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Sunday, October 28
- Jurassic Quest, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $18 – $34
- Distribution Day, Three Rivers Market, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
- Knoxcentric: JJ takes over!, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- October Assembly & Potluck: Electromagnetism, The Concourse, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Pop-Up Apothecary & DIY Workshop, The Hive – Knoxville, 10:30 AM – 1:15 PM, $30
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- St. John’s Treble Choir FUN DAY, St. John’s Cathedral, 11:45 AM – 2:45 PM
- Jazz Brunch with Jake’s Jazz Hollandaise, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jacob Furr at Love Shack, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Mindfulness-Based Movement Practice, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 501 Arthur St, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, $15 suggested donation
- Disney On Ice Presents Frozen, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $21 – $66
- Spirits of Parkridge Home Tour, Parkridge Neighborhood, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $10
- Bacon, Beds and Brews – 2018 Bed Race, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $10 – $750
- Family Fun Day: Can You Dig It? McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Author Julia Watts will talk about and sign copies of Quiver, her new novel for young adults, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- 3rd Annual Bark-N-BBQ, Central Veterinary Hospital, 1212 W Clinch Ave, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Barks and Boos, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Emory Place, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Fort Maria, Hosted by The Public Cinema, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Sashiko: Visible Mending Workshop, Smart + Becker, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Knoxville Opera: The Impresario and Gianni Schicchi Double Bill, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $23 – $108
- Macbeth, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Free Hug Flash Mob – Knoxville, Historic Market Square, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Wait Until Dark, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Sausagefest at Last Days: Knoxville’s Wurst Charity Event to benefit CureSearch, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- WDVX Downtown Jam at Blackhorse Brewery Gay Street Pub, Blackhorse Brews Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Stop By Sunday! Trotta Montgomery Real Estate, 200 W 5th Ave, Ste 302, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Brewers Co: Lab Whiskey and Beer ~ Brewer’s Cocktail Contest! PostModern Spirits, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- All Hallow’s Eve Special Train, Three Rivers Ramble, 2560 University Commons Way, 4:15 PM – 6:15 / 7:15 PM – 9:15 PM, $7.50 – $28.50
- Ghost Tours of the Bijou Theatre, 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- A Victorian Seance Experience, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM (16 sessions, 20 minutes, each), $20
- CISV Gala, Club LeConte, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75 – $500
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Jon Worthy and the Bends, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, October 29
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Class, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Rapid Fire Research Brown Bag Lunch, Haslam Business Building, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Stephen / Bob Sumner, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Letters from a Soviet Prison: The Personal Journal and Correspondence of CIA U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers | Brown Bag Lecture with Francis Gary Powers Jr., East Tennessee History Center, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
- Emerging Writers Workshop, Lawson-McGhee Knox County Public Library, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Recode Knoxville Public Meeting – Downtown, Overcoming Believers Church, 211 Harriet Tubman St, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- PRSA Volunteer Chapter’s 45th Birthday Party, BarberMcMurry Architects, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Active Beer Culture: Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- HearthScares Tour, James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Dies (Halloween/Dia de los Muertos special), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion – Legends, Customs, and Myths, Blount Mansion, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, October 30
- Combating Compassion Fatigue, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Spooktacular visitors networking event, The Regas Building, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Katherine Rondeau & The Show / Dan Conn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Spendentag: Community Shares, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 3:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- KBA Professional Mixer with AIA and TSPE, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Unite for a Pint to support the United Way at Central Depot, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- A Ghost Tour of the Historic Bijou Theatre, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $70
- Karm: Hope Rising, Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM $50
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- HearthScares Tour, James White Fort, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Mysterious Past of Blount Mansion – Legends, Customs, and Myths, Blount Mansion, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $10
- Swanky’s Halloween Bash, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:30 PM – 1:00 AM
- Boling, Brown & Holloway, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Big Bad Oven / Horcerer, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Natti Love Joys, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- A-1 Hundo, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Thorp Jenson, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 31
- Donut fear this – Happy Halloween from Marble Alley Lofts! 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rod Abernethy / Spooky Ooos, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 2nd Annual Halloween Run, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Todd Steed and the Sons of Sphere, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Living with a Fire Tour with Jesus Culture, 7:00 PM, $28 – $46
- Hallow-Swing, Knoxville Swing Dance Association, Laurel Theater, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $15 – $25
- 8th Annual Halloween All-Star Spectacular Showcase! Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Bob Dylan and His Band, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $63 – $130
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Styles & Complete with Midnite Panda: Chicken Vs. Tacos Tour, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5 – $15
- Rocky Horror Picture Show Live, Relix, 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $12
- Captain Midnight / Mick’s Jaguar, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM / 11:30 PM, $10
- The Pilot Light Halloween Masquerade Show!, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM
Thursday, November 1
- Video Is Changing Social Media: Maximize Your Views, UT Conference Center, 9:00 AM – Noon, $139
- Central High School Foundation – Fall Luncheon, Calhoun’s on the River, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Casey Clark / Jenna McClelland, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- The Cumberland Avenue Day of Service, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Jack Neely UTK Walking Tour, start at The Torchbearer, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- East Tennessee Preservation Awards, Hosted by Knox Heritage, East Tennessee History Center, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Pilates, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM, $5
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- 15th Annual Riggsby Lecture: “The Impostor Sea,” Hodges Library, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Knox County Jug Stompers, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Fundraiser Pottery Sale for the family of Bill Lee, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Fall Crush, The Standard Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- SEO Basics Class – Free, Hosted by Enotto Digital Marketing Consulting, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Historic Market Square, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- KnoxDevs Quarterly: Tech or Treat, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- A History of Rock ‘N Roll with Sean McCollough, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Masquerade Murder Mystery Dinner, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $95
- MDL Presents Parallel, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $13
- First Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Nero Monologues, Candoro Marble, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- Mannella / Slack, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Roger Alan Wade Solo at Maple Hall, 8:00 PM
- firekid with Honkonen | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $12
- David Cross, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $45
- Magic City Hippies with Bay Ledges, The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM, $15
- Emily Chambers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, November 2
- Art De Tour, Various locations downtown and the old city, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- AMBC Fall Fest 2018! Baker Creek Preserve, 10:00 AM – Sunday, November 4, Noon
- Brett After Dark Beer Release, Elkmont Exchange, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Turkey Buzzards / Newtown, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Jack Neely UTK Walking Tour, The Torchbearer, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- The Bee’s Knees South Knox 1st anniversary!, The Bee’s Knees Hairdressing Salon, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Authors Bill Haltom and Amanda Swanson will discuss and sign copies of their new book, How Pat Summitt, a High School Basketball Player, and a Legal Team Changed the Game, Union Avenue Books, 5:00 PM
- Holiday Menu Tasting Party!, Wild Love Bakehouse, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday: Puppet Sale! Hosted by Cattywampus Puppet Council, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lange, Peters, & Kidd Reception, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Beth Meadows Fine Art Print Launch Party! The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- November First Friday: Portraits by Joseph Delaney, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at BMA, BarberMcMurry Architects, 505 Market St, Ste 300, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 1st Friday, Art Market Gallery, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Rockin First Friday, Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Mineral House Media: 2018 Digital Residency Exhibition, Fluorescent Gallery, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- UTK Public Health Homecoming Social, Central Filling Station, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, RSVP
- First Friday with ACF Jewelry, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with Jordan Kear, Cafe Vicolo, 625 S Gay St, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at the Woodruff Gallery Hosted by Hannah Proctor, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM
- Charlotte Pep Rally, Calhoun’s on the River, 6:00 PM
- Rebel With A Cause For The Tennessee Theatre, Marc Nelson Denim, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- WDVX First Friday Live: The Lonetones, Visitor Center, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Kes O’Hara Live at Love Shack Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Shaun Abbott with Sydni Stinnett, The Concourse, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5 – $35
- MDL Presents Parallel, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $13
- Macbeth, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Danny Gokey Hope Encounter Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $30 – $75
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- Whiskey Compass Unplugged at Casual Pint Downtown! 7:00 PM
- Nero Monologues, Candoro Marble, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- Filibilly with Jen and Rey, Merchants of Beer, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Buddy and the Huddle “Knoxville Revisited,” Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Tennessee Friday Nights: TBA, Hops and Hollers, 8:00 PM
- Masseuse / CHEW/ Realm, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:59 PM
- CALABASH with special guests Doctor Ocular & Buhu at Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 2:30 AM
- Strung Like A Horse with Deadbeat Scoundrels at The Outpost, 109 W Anderson Ave, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Kyle Cox & Volunteer, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Will Boyd, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Brent Hyder, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- The Velcro Pygmies, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10 – $15
- Chelsea Lovitt & the Tall Boys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Locate S,1 with B|_ank / A Certain Zone / Trey Boyte Vevo, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $7
Saturday, November 3
- AMBC Fall Fest 2018! Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 AM – Sunday, November 4, Noon
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Ave, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knox County Saturday Bar, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, 9:00 AM – Noon, FREE!
- 90th Anniversary Open House, Tennessee Theatre, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- Oakwood-Lincoln Park’s 2nd Annual Holiday Makers Market, 916 Shamrock, Ave, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Memory and Honor: Knoxville’s Veterans Legacy Program / Ancestry in Detail, East Tennessee History Center, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM / 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Indivisible Canvassing! Three Rivers Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nick Chandler and Delivered / Papa Vay Landers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Volunteer Appreciation Day, FOCUS Ministries, Regas Building, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Macbeth, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Make and Take Nut Topiary Craft Class, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25
- First Saturday Scottish Dance Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- ACF Meet and Greet, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, PLEASE RSVP
- Kes O’Hara Live at Love Shack Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Hardcastle with Drive!Drive! and High Heat | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM, $8
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- BASSTRONICA, The Concourse, 9:00 PM, $5
- Derek Andrew, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Litz / The Mallett Brothers Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- BRONZi Blonde with Tree Tops (a special Tree Tops sells out set), 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- Thomas Cassell Project, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, November 4
- AMBC Fall Fest 2018! Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 AM – Noon
- Knoxcentric: Renee Hoyos, Candidate for 2nd District U.S. House Seat, 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
- ACE Singing Awards & Auditions and Marian Brown Acting Awards, Bijou Theatre, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM, FREE to all Tennessee students 6th – 12th grade
- Buddy Walk Knoxville 2018, World’s Fair Park, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Old Gray Cemetery Walking Tour to Benefit Old Gray, Hosted by Knoxville Walking Tours, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Author B. J. Leggett will discuss his latest novel, Women in Cars, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Indivisible Canvassing! Three Rivers Market, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Memories of a Classic TV and Veteran Movie Actor: A Conversation with Buck Taylor, East Tennessee History Center, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Macbeth, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville Sushi Class, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $40
- 90th-Anniversary Silent Film Screening: Buster Keaton in the Cameraman, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Kes O’Hara Live at Love Shack Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Vaden Landers Live at Schulz Brau, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Nero Monologues, Candoro Marble, 7:30 PM, $15 – $30
- Colony House with the New Respects, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $18.50
- The Horse Eyed Men, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Gary Clark Jr., The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $39.50 – $150
- State Champions with Psychic Baos, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $6
- Litz, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, November 5
- Drop-in Figure Drawing Class, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lauren Beeler / The Fountain City Ramblers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with Freddie Brabson and special guests, Senior Center Singers, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Emerging Writers Workshop, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Literature Review Drop-In Session, Hodges Library, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Active Beer Culture: Head South (Knox) for Winter, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Writes a Novel, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Maple Hall Mondays Concert Series featuring Will Carter and Zach Dupont, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, November 6
- 2018 TPTA Conference & Expo, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Horse-Eyed Men / The Rightly So, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Pizza for the Republic! South Coast Pizza, 1103 Sevier Ave, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Adults Only Open House, Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Painting Party Hosted by Peace Paint Love, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $10
- Election Night Watch Party, Hosted by Knox Democrats, The Standard, 8;00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Rightly So, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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