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Sunday, August 19
- Classic Thunderbird Club International Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- Knoxcentric: Rachel Rui of the Asian Festival / Dominique Oakley of ATypical Market, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Dance Church, Pilot Light, 10:30 AM, FREE!
- 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 / ATypical market- yarn- spinning fiber – weaving pop up shop, Relix, Noon – 6:00 PM / 6:00 PM
- Paw Patrol Live!: The Great Pirate Adventure, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:00 PM, $22 – $127
- The Foothills Community Players Present You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Holler Performing Arts Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $12 – $18
- Sunday Funday SoKno Style with Knox Heritage, Suttree Landing Park, 2:00 PM, $75
- The Apostate Flanders Red Bottle Release And Raffle, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Bless Her Heart: The Life and Times of Ellen McClung Berry, Lecture & Book Signing with Barbara Aston-Wash, East Tennessee Historical, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Jazz Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / Raiders Of The Lost Ark / Summer of 84 / Wild At Heart, Central Cinema, 12:30 PM / 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM / 6:00 PM – 7:45 / 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Family Fest, World’s Fair Park, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- NGW: Tennessee “The UnCivil War,” Knoxville Convention Center, 4:00 PM, $15 – $30
- Leftfoot Dave and The Magic Hats – Blues Cruise #4, Tennessee Riverboat, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $13 – $20
- Masseuse – Umphrey’s McGee Pre-Party, Preservation Pub, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Aaron Kamm & The One Drops, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- After Hours Poetry reading with Alex Manley, from her collection, We Are All Just Animals & Plants, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Birdhouse Sunday Dinner for August– Treesnap- help the trees! Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Manthan’s Fresher’s Party ’18, Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, please RSVP
- Film Screening: “The Lady in the Van,” St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- WUTK 90.3 The Rock Presents Umphrey’s McGee, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $40
- Cory Wong of Vulfpeck, The Concourse, 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Joseph Huber, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- American Roomates with Benjamin Donaldson, Good Vibes Only and Brit Lit, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Rossdafareye & Friends, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Official Umphrey’s McGee After-Party with MONTU, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM, $5
Monday, August 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Benjamin Donaldson / Elk Walking, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Spendentag: HALT: Humans and Animals Learning Together, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 – Midnight
- Open Studio Art Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, Monday – Friday: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Saturday: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $10 – $20 per session (through August 31)
- Local Brewery and Farm Dinner, Sunspot, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $75
- Introduction to Argentine Tango, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE! but donations welcome
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown’s 2-Year Anniversary Show!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Travis Bigwood, 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
- A Screening of I’m Not There, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Terrapin Quartet, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 21
- KAT Travel Training Sessions, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Banjo Nickaru / Few Miles South, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- The Art of Event Planning, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Preservation Network – Buying a Historic House, Hosted by Knox Heritage,
- Historic Westwood, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Little Pink Dress Party: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Knoxville Kickoff, Relix, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Please RSVP
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- 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
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- NoKno Cinematheque: Jackie Brown screening, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz by Greg Tardy Quartet, Historic Market Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Climbing for Beers, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Mamma’s Marmalade, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 22
- Preschool Art & Storytime, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM – Noon, $15
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- AYNP Lunch & Learn: Being Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable, Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, The Regas Building, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Lady Bosses of Knoxville: Environmentalism, The Hive, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shiloh Hill / Before The Crows, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- To Transmit in Perfect Safety: The Cherokee Code Talkers in World War I | Brown Bag Lecture with Pat Gang, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Get Off Your Glass! Trailhead Edition, Hosted by Keep Knoxville Beautiful, Trailhead Beer Market, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- KE Reynolds Music & Creative Services’ Vienna Regas Songwriter Night, John Condrone, Host, Vienna Coffee at the Regas Building, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Night at the Museum, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Upon a Burning Body, The Concourse, 6:30 PM, $17 – $20
- Nick Jernigan, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- K-Town at Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Matt Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Pissed On with Rat Punch and Glassteroid, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- Shiloh Hill & The Ville Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 23
- Special Events Community Meeting, Civic Coliseum Ballroom, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Developing Managers Into Coaches, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Social Media Content Creation Hosted by Tech Nav Media, Knoxville Chamber, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- German Shepherds Foundation of Knoxville Meetup, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners / Melissa Carper & Rebecca Patek, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Let’s Do Lunch: Young Professionals and Leadership, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Noon, please RSVP
- The 6th Annual Latino Awards Gala, The Mill & Mine, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $100 – $1,000
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- ‘New’ Tax Laws for Artists Workshop, Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5
- A City People Evening at Knoxville High, Knoxville High Independent Senior Living, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Zack Miles, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Bitter Stitches Embroidery Stitch Sampler with Hopebroidery, Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $25
- Reception, Presentation, & Book Signing: Edward Terry Sanford: A Tennessean on the US Supreme Court By Stephanie L. Slater, East Tennessee History Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Walk Kickoff to End Alzheimer’s, Relix, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- Night on the Town, Hosted by YMCA- Lindsay Young, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Legacy Parks Night at Balter Beerworks! 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Building Wealth 101 Hosted by Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Heart for the Pour to Benefit Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Fourth Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Scott Swanberg, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show on Thursday Night , Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM – 9:45 PM
- Filmnacht: I Feel Pretty, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:30 PM – 1:00 PM
- Cream Candles, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Super Bob & City of the Weak, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $8 – $12
- Jon Roniger & The Good-For-Nothin Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pat Reedy, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 24
- Purgatory Sessions with Hugh Halter, Hosted by Forge Knoxville, The Square Room, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $41.97
- Knoxville Gaming Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Messy Baby Classes Are Back! The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Reno Harrell, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Civil Rights Program Series: Elbert WIlliams: First To Die, A Presentation Featuring Jim Emison, Attorney, Author & Civil Rights Activist, Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law, Noon, FREE!
- 7th Annual Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $35
- Creepycon Halloween and Horror Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $100
- Closing Reception: Alumni in the Permanent Collection, UT Downtown Gallery, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Drew Robbins at Hilton Firefly, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Alzheimer’s Tennessee 3rd Annual Purple Gala with Beatlemania64, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $100 – $150
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Good Sport Night – August, Hosted by The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Marcus Bunch, Mortars, & Lucky Perm at Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Knoxville Concert Series Season Opener, Hosted by Nief-Norf, The Emporium Center, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- KUDZU, the Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic: Mrs. Doubtfire, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Eric Caldwell and Michael Roberts at Sugar Mama’s, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Oh Jeremiah with Quinn Erwin | Live at Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8
- Live Music with BIG DOG, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
- Entities En Masse, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
- Jeanine Fuller, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Live Music: The Atomic Sound, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM
- The Breakfast Club, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville’s Great Fire Ghost Hunt ~ Maple Hall, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, SOLD OUT!
- Soulfinger, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Teen Spirit – Jonathan Sexton 90s Tribute Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
- West King Street Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- John Paul Keith, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Saturday, August 25
- 2018 Child Care & Development Conference, Hilton Knoxville, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, FREE – $128.74
- Yoga at Vienna Coffee, The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, $5
- Brewing Coffee at Home | Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, $20
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Over The Edge Knox 2018: Rappel and Block Party! Benefiting The Restoration House, Trotter Building, Historic Market Square, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Knoxville Gaming Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- BrickUniverse Lego Fan Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $15
- Messy Baby Classes Are Back! The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM, $10
- Meet Smokey & the UT Cheer Squad at Mast Store Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- KMA Family Fun Day – Joseph Delaney: On the Move, Knoxville Museum of Art, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Creepycon Halloween and Horror Convention, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $100
- Germanfest 2018, First Lutheran, 1207 N Broadway, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, FREE – $2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniel Jordan / Adeem The Artist, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 7th Annual Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown, Noon – 11:00 PM, $20 – $35
- Anniversary Party, Postmodern Spirits, Noon – 11:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Using Maps in Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 1st Annual Shine On Block Party, Marc Nelson Denim, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Kelsi Walker at Sunset on Central / Sunset On Central 2018, Central Filling Station, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM / 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE – $35
- Inaugural Tennessee Smokies BeerFest presented by Quaker Steak & Lube, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 – $75
- Community Ride, DreamBikes – Knoxville, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Seafood and Scotch – A Dinner Pairing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $55
- True Grit presents Tyler Sonnichsen Album Release + Comedy Show! Sugar Mama’s, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- The Bo Ashby Band at Calhoun’s on the River, 7:00 PM
- Summer Saturday Nights: Mike Mauldin, Hops and Hollers, 7:00 PM
- The Hoones at Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
- Jake Odin & The Marching Band, Love Shack – Knoxville, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Mark Boling Trio Life, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Good Guy Collective presents: a dual record release party for J. BU$H (Power Ups) and Modifi (LVLS) with guests Dee Smiff, Tre King, Mr. Kobayashi and E Man Vern Rogers, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- Lauren Beeler, Live at Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Salsa Southbound, Southbound Knoxville, 9:30 PM – 2:30 AM, $10 – $15
- Electrochemical / Dizgo, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- Skank Banger – Creepycon After-Party, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Barstool Romeos, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Sunday, August 26
- Knoxcentric: The Black Lillies, live in the studio, play and discuss their new material on the eve of their record release, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- BrickUniverse Lego Fan Convention, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $15
- Family Friendly Yoga, Candoro Marble, 11:00 AM – Noon, $5 – $10
- 5th Annual Knox Asian Festival, Historic Market Square, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- 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
- 7th Annual Knoxville Tattoo Convention, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown, Noon – 7:00 PM, $20 – $35
- COR Teams Launch Gathering, Central Filling Station, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Zine share at the birdhouse, Birdhouse Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Summer Movie Magic: Mrs. Doubtfire, Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Open Auditions: Modern Dance Primitive Light 2018, Hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Annex Studio, 100 S. Gay St, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $5
- Tennessee Wind Symphony at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Day #2: Jake Odin & The Marching Band, Love Shack – Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Girl Talk Presents #SHECAN Fashion Show Gala – 2018! Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 PM, $75 – $750
- Prayer Walk – A21 Knoxville – Walk For Freedom, Krutch Park, 7:00 PM
- Houndmouth, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $24.25
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Monday, August 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mountain Highway / Garner Sloan, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Open Studio Art Sessions, The Basement Community Art Studio, Monday – Friday: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10 – $20 per session (through August 31)
- AMBC Beer Dinner, by Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $45
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown’s Time-Traveling Extravaganza, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Karaojokē, Pour Taproom, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Monday Open Jam and Karaoke (Sing / Play / Pics with Full the Band), Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Secret Show, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Actual, Final Last Monday with Mike Baggetta at Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 28
- Wing Ding 40, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM, $22
- Design Feed Series: Ann Marie Decker, FAIA, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Moriah Domby, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Maximizing LinkedIn to Advance Your Cause, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Atheist Society Meetup, Barley’s Taproom, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- BYOC – Bring Your Own Craft! Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Code Co-op | Knoxville – A free coding help & hack night, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 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
- The Long Goodbye screening, Hosted by NoKno Cinematheque, The Central Collective, 7:30 PM – 10:00 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
- Dark Inside the Sun with Obody, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Cam Duffy Moore Hosts – Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Ben Maney Quintet, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
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