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Sunday, July 15
- Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, daily (through July 31)
- Knoxcentric: New Chief of Police Eve Thomas discusses crime in Knoxville, her appointment and plans for the department, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Family Friendly Yoga, Candoro Marble, 11:00 AM – Noon, $5 – $10
- 1983 Big Hair Sculptures / The Slowburn Chronicles of 1983, C for Courtside, 513 Cooper St, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM / 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, $35 – $45 / $15 – $25
- 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
- Bluegrass Brunch: LIVE Music with The New Johns Creek Grass, Central Filling Station, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- The Book of Mormon, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM / 7:00 PM, $44 – $104
- Disney’s Aladdin Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Mojo Tweed is Blues Cruise 3, Tennessee Riverboat, 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $13 – $20
- July Birdhouse Sunday Dinner with Special Guests from WOZO Radio!, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare on the Square: Henry IV, Part One, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE! ($10 Recommended Donation) / $15 VIP Ticket (with shade!)
- Rusty Holloway / Michael Coppola, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Indigo Girls with Lucy Wainwright, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $28
- Day and Age with Mouth Reader, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Conservation Theory, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 16
- Summer Art Camps! The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:00 AM – Noon (Monday – Friday, except the Reggio-Inspired Camp, which runs Wednesday – Friday, through August 3), Reggio Camp $95 / Other Camps $165
- Summer Art Academy, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (Monday – Friday through July 27), $100 – $115
- Kids In The Arts Summer Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Monday – Friday through July 27), $55 per day / $235 per week
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jake Decker / The Octanes, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Summer Open Art Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Monday – Friday through August 2), $10 suggested donation
- Spendentag: Helen Ross McNabb Center, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- Overcoming Procrastination & Creative Block, Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance, The Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Tango Lesson and Farewell Milonga, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show / Gun Outfit with Lavish Boars and Headface, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE! / $5
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Grassically Trained, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Steve Hofstetter, Bar Marley, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM, $20
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Pentley Holmes, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 17
- Charity Dog Wash to Benefit the Campbell County Animal Shelter, Royal Bark Social Club, 206 Randolph St, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Search Engine Optimization, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Erin Jarvis / Arn Mait’n, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Backyard BBQ with Hexagon Brewing Co.! Central Filling Station, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Old City Buskers at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Letter Writing Party! Knox Public House, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Paint N Sip Night at the Skybox, Hosted by Gallery On The Go With Rose Molley, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $26
- Every Tuesday @7 Art Play Classes at Bar Marley, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Modest Mouse, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz by Greg Tardy, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Climbing for Beers, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Donkeys / The Holifields / Jamie Cook, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Sweettalker, Behold The Brave, Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Wonky Tonk, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 18
- Charity Dog Wash to Benefit the Campbell County Animal Shelter, Royal Bark Social Club, 206 Randolph St, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Bob Sinclair and The Big Deals / Dan Raza, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- The Southern Writers Reading Group will discuss Trampoline by Robert Gipe, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Cumberland Jazz Trio Jazz Jam Night with Jamie Berlyn, Vienna Coffee at the Regas Building, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- The World Over at The Concourse at the International, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Bluegill Messin’ with The BlairXperience, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Circus No. 9, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Old City Buskers at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Climbing for Beers, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Old City Wine & Cheese Party, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $35
- An evening with Mozaic, Holler Performing Arts Center, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $15
- Open Door Comedy Night at Scruffy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Shark Week Family Fun Fest, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, July 19
- Charity Dog Wash to Benefit the Campbell County Animal Shelter, Royal Bark Social Club, 206 Randolph St, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Research for Nonprofits, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Airshow, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- The Lost Restaurants of Knoxville | A Brown Bag Lecture with Paula Johnson, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- Free People Bail Out to benefit Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition and Freedom for Immigrants, Holler Performing Arts Center, Noon – Midnight
- Third Thursday 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
- Rotary Happy Hour Social! Old City Wine Bar, 5:30 PM, FREE admission!
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Quartjar, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- July Happy Hour Hosted by Young Professionals of Knoxville, Central Filling Station, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Jackson Avenue Maker Meetup, W Jackson Ave SW, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- New2Knox July Social, Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville History Project: Six Degrees of Harry Ijams, Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE!
- Mix It Yourself: TEQUILA with Libacious Cocktail Catering, The Hive, 7:00 PM, $35
- The Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare on the Square: Henry IV, Part One, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE! ($10 Recommended Donation) / $15 VIP Ticket (with shade!)
- Lip Sync Battle, Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Disney’s Aladdin Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $12
- The Cody Blackbird Band / Airshow, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Coker Brothers, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Filmnacht: Super Troopers 2, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- IE, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Jason ‘Hoss’ Hicks, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Friday, July 20
- Smoky Mountain Literacy Council Annual Summer Conference, Lincoln Memorial University, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- Charity Dog Wash to Benefit the Campbell County Animal Shelter, Royal Bark Social Club, 206 Randolph St, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Best of the Best Annual Workshop, Hosted by Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, East Tennessee History Center, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason ‘Hoss’ Hicks and His Southsiders / Ross Cooper, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Knox County Mayoral Forum, Pellissippi State Community College – Magnolia Avenue Campus, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Clandestine Book Launch, Hosted by Hannah E. Rials and Audrey Press, The French Market Crêperies, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Alive After Five Presents Dwight Hardin & Think Twice, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5 – $10
- 7th Annual Don Sproles Memorial Evening “Wine and Shine,” benefit for the Volunteer Ministry Center, Crowne Plaza Knoxville, 6:30 PM, $60
- On the Road: Jacob Furr at Love Shack, 7:00 PM
- The Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare on the Square: Cymbeline, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE! ($10 Recommended Donation) / $15 VIP Ticket (with shade!)
- The Wordplayers Present Jane Eyre, The Musical, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20 – $24
- Summer Concert Series: The Billy Crawford Band, Balter Beerworks, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Disney’s Aladdin Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:30 PM, $10 – $1
- The Fantasticks, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Summer Movie Magic presented by Denark Construction: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Stina Nesbit, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Beatclub lands at Calhoun’s on the River, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Born-Again Heathens / The Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- The Appetites with Nordista Freeze and Evil English, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Stolen Faces, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Chelsea Lovitt & The Tall Boys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
- A Night With Knox Fringe, The Concourse at the International, 11:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $10
Saturday, July 21
- The Love Kitchen Fundraiser, Hosted by Brenda Mcclellan, 2418 Martin Luther King Ave, 8:00 AM
- Yoga at Vienna Coffee, The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, $5
- Charity Dog Wash to Benefit the Campbell County Animal Shelter, Royal Bark Social Club, 206 Randolph St, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- The Salvation Army’s Hunger Walk, Krutch Park, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $25 per participant
- Cleanup in the Holler, Hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, 1000 Central St, 10:00 AM – Noon
- Art Within the Heart, Ages 16 to adult, The Basement Community Art Studio, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $30 – $81
- HOT SHOP YOGA: Summer Series, Pretentious Glass Co, 11:15 AM – Noon, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Colonel Williams House Band / Spearman Brewers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Jacob Furr / Nine to Never, Love Shack, Noon / 5:00 PM
- Adoption Event, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Intermediate Genealogy Workshop, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Disney’s Aladdin Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- The Gin Event: an immersive distilling experience, PostModern Spirits, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, $150
- The Wordplayers Present Jane Eyre, The Musical, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM / 7:30 PM, $20 – $24
- Knoxville Chive RAK Week, Historic Market Square, 4:00 PM
- 2018 Adult Field Day! World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $100 – $150
- Hard Knox Roller Girls Double Header, Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Community Ride, DreamBikes – Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- 1st Anniversary Party / Mighty Blue POURing Out The Blues, Pour Taproom, 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM / 9:00 – Midnight
- The Renaissance Ball, Jackson Terminal, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $75
- The Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare on the Square: Henry IV, Part One, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE! ($10 Recommended Donation) / $15 VIP Ticket (with shade!)
- True Grit presents: Summer Lovin’ Tour with Deadbeats of Comedy, Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5
- Summer Swing 2018 to benefit Positively Living, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $135
- Outlaw Ritual – Domestic Dispute – Jimmy Morris, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
- Summer Saturday Nights: TBA, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 PM
- WOZO-fest: a musical benefit for Knoxville Community Radio, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM, $5
- Heather Land – i ain’t doin it tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $33 – $105
- Music Feeds Concert Series Featuring Ben Haggard, benefiting Second Harvest, World’s Fair Park, 7:30 PM, $20 – $50
- Ancient Cities Live at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8.34 – $11.49
- The Fantasticks, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Temple: Home at Last, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Witch Mountain with Ice and Sshhtaaass, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $12 – $15
- In Business, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Vibraslaps, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, July 22
- Knoxcentric: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- July Assembly & Potluck: Making: with Doug Laney, Founder and President of Knox Makers, The Concourse at the International, 10:30 AM – Noon
- Family Friendly Yoga, Candoro Marble, 11:00 AM – Noon, $5 – $10
- 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
- Local Awesome At ATypical Market, Relix, Noon – 8:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic presented by Denark Construction: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7 – $9
- The Tennessee Stage Company’s Shakespeare on the Square Indoor Matinee: Cymbeline, Scruffy City Hall, 2:00 PM, $15
- Dog Day-tes of Summer & Crafty Cuddle Corner, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- DIY Coiled Bowl Workshop with Delaney Smith, Smart & Becker, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $65
- Disney’s Aladdin Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- The Fantasticks, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- The Wordplayers Present Jane Eyre, The Musical, Bijou Theatre, 3:00 PM, $20 – $24
- Sean-Nós Dance Workshop with Siobhan Butler, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $15 – $20
- Murder on the Knoxville Express, Hosted by Knox Heritage, Three Rivers Rambler and Ramsey House, 5:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- WOZO-fest: a benefit for Knoxville Community Radio featuring comedy and spoken word performances, Pilot Light, 7:00 PM, $5
- Adrian + Meredith (Nashville), Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Banjo Mitch and the Hilltop Haints, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5
- Kasondra Rose, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
Monday, July 23
- Tennessee History Tent Revival, Hosted by Tennessee History for Kids, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown, 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- Summer Art Academy, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (Monday – Friday through July 27), $100 – $115
- Summer Art Camps! The Basement Community Art Studio, 9:00 AM – Noon (Monday – Friday, except the Reggio-Inspired Camp, which runs Wednesday – Friday, through August 3), Reggio Camp $95 / Other Camps $165
- Kids In The Arts Summer Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Monday – Friday through July 27), $55 per day / $235 per week
- CND Art-Rageous Class, Hosted by PinkPro Beauty Supply, Hyatt Place Knoxville Downtown, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $28.45
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: JP Clardy, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Summer Open Art Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Monday – Friday, through August 2), $10 suggested donation
- Spendentag: Autism Society East Tennessee, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – Midnight
- Letter Writing Party! Knox Public House, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show / Wilder Maker with Wayne Graham, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE! / $5
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Daniel Markham (second Bell Soiree Show), Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- When Particles Collide, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Fort Defiance, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 24
- Applying Positive Psychology to Leadership Strategies, Alliance for Better Nonprofits at the Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kittel and Co. / Mark Rubin, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Summer pop-up play dates with PJ Library, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Girls Night Out: Game Night at the YWCA, Hosted by thepointknox, YWCA, 420 W Clinch Ave, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE! but registration requested
- BYOC – Bring Your Own Craft! Hosted by The Maker City, Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Free Intro to Coding – CODE CO-OP | Knoxville, Hosted by Code Connective, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square, Ste 101, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Claiming your Power and Love By Healing Your Chakras, Hosted by Roving Band of Healers, 428 E Scott Ave, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $30 per class / $175 for the 7-class series
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz by Greg Tardy Quartet, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Climbing for Beers, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Black Magic Flower Power & Supervillain, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- The National Reserve, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM