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Sunday, June 16
- Save Our Summer – June 2019, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM (daily through June 30)
- Knoxcentric: TBA, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Pie Pop Up with Dale’s Fried Pies, The Central Collective, 10:00 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 Funday Brunch, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Clothing Swap / Clothing Swap Think Group, Hosted by Knoxville chapter of Trans Empowerment project, Birdhouse Knoxville, 1:00 PM / 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Debut: Recent Acquisitions (Exhibition), McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (daily, various times, through August 4)
- Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Sundays through June 30), $15 – $30
- Finding Neverland, Tennessee Theatre, 1:30 PM / 7:00 PM, $44 – $84
- Auditions for “Doublewide, Texas,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- James and the Giant Peach, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Mamma Mia! presented by TN Valley Players, UT Carousel Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $20
- Blue Water Highway, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Boulevards, Velvegut Parry, Cosmic Slop Featuring Walsh (Ty Murray, Brandon Biondo, and Chris Rusk) and Mia Daydream, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Beth Lee and the Breakups with Chris Duarte, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 17
- 2019 Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (daily through June 21), $100 – $115
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Rev Freakchild / Jon Whitlock Trio, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- American Baptist Association / Annual June National Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, Noon – 4:00 PM
- What’s on Tap?, Alliance Brewing Co, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Innovator Meet-up: 36|86 x 865, Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Central Business Improvement District (CBID), Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Chase the Moon Social Run, Balter Beerworks, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sous Vide Cooking at Home, Hosted by Table Forty9, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $54
- FREE Pool Tournament every Monday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown Presents: Hilliary Begley and Tom Peters!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Evelyn Jack, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The Red Clay Strays, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- The Phryg, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 18
- Exploring Biodiesel in 2019: a biofuels workshop, UT Conference Center, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, FREE!
- National Women’s Conference – Kingdom Women! Knoxville Convention Center, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- KAT Travel Training, Knoxville Area Transit, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- McClung Museum Summer Camps, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $35 – $80 (daily through June 20)
- Maryville Training: Creating More Effective Board Meetings, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:30 AM – Noon, $25 – $50
- Wake Up YPN, Honeybee Coffee Company, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Tuesday – Saturday through June 30), $15 – $30
- American Baptist Association / Annual June National Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jenu Six / The Adventures of Annabelle Lyn, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Big Slate Media’s Ribbon Cutting, Big Slate Media, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Building a Knoxville For All, United Campus Workers, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- DIY Window Restoration Workshop, Knox Heritage Salvage Shop, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $35
- Marbled Planter Workshop, Printshop Beer Co., 6:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Preservation Network: Film Screening – Roman Catacomb Mystery, Knox Heritage, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Tuesdays Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- 808 + Meditate: June 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Live on Mars – A Tribute to David Bowie, Bijou Theatre 7:30 PM, $28 – $45
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Concerts on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Jon Witlock Trio CD Release Show, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Russian Tsarlag with Coffinwomb, Roaring Twenties and Dan Talbot, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Chachuba, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 19
- Waffle Wednesday by The IT Company, 16 Emory Pl, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM, FREE but RSVP
- American Baptist Association / Annual June National Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:15 AM – 10:30 PM
- Wednesday Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $5 suggested donation
- Cattywampus Garage Sale! Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kelli Johnson & Gabe Allen / Krystal King, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Books Sandwiched In welcomes Dave Wells, East Tennessee History Center, Noon, FREE!
- Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Summer Solstice Celebration, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Building, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Dine Out with Pride at The Melting Pot, 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $29
- Bunker Brews: Fireside Chat with Mayoral Candidate Eddie Mannis, Blackhorse Brews, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- June Old City Association Neighborhood Meeting, Good Golly Tamale, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Southern Literature Book Group: “Sing, Unburied Sing,” by Jesmyn Ward, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM
- Urban Wilderness Wednesday, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Joe King & Fairlight Moriah – One Mo’ Time! La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $1
- Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
- Andrew Lawler and “The Lost Colony of Roanoke,” East Tennessee History Center, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Dom Flemons, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Wednesday Wine + Tango, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Wednesdays with Mark Boling Trio Life, Hyatt Place Rooftop, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Jake Byrd Group, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Micah Schnabel, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Chachuba, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 20
- Development Corporation of Knox County, Knoxville Chamber, Historic Market Square, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- EKBPA June Meeting / Lynn Fugate for City Council, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
- Storytelling for Evaluation, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- American Baptist Association / Annual June National Conference, Knoxville Convention Center, 9:15 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Donovan Howard / Aaron Wakefield, Special Location: LIVE from Market Square!, Noon, FREE!
- Food Truck Park and Market, Historic Southern Railway Station, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Intuition Circle Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 6:00 PM, $5 – $10 donation requested
- June Drink & Draw with AIGA Knoxville @ Central Filling Station, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Early Writings From the Great Smoky Mountains, Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Kolsch Party on the Patio, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Knox Pride Drinks & Disco Pride Preparty, Elkmont Exchange, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Daniel Markham, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Maker Meetup Hosted by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center and The Maker City | Printshop Beer Co, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Summer Solstice Eve Tree Walk with Last Days of Autumn Brewing, Mabry-Hazen House, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Prices TBA
- Solstice Supper 2019, Hosted by Beardsley Farm, The Mill & Mine, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $60 – $1,000
- Community Conversations Forum, Overcoming Believers Church, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Third Thursday with Knoxville History Project Presents: Snow White in Knoxville, Maple Hall, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE but donations welcome
- Doctors VS. Lawyers Trivia Night, Hosted by InterFaith Health Clinic, The Press Room, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $75 – $10,000
- Concerts on the Square: Uptown Moonlighting, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Hal Canfield Southside Memorial Milefest, South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15 – $25
- Third Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Baggetta / Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Rob Bell, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $75
- Listen Up! Brandon Harmon hosts Singer-Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Ice and Cube with Saint Thomas Ledoux, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $6
- Milkshake Fatty, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Friday, June 21
- Coffee and Conversation, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
- 30th Youth Theatre Festival 2019, The Carpetbag Theatre, Inc., 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- WDVX Big Plate Special, Barley’s Taproom, Noon, FREE!
- WordStream: Jane Hicks / Lisa Parker, The Weekly Writer’s Voice, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Yoga at Maple Hall, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM, $20
- Cattywampus Garage Sale! Emporium Center / Arts & Culture Alliance, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- JUNE KnoxMedia | Knoxville Film & Photography MeetUP, Scruffy City Hall, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM, FREE!
- Alive After Five with Natti Love Joys, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE – $10
- Krewe of Knox presents: A Pride Kiki! Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Style Swap! Featuring @thelookforjess, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 – $10
- Summer Solstice Dinner, Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75 – $100
- John Cusack Presents a Screening of “Say Anything,” Civic Auditorium, 7:30 PM, $40
- Live Music – Red Shoes & Rosin, Central Filling Station, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE!
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ada Vox and the Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus Benefiting Knox Pride, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $100
- Summer Movie Magic: The Breakfast Club, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Jonny Monster Band, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Carly Bannister with The Arcadian Wild | Live at Pretentious Beer Co., 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $8 – $10
- The Cunning / Buzzards of Fuzz / C2 & The Brothers Reed, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
- Entities En Masse III, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:30 PM, $1
- Jeanine Fuller, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Tall Man Night at the Movies: TMNT, Central Cinema, 9:00 PM
- Johnny Bratcher with The Flashy Dudds, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- The Take Off Presents KwikFlip’s Birthday Bash to help the Wounded Warrior Project, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- Lions, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $7
- Lamp Light Blues Band, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- The Get Down, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Indianola, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 22
- Saturday Summer Yoga Series at Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, $8
- Joy Ride UnleaSHEd Women’s Adventure Festival, Baker Creek Preserve, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM, FREE but RSVP
- Big Orange Brawl, World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Saturday North Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Charles Dodd White: A Character with Secrets, Knoxville Writers’ Guild, 10:00 AM – Noon, $15 – $50
- Auditions for “The Ballad of Robin Hood,” Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Knox Pride Parade, Gay St, 10:30 AM – Noon, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Sam Hadfield / The Muckers, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Pridefest 2019 / Buffalo Fiasco at Pridefest, Mary Costa Plaza, Noon – 8:00 PM / 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, FREE!
- Family Day: Geology Rocks, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Free Beer Saturday with Wiseacre, Corks Wine & Spirits, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 9th Annual Knoxville Brewfest, World’s Fair Park Lake, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $20 – $50
- Ranked Choice Voting 101 – Knoxville Edition, Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Poboys and Poets Knoxville, Pilot Light, 6:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Walk For Me, The Concourse, 7:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $15 – $35
- Old City Pride Parade After Party, Old City Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Puddles Pity Party, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30 – $40
- Few Miles On, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Melissa Wegfahrt, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, Mabry-Hazen House, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Charge the Atlantic / Mojothunder / Juggernaut Stomp, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:59 PM
- Mark Boling Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Smooth Sailor, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $10
- Drew Fisher Album Release Party, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Skank Banger – Andy Woods ‘80s Hair Tribute Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 23
- Save Our Summer – June 2019, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM (daily through June 30)
- Knoxcentric: Bark’s New Album “Terminal Everything,” with Tim and Susan Lee, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Dine Out With Pride – Cru Bistro Downtown, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Pride Yoga 2019 with Blue Ridge Yoga at Elkmont Exchange, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, $10-$20 donation to KnoxPride
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Art Auction To End Hunger, The Concourse, Noon – 6:00 PM
- Pub Church, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
- Power of Produce Club at the Fourth Eastside Sunday Market, Eastside Sunday Market, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Sundays through June 30), $15 – $30
- Debut: Recent Acquisitions (Exhibition), McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (daily, various times, through August 4)
- Knoxville Community Band Concert, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic: City Lights, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Drinks & Flows, Central Depot, 3:00 PM, $5
- Birdhouse Big Feast, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- David Clifton Hosts Beer & Hymns, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Todd Snyder with Raelyn Nelson Band, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $22 – $35
- WUTK Presents Charlie Crockett, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Surf Cavalier, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, June 24
- 2019 Summer Art Academy, Various Classes, Knoxville Museum of Art, 9:00 AM – Noon (weekdays through June 14), $100 – $115
- Junior Historian Summer Camp: Hidden History, East Tennessee Historical Society, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, $70 – $80 (weekdays through June 28)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Drew Gibson / Maggie Longmire, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Monthly Meeting! by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM
- FREE Pool Tournament every Monday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Samuel J Comroe Live, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $25 – $50
- Dr. Bill Bass: Caverns & Cadavers! Benefit for Cherokee Caverns, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:45 PM – 9:00 PM, $50 – $100
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Guy Marshall, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Terrapin Quartet, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, June 25
- McClung Museum Summer Camps, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $35 – $80 (daily through June 27)
- Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Tuesday – Saturday through June 30), $15 – $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Magic Girl / The Shootouts, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Pizza and Billy Cheesesteaks, Trailhead Beer Market, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday Tasting Special! Craft + Estate Wines, Old City Wine Bar, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- TACA Mom’s Night Out, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- The Last Man On Earth (1964) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $5
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- 808 + Meditate: June 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
- Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers with Sam Amidon, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $55 – $75
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM