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Sunday, January 13
- 99th Annual Spaniels Dog Show, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 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
- Pub Church, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
- Brunch with the Bears, Hosted by Bear It All, Oliver Royale, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Second Sunday Community Sing, Hosted by Steve Horton, Knoxville Visitor Center, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Pretentious Beer Gin Distilling Class, PostModern Spirits, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM, $40
Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English) / 3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE! - Winter Open, The Mill & Mine, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, FREE! but RSVP
- On Golden Pond, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Second Sunday Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Knoxville Monthly Meeting and Social, Central Flats & Taps, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Warrior Women’s 2 Online & Outreach Ministry 1-yr. anniversary, YWCA Knoxville Downtown, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Auditions for “One Slight Hitch,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- KATS: Beginner lesson and milonga series at the Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Mdou Moctar, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- Buck Thrifty, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 14
- Resource Fair: Stalking Awareness Week, University of Tennessee campus, various locations, 11:00 AM (through Friday, January 18)
- Technical Society of Knoxville meeting, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Seth Martin & Tyler Key / Tom’s Handgun, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Pop-Up Shop, June Moon Boutique, 501 W Main Street #663, 4:00 PM
- Industry-Wide Networking Event, Hosted by The Bride Link, Cook Loft, 722 S Gay St, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Postcard Open House Hosted by Knoxville Feminist Action Brigade, Knox Public House, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Auditions for “One Slight Hitch,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Audition for the Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus, Church Street United Methodist Church, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Leather Stamping Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Meet the Chief – KPD’s Chief Eve Thomas, Downtown Knoxville Residents’ Meeting, 17 Market Square, #201, 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown! Friendlytown! Friendlytown! Friendlytown!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Jake Edwards Smith, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Big Jon & the Nationals, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 15
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dave Owens, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- January 2019 Open House, Jackson Terminal Events, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Mind of the Investor Part II, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Historic Market Square, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Reading Close to Home: Robert Penn Warren, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM
- Old City Buskers at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- WDVX Vinyl Night, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- KHFF presents Next Of Kin (1982) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Ben Schwartz, Alumni Memorial Building, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Big Jon & the Nationals, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 16
- Digital Marketing Workshop – “Time to Czech Your Content!” by Czech Yourself Marketing, Knoxville Chamber, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM, $25 – $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt Walsh / Spooky Ooos, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Author Ketch Secor will discuss his new book “Lorraine,” Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- DIY Workshop: Knitting 101, Knitted Neckwarmer Part 1, Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $60
- Sazerac Bourbon Dinner, Oliver Royale, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $102.11
- Tennessee Shines Presents Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – SOLD OUT!, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Open Door Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Anna Helms Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Boyle / Andrew Thelston Band, Noon, FREE!
- Make. Learn. Grow. | Goal Setting & Time Management, Hosted by The Maker City, Noon – 1:30 PM, FREE!
- Welcome865, Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $30
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Ned Hill, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- KHP Presents: Bob Booker Remembers the Civil Rights Era, Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Live Jazz Thursdays, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents The New World, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- The Only Tenn-I-See January Reading, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jaymison with Joey Jennings | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM, $8 – $10
- On Golden Pond, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Matt Coker, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Reed Turchi at Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Billingsley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 18
- Coffee and Conversation, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- LMU Law Review Symposium, Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law, 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM, $40
- January Coffee for a Cause: Joy of Music School, The Hive, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Rala Flea, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 10:00 AM – Sunday, January 20 at 5:00 PM
- Happy Birthday Dolly, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tessa Lark / The Family Sowell, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Author Greg Howard, with Brooks Benjamin, will discuss his new book, “The Whispers,” Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Alive After Five with The Streamliners Swing Orchestra, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Beardsley Farm’s event 11th Annual Snow Day, The Mill & Mine, 7:00 PM – 11:59 PM, $15 – $20
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents The New World, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $88
- Knoxville! Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up On Yourself, The Square Room, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc / Superhero Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- The Lacy Project, Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Live Music with Captain Redbeard, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 8:00 PM
- Elenowen with Taylor Corum | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Outlaw Ritual, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- On Golden Pond, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- RB Morris, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Outlaw Ritual, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM
- Art Garfunkel, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $55 – $100
- Tameca Jones / Downtown Abby & The Echoes, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:50 PM
- Resolutions Revolution, The Atomic Sound, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Stina Nesbit, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Gag Me / Mark / The Appetites, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Opposite Box / The Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:45 PM
- The Take Off, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, FREE!
- 9th Street Stompers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Saturday, January 19
- Winter Farmers’ Market by Nourish Knoxville, Central United Methodist, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Nourishing Bounty: An Introduction to Mindfulness, The Hive, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, $50
- Jubilee Game Gauntlet, The Central Collective, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $12
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM – Noon, $10
- YWCA Diversity Day & Race Against Racism, YWCA Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cumberland County / The Devil Makes Three / Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Mast General Store Adoption Event, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Auditions For Romeo & Juliet / The Merry Wives Of Windsor, Mabry-Hazen House, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Family Mediation Training for Volunteers & Rule 31 Mediators, University of Tennessee College of Law, 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM (various times and dates through February)
- PoBoys & Poets, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, $5
- Valor Fighting Challenge 54, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 6:00 PM, $33 – $106
- Good Sport Night January, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $26
- OTF Bearden 2 year Celebration, Historic Southern Railway Station, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Tennessee Baseball 2019 First Pitch Banquet, Knoxville Convention Center, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- A Hard Day’s Knight, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:30 PM
- On Golden Pond, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Lacy Project, Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Music with Lavish Boars / Day & Age, Corner Lounge, 8:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Circus No. 9, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Shaun Abbott, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Stoned Cold Fox / Andrew Leahey / Forest Fire Gospel Choir, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM / 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:20 PM
- The Devil Makes Three with Lost Dog Street Band, The Mill & Mine, 9:00 PM, $22.50 – $25
- Way Sneaky Eddie, Clancy’s Tavern & Whiskey House, 9:00 PM
- Temple: Masquerade, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Masseuse, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 20
- Knoxcentric: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 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
- All in the Decade by Jim McKairnes, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Open Audition: Summer Show 2019, Hosted by Circle Modern Dance, Emporium Center, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- The Lacy Project, Clarence Brown Theatre Lab Theatre, 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM, FREE!
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- On Golden Pond, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- WDVX Downtown Jam at Blackhorse Brewery Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (every other Sunday), $25
- Art Night with Bryan Wilkerson! Central Depot, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- January Sunday Dinner with Carpetbag Theatre, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Martin Luther King, Jr, Celebration, Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Thomas Cassell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Super BloodMoon Eclipse – Telescope Viewing Party, Hosted by Zachary Aaron Payne, Market Square Garage, 9:00 PM – 1:00 AM
- The Harlem River Noise, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cecil Allen Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- WUTK’s Y’allturnative presents Matt A Foster, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Terrapin Quartet LIVE At Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 22
- Nonprofit Accounting, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, The Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Midnight, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Stone Broke Saints, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Business After Hours “ETMP Style,” UT Conference Center, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Desire to Inspire: The Girl Talk Experience, The Regas Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- DIY Workshop: Stackable Ring, Hand-stitched Beadwork, Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Knoxville 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Hosted by Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi, Pour Taproom, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Reading Close to Home: Robert Penn Warren, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM
- Code Co-op | Knoxville – A free coding help & hack night, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- WDVX Vinyl Night, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Screen Print Workshop, Printshop Beer Co, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- 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
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40 – $103
- The Mississippi Records Show, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $10
- Big Jon Atkinson, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Milkshake Fatty – Multimedia Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM