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Sunday, February 17
- Knoxcentric: Rick Emmett, Downtown Manager for the City of Knoxville, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Downtown Knoxville Boat Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE – $10
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Breaking into Sports Workshop with Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, $35
- Civil War Lecture Series: Knoxville’s Civilian War, The Lawyers, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Andrew Hoyt Music, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM
- World Premiere: The Senator’s Wife by the Tennessee Stage Company, Historic Southern Railway Station, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15
- WDVX Downtown Jam at Blackhorse Brewery Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs & Baby Races & Pack the Rink to End Polio Now!, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:30 PM, $10 – $35
- An Evening of Scotch and Strings Hosted by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $40 – $45
- February Sunday Dinner – Mental Health Awareness, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Art Night with Bryan Wilkerson! Central Depot, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Argentine Tango Milonga, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Carnicus: Fractured Fairytales, Alumni Memorial Building, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- BETCH & Friends Stand-up and Improv Comedy Show! The Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5
- Walk the Moon with Bear Hands, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $35 – $199
- Pony Bradshaw, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Damsel and Distress, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 18
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Sam Houston’s Quest | A Brown Bag Lecture, East Tennessee Historical Society, 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chelsea Williams/Roan Yellowthorn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show!/B|_ANK, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM/9:30 PM, FREE!/$5
- Christopher Cross, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $35 – $49.50
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Margot Cilker, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 19
- Appreciative Inquiry: Strengths-Based Organizational Change, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Harlem River Noise/Nick & Luke, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- New Executive Director/CEO Happy Hour, Hosted by Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Balter Beerworks, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Patton Valley Wine Class, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $70
- DIY Monthly at Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Music on the Mezzanine: Jazz, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Painting for a Purpose benefiting Friends of Literacy, Painting with a Twist, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Leather Stamping Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Dreams as a Spiritual Tool for Healing & Growth, St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- The Black ‘n’ Blue ‘n’ Red Hot Sizzle Plate, Old City, Down Low, Low Down, Zeroed In, Messed Up, High AF, Aftermath, Sticker Bush, Rice ‘n’ Beans, Beans ‘n’ Rice, Low Key Special: Jamie Cook, Steve Gigante, Joseph Gillenwater, Josh Wright, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $5
- The Brook & the Bluff, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- The Harlem River Noise, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 20
- February Coffee for a Cause: Knox Area Urban League, The Hive, Wed 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Story Time with KKB, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 11:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Royal Hounds/Robinson Treacher, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Wednesday Wine & Cheese Party, Merchants of Beer, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Old City Association Meeting, Dogwood Arts, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Spanish Speaking Happy Hour!, SoKno Taco Cantina, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Old City MedSpa + Merchants of Beer Ladies’ Night, Merchants of Beer, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Jason Ringenberg, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Tour, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $51 – $115
- Coheed and Cambria, Mill & Mine, 7:30 PM, $29.50 – $109.50
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Open Door Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Evan Burnett Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Thursday, February 21
- Development Corporation of Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square,7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- Patricia Nash Designs: Building a World-Renowned Brand, Patricia Nash Designs, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Ugly Architect/Scott McMahan, Noon, FREE!
- Government Advocacy for Nonprofits: Speaking Truth to Power, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Auditions for “Little Women,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- F. Co Series: Jacket Waxing with Otter Wax/LC King, Felding Co, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Stair for Mayor Office Grand Opening! 900 E Hill Ave, 5:30 PM
- Furniture Refinishing 101 Workshop, The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 6:00 PM – – 7:30 PM, $35
Maker Meetup @ Marc Nelson Denim, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE! - Meet the Daisy Family! Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $5
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents The Lonetones, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- KHP Presents: “Knoxville’s Only Supreme Court Justice,” Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE admission
- Mingle with the Mentors! Change Center, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- PKN Knoxville Volume 30, The Mill & Mine, 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM, $5 recommended donation
- Third Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Monthly Club Meeting/ Benefit Auction, Time Warp Tea Room, 7:30 PM ·
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- FREE! TAMIS presents Pioneers Of African-American Cinema, Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Quad City Storm, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $10 – $35
- Jorge Variego/Jon Hamar, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- UT Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band, James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building,UTK, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- World Premiere: The Senator’s Wife by the Tennessee Stage Company, Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- Future Thieves | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- The Only Tenn-I-See February Reading, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Elonzo Wesley, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Chachuba/Stig, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM/11:40 PM
Friday, February 22
- Xenophobia and the Migrant Crisis in the Middle East, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 10:00 AM
- 2019 Knox News Auto Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, $8 – $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Alvis & Friends/Morgans Mill, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Free Heart Health Talk, Knoxville High Independent Senior Living, 1:30 PM
- Free Tasting with H. Clark Distiller, Corks Wine & Spirits, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Blank Newspaper & Raven present Blaze (2018) at Central Cinema, 5:00 PM (various times later)
- Mock Trial High School Regional Competition, City County Building, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Strong Alley Mural Creation + Restoration/ Mural Project: Call to Artists – Fairmont Flats, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Winter Warmer 2019: A fundraising dinner, Hosted by Nourish Knoxville, The Standard Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- 50th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $35
- Galentines: A Sip & Shop Event, The Hive, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Tennessee Songwriters Week Open Mic Night, Knoxville Visitor Center, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Bluegill Productions’ event Fat Friday Mardi Gras with Roux du Bayou Cajun Band, Relix, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $15
- BullShooter 34 Regional World Tour, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown. 7:00 PM (through Monday, February 25, 11:00 PM)
- Mary Poppins, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Solargram Camera Workshop! A1LabArts, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Live at Lucille’s: Mark Boling Trio Life, East Tennessee PBS, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Knoxville Opera presents Lucia Di Lammermoor, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $108
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Terrapin Jazz Quartet, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Electric Darling with The White Liars & Game Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- The Werks, The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $15 – $18
- World Premiere: The Senator’s Wife by the Tennessee Stage Company, Historic Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- The Retrovales at Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Elonzo Wesley, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Badlands, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- WUTK’s Fire on the Mountain Presents the Stolen Faces, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Chelsea Lovitt & the Tall Boys, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Saturday, February 23
- Mock Trial High School Regional Competition, City County Building, 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
- Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery O’Connor, The Square Room, 10:00 AM – Noon
- DIY Workshop: DIYA Textile Necklace, Smart + Becker, 10:00 AM – Noon
- Blount Mansion Spring Seed Swap 2019, Blount Mansion, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Jubilee Games Pop-Up, The Central Collective, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Polar Plunge Hosted by Special Olympics of Greater Knoxville, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM, $75
- Mock Trial High School Regional Competition, City County Building, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- 2019 Knox News Auto Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, $8 – $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: TBA, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Family Search in Detail, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Mary Poppins, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM/5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Mock Trial High School Regional Competition, City County Building, 1:45 PM – 4:00 PM
- Art Journaling 101: LOVE, Lil’ Tea Temple on Central, 2:00 PM, $33
- World Premiere: The Senator’s Wife by the Tennessee Stage Company, Historic Southern Railway Station, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM/8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15
- Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 2:00 PM/6:00 PM, $17 – $57
- GO! Contemporary Dance Works Presents Jehanne The Story of Joan of Arc, Bijou Theatre, 2:00 PM/7:30 PM, $17 – $32
- Rockin’ Coffee Hosted by Red Canyon Records, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $3
- Good Sport Night, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM, $26
- Poboys & Poets/River’s Edge with Ex-Gold and Gold Vibes Only, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM/10:00 PM, $5/$5
- 50th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $35
- Shinedown with Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Nief-Norf Knoxville Concert Series Fresh Ink, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- BullShooter 34 Regional World Tour, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown. 7:00 PM (through Monday, February 25, 11:00 PM)
- Pint with a Professor, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Captain Redbeard Last Saturday at OCWB! Old City Wine Bar, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Outlaw Ritual’s AcousticHonkyTonkHodown, Last Days of Autumn! 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Mardi Gras in the Old City Pub Crawl, Southbound Knoxville | Carleo’s | Hannas Old City|Wagon Wheel | Merchants of Beer, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $8
- Will Shepard at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Your Favorite Hero: Reunion Concert, The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10 – $12
- Matt Foster, Corner Lounge, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Haley Mae Campbell/Roman Alexander, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM/10:00 PM – 11:15 PM
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Burnin’ Hermans, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Teddy & the Rough Riders, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Natchez Tracers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, February 24
- Knoxcentric: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- February Sunday Assembly & Potluck: Find Your Activism Passion, The Concourse, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Introduction to Indigo and Shibori Dyeing, The Central Collective, 10:30 AM, $100
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- 2019 Knox News Auto Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Mock Trial High School Regional Competition, LMU Duncan School of Law, Noon
- Pub Church, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
- Girl Scouts Hoops and Heart-Family Fun Day, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $16.95
- GO! Contemporary Dance Works Presents Jehanne The Story of Joan of Arc, Bijou Theatre, 2:00 PM, $17 – $32
- Knoxville Doodle Romp 2/24!, Royal Bark Social Club, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- “Americana Music” by Lee Zimmerman, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM
- World Premiere: The Senator’s Wife by the Tennessee Stage Company, Historic Southern Railway Station, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Opera presents Lucia Di Lammermoor, Tennessee Theatre, 2:30 PM, $15 – $108
- Mary Poppins, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, $25
- Uncle Sutt’s Silverball Beatdown, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 50th Jubilee Festival, Laurel Theater, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $35
- BullShooter 34 Regional World Tour, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown. 7:00 PM (through Monday, February 25, 11:00 PM)
- Hollywood’s Night Out ~ A Taste Of Knoxville, The Children’s Charity of Eastern Tennessee, 101 E Blount Ave, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $35
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Hungerford vs Fist, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Clint Alphin/New Mountain Grass, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Winter Adventure in Narnia, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
- Visions of American Criminal Justice Reform with Yusef Salaam, UTK Student Union, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Beck Cultural Exchange Center Presents The Heat of a Red Summer, an Evening with the Arts & Culture, Bijou Theatre, 6:30 PM, FREE!
- Monthly Meeting! Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- BullShooter 34 Regional World Tour, Holiday Inn Knoxville Downtown. 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown is going to the Gerry Awards!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Seth Brand/The Cody Blackbird Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM/11:30 PM
Tuesday, February 26
- Frontline 2: New Strategies for a Strong Benevolence Team, Compassion Coalition, 1101 N Broadway 9:00 AM – 11:00 PM, $50
- Lady Bosses of Knoxville: Organization, The Hive, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, $20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kirk Fleta/Blake Berglund, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Bunker Brews Knoxville: The Value of Failure, Awaken Coffee, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Science Cafe: Dung Beetlesy, #4 Historic Market Square, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM FREE!
- Unite for a Pint for United Way of Greater Knoxville at Pour Taproom, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- 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
- Code Co-op | Knoxville – A free coding help & hack night, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- 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
- Thomas Caswell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- BIG DOG live at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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