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Sunday, April 14
- Knoxville Regional Competition, Hosted by Celebration Talent Competition, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Knoxcentric: Music Feeds Concert Series with Aaron Snukals, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Annual Art Auction in April, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through the end of April)
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Pop Up Biscuit Party, Last Days of Autumn, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
- REI Community Used Gear Swap!, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, Noon – 3:00 PM, FREE! – $30
- Eggstravaganza Church-wide Fellowship, First Baptist Knoxville, 510 W. Main St, Noon – 2:00 PM, $5
- Tennessee Craft Beer Month! Pour Taproom, Noon – Closing, daily through May 1st
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Spamalot, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM, $44 – $84
- Second Sunday Docent Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM (English)/3:00 PM (Spanish), FREE!
- The Real Inspector Hound, Clarence Brown Lab Theatre, 2:00 PM/7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Adoption Event and Ruger’s Birthday Party Fundraiser, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Mary Bozeman Hodges, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM
- UT Opera Theatre Presents Bizet’s Carmen, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $5 – $20
- Second Sunday Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Swopera: A Spoken Word Opera with The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., Carousel Theatre, UTK, 4:00 PM, $10 – $20
- Art Night with Bryan Wilkerson! Central Depot, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- KFAS Monthly Meeting, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Argentine Tango Milonga, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- The Matchsellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Game of Thrones: Season Eight, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Woody & Sunshine, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 15
- Professional Clothing Drive – April 8-22, Knoxville Barristers, 50 Main St Ste 50, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- TAX DAY Action, Hosted by (OREPA) Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance–Stop the Bombs Campaign, Historic Market Square, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Hoot and Holler/George Jackson Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Emerging Writers Workshop, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (weekly, through Monday, May 13)
- Lecture in Judaic Studies – Mira Balberg, Student Union, UTK, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Kerry Madden-Lunsford, Union Ave Books, 5:00 PM
- Seminar: An Effective Pitch (Knoxville, TN), Arts & Culture Alliance at the Emporium Center, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $8
- General Shale Lecture: Sir David Adjaye, Student Union Auditorium, UTK, 5:30 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown (Virtual) Wrestling!, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- WDVX Presents Dale Watson, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Travis Brothership, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 16
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Erin Cassels-Brown/Adam Whipple with Greg Adkins, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Rotary Featured Speaker – Our Own Randy Boyd, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15
- Legal Clinic Spring Banquet, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Sarah Jane Hardrath Kramer Lecture with Shawnya L. Harris, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Upcycled Birdfeeder Workshop, Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM $5 suggested donation
- Intro to Adult Tap Dance, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM (weekly through April 30), $60
- DIY Monthly at Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $35
- Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Walter Salas-Humara at Sweet P’s Barbeque & Downtown Dive, 7:00 PM
- 2019 Friendship Dinner, Hosted by Sertoma Center of Knoxville, Hilton Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Barstool Romeos Musician Meetup, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 10:00 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
- The Head and Heart with Carl Broemel, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40 – $50
- Brocka Jawocka, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Nest Egg/Kind Magic/Eric Lee’s Stages of Grief, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Litz at Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 17
- 48th Annual Goodwill Awards Breakfast and Meeting, Foundry on the Fair Site, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM, $15 – $500
- Free Store Pop-Up/Earth Month Celebration, UT Recycling and UT Make Orange Green, Humanities Amphitheater, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Crimson Calamity/Christie Huff, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Wednesday Wine & Cheese Party, Merchants of Beer, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $10
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Dr. Eric Palazzo: ‘The Conception of Energy in the Middle Ages,’ The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, UTK, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM (every Wednesday)
- Old City Association April Meeting, Awaken Coffee, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- AKIN Regular Monthly Meeting, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Urban Wilderness Wednesday!, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (every Wednesday)
- Wine Tasting in The Old City Knoxville, Corks Wine & Spirits, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Pints Over Politics, Hosted by Fletcher for Mayor, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 PM
- The Book Behind My Story, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM (every Wednesday), FREE!
- DGB 2019 Charity Poker Classic to raise funds for the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Knoxville, Club LeConte, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $30 – $60
- Tennessee Shines Presents Andrew Leahey & the Homestead, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Pop-Up Cooking Class, Hosted by Table Forty9, Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $54
- Judah & the Lion, Bijou Theatre, 7:45 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Nick Jernigan, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Los Altos Night with Eric Job, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 8:00 PM
- Open Door Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- San Holo – album1 tour: Knoxville 4.17, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $20 – $25
- Lucas Brode/Adam Lion, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Litz, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Officially Unofficial San Holo After Party, The Concourse, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, FREE!
Thursday, April 18
- Research for Nonprofits, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Trevor Clark Trio/Darby Wilcox, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Housing Discrimination and the Pollution Exposure Gap in the U.S., Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- The Kincaid Band at Blue Slip Winery Food Truck Park, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Adult Easter Egg Hunt, YM CA- Lindsay Young Downtown, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Bunker Brews/Rotary Social, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM/5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Shatter the Silence Awareness Event, Hosted by Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee, Blue Slip Winery, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Common Creatures, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- House Party in 4th & Gill, Hosted by Kincannon for Mayor, 630 Eleanor St, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Maundy Thursday Feast, Hosted by Redeemer Church of Knoxville, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Maker Meetup | Broadway Block Party, Broadway Studios & Gallery, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Lifesaver Cruise, Hosted by The Salvation Army of Knoxville, Tennessee Riverboat Company, 300 Neyland Dr, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $120
- KHP Presents: “How UT Became UT: Tales from the Hill,” Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE!
- KSO UnStaged: Vision, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $40
- Girls Rock! for Girls Rock Camp, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10
- Kelsea Ballerini: Miss Me More Tour, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $37 – $47
- Butt Stuff 3.0: The Hole-y Wreckoning, Hosted by Sex Week at The University of Tennessee, Alumni Memorial Building, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Terrapin Super Smash Bros. Tournament, The Casual Pint (Downtown), 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Swanberg and Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Lost and Found Vinyl Night, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- One Slight Hitch, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S Central St, 8:00 PM, $15
- David Sedaris, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $60 – $75
- Perpetual Groove, The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $17 – $20
- Thomas Cassell Project, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- SeePeopleS, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 19
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Unspoken Tradition/Mary Bragg, Barley’s Taproom, Noon, FREE!
- WordStream: The Weekly Writer’s Voice with Linda Parsons/Laura Still, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- KnoxMedia | Knoxville Film & Photography MeetUP, Scruffy City Hall, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Alive After Five with the Uptown Stomp, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE! – $15
- Red Shoes & Rosin at Central Filling Station, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Bill Wolf’s Easter Songs and Stories, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $16.50 – $21.50
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Bruce Bruce & Nephew Tommy, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $48 – $79
- Moon Taxi with BIG Something, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $32.50 – $35
- One Slight Hitch, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S Central St, 8:00 PM, $15
- Carnelian Aura, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- April Meeting/Pub Night, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- HIGH GRAV Comedy with Keith Marcell, Joshua Arnold, Joanna Brooker, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM, FREE!
- Chris Tuttle/The Snozzberries, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM/10:00 PM
- Evelyn Jack, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Live Music with Brent Hyder, Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- The Boogie Nights, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Warband with Thee Open Sex, Horizontal Hold and Consensual Piss, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
- True Blue Bluegrass Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- American Aquarium, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Nth Power, The Concourse, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $15 – $20
Saturday, April 20
- Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt, Central United Methodist, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- EarthFest 2019, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, FREE!
- Easter Eggstravaganza, Danny Mayfield Park, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Michael Roberts/Ross Osteen Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Photos with Captain Marvel meet & greet, Tall Man Toys & Comics, Noon – 3:00 PM
- Holi 2019, Hosted by Manthan, Indian Student Association, Humanities Amphitheater, UTK, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Adoption Event, Hosted by Small Breed Rescue of East Tennessee, Mast General Store, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- New2Knox Easter Egg Hunt: Hoppin’ for Eggs & Pint’s of Hops, Mabry-Hazen House, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM, $10
- 2nd Annual South Knox Tie Dye Night, Alliance Brewing Co, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Heart Of Town Festival, Riot Printing, 1321 Chilhowee Ave, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15
- New2Knox Easter After-Party!, Last Days of Autumn, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jambalaya Cook-off to Benefit Beardsley Community Farm, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 5:30 PM CDT – 7:30 PM CDT, $5 – $10
- 420 Pint Night with Pretentious Brew Co., The Casual Pint (Downtown), 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Frank (2014) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM, $7 – $10
- Mojo Tweed Blues Jam at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Burning Hell with Randolph’s Leap at The Sound Archive (April 20, 2019), East Tennessee History Center, 7:30
- Mandolin Orange, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Bluegrass Stranglers, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Monroeville at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Natti Love Joys 420 Bash at Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Rossdafareye & Friends/Downright Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:15 PM/11:45 PM
- Reefer Madness (1936) at Central Cinema, 9:00 PM – 10:15 PM, $7 – $10
- Temple Presents: Aurelio Voltaire, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10 – $15
- April Showers Dance Party! The Pilot Light, 9:30 PM – 12:30 AM, $7
- McGill & the Refills, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Caution, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Knox County Jug Stompers, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, April 21
- 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
- Annual Art Auction in April, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through the end of April)
- Tennessee Craft Beer Month! Pour Taproom, Noon – Closing, daily through May 1st
- Afternoon Looney Tunes (1941-1963) at Central Cinema, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, $5
- One Slight Hitch, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 800 S Central St, 3:00 PM, $15
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday Jazz Jam at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Wonders of the Lost Labyrinth | To The Moon Art Fundraiser, Birdhouse Knoxville, 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM, $5 donation suggested
- Sunday Event! Hosted by taste of science Knoxville, The Casual Pint (Downtown), 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- KATS at the Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- WUTK Presents Sam Lewis Featuring A-1 Hundo, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Cousin Earth, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 22
- Professional Clothing Drive – ends today, Knoxville Barristers, 50 Main St Ste 50, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Drop-in Figure Drawing, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, $10
- Preservation Week, UT Libraries, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (daily through Friday, April 26)
- DreamBikes Earth Day Bike Drive/Sale, DreamBikes, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cranston Dean Band/Mike Frazier, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Emerging Writers Workshop, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (weekly, through Monday, May 13)
- Seminar: How to Price Your Work, Arts & Culture Alliance, The Emporium, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, $5 – $8
- The Practice of You: A Slam Workshop, Hodges Library, UTK, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- The Science of Beer, Hosted by taste of science Knoxville, Elkmont Exchange 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Sustainable Pairings Dinner for Legacy Parks Foundation, Sunspot, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $65
- Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Monthly Meeting!, South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- 11 AM: Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour Screening, Q/A, The Square Room, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show! Friendlytown Decides to Pick Up This Hitchhiker!/Guerrilla Toss with Rat Punch, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM/9:30 PM, FREE!/$10
- Brit Floyd, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $50 – $55
- Red Shoes & Rosin, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Spirits Republic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 23
- Developing an Effective Internship Program, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Preservation Week, UT Libraries, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (daily through Friday, April 26)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Lizzie No/The Honey Badgers, Visitor Center, Noon, 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 Gathering/Vision Board Workshop, Hummingbird House, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Intro to Adult Tap Dance, The Central Collective, 6:00 PM (weekly through April 30), $60
- Tuesday Event! Hosted by taste of science Knoxville, Pour Taproom 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Musician Meetup featuring: Pale Root, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Joan Baez – Fare Thee Well Tour, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Skate Video Night Vol. 1 at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- 3 Down, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Air Show, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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