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Visual Art and Museum 
Friday, March 28 to Thursday, December 31 9am – 5pm daily price: Included w Museum admission, Free to Museum members (for tickets/registration call (615) 416-2001) The Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s exhibition, ‘Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy’, features artifacts, instruments, song manuscripts, costumes, photographs, computer interactives, moving images & more. The exhibit continue through Dec. 2009. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville; www.countrymusichalloffame.com
Thursday, March 19 to Friday, July 3 opening reception March 26th, 3-4:30pm, Gallery hrs: M-F: 8:30am-4:30pm price: free admission An exhibit of works in pastel by Kevin Bentley and photographs by Stacey Irvin is displayed March 19th – July 3rd at Metro Arts Commission Gallery, 800 2nd Avenue South, 4th floor. Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, 800 2nd Avenue South, 4th floor, Nashville; 862-6737 www.artsnashville.org
Wednesday, April 1 to Friday, July 31 7:30am-5:30pm Mon. – Fri., opening reception April 23rd, 5-6pm in the center lobby. price: Free admission An exhibit of artwork by artists with autism is displayed at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center April 1st- July 31st, Gallery hours are 7:30am – 5:30pm Mon. -Fri. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, 101 Magnolia Circle, corner of 21st Avenue South & Edgehill, Nashville; 615-321-8761 www.kc.vanderbilt.edu/vuarts/
Wednesday, April 8 to Monday, August 31 6am-11pm daily price: free The Creative Arts Project Community Mural is displayed at Nashville International Airport as part of Arts in the Airport during normal business hours through Aug. 31st.
Nashville International Airport, , Nashville;
Friday, May 29 to Sunday, August 23 www.fristcenter.org price: $8.50 adults, children 18 & under free The exhibition ‘Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings’ is displayed May 29th-Aug. 23rd at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. This exhibit features sketches, architectual plans, photographs & models of 18 of the world’s leading museum buildings.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; 615-244-3340 www.fristcenter.org
Saturday, May 30 to Wednesday, September 30 Regular business hours, contact venue. price: Free Architectural Pen & Ink Drawings by local artist Raymond Proctor are exhibited during normal hours May 30th through Sept. 30th at Nashville Public Library downtown.
Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville ; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Friday, June 5 to Friday, July 31 Mon. ñ Fri., 9amñ 5pm, opening 5-7pm June 5th price: free admission Metro Parksí Centennial Art Center Gallery presents an exhibit featuring paintings by Patricia Green, paintings & mixed media by Roberta Winnett Harrison and Clayworks in Stoneware, Raku & mixed media by Timothy Weber, June 5th- July 31st at Centennial Art Center Gallery in Centennial Park. An opening reception is 5 -7pm June 5th.
Centennial Art Center , 25th Avenue North & Park Plaza corner of Centennial Park, Nashville; (615) 862-8442 www.nashville.gov/parks/cac.htm
Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, September 27 during hours of operation price: Free Artwork by DeLoss McGraw celebrating the 100-Year Anniversary of James Agee’s Birth in Tennessee is displayed June 11th- Sept. 27th at Nashville Public Library downtown.
Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street , Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, August 30 2-4pm price: Free ‘Arts at the Airport Flying Solo’ series at Nashville International Airport features works by the Oglander family June 25th-August 30th at the airport. The Oglanders are at the C/D Meeter-Greeter Lounge (near Starbucks, past Southwest ticket counter) on the ticketing level at Nashville International Airport 2-4pm on June 25th to meet the public & discuss their art.
Nashville International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Nashville; flynashville.com/cfpress/press/MNAA_432_06042009.pdf www.flynashville.com/newsroom/photos.aspx
Friday, June 26 to Sunday, September 13 10am-9pm price: General admisson $8.50 A exhibition surveying the prints of artist Chuck Close is displayed in the Ingram gallery through Sept. 13th at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Also on display in the Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery is ‘Terra Incognita’ collaged paintings by Dean Byington.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway , Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Friday, June 26 to Sunday, September 13 opening at noon June 26th, contact venue for gallery hrs. price: contact venue Collage artist Dean Byington’s exhibition ‘Terra Incognita’ which explores the relationship between aspects of the inner realm- dreams, memories, imagination – and the external world is on view in Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery of the Frist Center, June 26thñSeptember 13th, 2009. An artist’s forum with Byington is noon June 26th.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Wednesday, July 1 to Friday, July 31 contact venue price: Free Wood Turnings including bowls, vases, oriental boxes & plates by The Tennessee Association of Woodturners are displayed July 1st-31st at the Green Hills Branch of the Nashville Public Library.
Green Hills Library , 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Wednesday, July 1 to Friday, July 31 contact venue, opening reception July 19th, 2:30pm price: Free Photographer Virgil Fox’s, ‘Postcards from America’, his photos from across the country, are displayed July 1st- July 31st at Green Hills Library.
Green Hills Library, 3701 Benham Avenue, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Wednesday, July 1 to Sunday, September 27 during hours of operation price: Free An exhibit showcasing letterpress printing & community is July 1st – Sept. 27th at Nashville Public Library downtown. This exhibit highlights the Franklin printing press at Middle Tennessee State University and Goldsmith Press at Austin Peay State University.
Main Nashville Public Library , 615 Chruch Street, Nashville; 862-5753 www.library.nashville.gov
Thursday, July 2 5-7pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call 614-352-3006) The Nashville Association of Art Dealers begin ‘Art After Hours,’ a new monthly, city-wide event exploring Nashville’s diverse & growing art scene. On the first Thursday of each month, participating Nashville galleries remain open late 5 – 7 p.m., inviting the public to come & enjoy art after work. Complete details at nashvilleartdealers.net
Various, galleries listed at nashvilleartdealers.net, various, Nashville; www.nashvilleartdealers.net
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Classical Music
Sunday, July 5 to Sunday, July 26 2:30 & 3:30pm CDT price: $10 The Philharmonia Orchestra performs a series of Sunday afternoon concerts 2:30pm on the campus of the University of the South, followed by the Sewanee Symphony at 3:30pm. each week. Concerts thru July 19th are in Guerry Auditorium, with the Festival’s closing concert July 26th in All Saints’ Chapel.
Guerry Auditorium at the University of the South, Georgia Ave, Sewanee; 931-598-1225 www2.sewanee.edu/ssmf ssmf@sewanee.edu
Jazz and Blues
Sunday, July 12 7pm price: start at $35 (for tickets/registration call 615-687-6400 ) Jazz artist Diana Krall performs 7pm at Laura Turner Concert Hall in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. (Note: this concert is without the Nashville Symphony)
Schermerhorn Symphony Center – Laura Turner Concert Hall, One Symphony Place, Nashville; www.nashvillesymphony.org info@nashvillesymphony.org
Other Music
Sunday, May 31 to Sunday, July 5 3pm Sundays price: Free A free concert is 3pm each Sunday through July 5th at Fannie Mae Dees Park also known as Dragon Park. Metro Jam band opens the concert followed by a featured performer.
7/5 Farmer Jason
Dragon Park aka Fannie Mae Dees Park, 24th Ave. SO @ Blakemore Ave, Nashville; www.hwen.org
Thursday, July 2 6-8pm price: Free Singer songwriter Bobby Hamrick performs 6-8pm in the Grand Lobby of the Frist Center.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Thursday, July 2 7-9pm price: Free Singer-songwriter Janey Street headlines Tunesmithing on Music Row 7-9pm July 2nd at the Edgehill Studios Cafe, 1201 Villa Place on Music Row.
Edgehill Studios Cafe , 1201 Villa Place, Nashville; (615) 242-9857 www.tunesmithing.com tunesmithing@earthlink.net
Friday, July 3 6-8pm price: Free Singer songwriter Bobby Hamrick performs 6-8pm at the Frist Center in the Grand Lobby. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Friday, July 10 7pm-11pm price: $15 in advance, $20 at the door Children 6 and under free, $10 for 7-15 year olds Pickers with a BLUEGRASS instrument ~ $5 (for tickets/registration call 370-8053) The third Full Moon Pickin’ Party is Friday night 7pm-11pm Friday July 10th at the Steeplechase Barn at the Equestrian Center (2500 Old Hickory Blvd.) in Percy Warner Park. Scheduled bands include, ROCKY VALLEY REVUE, RUNAWAY FREIGHT & STOP GAP. Event held rain or shine.
Percy Warner Park, Steeplechase Barn, 2500 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville ; www.Nowplayingnashville.com www.FriendsOfWarnerParks.com www.friendsofwarnerparks.com/pickingparty.html events@friendsofwarnerparks.com
Saturday, July 11 3-11pm price: Free The Watertown Music & Arts Festival is 3-11pm at Watertown Square in Watertown. This free admission event will feature music ranging from Jazz to blues to country and artwork on display & for sale.
Watertown square , , Watertown, TN; www.watertown.tn.com
Theatre and Film
Saturday, June 20 to Wednesday, July 15 n/a price: $10 The 2nd annual Steeple Players Independent Film Festival is currently accepting submissions from student filmmakers. The deadline for submissions is July 15th. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as college student of any age, can submit films to the festival. Entries should be submitted to Steeple Players Theatre, Attn: SPIFF Entry, 260 W. Main Street, Suite 204, Hendersonville, TN 37075.
Steeple Players Theatre, 260 West Main Street, #206, Hendersonville; 615/826-6037 spiffs.steepleplayers.org victoria@steepleplayers.org
Saturday, June 20 to Saturday, August 1 7:30pm curtain price: $20 show only, $30 with dinner (for tickets/registration call 931-924-2327) Magician John Pyka host a Saturday Night Live parody dinner theatre Friday & Saturday nights 7:30pm through August 1st at Bear Hollow Dinner Theater in Monteagle, TN.
Bear Hollow Dinner Theater, 11885 US Highway 41, Monteagle ; 931-581-3317 bearhollowresort.com
Saturday, July 11 7:30-8:30pm price: Free A free DVD screening to introduce Isha Yoga is 7:30pm-8:30pm at Cool Springs YMCA in Franklin.
Cool Springs YMCA , 121 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, TN; 615-823-0917 www.ishafoundation.org/eflyers/NashvilleJul09.isa nashville@ishafoundation.org
Dance
Kids and Family
Saturday, July 4 11am-3pm price: Free The annual ‘Music City Hot Chicken Festival’ is 11am-3pm in East Park at Woodland Street. This free family event features free hot chicken samples from area restaurants, entertainment & activities for all ages.
East Park, 700Woodland Street, Nashville; www.musiccityhotchickenfestival.com.
Saturday, July 4 noon-1:30pm price: Free The 9th annual bell ringing ceremony begins noon on the Tennessee State Capital Grounds and features bells ringing, flags, a fife & drum corps, a brief history of the Liberty Bell & more. Tennessee State Capital Grounds, downtown, Nashville;
Nature and Outdoors
Lecture and Educational
Tuesday, October 14 to Tuesday, September 8 6:30pm-7:30pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call No Tickets, reservations at 373-0601, ext. 100.) A year-long ‘Grief & Loss’ seminar series begins Oct. 14th at 6:30pm. Additional seminars are the second Tuesday of each month through September 2009. Each monthly seminar is free & open to the public, at Harpeth Hills Church of Christ, 1949 Old Hickory Blvd. near Brentwood. The series is comprised of 12 stand-alone programs; participants can attend all or any combination of the seminars.
Harpeth Hills Church of Christ, 1949 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville (near Brentwood); www.alivehospice.org www.resourcecenteronaging.org
Monday, June 1 to Friday, August 7 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm price: $165 per half day session (for tickets/registration call 615-383-4848 ) Watkins’ Summer of the Arts program provides art & design instruction to youth & teens ages 4-18 for four different week-long sessions throughout the summer: two weeks in June, two in July & one in August. Classes meet for one week, Monday – Friday, for half-day sessions, unless otherwise indicated. Students may enroll in one or all of the sessions.
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film , 2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd, Nashville; www.watkins.edu/community www.watkins.edu
Tuesday, June 2 to Tuesday, August 4 Two classes, 9am-noon & 6-9pm, June 2nd, 9th, 30th; July 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th; & Aug. 4th. price: $150 (all eight sessions) (for tickets/registration call 615-599-5115) Gail McDaniel, watercolor artist/instructor teaches a series of watercolor painting classes for beginning, intermediate & advanced artists selected Tuesdays beginning June 2nd at the Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road. Classes are 9am-noon & 6-9pm. Space limited for the classes, reservations required.
Brentwood United Methodist Church, 309 Franklin Road , Brentwood ; www.gailmcdanielart.com gail@gailmcdanielart.com
Wednesday, June 3 to Wednesday, August 5 9:30am-1pm price: $165 (all eight classes) (for tickets/registration call 615-599-5115) Gail McDaniel, watercolor artist/instructor teaches a watercolor painting class to intermediate & advanced levels on selected Wednesdays at Plaza Artist Materials, 633 Middleton St., in downtown Nashville beginning June 3. The class meets 9:30am-1pm June 3rd & 10th, July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th; & Aug. 5th. Reservations are required. For more information or to register, (615) 599-5115 or www.gailmcdanielart.com gail@gailmcdanielart.com
Wednesday, July 1 to Wednesday, July 8 6pm price: Free Rutherford County Planning Department staff and the PB Planning Team host a series of Open Houses at four different locations within the County. The Open Houses allow public to talk with the planners about ideas & concerns for Rutherford County Open House dates & locations are:
July 7th, Rockvale Elementary School July 8th, Smyrna Town Centre
All meetings begins at 6pm.
Lascassas Elementary School, Buchanan Elementary School, Rockvale Elementary School, Smyrna Town Centre, 6300 Lascassas Pike, 6050 Manchester Hwy, 6550 Highway 99, 100 Sam Ridley Pkwy E, Rutherford County, TN; 615-898-7730
Friday, July 10 6:45am-8:15am price: Free for 1st time visitors, $10 otherwise Kayla Barrett, Owner of Organizational Impact will speak on the topic, ‘Setting Performance Standards’, at the next CEO Fellowship, 6:45am-8:15am at Brentwood Baptist Church.
Brentwood Baptist Church, 7777 Concord Rd, Brentwood ; 615-620-6150 www.ceofellowship.com.
Tuesday, July 14 11:30am price: Free Nashville Civic Design Center presents ‘CityTHINK’ a discussion by a panel of architectural & museum experts focusing on civic issues related to transportation, green building, public art, urban design projects & more at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. This free open to the public program begins 11:30am.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville; www.fristcenter.org
Wednesday, July 15 7-8pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call n/a) A free introductory talk to Isha Yoga is 7-8pm at Embassy Suites, 820 Crescent Centre Drive in Franklin.
Embassy Suites, 820 Crescent Centre Dr., Franklin, TN; 615-823-0917 www.ishafoundation.org/eflyers/NashvilleJul09.isa nashville@ishafoundation.org
Book Readings and Signings
Wednesday, July 22 to Saturday, July 25 www.artsandheritage.us/writers price: Vary by package ($40-$250) The Fifth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, featuring keynote speaker John Egerton and two days of author presentations/workshops will be July 22nd -25th at Austin Peay State University. The event will also include a two-day Tobacco Heritage Tour of homes & sites related to Robert Penn Warren’s novel ‘Night Rider’.
Austin Peay State University, 601 College Street , Clarksville ; (931) 551-8870 www.artsandheritage.us/writers artsandheritage@charter.net
Miscellaneous
Tuesday, March 17 to Thursday, August 27 Mon. – Sat. 8am- 6pm price: Free (for tickets/registration call n/a) ‘Family Business: How You Find It & How You Keep It’, an exhibit showing how to get started in genealogy & how to preserve items from your family’s past for future generations, is displayed at Tennessee State Library & Archives through August 27th. This exhibit is free & open to the public. Tennessee State Library & Archives, 403 7th Avenue North , Nashville; 615-253-3457
Thursday, June 11 to Friday, August 7 various, based on location price: Various, based on location The Veggie Project, a collaborative community effort addressing food security issues by increasing access to fresh, locally grown fruits & vegetables while educating youth on Nashville’s food system & managing their own summer-long Veggie Project Market business.
Dates & locations:
Andrew Jackson Boys & Girls Club, 916 16th Ave. N. Each FRIDAY 3-5pm
Thompson Lane Boys & Girls Club, 5050 Blue Hole Road Each FRIDAY 3:30-5pm
Harvest Hands, 424 Humphreys Street THURSDAY 3:30-5:30pm *Last market July 30th
Preston Taylor Boys & Girls Club, 915 38th Ave. N. THURSDAY 3:30-5:30pm *Last market July 23rd
Various, see below, various, Nashville; 615.936.0888 www.vanderbiltchildrens.org/veggieproject vanderbiltveggieproject@gmail.com
Tuesday, June 30 to Friday, July 24 6:30pm price: Free The ‘Good Food Film Series’ about the current food system with discussion around the idea that our food should be locally managed, safe & taste good is Tuesdays, 6:30pm at Warner Parks Nature Center through July 24th. The series is free & open to the public.
Warner Parks Nature Center, 7311 Highway 100, Nashville; 353-2828 www.richlandgardens.net/lunchandlearn.html
Wednesday, July 8 5:30pm-8:45pm price: N/A (for tickets/registration call (615) 269-5861 ) The annual ‘Dine Out for Book’em’ event will take place 5:30pm-8:45pm at F. Scott’s Restaurant & Jazz Bar on Wednesday, July 8th. The event will feature food, conversation & live music, guests are asked to bring a book suitable for children/teens to the event. Book’em provides books to area children & teens who do not have books of their own.
(Reservations should be made for times between 5:30pm & 8:45pm. Please call to make a reservation and mention Book’em. Music begins at 7pm. )
F. Scott’s Restaurant & Jazz Bar, 2210 Crestmoor Road, Nashville; amccathren@mpf.com
Thursday, July 9 to Saturday, July 11 Starts 7pm Thursday, ends 1pm Saturday price: Varies with level of participation (for tickets/registration call 227-9935) The 2009 ‘Backfield in Motion Celebrity Golf weekend will be July 9th-11th at Hermitage Golf Course, 393 Old Hickory Boulevard in Old Hickory, TN. Hermitage Golf Course , 393 Old Hickory Boulevard, Old Hickory, TN; www.backfieldinmotion.org vickim@backfieldinmotion.org
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