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Sunday, September 2
- Knoxcentric: Colorama Block Party Fun, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Honey Tasting with Patagonia Bee Products, Three Rivers Market, 11:00 AM – 1:00 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
- Jordan Matthew Young at Love Shack, Noon
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM / 7:30 PM, $10 – $60
- Four Old Broads, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- 2018 Brew Cycle Fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Hosted by Cranky Bastards, Elkmont Exchange, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $50
- Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Auditions for “Wait Until Dark,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Pat Beasley Band, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds with Psychic Baos, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $10
- John Ford / Sweet Fever, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:45 PM
Monday, September 3
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Gabriella Rose / HillBilly J.E.D., Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with Dr. Bill Snyder, Freddie Brabson and special guest, multi-generational klezmer band Dor L’Dor, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Metropolitan Planning Commission, Main Assembly Room, City County, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Alliance of Beers: The Great Migration to South Knox, Alliance Brewing Co., 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Catie Offerman, 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
- Jon Dee Graham & Ben de la Cour, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Underhill Family Orchestra & Young Valley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Joe Goodkin / The Underhill Family Orchestra, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Law Professor Akram Fraizer will present a lecture on Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- Sights of Power Lecture Series, Lindsey Stewart, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Junkyard Jazz & Blues Eggs – travaganza Jam, Architectural Antics, 820 N Broadway, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $50
- Climbing for Beers, Bar Marley, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 PM – 9:45 PM
- Will Stewart with William Matheny, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Opposite Box & EGi, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Greg Farley, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 5
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Justin Crider and The Usual Suspects / Jodi Harbin and Tracy Lynn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Chapman Highway Community Workshop, Hosted by City of Knoxville – Office of Neighborhoods, South Doyle Middle School, 3900 Decatur Rd, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Beginner Yoga Hosted by Florals and Flows @ Suttree Landing Park, 5:45 PM -6:45 PM, FREE!
- Spoken Word with Host Bill Alexander, The Appalachian Hippie Poet, Vienna Coffee at the Regas Building 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Monthly Meeting, Knox Hemp Council, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Anna Helms Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Kevin Gordon Trio, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $50
- Knox Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Empath with Caps, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Megan Jean & The KFB, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, September 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hollow Bone / Kevin Mahoney, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Goodwill Vintage Fashion Show and Sale, Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 – $50
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Dining and Dialogue with TCA’s past-president Lisa Henderson, Hosted by SMCA, Barley’s Taproom, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Todd Steed, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Aziz Ansari Working Out New Material, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $42
- Annual Membership Meeting & Board Elections, Knoxville Argentine Tango Society, DeRail Zone, 717 Winona St, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- KWG 2018 Spelling Bee, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $12 entry fee / $2 suggested donation for spectators
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Clancy’s Tavern, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Thursday Irish Jam Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $50
- Rusty Holloway, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Four Old Broads, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Richard Buckner, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $7
- Greg Owens and the Whiskey Weather, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Thomas Cassell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Friday, September 7
- September Coffee for a Cause: Friends of the Library, The Hive , 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Laura Goff Designs, Featured Artist at Culture Hair, 115 S Gay St, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The Mast Store Warehouse Sale, at The Standard, 416 W Jackson Ave, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM - TN Digital Media Incentive Input Session (East TN), Hosted by Tennessee Entertainment Commission, Bijou Theatre, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, FREE, but RSVP
- The Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Carolina Story / Handsome and the Humbles, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Open House + Launch Party – EventShop Inc, 304 W Jackson Ave, 2:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Hair Museum Gelato Social, Hosted by High Five Hannie Art, Coolato Gelato, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- First Friday Open House, Hosted by Downtown Realty, Inc., 507 N. Central St., 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- September First Friday: Portraits & Pop-Up Gallery! Hosted by The Big Camera & Arts & Culture Alliance, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM
- First Friday Yoga, Juice Bar – Market Square, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Image Critique and First Friday Art Walk, Colby’s Photography, 503 Clinch Ave #101, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, FREE!
- First Friday: Temple Photography At The Arcade, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Friday Flower Bar, The Flower Pot, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday: New Exhibitions & Reception, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- “Abstraction” Open Show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- First Friday Reception: Work by Ben Seamons, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Storm Drain Style-Off Exhibit, Hosted by Knox County Stormwater Management, The Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Ben Seamons: First Friday After Party, Alliance Brewing Co, 5:00 PM – Midnight
- Lawyer – Law Student Mixer, Hosted by American Constitution Society – Knoxville Lawyer Chapter, Hyatt Place Knoxville / Downtown, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Meet & Greet Karl Dean in Knoxville, Yassin’s Falafel House, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Friday featuring Drew Justice, Bijou Theatre, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Downtown ArtWalk Art Slam, Strong Alley, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- First Friday Reception: Works by George Rothery and Gordon Fowler, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Vol Navy Launch Party, Calhoun’s on the River, 6:00 PM
- Count This Penny | First Friday Live, Visitor Center, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Friday with Great Schools Partnership! Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday with Blanket Fort, RALA, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday – The Tiniest Nail Exhibition, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Drew Robbins at Hilton Firefly, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Makers Living Room, Pretentious Glassware Co., 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tsheleyphotography Showcase, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Unlikely Trio: Artist to Artist, A1LabArts, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- KNX CTY WRSHP at The Square Room, 7:00 PM
- Gail Grantham Presents a Variety Fundraiser, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- On the Road: Will Hancock Live at Love Shack Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $60
- Four Old Broads, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tennessee Friday Nights: Live Music with Mike Mauldin, Hops and Hollers, 8:00 PM
- Carolina Story | Live at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Nickel & Rose at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Three Dog Night featuring Brooks Young Band, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $48 – $95
- LegBeard Performing Live for “Crafty After Dark” First Friday, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Electric Darling & White Liars / Lark – Josh Howard and Aaron Mastin, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:45 / 11:59
- Jonah V Tran, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Don Linde Acoustic Originals Returns! Merchants of Beer, 9:00 PM
- Audiodacity / The Aquaducks, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM / 11:30 PM
- T. Michael Branner Conceptet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Aziz Ansari Working Out New Material, Bijou Theatre, 9:00 PM, $42
- 10,000 Days: A Tool Tribute, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Evil Engines with Bark, Roacheaters, and Whole Wizard, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- The Lonetones, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Family & Friends, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
Saturday, September 8
- Rummage Sale, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knox County Saturday Bar, Hosted by Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 607 W Summit Hill Dr, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Kidstuff Live hosted by Sean McCollough presents Buffalo Fiasco, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, FREE!
- Pure Impact – Hosted by Arbonne ICC and Arbonne, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, $35 – $45
- Friends’ Day supporting Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Mast Store Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- The Mast Store Warehouse Sale, at The Standard, 416 W Jackson Ave, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- In with the OLD: Old City Market, West Jackson Ave, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Backwater Still / Ethan Parker, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- On the Road: Will Hancock Live at Love Shack Knoxville, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Second Saturday Scottish Dance Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Knox Moto Social: September Edition, Printshop Beer Co., 1532 Island Home Ave, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- COLOR-AMA Building / Irwin Street Block Party, with Magpie’s Bakery, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts & Cook To Be Well, Irwin Street, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sundress Academy for the Arts: Special Dining Event for Charity, The Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $50 – $60
- Four Old Broads, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Jason Eady at Maple Hall, 8:00 PM
- Whiskey Compass Unplugged at Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM
- Redleg Husky Live at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Handsome & The Humbles / The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM
- KyBRa Athletics Grand Re-Opening Party, 804 N Broadway, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Harold Nagge / Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Mighty Blue POURing Out The Blues, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Sauce, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $10 – $12, FREE!
- Roger Alan Wade, Barley’s Taproom, 9:30 PM – 12:30 AM, FREE!
- Quintron & Miss Pussycat / Warband / The Criswell Collective, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- White Denim, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Scruffy City Syncopators, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- The Jonny Monster Band / Sirius.B, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:45 PM
Sunday, September 9
- Knoxcentric: Kathryn St. Clair Ellis discusses Legal Aid of East Tennessee, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- 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
- The Mast Store Warehouse Sale, at The Standard, 416 W Jackson Ave, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE!
- Facebook Journalism Project Workshop, Knoxville News Sentinel, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $10 – $60
- 8 Ball Aitken playing Love Burger, Love Shack – Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Second Sunday Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- The Wordplayers: Beyond the Day, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- A Gathering to Celebrate Women | Ce Nitram Sacul, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- David Webb’s Burning Bush, North by North, MARK, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Supersuckers : The Big Show Tour!, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Ethan Palmer Hosts Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam / Pine Fever, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Y’uns, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
Monday, September 10
- Technical Society of Knoxville: Prof. Chad Duty, Tickle College of Engineering, UT, speaks on Advancements in Large Scale Polymer Additive Manufacturing, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tom Smith / Pine Fever, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Bank On East Tennessee Mixer, United Way of Greater Knoxville, 1301 Hannah Ave, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Journal of a Fast Track Life, Book Signing with author and Chancellor Emeritus Tennessee Board of Regents, and former Chancellor UT Martin (1979-85), Charles E. Smith, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Alliance of Beers: The Great Migration to South Knox, Alliance Brewing Co., 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- September Women’s Circle, Blount Mansion, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 donation requested
- Wesley House Benefit Cornhole Tournament, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, 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
- Summer Concert Series featuring Will Carter with Night Colors, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE admission!
- Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $49.50 – $55
- Mississippi John Doude & Voodoo Panther, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 11
- 2018 9/11 NFFF Memorial Stair Climb, Sunsphere – World’s Fair Park, 8:00 AM – Noon
- Peer-to-Peer Training: Bridges Out of Poverty, Hosted by Compassion Coalition, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, FREE to current members
- Fall Fundraising Luncheon for Provision CARES Foundation, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Pi Jacobs / Christine Sweeney & Nicholas Horner, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Hymn For Her, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Annual Fall Mixer Hosted by Law Women at UT Law, Sunspot, 5:30 PM – 7:30
- Local Lore: 1810 – 1830, James White’s Fort, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Improvised music by Matt Nelson / Lomelda with Dream Wave, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM / 9:00 PM, FREE! / $5
- Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, The Concourse, 6:30 PM – 11:30 PM, $20 – $23
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Candide, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $50
- Michael McDonald, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $49.50 – $124.50
- 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
- Jamie McLean Band, Barley’s Taproom, 9:30 PM, FREE!