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Sunday, February 3
- Knoxcentric: Musicians Kelle Jolly and Taylor Kress perform and talk about upcoming events, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Dogwood Arts House & Garden Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- An Afternoon With Dr. Bill Bass – The Big Bopper Exhumation, Knoxville Convention Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, $60 – $90
- Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $44 – $84
- Artwork from Mandy Lynn Carris, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM (through February 28)
- Winnie The Pooh, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- WDVX Downtown Jam at Blackhorse Brewery Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM , $25
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Choral Evensong for the Season after Epiphany, St. John’s Cathedral, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off & Superbowl Party, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10
- Beginner Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop Hosted by Thistle & Rope, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $40
- Suberb Owl, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Columbia Jones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 4
- Clay and Fauna Four-Part Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, KMA members $125, Non-members $150
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Columbia Jones / Justin Kennedy Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with Freddie Brabson and special guests, vocal finalists from the ACE Awards, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Cooking for Valentine’s Day, UT Conference Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $89
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show! Friendlytown 5-0, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- The Terrapin Quartet, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Abbey Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, February 5
- USA – JAPAN Relations, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 11:00 AM – Noon, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chelsea Ford and The Trouble / Stevie Tombstone, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Becoming a Facebook Pro: How Nonprofits Can Profit from Facebook, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- RESCHEDULED: Community open house re: Austin Homes site, Green Magnet Academy, 801 Lula Powell Dr, 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Human Trafficking: Too Close to Home, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, UTK, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Pints & Planners Hosted by Origami Day, Printshop Beer Co., 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Film Screening: “Get Out” (Jordan Peele, 2017), John C Hodges Library, Auditorium, UTK, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- DIY Workshop: Sashiko Visible Mending, Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Ten-Week Spanish Class presented by Centro Hispano, Visit Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (each Tuesday through April 9), $200
- Music with Neutrals / Adam Lion + Matt Nelson, Union Ave Books, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Jinahie: spoken word artist, Student Union, RM 262 B/C, UTK, 7:00 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
- An Evening with Joe Jackson, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $53 – $73
- The year of the earth pig begins with our Lunar New Year Noise Show!: Spaghetti, Arc Welder, Dad Jeans, Sextets and Earwig Deluxe, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Amy LaVere & Will Sexton, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Wednesday, February 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ultrafaux / Alma Russ, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Benefits of Worksite Wellness, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, FREE to members
- Wednesday Wine & Cheese Party, Merchants of Beer, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- A Pint & A Purpose, a MINI of Knoxville Event, Elkmont Exchange, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- CBT Royal High Tea YP Event, Clarence Brown Theatre, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, $15
- Let Her Speak January Happy Hour with Girls Inc., Smart + Becker, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- Food & Wine Pairing Class! The Double S Wine Bar, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $50
- The Bikes of Wrath, Regal Riviera Stadium 8, 6:30 PM, $11.90
- “Tapped” Documentary Screening,John C Hodges Library, RM 252, UTK, 6:30 PM
- History of Voting Rights, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, UTK, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- KHFF Presents: Horror Noire (2019), at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Jubal, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $7 – $10
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Young the Giant, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $30 – $50
- 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
- Fred Armisen, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Sean K Preston & the Loaded Pistols, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, February 7
- Strategic Planning, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sean K Preston & The Loaded Pistols / Christian Morel, Noon, FREE!
- Photographers Social + Networking Hour, Elkmont Exchange, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Four Leaf Peat, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Future of Hope Scholars Banquet, The Foundry on the Fair Site, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Preshow Discussion with King Charles III Director, Clarence Brown Theatre, Lab Theatre, 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Free In-store Tasting with Red Eye Rye, Corks Wine & Spirits, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Elaine Welteroth – award-winning journalist, Student Union, Auditorium, UTK, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Foreign film: Police Story, John C Hodges Library, Auditorium, RM 101, UTK, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
- Martial Arts Theatre: Super Inframan (1975) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Live Jazz Thursdays, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Life Gives Me the Blues, Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central Methodist Church, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, FREE!, but $2 donation suggested
- Women-Led Social Justice Movements in Appalachia, East Tennessee History Center, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE!
- First Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- DCapella, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $45 – $79
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Swanberg and Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- An Evening with Three Star Revival at The Outpost, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $10 – $12
- Jenni Lyn & Kyle Tuttle, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Good Morning Bedlam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, February 8
- 2019 East Tennessee Region State Legislators – Hospitality & Tourism Lunch, The Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM, FREE – $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Truth of The Matter / Melody Guy, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Happy Hour with Sarah Pirkle and Griffin Vann Sponsored by WFIV, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Opening Reception, Desiccate: An Art Show by Maggie Bendy, Gallery 1010, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayetteville Marksmen & Video Game 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
- Corey Kilgannon with Haley Labelle | Live at The Outpost, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8
- Mikki Norwood Band, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- BIG DOG live at Last Days of Autumn, 8:30 PM
- Evelyn Jack, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Natchez Tracers / Jack’s River Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:45 PM
- The Boogie Nights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Andrew Leahey & the Homestead at Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
- Lamont Landers Band, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Andrew Leahy, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Saturday, February 9
- Knoxville Grand Championship Hosted by CHEERSPORT, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM, $15
- Citizen Academy on Public School Finance and Budgeting, Hosted by League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 3:45 PM, $10
- Etsy Craft Entrepreneurship Program, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- A Character with Secrets: A KWG Workshop with Charles Dodd White,Hosted by Knoxville Writers’ Guild, Central Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – Noon, $15 – $50
- Be a Sweetheart for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Mast Store Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Valentine Sale Event, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Kidstuff Live hosted by Sean McCollough presents Todd Steed, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, FREE!
- Fanboy Expo Blast Off, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 10:00 AM
- Sat 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE – $30
- Girl’s Day Out Brunch & A Movie ~ What Men Want, Hosted by All Things Regan, Tupelo Honey, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Southern Oasis Film Festival, Central Cinema, 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
- “I Am The Change” 2019 EMBODI Winter Conference for Young Men, Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Unlawful / Neal Johnston, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Pop-Up with Unrefined Chocolate, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, Noon – 3:00 PM
- Cupid’s Undie Run — Knoxville, Merchants of Beer, Noon – 4:00 PM
- “Rufus: James Agee in Tennessee” by Paul F. Brown, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Collagraph Print Cards, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 2nd Annual Onesie Bar Crawl: Downtown Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $20
- Valentines Print Making, The Basement Community Art Studio, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM, $25
- Second Saturday Mumbilly Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Player Basket Auction Hosted by Knoxville Ice Bears Booster Club,Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Lovers Cabaret, The Standard, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Drew and Ellie Holcomb, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM / 9:30 PM, $37 – $52
- Jeanine Fuller Performs, Old City Wine Bar, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- King Charles III, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $45
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Fayetteville Marksmen & Star Wars Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $17 – $35
- James Seaton Band, Last Days of Autumn, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Whose Live Anyway? With Chip Esten, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $80
- Kelsey’s Woods & Friends – Ten Year Anniversary Show, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
- Jonah Tran, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $36 – $92
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Sauce at The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, FREE!
- Knox Pride Valentine Vixens, Club XYZ, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Dr. Terror Album Release Show! With Groundhog Day, Day & Age and Kind Magic, Pilot Light,9:30 PM, $6
- Skank Banger, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Southbound Valentine Salsa Social, Salsa Southbound Knoxville, 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM, $10
- Circus No 9, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Broadcast 90 – ‘90s Tribute Band, Preservation Pub, 11:20 PM
Sunday, February 10
- Knoxcentric: Matt Honkonen (and friends) and his new album, 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
- Artsy Fartsy: Drag Queen Makeup! Birdhouse Knoxville, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Annual Membership Potluck! A1LabArts, 11:30 AM, $25 – $75
- Be a Sweetheart for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Mast Store Knoxville, 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!
- Doggie Speed Dating -Meet Your Soul Mutt & The Cuddle Bus, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Youth OrchestraWinter Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, FREE – $5
- Mojo Tweed, Last Days of Autumn, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Winter Social & Chapter Meeting Hosted by East TN Young Farmers Coalition, Barley’s Taproom, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Pro Skills Camp, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, $25
- Bethel Music Victory Tour, Knoxville Civic Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $32 – $70
- The Emburys, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, February 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caroline Keller Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Email’s Not Dead: An Intro to Marketing with Emails and Other “Obsolete”…, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Noon – 1:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Ladies Take Over Tall Man Toys I, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Aquaponics and Hydroponics Meetup, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center , 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Relief Print Workshop, Hosted by Beercraft TN, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Locked in Solidarity: Screening of the movie “13th,” Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, FREE – $5
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Goes to Divorce Court, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Serene Green with Special Guest Cody Bauer, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Tuesday, February 12
- Love Yourself!Hosted by Origami Day, Patricia Nash Showroom, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
- Food with Friends to Benefit Friends of Literacy, Vienna Coffee, Elkmont Exchange, Pour Taproom, and Clancy’s Tavern, 9:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- 2019 TVBA Business Expo & Veteran Job Fair, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Building Brick by Brick! February CSI Meeting, Calhoun’s on the River, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Serene Green / Ciera Mackenzie, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Donor Data: Software and Systems, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Cocktails & Conversation: “Lure of the Object” with Art Collectors June and Rob Heller, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Improvised music by Old Man F*ck You and Matt Nelson & co., 6:00 PM, FREE!
- “Trashed” Documentary Screening,John C Hodges Library, RM 252, UTK, 6:30 PM
- Sip + Stitch: A Hand Embroidery Workshop, The Hive, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- WordPress MeetUp: Intro to Landing Pages, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 7:00 PM – 9:00 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
- Jazz is for Lovers: Jazzmeia Horn & KJO, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16.50 – $165
- Choral Arts Concert, Alumni Memorial Building, James R. Cox, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Networking Today – Downtown Knoxville, NTi Downtown Open House, 1537 Western Ave, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Steady Flow, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM