MAY EVENTS THINGS TO DO • PLACES TO GO • PEOPLE TO SEE May 1: Mighty Musical Monday with Akima Singers at the Tennessee Theatre at noon. Free!
May 6: Brian Wilson Pet Sounds Tour at the Tennessee Theatre at 8 pm.
May 1: Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert at the Tennessee Theatre at 7 pm. Free!
May 6: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Blood, Sweat & Tears at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium at 8 pm.
May 2: Off the Record IV with Hal & Phil at the Bijou Theatre at 7 pm.
May 6: Marty Stuart at the Bijou Theatre at 8 pm.
May 2-4: Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary Tour at the Tennessee Theatre at 7:30 pm.
May 7: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox at the Tennessee Theatre at 8 pm.
May 3: Market Square Farmers’ Market featuring products made or grown in East Tennessee. Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, from 11 am to 2 pm and Saturdays, May 6, 13, 20 & 27, from 9 am to 2 pm.
May 13: 35th Annual Smoky Mountain Model-Con at Chilhowee Park Expo Center (Jacob Building) from 9 am to 4 pm.
May 5: Cinco de Mayo.
May 13: Studio Arts for Dancers Spring Concert at the Tennessee Theatre at 1 and 7 pm.
May 5: First Friday on Market Square, Gay Street, The Old City, and Downtown North beginning at 5 pm. May 5: Jim Breuer at the Bijou Theatre at 8 pm. May 5: Stars on Stage Gala featuring Martina McBride at the Tennessee Theatre at 8 pm. May 6: The L.E.A.P. 5K and Kid’s Mile at Volunteer Landing at 8 am. May 6: JDRF One Walk at the World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn at 10 am. May 6: Tennessee Pottery Festival at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center from 10 am to 4 pm. May 6: Storytelling Festival at Marble Springs State Historic Site from 10 am to 5 pm.
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May 13: 33rd Annual Bob Watt Youth Fishing Rodeo at Anchor Park from 9:30 to 11 am.
May 13: Leanne Morgan at the Bijou Theatre at 8 pm. May 14: Mother’s Day. May 15: FCA Chick-fil-A Knoxville 26th Annual Golf Classic at Fox Den Golf & Country Club. For more information, visit www.fcaknoxville.org. May 18: Whitney at the Bijou Theatre at 8 pm. May 18 & 19: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven’s Fifth at the Tennessee Theatre at 7:30 pm. May 19: Blount Mansion Statehood Celebration at Blount Mansion from 6:30 to 9 pm.
May 19: Fairview Union at the Bijou Theatre at 7:30 pm. May 20: International Biscuit Festival in downtown Knoxville beginning at 9 am. May 20: Children’s Festival of Reading at the World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn & Amphitheater from 10 am to 3 pm. May 20: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ at the World’s Fair Park Performance Lawn from 2 to 6 pm. May 20: Old Crow Medicine Show performing Blonde on Blonde at the Tennessee Theatre at 8 pm. May 21: Open Streets Knoxville in East Knoxville from 2 to 6 pm. Visit www.openstreetsknoxville.com for details on the route. May 21: Knoxville Community Band Concert at the Tennessee Amphitheatre (World’s Fair Park) at 3 pm. May 24-27: Destination Imagination at World’s Fair Park. May 25: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition “Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science.” at the Farragut Museum (inside Farragut Town Hall). On display through August 27. Admission is free! May 27: WWE Live at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 pm. May 29: Memorial Day. May 31: Todd Rundgren at the Bijou Theatre at 8 pm.