Coveralls, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Ready for the Floor: Doctor Hollywood & Psychonaut, The Concourse at the International, 10:00 PM, FREE
Saturday, April 14
- 16th Annual Rossini Festival, Gay Street / Market Square, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Knoxville Writers’ Guild: The Poetry of Healing Workshop, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – Noon, $30 – $50
- YMCA Healthy Kids Day, Historic Market Square, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Local Lore – 1810 – 1830, Mabry-Hazen House, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Artwork by Robert Thompson, Central Flats & Taps, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Scatterlings / Okay Crawdad, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Community Ride, DreamBikes, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville By Design: Knox Bricks & Blocks, Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter, UT Conference Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $5 Entry Fee per builder
- Book signing with children’s author Lucy Branam, who will read from and sign copies of her new book, Roof Octopus, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- UT Opera Theatre Presents Allen Shearer’s Middlemarch in Spring, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM / 8:00 PM, $5 – $20
- Knoxville By Design: Design Awards Gala – Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 5:30 PM, $25 – $60
- School of Rock Spring Seasonal Showcase, The Concourse at the International, 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $8
- Junior League of Knoxville’s Spring Gala 2018, The Historic Southern Depot, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $75
- Dancing with the Knoxville Stars 2018 Benefit for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $75 – $400
- America, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39 – $85
- Knots at The Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Way Sneaky Eddie / The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Harold Nagge / Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Pet Store Radio is LIVE! Bar Marley, 9:00 PM
- The Deer, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Cosmic Charlie, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Amasa Hines, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Dana with Ex-Gold and Lower Interiors, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Holi Show 2018 After Party featuring Travis Porter, Hosted by ΣBP: Sigma Beta Rho Tennessee, The International, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $23.16 – $44.28
- Safiya Performing at Mirage Knoxville, 10:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Sunday, April 15
- Knoxcentric: Powered by Inside of Knoxville: TBA, 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
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Dog Adoption Event, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $15
- UT Opera Theatre Presents Allen Shearer’s Middlemarch in Spring, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $5 – $20
- Ruger’s Crafty Birthday Party Fundraiser for Small Breed Area Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 3:00 PM
- Lilies of the Field, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- What Real Courage Is: A Civil Rights Panel Discussion & Screening of the Film “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, FREE
- Good Sport Night, Central Collective, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $32
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- What’s The Big Idea? Public Pitch Competition, Hosted by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE but RSVP
- Best Buddies Casino Night for Charity, The Standard, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $50
- Candela, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- The Copper Children, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 16
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Beasley / The Free Rangers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Master Local Historians, Week 2: “Source and Resources,” East Tennessee History Center, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- The WordPlayers Staged Reading: Over the River & Through the Woods, The Square Room, 6:30 PM, FREE
- Writers in the Library Presents Brenda Hillman, Hodges Library, UTK, 7:00 PM, FREE
- FRIENDLYTOWN Comedy Show: Friendlytown pays its taxes!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE
- NoKno Cinematheque Presents: The Blues Brothers, Central Collective, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Misty Blues, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Gin Rickys / Hunter Grigg, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Cocktails & Conversation with Chad Airhart, Associate Professor of Art, Carson-Newman University, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Spring Sip + Stitch: A Hand Embroidery Workshop, Hosted by Stitchin’ Ain’t Easy, The Hive, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- An Evening with Ken Burns: Mystic Chords of Memory, Tennessee Theatre, 7:15 PM, $55
- The Dream of the Burning Boy, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15
- 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
- Daniel Kimbro and Christian Sedelmyer, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Gin Rickys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM