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Sunday, January 20
- Knoxcentric: Gerald Green, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Committee discusses Recode Knoxville and Good Urban Design, 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 , $25
- Name That Scotch – Islay Edition Blind Tasting, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $35
- Art Night with Bryan Wilkerson! Central Depot, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- January Sunday Dinner with Carpetbag Theatre, Birdhouse Knoxville, 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
- S Central St reopens, State St closes for additions to the State Street Garage, through June
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cecil Allen Moore, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- ALA welcome back happy hour! Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show! Friendlytown Deposes Mayor Tyler! / Tongue Depressor + Trevor Saint with Matt Nelson & Adam Lion, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM / 9:30 PM, FREE! / $5
- 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
- Open House for North Central Street Landscape Plans, All Occasions, 922 N Central St, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 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
- Hospital Hype Event, Hodges Library, 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
- 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 with Cyrus Moussavi (Raw Music International) and DJ G0lden Wilson, 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
Wednesday, January 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chris Morel / Juliet Dinallo, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Books Sandwiched In, East Tennessee History Center, Noon
- Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Hallerin Hilton Hill, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $40 – $150
- Spoken Word Series: Rudy Francisco, Student Union Ballroom C, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
- Wine & Cheese Party at the Old City Wine Bar, Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Carolina Story, 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!
- The Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Space Jesus: Temple of Noom Tour, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $23
- Michael & Juliet Dinallo / Last Chance Riders, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:45 PM
Thursday, January 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ginny / Kevin Mahoney, Noon, FREE!
- Peter Aronson Lecture, Violins of Hope, UT Downtown Gallery, 3:30 PM
- Hill Avenue Blues – A Lecture by Jack Neely, Blount Mansion, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $5
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents “Marshal”Andy Smalls, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- James White’s Fort Colonial Dinner, James White’s Fort, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $55
- January Happy Hour: Networking & Game Night Hosted by Young Professionals of Knoxville, Maple Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Legacy Parks Night at Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM
- Live Jazz Thursdays, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Hallerin Hilton Hill, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $40 – $150
- January Social, Hosted by OUTgrads at the University of Tennessee, at Pretentious Beer, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Fourth Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Enjoy The Silents: Fantômas 1 (1913) at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Norman Mannella, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Greensky Bluegrass with Cris Jacobs Band, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $25 – $28
- Electric Pheasant Poetry Slam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- 1 Year Anniversary Party! Central Depot, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Chelsea Lovitt at Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear (2018) at Central Cinema’s Late Show, 9:00 PM (through January 27)
- Dirt Monkey & Jantsen with Cuddlefish & Gairn at The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $20 – $25
- Andy Mowatt’s Frequency Movement, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 25
- Stage One Knoxville Dance Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- ACO Knoxville Major – Season 14, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The South Carolina Broadcasters, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- January Peace Corps Prep Dinner, Yassin’s Falafel House, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Alive After Five with the Wallace Coleman Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10 – $15
- Blue Barry, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Mia Daydream x Kami Astro album release party with special guests Temp Job and Benji III featuring DJ Que Rico & MC Thrashwood, The Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5
- Live at Lucille’s: Christian Sands Trio, East Tennessee PBS, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Quad City Storm & College Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Black Jacket Symphony Orchestra: Queen’s Night at the Opera Featuring Marc Martel, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $40
- Josh Oliver with Stan Sharp | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8
- Pale Root, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- South Carolina Broadcasters, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $8 – $13
- Terrapin Jazz Quartet, Corner Lounge, 8:00 PM
- Rare Creatures / Taco Mouth / Realm, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:45 PM
- Mike Baggetta Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Songs from the Road Show, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Wendel Werner and the Strange Relationship, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Saturday, January 26
- Stage One Knoxville Dance Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Worm Composting Workshop, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Messy Baby Art, The Basement Community Art Studio, 11:00 AM – Noon, $10
- Clean Up The Wreaths Across America Ceremonies, Knoxville National Cemetery, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- YWCA Diversity Day & Race Against Racism, YWCA Knoxville Downtown, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- ACO Knoxville Major – Season 14, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: LakeSide / Will Trotman, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- We Heart Music! Fundraiser Show For Project Heart, Birdhouse Knoxville, Noon – 11:45 PM, $5 minimum donation
- January Meet & Greet, Hosted by Evaluators of East Tennessee, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Corks Wine & Spirits Beer Tasting with Foothills Brewing, Corks Wine & Spirits, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- The Moondogs – Beatles Tribute – 50th Anniversary of Their Rooftop Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Scott Miller with Robbie Fulks, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $21 – $50
- Doc Rock for Health, The Concourse, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20
- 2019 ICCA South Quarterfinal at The University of Tennessee, Cox Memorial Auditorium, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Who Will Write Our History (2019) + discussion at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:45 PM, $10
- Knoxville Aerial Arts Show, Outpost Knoxville, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE!
- An Evening With Redbeard, Old City Wine Bar, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Quad City Storm & Country Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- Big John’s Blues Review, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM
- GrassRoots Gringos, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $50
- Waylon Jennings vs. Willie Nelson | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Mat Alano-Martin & Dwight Simmons Do The Joke Thing Comedy Tour, Central Collective, 8:30 PM
- Darla / Chris Bullock of “Snarky Puppy,” Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jon Spencer & The Hitmakers with Nots, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Jake La Botz, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Secret Commonwealth, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Groove Moose / The AquaDucks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:50 PM
Sunday, January 27
- Stage One Knoxville Dance Regionals, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Sculptor John Malcolm McRae, 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
- #Ginuary ~ Distilling Class & Happy Hour, Hosted by Stanton Webster, Postmodern Spirits, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Chamber Singers, Hosted by University of Tennessee School of Music, at Scottish Rite Memorial Service 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
- Unity Ride 2017 Film Showing, 2018 Film Preview, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Brokefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Mdou Moctar, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $10
- John Tyler & The Chase, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 28
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blue Yonder / Anna Grace Beatty, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- More than Social Media: An Intro to Digital Marketing, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Noon – 1:30 PM, FREE!
- 2018 Top Dog Poker Tourney, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Executive Director Cohort, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $500 – $1,500
- Divided Government: Bipartisan Dysfunction, Bipartisan Solutions, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM, FREE!
- TVBA Keynote Dinner, Knoxville Convention Center, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $125
- Elevation Worship, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $30 – $50
- A presentation from Ernest Green and Terrence Roberts, members of the Little Rock Nine, African American students who integrated Little Rock High School in 1957, Alumni Memorial Building, 7:00 PM, FREE – $5
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Gets Crystal Healing, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- WUTK Presents Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Terrapin Quartet, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 29
- Business Expo & Veteran Job Fair, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM, FREE! but register to attend
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ever More Nest, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- “The Ordeal of Appalachia,” lecture by Steve Stoll, John C Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, FREE!
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft), Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Let Her Speak January Happy Hour with Girls Inc., Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- WDVX Vinyl Night, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Nicole Stott: Astronaut, Aquanaut, Artist, Student Union Ballroom, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Nile Rodgers & Chic, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $55 – $155
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Presents Cubano Nouveau with Dafnis Prieto, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16.50 – $165.00
- Liz Cooper & The Stampede, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Red Zephyr, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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