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Events July 22 - August 9
Josh Turner at the Wildhorse Saloon - July 22
Dog & Pony at Sambuca - July 22
"Wicked" Girls' Night Out at The Melting Pot - July 22
Chris Isaak at the Ryman Auditorium - July 22
Judas Priest, Whitesnake, and PopEvil at the Municipal Auditorium - July 22
Jaron Lowenstein with Channing and Quinn at 12th & Porter - July 22
Opening Reception at the Metro Arts Gallery - July 23
Bluegrass Night: The Dan Tyminski Band with Steep Canyon Rangers at the Ryman Auditorium - July 23
Nashville Predators "Skate of the Union" Address at the Sommet Center - July 23
Patrick's Head at Mulligan's Pub - July 23 - 25
Freedom Quilting Bee at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - July 24
Cinderella at the Main Library - July 24 - 25
Family Program: Nashville Public Library's Anansi the Spider at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - July 25
Music City Brewer's Festival at Hilton Park - July 25
Neko Case at the Ryman Auditorium - July 25
2nd Annual Mayor's Housing Fair and Open House at the Sommet Center - July 26
Instrument Demonstration with Fats Kaplin at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - July 26
Les Richardson at the Wildhorse Saloon - July 26
Nathan Lee, Kyle Wyley and Rob Blackledge at 12th & Porter - July 26
Shaun Murphy at Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar - July 27
Lighning 100's Team Green Birthday Adventure Mixer at the Downtown YMCA - July 28
M. Ward and the Moaners at the Cannery Ballroom - July 28
Rebecca and Rob Traditional Irish Music at Mulligan's Pub - July 29
Paolo Nutini, Erin McCarley, and Matt Hines at the Cannery Ballroom - July 29
Laura Vida at Sambuca - July 30
Volume Five with Glen Harrell and friends at the Station Inn - July 30
Bluegrass Night: Dailey & Vincent and the SteelDrivers at the Ryman Auditorium - July 30
Swagger at Mulligan's Pub - July 30 - August 1
Battery: The Premier Metallica Tribute Band at the Mercy Lounge - July 31
Green Day at the Sommet Center - July 31
Frist Friday featuring Super T at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - July 31
India.Arie at the Ryman Auditorium - July 31
The Mothership Led Zeppelin Tribute and Knowing Me Knowing You ABBA Tribute at 3rd & Lindsley - July 31
Cinderella at the Main Library - July 31 - August 1
Interview and performance with Loudon Wainwright III at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - August 1
Black 13 Tattoo Parlor: 2nd Annual Parlor Party featuring AutoVaughn, Jeremy Lister and Kyle Andrews in the Cannery Ballroom - August 1
Adult Workshop: Printmaking at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - August 1 - 2
Nathan Lee, Kyle Wyley and Rob Blackledge at 12th & Porter - August 2
William Fitzsimmons with Jenny Owens Youngs at the Mercy Lounge - August 4
Drive By Truckers with Glossary in the Cannery Ballroom - August 6
A Celebration of Philip Glass, Legendary American Composer at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts - August 7
Cinderella at the Main Library - August 7 - 8
Interview and Autograph Signing with Brenda Lee at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - August 8
Mountain Dulcimer Demonstration with Sandy Conatser at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - August 9
Nathan Lee, Kyle Wyley and Rob Blackledge at 12th & Porter - August 9 |
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News & Information
New coffee shop - Casablanca Coffee! Casablanca Coffee. 602 12th Avenue South. 942-7666. The Gulch's first coffee shop! Located in the ICON between Cantina Laredo and Nashville Clothing Company. Hours are Mon - Sun, 6:30 am - 10:30 pm.
New restaurant - Ali Baba Restaurant! Ali Baba Restaurant. 105 Broadway. 255-5522. This Mediterranean restaurant serves gyros, falafel, salads, sandwiches, salads and more. Hours are Mon - Thurs, 10 am - midnight; Fri - Sat, 10 am - 3 am; and Sun, 11 am - 11 pm.
Events this Week
Birthday Celebration at Posh Hair Design Wed, July 22 - Thurs, July 23. Posh Hair Design. 201 2nd Avenue North. 242-8885. Noon - 6 pm both days. Free. Celebrate Posh Hair Design's 6th birthday at this open house. Complimentary punch and birthday cake from Darlene's.
Nashville Predators "Skate of the Union" Event Thurs, July 23. Sommet
Center. 501 Broadway. 770-PUCK. 5 - 9 pm, address at 7 pm. Free. This event
features a "Skate of the Union" address by Predators players, General
Manager David Poile, Chairman David Freeman and President of Business
Operations Ed Lang on the present and future of the Nashville Predators. The
panelists will speak with fans, answer questions and address issues on
everything from hockey operations to the business side of the organization –
with a focus on how current initiatives will impact the future of the
Nashville Predators. Pete Weber will moderate. Also appearances by Predators
forward and Masterton Trophy winner Steve Sullivan and Predators prospects
Mark Dekanich and Cody Franson. Plus, a used-equipment sale, live broadcast
by 104.5 The Zone and more. Thurs, July 23. Ryman Auditorium. 116 5th Avenue North. 7:30 pm. $24.50. The Dan Tyminski Band with Steep Canyon Rangers. Series continues every Thursday night through July 30.
Wine Tasting Event at The Standard Thurs, July 23. The Standard. 167 Rosa Parks Boulevard. 254-1277. 8 pm. $25 (including tax and gratuity). Click here to see this week's menu featuring four wines and paired tastings. Seating is limited. Call 254-1277 to make a reservation. This event continues every Thursday night and features different wine and food pairings each week.
8th Annual Music City Brewer's Festival Sat, July 25. Hilton Park. Noon - 4 pm. $30 in advance, $40 at the door. This year's beer festival has been split into two sessions. The only session with tickets remaining is shift A: noon - 4 pm. Sample beers from over 60 breweries. Also, live music and food vendors.
Sat, July 25. Farmers' Market. 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. 880-2001. 10 am. Free. Cooking demonstration with Mike De Gregory of Mirror inside the Market House.
Sun, July 26. Sommet Center. 501 Broadway. 1 pm - 5 pm. Free. Mayor Karl Dean will host this fair. Browse informational booths from over 50 organizations including real estate firms, home builders, lenders and more.
Team Green's Birthday Adventure Mixer Tues, July 28. Downtown YMCA (1000 Church Street) and The Standard (167 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard). 6 pm - 8 pm. Free. Celebrate Team Green's 13th Birthday at the Downtown YMCA. Featuring a scavenger hunt at the Y and birthday cake and more at The Standard. Click here for more details and parking information.
Books from Birth Dinner Fundraiser Tues, July 28. Sole Mio. 311 3rd Avenue South. 256-4013. Sole Mio will donate 50% of all dinner food sales on July 28 to Books from Birth of Middle Tennessee.
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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
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Convention Update Large groups and events that are downtown July 22 - August 5 include National Network of Embroidery Professionals (1,000, July 24 - 25), Smith Travel Research (300, July 28 - 29), Morning Show Boot Camp (280, July 29 - August 2), Gospel Music Association (1,200, July 30 - August 2), and United Pentecostal Church International - National Youth Congress (18,000, August 5 - 8). For more information concerning conventions call 259-4782. Click here for a complete listing of Nashville conventions: visitmusiccity.com/meetings/ConventionCalendar. |
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