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Wednesday, April 2, 2008 |
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Events April 2 - 20
Tennessee Repertory Theatre presents Doubt at TPAC - through March 29
Go, Dog, Go! at the Nashville Children's Theatre - through April 6
Tin Pan South 16th Annual Songwriters' Festival at Mercy Lounge, The Rutledge, Station Inn, 3rd & Lindsley, and 12th and Porter - through April 5
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
Grand Ole Party at the Rutledge - April 5
Justin Hand at Kazu - April 5
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 6
Sasha and John Digweed at City Hall - April 7
7th Anniversary Celebration at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - April 8
Etta James and the Roots Band at the Wildhorse Saloon - April 8
Dave Barnes at the Cannery Ballroom - April 10
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers at the Ryman - April 10
Southern Women's Show at the Convention Center - April 10 - 12
Nashville Opera presents Il Trovatore at TPAC - April 10 - 12
Vanderbilt University presents Original Cast - A Fine Affair at TPAC - April 10 - 12
Nashville on the Rocks at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - April 11
Teen Mania at the Municipal Auditorium - April 11 - 12
Guilty Pleasures at Mercy Lounge - April 12
Jazz on the Move Series at the Frist Center - April 13
A Year with Frog and Toad at TPAC - April 13
Community Hymn Sing at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 13
Kevin Carter's 7th Annual "Waiting for Wishes" Celebrity Waiter's Dinner at The Palm - April 15
Zach Deputy and Shake it Like a Caveman at Windows Off the Cumberland - April 15
UFO at the Wildhorse Saloon - April 16
Menopause the Musical at TPAC - April 16 - 20
Linda Davis and Friends Songwriter Night at the Wildhorse Saloon - April 17
Against All Odds at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 17 - 19
The Afromotive at Windows Off the Cumberland - April 18
The Moody Blues at the Ryman - April 18
Kathleen Edwards at Mercy Lounge - April 19
Comedy Addiction Tour at TPAC - April 19
The High Kings at the Ryman - April 19
Casting Crowns at the Sommet Center - April 19
Sammy Kershaw at the Municipal Auditorium - April 19
5th Annual Live It Up! Downtown Home Tour around downtown - April 19 - 20
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Events this Week
Through Sat, Apr 5. Multiple venues. Price and show times vary. The 16th annual songwriters' festival features several amazing shows and songwriters' rounds at these downtown venues: The Cannery Ballroom and Mercy Lounge, 12th & Porter, The Rutledge, 3rd & Lindsley and Station Inn. For the complete schedule and artist bios, visit: www.tinpansouth.com.
Homewood Suites Grand Opening Celebration Thurs, Apr 3. Homewood Suites Nashville Downtown. 706 Church Street. Free. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. Tour the hotel and enjoy hors d'oeuvres and special prizes. RSVP to kferguson@hsnashville.com.
Hockey Happy Hour Thurs, Apr 3. Sommet Center. 501 Broadway. 770-PUCK. 7 pm. $25 - $185. Watch the Preds take on the St. Louis Blues. $2 beer and soda through the first intermission. The last home game of the regular season!
Lunchtime Loft Tour Fri, Apr 4. Village Real Estate. 301 Church Street. 279-7299. Noon. Free. Join the CityLiving team for a lunchtime walking tour of The Kress and Art Avenue Lofts on 5th Avenue North. The tour will last approximately one hour. To receive their monthly e-newsletter about Nashville CityLiving, click here.
Sat, Apr 5. 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. Two free shuttles provide 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 19 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, Apr 5. 61-63 Arcade. 718-930-3905. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Brothers John Hung Ha and Andy Anh Ha display new work this month.
Sat, Apr 5. 215 5th Avenue North. 254-2040. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Still Life for the 21st Century" features oils on canvas by Aaron Morgan Brown. "On the Road with Rod Daniel" features black and white photography by Rod Daniel. Plus, a preview of the films in the Nashville Film Festival. Exhibits on display through May 23.
Sat, Apr 5. 115 Rosa Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N). 251-8997. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Icon: An Exploration of Western Culture" features new works by Daniel Lai. On display through April 12.
Sat, Apr 5. 219 6th Avenue
North. 752-6030. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Evoke" features works by Viviane
Case-Fox, Linda Prud'Homme, Martin St. Laurent, and Susan Maakestad. On display
through April 26. Sat, Apr 5. 83 Arcade. 429-7708. 6 - 9 pm. Free. TAG's show features works by Nashville native and New York resident Vadis Turner. On display through April 26.
Sat, Apr 5. 121 3rd Avenue South. 244-4642. 6 - 10 pm. Free. The 4th Annual Tomorrow Fund Art Show. Paintings, photography, jewelry and more by local artists including Margaret Elliott, Doug Finke, Freshie & Zero, Leslie Fawcett, Jeff Greene, KJ Schumacher, Scott Simontacchi, Jeff Stamper, Asher Wood, and Melissa Wood. Free food by Past Perfect and DJ's entertainment.
Sat, Apr 5. 808 Broadway. 6 - 8 pm. Free. Reception for Noriko M. Register's exhibit "Nuts about Nara." Exhibit on display through April 25.
Sat, Apr 5. 237 5th Avenue North. 255-7816. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "The Life I Created" features new paintings by Sherrie Love Bohlinger. 10% of show proceeds will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank Exhibit on display through April 26.
Sat, Apr 5. 73 Arcade. 888-535-5286. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Exhibit features small paintings by Rachel Clark displayed in a grid format. On display through April 30.
Zeitgeist at Crosland/Terrazzo Sat, Apr 5. L&C Tower, 401 Church Street, 30th Floor. 256-2003. 5 pm - 9 pm. "A Painting Dialogue" features a selection of contemporary paintings by Richard Feaster, Brady Haston, Rocky Horton, Sara La, James Perrin, Julian Rogers, Gene Wilken, and Lain York. Serving wine, plus a selection of flatbreads, cheeses and spreads from Provence. Exhibit closes on May 31.
Sat, Apr 5. 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!
Ruby Green Sat, Apr 5. 514 5th Avenue South. 244-7179. 7 - 9 pm. Free. Opening reception for "The Axe and the Spade" featuring works by Jonathan Bouknight, Adam Davis, and John Trobaugh. Exhibit on display through May 17.
7th Anniversary Celebration at the Frist! Tues, Apr 7. Frist Center for the Visual Arts. 919 Broadway. 244-3340. 10 am - 5:30 pm. FREE. To celebrate the Frist Center's 7th Anniversary the museum will be free on Tuesday.
April Massage Discounts! Julie Dunlap, LMT, is running two discounts in April. Through April 30 she is offering $10 off any massage. Plus, throughout Administrative Professionals' Week (April 20 - 26) she is offering a $15 discount. 611 Commerce Street, Suite 3133. 438-7477. |
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Call for Volunteers!
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. Over 200 volunteers are needed for this event. If interested in working a three and a half hour shift, please contact Stacy Battles at stacy@civicdesigncenter.org or 248-4280. Volunteer duties include checking tickets and guiding attendees to the units on display. You'll receive a FREE two-day tour ticket and an event t-shirt. For more information on the home tour, please visit 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 April 2 - 16 include: American Institution of Steel Construction (2,500, April 1 - 4), Southeastern Color Guard Circuit (1,200, April 4 - 6), Child Health Corporation of America (350, April 8 - 11), National Coalition of Men's Ministry (500, April 9 - 12), Jack Daniels Distillery (1,250, April 9 - 13), Southern Women's Show (15,000, April 10 - 12), and Tennessee Music Educators (400, April 16 - 18). For more information concerning conventions call 259-4719. For a complete listing of Nashville conventions visit visitmusiccity.com/meetings/ConventionCalendar. |
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