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Sunday, January 5
- Success Strategy Weekend Hosted by Pure Romance on Tour, Knoxville Marriott, 7:45 AM – 2:30 PM, $49 – $99
- Final Downtown Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt / Peppermint Trail, Downtown Knoxville & Old City, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Knoxville Pink Bride Wedding Show, Knoxville Convention Center, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $12 – $15
- 8th Annual Open House, Circle Modern Dance, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM, FREE!
- Cub Club Open House Hosted by Knoxville Ice Bears, Knoxville Civic Auditorium-Coliseum, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, Free – $5
- Final Holidays on Ice Presented by Home Federal Bank, Historic Market Square, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free – $10
- WDVX Downtown Jam, Blackhorse Saloon and Gay Street Pub, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Marble City Opera Presents an Evening of Shakespeare, St John’s Cathedral, 3:30 PM, $10 – $25
- Final Day of Science in Motion Exhibition, McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, FREE!
- First Sunday Celtic Jam for Beginners, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- BINGO at Barley’s with Camp-King Productions! Barley’s Taproom, 5:00 PM
- Embodied Wisdom (Meditation), Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, $10 – $20
- The Maggie Valley Band, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Chekov / Naked Lizard / Monopolyopolis (VA), Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $5 suggested donation
- Brad Heller & the Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Taylor Raynor / Chelsea Ford and The Trouble, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Mighty Musical Monday Vintage Film Celebration with Mighty Wurlitzer organ performances by Freddie Brabson, Tennessee Theatre, Noon, FREE!
- Artist Studio Hours – Jeremy Moore, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Open Studio Hours – New Member Orientation, The Knoxville Community Darkroom, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Postcard Print Exchange 2-Part Workshop, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 PM- 8:30 PM (second class at the same time, Wednesday, January 8), $75
- Sisterhood of Lavender Monthly Meeting, Time Warp Tea Room, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Poker Night, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Monday Women’s Circle at Blount Mansion, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $10
- Weekly SlowKno Running Club North Loop, Hops and Hollers, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Auditions: New Play Festival 2020 with Tennessee Stage Company, First Presbyterian Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The End Is Near: Welcome 2020, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5
- Candle Making Workshop, Trailhead Beer Market, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Friendlytown comedy show: Friendlytown Asks, “What Would Jesus Do?” starring Monika Miller! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Listen Up! Brandon Harmon hosts Singer-Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Weekly Winter Dances at the Laurel, Hosted by Andy Sims and Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM (Mondays through February 24)
- Mason Via and Hot Trail Mix, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Tuesday, January 7
- TVBA Business Expo & Veteran Job Fair, Marriott Knoxville, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Becoming an Entrepreneurial Nonprofit, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- The Lunchbox on MarketStreet Ribbon Cutting, Hosted by Knoxville Chamber, 607 Market St, 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Liam Bauman / The Betty Fox Band, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- All Day Happy Hour at the Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM
- South High Behind the Scenes Tour Hosted by ULI Knoxville and NAI Koella RM Moore, South High School Building, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Taco Tuesday – Return of The Big Ass Burrito, Vol 5, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 4:00 – 10:00 PM
- January Happy Hour Hosted by Young Professionals of Knoxville at Club LeConte, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, FREE but RSVP
- Bewitched Bellydance Class, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, $13
- Meet and Greet Hosted by Matthew Park for State House, Central Depot, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
- Screening of 63 Up, Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, FREE!
- Weekly Knoxville Board Game Night, Corner Lounge, 7:00 PM – Midnight, FREE!
- Auditions: New Play Festival 2020 with Tennessee Stage Company, First Presbyterian Church, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Staircase House Show: Kelsey Abbott / Gatlin, 1310 W Clinch Ave, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $4 donation
- 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 – 9:45 PM
- Matt Nelson, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
Wednesday, January 8
- Weekly Coffee Outside, Suttree Landing Park, 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
- Blissful Body – Mystical Spine: Ajeet’s Winter Yoga Series, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 9:30 AM (Weekly through January 22), $80
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Caleb Martin / Peter Gorisch & Steve Horton, Visitors Center, Noon, FREE!
- Overcoming The Challenges To Digital Photography Workshop, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM, $30
- Happy Birthday King: Viva Las Vegas (1964) at Central Cinema, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $5 – $8
- CODI January Meeting 2020, City County Building, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
- Afterschool Art – Woven Yarn Turtles, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM, $10
- Part 2 of Postcard Print Exchange 2-Part Workshop, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 5:30 PM- 8:30 PM, $75
- Get Glowing: Beginner Yoga Series, Glowing Body Yoga, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Weekly through January 29), $75
- Bluegill Messin’ with Doug Harris & Friends, La Bamba Seafood, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM, suggested price $10
- Tennessee Shines Presents RB Morris, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Terrapin Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Happy Birthday King: Viva Las Vegas (1964) at Central Cinema, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $5 – $8
- Old City Running Club Weekly Meet, Merchants of Beer, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Drumline, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $30 – $75
- Wednesday Knox Comedy, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Big Gene Poole, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 9
- ED Morning Mingle, Vienna Coffee at The Regas Building, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nalani Proctor / Jenna McClelland, Visitors Center, Noon – 1:00 PM, FREE!
- City Council Workshop, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- The Brookside Grand Opening, The Brookside, 1221 N Central, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Weekly North Knoxville Beer Runners, Central Flats & Taps, 6:00 PM
- Industry-Wide Networking Event with The Bride Link, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Gypsy Jazz Jam Hosted by Manouche Jazz Jam Knox, 2302 Sam Houston St, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
- Weekly Ramble Ride with DreamBikes, Merchants of Beer, 7:00 PM
- Second Thursday Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 PM
- Visiting Scholar Stacey Sinclair speaks on “Why Diversify? Framing Diversity as an Instrumental or Moral Good,” UT Student Union Auditorium, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- KHFF Presents Terror Train (1980) at Central Cinema, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $5
- Sam Adams, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Monthly Knoxville Square Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $5 – $7
- Electric Pheasant Open Mic Poetry, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Civil Strife Presents: Stand and Wave // Peach Fuzz, Birdhouse Knoxville, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- The Reflectors, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Home Grown Head, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 10
- Goal Planning for the Year Ahead, Rala, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, $25 – $60
- 2020 Live Review Course & Clinical Update – Knoxville, Hosted by APEA – Advanced Practice Education Associates, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 AM – Jan 11 at 5:30 PM, $590
- Preschool Art – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, $10
- Homegrown Home-School Program, UT Gardens Knoxville, 10:00 AM – Noon (Monthly through December 2020), $12 – $145
- WDVX Presents the Big Plate, Barley’s Taproom, Noon, FREE!
- WDVX WordStream, The Weekly Writer’s Voice: Gene Hodge, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Fee Free Friday at The Mill & Mine, Noon – 6:00 PM
- 2nd Fridays Monthly Event featuring UT Baseball Coach Tony Vitello, Club LeConte, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
- Contemporary Acappella Clinic: VOLcappella, Alumni Memorial Building, James Cox Auditorium, 5:00 PM – 11:45 PM
- The Streamliners at Alive After Five! Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Free – $15
- Candlelight Restorative Yoga & Reiki, Gay Street Yoga, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, $30
- Grady Milligan, Last Days of Autumn Brewing, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Jurassic Park Night / Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc, Civic Coliseum, 7:35 PM, $11 – $36
- Fridays with Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet House Band, Elkmont Exchange, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Juggernaut Stomp / Penny / Napalm Cheetah, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM / 10:00 PM
- Justin Mychals, Schulz Brau Brewing Company, 8:00 PM
- Death of a Salesman, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $18
- RB Morris Record Release Show – Going Back to the Sky, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Americano Comedy: A Stand-up Showcase, Remedy Coffee, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, $10
- Holloway / Vincent with Kirk “Jellyroll” Johnson, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Fridays with Brent Hyder at Pour Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Juju Beats, Leet, and Xenotype at The Concourse, 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM, $10
- Skankbanger – ’80s Hair Metal Party Band, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Strung Like a Horse at Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM, $5
- Buffalo Fiasco, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM, FREE!
- Safiya Performing at Mirage Knoxville, 10:30 PM – 1:30 AM
- Shocking Dark (1980) at Central Cinema’s $5 Late Show, 10:30 PM– 11:59 PM, $5
Saturday, January 11
- 2020 Live Review Course & Clinical Update – Knoxville, Hosted by APEA – Advanced Practice Education Associates, Hilton Knoxville, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM, $590
- Star City Games Knoxville, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM – Sunday, January 12 at 8:00 PM, $40 – $125
- CHKM Group Run, Eddie’s Health Shoppe Downtown, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
- I Just Want To Be A Unicorn Half Marathon & 5K, Volunteer Landing, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM, $15 – $40
- Urban Wilderness Work Party, Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Baker Creek Preserve, 9:00 AM – Noon
- Birds-N-Bagels: Ducks Amok! Ijams Nature Center, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM, $12
- WDVX Kidstuff with Sean McCullough Presents Will Carter, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, FREE!
- Biweekly Winter Farmers Market, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Parent-Child Creative Movement, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM, $10 suggested donation
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ross Hollow, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Introductory Internet Genealogy @ East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Create the Life You’ll Love ~ Self Discovery Workshop, Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Deep Rest: Restorative Yoga with Siobhan McAuley, Glowing Body Yoga & Healing, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, $40
- Vision Board Workshop, Birdhouse Knoxville, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $35
- Second Saturday Eat & Greet / New Year 2020 KIS Céilí Dance, Knoxville City Government Engineering, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Second Saturday Mumbilly Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Contemporary Acappella Clinic: VOLcappella, Alumni Memorial Building, James Cox Auditorium, 5:00 PM – 11:45 PM
- ACE Singing Awards, Bijou Theatre, 7:00 PM, $18.50
- Chris Minton performing at Next Level, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Steph Cabell, Last Days of Autumn, 7:00 PM
- Stark Alchemy Presents: The 80’s Edition, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $15 – $20
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Singin’ in the Rain: Film + Orchestra, Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, starting at $38
- Death of a Salesman, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $18
- The Breakfast Club at The Concourse, 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, $12 – $15
- Will Shepard at Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- A New Year’s Comedy Show Hosted by Not Sorry productions, Birdhouse Knoxville, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $7
- Harold Nagge / Alan Wyatt, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Forma music journal hosts Winter Sessions, A Second Saturday Concert Series: Dream Wave / Sorrel / Daje / Buck the Taxidermist, The Pilot Light, 9:00 PM – Midnight, $5
- Ross Hollow / A Great Disaster, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM / 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
- The Aquaducks at Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 PM – 1:30 AM, $5
- Jimmy Dormire and the Peacemakers, Barley’s Taproom, 10:00 PM
- Songs from the Road Band / Mark Schimick Music, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 12
- Blythe Doll Customization Platform, Knoxville Museum of Art, FREE!
- Star City Games Knoxville, Knoxville Convention Center, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM, $40 – $125
- Jazz Brunch, Chesapeake’s, 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
- Jazz Brunch, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
- Brunch with the Bears, Tako Taco, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Introduction to Yoga Series, Gay Street Yoga, 1:00 PM (Sundays through February 16), $90
- Second Sunday Art Activity Day, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, FREE!
- Second Sunday Docent English / Spanish Tour, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 PM, FREE!
- East Tennessee Pete-Up – Knoxville Hosted by Tennessee for Pete Buttigieg, Elst Brewing Company, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
- Death of a Salesman, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $18
- Second Sunday Old Time Jam Session with Tim Worman, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Improvised music by Matt Nelson & co., Pilot Light, 6:00 PM, FREE!
- Matt Woods at Maple Hall, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Creative Time at Central Depot! 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $15
- KFAS Potluck And Meeting, Birdhouse Knoxville, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Thomas Cassell Band, Barley’s Taproom, 8:00 PM
- Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 13
- New Location! TwinkleToes Free Dance Class! C.W. Cansler Family YMCA, 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM, FREE!
- Technical Society of Knoxville monthly meeting, Hosted by Peter Scheffler, Crowne Plaza Knoxville Downtown, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Matt Woods / Ted Yoder with Rhythmwood Drive, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- An Afternoon With the United Way of Greater Knoxville Hosted by Alliance for Young Nonprofit Professionals at Alliance for Better Nonprofits, Regas Building, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, RSVP
- 2020 Alphabet Bash to Benefit Second Harvest, Hosted by AAF Knoxville and PRSA Volunteer Chapter, Hi-Wire Brewing, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
- Poker Night, Downtown Grill and Brewery, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM / 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, UT Black Cultural Programming Committee, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Friendlytown comedy show: Friendlytown talks about the news! Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, FREE!
- Listen Up! Brandon Harmon hosts Singer-Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Weekly Winter Dances at the Laurel, Hosted by Andy Sims and Knoxville Contra Dance, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM (Mondays through February 24)
- Oracle Blue, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
Tuesday, January 14
- How to Create a Mission-Focused Fundraising Plan, Alliance for Better Nonprofits, 9:00 AM – Noon, $25 – $225
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jesse Daniel / GA-20, Visitor Center, Noon, FREE!
- Urban Narrative and Climate Change, Hodges Library, Lindsay Young Auditorium, 3:30 PM
- All Day Happy Hour at the Corner Lounge Knoxville, 4:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Building, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Relief Print Workshop, Merchants of Beer, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, $10 suggested donation
- Faith and Hope – Hope Lights the Spirit, Painting with a Twist, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $37 – $45
- Weekly Knoxville Board Game Night, Corner Lounge, 7:00 PM – Midnight, FREE!
- Old Time Jam with Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:15 PM
- Jonny Lang, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $42.50 – $67.50
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv Show, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM
- Neal Francis, Barley’s Taproom, 9:00 PM
- Balkun Brothers – Psychedelic Rock / Mojo Whiskey – Southern Rock, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
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