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Sunday, January 22
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Music on the Mezzanine: Life in the Key of Blues, Lawson McGhee Library, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE!
- An Author Conversation with Emily Hilliard, Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sky Creature / Tony Orrico Rider, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Showing: The Whale, Central Cinema, 2:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Final Performance: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 pm, $20
- January Scottish Country Dancing, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 3:00 pm
- Sherlock Holmes And the First Baker Street Irregular, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Open House! Mat + Chat, Bliss Integrated Bodywork, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (Thurs through Feb 23), FREE! RSVP recommended
- Conversations on Race Presents: What is CRT and Why Christians Should Care, Church Street United Methodist Church, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Showing: Knoxville Freedom Stories & Songs, Central Cinema, 5:00 pm, FREE!
- Girls Night Out the Show, Barrelhouse, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, starting at $20
- Songwriter Sundays at Status Dough, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Giggles At Geezers: A Night of Stand Up Comedy, Geezers Brewery, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: When You Finish Saving the World / The Whale, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Gregg Hatfield Eggar Holloway, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- house & disco presented by dj christian ferrer and the art of house, lowercase books, 1530 washington ave, 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (weekly through Apr 30)
- Tenci with June Rosewell and The Noisy, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $12 – $15
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, January 23
- Call to Artists for Submissions: No Bigger Than a Breadbox Biennial Small Works Show, The Emporium Center, deadline Sunday, Jan 29, starting at $30
- Lauren Ailor, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Printmaking Showcase Exhibition – Byron McKeeby’s Legacy, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor Hallway, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Fri), through Jan 31, 2023
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! East Tennessee History Center, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through July 3, 2023)
- Abstracts on Display: Jen Sterling, Morris Creative Group, 555 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Jan 31, 2023)
- January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Where the Sun Casts No Shadow: Postcards from the Creative Crossroads of Quito, Ecuador / Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Feb 19 / through Apr 30, FREE!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nash Hamilton / Cold Chocolate, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Auditions for The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Underdog, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
- Showing: The Whale / OVA Extreme Series, Central Cinema, 6:00 pm / 8:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (through Jan 30)
- Weekly Monday Fun Run hosted by Flying Pints, Alliance Brewing Co, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Out Series: Branden Jones/Jake Smith/Matt Nelson, Andrew Paulson, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Michael Price, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Jonah Tran Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, January 24
- Accelerate Your Marketing: Drive Your Business Forward in 2023 [A 4-Part Series on Marketing], Knoxville Small Business Development Center, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, FREE! but RSVP
- Sports Authority Board, Public Works Service Center, 3131 Morris Ave, 9:00 am – 10:30 am
- The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments and Stonework / Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through May 13 / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through Aug 2023
- Exhibition: Public Interiority, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Feb 18)
- Lil Clinard and 3-D Artists, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Jason Carter, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Ballroom classes at O’Connor Senior Center, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, $3 donation
- Read City USA 2023 Launch: All Together Now, Bijou Theatre, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- City Council Meeting, City County Building, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm (weekly through June 27), $20
- Mark Schaefer, “Belonging to the Brand,” LIVESTREAM presented by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 6:00 pm, RSVP
- Showing: The Whale / When You Finish Saving the World, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:45 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Jason Carter and Friends, Barley’s Knoxville, 8:00 pm, $15 – $20
- Tokes & Jokes, The Holistic Connection, 716 S Gay St, 8:00 pm
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Jonah Tran Band, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, January 25
- Kay Dartt + Ronda Wright, UT Downtown Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Wed-Fri) / 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Sat), through Feb 25
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Dave Eggar & Amber Rubarth, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Newbie Night at The Dog Park, The Bark, 4:00 pm
- January Social Hour with Young Professionals of Knoxville, Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Wine Dinner with Gundlach Bundschu, Oliver Royale, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, $147.74, RSVP
- Showing: The Editor / The Whale, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:15 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Final Learn Latin Dancing – Salsa and Bachata, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, $10 – $16
- Star Trek Trivia: TOS/TNG, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:00 pm
- Trivia, Marble City Market, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through Feb 22)
- Coker, Roben & Thompson, Bistro By The Tracks, 7:00 pm
- KSO: The Call of the Hunt: Brahms’ Horn Trio, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $26, RSVP
- Jason Ellis at Ale Rae’s, 7:00 pm
- January Artist in Residence: Crys Matthews featuring Liv Lombardi, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm, FREE!
- Live Music with Fred Schultheis, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 8:00 pm
- Alex and the Animals, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Thursday, January 26
- Homeschool World Dance Series: North America, Jazz, Knoxville Arts & Fine Crafts Center, 11:00 am – 11:45 am, $10, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Scott Collins, Visit Knoxville, noon – 1:00 pm, FREE!
- Staying On Course & Getting Things Done, UT Hodges Library, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Bi-monthly Real Good Kitchen tours, Real Good Kitchen, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
- Stammtisch 2023 – Start a Conversation, Schulz Bräu Brewing Company, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
- Olivia Baker; Trombone, Junior Recital, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:30 pm
- six o’clock swerve with wayne bledsoe and the cartwright bros., Barley’s Knoxville, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Kwanzaa Series: The Transformative Power of Kwanzaa, thebottomknox, 6:00 pm
- Showing: An Author Performance by Grady Hendrix, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Epworth Old Harp Singing, Laurel Theater, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, FREE!
- Sherlock Holmes And the First Baker Street Irregular, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- KSO: The Call of the Hunt: Brahms’ Horn Trio, Knoxville Museum of Art, 7:00 pm, $26, RSVP
- Scottish Session, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 7:15 pm
- Pints with a Prof featuring Sam Moffit, Michael Camponovo, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 7:30 pm
- The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 pm, $35 – $100
- Lucero with Justin Wells, The Mill & Mine 8:00 pm, $30, RSVP
- Rat Punch with The Sound That Ends Creation, Duck Butter, and Koi Puddle, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- Jake Smith’s Alchemical Junction, Barley’s Knoxville, 9:00 pm, FREE!
- The Shaydes, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
- Transcendent, Scruffy City Hall, 9:30 pm
Friday, January 27
- WDVX Big Plate Special: Airshow, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Showing: Infinity Pool / The Whale, Central Cinema, 2:00 pm / 4:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Black Jacket Symphony Presents Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours,’ Tennessee Theatre, 5:00 pm, $35 – $40
- Friday Night Live presents Crawlspace and Crawdaddy Jones, The Concourse, 6:00 pm, $10 – $15
- Alive After Five presents Adam Hawley, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sherlock Holmes And the First Baker Street Irregular, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 7:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- This Ain’t A Scene, It’s A Stout Tap Takeover – Emo Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Johnny Revenant, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm
- Fountain City Ramblers, Fanatic Brewing Company, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Showing: Infinity Pool / Infinity Pool, Central Cinema, 7:00 pm / 9:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Ink in the Rink/ Tattoo Night @ Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Civic Coliseum, 7:35, $8 – $41
- The Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- Tennessee Cello Workshop: Opening Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 8:00 pm
- Airshow / Chew, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Velvetgut Parry, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- New Play Festival 2023: “Amazing Graces,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Scott Miller, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 pm, $30 – $50
- Big Country’s Empty Bottle Live at Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – midnight
- Black Jacket Symphony Presents Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours,’ Tennessee Theatre, 9:00 pm, $35 – $40
- Spank, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 pm
- Roanoke & Bee Taylor, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
Saturday, January 28
- Legislative Breakfast hosted by League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County, East Tennessee History Center, 9:00 am – 10:30 am, open to the public
- RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR, a multidisciplinary exhibition of student work, UT Gallery 1010, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (continues, Feb 3-4)
- Winter Farmers’ Market, Historic Market Square, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Saturdays through March 25)
- Aces & Eights Cornhole ACL Regional #3, Kerbela Shriners, 10:00 am, see website for prices
- Hair of the Dog Yoga, Printshop Beer Co, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Explore Knox Bike Ride, Printshop Beer Co, 11:00 am
- A Meet & Greet with JT Dwyer, Union Ave Books, 11:00 am
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Yer Flowers / Thunder and Rain, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Black Creatives Meetup: Hand Lettering With Nkem, The Bottom, noon – 2:00 pm, pay what you can, but RSVP
- Tennessee Triennial Artist Panel, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Genealogy Workshop: Beginning Genealogy, East Tennessee History Center, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Lady Moon Viper Tarot Reading, Barrelhouse, 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $20 – $40
- Sherlock Holmes And the First Baker Street Irregular, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 1:00 pm / 5:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Pop-Up Shop, Marble City Market, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Hi-Wire Popup by Wells Station BBQ, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 3:00 pm
- Showing: The Whale / Infinity Pool, Central Cinema, 4:00 pm / 6:30 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Brewer’s Birthday Bash, Crafty Brewery – Emory Place, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Family Owl Prowl, Ijams Nature Center, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, SOLD OUT!
- Suzuki Workshop Mini-Recital / Tennessee Cello Workshop: Faculty Spotlight Concert, UT Natalie Haslam Music Center, Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 5:40 pm / 6:00 pm
- Doc Rock 2023, The Concourse 6:00 pm, $25 – $125, RSVP
- 2023 East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival! UT Alumni Memorial Building, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, $6 – $10, RSVP
- Paperwork, Tinca Tinca, and You Just Don’t at Old City Performing Arts Center, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm, $10 – $15
- Shakin’ No Stirred Parkinson’s Gala & Fundraiser, Knoxville Convention Center, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm, $150, RSVP
- Doug Ellison, Barrelhouse, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Fanbear Expo @ Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Huntsville Havoc, Civic Coliseum, 7:35, $8 – $41
- Salsa Saturday at Printshop Beer Co, 8:00 pm – midnight, $10
- Ben Maney Quartet, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
- New Play Festival 2023: “Amazing Graces,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- Roux du Bayou Cajun Band, Laurel Theater, 8:00 pm, $14 – $20
- Liz Kelley Band / Chew, Preservation Pub, 8:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- The Garden of Eden / Jump, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 pm / 11:30 pm
- Thunder and Rain Live, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 9:00 pm – 11:55 pm
- Showing: Infinity Pool, 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Mister Disaster, Corner Lounge Knoxville, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- Alex & The Animals, Barley’s Knoxville, 10:00 pm, $5
- Andres Tapia – Latin Night, Bernadette’s Quartz Lounge, 10:00 pm
Sunday, January 29
- Downtown Knoxville Vendors / Outdoor Dining Options / Take-Out and Curbside Delivery Hours
- Deadline today: Call to Artists for Submissions: No Bigger Than a Breadbox Biennial Small Works Show, The Emporium Center, starting at $30
- Power Yoga, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 11:00 am – 11:30 am, $5
- Old Sevier January Market, Hi-Wire Brewing, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Showing: Infinity Pool / Infinity Pool, 1:30 pm / 4:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- An Art & Movement Class with Messy Nessi, Union Ave Books, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, $35, RSVP
- New Play Festival 2023: “Amazing Graces,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Final Performance: Sherlock Holmes And the First Baker Street Irregular, Knoxville Children’s Theatre, 3:00 pm, $12 – $15, RSVP
- Cost of Poverty Experience, Church Street United Methodist Church, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, FREE! but RSVP
- Sunday Best: A Stand Up Comedy Open Mic @ Geezers Brewery, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
- Showing: The Whale / Infinity Pool, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 9:00 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Wagon Wheel Live, Wagon Wheel, 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm (weekly through Apr 30)
- Bad Idols with Seneca Burns, Burnt Toast, and Mara Noodle, The Pilot Light, 8:00 pm, $10
- DJ Old Skööl – All your favs chosen by you! Preservation Pub, 9:30 pm
Monday, January 30
- Lauren Ailor, Awaken Coffee, 7:30 am – 8:00 pm (M-F) / 8:00 am – 8:00 pm (Sat) / 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- Lights! Camera! East Tennessee! East Tennessee History Center, Mon-Fri, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sat, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm / Sun, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (through July 3, 2023)
- January Exhibitions, the Emporium Center, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mon-Fri)
- Where the Sun Casts No Shadow: Postcards from the Creative Crossroads of Quito, Ecuador / Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Fri) / 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Sun), through Feb 19 / through Apr 30, FREE!
- Three-Day Figurative Workshop, Knoxville Museum of Art, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (daily through Feb 1), $300 – $325, RSVP
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Live Music, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Monday Capoeira Fundo da Mata, Sustainable Future Center, 5:30 pm, $5
- Stretch & Strengthen, Alliance Brewing, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, $10 – $12, RSVP
- Knoxville Classics Book Club: Moonfleet – Rescheduled meeting, Barrelhouse, 6:00 pm
- Final Board Game Night, Hi-Wire Brewing Knoxville, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Showing: TBA, Central Cinema, 6:30 pm / 8:40 pm, $5 – $10, RSVP
- Parker Bakkall Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
- Out Series: Ryan Clackner / Jorge Variego / Hunter Deacon / Matt Nelson and Cardboard Cat, The Pilot Light, 7:00 pm, FREE!
- Guest Artist: Kimia Hessabi; Viola, UT Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, 7:30 pm
- Listen Up, Knoxville! Singer Songwriter Night, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 pm
- Palmyra, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm
Tuesday, January 31
- Final Day: Abstracts on Display: Jen Sterling, Morris Creative Group, 555 W Jackson Ave, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Final Day: Printmaking Showcase Exhibition – Byron McKeeby’s Legacy, UT Art and Architecture Building, Second Floor Hallway, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
- The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden Ornaments and Stonework / Repatriation of Archaeology & the Native Peoples of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, 9:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through May 13 / 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Tue-Sat), through August
- Exhibition: Public Interiority, UT Art and Architecture Building, Ewing Gallery, Room 115, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (M-F, through Feb 18)
- Busy Town by Mike C. Berry, Rala: Regional and Local Artisans, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Sun)
- Lil Clinard and 3-D Artists, Art Market Gallery, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (Tue-Sat) / 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Sun)
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Nightjar, Visit Knoxville, noon, FREE!
- Jarod Schafer – Senior Trombone Recital, UT Natalie L. Haslam Music Center, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
- Knoxville Songcraft with Travis Tench, The Central Collective, 6:00 pm, $20, RSVP
- Newcomer/Beginner Social Dancing, Broadway Academy of Performing Arts and Event Center, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (weekly through June 27)
- Showing: TBA, Central Cinema, 6:15 pm / 8:30 pm, FREE!
- Weekly Old Time Jam With Sarah Pirkle, Boyd’s Jig & Reel, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, FREE!
- Weekly: Einstein Simplified – Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:15 pm – 10:00 pm
- Prince of the Burning Sands, Preservation Pub, 9:00 pm