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Sunday, July 28
- Call for Entries: 20th Master Woodworkers Show, The Emporium Center (deadline August 1, 11:55 PM)
- Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville, through July 31
- Final Knoxcentric: Mayoral candidate Marshall Stair, WUTK (90.3), 10:00 AM
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- July Sunday Assembly & Potluck, The Concourse, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- St. James Day, St. James Episcopal Church of Knoxville, 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
- Pink Bride Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Round Up for the Bijou Theatre, Mast General Store, Noon – close (through July 31)
- Power of Produce Club at the Eastside Sunday Market, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Champagne with my Campaign Hosted by Fletcher for Mayor, Skybox Sports Bar and Grill, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Meet Rio: TN Clean Water Network Fundraiser, Crafty Bastard Brewery, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Scruffy City Hall / Historic Market Square, 2:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $15 / Free – $15
- ClarinetFest 2019, Natalie Haslam Music Center, 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 2:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- South Knoxville Sunday Market, Landing House, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Meet and Greet by District 9, Precinct 26 Knox County Democratic Party, Printshop Beer Co., 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Mojo Tweed at Last Days of Autumn Brewing Co, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Partner Panel, Hosted by BIRTHFIT Knoxville, South Landing CrossFit, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Daniel Markham, Central Flats & Taps, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Highlander Center Celebration and Fundraiser Concert, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Charles Walker Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, July 29
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Strong Water / Haunted Like Human, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Maplehurst Open House, Maplehurst Apartments, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- BLANK Newspaper’s Knoxville Finest Awards Reception, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Contact Improvisation Workshop, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $15 – $45 (Mondays through August 19)
- Knoxville Mayoral Energy Forum, Square Room, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free but RSVP
- Hannibal Buress, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $32 – $42
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show: Friendlytown, Jr.!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with WestWend, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Not Thelonius Monk, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Tuesday, July 30
- Final Kid A’ Riffic Fun on the Square, Market Square, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Mercer and Johnson, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Rotary Field Trip to Women’s Basketball HOF, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15, please RSVP
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- WUOT Open House, 209 Communications Bldg, UTK, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- 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
- 808 + Meditate: July 2019, The Concourse, 7:30 PM, $5 – $8
- Skate Video Night Vol 4 at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5
- Concerts on the Square, Bill Lyons Pavillion, Historic Market Square, 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
- Amy Ray (of Indigo Girls), Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $25 – $40
- LA Edwards, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Mercer & Johnson, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 31
- Last day for Where’s Waldo Scavenger Hunt, Downtown Knoxville
- 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: BUSAR + Terrapin Brewery, SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ginger Cowgirl / Mercury Blonde, Visitors Center, Noon, FREE!
- Dine & Discover: John Douglas Powers will discuss time-based art in conjunction with the “Design by Time” exhibition, Knoxville Museum of Art, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Red Sand Project, Hosted by Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking – CCAHT and Knox County Health Department, Central Filling Station, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- East Knoxville Meet & Greet with DJ Sterl the Pearl and Marshall Stair, Magnolia Cafe, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, RSVP
- Urban Wilderness Wednesday, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Intuition Circle Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 6:00 PM, $5 – $10 donation or gift
- Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
- Enjoy the Silents: Movies Like It’s 1899 at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines Presents Wild Ponies, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Final Wednesday Beginner Spanish Classes, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $30 – $160
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 7:15 PM, $5
- Wednesday Old City Running Club Weekly Meet, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Wednesday Comedy Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Mercury Blonde, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 1
- Summit for Opioid Addiction and Response (SOAR), UTK Student Union, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Truehearts, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Only Start One New Event: The Ask Event, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $25 – $225
- Elstwhere Grand Opening Weekend, Elst Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Pat Beasley Band, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Advintage Launch Party, The Casual Pint (Downtown), 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15
- How to Be a Literary Citizen, Knoxville Writers’ Guild, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- CISV Pint Night at Pour Taproom, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- First Thursday Irish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Knoxville Blue Blues Jam with Knoxville 2nd District Democrats, Time Warp Tea Room, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
- Matt Nelson, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Listen Up! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- The 502s, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Locally Sourced Comedy, Central Depot, 9:00 PM
- Filmnacht: Long Shot, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Friday, August 2
- SmartRIA Consultant Conference, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Mayor’s All4Knox Summit, UTK Student Union, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- Motley Crew Community Luncheon, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown University, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Big Plate Special, Barley’s Taproom, 11:30 AM, FREE!
- WordStream, The Weekly Writer’s Voice: Jack Neely, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Elstwhere Grand Opening Weekend, Elst Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday ArtWalk / First Friday Artwalk Trolley, Downtown Knoxville / Historic Market Square, Gay Street and the Old City, 5:00 PM – 11:59 PM / 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Trolley stops at 10 minute intervals)
- First Friday Showcase: Kara Lockmiller, Maple Hall, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Downtown Drumming by the Center For Peace, Knoxville Soap Candle & Gifts, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- The Tuesday Painters and The Poetry of Nature, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- August First Friday Hosted by Arts & Culture Alliance / Discovery: An Exploration of the Nuances of Life, Hosted by Terina Gillette Fine Arts, Emporium Center, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Terri Misch – Aug First Friday, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with Tory legg Designs at Bluhen Botanicals, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- 1st Friday Downtown Knoxville, Art Market Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday August: Howard Hull, UT Downtown Gallery, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday Open Mic Night: Opening Reception for ‘Pieced,’ a collaborative exhibition of work, by Melissa Everett and Nick DeFord, Dogwood Arts, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Tradebank Mixer, Colby’s Photography, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Koby Hyde’s Art Show, Downtown 211, 6:00 PM
- August First Friday! French Fried Vintage, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Meet Your Neighbors First Friday Art Show, Birdhouse Knoxville, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday Drum Circle, St John’s Episcopal Cathedral, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- First Friday Gallery Opening: Tyty Nkongolo, Bijou Theatre, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Back to School Hair Styling, Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Friday with Jordan Kear, Cafe Vicolo, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday at Awaken Coffee, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- First Friday with Jon Pemberton, Rala, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Sundress Reading at Union Ave Books, 6:00 PM
- Knox Brew Tours: EPIK First Friday, Downtown Vicinity, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (stops at 15-minute intervals), $10
- Holding Space, Mighty Mud, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- First Friday at Woodruff’s Gallery, Hosted by Jessica Gosney Art, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- OliBea After Hours, OliBea, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM (Fridays and Saturdays through the fall)
- Alive After Five with Stacy Mitchhart Band, Knoxville Museum of Arts, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $15
- Friday Live Music on Chesapeakes Patio, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Broadway on Broadway, St. James Episcopal Church of God, 7:00 PM
- Friday Brews & Beats at Marble City Kitchen and The Firefly, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Vanosdale / Kami Astro / David Webb’s Burning Bush, Remedy Coffee, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Hotrods and Hippies: The Summer of Nostalgia, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness with Natasha, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $15 – $25
- Shakespeare on the Square, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15
- Lauren Beeler of Lauren & the Howlers, Central Filling Station, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE!
- Brandle Rain Band live, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:30 PM
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Corning Lounge, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic: Ghostbusters, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Will Payne Harrison, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Rusty Holloway, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Jerry Garcia Birthday Bash, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Hooteroll?, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Caution, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Cheer Accident with Weird Ian, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
- Tellios, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Saturday, August 3
- 2019 NPC Knox Classic, Civic Auditorium, 8:30 AM / 5:00 PM, $25 – $45
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Summer Food Pantry & Book Give-Away, Hosted by Bethany BC of Knoxville and Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, 316 McConnell St, 10:00 AM
- South Knox Canvassing with CCM, Borderland Tees, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- 1st Annual Founder’s Day, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 10:00 AM – Noon
- North Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Shark Week in Downtown Knoxville, Various Venues, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM
- Infant Massage Class with Jennifer Jones, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing Arts, 10:30 AM – Noon, $30
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Moses Jones & the Dirty Southern Soul / Steve Hung, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ranked Choice Voting: Info Session & Demo, Birdhouse Knoxville, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
- Auditions for “All in the Timing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Margarita Crawl Knoxville, Old City and Downtown, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $21 – $75
- NCBW 100 Proudly Presents Denim & Diamonds: Cards & Comedy For A Cause, Jackson Terminal, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $60
- Elstwhere Grand Opening Weekend, Elst Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- First Saturday Scottish Dance Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- JA Blind Pig, The Press Room, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $25
- Shakespeare on the Square, The Comedy of Errors, Historic Market Square, 7:00 PM, FREE – $15
- Tipsy with The Stella Vees, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Music Feeds: Shining Star, Tennessee Amphitheatre World’s Fair Park, 7:30 PM, $20 – $75
- Cypher Saturdays 8-3-19, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM
- Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM
- Drake Freeman, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Captain Ivory / Andy Mowatt’s Frequency Movement, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
- Bill Swann Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Basstronica: Suns End, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, Free – $5
- Smooth Sailor, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- WUTK Presents A Second Bell Soiree with *Repeat Repeat, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Liam’s fancy with JT Oglesby, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, August 4
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Love WINS Wedding Expo 2019, Historic Southern Railway Station, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- The Nourish Knoxville Tomato Jam: A Drinks Competition, The Mill & Mine, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, $15 – $75
- Get Off Your Glass VII, Central Filling Station, Noon – 3:00 PM
- Shakespeare on the Square, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scruffy City Hall / Historic Market Square, 2:00 PM / 7:00 PM, $15 / Free – $15
- Men’s Circle Hosted by Knox Conscious Awareness, 1710 Woodbine Ave, 3:00 PM, $11 – $22, RSVP
- Quintessential Downtowner Memorialized : A Wake for Michael Haynes, Downtown Grill & Brewery, 3:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic: North by Northwest, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $7 – $9
- Doublewide, Texas, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Saloon, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Elsewhere Grand Opening Weekend, Elst Brewing, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday East Knox Canvassing with CCM, Birdhouse Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday Blues Jam, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Slap-N-Save Flip Off, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
- Auditions for “All in the Timing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- WUTK Presents Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM, $5
Monday, August 5
- 2019 TN Animal Care and Control Conference, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $105 – $210
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian Paddock / Ever More Nest, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Sensory Sensitive Monday, Lox Salon, Noon – 4:00 PM
- Mighty Music Monday with Freddie Brabson and special guests, K-Town Sound, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Brews for Backpacks, Printshop Beer Co., 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM, Free but RSVP
- Contact Improvisation Workshop, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, $15 – $45 (Mondays through August 19)
- Auditions for “All in the Timing,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – LINK
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show!, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Secret Show, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Tuesday, August 6
- 2019 TN Animal Care and Control Conference, Crowne Plaza, Knoxville Downtown University, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $105 – $210
- Preventing Event Volunteer Fails, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM, $12.50 – $112.50
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brandon Bailey Johnson / East TN Bluegrass Association, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s Senior Moments Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 103.5 WIMZ Rock Babe Calendar 2020 – Model Search, Elkmont Exchange, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Fort Kid Benefit Dinner, Rebel Kitchen, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $125
- Cub Scout Sign-Up, Emerald Academy, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Tuesday 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: August 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
- Travers Brothership with Vintage Pistol, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM