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Sunday, August 25
- Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: August 30
- Bubba Fest Comic-Con, Knoxville Convention Center, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $10 – $499
- August 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
- Knox Asian Festival 2019, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, FREE!
- Taste Tennessee Wine at Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $15
- Drink Beer. Give Back. Central Flats & Taps and SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – close (through August 30)
- 8th Annual Knoxville Tattoo Convention / Pin-Up Contest, Downtown World’s Fair Holiday Inn, Noon – 7:00 PM / 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $10
- CAAN Performs at 6th Annual Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 12:20 PM / 1:50 PM
- Pub Church, Scruffy City Hall, 1:00 PM
- Power of Produce Club at Eastside Sunday Market, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Rachel Deloache Williams, Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM
- Bunco at the Corner Lounge, 3:00 PM
- South Knoxville Sunday Market, Landing House, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Summer Movie Magic: The Iron Giant, Tennessee Theatre, 3:00 PM, $7 – $9
- TWS Afternoon with the Arts, Knoxville Museum of Arts, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, FREE!
- Meet & Greet with District 9, Precinct 26 Knox County Democratic Party, Printshop Beer, Co, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Cheeky Tiki Pop-Up, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM (daily through August 27)
- Cruise into football season with the Vols! Star of Knoxville Riverboat Cruise, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $20
- K-Town Poker Night, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Josh Lovelace at Maple Hall, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $7 – $31
- Meet the Makers of the Warehouse District, Southern Depot, 5:00 PM, $75
- The Slants at Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 6:00 PM
- Status Update: Longform Improv Workshop! Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
- KFF Social Media Day, World’s Fair park, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Miss.Take @ Knox Asian Festival, World’s Fair Park, 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Doctor Ocular, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, August 26
- Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: August 30
- Advance Classic Course, Asia Kay Salon, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, $10 – $100
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Blue Yonder / Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Cheeky Tiki Pop-Up, Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM
- Brews & News with Knox News’ Football Reporters / Travis Powell Properties Tailgate Giveaway, Fieldhouse Social, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM / 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Free but RSVP
- TNT Social – Mix & Mingle, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 6:00 PM
- KGMC New Member Auditions, Emporium Center, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Trailhead Old Time Jam, Trailhead Beer Market, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Young Republicans of Knoxville Meeting, Barley’s Taproom, 7:00 PM
- Monthly Meeting by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, South Coast Pizza, 7:00 PM
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show presents: Kenny DeForest, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Brandon Harmon hosts Listen Up! – Singer-Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with Ashley Campbell, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Poker Night, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 9:00 – Midnight
- Mike Baggetta, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 27
- It is your privilege – and civic duty – to GO VOTE! City of Knoxville Primary Election, All Polling Locations, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: August 30
- Employment Law, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Jury for New Artist Members, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through August 31)
- Seersucker Flashmob, City County Building, 11:45 AM – Noon
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Turkey Buzzards, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- CLE – Government & Public Service Lawyers Section, City County Building, Noon – 1:00 PM, Free – $5
- Tennessee Innocence Project with Speaker Stephen Johnson at the Lunch Bunch, Ebenezer UMC Church, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Holly’s All Day 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
- Legacy Parks Foundation “TRAILgate Party,” Sunspot, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $35
- Tuesdays Wine Tastings in the Cellar, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Farewell to Summer, Central Collective, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $89
- A Tour of the Tennessee Theatre with Jack Neely, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $15
- Election Night Watch Party, Hosted by Marshall Stair for Mayor, Elkmont Exchange, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Fletcher for Mayor Election Night Watch Party, Skybox Bar & Grill, 7:00 PM
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Skate Video Night Vol. 5 at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM– 9:15 PM, $5
- Primary Election Watch Party, Relix, 8:00 PM
- Tiki Toni at Sapphire Fine Food & Fancy Drinks, 8:00 PM
- 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
- The Turkey Buzzards at Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Candela, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 28
- Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: August 30
- Board Leadership Cohort, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (Wednesdays through October 2), $200 – $600
- Wednesday Story Thyme, Knoxville Botanical Garden & Arboretum, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $5 suggested donation
- Jury for New Artist Members, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through August 31)
- WUOT Pubs for Public Radio, SoKno Cantina, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tyler Meacham, Visitors Center, Noon, FREE!
- Wednesday Board Games & Brews, Central Filling Station, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Intuition Circle, Asia Kay Salon, 6:00 PM, $5 – $10 donation suggested
- Happy Hour at Hi-Wire Brewing, 6:30 PM
- Wednesday Jazz in the Old City with Frog & Toad Trio, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM
- Wednesday Yoga with Florals and Flows at Suttree Landing Park, 6:30 PM, $5
- Brewer-Clifton Wine Dinner, Old City Wine Bar, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $97
- Rusty Holloway & Mike Benjamin featuring Michael Gill, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 suggested price
- Tennessee Shines presents Miss Tess, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Wine + Tango, The Double S Wine Bar, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Enjoy the Silents: The Freshman (1925), Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Josh King Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Spanish Class, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Wednesdays through September 4), $25
- Wednesday Old City Running Club Weekly Meet, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Million Dollar Quartet, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $18
- Valerie June with Mick Flannery, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21.50 – $30
- Shaw Davis & the Black Ties, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, August 29
- Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: August 30
- American Idol Auditions, Knoxville Convention Center, All Day
- The 360 Leader, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- Mother’s Fika, Hosted by BIRTHFIT Knoxville, Blühen Botanicals, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- Jury for New Artist Members, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through August 31)
- August Donation Day: Koinonia Foundation, 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Carpetbag Theatre Ensemble, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Make A Wish Fundraiser, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Kids’ Bikes Demo (Moms and Dads too), Baker Creek Preserve, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Barristers Social Hour, Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Cocktails & Conversation with Knoxville History Project Executive Director Jack Neely, Knoxville Museum of Art, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- Chapter Meeting: Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentor 2.0 Program, The Regas Building, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- WDVX’s Six O’Clock Swerve featuring Southern Cities, Barley’s Taproom, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- August Drink & Draw with AIGA Knoxville at Central Filling Station, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
- Women’s Writing Circle: the moon journal, The Gratitude Bar, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $195 (Thursday through September 19)
- Lux ATL Stripcraft Workshop, Sheer Inspiration Pole Fitness with Natasha Fine, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $95
- Unity Ride 2018 Documentary Showing, Scruffy City Hall, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- Robin Hood, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Dreambikes Ramble Ride, Dreambikes, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Fountain City Ramblers – Live at Clancy’s! 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Enjoy The Silents: The Freshman (1925) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- English Class, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Diane Guerrero, Student Union, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, FREE!
- Trees Knoxville Social, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM
- Fifth Thursday Celtic Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Million Dollar Quartet, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $12 – $18
- Shifflett / Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Elonzo Wesley, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Filmnacht: Avengers Endgame, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Brandle Rain Band, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- MEOB Superlow (formerly Harbor/ Pet Degree), Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Friday, August 30
- Baker Cafe: Leading through Tragedy with Joe Jarret, Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- Artists Drop Off: Impressionism: Open Show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $10 entry fee
- Mast Store Knoxville – SALE on the Promenade, Mast Store, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Jury for New Artist Members, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (daily through August 31)
- Final Drink Beer. Give Back. Central Flats & Taps and SoKno Taco Cantina, 11:00 AM – close
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Michael Reno Harrell, Barley’s Taproom, 11:30 AM, FREE!
- Lady Bosses Lunch Attorneys, Maple Hall, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM, $20
- WordStream, The Weekly Writer’s Voice: Doug Hoekstra, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Final Day: Call For Entries – National Authors Day, Union Ave Books online, Deadline: 5:00 PM
- Pop Swap Stranger Things edition, Tall Man Toys & Comics, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Music Feeds Concert Series presents Steve Earle & the Dukes, World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $30 – $55
- Vol Navy Captains’ Reception, Calhoun’s on the River, 6:00 PM
- First Year MFA Exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- OliBea After Hours, OliBea, 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM (Fridays and Saturdays through the fall)
- Alive After Five “Pardi Gras” with Roux du Bayou Cajun Band, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, FREE – $15
- Live Music with Cameron Duffy Moore on Chesapeake’s Patio, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Brews & Beats at Marble Kitchen and the Firefly, 7:00 PM
- Robin Hood, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Million Dollar Quartet, Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30 PM, $20 – $45
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Lavish Boars Record Release Party, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
- Colonel Williams House Band, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Monroeville & The Firewater Tent Revival at Schulz Bräu, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, FREE!
- Forever Abbey Road with Three Dog Celebration, Jackson Terminal, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $15 – $25
- Keith And Tamara Brown, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Will Atkinson, The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10 – $15
- Mother Legacy, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM
- Badlands / The Burnin’ Hermans, Preservation Pub, 10:o0 PM / 11:00 PM
- The White Liars, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Barstool Romeos, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Old City Friday Night Pep Rally, Southbound Knoxville, 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $5
- Safiya Performing at Mirage Knoxville, 10:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Saturday, August 31
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, Market Street, Union Avenue, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Local Lore: South Gay St, Downtown Knoxville (start at the corner of Gay and Wall), 9:00 AM
- Mast Store Knoxville – SALE on the Promenade, Mast Store, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Detective Day: Sneaky Finders, Downtown Knoxville, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, $60
- Artists Drop Off: Impressionism: Open Show, Broadway Studios and Gallery, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, $10 entry fee
- Jury for New Artist Members, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Miss Retrospect Pinup Contest / Retro Rockabilly and Pin Up Party, Retrospect Vintage Store, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM / 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Make It & Take It Saturdays, Lawson McGhee Knox County Public Library, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Queen Bee & The Honeylovers / LakeSide, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Robin Hood, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 PM / 5:00 PM, $10 – $12
- Introductory Internet Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Auditions for “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- School of Rock Summer Showcase at Barleys! 3:30 PM – 10:00 PM
- New Moon Goddess Circle, Asia Kay Salon, 4:00 PM, $11
- Po Boys and Poets / Simon Joyner & The Ghosts, Pilot Light, 6:00 PM / 9:00 PM, $5 / $10
- Beautycounter Skincare Sampler + Eco DIY Workshop, Lox Salon, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Frank Giovetti, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Allen Smith, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Big Hair: Night of Comedy, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Last Chance Riders / The Snozzberries, Preservation Pub, 9:00 – 11:15 PM / 11:45 PM
- Skeleton Krew / Red Zephyr, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM / 11:00 PM
- Road to Imagine: Figure, The Concourse, 10:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $15
- Unspoken Tradition, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- The Young Fables, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
Sunday, September 1
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Mast Store Knoxville – SALE on the Promenade, Mast Store, Noon – 6:00 PM
- 2019 Brew Cycle, Cranky Bastards, Elkmont Exchange, 1:00 PM – 8:30 PM
- Big Kahuna Wings Festival, World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $25 – $200
- Auditions for “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Million Dollar Quartet, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $18 – $35
- Robin Hood, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 PM, $10 – $12
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Saloon and Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Knoxville Clothing Swap 2.0, Birdhouse Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- K-Town Poker Night, Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- SoKno + Sierra September Sippin’, SoKno Taco Cantina, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Slap-n-Save Flipoff, Suttree’s High Gravity Tavern, 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
- True Blue Bluegrass Band, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Cam Duffy Moore hosts Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 2
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tiffany Williams / Monday Night Social, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday with Mighty Wurlitzer organ performances by Freddie Brabson and special guests, Dor L’Dor. Dor L’Dor, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- FRIENDLYTOWN comedy show, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Maple Hall Monday: Will Carter with TGB, Maple Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Ethan Palmer hosts Electric Pheasant Poetry Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Fanny & the Paper Straws, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Poker Night, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 9:00 – Midnight
- Cam Duffy Moore hosts Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, September 3
- Bake Sale, Lunch, and Silent Auction, Hosted by SMG Knoxville, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: McKenzie Knapps, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Ebenezer Church Farmer’s Market, Ebenezer UMC Knoxville, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Holly’s All Day Happy Hour, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- 2019 Charles O. Jackson Memorial Lecture, Strong Hall, Room 101, UTK, 5:00 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
- 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
- Mike & the Moonpies, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Cam Duffy Moore hosts Improv Jam, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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