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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
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Events April 29 - May 17
"Always ... Patsy Cline" at the Ryman - through April 29
Still Life with Iris at the Nashville Children's Theatre - through May 17
Sewing Class at Studio 83 - April 29
Film Screening: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? at the Main Library - April 29
League for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing and the Ear Foundation Benefit Dinner at Sole Mio - April 29
Annie Sellick at Sambuca - April 29
Writers' Night at Copper Kettle - April 30
CMT's Can You Duet at the Wildhorse Saloon - April 30
Taste of Spring: Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee Fundraiser at the Farmers' Market - April 30
Schubert's Ninth at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - April 30 - May 2
Trooperstown at Mulligan's Pub - April 30 - May 2
Book Talk and Performance: The Jimmie Rodgers Legacy at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - May 1
Architecture Tour of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - May 1
Nashville on the Move around downtown Nashville - May 1
Relay for Life at LP Field - May 1
Writers' Night at Copper Kettle - May 1
Jeremy Dawson and the Shiny Toy Guns After Party at 12th & Porter - May 1
Performance of the Iliad (Book 1) at the Main Library - May 2
Interview and Performance: Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Musicians at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - May 2
Market House Celebration at the Farmers' Market - May 2
A Prairie Home Companion at the Ryman - May 2
Cage Fight Championships at the Municipal Auditorium - May 2
Acting Workshop with Aquila Theatre at the Main Library - May 2
Cinco de Mayo Party in the Gulch at the Velocity Sales Center - May 2
First Saturday Gallery Crawl at various downtown art galleries - May 2
Cage Fight Championships at the Municipal Auditorium - May 2
Tennessee Repertory Theatre presents Darwin in Malibu at TPAC - May 2 - 16
Contemplative Concert at Christ Church Cathedral - May 3
NACAC National College Fair at the Municipal Auditorium - May 3
Death Cab For Cutie with Ra Ra Riot and Matt Costa at the Ryman - May 3 - 4
Daniel Ryan Industry Showcase at 12th & Porter - May 4
Happy Days: A New Musical at TPAC - May 5 - 10
David Andersen Free Acoustic Performance at the Visitors Information Center at the Sommet Center - May 6
Iron Fork 2009 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - May 6
"Always ... Patsy Cline" at the Ryman - May 6 - 23
Downtown Expression of the National Day of Prayer at the Sommet Center - May 7
Tennessee Justice Center's 2009 Mothers of the Year Award Ceremony at Stites & Harbison PLLC - May 7
"It Happened in Italy" Book Talk featuring author Elizabeth Bettina at the Main Library - May 7
11th Annual O'More College of Design Student Fashion Show at TPAC - May 7
Manhattan Transfer at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - May 7 - 9
Def Leprechaun at Mulligan's Pub - May 7 - 9
Lunchtime Organ Recital at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - May 8
Second Friday Songbirds at the Visitors Information Center at the Sommet Center - May 8
Art Tour with Alan LeQuire at the Main Library - May 9
Unwigged & Unplugged at the Ryman - May 10
First Horizon IBM Health Care Seminar at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - May 12
CityThink: Urban Gardening and Edible Landscapes in Nashville at the Nashville Civic Design Center - May 12
Robin Thicke & Jennifer Hudson at the Ryman - May 12
David Andersen Free Acoustic Performance at the Visitors Information Center at the Sommet Center - May 13
Celticopia at Mulligan's Pub - May 13
Beethoven and Rachmaninoff at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center - May 14 - 16
Crawfish Boil in Riverfront Park - May 15 - 16
6th Annual Tour de Nash at LP Field - May 16
Music Row Road Race with start/finish line at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - May 16
Face 2 Face Tour at the Sommet Center - May 16
Predators Open House at the Sommet Center - May 17
Opening Reception for the 44th Annual Central South Art Exhibition at the Tennessee Art League - May 17 |
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News & Information
New Specialty Food Shop - Fleur de Lis Flavors! Fleur de Lis Flavors. Farmers Market - 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. 351-6109. This new merchant sells New Orleans style snowballs (shaved ice), roasted gourmet nuts, chocolates, and more. Hours are Mon - Fri, 10 am - 3 pm and Sat - Sun, 10:30 am - 4 pm.
Events this Week
Thurs, Apr 30. Wildhorse Saloon. 120 2nd Avenue North. 902-8200. Doors open at 5:30 pm, show starts at 8 pm. Free. CMT's "Can You Duet" will tape the finale show for their second season. This live television show taping includes great country music performances. Caitlin & Will, last year's winning duo will perform. CMT's Lance Smith hosts and Naomi Judd serves as a judge.
Urban Sun Customer Appreciation Party Thurs, Apr 30. Urban Sun. 209 10th Avenue South #227. 291-6800. Free. 5 - 7 pm. Customer appreciation party featuring refreshments, lotion samples, spring specials, free member upgrade, and a monthly drawing.
Thurs, Apr 30. Farmers' Market. 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. 383-0994. 6 - 9 pm. $30. Taste of Spring features a wine and beer tasting, heavy appetizers, bluegrass music by Off the Wagon and a silent auction. The silent auction includes family passes to Disney World, Predators and Titans autographed memorabilia, art and jewelry from local artists, and much more. A benefit for Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee.
Fri, May 1. LP Field. 6 pm - 6 am. Free, though donations to the American Cancer Society are appreciated. Relay For Life offers the opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out overnight and take turns walking or running around the track. The night is filled with food, music and fun.
Sat, May 2. Farmers' Market. 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. 880-2001. 11 am - 2 pm. Free. Celebrate Spring at the Nashville Farmers' Market! A festive day of local music, local food and homegrown fun. Beginning at 11 am, and continuing every hour until 2 pm, the Market House's cooking stage will feature chef demonstrations by Jeremy Barlow of Tayst, Julia Helton of Julia Helton catering, Joe Shaw of The Standard Restaurant and Martha Stamps of Martha's at the Plantation. A kid-friendly veggie planting station featuring organic bean or tomato seeds to take home. This celebration will highlight the interior Market House renovations that began in 2007.
First Saturday at Dunn Bros. Coffee Sat, May 2. Dunn Bros. Coffee. 401 Church Street #100. 252-2567. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Artists Candice Brett, Denise Michelle, and Chris DiCroce. Live music by Matt Martino and Dennis Lee. FREE fresh roasted coffee and 20% off all blended IceCremas from 6 pm to 8:30 pm!
Sat, May 2. 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. Three 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.
Sat, May 2. 215 5th Avenue North. 254-2040. 5 - 9 pm. Free. "Contemporary Southern Narratives" features paintings by David Benson. "The Colors of Middle Tennessee" features new oil paintings by David Swanagin. Preview reception with both artists at 5 pm. Exhibits on display through May 22.
Sat, May 2. 115 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. 251-8997. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Exhibit features narrative paintings by Mr. Hooper and Samuel Dunson, Jr. On display through May 30.
Sat, May 2. 233 5th Avenue North. 752-6030. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Depths" features paintings by Janis Pozzi-Johnson. Exhibit on display through May 30.
Sat, May 2. 77 Arcade. 347-306-1859. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Celebrating their one-year anniversary. "Urban Project" features works by graffiti artists and urban designers. On display through June 3.
Sat, May 2. 83 Arcade. 226-2003. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Genesis" featuring works by seventeen artists. On display through May 30.
Sat, May 2. 808 Broadway. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Two exhibits on display. "Works by YMCA ArtEmbrace Students" on display through May 30. The "44th Annual Central South Art Exhibition" on display through June 26.
Sat, May 2. 237 5th Avenue North. 255-7816. 6 - 9 pm. Free. "Golden Paintings" features recent landscapes and figure works by Greg Decker. Also on display "Works by Eduardo Terranova." Plus, live music by singer-songwriter Denitia Odigie. Exhibits on display through May 30.
Sat, May 2. 73 Arcade. 888-535-5286. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Beep Beep Gallery (Atlanta, GA) artists Ann-Marie Manker and Jason R. Butcher will show at Twist. Twist artists Duncan McDaniel, Erin Plew and John Whitten will show at Beep Beep (Atlanta, GA) later in May. Exhibit on display through May 30.
Sat, May 2. Terrazzo. 700 12th Avenue South. 256-4805. 5 – 9 pm. Free. Opening reception in three galleries on the 5th floor and new 2-story gallery on the 11th floor. Zeitgeist presents the 4th exhibit in a series of "Art in Open Spaces at Terrazzo." This extensive exhibit features works by twenty-four artists. Exhibit on display through May 31. Stop by on your way to the galleries on 5th and 8th Avenues since this exhibit opens one hour earlier. Free garage parking (Division Street entrance). The Terrazzo is also on the free shuttle route.
These galleries are open for the night with free parking, but are not on the shuttle route:
Sat, May 2. 535 4th Avenue South. 256-8302. 6 - 9 pm. Free. Unique masks, sculptures, paintings and pottery created by Nashville's Lost Boys of Sudan.
Sat, May 2. 514 5th Avenue South. 244-7179. Free. 6 - 9 pm. In the gallery's 10th anniversary year, Ruby Green will host five working artist studios through September. Lori Anne Parker, Olga Alexeeva, John Newman, Susan Saruda, and Caroline Allison will host open studios every first Saturday from 6 - 9 pm.
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Convention Update Large groups and events that are downtown April 29 - May 13 include Penton Media/Industry Week Best Plants Conference (500, April 26 - 30), Tennessee Education Association (1,250, May 1 - 2), National Private Truck Council (900, May 2 - 5), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (500, May 3 - 5) and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance (220, May 11 - 13). For more information concerning conventions call 259-4782. For a complete listing of Nashville conventions see visitmusiccity.com/meetings/ConventionCalendar. |
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