What’s so important about having a symphony orchestra? Plus, the local news for October 6, 2026.
What Where When-sday: International Black Film Festival
As the Nashville Film Festival wraps up, there’s another film fest for movie buffs. The International Black Film Festival runs Sep 30 through Oct 4 at venues across town.
NashVillager Podcast: Controversies swirling around Metro Arts
What, exactly, is happening with Metro Arts? Plus your local newscast for May 29, 2024.
Listen: Mermaids, mushroom fairies and royalty joust and jest at the Tennessee Renaissance Festival
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival runs each weekend in May at Williamson County’s Castle Park.
Where Tennessee’s medieval enthusiasts find community
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival is an annual tradition. Each weekend in May, knights, fair maidens, vikings, faeries, mermaids, pirates, wenches and plainclothes time travelers gather on the streets of Covington Glen, in Williamson County’s Castle Park.
Three key ingredients for Nashville food pop-ups? Creativity, collaboration and community.
Traditional business strategy is about beating the competition. But In Nashville’s local food scene, you’re likely to see restaurants working together, often in one-time, pop-up collaborations.
These Nashville middle schoolers create, dance and perform to celebrate Black history, connecting in a deeper way
Students and families filed into the gymnasium at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Southeast Nashville. Kids buzzed with Friday afternoon excitement, as they filled in the bleachers and got ready for the Black History Month program to start.
‘Everybody’s got an Exit/In story’: Remembering a Music City proving ground as it plays its last shows
A mainstay in Nashville’s independent music scene is on its way out. Exit/In is just the latest casualty of Music City’s hot real estate market.
Exit/In, Midtown music venue beloved by locals, will close Nov. 24
The owner of Exit/In announced Nov. 23’s Diarrhea Planet will be their last show, capping off 51 years of local music in midtown Nashville.







