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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
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Events February 27 - March 16
Gipsy Kings at the Wildhorse Saloon - February 27
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council: Informed and Inspired Speaker Series at NovaCopy - February 27
Celtic Women at the Sommet Center - February 27
San Rafael at Sambuca - February 27
Regina Spektor with Only Son at the Ryman - February 27
The Wooten Brothers at 3rd & Lindsley - February 27
"Gallery Relationships: A Legal Overview for Visual Artists" at the Frist Center for Visual Arts - February 28
Statler Brothers, Harold and Don Reid, Book Signing at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - February 28
G. Love & the Special Sauce and Tristan Pettyman at City Hall - February 28
The Art of Percussion at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - February 28 - March 1
Opry at the Ryman featuring Trent Tomlinson, Del McCoury Band, Marty Stuart and more - February 29
3rd Annual Music City Mardi Gras "A Celebration of Hope" at the Cannery Ballroom - February 29
Kid Rock at the Sommet Center - February 29
Leap Year Toga Party at McFadden's Restaurant and Saloon - February 29
Kids Club: Mondrian Geometry at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 1
First Saturday Gallery Crawl at various downtown art galleries - March 1
FAB and The Jack Pearson Band at 3rd & Lindsley - March 1
Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 1
Freestyle Motorcross at the Sommet Center - March 1
Opry at the Ryman featuring Terri Clark, Del McCoury Band and more - March 1
Will Hoge and Jason Isbell at the Cannery Ballroom - March 1
Sister Hazel at Wildhorse Saloon - March 1
Mr. Entertainment and Micheal Fair at The Standard - March 1
Wilco with John Doe at the Ryman - March 2
John Corbett at FUEL - March 2
Mandolin and Banjo Demonstration at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 2
Brian Vander Ark and Tommy Kennum at 3rd & Lindsley - March 2
Les Claypool with Secret Chiefs 3 at City Hall - March 3
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds with Kelly King at the Ryman - March 3
The Chieftains at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - March 4
Thinking Out of the Lunch Box "Islam and Europe - Sites of Conflict" at the Main Library - March 5
Emerson Hart and Brandon Young at Hard Rock Cafe - March 5
Sidewalks and Bikeways Strategic Plan Meeting at the Main Library - March 6
Model Behavior at the Union Station Hotel - March 6
2008 Women's SEC Basketball Tournament at the Sommet Center - March 6 - 9
Architecture Tour at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 7
Bret Michaels Rock of Love Tour at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 7
Films at the Frist: "Brother to Brother" at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 7
Jesse Malin and De Novo Dahl at the Cannery Ballroom - March 7
Jackson Browne at the Ryman - March 8
Family Program: Nashville Opera presents The Ugly Duckling at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 8
Jazz on the Move Series at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 9
Scene in Green a St. Patrick's Day Kickoff Party at the Mercy Lounge - March 10
San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - March 11
Camelot at TPAC - March 11 - 16
Go, Dog, Go! at the Nashville Children's Theatre - March 11 - April 6
Michael Buble at the Sommet Center - March 12
Annual TAL Members' Juried Exhibit at Tennessee Art League - March 13
Van Morrison at the Ryman - March 13
Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - March 13
Beethoven Takes a Stroll at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - March 13 - 15
Tennessee Repertory Theatre presents Doubt at TPAC - March 13 - 29
Doodlebops Live! at the Municipal Auditorium - March 14
Foreigner at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 14
Blind Melon with Moonlight Towers at the Cannery Ballroom - March 14
Annie DiFranco with Over The Rhine at the Ryman - March 14
Opening Reception at Estel Gallery - March 15
Drive by Truckers at the Cannery Ballroom - March 15
Mike Farris and The Fairfield Four at 3rd & Lindsley - March 16
Pedal Steel Guitar Demonstration at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 16
Winter Jam at the Sommet Center - March 16
Katt Williams at the Ryman - March 16 - 17
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News & Information
New Restaurant - Krayp! 160 4th Avenue N. This restaurant puts a Japanese twist on the French crepe-making tradition. Krayp offers sweet gourmet desserts with signature homemade whipped "kream and kustard." They also offer a variety of specialty shakes, teas, fruit drinks, and "kraypressos," as well as, other light gourmet meals and savory crepes. Hours are Mon - Wed, 7 am - 2 pm and Thurs - Fri, 7 am - 6 pm.
Events this Week
Urban Sun Customer Appreciation Party Thurs, Feb 28. Urban Sun. 209 10th Avenue South #227. 291-6800. 9 am - 9 pm. Customer appreciation party featuring tan and spa discounts, 25% off all retail products, refreshments, and a free SpaCapsule body massage.
Emancipation Conversation Film Series Thurs, Feb 28. Downtown Presbyterian Church. 154 5th Avenue North. 254-7584. Meal served at 6 pm, film shown at 7 pm. Free. Every Thursday through Lent. This week, a free meal will be served at 6 pm, followed by a showing of Night of the Living Dead at 7 pm.
Last weekend for Opry at the Ryman! Fri, Feb 29 - Sat, Mar 1. Ryman Auditorium. 116 5th Avenue North. 871-OPRY. $36 - $49. The Opry's winter run at the Ryman comes to a close this weekend. Featured performers include Marty Stuart, the Del McCoury Band, Trent Tomlinson, and Terri Clark.
3rd Annual Music City Mardi Gras Fri, Feb 29. Cannery
Ballroom. One Cannery Row. 7:30 pm. $25 (includes admission, food and two
drink tickets). A celebration of hope benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker
Foundation. Featuring live music by Burning Las Vegas. Click here for more
information on this event:
www.lrpfoundation.org/mardi_gras_2008.pdf Sat, Mar 1. Crema Fine Coffee & Espresso. 15 Hermitage Avenue. 255-8311. 3 - 5 pm. Free. Meet and greet Crema's coffee roaster, Drew Park of Drew's Brews. Free tastings of freshly roasted coffee from around the world.
Sat, Mar 1. Various locations. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Art galleries throughout downtown host receptions and art openings on the first Saturday of every month. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. A free shuttle provides transportation among the galleries from 6 pm to 10 pm. See the shuttle map and gallery listing here. Listings below include additional information about some of the openings. Please NOTE that 18 galleries are officially on this month's tour. The map (hyperlink above) includes a complete list of galleries that will be open this Saturday.
Sat, Mar 1. 215 5th Avenue North. 254-2040. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Works In Progress" features works by four artists: clay sculptures by Nelson Grice, landscape photography by Hollis Bennett, hand-painted photography by Kimiko, and paintings by Calvin Morton. Exhibits on display through March 28.
Dupre Designs Sat, Mar 1. 136 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. 483-7194. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Exhibit features abstract portraits by John Collier.
Sat, Mar 1. 115 Rosa Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N). 251-8997. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Punim" features new paintings by WJ Cunningham. On display through March 29.
Sat, Mar 1. 219 6th Avenue
North. 752-6030. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Featuring the exhibit "Intrigue" with
haunting and ethereal works by Brett Eric Osborn. On display
through April 3. Sat, Mar 1. 121 3rd Avenue South. 244-4642. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "A Doubletake on the Great American Horse" features horse portrait photography by Maggie Moore and Americana naturalist photography by Kristoffersen. Free carriage rides from 6 - 7 pm, mint juleps, wine, appetizers, live music and more. Exhibit on display through April 25.
Sat, Mar 1. 808 Broadway. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Opening reception for Premiere Gallery Artist, Richard Hogan. Exhibit features landscape paintings and is on display through April 26.
Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery Sat, Mar 1. 401 Charlotte. 532-9798. 5- 7 pm. Free. Opening reception for "Blue Skies: Thar She Blows" featuring works by Nashville artist Jack Dingo Ryan. Exhibit on display through April 4.
Tinney+Cannon Contemporary Sat, Mar 1. 237 5th Avenue North. 255-7816. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Paintings from a Silent Room" features paintings by Tony Hernandez. Exhibit on display through March 29.
Sat, Mar 1. 73 Arcade. 888-535-5286. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "The Big Payback" features paintings by Ashland City resident Rachel Hall Kirk. On display through March 29.
Art-Luck Sat, Mar 1. Downtown Presbyterian Church. 154 5th Avenue North. 254-7584. 6 - 8 pm. Free. Potluck dinner and concert = Art-Luck. Bring a dish to share, dinner at 6 pm. Carr Nation, Sarah Masen, Sherry Conthran and Jewly Height perform at 7 pm.
Sat, Mar 1. 305 Church Street. 942-5271. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Open house with refreshments at Fire Finch. Come inside and see what they have to offer!
Project A Sat, Mar 1. 501 12th Avenue South. 734-1900. 6 - 8 pm. Free. Opening reception for an exhibit featuring works by Kathryn Fortson.
Sat, Mar 1. Along 5th Avenue. 279-7299. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Tour downtown lofts in The Kress and Art Avenue Lofts during the gallery crawl.
The Chieftains in Concert Tues, Mar 4. Schermerhorn Symphony Center. One Symphony Place. 687-6400. 7 pm. $35 - $105. Six-time Grammy Award-winning group performs a Celtic concert. |
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Ongoing Events Click here for a list of ongoing happy hours, specials, events and promotions at some of downtown's best places to play!
Continuing Exhibits
Click here to find out what major art shows, museum exhibitions and other displays are currently on view downtown. |
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Convention Update Large groups and events that are downtown February 27 - March 12 include: Hardscape North America (1,500, February 27 - March 2), Youth Evangelism Conference - Tennessee Baptist Convention (11,000, February 29 - March 1), U.S. Foodservice (285, March 3 - 4), Country Radio Broadcasters (2,700, March 3 - 10), and SEC Women's Basketball Tournament (10,000, March 6 - 9). For more information concerning conventions call 259-4719. For a complete listing of Nashville conventions visit visitmusiccity.com/meetings/ConventionCalendar. |
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