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FRIDAY, JAN. 6:
Jack Rentfro and the Apocalypso Quartet with Ben Maney and Friends
Spoken-word Beat poetry over laid-back, swinging folk-jazz.
Blue Plate Special at WDVX • Noon • Free
R.B. Morris fulfills a long-standing ambition to perform with a big-band orchestra.
Alive After Five at Knoxville Museum of Art • 6 p.m. • $8-$12
Katy Free with Wendel Werner
Jazz and pop at an unheralded new downtown venue.
The Ink • 8 p.m. • Free
Kukuly and the Arabic House Party
Former Johnson Swingtet guitarist leads a new gypsy jazz combo.
Bistro at the Bijou • 9 p.m. • Free
Hard-touring New Orleans band brings a roots/jazz jambalaya to the Old City.
Boyd's Jig and Reel • 9 p.m. • Free
Jack Neely wrote about Hudson K's "eccentric anti-pop piano rock" in this week's issue.
Preservation Pub • 10 p.m. • $5 • 21 and up
Tim Lee 3 with Kevin Abernathy
The Tim Lee 3 are recording a live album with unannounced special guests.
Pilot Light • 10 p.m. • $5 • 18 and up
SATURDAY, JAN. 7:
Ijams WalkAbout: Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge
Take an afternoon group hike through one of Knox County's hidden gems.
Ijams Nature Center • 2 p.m. • Free-$5
Traditional Celtic music.
Boyd's Jig and Reel • 9 p.m. • Free
An all-star jam/funk/roots lineup, featuring members of Col. Bruce Hampton's various bands and the Lee Boys.
Barely's Taproom and Pizzeria • 10 p.m. • Free
Fine Peduncle with the Stereofidelics
Funked-up and sexy electro-soul.
Preservation Pub • 10 p.m. • $5 • 21 and up
SUNDAY, JAN. 8:
The Knox County Public Library is screening this 1959 drama, starring Jimmy Stewart and based on a book by Pulizer Prize-winning former Knoxville resident Don Whitehead. Jack Neely provides some insight into details of the film's shooting. (It's set here, but wasn't filmed here.) The first of a monthly Sunday Screenings series.
Lawson McGhee Library • 2 p.m. • Free
Upstairs Underground Stand-Up Comedy Show
Local and touring stand-ups perform at this weekly show, hosted by Knoxville Comedy.
Preservation Pub • 8 p.m. • Free • 21 and up
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