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CULTCHA
-- Jazz at the S&W
8 p.m.-midnight Friday, S&W Grand. Free.
-- Preview of A Place for Me
3:30 p.m. Saturday, East Tennessee History Center. Free.
See excerpts from the work-in-progress Knoxville jazz documentary.
8 p.m. Saturday, Bijou Theatre. $40.
Miles Davis' drummer leads a tribute to Kind of Blue.
Erick Baker with Andy Davis
8 p.m. Friday, Bijou Theatre. $15.
An album-release show for the soulful singer-songwriter.
8 p.m. Friday, the Square Room. $15.50-$18.
That's the Scott Miller, dammit.
Heavy Cream with Die Job
10 p.m. Friday, Pilot Light. $6.
The best band-you've-never-heard-of playing this weekend. Loud, lo-fi punk girls (and one guy) from Nashville.
3-8 p.m. Saturday, World's Fair Park. Free, with food donations.
Music in the park to gather donations for Second Harvest Food Bank. Bring a bag of groceries so you don't feel guilty dancin'.
4-10 p.m. Saturday, Sweet P's. $20-$25.
Music (including the Naughty Knots and Aftah Party) and barbecue. Summer's almost over, enjoy it while you can.
Jim Avett with Lissy Rosemont
8 p.m. Saturday, Relix Variety Theatre.
You know the Avett Brothers? This is their dad. He's pretty good. So's Lissy Rosemont, for that matter.
Goose Creek Symphony with J.C. and the Dirty Smokers
8 p.m. Saturday, The Shed. $15.
Legendary country-rock jam-band weirdos.
9 p.m. Saturday, Downtown Grill & Brewery. $3.
Moody roots-rock, in an Uncle Tupelo vein.
7 p.m. Sunday, Knoxville Botanical Gardens. $10-$15.
As part of its Home Grown in the Garden series, Carpetbag Theatre presents the newlywed jazz couple. Jolly sings, Boyd wails.
GUBMINT
'First to the Top' Forum
9-11:30 a.m. Friday, First floor, Andrew Johnson Building.
A panel discussion of what the "First to the Top" initiative means for Tennessee schools and students. Panelists: state Sen. Jamie Woodson; Dr. Tim Webb, Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner; Brad Smith, Tennessee SCORE Executive Director; and Dr. Jim McIntyre, Knox County Schools Superintendent.
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