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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 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
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 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: Friendlytown joins a cult!, 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
- Jake Smith Trio, 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 29), $15 – $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Magic Girl / The Shootouts, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market Returns, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 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
- Dark Star Orchestra Ticket Giveaway, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Mayoral Forum, Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Knoxville / Knox County, Knoxville New Sentinel, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- “White Boy” by Tom Graves, Union Ave Books, 6:30 PM – 7:30 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
- Skate Video Night vol. 3(D) at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5
- Concerts on the Square: Jazz on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Open Mic with David Bivens, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- 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
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, June 26
- Zoo Ticket Giveaway, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $5 suggested donation
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- SoKno Social: Ijams Nature Center + Elst Brewery, SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Shawn Byrne / Brad Heller and The Fustics, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- AMM On-site Ordination – Knoxville, TN, Hosted by American Marriage Ministries, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, Noon – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Urban Wilderness Wednesday, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Taste and Toast benefiting Knox Pride, Sweet P’s Barbeque & Downtown Dive, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- First Creek Park Potluck, Hosted by Margareth Olsson, First Creek Park, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Wednesday Crafty Grenade Race, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 6:30 PM
- Bluegill Messin’ with Mystic Rhythm Tribe, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
- Japanese Whisky Tasting and Sushi at The Tennessean Hotel Personal Luxury Hotel, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75
- Wednesday Beginner Spanish Classes, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (through July 31), $30 – $160
- Battleship Potemkin (1925) with live score at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, $8
- School of Rock Benefit Concert for BBBS of East TN, Billy Lush Boards and Brew, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Wednesday Wine + Tango, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Wednesday Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 7:15 PM, $5
- Shimano Presents Return to Earth by Anthill Films, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $11.50
- Nick Jernigan, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Lola Montez, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, June 27
- Knoxville Barristers’ Volunteer Breakfast, Volunteer Ministry Center, 6:15 AM – 7:30 AM
- Appreciative Inquiry: Strengths-Based Organizational Change, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- June Donation Day: Flying Anvil Theatre, Central Flats & Taps, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Cody Blackbird Band / Kristy Kruger, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Frontline 3: Understanding Community Resources, Hosted by Compassion Coalition, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE – $15
- 3rd Annual Bowliversary at Maple Hall, 4:00 PM – Midnight
- 2019 Annual Salon Photography Competition, UT Conference Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve Presents Angela Easterling, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Last Chance! Wingshuck Exhibit and June Open Show! Broadway Studios and Gallery, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- What’s Happening With Our Public Schools? Casual Pint Downtown, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Civil Strife and Cayce and The Stoop Kids, Live Music at La Bamba Seafood Restaurant, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Modernist Table Pop-Up Dinner, The Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $89
- Concerts on the Square: Square Dancing on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavilion, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE!
- SMWS July Outturn Preview Blind Whisky Tasting, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $50 – $75
- Blackfoot Live in Knoxville! The Concourse, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Fourth Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Gail Grantham Presents – Natasha Ferrier & Hillary Begley Live, Cook Loft 221, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Shifflett / Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Maple Hall Comedy Showcase, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Secret City Cyphers – Five-Year Anniversary, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- The Cody Blackbird Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, June 28
- Mid-Year Reset Workshop, Rala, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, $55
- WDVX Big Plate Special, Barley’s Taproom, 11:30 AM, FREE!
- WordStream: Kali Meister, The Weekly Writer’s Voice, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Kuumba Festival, Morningside Park and Historic Market Square, Noon – 10:00 PM
- 2019 Save Our Sons Summit, Change Center, 203 Harriet Tubman St., 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Friday Market at Ebenezer UMC, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- USA Cycling in Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 4:45 PM – 9:30 PM
- Cheering Corner – USA Cycling Nationals-Criterium Race, Blount Mansion, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Post Modern Spirits & Craft Whisky Tasting, Corks Wine & Spirits, 5:30 PM -7:30 PM, FREE!
- Alive After Five with the Tennessee Sheiks, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE – $10
- June Cookie Class, Blue Slip Winery & Bistro, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $40
- Summer Lightning, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Andy Black, Jackson Terminal, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM, $20 – $25
- The Mailboxes + Benjamin Donaldson – Phoenix Pharmacy & Fountain, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Comeback Show 2019 – Christopher Calderhead, The Central Collective, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Germein at The Sound Archive, Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, 601 S Gay St, 7:00 PM
- Live Music – Appalachian Surf Team, 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
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- ROCK at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Dark Star Orchestra, The Mill & Mine, 8:00 PM, $27.50 – $30
- A Night at the UT Planetarium, Nielsen Physics Building, 8:30 PM, SOLD OUT
- Terrapin Jazz, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- T. Michael Branner Conceptet, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Summer Fling: A Comedy Showcase Hosted by Comedy-Hilarity Parody Charity, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $6
- Yookie, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $12
- BARK record release show (for Terminal Everything) to benefit Girls’ Rock Camp, with Psychic Baos, Lower Interiors & Headface, presented by WUTK, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Mind Modes / Big Dog, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM / 11:30 PM
- The Coveralls, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Kirk Fleta, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Captain Midnight Band Knoxville DSO late nite TN Jeds Meetup, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM – 1:30 AM
Saturday, June 29
- USA Cycling in Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Saturday Summer Yoga Series at Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM, $8
- 2-Day Skills Camp, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 8:45 AM – Jun 30 at 4:15 PM, SOLD OUT!
- Women’s Fundamentals Clinic / Jumping Mini-Clinic, Knoxville Urban Wilderness Trail, 8:45 AM – 12:15 PM / 1:45 PM – 4:15 PM, SOLD OUT! / SOLD OUT!
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Dine Out with Pride – Sunspot, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday North Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Olympic Day at US Pro, Gay and Church Sts, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ross Hollow / Kevin Mahoney, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- 2-Year Anniversary Shindig, Pour Taproom, Noon – 1:00 AM
- Kuumba Festival, Morningside Park and Historic Market Square, Noon – 10:00 PM
- The Hive Estate Sale, Hosted by Pineapple Consignment at The Hive, Noon – 7:00 PM
- Downtown Meet and Greet with Marshall, CityView At RiverWalk, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Red Eye Rye Whiskey Tasting, Corks Wine & Spirits, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, FREE!
- Sing for the Climate Concert, Tennessee Amphitheater at World Fair Park, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Real Men Stand Up, Cook Loft 221, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Hard Knox Roller Girls Doubleheader, World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, 5:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $5 – $15
- CS Presents: Knoxville Arts Show, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 11:45 PM, $5
- ECO DIY Workshop + Wellness Conversation, Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10
- Po Boys and Poets, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, $5
- An Evening with Director Jack Sholder Triple Feature, Central Cinema, 6:00 PM – Midnight, $25
- Mal Nombre, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Chris D’Elia, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $58
- Stevie Jones & Michael Crawley / The Brummies / Milkshake Fatty – Multimedia Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / 10:20 PM – 11:20 PM / 11:40 PM
- Ross Hollow at Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Cyd Greenwood / Karate Blocks / High Heat, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM / 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
- Greg Tardy, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Max Jaffe, Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $6
- CoLLABS 6.29 Warehouse Function #2, CoLLABS, 1532 Island Home Ave, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $5
- McKinley James, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Reflectors, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, June 30
- Save Our Summer – June 2019, MEDIC Regional Blood Center, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- The Hive Estate Sale, Hosted by Pineapple Consignment at The Hive, 9:00 AM – Noon
- USA Cycling in Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Cheering Corner – USA Cycling Nationals-Road Race, Blount Mansion, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- 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
- Drag Brunch at Old City Wine Bar, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, $31 – $50
- Kuumba Festival, Morningside Park and Historic Market Square, Noon – 10:00 PM
- South Knoxville Sunday Market, Landing House, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Last Showing: Symphony ShowHouse at Regas Square Private Residences, 333 West Depot Ave, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $15 – $30
- Organic Edible Garden Series, UT Gardens Knoxville, 1:30 PM, $330 – $375
- A Familiar Wilderness at Union Ave. Books, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Brewery, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 45 Seconds From Broadway, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $15
- Meet and Greet by District 9, Precinct 26 Knox County Democratic Party, Printshop Beer Co., 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Bunco, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- River Blues Cruise with the Bridget Kelly Band, The Star of Knoxville Riverboat 300 Neyland Dr, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $16 – $20
- Public Vote: Art in Public Places Exhibition, Dogwood Arts, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM
- Painting Class! Hops and Hollers, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $30
- The Flanks at Clancy’s Tavern!, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Red Zephyr, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Evening Standards with Roacheaters, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
Monday, July 1
- Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through July 31
- Grands and Me: Beauty and the Bug, UT Gardens Knoxville, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM, $30 – $35
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Bennett, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Music Monday with Paul Swiderski and special guests, O’Connor Senior Singers, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- July Women’s Circle, Hosted by Creating Mindfulness, Blount Mansion, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- FREE Pool Tournament every Monday, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Crazy Town (20th Anniversary Tour) with Spoken, The Concourse, 7:00 PM – Midnight, $12
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Mike Baggetta, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Avantist, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, July 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Leon Majcen / Abe Partridge, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market Returns, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- 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
- Concerts on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- The Valley Authority @ Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $3