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Sunday, March 17
- Knoxcentric: Jack Neely discusses his latest book and upcoming events with the Knoxville History Project, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Bassmaster Classic Expo, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Super Spring Break Scavenger Hunt, East Tennessee Historical Society, 10:00 AM (daily through Sunday, March 24)
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Irish Breakfast Pop-Up with Simpl. Food, Alliance Brewing Co, 1:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Spring Pop-up Shop, Smart + Becker, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Two New Films by Jodie Mack, UT Downtown Gallery, Noon – 1:15/1:15 – 3:00 PM
- Carolyn Welch and Caroline Malone at Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Barley’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K and 1.7K, Barley’s Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Auditions for ” A Night of Shorts 2019!” Hosted by Tiger Lily Theatre, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Mary Poppins, Jr., Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM/7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM
- Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration with Red Shoes and Rosin, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- St Patrick’s Day with Liam’s Fancy, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- March Sunday Dinner with SOCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- KATS at the Double S, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Will Shepard at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- St Patrick’s Day with Same as It Ever Was, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM, $10
- Olivia Neutron-John with Lower Interiors and Earwig Deluxe, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Milkshake Fatty/Jonny Monster Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:15 PM/11:45 PM
- Skank Banger – Andy Woods 80s Hair Tribute Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Monday, March 18
- Spring Break Theatre Camp, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Change Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (through Friday, March 22), $50 – $200
- Kids In The Arts Spring Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Daily through Friday, March 22)
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Daniel Neihoff, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Auditions for ” A Night of Shorts 2019!” Hosted by Tiger Lily Theatre, First Presbyterian Church Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Priests (Sister Polygon Records) with Too Free, Ex-Gold and Discotelle, Pilot Light, 8:00 PM, $10
- Fox and Bones, Last Days of Autumn, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Thomas Cassell Project, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- On the Sun, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 19
- Spring Break Theatre Camp, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Change Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (through Friday, March 22), $50 – $200
- Kids In The Arts Spring Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Daily through Friday, March 22)
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jada Star & Barry J/Pale Root, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- The Heat of a Red Summer: Book Discussion, East Tennessee History Center, Noon – 1:00 PM
- Giant Puppet Making & Parade Art 101, The Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $20 – $25
- Matt Nelson & Co, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- DIY Monthly: Visible Mending at Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM, $35
- Wine Tastings In the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Music on the Mezzanine, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Bowl For Kids’ Sake Kick-Off, The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain, 5:00 PM – 7:00
- Relief Print Workshop, Printshop Beer Co, 7:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Frog & Toad’s Dixie Quartet at Maple Hall, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Trailhead Crawfish Boil, Trailhead Beer, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $25
- 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
- Kacey Musgraves, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Sun Parade, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Shaw Davis and the Black Ties at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 20
- Spring Break Theatre Camp, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Change Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (through Friday, March 22), $50 – $200
- Kids In The Arts Spring Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Daily through Friday, March 22)
- Happy Birthday Hungry Caterpillar! Hosted by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 10:00 AM – 3:30 AM, FREE!
- ★, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 AM (Three more showings at various times)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Weston Harris Hill / Grand Marquis, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Wednesday Wine & Cheese Party, Merchants of Beer, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- 3-Year Anniversary Party!/Patio Party with the Young Fables, Balter Beerworks, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM/7:00 PM
- OCA March Meeting + Social, Hosted by Old City Knoxville, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- “Staff Picks” by George Singleton, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Crafty Grenade Race: Season 1 – Heat 1, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Bluegill presents Leftfoot Dave & The Magic Hats, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- March Library Party, Lawson McGhee Knox County Government Library, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Missy Raines, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Wine & Cheese Party at the Old City Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Nashville Ballet: Lucy Negro Redux, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $35 – $99
- Enjoy The Silents: The Hazards of Helen (1914) at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $5
- Anna Helms Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Open Door Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Grand Marquis, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, March 21
- Spring Break Theatre Camp, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Change Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (through Friday, March 22), $50 – $200
- Kids In The Arts Spring Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Daily through Friday, March 22)
- Becky Chaffee – Folk Art with a Clever Twist to Make You Smile, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 10:00 AM (through Saturday, March 23, at 6:00 PM)
- Big Ears Festival, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM, FREE – $650
- Make. Learn. Grow. | Surviving the Independent Music World, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Noon – 1:30 PM, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Big Ears comes to the Blue Plate!, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- CU After Hours at The Mezz at Cafe 4, Historic Market Square, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Barristers’ March Madness Social Hour, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Third Thursday Food Truck Park/Josiah & The Greater Good, Historic Southern Railway, 5:00 PM/6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- How to Make Your Creative More Courageous, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $35
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Big Ears on the Swerve, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Spindle Upcycle Make & Take Workshop, The Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $55
- KHP Presents: “Knoxville and New Music” with Jack Neely, Maple Hall, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
- Joshua Carpenter/Sun Studies/Nathan Moses FictionFilms/Dadbods, Corner Lounge, 7:00 PM
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- The Harakiris / Voice Of Addiction / Reckless Threat, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
- Shifflett and Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Only Tenn-I-See March Reading, Pretentious Beer Co, 8:00 PM
- Funny Ears Fringe Fest, Best of Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- 49 Winchester, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Friday, March 22
- Spring Break Theatre Camp, Hosted by The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Change Center, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (through Friday, March 22), $50 – $200
- Kids In The Arts Spring Camp, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Daily through Friday, March 22)
- Big Ears Festival, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 10:00 AM – 1:30 AM, FREE – $650
- On an Artistic Note, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM
- Free Big Ears Festival Shows, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
- New location: WDVX Blue Plate Special: Big Ears comes to the Blue Plate!, Barley’s Taproom, Noon, FREE!
- New: WordStream: The Weekly Writer’s Voice with Knoxville’s Poet Laureate Marilyn Kallet and jazz vocalist Kelle Jolly, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 2019 Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Big Ears for Little Ears, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Funny Ears Fringe Fest, Best of Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Solargram Camera Workshop! A1LabArts, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $20
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- The Brothers Footman LIVE Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Bojangles Unchained’s Adult Springbreak Staycation Silent Disco at Bernie’s, The Outpost, 8:00 PM, $7
- T. Michael Branner Conceptet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Evil Twin, Corner Lounge, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- A Dark Night: Salty Dubstep, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5 – $7
- Daniel Donato, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear (2018) at Central Cinema’s Late Show, 10:15 PM – 12:15 AM
Saturday, March 23
- CHKM Group Run, Eddie’s Health Shoppe Downtown, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Kidstuff Live hosted by Sean McCollough presents Identikit / Mace Hathaway, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, FREE!
- Big Ears Festival, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 10:00 AM – Noon, Friday, FREE – $650
- ★, UT Downtown Gallery, 10:00 AM (Eight more showings at various times)
- 2019 Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Free Big Ears Festival Shows, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM, FREE!
- One Year Celebration, Central Filling Station, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Last Days 3 Year Anniversary Extravaganza, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Big Ears comes to the Blue Plate!, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Groundbreaking Brew Fundraiser Hosted by Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, Crafty Bastard Brewery, Noon – 11:59 PM
- Autosomal DNA for Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- On an Artistic Note: Gallery Meet and Greet, Art Market Gallery, 3:00 PM
- Free Lagunitas Beer Tasting, Corks Wine & Spirits, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Heavy Hitters Fest, The Concourse, 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $10 – $12
- Arabian Nights Gala Show, Mirage Knoxville, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Funny Ears Fringe Fest, Best of Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc & Off-Road Night, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 7:35, $10 – $35
- Josiah Atchley, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Pale Root Album Release Show with Haley Labelle, The Outpost, 8:00 PM, $8 – $10
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ashley Heath and Her Heathens at The Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM
- WUTK’s Ya’llternative Presents Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Voodoo Visionary at Preservation Pub, 11:00 PM
Sunday, March 24
- Knoxcentric: Carpetbag Theatre, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Big Ears Festival, Many Artists, Various Downtown Venues, 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, FREE – $650
- March Sunday Assembly & Potluck, The Concourse, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Sunday Brunch/Dance Social, Hosted by Old City Knoxville, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Free Big Ears Festival Shows, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- 2019 Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville Home Show, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 6:00 PM, $6 – $10
- Spring Kick Off with Melissa Timm Design, Historic Southern Railway Station, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $40
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc & Hot Wheels Display, Knoxville Civic Coliseum, 3:30, $10 – $35
- Live Acoustic Sundays with Candace McQueen, The Double S Wine Bar, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Lauren Beeler and the Howlers, Pour Taproom, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Legbeard, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- 3-Year Anniversary Finale with Mojo Tweed, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Quartjar’s Funny Ears Fringe Fest, Best of Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
Monday, March 25
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tia McGrath, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $18 – $30
- Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Monthly Meeting! South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown High School Reunion!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Deacon, Hannah, Kimbro and the Death of Bluegrass, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Abby Elmore Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, March 26
- Wake Up YPN, Hosted by KAAR, K Brew, 10:00 PM – 11:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Dirty Grass Players / Karyn Oliver, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Email Marketing, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Steven Stoll: The Ordeal of Appalachia, 7th Annual Distinguished Lecture, Student Union, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, FREE!
- 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
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, University of Tennessee College of Law, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Music on the Mezzanine: Opera: Can you Handel It? Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Code Co-op | Knoxville – A free coding help & hack night, Awaken Coffee, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Pop-Up Dinner Party, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM, Hosted by Table Forty9, $78
- Tannahill Weavers at Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Intro to Herbal Infusions with Flora Wellness, The Hive, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $40
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Shen Yun Performing Arts, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $83 – $153
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Spring Choral Concert, Alumni Memorial Building, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Dirty Grass Players back in Knoxville! Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:59 PM