Calendar of Events

TERRAHOOLIE ADVENTURE WEEKEND at IJAMS, June3 4-5th, 2016.
What is Terra Hoolie? A fun adventure packed weekend!!

Join Ijams, River Sports Outfitters, outdoor recreation industry vendors and Dirty Bird Events for one amazing weekend full of adventure races, paddleboard races, scavenger hunts, trail runs, rock climbing, and a triathlon! Complete with awesome prizes from our sponsor vendors. Proceeds benefit Ijams Nature Center.

For more information contact info@riversportoutfitters.com or see www.riversportoutfitters.com, 865 523 0066.

BIKE BOAT BREW & BARK, June 4 and 5
Knoxville Has it All!
It's a place where everything comes together.
A place where you can ride your bike, take your boat, bring your dog and grab a great local brew. Bike Boat Brew & Bark celebrates the outdoor adventurer, the dog lover, the craft beer enthusiast, the local and the tourist looking to discover something unexpected. Explore Knoxville in a new way as we launch Bike Boat Brew & Bark this special weekend. Then live it, experience it and continue to explore it all year long.

Pet Photo Contest with Young-Williams Animal Center
Pet lovers join us at Vol Landing for a fun Instagram pet photo contest as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark! Tag your photos with #knoxfido on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday, June 5th while you and your pet ‘Bestie’ are out and about at the event! The two photos with the most ‘likes’ will win pooch prize packs from @citifido! Young-Williams Animal Center will be at Vol Landing from 9-12pm that Saturday with props, snapping pictures for the contest and keeping your furry friends safe, hydrated, and cool. The contest begins at 9am on Saturday the 4th, photos need to be submitted by 11pm on Sunday, June 5th, and ‘likes’ will be tallied within the week. Visit bbbb.visitknoxville.com for a list of dog-friendly patios to stop by that weekend and other activities as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

Urban Hike with TVA
TVA will be leading a new Urban Hike from Downtown to Island Home Park on Saturday, June 4th! Meet the TVA hiking guides at 10am at the TVA Towers North on Wall Avenue next to Market Square and enjoy a beautiful, scenic hike over the river and to the park! Learn how easy it is to go from the center of our great city into our lush wilderness! The hike is approximately a mile and a half one way, mostly flat, and will end at Island Home Park where those without a pet can catch KAT* Bus 40 for a ride back downtown. Should hikers want to bring along their furry companions, the roundtrip hike will be 3 miles. If you are feeling extra frisky, guides can take you the extra mile to and from Ijams!! Join TVA and hike our city, our riverside and our parks as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

*KAT only allows service animals to board.

Ingress Mission Day
Ingress is a location-based augmented reality exergame consisting of capturing ‘portals’ at places of cultural significance. Gameplay relies heavily on the players/teams physically moving throughout the community in order to interact with these portals to complete each mission. This is very exciting for Knoxville to have been chosen as Ingress Mission Days are played across the globe. The mission day will begin at 9am and end by 9pm on Saturday, June 4th. For more information visit: http://missiondayknoxville.splashthat.com

Slow Rides to Breweries with KABA
Knoxville Area Brewers Association wants to showoff just a handful of Knoxville’s great breweries! Representatives from Balter Beerworks, Alliance Brewing Company, Last Days of Autumn Brewery, Crafty Bastard Brewery and Saw Works Brewery will be meeting riders at the balloons at Vol Landing at set times to lead them in a relaxed, slow bike ride to their respective breweries. Last Days of Autumn is also hosting a fun Beer & Brats Picnic at their location at 4pm on Saturday-delicious!!! See our BBBB schedule for exact times of slow rides. See how easy it is to ride to enjoy some of the best local craft beer in Knoxville as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

Guided Bike Ride with Downtown YMCA
Join a bike guide from Downtown YMCA on Saturday June 4th at to travel from downtown, through World’s Fair Park, then onto the greenway to Vol Landing and back! The easy ride will begin at 10am at the Downtown YMCA and end at Vol Landing. Enjoy downtown biking and finish up at Vol Landing where you can watch a race, watch some dock dog jumping and see some fly boarding tricks!

Paddleboard Lesson at Volunteer Landing Marina
FREE paddleboard lesson from 5pm to 6pm ALL weekend at Volunteer Landing Marina! Sign up at http://paddleupright.com!

Trolley Tour with Jack Neely (Knoxville Mercury/Knoxville History Project)
Come ride a free trolley on Saturday, June 4th at 1pm and listen to historian Jack Neely speak about Knoxville’s history! Riders will meet Jack at The Market at 504 S. Gay Street, board the green line trolley and enjoy a thorough and dynamic lesson by an expert in the history of Knoxville! Space is limited.

BIKE BOAT BREW & BARK, June 4 and 5
Knoxville Has it All!
It's a place where everything comes together.
A place where you can ride your bike, take your boat, bring your dog and grab a great local brew. Bike Boat Brew & Bark celebrates the outdoor adventurer, the dog lover, the craft beer enthusiast, the local and the tourist looking to discover something unexpected. Explore Knoxville in a new way as we launch Bike Boat Brew & Bark this special weekend. Then live it, experience it and continue to explore it all year long.

Pet Photo Contest with Young-Williams Animal Center
Pet lovers join us at Vol Landing for a fun Instagram pet photo contest as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark! Tag your photos with #knoxfido on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday, June 5th while you and your pet ‘Bestie’ are out and about at the event! The two photos with the most ‘likes’ will win pooch prize packs from @citifido! Young-Williams Animal Center will be at Vol Landing from 9-12pm that Saturday with props, snapping pictures for the contest and keeping your furry friends safe, hydrated, and cool. The contest begins at 9am on Saturday the 4th, photos need to be submitted by 11pm on Sunday, June 5th, and ‘likes’ will be tallied within the week. Visit bbbb.visitknoxville.com for a list of dog-friendly patios to stop by that weekend and other activities as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

Urban Hike with TVA
TVA will be leading a new Urban Hike from Downtown to Island Home Park on Saturday, June 4th! Meet the TVA hiking guides at 10am at the TVA Towers North on Wall Avenue next to Market Square and enjoy a beautiful, scenic hike over the river and to the park! Learn how easy it is to go from the center of our great city into our lush wilderness! The hike is approximately a mile and a half one way, mostly flat, and will end at Island Home Park where those without a pet can catch KAT* Bus 40 for a ride back downtown. Should hikers want to bring along their furry companions, the roundtrip hike will be 3 miles. If you are feeling extra frisky, guides can take you the extra mile to and from Ijams!! Join TVA and hike our city, our riverside and our parks as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

*KAT only allows service animals to board.

Ingress Mission Day
Ingress is a location-based augmented reality exergame consisting of capturing ‘portals’ at places of cultural significance. Gameplay relies heavily on the players/teams physically moving throughout the community in order to interact with these portals to complete each mission. This is very exciting for Knoxville to have been chosen as Ingress Mission Days are played across the globe. The mission day will begin at 9am and end by 9pm on Saturday, June 4th. For more information visit: http://missiondayknoxville.splashthat.com

Slow Rides to Breweries with KABA
Knoxville Area Brewers Association wants to showoff just a handful of Knoxville’s great breweries! Representatives from Balter Beerworks, Alliance Brewing Company, Last Days of Autumn Brewery, Crafty Bastard Brewery and Saw Works Brewery will be meeting riders at the balloons at Vol Landing at set times to lead them in a relaxed, slow bike ride to their respective breweries. Last Days of Autumn is also hosting a fun Beer & Brats Picnic at their location at 4pm on Saturday-delicious!!! See our BBBB schedule for exact times of slow rides. See how easy it is to ride to enjoy some of the best local craft beer in Knoxville as part of Bike Boat Brew & Bark!

Guided Bike Ride with Downtown YMCA
Join a bike guide from Downtown YMCA on Saturday June 4th at to travel from downtown, through World’s Fair Park, then onto the greenway to Vol Landing and back! The easy ride will begin at 10am at the Downtown YMCA and end at Vol Landing. Enjoy downtown biking and finish up at Vol Landing where you can watch a race, watch some dock dog jumping and see some fly boarding tricks!

Paddleboard Lesson at Volunteer Landing Marina
FREE paddleboard lesson from 5pm to 6pm ALL weekend at Volunteer Landing Marina! Sign up at http://paddleupright.com!

Trolley Tour with Jack Neely (Knoxville Mercury/Knoxville History Project)
Come ride a free trolley on Saturday, June 4th at 1pm and listen to historian Jack Neely speak about Knoxville’s history! Riders will meet Jack at The Market at 504 S. Gay Street, board the green line trolley and enjoy a thorough and dynamic lesson by an expert in the history of Knoxville! Space is limited.

Celebrate Tennessee Admission to the Federal Union as the 16th State, Knoxville was the 1st Capital! Blacksmithing demonstration, Free Admission

James White's Fort, 205 E. Hill Ave, Knoxville, TN 37915. Information: 865-525-6514, www.jameswhitefort.org

Presented by Boyd's Jig & Reel and The Trust Company. Get your Rock n' Roll on in celebration of rhinos - the superstars of the savanna!

Rhinos are one of the most imperiled creatures on earth and have a vital legacy at Zoo Knoxville as celebrities of conservation. The excursion begins with an entertaining cocktail hour and silent auction followed by a seated dinner and live auction. The tour continues with live entertainment and dancing to cap off a one-of-a-kind evening!

Zoo Knoxville, 3500 Knoxville Zoo Drive, Knoxville, TN 37914. Open every day except Christmas. Information: 865-637-5331, www.zooknoxville.org

Our Mission The KGMC strives to give entertaining high-quality performances that appeal to all audiences while shedding a positive light on the GLBT community. Our Vision The Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus wishes to be recognized as a quality group of voices not only in the GLBT community, but also the community at large. The KGMC promotes its mission by focusing on the following: •Creating relationships with members, sponsors, and the audience •Promoting equality by actively encouraging participation of all men regardless of age, race, birth sex, sexual orientation, and religious affiliation •Striving for excellence by selecting challenging choral pieces for male mixed voices •Promoting social change and building community in its performances

At the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. Tickets: www.knoxvilletickets.com

Platinum-selling group, Sister Hazel, will be performing for the Knoxville Firefighters Association at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Saturday, June 4. The show will debut some of the brand-new Sister Hazel songs like "Kiss Me Without Whiskey"as well as popular fan favorites like "All For You." Show starts at 8pm For additional information visit: http://knoxvillefirefighters.com/.

For more information on Sister Hazel visit http://www.sisterhazel.com. Follow Sister Hazel @SisterHazelBand and https://www.facebook.com/SisterHazel.

June 4, 8:00PM, Knoxville Civic Colliseum
Tickets, knoxvillecolliseum.com

Hosted by Union County Arts. Art On Main is our 5th annual Art In The Park Festival focused around Historic Main Street and Union County Arts Center located on Historic Thunder Road To Rebels Trail. This is a celebration of the artisans in Union County and surrounding areas, featuring all day entertainment, fine art, local talent and concessions. Entertainment starting at 10:00 AM through 3:00 PM. Musical variety including soft rock, country, bluegrass, Chicago style blues, folk music, comedy and story telling. Featuring Clay Bones, Ralph Schick, Highway 33 Band, Phil Campbell (son of Archie Campbell) and Art Co-op Players including jam members from all groups.

Location: 1009 Main Street, Maynardville TN 37807. This event is free admission and open to everyone. Ages Festival is Appropriate For: All
Free Parking
https://www.facebook.com/UCArtsCoop

Sports and science will combine to make a great program for kids at the Blount County Public Library. “Make it Move with Muse” will be presented by Evelyn Napier, Outreach Coordinator with MUSE of Knoxville on Saturday, June 4, at 10:30 a.m.
“Kids love sports and this action-packed, sports-themed program will get them interested in science as well,” says Napier. “With the instructor as the referee, students will use a variety of sports equipment to learn about gravity, friction, force and Newton’s Three Laws of Motion.”

Muse’s Outreach Education Team delivers interactive standards-based curriculum in science and engineering. Located in Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, TN, and open to the general public as well as groups, the Muse’s mission is to inspire and empower generations at the intersection of science and art.

Open to the public, this program is hosted by the Blount County Public Library, located at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville, where services are an example of your tax dollars at work for you. For further information about library programs or services, call the library at 982-0981 or visit the Web site at www.blountlibrary.org .

JUN 4 2016 – KNOXVILLE, TN – BARLEY’S TAPROOM
A night of live music and fun to celebrate Knoxville Community Radio!
Doors open at 8:30PM, $5 admission at the door.
Saturday, June 4, 2016, at Barley's Taproom, 200 E. Jackson Avenue,
Knoxville, TN 37915

9:00 PM - 9:45 - Mic Harrison and the High Score
9:45 - 10:30 - DJ Set
10:30 - 11:30 - Kukuly and the Fuego
11:30 - Midnight - DJ Set
Midnight - 12:30 - Bobby Fuego
12:30 - 1:00 - DJ Set
1 AM - Black Atticus

WOZORADIO.com

Make plans to attend the first ever Sweethearts of the Smokies Music Festival taking place at Dancing Bear Lodge in Townsend, Tennessee! This 21 and over, can’t-miss music event will take place at the foothills of the gorgeous Smoky Mountains and will showcase and celebrate bands that are led and co-led by women. The day will be filled with great food, drink, and music, featuring: Robinella, The Whiskey Gentry, Shannon Whitworth & Barrett Smith, Cherohala, and Katie Pruitt. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Appalachian Bear Rescue.

Festival grounds open at 3 PM, music starts at 4 PM. http://wdvx.com/sweethearts-smokies-festival-dancing-bear-lodge/

Tenor saxophonist Greg Tardy will make a rare, local appearance as leader this coming Saturday, June 4th at the Red Piano Lounge at 9pm. Tardy will perform many of his original compositions with a band that includes myself, both Keith Brown's (piano and drums) and bassist Jon Steele.
Saturday, June 4, 9:00PM
The Red Piano Lounge is located at 4620 Kingston Pike. There is a five dollar cover charge for this event.
For more info on other jazz performances around town, visit http://www.knoxjazz.org and click the calendar link.

Thanks for supporting jazz in Knoxville!