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Sunday, May 13
- Mid-East Power League Volleyball Tournament, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 935 World’s Fair Park Drive, All Day, $5 – $10
- National Bike Week, Juice Bar, Historic Market Square, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (through May 19)
- Mother’s Day Cruises with Star of Knoxville Tennessee Riverboat, 300 Neyland Dr, 8:30 AM / Noon / 4:00 PM, $16 – $43
- Knoxcentric: Mary Pom Claiborne Talks about Public Libraries and the Upcoming Children’s Festival of Reading, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Mother’s Day Brunch, Marble City Kitchen and The Firefly, 501 W Church Ave, 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
- Mother’s Day Buffet, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $13 – $38
- Mother’s Day Brunch at Lonesome Dove Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Brunch & Browse, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Mother’s Day at Awaken Coffee, 11:15 AM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Mother’s Day Buffet, Hosted by David Turk, The Magnolia Cafe, 2405 E Magnolia Ave NE, Noon – 3:00 PM
- The Mother’s Day Market at ATypical Market, 1208 N Central St, Noon – 8:00 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE
- Book Launch & Signing with Laura Mansfield reading from her new book, Geezer Stories: The Care and Feeding of Old People, Hosted by WordCrafts Press, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE
- Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Seventy Thirty Creatives present As You Like It, Ijams Nature Center, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $12 single, $20 for two
- Wine Class Series: Sparkling Wine and Champagne, Hosted by Wine Forté, A Dopo Sourdough Pizza, 516 Williams St, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $75
- Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Staged Reading of “Charlotte’s Letters”: 1st Place Winner, Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women; Hosted by Yellow Rose Productions, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, FREE admission
- Amy LaVere, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Common Visions with White Gregg, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Rhythm & The Roosevelts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 14
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: A Different Thread / The McDonalds, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Spendentag: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- Community Conversation on Education, Hosted by Knox County Commissioner Evelyn Gill, Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Off-Flavor Course, Hosted by Cicerone Certification Program, Elkmont Exchange, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $49
- Knox Blue Dots host Karl Dean! Barley’s Taproom, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE admission
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy troupe presents: “Now that‘s what I Call Friendlytown 87!” Live Taping Show, hosted by Josh Lampley and Alyssa Miller, 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
- Lord Nelson, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 15
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 301 E Church Ave, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- BeerSavvy Bootcamp, Hosted by Cicerone Certification Program, Elkmont Exchange, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $99
- Power of Preservation Luncheon, The Press Room, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $15 – $100
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cindy Alexander / Sister Antics, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Taco Tuesday Throwdown! Central Filling Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Recode May Green Drinks, Merchants of Beer, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Community Open House, Hosted by Knox County Commissioner Evelyn Gill, Knoxville High Independent Senior Living Facility, 101 E Fifth Ave, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays, Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 6:00 PM / 8:00 PM, FREE
- American Marketing Association Knoxville 30th Annual Honors, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $70 – $1,000
- Backpacker Get Out More Tour, Mast General Store, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, 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
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Strahan & The Good Neighbors, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- A Different Thread, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 16
- May SMK Round Table, Hosted by Social Media Knox, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
- Recode Knoxville Wednesday Open House, 3131 Morris Ave NW, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Senior Job Fair, Knoxville-Knox County CAC Office on Aging,2247 Western Ave, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Heather Styka / The Knoxville Three, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- The Great War in Tennessee’s Newspapers | Brown Bag Lecture with Louisa Trott, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE
- Zoning Ordinance Update – Public Stakeholder Advisory Committee / Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM / 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- City Council Workshop on Zoning Code Update, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- The Southern Literature Book Group will discuss Prayers the Devil Answers by Sharyn McCrumb, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Night at the Museum – Porch Party, Hosted by Last Days of Autumn Brewing, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Bluegill Messin’ with Dwight Hardin & Think Twice, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE admission
- Evan Burnett Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old City Wine & Cheese Party, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $35
- Tennessee Shines Presents Carolina Story, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Bergfest with The Wayne’s World Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Tank and the Bangas with Sweet Crude, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $18
- Open Door Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Golden Pelicans with Ex-Gold and Datenight, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Milkshake Fatty, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 17
- City Council’s Legislative Budget Hearings, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, All Day
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Noah Zacharin / Erica Blinn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Heart for the Pour to benefit Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Hops and Hollers, 2:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Pint Night with the KBA & Barristers to Benefit Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Food Truck Park, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pilates Pulse, Hosted by Just Jill, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents the Pat Beasley Band, Barley’s, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Maker City Meetup, 1200 McCalla Ave, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE but registration requested
- Pro Photo Live Shoot: Model Shootout, Hosted by Professional Photographers of East Tennessee, Calhoun’s on the River, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE – $20
- An Evening with Jack Neely discussing “For the Union Dead: on the wartime origins of our National Cemetery,” Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM,
- Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Let Love Brew: A Couple’s Workshop, The Hive, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $97.07
- Kimbro / Carriger, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Annie Hart (of Au Revoir Simone) US Tour May 2018, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Concerts on the Square: The Young Fables, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, 7:30 PM, FREE
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Rhapsody in Blue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Wednesday Games Night (Rick and Morty DnD group game @8), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Erica Blinn / High Heat / Georgia Flood, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:30 PM
- Filmnacht: Black Panther, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE admission
- Dragondeer, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 18
- 18th Annual Bike to Work Day! Hosted by Knoxville Regional Bicycle Program (I Bike Knox), Historic Market Square, Old City and Downtown Knoxville, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- Recode Knoxville Friday Open House, 916 Shamrock Ave, 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Hawg Dawgs at Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Nouveaux Honkies / Marquee Mayfield, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Alive After Five Presents Boys’ Night Out, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE – $15
- Knoxville Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale, Hosted by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Tennessee Chapter, Historic Jackson Terminal, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75 – $600
- Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- The 5th Woman – Live, Poetry & Spoken Word, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $20
- Tall Paul, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Clarence Brown Theatre 2018 Gala: Rusty Mowery, Honoree, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $200 – $1,500
- Seventy Thirty Creatives present As You Like It, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, 7:30 PM, $12 single, $20 for two
- Jeanne Robertson: The Rocking Chair Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $29 – $100
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series: Rhapsody in Blue, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 -$88
- Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission
- Brother Oliver at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jeanine Fuller / Ben Maney, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Steady Flow / Marquee Mayfield, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:30 PM
- Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE
- Dead Ringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 19
- Recode Knoxville Saturday Open House, Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Writers Guild: Characters Are People, Too Workshop, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – Noon, $30 – $50
- Children’s Festival of Reading / Used Book Sale, Hosted by Knox County Public Library and the Friends of the Knox County Public Library, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- BreastStrokes Paint Days 2018 (Women Only), Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Ave, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $20 minimum donation asked
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise / Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Introductory Internet Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Adoption Event Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Can Release Party, Elkmont Exchange, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Our Two-Year Anniversary! Hosted by Cubish, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus Presents Broadway on Gay Street, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $19.50 – $21.50
- ACT-UP: Stage Combat Bootcamp – Single Sword, First Presbyterian Church, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $15
- Street Art for Activism, Hosted by Cattywampus Puppet Council / Bright Spots, Hosted by Chasity Cheek and Josh Bell, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 8:00 PM, FREE, but donations welcome / $5
- Community Ride, DreamBikes – Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- The 5th Woman – Live, Poetry & Spoken Word, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $20
- 2nd Annual Julia Barbara Foundation Gala Featuring the Chillbillies, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $65
- Tall Paul, Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Seventy Thirty Creatives present As You Like It, Krutch Park, 7:30 PM, $12 single, $20 for two
- Jennifer Niceley: A Red Shed Show, Hosted by Lila Honaker, 815 Banks Ave NE, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jimmy & The Jawbones, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Kyle Lacy & The Harlem River Noise, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM
- Temple with DJ Apollymi | DJ Haujimm | DJ Fallen, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- New Radio Dialect, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Weather Warlock (Quintron!!!), Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- The Vegabonds, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Lonetones, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE
Sunday, May 20
- Knoxcentric: 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
- BreastStrokes Paint Days 2018 (Women Only), Ironwood Studios, 119 Jennings Ave, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $20 minimum donation asked
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Film screening: Keep the Change, Hosted by The Public Cinema, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon
- Women’s Ride: Bike to Brunch // Open Streets // Urban Wilderness, Hosted by Cedar Bluff Cycles, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, Noon – 4:00 PM, FREE admission, but registration required
- Knoxville’s Biggest Sample Sale, The Press Room, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Cocktails & Cuddles: Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee adoption event, PostModern Spirits, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Open Streets Knoxville, Sevier Ave, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Open Streets Festivities with four square court and DJ Paul, Alliance Brewing Co, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Community Band Performance, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Anne Of Green Gables, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Blues Cruise: Cruising with James Armstrong, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $13 – $16
- The Long Table benefiting Dream Bikes Knoxville, S Central St SW, Old City Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Yappy Hour, Balter Beerworks, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Send-Off for Katy Free, Modern Studio, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $20.91
- An Evening with Kevin Smith – Super Ville-An Tour, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39.50 – $54.50
- Kristen Ford /Arbor Creek, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM
- WUTK Presents Robbie Fulks, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
Monday, May 21
- 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: Pete Mancini / The Matchsellers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Knoxville’s Biggest Sample Sale / Wine Pairing Dinner, Hosted by Corks Wine & Spirits, The Press Room, Noon – 4:00 PM / 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE admission / $75
- Staged Reading Series: Sense and Sensibility, Hosted by The WordPlayers, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: The home groan pun battle! / Eugene Chadbourne with Old Man F*ck You, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE / $7
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Harlem River Noise, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 22
- Design Feed Series: David Fixler, FAIA, Hosted by American Institute of Architects – East Tennessee Chapter, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $10 – $25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Moyse & Kirsten Maxwell / Jamie McLean Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE
- Street Art for Activism: Open Parade Making Session, Hosted by Cattywampus Puppet Council, The Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE but donations welcome
- 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, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE
- Dementia Conversations, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE
- Wicked Weed Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $75
- Dinner with the Docs, Hosted by Thrive Chiropractic, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Old City Buskers at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission
- Concerts on the Square Jazz Tuesdays: Jazz by The Core with Justin Ray, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE
- 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
- AWOLNATION: Here Come the Runts Tour with MISSIO and Irontom, Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $27 – $149
- Crisman with Tired Frontier (formerly Moccasin Cowboy), Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Brother Hawk, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Jamie McClean Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM