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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
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Events March 19 - April 6
Tennessee Repertory Theatre presents Doubt at TPAC - through March 29
Go, Dog, Go! at the Nashville Children's Theatre - through April 6
Lunchtime Concert with Scott White at Dunn Bros. Coffee - March 19
Can You Duet? TV Taping at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 19
Sam Moore, Wynona & Friends at the Ryman - March 19
National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games Fundraiser at The Big Bang - March 19
People in Planes & Jupiter One at Mercy Lounge - March 19
Lunchtime Concert with Lance Allen at Dunn Bros. Coffee - March 20
Urban Design Forum at the Civic Design Center - March 20
U.S. Soccer's 2008 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at LP Field - March 20
Emancipation Conversation Film Series "King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery to Memphis" at the Downtown Presbyterian Church - March 20
"Faith and Doubt" TalkBack at TPAC - March 20
Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - March 20
Natalie MacMaster: A Celtic Celebration at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - March 20 - 22
Lunchtime Concert with Hangmans Beautiful Daughter at Dunn Bros. Coffee - March 21
Lightning 100 Birthday Show at Mercy Lounge - March 21
E.O.T.O. Music featuring Jason & Travis from String Cheese Incident at Windows on the Cumberland - March 21
Monkey in the Round at Dunn Bros. Coffee - March 21
Can You Duet? TV Taping at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 21
2008 Nashville International Auto Show at the Nashville Convention Center - March 21 - 23
Deep Dark Family Secrets at TPAC - March 22
2008 March Against Crime from the Sommet Center to Public Square - March 22
Family Movie and Craft Day at the Main Library - March 22
Nashville Ballet and the Nashville Symphony present "Spring Has Sprung" at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - March 22
Donna Beasley and Katie and Nenette at Dunn Bros. Coffee - March 22
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - March 22
Family Movie and Craft Day at the Main Library - March 22
Van Preston at Past Perfect- March 23
The Dean Martini's at Sambuca - March 24
Danielle Peck & Friends Benefit for Safe Haven Family Shelter at Mercy Lounge - March 24
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - March 25
Predators Foundation Wine Festival and Tasting at the Sommet Center - March 26
Josh Daniels at Sambuca - March 26
National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games Fundraiser at The Big Bang - March 26
Sons of Lwala: A Documentary Preview at TPAC - March 27
"Aaron Douglas in Perspective" Lecture at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 27
Opening Reception at the Metro Arts Commission - March 27
Evening with an Author Series: From a Standing Start: My Tennessee Political Odyssey by Winfield Dunn at Estel Gallery - March 27
Can You Duet? Finale TV Taping at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 27
Rachmaninoff's Greatest Hit at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - March 27 - 29
Exhibit Opening: Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 28
Opening Reception for ArtWeb at the Arcade - March 28
The Long Players at The Cannery Ballroom - March 28
B.B. King at the Ryman - March 28
Shelby Lynne at TPAC - March 28
Luna Halo and SafetySuit at Mercy Lounge - March 28
Rent at TPAC - March 28 - 30
Kids Club: Mondrian Geometry at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - March 29
Eddie Money and The Devonshires at the Wildhorse Saloon - March 29
Fusion 08 at City Hall - March 29
Harmonica and Accordion Demonstration at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - March 30
WKDF's Birthday Bash at the Sommet Center - March 30
Thinking Out of the Lunch Box: "Free Speech and Censorship at Work" at the Main Library - April 2
MOE. at City Hall - April 2
Grand Opening Celebration at the Homewood Suites Nashville Downtown - April 3
St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators at the Sommet Center - April 3
An Evening wtih Marvin Hamlisch at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 3 - 5
The Glory Bugles present From Box Springs with Love at TPAC - April 3 - 6
Architecture Tour at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - April 4
Shooter Jennings and the Oak Ridge Boys at City Hall - April 4
Lipizzaner Stallions at the Sommet Center - April 4
Kate Voegles with The Whitest Light & Kelly James at Rocketown - April 4
YMCAartembrace Opening Reception at Tennessee Art League - April 5
Tommorow Fund's ArtisTree Event at Take 121 Arts - April 5
First Saturday Gallery Crawl at various downtown art galleries - April 5
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 6 |
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Events this Week
Through Mar 29. TPAC's Johnson Theatre. 505 Deaderick. 782-4000. Performance times vary. $40. This spellbinding Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in a Catholic grammar school in 1964. Sister Aloysius, the school principal, comes to question the moral character of the more progressive spiritual leader, Father Flynn.
Men's Olympic Qualifying Soccer Tournament Thurs, Mar 20 and Sun, Mar 23. LP Field. One Titans Way. 565-4200. Various start times. $18 - $70. 2008 CONCACAF Men's Soccer Olympic Qualifying tournament. Teams in the championship game advance to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Emancipation Conversation Film Series Thurs, Mar 20. Downtown Presbyterian Church. 154 5th Avenue North. 254-7584. Free. Every Thursday through Lent. This week, a free meal will be served at 6 pm, followed by a brief Maundy Thursday service. At 7 pm, a showing of King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery to Memphis.
Hockey Happy Hour Thurs, Mar 20. Sommet Center. 501 Broadway. 770-PUCK. 7 pm. $25 - $185. Watch the Preds take on the Detroit Red Wings. $2 beer and soda through the 1st intermission.
Lunchtime Loft Tour Fri, Mar 21. Village Real Estate. 301 Church Street. 279-7299. Noon. Join the CityLiving Team for a lunchtime walking tour. This tour features District Lofts in the Market District and will last approximately one hour. To receive their monthly e-newsletter about Nashville CityLiving, click here.
Lightning 100's 18th Birthday Bash Fri, Mar 21.
Mercy Lounge. One Cannery
Row. 251-3020. 9 pm. $10. Performers include The Gabe Dixon Band, Dave
Barnes, Griffin House, Katie Herzig and Trent Dabbs. Spring Has Sprung Children's Concert Sat, Mar 22. Schermerhorn Symphony Center. One Symphony Place. 11 am. $12.50 - $25. Part of the Ann and Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series. The Nashville Symphony will be joined by dancers from Nashville Ballet to celebrate the arrival of spring in this children's concert.
Easter at Downtown Presbyterian Church Sun, Mar 23. Downtown Presbyterian Church. 154 5th Ave North. 254-7584. Easter worship service at 11 am. Breakfast will be served at 9:45 am. Additionally on Sunday, an Easter Egg Hunt. On March 20, Maundy Thursday Service and supper at 6 pm.
Easter at First Lutheran Church Sun, Mar 23. First Lutheran Church. 113 8th Avenue South. 256-7580. Easter Sunday's schedule includes an early service at 7 am, breakfast at 8:30 am, and late worship at 10:30 am. Additional Holy Week services are Maundy Thursday service on March 20 at 7 pm and Good Friday services at noon and 7 pm on March 21.
Easter at First Baptist
Church
Easter at Christ Church Cathedral Sun, Mar 23. Christ Church Cathedral. 900 Broadway. 255-7729. Sunday of the Resurrection Holy Eucharist services at 7 am, 8:30 am, and 11:00 am. Other Holy Week services include Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist with foot-washing and stripping of the Altar at 6 pm. Good Friday services at 7 am, 12:15 pm, and 6 pm.
Easter Brunch at the Hilton Nashville Downtown Sun, Mar 23. Hilton Nashville Downtown. 121 4th Avenue South. 11 am - 3 pm. $32.95 for adults, $10.95 for children under 12. Bountiful buffet with traditional favorites and springtime selections including eggs Benedict, crepes, leg of lamb, and much more. Complimentary valet parking. Reservations recommended, call 620-2178.
Easter Brunch at the Union Station Hotel Sun, Mar 23. Union Station Hotel. 1001 Broadway. 10 am - 2 pm. $39 for adults, $12.95 for children under 12. Buffet features Mahi Mahi, brioche French toast, smoked salmon display, beef short ribs, leg of lamb, omelet, pancake and waffle station, plus much more. Complimentary valet parking. Reservations recommended, call 726-1001.
Easter Brunch at Sambuca Sun, Mar 23. Sambuca. 601 12th Avenue South. 248-2888. 11 am - 3 pm. Easter buffet including omelet station, Belgian waffles, a carving station, eggs Benedict, dessert display, live music and more!
Coming to a Lobby Near You: NDP's Transportation and Clean & Safe Services Wed, Mar 26. LifeWay Christian Resources. One LifeWay Plaza. 11 am - 1 pm. Free. Management from the Nashville Downtown Partnership's Clean & Safe and Transportation teams will be on hand to provide information and answer questions about these services. Free cookies! Plus, get your first month of shuttle service free (a $25 value) with a first time Park and Ride registration. If you would like to schedule a fair in your office building, please call 743-3090. |
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Home Tour Tickets On Sale
The 5th annual Live it Up! Downtown Home Tour is Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20 from noon to 5 pm. 23 properties will be on display. Tickets are now on sale online. One-day passes are $10 and two-day passes are $15. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information on the home tour, please visit our website. Ticket giveaway! How many fitness centers are located downtown? All subscribers who email the correct answer to tdickson@nashvilledowntown.com will be entered into a drawing to win a two-day pass ($15 value). (Hint: the answer to this question can be found on our website.) |
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 March 19 - April 2 include: American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (1,500, March 28 - 31) and American Institution of Steel Construction (2,500, April 1 - 4). For more information concerning conventions call 259-4719. For a complete listing of Nashville conventions visit visitmusiccity.com/meetings/ConventionCalendar. |
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