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Mike Wolfe: The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter By: Deborah Evans Price Mike has been hunting for diamonds in the rough since he was 5 years old. When he was in second grade on garbage days he wouldn’t even go to school, instead he would haul loads of trash home, put it in the yard and begin picking. His mom asked what he was going to do with the stuff? Mike replied, “I’m going to open a shop.”
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Nashville Film Festival, Movie City U.S.A. By: Larry Nager
The festival is the highestprofile part of Nashville’s small but feisty independent film scene. This is a city known for country music, but country musicians have much wider interests than just country music. In fact, the first studio on what would become Music Row was a film studio.
Literary Arts By: DJ Anderson “Nashville is a magnet for talent and eccentricity. It’s where dreams come true.” There’s a story everywhere you turn in Nashville. Inspiration is drawn from the beautiful landscape, to the community’s great appreciation for art, music and literature. Discover again, or maybe for the first time, a collection of Nashville’s finest literary contributors.
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ABC’s Next Big Show? “Nashville” By: Deborah Evans Price Sometimes people can be skeptical of Hollywood’s portrayal of country music, but they don’t need to worry. “People are excited, it’s entertaining and an accurate portrayal. I believe this will show not only the cosmopolitan yet friendly nature of our city, it will also show the multiple facets of the personality of Music City and the music we create,” says Steve Buchanan, executive producer.
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Sacred Stages By: Larry Nager From hole-in-the-wall venues to an actual hole in the ground, here’s a look at some of the area’s best music listening rooms.
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Performing Arts By: Lori Ward The eternal search for love, a struggle between two conflicting forces of good and evil...whatever the story may be, TPAC, Nashville Ballet, Opera, Tennessee Rep and the Nashville Symphony do an incredible job of delivering New York-quality entertainment and creativity.
18 Give it a Swirl, Five Ways to Discover Tennessee-Made Wines By: Gregory Rumberg Pack the blankets and lawn chairs; fill up the picnic basket and head out to one of several Tennessee wineries offering free, family-friendly events seasonally. To whet your thirst, here are five ways to discover Tennessee-made wines.
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Nashville’s stars are well aware that their fame and national platform can be tremendously beneficial to the charities they choose to support. Nashville celebrities claim their greatest milestones are tied to charitable work rather than their music.
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This year’s Most Interesting People, Places and Things list By: Deborah Evans Price, Ashlan Bonnell, Melissa Chalos and Phyllis Stark
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Matt Hasselbeck has handled the news of being No.2 on the depth chart with great professionalism and there is no doubt Jake Locker is in great hands this season. Hasselbeck’s faith, family, his roller coaster journey to the NFL, and even his good friend and gun slinger, Brett Favre, all have brought him to where he is today.
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Welcome to the seventh annual edition of Nashville Arts & Entertainment Guide, your creative resource celebrating the best Nashville has to offer in arts and entertainment. When we think of Nashville, music immediately comes to mind along with the many celebrities that call Nashville home. Our cover story, “Hearts of Gold,” takes a look at celebrities and their charities. I think you will agree this is just the tip of the iceberg of the altruistic nature of our community! Dierks Bentley summed it up best about giving back…it’s the right thing to do. As always, we have included your favorite sections: Nashville’s Most Interesting People, Places & Things starting on page 52 along with our exclusive monthly calendar of arts and entertainment events beginning on page 79. We hope you enjoy our unique editorial perspective as we bring you the best in performing, visual and literary arts along with a fun, entertaining look at the general sports and entertainment marketplace for Nashville. Thank you for reading . . . we value your input. If you have comments or suggestions, please send an email to my attention: robin@ glovergroupinc.com It is my hope that after reading this edition, we all will be inspired to give more of our time, money and resources to support the work of area charities. After all . . . it’s the right thing to do!
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Contributors DJ Anderson, a Franklin resident since 2003, finished her first novel, Mercy of the Fallen, shortly after moving to the Nashville area. This intimate portrait of a modern woman, torn between the life she has chosen and the road not taken, will strike a chord with readers in their fifties as in their twenties. Mercy of the Fallen is available in paperback on Amazon.com and to Barnes and Noble online members. There is also a downloadable version available. Visit www.authordjanderson.com for more information.
Lori Ward is the vice president of communications and community relations at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, celebrating its 33rd season in Nashville. Her 14 years here have been the highlight of her career in public relations and communications for nonprofit arts and education organizations.
Ashlan Bonnell Born and raised in Nashville, Ashlan Bonnell is a sports and entertainment freelance writer and recent college graduate of Lipscomb University. She majored in English professional writing and minored in journalism and new media, focusing on sports writing, while holding internships at WSMV-TV, Titans Radio and the Nashville Predators. When not writing or cheering on her favorite team, Ashlan enjoys spending time with her husband, Andrew, as they enjoy newlywed life together.
Anne Brown, an innovative and influential arts professional and curator. Among her achievements, she has pioneered outstanding artistic initiatives, including The Arts Company on 5th Avenue of the Arts. She also taught at Fisk University, Belmont University and Vanderbilt University. She holds an M.A. in English and history and a Ph.D. in comparative literature.
opportunity to write about some of the city’s most colorful residents. In this issue, she reveled in the opportunity to profile some of her favorites, including Olympic gold medalist Scott Hamilton, Army Ranger turned musician and author Keni Thomas, singer/songwriter Phil Vassar and veteran music industry executive Randy Goodman. An avid viewer of the History Channel show “American Pickers,” Deborah thoroughly enjoyed talking to Mike Wolfe. Deborah lives on a hilltop just south of Nashville with her husband, Gary, and their son, Trey.
Larry Nager is a writer, documentary filmmaker, event producer and musician who lives in southeast Nashville with his wife, Marsha. In this issue he looks at some of the areas most unique listening rooms and talks to the folks behind the Nashville Film Festival, one of the country’s longest-running and most-respected cinematic events. Writer and digital media consultant, Melissa
Riddle Chalos has been writing about the music industry and even more interesting stories for most of her adult life. When not chained to her laptop, or procrastinating the same, she enjoys adventures down a country road with her ridiculously gracious husband, Philip. They live in Franklin, Tenn. Veteran entertainment journalist Phyllis Stark has been reporting extensively on the music industry for two decades. As a freelance writer, her work appears regularly in numerous publications and sites including MSN, Country Weekly and Radio-Info.com. She previously was Nashville bureau chief at Billboard magazine.
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is a photographer specializing in portrait and commercial photography. She lives in Nashville, Tenn., with her husband and two children.
Like a quixotic Bruce Springsteen song,
Gregory Rumburg moonlights as a freelance religion, arts and entertainment writer and editor, clinging to the glory days he once enjoyed as the managing editor and resident curmudgeon of CCM Magazine. Now he works as a chaplain for the Nashville office of Odyssey Hospice, honored to serve women and men who are incredible life teachers. He is active at Vine Street Christian Church, enjoys sailing, a good glass of wine and practices at Sanctuary for Yoga.
Bret D. Haines has worked as a graphic designer, art director, graphic design instructor and freelancer in the Nashville area. Bret runs BaaHaus Design, a small advertising and design business, and he works with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville as their senior graphic designer and production manager.
Matthew Glover graduated from Samford University in 2010 with a business administration degree majoring in business entrepreneurship. He handles information technology at Glover Group Entertainment, and also serves as project manager of Nashville Arts & Entertainment Magazine and for Lipscomb’s Business Magazine, which had a Spring 2012 newsstand release.
Sherry Stinson reports in this issue on Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, and was surprised to learn after college Matt’s career as an NFL player was a question in his mind more than anyone else. “Once he made up his mind that he could compete in the NFL, he unfolded that great attitude and found his arm. He defines football with his spirit, work ethic and skill; he doesn’t let football define him. He competes at the NFL level and he is a really nice guy. Reggie White was a role model for Matt as Matt is now a role model for others.” Sherry left her post as managing editor of Nashville Arts andEntertainment this year when she moved to Omaha with her family. She stays in sync with Nashville as she continues her role as marketing director for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville.
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‘American Pickers’ creator and local transplant Mike Wolfe found a gem in Middle Tennessee, which inspired his work nationwide. By Deborah Evans Price
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s creator and star of History’s hit cable show “American Pickers,” Mike Wolfe is well known for unearthing profit in unlikely places, pouring through basements, barns and all types of locales to find unique items to purchase and resale. However, for Wolfe the real treasure is not in the things he discovers, but the people he encounters along the way. “I like to tell people’s stories and to give them a voice. That’s why I picked up a camera and started filming,” says Wolfe, who travels all over the country with his longtime friend Frank Fritz and a camera crew in tow. “It’s really a show about all of us. I think one of the reasons it does well is because of the things that Frank and I find. They aren’t elitist. They are things that you still can find or you might have yourself.” It’s obvious Wolfe is a people person. He opens the door of his home in Leiper’s Fork, Tenn., wearing a big smile and cradling his beautiful infant daughter, Charlie. The unbridled enthusiasm and genuine warmth viewers see on the TV show is magnified exponentially when meeting Wolfe in person. He gently hands Charlie to her mom, his fiancé, Jodi Faeth, pours two glasses of lemonade and settles into a comfy chair outside on the deck to talk about his love affair with Nashville. He also discusses how he turned a passion for picking into a budding empire that includes the TV show, two Antique Archaeology store locations, a book (American Pickers Guide to Picking) and an upcoming children’s book for kid pickers. He even launched a new website devoted to encouraging children who like to pick (kidpickers. com). An avid country music fan, he’s also working with veteran producer Brian Ahern on an album tied to the show and has been writing songs with Dale Watson for the project.
Of Family & Mission An Iowa native, Wolfe moved to Tennessee in 2011 and opened a second Antique Archaeology. The
original store in LeClaire, Iowa, is helmed by Danielle Colby Cushman, who also appears on the show. The newest Antique Archaeology location opened in Nashville in July 2011 in Marathon Village on Clinton Street in the old Marathon Automobile factory. Both shops are filled with antiques and collectibles found during Wolfe and Fritz’s travels. “Nashville has embraced us so much,” Wolfe says. “The first day we opened our store at Marathon, the only way you knew it was there was Facebook and Twitter. It was 100 degrees that day and there was a line from my store all the way under the underpass of I-40 and then all the way up the street both ways. All day long people were coming in. Danielle and I stood there and signed autographs and thanked people. I can’t tell you how many people came up to me and were like, ‘I just wanted to come in here and shake your hand and welcome you to Nashville.’ They stood in line for two and a half hours to come in to tell me that. That doesn’t happen anywhere in America. It doesn’t. If I were to open in Atlanta or Minneapolis or Des Moines, it wouldn’t have happened. That’s how amazing this town is. People talk about the food, architecture and music, but it’s the people.” Wolfe recalls riding his motorcycle through Nashville several years ago and meeting a guy who invited him to Robert’s Western World for a beer. “I thought, ‘Oh my God! This place is so cool,’ and he’s like, ‘Hey if you want to go on a cool ride, meet me here at 9 a.m. and I’ll take you on a ride,’” Wolfe recalls. “So Jodi and I met him there and he took us out to Leiper’s Fork. I was like, ‘This is like a storybook out here.’ It was so beautiful.” The couple still has a home in Iowa, but spend most of their time—when Wolfe isn’t on the road— in Leiper’s Fork in their spacious home, nestled on seven beautifully wooded acres. “The guy that built it, Bill Powell, [has a] story very similar to mine,” says Wolfe. “He’s an antique dealer. He’s a picker
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first and . . . he started buying real estate. He started building stuff and he started using older pieces—old doors, windows—so when you look at the house there are a lot of things, like the front doors, that are probably 100 years old. It fit us perfectly.” And since his builder is a motorcycle collector, Wolfe’s passion for motorcycles was already part of his home’s décor. “The basement is finished so you could ride your motorcycle into it. When I saw that, I was like this guy was building this house for me, he just didn’t realize it,” Wolfe says. “Right when you walk in there is a 1905 Indian, which is amazing.” As Wolfe speaks, his dogs—Scout, a border collie, and Ruby, an Australian blue heeler— scamper up on the deck and settle at his feet. He and Jodi are both animal lovers. “We’ve done a lot of dog rescue,” he says, adding they’ve also donated items to be auctioned to raise money for animal rescue agencies. There are other causes that are close to his heart, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and the worldwide children’s charity Operation Smile. “We’re going to do some work with Operation Smile because of Charlie. I’ll be the ambassador for Operation Smile,” he says, noting his daughter was born with a cleft lip. “We were fortunate that we were able to hire the best doctors and everything, but there’s still a lot of people out there all around the world [who] are born with clefts and they never get it fixed. Operation Smile helps thousands of people every year. One in 700 kids in American now are born with clefts.”
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An Honest Lifetime’s Work Between his charity work, family life and filming “American Pickers,” Wolfe stays extremely busy. When the show is filming he’s on the road for two weeks at a time, searching for what he calls “rusty gold.” Wolfe admits he’s always been fascinated with what many simply consider junk. “I was doing this when I was five,” the longtime picker says with a smile. “My mom was a single mother. I used to walk to school because my mom was at work and they had those big garbage days. School was just a block away, so she would allow us to walk, but [on garbage days] I would not even go to school. I would just haul the stuff home, put it in the yard and in the garage. One time Mom came home and I had all these bicycles in the front yard that had been thrown in the garbage. I was probably in second grade. She asked, ‘What are you going to do?’ and I said, ‘I’m going to open a bicycle shop.’ Later in life I did, which was amazing. I did that for a number of years. I had three stores at one time.” Even as he ran three stores in three cities, Wolfe never abandoned his first love—picking. Eventually he dove into the picker’s life full time, and began thinking his on-the-road adventures would make a good TV show. “Nashville played a huge part in me getting the show,” he says. “I’m from a town of 3,000 people in Iowa and if you tell your friends you are pitching a television show they are like, ‘Are you serious?’” His friends in Nashville didn’t see the idea as so far fetched. “I was coming down here and doing business and I was seeing people that were living their dreams, whether in the music
industry, photography, video or art or whatever it was,” he says. “It was a very creative think tank down here. If people had an idea and enough gumption and people to believe in it, that would become law. When I came down here and I told some of my friends that I was thinking about doing this they didn’t laugh at all. They thought it was a great idea, so I started video taping myself.” Wolfe began compiling video tape of his exploits and putting together a treatment and a reel. It took four and a half years of pitching the idea before it landed on History. It debuted in January 2010 and has become one of cable’s most popular shows, airing on Monday nights along with “Pawn Stars,” a show that deals with antiques and collectibles brought into a Las Vegas pawn shop. “History bought my show and then just made them book ends with each other and all of our ratings started going crazy,” says Wolfe. “Then you saw a tsunami of all these shows come after us like ‘Auction Hunters,’ ‘Auction Kings,’ ‘Cash and Cari,’ ‘Picker Sisters’ and ‘Storage Wars.’ I feel really good about creating this category of television. It’s crazy. We still do great. We are at five million viewers every Monday night.” He and Fritz have been friends since eighth grade and Wolfe is grateful that he’s able to make a good living, traveling with his longtime friend and indulging his passion for discovering hidden treasures. “We’re so blessed, and the reason the show does well is because it’s a show about all of us,” he says. “I don’t care if you’re going to a garage sale, yard sale, estate sale or scratching a lottery ticket, you are looking for a good deal. Everybody wants a good deal and they want to treasure hunt.”
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ith the debut of ABC’s new primetime television show “Nashville,” longtime Gaylord Entertainment executive Steve Buchanan adds an intriguing new title to his resume as one of the executive producers of the Music City-based show. “I felt like this was the perfect time to get a show done about Nashville and the music industry today that was a scripted show,” says Buchanan, president of the Grand Ole Opry Group. “If you look at the people that have been winning reality shows, there’s been a much greater presence of country music in the mainstream media.” Buchanan began pitching the idea for the show in early 2011. “I met with several different producers and I met R.J. Cutler,” he says of the TV producer and documentary filmmaker. “We had a similar vision of what we thought the approach to the show should be. We did a deal with Lionsgate Studios, [which] also shared the vision in terms of what the show should be, to shoot it in Nashville and try to make it as current and authentic as possible.” “Nashville” is being produced by Lionsgate, ABC Studios and Gaylord Entertainment. Buchanan shares the executive producer role with Cutler, who is also directing the series, and writer Callie Khouri, a former Nashville resident who won the 1992 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Thelma & Louise. “We formed a partnership with R.J. and then Callie came on board as our writer/creator to bring it all to life,” Buchanan says. “Nashville” stars Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights,” “American
Horror Story”) as Rayna James, a veteran country artist whose popularity is beginning to fade. Her record company decides she should tour with upand-coming young artist Juliette Barnes, portrayed by Hayden Panettiere (“Heroes”). Conflict ensues as the two both seek to further their careers. The series will also star Powers Boothe as Rayna’s father and Eric Close as her husband. Clare Bowen stars as songwriter Scarlett O’Connor. “From the beginning we thought Connie Britton was perfect to play the role of Rayna James. She’s a great actress and someone who has many, many fans,” Buchanan says. “Both Connie and Hayden proved to be perfect for the roles they’re playing.” Being shot in Nashville, the city itself will play a key role in the character of the show. “The opportunity to provide exposure for the city, for our premiere properties and all the things that make up Nashville and Nashville’s personality is an extraordinary opportunity,” says Buchanan. “It was important from the get-go that we shot in Nashville. It’s amazing that we’ve been able to accomplish that. We shot all of the pilot on location around Nashville and will be shooting the series both on location and on a sound stage here in Nashville.” Though he modestly downplays his role, Buchanan has worked hard to bring the show to Nashville and shine a spotlight on the city. “I’ve been going back and forth to L.A. for several years and working on a variety of different projects,” he says. “It really takes perseverance, and it’s about the relationships you have, the ones you form and about the people that you work with. I started working with CAA [Creative Artists Agency] and
Driven with a passion for the city and paired with top Hollywood know-how, entertainment executive Steve Buchanan looks to set high Nashville’s star. By Deborah Evans Price
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they set up a variety of meetings and were extraordinarily helpful throughout the process,” eventually linking Buchanan with Cutler and Lionsgate. His role as executive producer of “Nashville” broadens Buchanan’s already impressive skill set. He has a master’s degree in business with a concentration in marketing from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and spent three years as a booking agent at Buddy Lee Attractions before going to work for Gaylord Entertainment as a marketing manager. He’s now been at
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Gaylord 27 years. “It’s really a brand new world for me,” he says of working on the TV show. “There are an incredible number of really bright, intelligent, hard-working people in Hollywood who are absolutely fascinated and inspired by what goes on in this city. It’s great to see them come here and fall in love with who we are as a community and a city and what we do creatively.” He acknowledges people can sometimes be skeptical of Hollywood’s portrayal of country music, but they needn’t be worried. “In pursuing this, I felt like it was the right time and perfect time to sell such a project,” he says. “I also really believed it was important we do it right. The perception is frequently that Hollywood doesn’t really portray things accurately. I felt like while it’s a step in a new direction, it was also a step in a new direction that could really have some impact.” Buchanan says they showed the pilot to the senior record company executives in town and received positive feedback. “People are excited,” he says. “It’s entertaining and an accurate portrayal . . . I believe this will show not only the cosmopolitan yet friendly nature of our city, it will show the multiple facets of the personality of Music City and the music we create.” Nashville’s songwriting and publishing community is anxious to participate in the show. “We’re looking for songs that will help define our characters,” he says, adding that fans will be able to purchase music they hear on the show. For Buchanan one of the most gratifying things about working on this new project is seeing people fall in love with our city. “Everyone, from the actors to the crew, have just had such an incredible respect and appreciation and excitement about being here, from the Opry House to the Bluebird,” he says. “They’ve really loved the opportunity to be a part of all the great things that make Nashville so special.” Obviously everyone connected with the show hopes it will become a hit and run for years, but Buchanan has his eyes on even more. “I hope it gives people a much greater familiarity with what Nashville is all about,” he says, “and a consequence of that is that it impacts people coming to our city. . . visiting our wonderful attractions, eating at all the great restaurants and staying in our hotels. We’re hoping it engages people in our most famous export, which is music.”
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At the Bluebird Café (from the top down) Fred Eaglesmith Band, Vince Gill and Amy Grant, and Shelby Lynne.
From hole-in-the-wall venues to an actual hole in the ground, here’s a look at some of the area’s best music listening rooms. By Larry Nager WE CALL OUR TOWN MUSIC CITY—AND WE MEAN IT. OUR most venerable venue, Ryman Auditorium, is known as The Mother Church of country music, for example. Yes, around here, people take the live music experience very seriously. But the best examples of listening rooms aren’t always the big, fancy places. Often they are the smaller, out-of-the-way spots—sometimes far from the honky-tonk tourist magnets of Lower Broad—where the décor may be an afterthought, but the P.A. system is top shelf and the music can be magical. Many locals have never visited or even heard of the following spaces, but these grand listening rooms draw devotees from around the world in search of the ultimate Nashville musical experience.
The Bluebird Café 4104 Hillsboro Pike Outside of Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s next most iconic music space is in a Green Hills strip mall. The Bluebird Café is celebrating 30 years of launching careers for many of music’s greatest songwriters, plus giving a boost to mega-stars from Garth Brooks to Taylor Swift. People head to the Bluebird because music doesn’t get much more real than a songwriter telling why she or he wrote a song right before playing it. The voices aren’t often the ones from the radio, but to hear Don Schlitz do his hit “The Gambler” after telling how it was the first song he ever got recorded, or when Leslie Satcher belts out “When God Fearing Women Get the Blues,” that’s a night never to forget. 18
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In 2007, founder Amy Kurland retired and passed the torch to the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). And while most clubs owners’ mission is to get bigger, more profitable and eventually morph into a Margaritaville-style chain, Bluebird manager Erika Wollam Nichols says she’s there to keep it the same. Much of her job is saying no to the barrage of folks wanting to franchise the icon or move it downtown to the new convention center. “That would make it a caricature of itself, and that’s exactly what it can’t be,” Nichols says. “That’s why Amy gave it up to NSAI.” The Bluebird hasn’t changed much since songwriters Schlitz and Fred Knobloch came up with the crazy idea of performing in a circle, facing each other instead of the audience, the standard for today’s thriving performing songwriter industry. The venue seats only 100 people, and, with online ticket sales, many shows sell out within minutes. They can’t come all at once, but the Bluebird remains an obligatory stop for every celebrity (musical or otherwise) visiting Nashville. The braver ones will be coaxed up to sing. Brooks has returned, and music stalwarts Vince Gill and Amy Grant perform there a few times a year. And unless you’re performing, no matter who you are, you wait in line with everyone else. The early show is usually free; most late performances are no more than $15, all of which goes to the artists. The Bluebird keeps the bar and food receipts, which means despite all that fame there’s little fortune. Wollam
The Mavericks Reunion (top), and Raul Malo (below) at 3rd & Lindsley
Nichols and NSAI have come up with creative solutions, from running benefits for the club to offering individual chair sponsorships. Plus, there are outreach programs to check out, like a Bluebird Café stage during the Country Throwdown tour and the Bluebird on the Mountain series at Dyer Observatory. There are also offers of television deals, mostly from reality show producers who want to make a series out of all that human drama and great music. So far Wollam Nichols says she’s turned them down, though the Bluebird has been featured in such shows as “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and this fall the club has a recurring role in the ABC series “Nashville.” But all that network TV exposure won’t help the business side, Erika admits. “It’s going to make us famous-er,” she says with a laugh. “But it’s not like we can fit a whole lot more people in here.”
3rd & Lindsley 818 Third Ave. South One of the most eclectic listening rooms here is 3rd & Lindsley, which underwent major expansion this year, nearly doubling its capacity to 600plus. “The place was 20 years old and it needed some help. We just beat it up, outgrew it,” says Ron Brice, the venue’s owner. “But I wanted to do it right.” Brice didn’t just make it bigger, he made it better, improving sight lines and adding more sound and lights. 3rd & Lindsley recently hosted the two-night debut of the Mavericks reunion, back-to-back sellouts that drew fans from as far as Germany. On Wednesday nights the Wooten Brothers hold forth in a standing gig that draws jam band fans from all over. Mondays now belong to the aforementioned Time Jumpers, featuring both Ranger Doug Green (Riders in the Sky) and Vince Gill. And then there’s the occasional secret gig, Brice reveals. “You never know who’ll be here. Last Tuesday we did Toby Keith in a band called The Incognito Bandito, [Keith] with a bunch of local guys. No one knew about it, but it sold out. Word gets out in the music community. “My whole philosophy has always been make it a place I want to go myself,” he says. And Ron still books his favorite locals, from first-call sessionmen in The Players to world-class singers like Jonell Mosser and Mandy Barnett to gospel greats The McCrary Sisters. “They’re my friends,” Brice says. “I’ve been here 20 years, so you get to know ’em. That’s something all the best listening rooms seem to have in common. 3rd & Lindsley is more than a club. It’s a community.”
The Station Inn 402 12th Avenue South Closer to downtown, the Station Inn has the same status for bluegrassers that the Bluebird has for songwriters. A fixture of the neighborhood since 1978, The Station, as it’s known to regulars, has seen performances by everyone from bluegrass patriarch Bill Monroe to pre-teen prodigies destined for Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Country star Dierks Bentley says Station Inn changed his life. He was a college kid at Vanderbilt University when he attended a weekly Tuesday show by The Sidemen, young guys whose main gig was backing Bill Monroe, The Osborne Brothers and Del McCoury. “I was as green as could be,” Bentley recalls. “I was trying to find someone or something just to latch onto to try to
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better myself, find my path. The second I walked in the door I felt like I’d been transported into a totally different part of Nashville... I didn’t realize how relevant and how cool and how powerful that music was until I walked in there. It wasn’t just The Sidemen. It was the whole room, the whole community. It was just so much fun, and I became a fixture from that day on. For about seven years, I was there every Tuesday night.” The Station Inn isn’t all bluegrass, though. All-star western swing group The Time Jumpers owned Monday nights for 15 years until massive crowds forced it from the 175-capacity club a few months back. Mondays were taken over by Grammy-winning producer and banjo master Carl Jackson. The club also features the hilarious “Doyle & Debbie Show.” But mostly, it’s s the best bluegrass you’ll ever hear with a crowd that reveres the music as much as the performers do.
The Basement & Grimey’s 1604 8th Avenue South Performing at the Bluegrass Underground in The Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns are Del McCoury Band (above), Dr. Ralph Stanley (below left), Civil Wars (below right), and Ricky Skaggs (bottom).
The community at The Basement, and its complimentary the record store/performance space, Grimey’s, is just as close-knit as the Station Inn, although the music is modern rock instead of traditional ’grass. The Basement hosts evening shows featuring young bands. Upstairs, Grimey’s, one of the last great American record stores, holds in-store appearances by a broader range of artists, from young groups showcasing in The Basement that night to internationally known groups like the Del McCoury Band, promoting new recordings.
The Volcano Room at Cumberland Caverns 1437 Cumberland Caverns Road, McMinnville Four years in the making, Todd Mayo’s place has all the other listening rooms beat. The Volcano Room has been millions of years in formation. Located 333-feet underground at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tenn., the space is where Mayo holds his monthly “Bluegrass Underground” shows. He was the first to see its potential as a music venue when he and his family toured the cave in 2008. “It was a real eureka moment,” he recalls. The cave’s owners agreed to rent the Volcano Room, which can seat up to 600. In August 2008, the SteelDrivers played the first “Bluegrass Underground,” returning for the fourth anniversary show this year. In 2009, Mayo and like-minded producer John Walker also started “Music City Roots” at the Loveless Barn, another must-see for music tourists. But Bluegrass Underground is unique and well worth the drive. Featuring legends like Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs and Larry Sparks, as well as hot new bands like Sierra Hull and Highway 101, it’s a literally awesome venue. PBS broadcasts a weekly “Bluegrass Underground” show and WSM radio airs an hour of “Bluegrass Underground” at 5 p.m. Saturdays. “I knew it would be easy on the eyes,” Mayo says. “But it turns out that it’s just such a great room for the musicians. The sound is so good and it’s so intimate. “The whole idea was to be a really special place where the musicians would experience something they never had before and the same for the patrons.”
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5 Ways to Discover Tennessee-made Wines WITH THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT IN FULL SWING—HAILING farmers markets, community-supported agriculture and community gardening—local beverages are making strides of their own, particularly when it comes to Tennessee-made wines. While the West Coast of the United States boasts a reputation for wines made from marquee-name grapes—Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel—the more than 30 Tennessee wineries craft wines from grapes like Vidal Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Niagara, Chambourcin, Concord and Cynthiana/Norton, in addition to the Left Coast varietals. “They’ve got the fancy grapes. We can’t compete with those, and we don’t want to,” says Fay Wheeler, president emeritus of Stonehaus Winery in Crossville, Tenn. “For me, it brings out memories of being a kid.” Growing up in Jamestown, Tenn., Wheeler helped his family raise grapes for jelly and juice. He would go on to champion grape growing and winemaking in the state, earning the nickname “grandfather of Tennessee wine.” Though Southern wines, by reputation, are thought to be sweet, there’s no typical taste-of-Tennessee wine, says Dr. Tony Johnston, a professor of agribusiness and agriscience at Middle Tennessee State University. “Tennessee winemakers produce wines ranging from totally dry to very sweet, and everything in between.” Some fare better than others. “We’ve got more white grape varietals that grow well in Tennessee than reds,” Johnston says. “Our red wines tend to be much less hearty than those produced on the West Coast, which people misconstrue as being poorer in quality. I suggest people try our white wines. The reds are good, but many people are going to like the white wines better.” It’s easy to get started. Tasting rooms dot the state where visitors can sample wines produced on the premises and purchase bottles of their top choices, along with cheeses, desserts, gifts and knickknacks. To whet your thirst, here are five ways to discover Tennessee-made wines.
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Create a family experience Pack the blankets and lawn chairs, fill up the picnic basket and head out to one of several Tennessee wineries offering free, family-friendly events seasonally. “It’s an opportunity to go out to a place that has that wine country feel with the vineyards around and the views—all while listening to some great music from local artists,” says Kip Summers, the winemaker and co-owner, alongside country artist Kix Brooks, at Arrington Vineyards (Arrington, Tenn.). “There are times when [Kix] is behind the bar [of the tasting room] pouring samples! He really enjoys that, getting feedback from people about what they like and what they don’t like.” Summers describes Arrington’s Music in the Vines as “a unique experience and one of the most fun, inexpensive dates you can go on.” Likewise, Beechhaven Winery (Clarksville) boasts Jazz on the Lawn, one of the most enduring area winery events, while Century Farm Winery (Jackson) hosts Voices in the Vineyard. Start in the tasting room to discover which of the venue’s wines you like. Then, purchase a bottle to share socializing with family and friends outdoors over a meal. Many producers present occasional events, too, including the annual grape stomp at Sumner Crest Winery (Portland) and Friday night summer movies outdoors at Grinder’s Switch Winery (Centerville). The Winery at Belle Meade Plantation (Nashville) offers another family option—with a twist. Part of the historical Belle Meade Plantation, the winery was added three years ago, and a free tasting experience is included with every Plantation tour. “It’s been overwhelming! It has far, far exceeded our expectations,” says Sheree Kelley, the tasting room manager at the winery. She says winemaking at the Plantation goes back to at least 1820. Today it’s the only winery in Davidson County. Before visiting any winery, it may be helpful to verify hours and events. And, yes, Tennessee wineries can sell their products on Sundays.
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Plantation have keyed into. “The blackberry wine is a dessert wine, and it pairs very nicely with dark chocolate or raspberry dark chocolate,” Kelley says of the Belle Meade Blackberry. “Or, try it as an appetizer. Serve it with cheeses like Roquefort, sharp cheddar or other bold cheeses. It’s a fabulous pairing.” Wheeler says the Stonehaus Blackberry Summer works well over just about whatever one wants. “Around here we say, ‘Sweet wines be alright!’ Too sweet? Well, put it on your waffles, then.”
Sip a la West Coast The Winery at Belle Meade Plantation
Hit the Road Appreciate year-round enjoyment by crafting a day trip of area tasting rooms, and maybe a winery tour, also. The Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance bundles some of the state’s wineries into three manageable wine trails. Discover where modern Tennessee commercial winemaking was born in Wheeler’s neck of the woods along the Upper Cumberland Wine Trail (communities north of I-40). Included are Stonehaus, DelMonaco Winery & Vineyards (Baxter) and Highland Manor (Jamestown), the state’s oldest winery, among others. The Natchez Trace Wine Trail, situated south of I-40, includes Amber Falls (Hampshire) and two that have winemaker Brian Hamm in common, The Winery at Belle Meade Plantation and Keg Springs (Hampshire). The Pigeon Forge/Sevierville area supports the Rocky Top Wine Trail, including Mountain Valley, Hillside and Apple Barn wineries. Downloading the Tennessee Wine Country app (free for iPhone and Android devices) can be a big help (although, disappointingly, the wine trails do not yet have their own button). The app can use current location to identify nearby wineries and to map a travel route, or make a weekend of it and explore by region. Neighboring restaurants and lodging may be located using the app. And remember: drink passionately, but drive responsibly. Please designate a driver.
Toss the grapes Sure, when it comes to wine, grapes rule. But by definition, wine includes fermented juice from other fruits, too. Grand Ole Opry member Stu Phillips owns Long Hollow Winery and Vineyards (Goodlettsville). Among the many varieties he makes, nongrape sweet wines are popular. “People love them,” he shares. “It just so happens I live near Portland, the strawberry capital of Tennessee. They grow beautiful strawberries there. There is something about the taste of strawberry wine that is absolutely wonderful. Add a little vanilla ice cream to it. It’s a popular wine.” Phillips adds that, traditionally, the South cannot do without its blackberries, something he and the folks at the Winery at Belle Meade
To get the range of tastes customers expect when they visit Tennessee wineries, area winemakers purchase grapes from the West Coast, then put their own winemaking philosophy to work to yield a unique bottle of wine, typically dry. “They’re brought in to us just like any grocery store brings in cherries from Washington or table grapes from California—in a refrigerated truck, like fresh produce. So the wine is made at Arrington, but the grapes come from different parts of the country,” Summers says of the acquisition. During a tasting, ask the winery associate where the grapes are sourced. For example, the Iroquois Red at The Winery at Belle Meade Plantation is a Cabernet Sauvignon from California’s Sonoma County. Arrington’s KB 409 is 80 percent Cabernet from Alexander Valley in Sonoma (a top locale), 10 percent from Red Mountain, Wash., and 10 percent from Arrington’s own vineyards.
Pop for a special occasion Sparkling wines—simply wines with bubbles, but not champagne, which is solely from a region in France—are on the rise from Tennessee wineries, Johnston observes. Think weddings, anniversaries and birthdays as a natural pairing. Stonehaus Winery has several options, winning Best of Show for its semisweet Tickled Pink at the 2009 Wines of the South competition. Arrington released its Sparkle 2010 to its wine club members, while the Winery at Belle Meade Plantation will soon launch its Riesling sparkling wine. For something different, many Tennessee wineries feature one of the South’s most treasured grapes, Muscadine, a go-to selection for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Kelley says, “During the holidays, we sell a lot of Muscadine wine because it is fabulous with sweet potato casserole and turkey, dressing and all the trimmings. It pairs quite well, too, with milk chocolate and cranberry. It’s just heavenly.” And how about those fall football games? Wheeler says the unique Orange Squeeze wine from Stonehaus is emerging as a fan favorite among tailgating University of Tennessee aficionados. Whatever your palette desires, the only way to satisfy the taste is to get out to sample wines from a variety of places. “I try to caution people who visit only one winery and assume that all Tennessee wines will taste the same,” Johnston says. “If you don’t happen to care for one or another wineries’ wines, that doesn’t mean all the wine from the state is going to taste the same.”
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It’s a drama about the 44th Nashville Film Festival, one of the longest-running film festivals in the country. Though influential, it’s still trying to win major love in its own backyard.
he folks crafting the Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) aren’t sure if it’s the longest consecutively running film festival in the U.S. or just one of the longest. But they do know one thing: “We’re pretty sure that we’re the only film festival that started on the broad side of a barn,” says Brian Owens, NaFF artistic director. The year was 1969 when the late founder Mary Jane Coleman started the Sinking Creek Film Celebration at her East Tennessee farm, projecting movies on the side of a barn for a few friends. In 1972, she moved the event to the Vanderbilt campus and, by her 1997 retirement, Coleman had turned the project into a world-class film festival. Now known as the Nashville Film Festival, the event has an annual budget of $1 million, bolstered by presenting sponsor Nissan, along with Southwest Airlines, Xfinity, Gibson and Regal Entertainment Group. When the Opry Mills Regal reopened recently after the 2010 Nashville flood, it donated first-day ticket receipts to the festival. Even at the opening-day price of $2 a ticket, “We got a check for $17,000,” says NaFF Executive Director Ted Crockett. And they need it. It takes three full-time employees, 40 seasonal workers and 500 volunteers to run this growing, eight-day festival, which will commence again April 18-25, 2013 with the 44th edition of the event.
“We’ve really tried to stay true to a lot of the things that Mary started,” Crockett says. He quotes from a 1987 interview with Coleman stating her original vision, one that remains at the core of the Nashville Film Festival today: “Independents use film as an artistic tool and they express themselves in their films. I wanted the work of young artists to be seen. There was no independent film festival in the South, so I decided to do one.” And what a story it has become: The spring 2012 event filled six theaters at the Regal Green Hills Stadium 16. More than 200 films were shown to more than 25,000 attendees, including red carpet names like Nicole Kidman, Paul Williams and others.
Nashville light & sound Nashville has a long tradition of film production. In fact, the first studio on that would become Music Row was a film studio. In 1952, Owen Bradley, who would go on to help fashion the Nashville Sound, and his brother, Harold, started a film studio here, moving it to 16th Avenue South in 1955. Their famous Quonset Hut facility—home to some of the most iconic recordings by the likes of Ernest Tubb, Kitty Wells, Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash—was initially the first independent film studio there. Shooting in brilliant Technicolor, they produced some of the most important films
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of that Golden Age of country music for movies and television. But sound recording proved a steadier, more profitable income, and Owen soon tuned in, which is why he’s in the Country Music Hall of Fame rather than the Motion Picture Hall of Fame. Still, the tradition of music and movies intermingling continues. The 2012 NaFF featured a variety of music documentaries, including the acclaimed Paul Emylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson Williams Still Alive, attended by the namesake artist and his brother, songwriter Mentor Williams (Drift Away). Nashville’s country tradition was showcased in two other films about music legends, Hank Cochran: Livin’ For a Song and Charlie Louvin: Rattling the Devil’s Cage. Today’s music scene was represented in the film Music City Underground, featuring 11 acts from the Carrie Preston, Nicole Kidman, Beth Grant, Famke Janssen next generation of Nashville musicians. Butch Walker: Out of Focus also brought the acclaimed rock singer-songwriter to town for a special sold-out performance at 12th & Porter. A surprise hit was An Affair of the Heart, focusing on the fanatical following of 1980s rocker and soap opera star Rick Springfield, drawing fans from all over the country. Brian Owens became the NaFF artistic director in 2009, moving here from Indianapolis, where he founded that city’s film festival. It was his job to pick the 2012 featured films, culling the roster from 2,839 entries representing 101 countries (he thanks his crew of pre-screeners for keeping him relatively sane). “I try to give everybody as much of a sampler platter as I can,” Owens says of his programming philosophy. “And like a chef, some of it should be locally grown. But some you can’t grow here. You can’t tell a French story in Nashville. So that’s where you want it to come from as many places as possible. I did feel the mix this year was one of the best.” Which brings us to the French story getting the most attention recently—The Intouchables, a comedy that has become a major international hit. Before its summer opening, NaFF attendees enjoyed their first look at the film and lauded it with an Audience Award.
Likewise, multiple Academy Award-winner The Artist also garnered a local premiere at the festival before expanding internationally. NaFF attendance has its privileges. And Owens? His screening never ends. Merely 12 weeks after the 2012 event closed, Owen had already received more than 400 entries for the upcoming festival.
Struggling for love The festival is the highest-profile part of Nashville’s small but feisty independent film scene, one fed by area universities and, of course, the music community. Support, too, comes from the Belcourt Theatre in Hillsboro Village, which shows new foreign and art films, as well as classics. Meanwhile, the Green Hills Regal Cinema slips in the occasional indie film among its presentation of the big studio titles. “This is a city known for country music, but country musicians have much wider interests than just country music, so they’ll support the other arts that they’re interested in,” Owens says. “Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley [Brad’s wife, an accomplished film and TV actress] have been among our strongest supporters. I think that’s one reason we have such a vibrant arts community across the board.” The diversity of Tennessee’s creative community was perhaps best illustrated this year by another 2012 NaFF Audience Award film, Beauty is Embarrassing. It’s a portrait of Wayne White, a banjo-picking Volunteer-state painter and sculptor who got his start in Nashville television. He went on to provide the surrealistic visual style for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and is now widely respected in the fine arts world. Crockett, who assumed his executive director role for the 2012 festival, has been associated with the event for 10 years. He notes NaFF wields sizable clout within the industry, is an Academy Award qualifier and a gateway event to such prestigious festivals as Toronto and Sundance. But locally NaFF still doesn’t get much respect. “I hear all the time, even from good friends: ‘Nashville has a film festival?’ We’ve had great coverage from the media, but it’s still one of the best kept secrets here.” With that in mind, but also as part of the organization’s commitment to film, Crockett (a distant relative of another Tennessee Crockett of coonskin caps and Alamo fame, Davy) is involved in several outreach programs, taking films and film production to at-risk kids and bringing film into hospital facilities as part of the Hope Tour. NaFF is also producing minifestivals in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Johnson City, Tenn., through its Tennessee Film tour, weekend-long events featuring Owens’ handpicked cinematic sampler platters. “We showed eight films on opening day either made by Tennessee filmmakers or made in Tennessee, and we’ll be taking some of that programming to the other cities,” Crockett says. It’s a plan that shows just how far this celebration of film has come since those days alongside Mary Jane Coleman’s east Tennessee barn. And it’s a hopeful sign this mid-south cinematic tradition will be projected well into the future.
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Local writing talent abounds, including this sampling of the city’s resident literary writers.
“W h at a r e t h e t h r e e w o r d s y o u would choose to describe yourself?” This question, posed to five of Nashville’s resident literary writers, evokes a variety of succinct, descriptive expressions. Their answers, along with a brief introduction to their work and work ethic, leaves one agog at the multitalented personalities living in this town—our Nashville.
Braden Bell (fiction) The Three: amused, intrigued, comfortable For Consideration: The Road Show; Middle School Magic: The Kindling Working as an admissions officer and serving as a drama and choral director, Harding Academy’s Braden Bell must squeeze in time to write during morning commutes when his daughter is driving, during lunch times at school, between classes and during late hours after papers are graded and his children are settled down for the night. “I rarely write in large blocks of time,” he says. “Snippets” is how he describes the commitment he is able to make. Bell is quick to point out, however, that he devotes some part of every day to writing, even when “it’s a slog.” Bell and family moved to Nashville from New York where he, his wife and three children were living in a small apartment. It was a job with Nashville Children’s Theatre that brought them to the city where they “fell in love with the beauty, the lush green and the fireflies I now watch in my
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yard each evening. We love the food and the people,” he says. Bell was drawn into writing middle grade fiction (ages 8 to 12) by his professional surroundings. Since he spends a large part of each day with middle school students, ideas for stories that might appeal to the group are constantly popping into his head. The magic in Bell’s first middle grade series, Middle School Magic, for which he has an outline for four books in total, comes about when strange things start happening to a group of kids who then discover their teachers have magical powers. Even more surprising is when the kids discover that they, too, are magical. Whether Bell will get all four books published will largely be determined upon the sales of the first one. But regardless, Braden hopes that readers of his work find it fun and enjoyable because, he says, “It is fun to write.”
Marshall Chapman (nonfiction/memoir) The Three: creative, compassionate, courageous For Consideration: Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller; They Came to Nashville
With her origins as a songwriter harkening back to 1973, Marshall Chapman’s foray into writing books came 25 years later at the age of 50. Chapman recalls, however, that even as a third-grader she and a friend thought of themselves as authors. “We were both horse crazy, so our ‘books,’ which were nothing more than stapled construction paper with colorful crayon drawings and penciled text, were all about horses,” Chapman says. A teenage crush that encouraged her to go to Vanderbilt University is what brought her to Nashville. The people, her friends and that “anything can happen” feeling kept her here. “Nashville is a magnet for talent and eccentricity,” she says. “It’s where dreams come true.” Inspiration for Chapman comes while she’s doing other things like swimming, walking, driving or riding in car, on an airplane, dreaming or listening to music. The time commitment she makes “ebbs and flows and sometimes comes in one big crush,” Marshall adds. A monthly column she’s been writing for a couple of years helps keep her writing on deadline. “When writing my books, I go through disciplined periods where I wake up at 4 or 5 o’clock in the morning and write until noon for weeks on end. I’m not one of those writers who has to write everyday,” she says. When asked what she wants her audience to understand about her writing, Chapman replies philosophically, “I write because I want people to know it’s OK to be a human being.” Up next for Chapman is a new album of songs, tentatively titled Sexagenarian. “Most of the songs are about sex and death, which, according to the French, are pretty much the same.”
Tom Kimmel (poetry) The Three: obsessive, curious, soulful For Consideration: The Sweetest & The Meanest
Whether it’s poetry or songwriting, Tom Kimmel says, “People don’t like being preached to. It’s the listener’s experience and they have to be ready for it.” Kimmel started out as, and still is, a songwriter, which he says is also poetry. Growing up in a small town in south Alabama, he was in college when he realized what he really wanted to do was write, make records and perform. He started out in New England playing bars for a couple of years. “There were 10 performers for every available gig,” he says. It was a group of friends in a band signed with Capitol Records that led to his coming to Nashville, where his favorite thing is living in a city of artists. “I don’t care if it’s poems or songs. It’s not even about the music,” Kimmel says. “It’s about what the music is about. It’s about what the poetry is about. It’s about building connections and encouraging community and acknowledging our common ground and opening more and more to feeling and inspiration. If we feel deeply, it's harder for us to hurt each other.” Tom started slipping poems into concerts about 10 years ago. By doing so, he created a one-man theater. To his surprise, fans began requesting poems. After accumulating a number of pieces, he thought he had enough for a book so he approached a friend who teaches poetry at Belmont University. She provided support and valuable guidance for his work. And, it was through a Nashville Public Library fellowship program that he was able to devote the time needed to make his book a reality.
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Myra McLarey (fiction & nonfiction) The Three: vivacious, forthright, big-hearted For consideration: Water from the Well; The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble; The Road to Eden’s Ridge (co-written with Linda Weeks under the name M.L. Rose); When You Take a Pig to a Party (co-written with Kristina Nimblett); Moncrief: My Journey to the NBA “Storytelling is in my bones,” says Myra McLarey, whose eclectic body of work is a testament to her broad range of abilities, including literary fiction, romance, children’s literature and nonfiction. When McLarey arrived in Nashville the summer of 2003, she was straight from teaching writing in Harvard’s extension program and Water from the Well was enjoying a resurgence due to a paperback printing. But, writing is not what brought McLarey to Music City. “I have always considered myself a teacher more than any other identity,” says McLarey, who was hired to design the English program for Ensworth’s nascent high school and then chair the department during its first five years. As a full-time English literature teacher, McLarey explains that during the school year, with the student papers to give time and attention to, there’s not much time left for writing. That is why she looks forward to gaps between assignments, school year vacations and summer. It is during these times that she becomes a full-time writer. “I am someone who needs hours before me when I write. I often write for several hours without even realizing it,” she says. When asked what she’s working on right now, McLarey says that she’s currently “writing in my head and trying to find the first sentence.” Though she tells her students to “just start,” she feels the need to have the first line before she starts typing. “I’ve been thinking about writing about several generations of women in Iowa and have already done some research. I’m ready for that first sentence to hit me in the face.” A close friend of McLarey’s weighs in with what he thinks is the most interesting thing about her: “She can hold her own in discussing football, politics, economics, literature . . . and Plato or Pearl Jam.” McLarey counters, “He’s wrong about Pearl Jam, but I’ll take it.”
Alice Randall (fiction) The Three: mama, novelist, hostess For consideration: The Wind Done Gone; Pushkin and the Queen of Spades; Rebel Yell; Ada’s Rules Alice Randall is a born novelist. Even before she began reading at the age of three, she recalls wanting to be a writer. “I still remember the very first word I ever wrote,” she says. Though she wasn’t even sure if her curly cursive scribbling was a word, her shocked grandmother exclaimed, “Yellow!” when she saw what young Alice had written. This both pleased and shocked her as well. She attributes this very early feeling of success as the first of many more. Randall “up and moved to Nashville” after writing the bones of what would be, two years later, with polishing by Mark Sanders, her first recorded country song, “Reckless Night.” “I felt so good about it even before it was finished.” Her “crazy plan” to write country songs as a means of supporting herself while she learned to write novels worked. And what’s more, the move galvanized her decision to write about the South and embrace this town as her home. “Nashville is a great music town, but it’s a great university town as well—Fisk, Meharry, Vanderbilt, Belmont, Lipscomb and Tennessee State. And Nashville is a great food town,” she adds. “What’s better than a city full of artists, brainiacs, healers and chefs?” Except for a few odd jobs during the first months out of college, Randall has been a full-time writer all her life. “I write off and on all day long most days of the week,” she says. “When I was a girl my father told me he wanted me to speak for those who could not speak for themselves. I think that is a big part of what I do as a novelist. I give voice on paper to women who have been silenced or speak but go unheard.” Never one to let much time go by between projects, Randall is currently collaborating with daughter Caroline Randall Williams on a chapter book—The Diary of B.B. Bright, Possible Princess—due out in October. With literary roots to Arna Bontemps (Caroline’s great-grandfather who is widely acknowledged as the father of the African-American children’s book), mother and daughter agree, “He would be very proud of our creation.”
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Traces TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall February 19-24, 2013 For the Tennessee Performing Arts Center no one work— including the blockbuster The Lion King, returning to Nashville in May 2013—can define Broadway. TPAC’s annual series is just as likely to include shows as varied as Riverdance, Stomp, Rain and Blue Man Group, all big hits in New York and Nashville. Traces is that new and unique show popping up on Broadway seasons across the country, and it’s coming to TPAC. Young, multitalented cast members perform amazing, athletic feats in the tradition of Cirque du Soleil and Olympic-class gymnastic ability. Currently a hit in New York, the production has enjoyed success with limited engagements in other cities, prompting the national tour.
“I love this show and I love bringing this kind of a tour to Nashville and Tennessee,” says Kathleen O’Brien, TPAC’s president and chief executive officer. “Many of our audience members will otherwise not have the opportunity to see the latest, popular take on what Broadway entertainment can be. It’s fresh, fun and highly Kathleen O’Brien entertaining—appropriate for the whole family.” Traces was developed in Montreal and features an international cast of accomplished gymnasts who double as actors, musicians and athletes incorporating into the show skateboards, basketballs, large hoops, trapeze rope, a diving board and tumbling mats. Music and giant projections complement the non-stop action as the characters share their stories and interact with each other. “The 90-minute performance, without intermission, is breathtaking, intense, stunning,” O’Brien says. “You have to see to believe. Audiences of all ages—often three generations attending together—are completely engaged in the show, connecting with the characters and cheering them on.”
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Madame Butterfly TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall October 11 & 13, 2012 Every year TPAC audiences also experience the finest in international opera, from classics to cutting edge premieres. The opener to another diverse season from Nashville Opera is Madame Butterfly, featuring worldrenowned artists, the Nashville Symphony, Tennessee singers in the chorus and a locally-cast child performer. Detailed, authentic costumes and scenic design recreate Japan in the early 1900s for the story about Cio-Cio San or “Butterfly,” the geisha who abandons faith and family for a dashing American Navy officer. The internationally known Japanese star Jee Hyn Lim and handsome young tenor Cody Austin play the leading roles. Since it was penned by Puccini over 100 years ago, Madame Butterfly, has been performed every year around the world. Inspiring the Broadway musical Miss Saigon, it’s the first opera many experienced as children or young adults—and Madame Butterfly see again and again over their lifetimes. “ Madame Butterfly is one of my own favorites to produce for its very humanity. The characters are well-drawn, the emotions are pure, and there is no layer between the show and the audience,” says John Hoomes, Nashville Opera’s artistic director. “From the moment Madame Butterfly begins, the John Hoomes audience is involved in the drama and the music. They are a part of the action. Especially if you love Broadway, this opera will speak to you. It is so accessible. Hoomes notes English subtitles are projected above the stage during the performance. The opera will showcase the extravagant, exotic look of the time and place with the full, museum-quality re-creation of a Japanese house and garden, sliding paper walls and all. Most of the female characters are geishas in exquisite, colorful silks and make-up.
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Clyborne Park September 8-22, 2012 The Columnist April 20-May 4, 2013 TPAC’s Andrew Johnson Theater Wow—Nashville audiences will be the first to see The Columnist by David Auburn outside of New York City and will be among the first to receive the rights for Clybourne Park since it earned huge success on Broadway. Congratulations to Tennessee Repertory Theatre for setting the stage to produce both of these plays for local residents!
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Each tells an electrifying story with a blend of drama, humor, and suspense. The Columnist takes audiences into the world of Joseph Alsop, the most powerful journalist in America from the 1930s to ’70s. Clybourne Park tells two gripping tales—what happens when the first black family moves into a white neighborhood in 1959, and, 50 years later, when residents want to protect the distinct African American culture of their district from becoming the new hip place for wealthy young whites to live. The theatre played a pivotal role in the development of The Columnist when Auburn received the Ingram New Works Fellowship, agreeing to grant it the rights for the regional theatre premiere. “I fell in love with The Columnist immediately,” says producing artistic director René Copeland. “David has such a way with dialogue— exceptional wit and insights into human nature. It was such an honor and a treat to watch the process, what he learned from our actors, the rewrites up to the last minute before the public René Copeland reading.” Copeland treasured the script of Clybourne Park when playwright Bruce Norris’ agent first sent it to her, hoping to produce as soon as possible. Instead of pulling back when the play won the Pulitzer Prize, she pushed for the rights for a Nashville production, snagging it before it won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play. Copeland says, “ Clybourne Park is one of the most unsettling and funny plays I have ever read or seen. I’ve never had a more electric experience seeing a play in New York. I was just riveted. The play is hilarious—a comedy with an edge that pushes the buttons and prods you to examine your own state of mind.”
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The Sleeping Beauty October 19-21, 2012 TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall “It’s an exciting season with a lot of choices and a lot of stories,” says Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer Paul Vasterling about Nashville Ballet’s upcoming productions. Everyone who knows him often hears Vasterling use the word “story” as he describes the work of his professional company. To him, above all, ballets tell stories, from world premieres with Latin American flair to world-famous classics like The Sleeping Beauty on stage this October. Creating the magic of the fairytale world with lavish costumes and scenic design inspired by the opulent 16th century court of Louis IV, the ballet tells the story of the beautiful, bewitched Princess Aurora, rescued from a 100-year sleep by a brave, handsome prince. Though often regarded as a love story, The Sleeping Beauty is also a struggle between two conflicting forces of good and evil, represented by the good fairy, Lilac, and the evil one, Carabosse. Vasterling’s storytelling is based on Petipa’s original choreography to the music of Tchaikovsky and will be performed by The Nashville Symphony. “The Sleeping Beauty is a large scale work— big and beautiful with a gigantic cast, including youth from our school and gorgeous music, and traditional choreography with a lot of pointe work,” Vasterling says. “It’s also a really wonderful fairy tale Paul Vasterling about the eternal search for love, with a happy ending when the Prince finds his true love Aurora, the sleeping beauty.” The ballet was first created in the early 1890s, when, Vasterling explains, “All of the aesthetics in that period had a tremendous influence on the art form—a strong emphasis on symmetry and beauty, with a lot of lace and pointe work, a time when that was fairly new. It’s the quintessential tutu ballet. Much of the ballet choreography in the 20th century after The Sleeping Beauty was inspired by this work.”
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NASHVILLE IS KNOWN AS MUSIC CITY AND AS THE ATHENS OF the South. Increasingly, the visual arts scene is adding to the city’s list of enviable monikers, thanks to artists, organizations, institutions, studios, galleries and museums dotting the 5th Avenue North Arts District, SOBRO and various other artistic neighborhoods. The payoff? In the last 10 to 15 years, the increasing presence of visual art has made dramatic contributions to the public, institutional, and business life of the city, adding to Nashville as an exciting 21st-century destination. And the nation is taking note. The New York Times recently lauded the city’s
revitalization efforts, its culinary offerings and its national artistic influences. Other publications such as The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Forbes and American Way magazine have recently reported why Nashville is a hip place to live and work. The accolades are some 40 years in the making. In the 1970s and ’80s, the modern Nashville arts scene began with a series
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of independent initiatives in music and visual arts that collectively brought academic, civic, government and business institutions to consider the arts as legitimate enterprises. The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), the Tennessee State Museum and the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University brought new energy to the art scene. In the early 1980s, the Metro Nashville Arts Commission was established with the primary mission to make the arts a household word throughout the city. City leaders encouraged business and Metro to support public artistic initiatives such as the former Summer Lights Festival, presenting both performances and exhibitions, attracting more than 300,000 people each year for over 10 years. The Arts in the Airport program—one collecting Tennessee art, presenting exhibitions and offering music performances—was established in 1987 with the opening of the new Nashville International Airport. In the 1990s, the arts scene changed monumentally when a group of business leaders became interested in developing the visual arts to keep pace with music and performing arts. As a result, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts opened in 2001, bringing to the area worldclass exhibitions throughout the year, while also curating and exporting exhibitions to other major marketplaces. Simultaneously, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum moved into new buildings next door to each other and just blocks from the Frist Center and the Fifth Avenue North Arts District. Since 2000, a downtown Nashville initiative in the visual arts has been emerging. 5th Avenue of the Arts, established in the mid-1990s. In the last six years the project has grown exponentially as more than 15 galleries opened in the same downtown block. This group is a collaboration of city organizations including the mayor’s office, Nashville Downtown
Photos, top to bottom: Arts supporters in the 1980s gather in a show of support for the arts in Nashville. The Frist Center for the Visual Arts opened in 2001, itself a work of art with its Art Deco interior hall.
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Partnership, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Metro Arts Commission and art galleries—led by The Arts Company, The Rymer Gallery, Tinney Contemporary and boutique galleries in the Arcade. This group is best known for hosting the First Saturday Art Crawl and the bimonthly Collectors Art Night series, attracting an average of 1,200-1,500 people monthly to view up to 20 new exhibitions. More ambitious plans include a revamped streetscape for this block, currently underway; completion is scheduled for late fall 2012. New sidewalks, lighting, special events and outdoor dining will welcome residents and visitors to a new area designed specifically for artistic and other small business enterprises. Celebrated, too, are the additional art crawls that have emerged in other area neighborhoods, including East Nashville, Hillsboro Village and in nearby Franklin, Tenn. In this same decade, the Nashville Film Festival grew in exposition and influence for independent film makers and audiences. Currently, the new Music City Center, scheduled to open May 2013, will be anchored by a public collection of artwork commissioned and selected to enhance this rising Nashville icon. Another related and stunning visual art development is the public art program managed by the Metro Arts Commission. They are commissioning a major public art sculpture to be positioned in the center of the new Music City Roundabout near the Music City Center. By whatever artful name it’s called—Nashville’s hits just keep on coming.
An artists rendering of 5th Avenue Arts District Streetscape (top) where construction is due to be complete before the end of 2012.
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What’s behind the charitable work of Nashville’s music community, including Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley and Thompson Square? Nashville Arts & Entertainment takes a look.
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fame as a platform to raise awareness— as well as millions of dollars—for worthy Lori Ward is the vice president of communications and community causes, not just locally but nationally and relations at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, celebrating its 33rd abroad. season in Nashville. Her 14 years here have been the highlight of her career Many artists, but particularly Nashville’s in public relations and communications for nonprofit arts and education country and Christian music stars, hold a organizations. deeply-felt belief that because they have been given an opportunity to have a career Ashlan Bonnell they love, it’s their responsibility—perhaps Born and raised in Nashville, Ashlan Bonnell is a sports and entertainment even writer their give back, and freelance and obligation—to recent college graduate of Lipscomb University. She they do so professional generously. majored in English writing and minored in journalism and new “We’ve very to atbe able media, focusing onbeen sports writing, whileblessed holding internships WSMV-TV, Titans Radio and the Nashville not writing cheering on to live the kind Predators. of lifeWhen that we ordo, and
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do what we love to do,” says Keifer Thompson of the hot country duo Thompson Square, which works with the charity ChildFund International. “I think if God blesses you in a way where you can do what you want to do for a living, and you have the opportunity to reach the masses and change as many people’s lives as you can, that’s our responsibility as public figures to do that. If you don’t get involved with something, you definitely are not doing yourself justice or the world any justice. It’s not just about singing country songs, it’s about making a difference.” Singer and Outdoor Channel TV star Craig Morgan agrees. “We are blessed, and the blessings we get THOMPSON SQUARE are because of those people in and CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL around our communities,” he says. “If it weren’t for the fans out there, we wouldn’t have a gig, none of us. So I think it’s important that we give back to those fans in any way that we can.” “I think if you can help you should help,” adds Darius Rucker, country singer and front man for Hootie & the Blowfish. He works on behalf of numerous charities, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Special Olympics, NASCAR’s Victory Junction Camp and an impressively long list of others. Country star Dierks Bentley calls it simply “the right thing to do.” “I think of every town I’ve ever been through, and the tickets and the
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T-shirts and CDs we’ve sold, and how much those folks have given to me personally,” Bentley says of his fans. “It just seems like a natural evolution when you make it and you have this success. It’s cool to find some way to give back to the folks that made it all possible. “Nashville’s been my home for 19 years and it’s been really good to me,”
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Bentley adds. “It’s great to give something back to it.” Martina McBride says it’s an individual choice for recording artists to involve themselves in charity work or not. “I’m not going to sit here and say people have to do that,” says the country star and longtime Nashville resident, but “it’s important for me. We just have such a platform where we can speak about things and people listen. I was raised in a really small town, with a really strong sense of community, so it’s just a natural thing for me to to be able to raise awareness for organizations and people that don’t have that platform to speak for themselves.” McBride has worked with numerous charities including Childhelp, YWCA of Middle Tennessee, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and a website about teen dating abuse and awareness called LoveIsRepect.org. Her oldest daughter, teenager Delaney, is following in her mother’s charitable footsteps, establishing a Love Is Respect club in her high school. After releasing a single last year that dealt with breast cancer, McBride traveled cross-country on a train, making stops along the way on behalf of General Mills’ Pink Together campaign and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity.
FOR THE NONPROFITS THAT BENEFIT FROM THEIR LARGESSE, Nashville’s celebrities can be valuable allies, as well as ambassadors. Nobody knows this better than Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Director Kyle Young, whose institution has benefited from the ongoing support of its board chairman, country artist Vince Gill; an annual We’re All for the Hall fundraising concert organized by singer Keith Urban; and the recent $4 million gift from Taylor Swift, which will fund a new education center at the museum bearing the singer’s name. “We’re fortunate that we’re living in a town full of generous artists,”Young says. “We have developed some great relationships with artists since we opened our doors [downtown] 10 years ago.” Young was particularly blown away by Swift’s donation, which will be used for a 7,500-square-foot education center, encompassing parts of two floors, when the museum completes its planned expansion in 2014. “This is a generous 22-year-old, and for her to believe in us, and to make such a significant commitment, is meaningful, obviously,” he says of Swift. “It also really speaks to her involvement in her [adopted] hometown. She clearly cares about what happens in this city… [And] certainly having an artist of her age and stature stepping up helps reinforce the point that we’re relevant and dynamic,” he says of the museum. Urban’s annual We’re All for the Hall concert at Bridgestone Arena has also been important to the museum, raising roughly $2 million in four years to support ongoing operations. Young calls those funds “a game changer for us.” And Young gives special credit to Gill, who has been the most vocal artist working to get his fellow stars to support the museum. “He’s the guy who was really out delivering that message for us because he cares so deeply about what we’re doing, and about the music and the history of the music,” Young says. Beyond the Hall of Fame, Gill is widely acclaimed for his support of dozens of charities, and his willingness to step in and help nonprofits whenever he’s asked. Here’s what a handful of other artists with Nashville ties are doing to help out various charities. • Jason Aldean is such a big supporter of the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen
for the Cure that his website includes a button where fans can click to directly make a donation to the organization. Aldean has raised nearly $300,000 for the charity to date, according to the Komen website, mostly from an annual fundraising concert he organizes. Aldean lost a close friend to breast cancer in 2004. • Pop singer and “Duets” star Kelly Clarkson is one of the few artists whose website features an entire page devoted to the charities she supports. Those charities include the March of Dimes, where she serves as Team Youth Celebrity Ambassador and works to raise funds for the group’s March for Babies campaign to prevent premature births. Also benefiting from Clarkson’s involvement are the charities Houses of Hope, which builds homes in Southern Africa, plus Save The Children and Live Earth. • Animal lover Miranda Lambert started the charity MuttNation Foundation, which raises money to support animal shelters. Its other missions include encouraging responsible pet adoption, rehabilitating sick or unsocialized animals, funding spay/neuter programs, helping reduce
euthanasia of healthy animals and training shelter dogs for therapy programs that include assistance for wounded military personnel and dogs-in-prisons programs. • Like Lambert, Carrie Underwood started her own charity, the C.A.T.S. Foundation, in 2009. It benefits animal, town and school needs in her hometown of Checotah, Okla. Last December, she dispersed $350,000 of the charity’s funds to four schools in Checotah, which used the money to buy computer labs, playground equipment, and physical fitness equipment, as well as new band uniforms, furniture and instruments for their music programs, among other items. • The Zac Brown Band has been raising money for years for Camp Southern Ground, where the campers will be a mix of mainstream children and those with developmental disorders. The camp will provide special services for the latter. Located in Fayetteville, Ga., the camp is under construction, with plans to open in 2014. Frontman Brown calls the camp “part of my life’s work.” —P.S.
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Great Expectations Nashville’s stars are well aware that their fame, and that national platform they’ve been given, can be hugely beneficial for the charities they choose to devote their time to. When Thompson Square shot a three-minute video about ChildFund International, they played it every night before their opening slot on Lady Antebellum’s “Own the Night” tour, where they had an audience of more than 10,000 fans each evening. Representatives of the charity were on site in a booth at each concert, and fans that visited the booth and signed up to sponsor a child received an autographed copy of Thompson Square’s selftitled debut album. Since they began working with the charity in January, says Thompson, the band has helped provide nearly 800 children sponsorships. “That’s why we got involved, to be able to spread the message in front of that many people every night,” says Thompson, who cites staggering statistics about how many children die from malnutrition every year. “We’re raising awareness and, hopefully, saving some kids’ lives,” he says. “We’re very proud to be a part of it.” Thompson and his wife/bandmate, Shawna, sponsor a girl in Indonesia named Lady; Keifer says Lady’s family gets by on an income of just $400 a year. Craig Morgan is also glad for the opportunity to shine a spotlight on some worthy causes.
“We’re given a great opportunity as entertainers to be in front of a lot of people, so it’s important that we do the right thing,” he says. “When we’re in front of those people, if we have the opportunity to bring awareness to an organization that’s doing good things, we should do that. We are blessed to be able to do what we do, so we should share those blessings every chance we get.” Morgan’s own foundation is raising money to build a temporary home for displaced children awaiting permanent foster care in the Nashville suburb of Dickson, Tenn., where Morgan and his family reside. They also care for foster children in their home. In 2011, his two-day annual charity event, which includes a dirt bike ride, clay shoot and concert, raised more than $95,000 for the facility, to be called Billy’s Place, which he hopes to begin building next year. The trail ride alone attracted more than 400 bikers last year. Beyond the tangible rewards on behalf of their charities, artists say they reap personal rewards from their nonprofit work as well, although that’s a happy byproduct and not their goal. Singer Darryl Worley has hosted his three-day Tennessee River Run festival every year since 2001 to raise money for his foundation, and it draws more than 10,000 people annually. The money was used to build the Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center in 2010 on the campus of the Hardin Medical Center in his hometown of Savannah, Tenn. The Darryl Worley Foundation also supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Ayers Children’s Medical Center, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center in Memphis and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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“For us to be able to pull this off is huge,” Worley says of funding the treatment center. “It’s such a huge feeling of accomplishment.” But he chokes up when he explains the real rewards he derives from it. “The part that really touches you deep in your soul is when you have a family chase you down in the parking lot at Walmart, and everybody in the family has tears in their eyes as they go on and on about how [the facility] has blessed their family in some way,” he says. Rucker has also enjoyed the intangible rewards of his work. Last year, he wrote a song with developmentally disabled campers at the Lifting Lives Camp, sponsored by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Vanderbilt’s Kennedy Center. A few months later, he performed the song on the nationally televised ACM Awards, where he was joined by the campers for the performance in Las Vegas. Rucker says he never got the opportunity to see a playback of the performance until he was later asked to speak at Vanderbilt, and it was shown just before he took the stage. He found himself in tears after watching it. Seeing it play back, he realized that performing with the campers was “one of the greatest things I’ve ever done as a musician… That was a great moment,” he says of the rewarding feeling it gave him. “That was God putting me in the right place at the right time.”
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“Everybody wants to do something that makes a difference,” says McBride. “I have my music and have been able to touch people with that, but there’s something to being able to speak out about domestic violence for a shelter,” or speak on behalf of another or the many charities she works with. “For me to be able to do that … I’m really blessed,” she adds. Bentley feels the same way about his annual Miles & Music for Kids fundraising motorcycle ride and benefit concert, which has raised more than $2 million since 2006 for Children’s Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals, including the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. The event, which began locally, has since spread to six other cities, with proceeds benefiting a CMN hospital in each area. “It’s a win-win for everybody, and it feels so good to be up there at the end of the night,” he says of the event. “I get to go up there and hold that check and say, ‘This is what you guys have done. Look at this check for a quarter of a million dollars. This is going to go right back into the community to benefit families.’ It feels pretty good.” “It’s something I look forward to every year and I’m really proud to be identified with,” adds Bentley. “I’m the host, but the fans make it possible. They’re the ones that pay the money to take the ride and come to the show.” Bentley recruits lots of fellow musicians to participate, but says that’s the easy part. “Ninety-nine percent of artists that I know are great people and
Still, he adds, “It’s a sweet and precious gesture on their part to have my name across that building, and it is a wonderful feeling. It’s very surreal to know that we have accomplished [building] this out of such a tiny, rural area … It’s doing a lot of good, and that’s what it was all about On Point Morgan, a 10-year Army veteran, has performed for U.S. troops to start with.” Like Morgan and Bentley, Worley is also a strong supporter of the overseas nine times with the USO, and works extensively with military military, and recently returned from his eleventh trip to Afghanistan with charities, including serving as spokesperson for Folds of Honor, which the organization Stars For Stripes. On those trips, he prefers to play for provides scholarships for dependents of service members who have died in the line of duty. He’s even written and recorded a song for the troops in more remote bases, which don’t often get entertainers. Worley, Morgan, Bentley and Rucker’s Hootie & the Blowfish have each organization, “What Matters Most,” with download proceeds going established their own charitable foundations, and utilize boards of directors directly to the charity. and other volunteers to help them decide how best to apportion the money He calls the USO “an organization that I will participate in and be a part of as long as they will have me,” but Morgan says his work on behalf of all they raise. But artists say one of the hardest parts of their job is the fact that they simply don’t have time to participate in all of the charity requests that military nonprofits is tremendously rewarding for him personally. “It doesn’t matter what you do in life, anytime you do something for someone are asked of them. Says Rucker, “I could really do a charity tour from July to November of else, it gives you a good feeling, a sense of accomplishment,” he says. “It’s a wonderful experience to be at a show and have a soldier come up to you and say, just the requests I get.” He calls having to say no to some of them “awful” ‘You won’t remember this, but when you were in Afghanistan, you did a show and “one of the things I really despise about my job. I guess that’s why I and sang this particular song. [It had been] one of the worst days of my life, and have people who work with me [fielding the requests], because I wouldn’t say no. But I can’t do everything. People get I went to that show that night, and when you sang mad at me, and it hurts, but I can’t do all of that song, it really lifted my spirits and made me feel them.” like I could get through this particular situation.’ Bentley, who also proudly works with the “I’ve heard hundreds of those stories, if not veteran’ s charity Wounded Warrior Project in thousands,” says Morgan. “That’s a very rewarding addition to his own charity, agrees. “I want and humbling feeling to know that you can have to do them all,” he says of the fundraising that kind of an impact on someone’s life. requests he gets. “That’s why I have people “To me, it’s important to give to those fans that help me coordinate what we can and can’t that are serving,” he adds. “Not a lot of people do. They know I lean on the side of doing as know that only one percent of the people of this much as we can. It’s tough, because there’s a lot nation serve in its military, so that’s a very special of them, but it’s a good place to be. It’s nice to group of people. I just feel that it’s very important be asked, and for folks to think that your name that we support them any way we can.” might be able to help them raise money for their While Worley is proud of the cancer MARTINA MCBRIDE cause. treatment center in his hometown, and “[But] you’re going to lose some of your draw particularly the fact that no patient is if you do it all the time,” Bentley continues. ever turned away for a lack of insurance “You’ve got to pick the right ones where you or finances, he does admit to being can really make a difference, really keep it uncomfortable with it bearing his name. official so you’re not always out there and “I begged them not to plaster my name people get confused with that you’re doing.” all over that thing,” he says. “I had just lost a For McBride and other artists, it helps to friend—that was in his late 30s—to cancer. choose a few charities to focus on rather than We grew up together playing music, and I said, trying to do everything. ‘Name it after him.’ They had to explain to me “It’s always hard to say no to a charity,” how they were using my name, the celebrity, to she says. “BUT I FIND THAT IF YOU’RE get money and other things that go along with all FOCUSED ON A COUPLE OF THINGS, IT’S that. So I finally said [‘OK’]. But looking at that better than being too scattered and trying to building, that lettering is just vulgar. It’s so big,” do too many things. But I do whatever I can. VINCE GILL he says with a laugh. “I go by there and look the WE’RE ALL FOR THE HALL ‘There’s no such thing as a bad charity,’ Vince other way. It’s almost embarrassing.” Gill always said, and I agree.” feel blessed to have that opportunity to do what they do for a living, and they’re all about giving back,” Bentley says. “It’s a pretty cool thing.”
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LISTENING TO PHIL VASSAR, IT’S OBVIOUS HE’S A GIFTED SINGER, compelling songwriter and amazing entertainer, but spend a little more time around the Virginia native and it’s readily apparent that one of his most endearing qualities is his infectious optimism. “I’ve learned a lot of lessons,” Vassar says. “I’ve learned that when you think you can’t go do any more, you can, and when you’ve had every door shut in your face, something is going to happen, something positive.” Vassar’s upbeat attitude has infused his songwriting. Since moving to Nashville from Lynchburg, Va., he found success penning tunes for other artists, including Tim McGraw’s “For a Little While” and “My Next Thirty Years,” Jo Dee Messina’s “I’m Alright” and Alan Jackson’s “Right On the Money.” The piano-pounding entertainer has also achieved success as an artist recording his own tunes, scoring such hits as “Just Another Day in Paradise,” “In a Real Love” and “Six-Pack Summer.” Last year Vassar embarked on a new adventure with the launch of Rodeowave Entertainment, a full-service record label, promotion team and artist management company. “For me, it was just time,” Vassar says of his decision to start his own company. “I wasn’t going to have somebody tell me when I could put my records out, when I can create. It just doesn’t make any sense, so it was time for me to do this. I want to work with real artists. I want to share what I’ve learned over the years.” Vassar put together an impressive promotion team headed by Teddi Bonadies, who worked with him during his days recording for both Arista Nashville Records and Universal Records South. He’s looking forward to signing other artists and giving them a shot. “It’s a good time to be a label guy because there’s a lot of great artists,” he says. “A lot of times now if you
sign with a major label, you are three years away from getting your record out. I think that we can help with that right now. That’s the cool thing.” Even in his new role as record executive/entrepreneur, Vassar isn’t letting business responsibilities dim his creative output. Prior to launching Rodeowave, he had six full-length albums to his credit, and since starting his new venture, he’s already released two albums and is working on another. Last year he delivered The Hits Live on Broadway, a 12-song collection that was recorded live on Nashville’s famed Lower Broad. Vassar also released “Noel,” a 10-track Christmas collection featuring five new songs and five standards. He’s currently working on a new album that will include the poignant single, “Don’t Miss Your Life,” a song inspired by a conversation on an airplane. “I was talking to a guy across the aisle who said, ‘I’m going to see my grandkids. I never saw my kids. I didn’t even see them grow up. I wasn’t at graduation. I missed all that. Don’t you miss that stuff.’ He said, ‘I regret it more than anything and I’ll never be able to get it back,’” Vassar says recalling the conversation. “I was looking at my cell phone, at my pictures of my daughters, and I’m not in any of these pictures. I just said, ‘Wow man! He’s right.’ Then I just started ‘Don’t Miss Your Life’ right there on the plane.” These days he’s balancing career and time with his two daughters and is grateful for all his blessings. “The music business has changed my life,” he says. “I came to town dead broke in a Ford Pinto with no floor board, and it changed my life. I worked really hard and I tell my kids all the time: Work hard, that’s what it’s all about. Nobody can take that away from you.”
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Randy Goodman Randy Goodman is one of the lucky individuals who has been blessed to live out his dream. “I’m one of those few people that my avocation became my vocation,” says Goodman, a Nashville native who began playing in his first band at age 12. “I got just really lucky. This is always what I wanted to do and I got to do it. Some kids grow up and it’s all about sports, but for me it was always about music.” Goodman parlayed that youthful enthusiasm into an enviable career. A Lipscomb University graduate, who also spent a year in Belmont University’s music business program, Goodman began his career in 1980 as a publicist at Top Billing Inc. A year later he joined RCA Records as a publicist and spent 16 years with the label, including a tenure in New York City as senior vice president in marketing for RCA Records globally. After returning to Nashville, Goodman became executive vice president and general manager of the RCA Label Group in Nashville. Goodman has worked with such artists as Waylon Jennings, Keith Whitley, Alabama, Dolly Parton, Wu-Tang Clan and Dave Matthews Band. “I left RCA in March of 1997 and then went on the Disney payroll in June of 1997,” Goodman says of opening Disney’s Lyric Street label, which launched the careers of Rascal Flatts, SHeDAISY and Bucky Covington, among others. He served as Lyric Street president until the label closed in April 2010. Since then he’s been anything but idle. Earlier this year, Goodman was appointed executive-in-residence at Lipscomb University’s College of Business. Further, he is also a member of the Country Music Association board of directors and a trustee for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Last year, the veteran executive was tapped by Mayor Karl Dean to serve as co-chairman of the Music City Music Council (formerly the Nashville Music Council). “Randy is the right person to promote our Music City brand and to help Nashville continue to attract and retain musicians and other creative people,” says Dean, who serves as co-chairman of the council. Among the items on the agenda is bringing the Grammy Awards to Music City. “We’re having really good discussions with them,” he says. “We brought in people during the CMA Music Festival so they could actually see Nashville hosting 35,000 to 40,000 people and doing all these different events. Part of
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it is making people aware of what Nashville can do. Nashville is one of the three major music centers. If it was going to go somewhere else, it would only make sense that it would be here, particularly because of the growing base of multi-genre artists who live here now.” In addition to his work with the Music City Music Council and Lipscomb University, Goodman also works as a consultant and is enjoying this new chapter of his career, which he describes his “free form jazz life.” It affords him the opportunity to engage in new opportunities like the council. “It’s a way for me to give back to Nashville and give back to the music industry,” he says of the volunteer position. “As has been true with everything I’ve done in my career, it really boils down to people that I work with. When I was at RCA, even more so than the artists, it was about the people that I was in the trenches with, the people who were mentoring me or the people that I was mentoring. [It was] the same thing with Lyric Street and is so similarly with the mayor’s office. Just the opportunity to get to hang with the mayor, work with him and be involved with him in these things—I don’t want to sound corny, but it’s been a joy.”
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There are certain athletes whose names become synonymous with their sport. When it comes to figure skating, Scott Hamilton is that man. During his career on the ice, the Ohio native won 70 titles, awards and accolades, including the Olympic gold medal in Sarajevo in 1984. A member of both the United States Olympic Hall of Fame and the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Hamilton’s prowess on the ice not only won him numerous honors, but also the enduring affection of skating fans worldwide. Sitting in a Franklin, Tenn., coffee shop after dropping off his children at school, the iconic athlete admits he’s enjoying life at a slower pace these days. “For 20 years of my life, I was on the road 10 months a year. That’s all I did,” says Hamilton, who, after turning professional, toured with Ice
Capades for two years before he created Stars on Ice. He co-produced and starred in Stars on Ice for 15 years. “I worked really hard for a long time and I didn’t really do anything for me. I just saved and invested and now I feel like I’ve earned the time to be with my family,” says Hamilton, who has two sons—Aidan, 9, and Maxx, 4. “I just really want to be there for my kids. I love being there in the morning to make them breakfast and drive them to school, and I like being involved in all their sports.” In 2005, Scott and his wife, Tracie, moved from Southern California to Nashville. “It’s so beautiful here,” says Hamilton, who still travels as a corporate speaker and TV skating commentator. “My old manager would say, ‘What’s
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the biggest difference?’ and I’d say, “the biggest difference is I like getting in my car.’ I’ll go out and get lost on purpose because it’s so beautiful to drive around the countryside. You can take a full breath and just sigh instead of hold your breath and drive around with white knuckles. We have traffic here. Every city has traffic, but it’s relatively benign.” These days when he takes to the ice, it’s generally skating at A-Game Sportsplex in Franklin where he likes to spend time with his children. Still passionate about the sport, Hamilton is also working on a new venture to promote skating. “I’m trying to build a small company here that will promote more of a professional style of skating competitions,” the 54-year-old says. “Hopefully we’ll launch in 2013, but we’ve been slowly building that company to try to give skating another boost in popularity.” Hamilton is also well known for his philanthropy. He’s a huge supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and joined his pal, country music star Brad Paisley to decorate for the kids during Christmas last year. He also lends his support to the Make-AWish Foundation, Special Olympics, Athletes Against Drugs, Target House and the Pediatric Aids Foundation. However, the organization closest to his heart is the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative. A cancer survivor, Hamilton founded CARES in 1999 as a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute in Ohio where he was treated for testicular cancer. “I noticed some things when I went through my cancer that are missing, gaps that really need to be filled and a part of that is support for the patient and a part of that is information for the patient,” says Hamilton, who laughs and says he’s had a “unique hobby of collecting life-threatening illnesses.” He’s suffered a brain aneurysm and has twice been treated for benign brain tumors. In addition to raising funds for cancer research, CARES also launched the 4th Angel Mentoring Program, which matches newly diagnosed patients with trained volunteers who are also cancer survivors. Further, it developed chemocare.com. “It’s a really impressive website because it goes through every aspect of the chemotherapy experience,” he says. “It describes in detail how each drug works, how chemotherapy is administered, how to manage the side effects, and all of that written in eighth-grade English and Spanish, so it’s user-friendly information that exists 24/7.” Just as he was driven on the ice to win the gold, these days Hamilton is even more driven to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from cancer. “I lost my mom when I was very young. She lost her battle at 49,” says Hamilton. “When I turned 50 I realized that I have an opportunity to do something that she didn’t and I’d better get on my horse and get it done. So I’ve been working every year to bring more people in and kind of grow the organization slow and true and strong so that we can make a difference in the cancer community. The end game for all of us is a cure or to better understand the conditions of the disease in order to make it a chronic illness instead of a life-threatening illness. We’re working on it, and I’m really proud of how far we’ve come.”
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It’s a long way from the streets of Mogadishu to a recording studio in Nashville, but Keni Thomas is thankful to have made the journey. A singer, songwriter, author, speaker and former Army Ranger, Thomas survived the bloody 1993 battle in Mogadishu, Somalia, that inspired the film Black Hawk Down. “It’s odd that one day could have such a indelible mark on your life,” says Thomas, who chronicled his experiences in his 2011 book Get It On! What it Means to Lead the Way. “It defines me because I understand what it means to be counted on. Leadership is about the example that you set, and the most surprising leadership comes from people without rank. It’s not about tenure or rank or the badge that you wear. It’s about the example you set.” The lessons Thomas learned that day about accountability, camaraderie and leadership provide the foundation of the message he shares as a much-sought-after motivational speaker and have colored his music on 2005’s Flags of Our Fathers: A Soldier’s Story and 2007’s Gunslinger.
A Florida native, Thomas enlisted in the Army after his college graduation. He completed Airborne School and was assigned to B Company 3rd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment. In the summer of 1993, Sgt. Thomas and his company were deployed to Somalia as part of Operation Restore Hope. On Oct. 3, Thomas and his fellow Rangers entered Mogadishu on a mission and became involved in a bloody firefight with Somalis that lasted 18 hours, leaving 19 American soldiers dead and 78 wounded. “At some point in a battle, you come to peace with the fact that if I die, I die. I really did,” he shares. “There isn’t a day that goes by [when] I don’t think about that battle. I really do understand that the only reason I made it out of there is by the grace of God and the people He put on my left and right that day. I understand the value in that and what it’s done for me.” Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu and Thomas has commissioned noted military artist James Dietz to create a painting commemorating the battle. “I’m so excited,” Thomas says. “Everybody knows who this guy is and he’s going to do a painting of the battle. I’m going to have it ready by the anniversary next year and then we’ll sell the prints and auction off the original painting [to benefit] Warrior Foundation.” Thomas is a spokesperson for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides scholarships to children of special operations personnel who die in training or on missions. It also provides financial assistance to severely wounded special operations personnel and their families. “There’s a little over 900 in the pipeline right now,” Thomas says of students who have received full scholarships. “I sang the national anthem at the Yankees game and I got to meet a couple more of the kids who just graduated college. One of them—I knew their dad. It’s a pretty neat thing and it’s an amazing community of people.” When not working on behalf of the Warrior Foundation or on the road with his speaking engagements, Thomas has been working on a new album. “We wanted to keep it as sort of a companion piece to the book which is positivity and motivation, so there’s no heartache, no break up, no drinking songs. These are all happier and uplifting. You should feel good when you finish the record, and the album is going to be called Give It Away, which is pretty much what I do with my music anyway,” he says with a laugh. “ Give It Away is a song about learning the hard way that you only get what you give. I’ve learned that. The more you give, the more it comes back at you. That’s the theme to set the tone of the album.” After nearly two decades spent trying to reconcile his experiences in Mogadishu with his aspirations as a
recording artist, his life on the speakers’ circuit and his work for the Warrior Foundation, Thomas says he sees all the pieces of his life falling in place and complimenting each other for a greater purpose. “The guy who is going to be the best man in my wedding just called me up last night and he was trying to be really calm as he told me his son had gotten wounded,” Thomas says. “Dylan was in a vehicle and got hit with an IED [improvised explosive device]. The guy next to him was killed and Dylan has shrapnel in his back. He’ll be ok, but he’s going to come home and deal with that for the rest of his life. In a blink of an eye, his vehicle gets hit and the guy next to him, a friend of his, dies. He’s going to somehow manufacture some sort of blame [thinking], ‘Gosh if he hadn’t been there that would have killed me.’ It’s going to be hard.” Thomas wants to spend his future helping soldiers like Dylan. “I feel like right now that’s what my mission is going to be, to raise up these folks who are coming home,” he says. “How do you take what you’ve seen and done and all that’s going to come with it and turn it into a positive driving force in your life like what people around me helped me do? How do you do that? That’s my mission. I know where I’m supposed to be and that is to help folks make that transition home.”
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Nashville Arts & Entertainment: As you approach 30 years as a recording artist how do you explain your longevity especially in the changing nature of the music business and the current prevalence of one hit wonders?
Without a doubt—my parents. I am the product of loving, praying parents. My mom and dad prayed for me and believed in me at a time I
I’d first say that I am grateful for such a long and incredible career. I think
didn’t believe in myself. They stood in the gap for me during some dark
part of the longevity is that I never really pursued any of this as a career! I set
times. And my pastor—Don Finto—has walked with me for over 30 years.
out to write songs and make records. If it had ended after the first record—
Don was the one there during the No.1 singles and the gold and platinum
I would have considered it a success. I guess I’ve never really made decisions
sales gently (and sometimes not so gently) reminding me what really matters
based on what I thought would benefit my career. I’ve never really sat down
—what’s really important in life and keeping it all in perspective.
and mapped out a “long term strategy.” I’m sure the people around me think
NAE: You seem to have your priorities straight . . . faith, family and then
a bit more strategically than I do—but they free me up to just make the
business. What do you attribute to this unique balance in life?
music that I’m led to make. NAE: Who has influenced you the most musically?
I mentioned Don Finto earlier and he’s certainly an important part of that. But the one that ultimately adds balance to my life is Debbie. We recently celebrated
I have a lot of musical heroes and they cover a big spectrum of music.
our 30th wedding anniversary and she is absolutely the love of my life. It’s not
I listen to everything from classical to pop to soundtracks. I’m a big fan
hard to keep perspective and balance when after picking up an award your wife
of John Williams. A lot of people remember great movies—I remember
reminds you that you’re driving carpool in the morning! I know I would never
their soundtracks! “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park,” “ET,” “Star Wars”—
have made it without her love and support. She is simply amazing!
all amazing pieces of music. Ennio Morricine’s soundtrack to “The
NAE: Creatively what is next? Do you have a passion in music yet to be
Mission” is stunning. And like any guy my age—I grew up listening to
explored?
the Beatles, Elton John, Kansas and Billy Joel. These artists wrote music that shaped a generation.
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What’s next is a hard question to answer. Because on any given day, I might write a pop song or a worship song or another instrumental piece.
I never really know what’s going to happen when I lay my fingers on the piano. You always hope you land on something that is fresh, has a big hook and very different than anything you have ever heard. Writing a hit song is not easy. Regarding next album, when I get deep into the writing process, it becomes very apparent the style of record that is formulating. I am also cowriting with some very good songwriters whom I have never worked with before on the next record, which I am very thrilled about. NAE: In keeping with the theme of this edition of Nashville Arts & Entertainment . . . you are known to have one of the biggest hearts in town. Giving back seems to be a part of your DNA. Tell us about your vision for Rocketown and the impact Rocketown is having on inner city kids. I’ve learned over the years that I’m the happiest and most satisfied when I’m giving my life away. When I’m giving to or investing in others. My favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quote is: “Life’s most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?” I believe ROCKETOWN is making a difference in our community. The kids that visit Rocketown may come from the projects or from Brentwood—but their needs are the same. They are looking to be loved, to be valued, to be respected. And, that’s what we do at Rocketown. I am extremely grateful for the redemption stories I hear on a weekly basis, and grateful to our amazing staff and board of directors who love Rocketown as much as I do.
effective they are. Amazing to see the use of funds when they flow through an organization like SP compared to the wasted time and money through the hands of governments. The folks on the cruise responded to the need that was presented. I’m very proud that so much was raised for such a great organization. NAE: What are your plans for the rest of the year and into 2013? So far this year, the world tour has taken me to Brazil, Australia, two times to Europe and twice to Canada. Later this year I’m headed out on a USO tour to play for the troops, then to South Africa and Zimbabwe, a fall tour here in the US and a Christmas tour with a full symphony orchestra. And, I’m very excited to be playing three nights with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in October. Nothing better than playing your very own hometown. Last but not least, my last of five children (Emily) gets married in September and grandchild number seven is on the way. Never a dull moment around the Smith house.
NAE: You recently returned from a week-long cruise from Montreal to Nova Scotia ending in Boston Mass. What is it like traveling with 1,300 of your biggest fans? That was actually our fourth “Friends Cruise.” I remember being very apprehensive about the first one! I got over that really fast. Spending a week vacationing with some of the finest people on earth is a privilege. Debbie and I take the kids, the grandkids and a bunch of other family and friends. It really is a great time. Seeing these people come together and form friendships has been one of the most satisfying things of my career. NAE: I understand that during the cruise you raised over $100,000 for the Samaritan’s Purse Charity. Tell us more about this Franklin Graham initiative. Debbie and I always wanted the cruises to have a charitable component so we invited some of the folks who work with Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse to come along with us. I believe in the work of Samaritan’s Purse because I’ve seen it first-hand. I’ve been on the ground with SP just days after the earthquake in Haiti and after the tornados in Alabama and I’ve seen how
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Crazy Otto Music www.CrazyOtto.com ALL TOO OFTEN, WE SETTLE FOR WHAT’S HOT RIGHT NOW WHILE real brilliance languishes in the shadows. We go mining for arcade tokens when there’s a hundred dollar gold piece on the floor next to our shoe. That might explain why most of us have never heard of Johnny Maddox, aka “Crazy Otto,” purveyor of a world-class collection of early American music and one of the greatest ragtime pianists of all time—“the white boy with colored fingers,” as W.C. Handy put it. Born August 4, 1927, a sixth-generation son of Gallatin, Tenn., Johnny Maddox was schooled in ragtime by his Aunt Zula Cothon, a pianist who wowed audiences at the World’s Fair in 1946. He began his professional career at age 12, playing with a dance orchestra. An integral part of the ragtime revival of the 1950s, his first singles for Dot Records sold over 22,000 copies in five short weeks. Then he hit the big time with “The Crazy Otto Medley” in 1955, the first all-piano record to sell a million copies. Actually, make that two million. And the moniker, which (understandably) Maddox doesn’t really appreciate, stuck. After all, this ragtime and blues master—who graced stages with Milton Berle, Lawrence Welk, Patsy Cline, Eddy Howard, Eddie Arnold and all the leading ragtime greats of his day—is more than a great piano man. A noted musicologist, ragtime historian and preservationist, Maddox’s extensive collection of early American sheet music and music memorabilia is quite possibly one of the largest in the world, including 30,000 78 rpm records, Edison wax cylinders and piano rolls. A conservative estimate of his sheet music collection is 200,000 pieces, 3,000 of which he can play from memory. The 85-year-old Maddox rarely plays at home anymore. He did play last year at a small Gallatin church, packing out the pews with his young pianist friend Adam Swanson, who Maddox says, “can make a piano knit a pair of socks.” Not much demand, it seems, for an old ragtime piano man around here, he reckons. But for the past 16 years, at the Strayer Hotel in Durango, Colo., for the cocktail and dinner hours, you could find his brilliance at the keyboard. “I play from ‘can to can’t,’” Maddox says, doubtful he’ll continue next year “in the smallest room I’ve ever played. I’m working like a mule in front of a plow. . . But the people are wonderful here. People all over the U.S. plan their vacations around this.” “Showbiz as I knew it is gone,” says Maddox, who once played the Stork Club in New York City. “The supper clubs and orchestras and theaters and
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night clubs with live players... but back in the day, when I’d travel [from gig to gig], I’d always go to antique shops and pick up music. I didn’t buy it to sell it, but I’ve always been interested in the preservation aspect.” Among his rarest, he muses, is an 1899 first-edition printing of Scott Joplin’s “The Maple Leaf Rag” and “Maryland, My Maryland,” the first official state song of Maryland and a lot of confederate music of the Civil War, including “The Bonnie Blue Flag” from 1861. “Ragtime is extremely happy music, dance music. It’s the first truly American music.” But Maddox has no particular favorite among his vast collection. “I’m like Jesus,” he says, “I love ’em all.” He’s just hoping that his collection can remain in and find a place of value in Tennessee. “That’s my request anyway,” he says. “I know my music and I know what’s good. It’s all in really good condition because I don’t fool with tore up music.”
The Single Action Shooting Society www.SASSnet.com The first Saturday of each month, in the nearby town of Wartrace, Tenn., more than 125 cowboys and cowgirls gather for a shooting event. People like Cody Kid and Buxom Boo— known in their real lives as Ronald and Marty Ligon of Franklin,Tenn.— members of The Wartrace Regulators, are one of 10 Single Action Shooting Society clubs in the state. They dress in authentic, period-specific Western wear and compete with firearms of the Old West, including single action revolvers, lever-action rifles and old time shotguns. Staged in Old West scenarios called features, often based RONALD AND MARTY LIGON on famous incidents or scenes from Western movies, this friendly little competition is a sight to see. Actually, it was only “little” in the early 1980s when a group of older gents in California, longing to live out their passion for all things Gene Autry and Hopalong Cassidy, decided to dress up like cowboys and have a little shooting game. Local cowboy enthusiasts—it was, after all, the Reagan era—caught wind of the idea and formed their own groups, and the Single Action Shooting Society was born.
“When you join,” says Ronald Ligon, who signed up in 2000, “two things happen: You’re given a number for life, and two, you pick an alias. We never use our real names, just our cowboy names, because here we’re all the same... ditch diggers shooting next to millionaires. The camaraderie has a lot of appeal... our mutual love of Western history and shooting as a sport that makes it so rewarding.” And the Ligons are certainly not alone. Since 2000, membership all over the world has increased dramatically from just over 22,000 to 92,000. And, it’s not just older folks on the quick draw. The demographic is getting younger by the year, as new cowboys and cowgirls discover what has become the fastest-growing gun sport in the world. Don’t believe it? You should meet Evil Roy, the national SASS champ shooter in 2000 and let him introduce his 18-year-old granddaughter Randi Rogers (“Holy Terror”), the No. 1 women’s shooter today. The current national and world champion is 21-year-old Spencer Hoglund, better known as Lead Dispencer. Enthusiasts can shoot on any weekend in the U.S., competing locally, regionally and at the End of the Trail national shoot held on the SASS Founder’s Ranch in Albuquerque, N.M. Internationally, there are SASS events in Canada, Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, Sweden and South Africa. “When you’re talking about cowboys,” Ligon adds, “it’s not a long period in our history . . . 50 years at most, really more like 30 years. And yet, there has never been anything that has affected the whole world as much as our western history, which is one of the reasons it is known worldwide. William F. ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody, a scout and a marksman of that era, exposed the cowboy culture to the world with his Wild West show. It was Disney World before there was Disney World. He took it to England then to Europe, and then came Western movies . . . and now it’s all over the world.”
Yazoo Brewing Company www.YazooBrew.com Whether there’s a tear in your beer or a beer in your hand, suds are to Music City what champagne is to midnight on New Year’s Eve. There can’t be a meal or a concert or marathon in this city without an ice-cold one at the beginning, middle and/or end. One can even drink a pint in the hallowed pews of the Mother Church, Ryman Auditorium. Which is part and parcel the reason why Yazoo Brewing Company has become the Nashville’s premiere local brewing favorite. Founded in 2003 by Mississippi native Linus Hall, having left his job as a tire engineer to get his M.B.A. at Vanderbilt in order to pursue his dream of beer crafting, Yazoo’s taproom is a beer lover’s Shangri-La.
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With eight unique brews all made from scratch by a grand total of seven brewers, local enthusiasm for Yazoo’s Southern charm continues to grow. Whether you prefer the smoky, sultry Sue (which recently starred in a commemorative birthday ice cream at Jeni’s Ice Cream in East Nashville), the Sly Rye Porter, the ever-mysterious Hop Project, the Hefeweizen or the revival of Gerst Beer—a liquid homage to the godfather of local brews and bars, The Gerst Haus—the folks at Yazoo Brew are bent on beer as a way of life. Every beer has a story, and every story deserves another beer. Dos Perros, Yazoo’s most popular blend, was recently highlighted as one of the 10 best Southern beers of the summer by Garden & Gun magazine. By now, Dos Perros die-hards know the story of how drunken dogs in Linus’ back yard inspired its creation. But that’s just one of many beer stories. Yazoo Brewing takes its community involvement almost as seriously as it takes its beer. Involved in a myriad of charitable events and especially associated with CASA (Court Appointed Child Advocates), Yazoo’s tightknit crew couldn’t be more in the thick of Nashville if they tried. Folks with the chutzpah to brave the triple-digit heat at this year’s Hot Chicken Festival likely imbibed in the hottest chicken and the hottest beer in town, courtesy head brew master Hall and company. And lest one think beer is the beverage of the sedentary, think again. Yazoo Brew has been organizing Barely a 4K Beer Runs across the South, bringing beer-loving runners together for treks through Fort Negley and Nashville City Cemetery. At the finish line? A cold Yazoo brew, of course. Just another way Yazoo Brewing has wormed its way into the hearts of locals. So, if you’ve not hit the Taproom at 901 Division Street or taken a brewery tour (Saturdays from 2:30-6:30pm, $7) as yet, go get your pint on.
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Lionel Richie staged a massive career comeback this year in the most unlikely of places—right here in Music City. But the Los Angeles-based star, whose successes have mainly come in the pop and R&B music fields, is a longtime fan of country music as well, dating back to his Alabama upbringing. That’s why he chose Nashville as the place to record Tuskegee, which is well on its way to being one of the year’s top-selling albums in any genre. The set—which features some of Richie’s best-loved hits repurposed as duets with major country stars—sold more than a million copies in just the first five weeks after its March release, and became Richie’s highestcharting album in 26 years. Such artists as Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Shania Twain, Willie Nelson and Tim McGraw eagerly participated in the project, which also spawned a spring CBS television special produced by the Academy of Country Music. The success of Tuskegee puts Richie in the same league as Ray Charles, the only other artist in history to score No. 1 albums on both the Billboard Country Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The project also managed to give Nashville’s top stars some great exposure well outside the U.S. borders. It became a hit in Canada, the U.K., Denmark, Holland and Sweden. While the set marks the first time Richie has splashed both feet in Nashville’s musical waters, he’s dipped his toes there quite a few times in his career. In Richie’s hitmaking heyday—the 1980s—several of his songs were re-cut as country tunes. Kenny Rogers scored with “Lady” in 1980 (and reprises the track as a duet with Richie on Tuskegee). Conway Twitty cut “Three Times A Lady” in 1983, and the seminal country band Alabama had a top 10 duet with Richie on “Deep River Woman” in 1986. With the success of Tuskegee under his belt, expect Richie to become a regular presence on Music Row. Says the star, “I have loved my time in Nashville and can’t wait to spend more time there writing songs and collaborating in the studio. It inspires me creatively, and being there just makes my heart feel good.”
Opyland Hotel’s Relâche Spa & Salon It may come as a surprise to out-of-town guests, but Nashvillians love their spa dates. Manis, pedis, facials, massages—locals believe in the power of the pamper and few have reservations about putting cash where countenance is. Nashville makes it easy, nail salons tucked in every corner and full-service spas in every area of the city. But when it comes to the crème de la crème, it takes a world-class hotel to make a world-class spa possible. And class is the case at the Opryland Hotel. As part of the $270 million renovation after the flood of 2010, Relâche features over 27,000-square-feet of luxurious facilities for its guests, including 12 impressive treatment rooms, indoor and outdoor pools and a state-of-the-art fitness center, all just down the corridor from your hotel room. The not-so-well-kept secret is, you don’t have to be a guest of the hotel to indulge in Relâche. Nashville spa-lovers have been making the Briley Parkway trek and slipping into the Toast of the Town-pick since 2007. Why? Because Relâche covers and re-covers all the blissful bases. Just about every variety of massage is available here: hot stone, deep tissue, neuromuscular, shiatsu, Swedish, harmonic couples, mother-to-be and more. Up to nine different facials and skin renewal treatments, along with signature body treatments and wraps, nail care, make-up, waxing and fullservice hair salon services. Hotel guest or local girl, some things are simply worth the trip.
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Music City Center OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW. Downtown Nashville is being transformed by the sophistication and elegance of the new convention venue, known as Music City Center. Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, believes Nashville will see extensive improvements. “If you look at the old center on Broadway and you think about everything it doesn’t do, this does it,” Spyridon says. “From looks to activation to usefulness, on every front, that building has nothing compared to this one—it does everything.” With construction well on its way to completion in the spring of 2013, Nashville is already feeling the impact of the new commodity and the addition of its neighboring buildings. “With the center, the Omni Nashville Hotel and the Country Music Hall of Fame, it’s a billion dollars in construction because of the hospitality industry [during] the worst recessionary period in the history of the country and certainly our generations,” Spyridon says. “That’s a pretty nice statement for Nashville and this industry.
We’ve led the opportunity for Nashville to have its own stimulus package, put people to work— temporary jobs and future permanent jobs. So, it’s another added value to the center.” Not only will the Music City Center generate visitor dollars, sales tax revenue and raise property values, but it will also help promote Mayor Karl Dean’s vision of Nashville as the greenest city in the South. The center will be Silver Level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified. Its green roof, solar panels, excellent recycling plans and a 360,000-gallon water tank, which recycles rainwater for non-drinking purposes, will help the center foster these green initiatives. The 1.2-million-square-foot center boasts supreme functionality with nearly 350,000square-feet of exhibit space, 90,000-square-feet of meeting space, the state’s largest ballroom at 57,000-square-feet and approximately 1,800 parking spaces. The Grand Ballroom, and its built-in stage, provides Nashville with a new venue for events of all kinds, including parties, banquets and concerts.
Yet, what the Music City Center hails in functionality, it truly exceeds in appearance. “This is not an ugly box,” Spyridon says. “It is stunning in its design and its unique features that represent Nashville.” Whether it is the undulating roof, reminiscent of Tennessee’s rolling hills, or the guitar-shaped Grand Ballroom marked by burled wood, the center exudes the essence of Nashville. Though the use of floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies and terraces add elegance to the architecture, the city skyline views they provide spotlight the entirety of downtown Nashville, not just the structure itself. It’s this sense of showcase, both for the center and the city, that makes the Music City Center such an interesting and incredible fixture in Nashville. “On every level, it is meeting and exceeding our expectations and our promises,” Spyridon says. “It’s crazy, good crazy. It’s all working. The brand, Nashville, has never been hotter … [The Music City Center] is going to be a game changer, and it’s going to outshine everyone’s expectations.”
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OMNI NASHVILLE HOTEL Thinking outside the “hotel box” The Omni Nashville Hotel is anything but cookie-cutter. Termed “urban elegance with a vintage touch” by designer Jim Looney, the Omni uniquely highlights Nashville with what Director of Sales and Marketing Tod Roadarmel refers to as local color. “When Omni builds a hotel, it’s important to have local color,” Roadarmel says. “Out of our 52 hotels, no two are the same. We really take in the feel of the local community. When we open in November of 2013, if you are from anywhere outside the South, when you come and stay in
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our hotel, you are going to know you are in the South. That’s the cool thing about our hotel, its local color. It’s not just some box we are throwing up everywhere.” Every feature of the hotel will subtly remind guests of Nashville’s charm. Located beside and connected to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, much of the city’s history even rings through its halls. From artwork, to décor, to furniture, each element of design is commissioned specifically with Nashville’s own flair in mind. Treble clef chandeliers, guitar fret floors and curved wood walls will accentuate its uniqueness.
The Omni Nashville will be one of the most luxurious hotels in the state and will boast 800 guest rooms and suites, including specialty amenities like motion-activated floor lights. Over 80,000-square-feet of meeting space and 660 underground parking spaces add functionality. But it’s more than just numbers and specs, the Omni’s extravagance rests in the novelty of its specific spaces. In addition to the main lobby, the lower level will include a casual three-meal restaurant, fine dining restaurant, coffee shop and honky tonk. A quick and simple place to grab any meal of the day, the Omni’s three-meal restaurant will
drive home a taste of the South with its one-of-a-kind biscuit bar, where fresh, hot biscuits will be served every 15 minutes, complete with dozens of pairings, like bacon and eggs, gravy or fried green tomatoes. The entire menu will offer local food treasures only found at the Omni. Omni will also become home to the only Bongo Java outside Hillsboro Village. “Anyone can have a Starbucks,” Roadarmel says. “Well, we don’t want a Starbucks. We want to be local, so we’re proud to announce that we’re going to name our coffee shop Bongo Java.” Daily live entertainment and electrical outlets accessible from every table will make the coffee shop more than just a caffeine pit stop. “We don’t want you to come in, grab a cup of coffee and leave,” Roadarmel says. “We want you to come hang out or check your e-mail, so we’re going to make it friendly.” Bob’s Steak and Chop House will serve as an upscale dining experience, complete with private dining areas and a 1,000-bottle wine room. The Omni’s own honky-tonk bar rounds out the first floor, offering nine 55-inch flat screens for watching games, a stage for live entertainment and two garage doors allowing the space to open to the outside public. Three of these four dining spots also provide Nashville with much-needed outdoor dining patios. Breakout meeting rooms and a 25,000square-foot ballroom make up the second level, while additional upgraded meeting rooms and a VIP boardroom occupy the third floor. Omni’s outstanding amenity deck will be found on the fourth floor with the city’s only rooftop pool and event space, towering 80-feet above 5th Avenue. Omni has even included a poolside bar and grill, 24-hour fitness center and downtown Nashville’s only full-service spa. The Omni Nashville is essentially impressive on all fronts. It’s luxury, it’s functionality, but most importantly, it’s Southern singularity.
Known and loved by much of the Nashville population, Radnor Lake is a tranquil oasis in the midst of a buzzing city. Surrounded by suburbia in the Overton hills, the Class II-protected state park is a haven for nature of all types. Originally impounded by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in 1914, Radnor’s 85-acre lake initially served as a water source for steam engines, and the grounds were reserved for private hunting. However, in 1923, as the ecological diversity of Radnor began to grow, all hunting rights were banned. But it was not until 1973 that the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation led the charge that officially preserved Radnor as a protected natural area. Over six decades after its initial impounding, Radnor remains the breeding ground of Nashville’s wildlife. When hiking Radnor’s trails, one may hear any of its 70 different species of birds or even catch a glimpse of a majestic bald eagle soaring over the lake. Dozens of reptiles and amphibians inhabit its waters, and unending trees, plants and wildflowers vegetate its grounds. Radnor’s scenic beauty provides a pictureperfect backdrop to please aesthetics, but its terrain offers hiking trails of varying difficulty to entertain recreation. Special programs throughout the year include astronomy night-hikes, canoe floats and wildflower walks. Radnor also helps promote environmental education and conducts research to continually improve nature protection measures, including water quality studies and a current study of coyotes and deer in the area.
Because of the special care that has been taken to preserve Radnor, it provides Nashvillians with a place of quiet solitude and a true breath of fresh air. While the peaceful lake was graced by nearly a million visitors last year, Radnor continually remains in its primitive and natural state thanks to the respect of its visitors and the hard work and dedication of its rangers.
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LP FIELD While the Titans typically storm its paintstreaked grass, LP Field is home to more than just Tennessee’s professional football team. Talent and passion of all kinds have captivated the attention of those filling its seats for over a decade. Seating just under 70,000 people, LP Field plays host to a variety of events throughout the year. Charity functions, concerts and the Country Music Association Music Festival call LP home. And now, Nashville’s hottest outdoor venue is getting a massive makeover. Nashville’s largest stadium was completed in 1999 and in 2006 was renamed LP Field. Although it serves many functions, LP Field remains the pulse of downtown on fall Sundays as fans tailgate and cheer on the Titans. With amenities including 12,000 club seats, 60 concession stands and 7,500 on-site parking spaces—just to name a few—there was already plenty to be proud of. But by the start of the Titans’ 2012 season in September, LP Field will have completed $26.8
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million in renovations to the facility. The installation of new highdefinition video screens will allow fans of any event, regardless of where they are sitting, to see the field or stage as if they were on the front row. Four times larger than the previous ones, LP Field will now boast the league’s largest outdoor video screens. Along with ramping up the visual technology, 800 additional speakers have been installed, eliminating any delay and providing crisp, clear audio. Twelve high-speed elevators serving upper deck ticket holders will improve the functionality of the stadium’s traffic, and new dining and entertainment areas will occupy the end zones. These renovations will also provide Nashville with a new restaurant available for private booking for events of up to 500 people.
LP FIELD’S NEW HIGH-SPEED ELEVATORS. With the versatility and the new and improved features LP Field has to offer, it is not only one of Nashville’s most interesting places, but it is climbing the ranks among the country’s premier open-air venues.
HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE A once ramshackle side of town, East Nashville is now on the rise as one of the city’s trendy and eclectic hotspots. Nestled just over the Cumberland River, east of downtown Nashville, this up-andcoming district is home to a wide variety of hip hangouts. One of the newest is Barista Parlor, a funky coffee shop, breakfast and brunch restaurant on Gallatin Road. It’s anything but the run-of-the-mill coffee stop. Selectively hand-picked coffee is brewed and served in a variety of methods, including the use of a Slayer Espresso machine, with a price tag of close to $18,000; only a handful can be found throughout the United States. A special filtration machine even allows baristas to brew with water specifically filtered for precise mineral levels for optimal coffee flavor.
But maybe instead of enjoying a cup of joe, you just need to grab a few quick items at the store. The Green Wagon, located on Forrest Avenue, is the epitome of a family-run general store. Nashville’s first “green” general store opened in 2009 and strives to promote sustainable practice through their locally-made and organic products. Whether you need cleaning supplies, snacks or beauty products, owners Johnny and Tara Shields, have a carefully selected, all-natural product to fulfill your need. Going along with East Nashville’s hipster vibe, The Groove record store is thriving in an age when even CDs seem to be obsolete, let alone vinyl. But The Groove is more than a record store. It is an engagement with the music community. The
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Groove opens its doors to the community for a variety of events, including listening previews, ticket giveaways and parties to commemorate important days in the music world. While many people would rather click a button on their computer and download their music, The Groove provides music lovers with an opportunity to participate in the tradition and community of music. Probably the most popular and notable rectified spot in East Nashville is the Five Points area. At the corner of Woodland Street, 11th Street and Clearview Avenue, Five Points anchors several bars, restaurants and shopping within a short walking distance. The updated Five Points area provides not only a trendy place to hangout, but it’s also helping reenergize the housing market in East Nashville, as well.
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Described as “Dining to Die For” by Southern Living Magazine, Prime 108 offers the finest steaks, fresh seafood and an extensive wine list inside the beautifully renovated Union Station Hotel, 1001 Broadway. Ph: (615) 620-5665 for reservations www.unionstationhotelnashville.com
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Pro Golf’s New Prince Charming Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker Re-Writes the Cinderella Story
By Mike Wine “He’s a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last shot. He’s got about 195 yards left, and he’s got a—looks like he’s got about an 8-iron. This crowd has gone deadly silent...” –Bill Murray as Carl Spackler in “Caddy Shack.” Brandt Snedeker, Nashville’s own Cinderella boy, had real tears in his eyes as he watched the 2008 Masters Tournament slip away at Augusta National Golf Club. But there are no more tears now. His victory at the prestigious 2012 Tour Championship assured him of winning the lucrative Fed Ex Cup, and all of a sudden, he had 11 million reasons to smile. Yes, he had collected $11 million in one beautiful week at Eastlake Golf Club, in Atlanta, GA. “Of anybody that I know, I do not need $11 million,” Snedeker said, in an ESPN Golf interview.
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a difference and help a lot of people out in Nashville and Tennessee and the surrounding areas, for sure.”
“One Bad Break Away …” Snedeker is known as one of the truly nice guys on the PGA Tour, and it isn’t difficult to find people who think very highly of him, including Nashville businessman Toby Wilt. Wilt considers Brandt to be a quality individual, partly because of his modest upbringing. “As a youngster, Brandt worked summers in his mother’s pawn shop, where he saw the tough side of life,” Wilt says. “He saw people parting with beloved objects to put food on their table. He has respect and compassion for people, rich or poor, and an interest in their stories.”
Who says that? Most of us would have fun deciding how to spend $11 million. Buy a Learjet … buy a mansion at Pebble Beach … maybe just retire. But Snedeker is not, by his own terms, a “flashy guy”.
“We were taught to understand that we weren’t any better than the people coming in the pawn shop,” Brandt’s brother, Haymes Snedeker, said in a 2008 interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal. “Dad, who represented many different classes of people, always told us, ‘Hey, you’re only one bad break away from being on the other side of the counter. Y’all remember that.’”
Brandt is looking to help people with his good fortune. He told ESPN Golf: “There are going to be things we can do to really help people. So that’s the way I look at it. This is unbelievable to be financially stable for the rest of my career. As long as I’m not an idiot, I should be fine, really. I really think we can make
Representing the Home Town Dick Horton, President of the Tennessee Golf foundation and perhaps the most influential man in Tennessee golf, has followed Snedeker’s career for many years. He is one of Brandt’s biggest fans, but not just for his golf.
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“He doesn’t drive six-figure cars, throw outrageous parties with celebrities, nor live in a $25-million-dollar home. He goes to the grocery store just like so many good husbands do for their families.” “Brandt Snedeker is one of Nashville’s highest-profile ambassadors,” says Horton. “He wears Music City on his sleeve everywhere he goes. He grew up in the community, went to grade school, middle school, high school and college here. “Now that he has risen to World No. 4 in the golf rankings, he can live anywhere he so desires—but guess what?” Horton continues. “He lives right here in the heart of country music. In interviews on numerous occasions, he has stated ‘I’m from Nashville, always have been and always will be.’” Like all of us who lived in Nashville during the flood, Horton remembers the heroic stories that arose from the
disaster. “In 2010, the city of Nashville was devastated by the worst flood in its history,” he says. “People from all walks of life lost everything. The damage was in the billions of dollars. Brandt was one of the first in the community to step up with support in any way he could help—his time, his money—you name it and he did it. Today, he still helps people who were affected by that disaster.” With five wins on the PGA Tour, and clearly the hottest player in 2013, not much has changed in his life. “You can tell the announcers on TV love him,” notes Horton. “CBS veteran golf announcer Jim Nance is not only a personal friend but a big fan. You can sense a personal bond when Nance speaks of Brandt and his wife, Mandy, and knows his children’s names. He is not reading all that from a cue card; it’s from a personal friendship.” Horton appreciates Brandt’s loyalty to Nashville, and says, “All this speaks volumes for his upbringing and his hometown. Who wouldn’t want to live in Nashville or do business here? If the city is anything like its most famous golfing son, people and businesses want in. www.nashvilleartsandentertainment.com
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“Brandt is one that money and fame have not affected, like so many other professional athletes in our city,” says Horton. “He doesn’t drive six-figure cars, throw outrageous parties with celebrities, nor live in a $25-milliondollar home. He goes to the grocery store just like so many good husbands do for their families. He shows up at Vanderbilt games in all their sports, whenever he can. He plays much of his local golf at The Golf Club of Tennessee, where he is just one of the guys. Kids in the community look up to him, and he is giving back to the game as a supporter of junior golf and The First Tee.”
An Example for the Fans Golf Club of Tennessee founder and president Toby Wilt has played a lot of golf with Snedeker, most recently as his partner in the 2013 Pebble Beach Pro Am, which Brandt won. “He appreciates the fan support at every level,” says Wilt. “After the biggest hiccup in his career in the BMW a few years back (four-putting the final green at the FedEx semifinals), he signed autographs for 45 minutes for kids that waited to see him.”
At Pebble Beach, each professional is matched with an amateur partner, and it is not uncommon for a pro to forget his partner when he gets into contention to win. But in their final round at Pebble this year, Wilt says of Snedeker, “He continued to read every one of my putts, even the last one, when he needed a three-footer to finish the deal. When mine just missed, he had more emotion about it than I did.” “It was just like playing another round together at the Golf Club of Tennessee,” says Wilt. “We had fun out there.”
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“He always responds to fans that appropriately acknowledge him walking down the fairways,” Wilt continues. “His fastpaced play sets an example to junior golfers everywhere, and his passion for the game and ‘living the dream’ is shown in his every smile, even after a miss.”
Brandt Snedeker: The Interview NAE: Tell us about the Brandt and Mandy Snedeker Foundation: What’s the mission of the Foundation? BS: We are still in the process of getting our Mission Statement together and [determining] what our true passion will be. We have many charities that we are considering and most are around kids in the Nashville area. We also want to look at some scholarship opportunities. NAE: When you’re away from the Tour and back home in Nashville, what do you like to do? BS: Mandy and I love coming home. In the fall we enjoy Vandy and Titans football. Very excited about where the Coach has us headed at Vandy— love beating the Vols! Besides that we just relax at home and enjoy being a family. I love being at home with Lily and Austin. They seem to change every day. NAE: What players are your best friends on Tour? Who’s your fiercest competitor: Tiger, Phil, Rory, or someone else? BS: My best friends on tour are probably most of the guys that hang out at Sea Island, where I work with Todd Anderson. We have great games down there at Seaside. They include: Davis Love, Lucas Glover, Charles Howell, Chris Kirk, Harris English, Brian Harman, JByrd. Looks like a Ryder Cup team, huh? Tell Isleworth and Lake Nona, we will take them on any day of the week. LOL NAE: Being on The PGA TOUR sounds glamorous, but even rock stars grow weary of all the travel. How do you cope with the rigors of playing multiple events each year, and how do you make that work while raising a family? BS: My wife Mandy is great. She supports me and lets me do whatever I need to do to become a Top 10 player. If it wasn’t for her, I don’t know where I would be. She makes it easy. NAE: You’re known as one of the truly nice guys on the Tour. What do you attribute that to and how do you perceive your public image? BS: My idol was Payne Stewart, and I always thought he treated people with respect and was appreciative of their support. He seemed like he truly enjoyed the game and loved to interact with the fans. Recently, I have become good friends with Davis Love
and I admire the way he treats everyone—especially young players on tour. He is a true professional and, hopefully, young players will look at me that way. NAE: The Tour is focusing on slow play during events. You’re known as the guy who walks, talks and plays fast. Do you have any advice on how to speed up play? BS: Be ready to play when it is your turn. That’s it!! NAE: What’s your favorite memory from your amateur golf career? BS: Playing at Vanderbilt was awesome. I loved representing my school. But by far, it was playing at Augusta, in the Masters. It is my favorite tournament and I would trade everything for a victory at The Masters. NAE: So far, what’s your most memorable moment being on the Tour? BS: My first victory at the Wyndham Championship was by far the best until I won the Fed Ex Cup in Atlanta at the Tour Championship/Coke. NAE: Fitness is a hot topic in the world of golf. Is fitness a major concern of yours, and what does your fitness regimen look like? BS: I work with Randy Myers, head instructor at Sea Island Resort. It is very important in my opinion, and I am very active during the off season trying to stay up with these kids. It’s unbelievable how athletic these guys are getting. NAE: Many top professionals move to Florida or other warm spots for the climate. Do you plan on moving, or is Nashville your home of choice? BS: Nashville is home for sure. We don’t plan on moving anywhere anytime soon. We have a condo in Sea Island and love it because of all the unbelievable amenities, but Nashville is home. The Golf Club of Tennessee is, in my opinion, the best course in Tennessee. It is my home course, and I love coming back and working on my game. NAE: You’ve accomplished much in a brief period of time on the Tour. What are your goals for the next five years? BS: I had an unbelievable time at the Ryder Cup this last year, and want to try and make as many U.S. teams as possible. With that being said, Majors are my main goal, and I want to try to win as many as possible. Photo Courtesy Bridgestone Golf www.nashvilleartsandentertainment.com
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Nashville Arts & Entertainment’s Exclusive Golf Pro Mike Wine Provides a Whimsical Look at the Game of Golf 10 Signs You Need A Golf Lesson By Mike Wine
who takes 11-12 seconds to hit the ball. Pick your target, visualize success and take your shot.
1. You swing too hard.
6. You always use your sand wedge around the green.
Most amateurs let their egos guide their club selection. When you select a club, you should choose one that you know will get you to the green, not one you hope will get there. When you choose a club that you have to hit perfectly to get your distance, you place too much pressure on your swing. Eventually, it will break down.
People think it looks cool when a pro hits a high lob shot that stops quickly after it lands. It doesn’t look cool when an amateur skulls a wedge over the green and into the clubhouse. Use the lowest-lofted club that gets the job done. Much of the time, a “bump and run” with a seven iron will safely get you to the hole, with far less chance of disaster than a sand wedge.
2. Your “Positive Thinking” is killing you.
7. You took a lesson from a golf magazine (except this one!).
Positive thinking is great for many things, but not for rustling rattlesnakes, crossing the highway or golf. Instead, try “Pragmatic Thinking.” When you teach a five-year-old to cross a street, you don’t want him thinking too positively. You want him to have a healthy dose of fear and respect for cars and trucks that can squash him like a bug. Only after an honest analysis of the dangers in the road should he step onto the street.
Magazine editors have to publish 140 pages each month. They have been doing it for 75 years. At some point, they have to just make stuff up. Don’t be the guinea pig for some wacky pro’s experimental theory. Lots of articles look great on paper; they just don’t translate to good golf on the course.
8. You bought something after watching an infomercial.
That’s true of your golf strategy, too. You need to be fearful and respectful of bunkers, lakes and boundary stakes. Sometimes, going around a lake makes more sense than constantly going into it.
There is a reason the marketers of the product paid a million dollars to create the infomercial: They had to. When you hear “Not available in any store,” it’s because no store wants to carry the product. Perfect clubs, 10-volume DVDs, and power slacks just don’t work.
3. You hit a large bucket of balls before your round. Tour pros warm up before a round. Amateurs try to fix their swings before a round. When you try to fix your slice 30 minutes before your tee time, you are putting yourself in “lesson” mode rather than “scoring” mode. Whatever your strengths and weaknesses were when you went to bed last night, they’re still with you this morning.
Instead of bashing 100 balls in the hopes your swing will be magically fixed, try chipping and putting before your round. These are scoring shots, and can make up for serious errors in your golf swing.
9. You’re drunk. You need all your mental faculties to play golf well. Alcohol can help relieve the pain of bad golf, but save it until the end, when you’re really suffering. There is a reason that there’s a 19th hole. Don’t drink and drive.
10. You have a ball retriever. This announces to everyone that you can afford $75 to play the golf course, but you can’t let one ball go that’s out of reach of your wedge. If you must carry one, at least put a headcover on it.
4. You spent $500 on your driver and got your putter at a garage sale. If that is true, you are thinking with your ego, not your brain. “Drive for show, putt for dough” is a true statement. 40 percent of your golf game is putting, and you should get a great putter and learn to use it.
5. You take too dang long to hit a shot. Not only are you annoying everyone on the golf course, you’re hurting your golf game. When you stand too long over the ball, you are begging every negative thought to jump into your brain. Take a cue from Brandt Snedeker, 78
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About Mike Wine Mike operates the Mike Wine Golf Academy at The Family Golf Center in Antioch, TN. He has appeared on the Golf Channel’s “Golf Academy Live,” and has published numerous articles for magazines and websites. He is a Silver Certified instructor with the SeeMore Putter Institute, and works with players of all ability levels. Learn more at his website: www.mikewinegolf.com.
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Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche
Apr. 2
Bridgestone Arena
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Tin Pan South
Apr. 2 – 6
Various Live Music Venues
America's largest music festival dedicated to songs and songwriters is held in Nashville. Produced by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, the festival features hundreds of songwriters who perform approximately 100 shows over the course of the week.
C!RCA
Apr. 4
Vanderbilt University – Student Life Center Ballroom
A bold vision of contemporary circus, C!RCA presents a seamless blend of bodies, light, sound and skills. C!RCA presents both an expressive celebration of the possibilities of the human body at its extremes as well as an astonishingly moving story of human cooperation and frailty.
Nashville Predators vs. Columbus blue Jackets
Apr. 4
Bridgestone Arena
bank of America Pop Series: Pink Martini
Apr. 4 – 6
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Take a rollicking around-the-world musical adventure with these eclectic musical travelers. Pink Martini brings their trademark mix of cabaret, jazz, classic Hollywood musicals and songs from every corner of the globe.
Mule Day 2013
Apr. 4 – 7
Downtown Columbia
A Tennessee tradition since 1840, the festival has grown into a weeklong celebration of the mule. Over 200,000 visitors take part in activities ranging from working mule and best of breed events, to horse shows, arts and crafts booths, and a flea market. The highlight of the Mule Day festivities is the Mule Day Parade, held on Saturday.
boroVino
Apr. 6
Embassy Suites – Murfreesboro
The 2nd annual wine tasting event features more than 60 wines plus live music and food from area restaurants.
Nashville Predators vs. Chicago blackhawks
Apr. 6
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis blues
Apr. 9
Bridgestone Arena
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> The Magic Flute Apr. 11 – 13 Andrew Jackson Hall
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Follow the adventures of Prince Tamino and Papageno the Bird Catcher as they set forth to save the captured Princess Pamina. Blends myth, enchantment, and the fight between good and evil to deliver the life-affirming message: love conquers all. Go, Dog. Go!
Apr. 11 – May 19
Nashville Children’s Theatre
Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars
Apr. 12
Bridgestone Arena
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series: Under the Sea
Apr. 13
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red wings
Apr. 14
Bridgestone Arena
The Temptations & The Four Tops
Apr. 14
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks
Apr. 15
Bridgestone Arena
brit Floyd
Apr. 17
Andrew Jackson Hall
One of the best-loved books for early readers bursts to life on NCT's. Join Red Dog, Blue Dog, Yellow Dog and Green Dog as they bark, scoot, scratch, drive, and howl at the moon. Go, Dog, Go! is an exhilarating celebration of childhood for children of all ages.
The Nashville Symphony travels under the sea for an evening with mermaids, creatures of the deep, pirates, and sharks! Enjoy nautical-themed music, including Debussy’s La Mer, Handel’s Water Music, The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more.
Motown takes over the historic Ryman Auditorium stage as these two legendary performers join forces for a must-see event!
Brit Floyd is returning to the USA for a stunning three-hour show featuring note-for-note performances of five full album sides, including “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals,” “The Wall,” “The Division Bell,” and “The Dark Side of The Moon.”
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An Evening with weird Al yankovic
Apr. 18
Andrew Jackson Hall
Featuring parodies of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and more, this high-energy rock and comedy multimedia extravaganza is guaranteed to entertain and delight.
Rivers & Spires Festival
Apr. 18 – 20
Downtown Clarksville
This three day outdoor event in Historic Downtown Clarksville features a night of patriotic tribute to military heroes, seven stages of entertainment, an International Streetfest, International House of Brewers, Kidz Zone, Jazz ‘N Wine area, marketplace, car shows, parades, Quilts of the Cumberland, artz galore and more.
SunTrust Classical Series: Mozart’s Piano Masterpiece
Apr. 18 – 20
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Take a musical trip around the world, featuring Hungarian folk instruments, the sounds of Mexico’s indigenous cultures, an array of Latin percussion, and rising young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov’s talents displayed as he performs Mozart’s Ninth Piano Concerto.
Southern women’s Show
Apr. 18 – 21
Nashville Convention Center
Featuring over 500 exhibits, the Southern Women’s Show attracts thousands of local women each year with fashion shows, cooking demonstrations, beauty tips, health screenings, decorating ideas, and personal growth opportunities – all tailored especially for women.
Nashville Film Festival
Apr. 18 – 25
Regal Green Hills Stadium 16
Annual mid-Tennessee film event attracts enthusiastic film lovers from the region and has been praised by filmgoers and filmmakers alike for its unique combination of big city film festival atmosphere and southern hospitality. With films crossing all genres from drama, comedy, animation, and family to experimental, foreign, documentaries and short films, the Festival has something for every filmgoer to enjoy.
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> The Columnist Apr. 18 – May 4 Andrew Johnson Theater
Rock of Ages
Apr. 19 – 20
Andrew Jackson Hall
This five-time Tony nominee tells an arena-rock love story set to the greatest hits of the ‘80s. Don’t miss this worldwide party musical featuring songs such as “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.”
The black Crowes
Apr. 20 – 21
Ryman Auditorium
The iconic and influential band performs greatly varied set lists with their extensive catalog at this two-night engagement at the Ryman, the tour’s only acoustic show on the second night.
Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames
Apr. 23
Bridgestone Arena
b.b. King
Apr. 25
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Over 50 years into his career, B.B. King continues to wear his crown well, singing and playing his distinctive mix of blues, jazz, swing and pop with relentless passion.
Zoovie Nights
Apr. 26
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Head over to the Nashville Zoo for an evening of games, music, face painting, and carousel riding! When the sun goes down, roll out a blanket on Festival Field and watch Horton Hears a Who? under the stars.
Romeo & Juliet with The Nashville Symphony
Apr. 26 – 28
Andrew Jackson Hall
Shakespeare’s eternal tale of undying love is beautifully captured through emotionally laden choreography, action-packed fight scenes, grand production elements and period costumes.
St. Jude Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon
Apr. 27
Centennial Park
With over 25,000 participants, 50 live bands, hundreds of cheerleaders, and thousands of spectators, this is one racing event you don't want to miss! Events preceding race day are a kids’ marathon and a two-day expo with more than 60 exhibits.
Franklin Main Street Festival
Apr. 27 – 28
Downtown Franklin
The 28th annual Main Street Festival brings more than 200 artisans and crafters, two food courts, four stages, and two carnivals to the historic Public Square and Downtown District of Franklin.
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David Auburn’s The Columnist paints a portrait of legendary and controversial Joseph Alsop and of a rapidly changing America. Both intense and moving, David Auburn delivers intelligence and insight in this tale of the most powerful journalist in America who becomes embroiled in an intense political drama that turns deeply personal.
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RUSH: Clockwork Angels Tour
May 1
Bridgestone Arena
Rush won both the Band of the Year and Album of the Year awards at the Classic Rock Awards in London, UK in 2012. This year, to the delight of patient Rush fans worldwide, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
SunTrust Classical Series: Debussy & brahms
May 2 – 4
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Debussy’s mesmerizing Nocturnes is the musical equivalent of an impressionist painting, with orchestral colors conveying the sensation of twilight as clouds pass overhead. Then, enjoy pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s rendition of The Mysteries of Light for music that provokes meditation and reflection. The evening closes in a blaze of brilliance with Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, leaving listeners breathless with music of pathos and profound intensity.
The black Keys with special May 3 guest The Flaming Lips
Bridgestone Arena
Grammy-winning rock duo The Black Keys brings their legendary live performance to Music City along with The Flaming Lips.
widespread Panic
May 3 – 4
The Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel
Since their inception in Athens, Georgia, in 1986, Widespread Panic has risen to elite status among American jam bands. Following in the steps of other Southern rock jam bands such as The Allman Brothers, they have influences from the Southern rock, blues-rock, progressive rock, funk and hard rock genres.
42nd Annual TACA Tennessee Craft Fair
May 3 – 5
Centennial Park
Tennessee’s premier outdoor showcase, this popular event attracts over 45,000 people annually to view the works of over 170 of the finest craftspeople from across the state. A signature event in Nashville’s Centennial Park, the Tennessee Craft Fair offers shoppers the opportunity to meet and talk with exhibiting artists, enjoy children’s activities at the Publix Kid’s Tent, visit special exhibits and demonstrations, and purchase a wide variety of uniquely handcrafted art.
bark in the Park
May 4
Willson County Fairgrounds
This fun-filled dog event is a fundraiser for New Leash on Life, a nonprofit animal welfare organization that offers programs and services to Middle TN and outlying area in emergency situations.
First Saturday Art Crawl
May 4
Downtown Nashville
Every first Saturday of the month, multiple downtown galleries open their doors to avid art lovers as well as anyone else that is just curious to see what the Gallery Crawl is all about. Over 1,000 people attend this very popular monthly event. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. The gallery crawl is a great free night on the town!
Jeanne Robertson – The FAbulously Funny Tour
May 4
James K. Polk Theater
This comedic genius is consistently hilarious and never off color. Bring friends and family to see her as she returns to TPAC for a whole new show of laughter.
Cinderella
May 4 – 5
MTSU – Tucker Theatre
Dance Theatre of Tennessee presents Tom Pazik's wonderful re-telling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella.
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
May 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27
Castle Wynn
Travel back to 16th Century England as the Village of Covington Glen comes alive with the bustle of a Renaissance Marketplace. More than 60 skilled Artisans from all over the country display their wares from silks to swords, gems to jewels. Enjoy the specialty foods and drinks, along with the sounds of Renaissance musicians and merrymakers.
Lightning 100 Nashville Sunday Night: beth Hart
May 5
3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill
Every Sunday night, Lightning 100 brings you our critically acclaimed live concert series featuring national, regional and local artists. This week will feature Beth Hart. The show broadcasts from 8:00pm – 10:00pm.
> Disney’s The Lion King May 7 – June 2 TPAC This Tony-Award winning Broadway sensation returns to TPAC following its record-breaking 2006 engagement. This must-see performance features spectacular life-like animal costumes, pulsating rhythms of the African Pridelands and an unforgettable score, including Elton John and Tim Rice’s Oscar-winning song, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and “Circle of Life.”
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SunTrust Classical Series: Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’
May 9 – 11
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Listen to this epic retelling of the Old Testament story of the prophet Elijah. Considered one of the finest oratorios ever written, this music of sheer power and emotion is sure to leave listeners in awe.
Iroquois Steeplechase
May 11
Percy Warner Park – Steeplechase Barn
Bring a picnic or tailgate at one of the oldest, most prestigious, and most challenging steeplechase races in the country, featuring seven races. Share in this yearly spectacle of horses, hats, and hounds with your family and friends.
A Toast to Tennessee wine May 12 Festival
Nashville Shores
With award-winning Tennessee wineries offering samplings of their finest wines, this festival continues to be one of the area’s most anticipated events. More than just a showcase for great wine, this event offers live music, gourmet food, free wine and food seminars, fine artisans, and complimentary lake cruises.
Royal Comedy Tour
May 12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Now in its fourth year, the tour has sustained its laughter strongly due to the comedy innovations of its leading lady Sommore and a revolving cast of the top comics in the business. The 2013 tour will feature comedians’ favorite comedian Sommore, Tony Rock, D.L. Hughley, Damon Williams, and Gary Owen.
Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo
May 11 – 12
James K. Polk Theater
Audiences experience a unique chance to feed, water, and care for prehistoric creatures living in a one-of-a-kind petting zoo. These ancient dinosaurs come to life in an eye-popping display at this fun, educational, and imaginative performance that will thrill and delight audiences of all ages.
Arts Appetizers: The Lion King
May 15
James K. Polk Theater
This pre-show event is for patrons who have purchased tickets for The Lion King and want to get the inside scoop on the touring production.
Macbeth with Alias Chamber Ensemble
May 16 – 18
Martin Center for Nashville Ballet
Experience one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies in an intimate, workshop-style setting with the Alias Chamber Ensemble. Expressive choreography and live music tell Macbeth’s tale, posing a central question for audiences to contemplate: did the witches predict the inevitable, or did they manipulate Macbeth to his own fate?
My Fair Lady
May 16 – June 1
The Franklin Theatre
Based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well-born lady. With classic songs such as “I Could Have Danced all Night”, “Wouldn’t it be Loverly”, “Get me to the Church on Time” and “On the Street Where you Live”, you will certainly be whistling as you leave the theatre.
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody
May 17 – 18
James K. Polk Theater
Treat your inner goddess to the ultimate girls night out at this hilarious parody of the best-selling book. The naughty tale comes to life with sharp-tongued comedy, sensational musical numbers, steamy leading men, plus many sultry surprises!
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New Orleans Zephyrs Oklahoma City RedHawks Omaha Storm Chasers Memphis Redbirds
July 1 – 3 July 11 – 14 July 22 – 25 July 30 – Aug. 2
Round Rock Express Memphis Redbirds Albuquerque Isotopes Las Vegas 51s
May 7 – 10 May 11 – 14 May 24 – 27 May 28 – 31
Fresno Grizzlies Sacramento River Cats Albuquerque Isotopes Iowa Cubs
Aug. 3 – 6 Aug. 16 – 20 Aug. 30 – Sept. 2
Tucson Padres Round Rock Express Iowa Cubs
June 10 – 13 June 14 – 17 June 27 – 30
Omaha Storm Chasers New Orleans Zephyrs Oklahoma City Redhawks
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MAy > Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Highlights from the Detroit Institute of Arts Through May 19 Frist Center for the Visual Arts Drawn from the Detroit Institute of Arts’ superb collection of Dutch art—considered one of the finest and deepest collections outside the Netherlands—this exhibition presents more than 70 paintings by great Dutch masters including Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Jakob van Ruisdael, Pieter de Hooch and Jan Steen, as well as a small selection of related decorative art objects. The exhibition will illuminate the larger social, religious and political environment of the Dutch Golden Age.
Gerard Ter Borch (Dutch, 1617–1681). Lady at Her Toilette, ca. 1660. Oil on canvas, 30 x 23 1/2 in. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Eleanor Clay Ford Fund, General Membership Fund, Endowment Income Fund and Special Activities Fund, 65.10 EVENT
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Goodguys 8th Nashville National Car Show
May 17 – 19
LP Field
Stop by LP Field to see a giant show & shine with over 2,000 pre-1972 hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and trucks on display. Guests can also shop for memorabilia, buy and sell vehicles, watch or complete the racing competition, enjoy free goodies for the children, let loose at the nightly post-event parties, and much more!
bluebird on the Mountain
May 18
Dyer Observatory
This Nashville tradition showcases many of Nashville's premier singersongwriters. Concert-goers typically bring a well-stocked picnic basket, lawn chairs and a group of friends to enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the best of the Bluebird. After the show, visitors can linger to stargaze using the observatory's Seyfert telescope.
Music City Smoke on the water
May 18
Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge
Regional Cigar Festival focused on cigar sampling opportunities and high end luxury items in an exciting environment.
The Avett brothers
May 18
Bridgestone Arena
Rock and roll, folk, ragtime, pop, bluegrass – brothers Seth and Scott Avett harmoniously blend a wide array of styles to create their unique, indefinable, irresistible sound. With lyrics that are nakedly honest and shows that are energizing and electrifying, this is one show you won’t want to miss.
HealthSpring Senior Day
May 20
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Nashville Zoo and HealthSpring are partnering for Senior Day. Adults age 65 and older get free admission to the Zoo.
bank of America Pop Series: Cirque Musica
May 23 – 25
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Journey to a faraway land of dazzling beauty, mystery, and suspense! Cirque Musica blends the grace and thrills of the world’s greatest circus performers with stunning symphonic music – you’ll hear pieces by Tchaikovsky, John Williams, and a salute to The Beatles. Don’t miss this full sensory experience that is sure to have you on the edge of your seat in awe of the thrills and majesty of these amazing performers.
Full Moon Pickin’ Party
May 24
Warner Parks Equestrian Center
These family-friendly evenings feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles under around the grounds, while several headliners are featured on stage. Beverages are included in the ticket price.
Animal Secrets Exhibit
May 25 – Sept. 8
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
Animal lovers young and old will delight at the chance to learn about the secret lives of forest animals through imaginative role-play and first-hand observation. Visitors can play with animals in a realistic habitat at the Stream, pretend to be woodland creatures, explore the cave, and more at this exhibit open all summer long.
Dispatch with Allen Stone
May 29
Ryman Auditorium
With its unique blend of rock, funk, and reggae, Dispatch’s music is hard to define, but easy to fall in love with. The three-piece band full of raw talent has an incredible base of hard-core fans, due in part to their aweinspiring live shows.
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Comedy legend and banjo master Steve Martin teams up with one of America’s hottest bluegrass bands for an unforgettable night of music and comedy at the Schermerhorn! Enjoy incredible picking and high lonesome harmonies, along with Martin’s unique flair for humor.
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brew at the Zoo
May 31
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Enjoy superior craft beers while taking in Nashville’s animal habitats for a unique Friday evening. This event is hosted by local production company Rhizome Productions, known for hosting the East Nashville Beer Festival and 12th South Winter Warmer.
Music City Sports Festival
May 31 – June 1
Music City Center
Celebrate your favorite Tennessee teams at this festival featuring a speaker series, pro-teams, college row, activities for children, a Healthy 5K Run, and more! This event is perfect for the whole family.
Patsy Cline: Crazy For Loving you
Through June 9
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
The tear in her voice, the catch in her throat. These are the signatures of the legendary Patsy Cline. The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum pays tribute to this inimitable artist.
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The Smiling Elephant, 2213 8th Ave. S. Sole Mio, 311 3rd Ave. S. South Street, 907 20th Ave. S. The Southern Steak & Oyster, 150 3rd Ave. S. Sperry’s , 5109 Harding Pike Sportsman’s Grill 1601 21st Ave. S. 5405 Harding Pike Stock-Yard Restaurant, 901 2nd Ave. N. Sunset Grill, 2001 Belcourt Ave. Suzy Wong’s House of Yum, 1515 Church St. Swett’s 2725 Clifton Ave. Taco Mamacita, 1200 Villa Place Taqueria Del Sol, 2317 12th Ave. S. Tavern, 1904 Broadway Tin Angel, 3201 West End Ave. Two Twenty-Two, 222 5th Ave. S. Urban Grub, 2506 12th Ave S Valentino’s Ristorante, 1907 West End Ave. Village Pub & Beer Garden, 1308 McGavock Pike Virago, 1126 McGavock St. Watermark, 507 12th Ave. S. Whiskey Kitchen, 118 12th Ave. S. Yellow Porch, 734 Thompson Lane
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1808 Grille, 1808 West End Ave. Armold’s Country Kitchen, 605 8th Ave. S. Baja Burrito, 722 Thompson Lane Bar Louie, 314 11th Ave. S. Boscos, 1805 21st Ave. S. Bound’ry, 911 20th Ave. S. BrickTop’s, 3000 West End Ave. Broadway Brewhouse 317 Broadway 1900 Broadway 7108 Charlotte Pike 8098 Highway 100 Burger Up, 1203 Paris Ave. Cabana, 1910 Belcourt Ave. Cantina Laredo, 592 12th Ave. S. Café Coco, 210 Louise Ave. Caffe Nonna, 4427 Murphy Rd. Capitol Grille, 231 6th Ave. N. The Catbird Seat, 1711 Division St. ChaChah, 2013 Belmont Blvd. Chago’s Cantina, 2015 Belmont Blvd. City House, 1222 4th Ave. N. Copper Kettle Café 4004 Granny White Pike 94 Peabody St. Crow’s Nest, 2221 Bandywood Dr. Demos’ Steak and Spaghetti House, 300 Commerce St. Eastland Café, 97 Chapel Ave. Edley’s Bar-B-Que, 2706 12th Ave. S. Etch, 303 Demonbreun St. F. Scott’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar, 2210 Crestmoor Rd. Feast, 501 Main St Fido, 1812 21st Ave. S. Firefly Grille, 2201 Bandywood Dr. Flyte World Dining & Wine, 718 Division St. Gabby’s Burgers and Fries, 493 Humphries St. Germantown Café, 1200 Fifth Ave. N. Goten, 1719 West End Ave. Hattie B’s, 112 19th Ave. S. Holland House, 937 Eastland Ave. Jackson’s Bar and Bistro, 1800 21st Ave. S. Jimmy Kelly’s, 217 Louise Ave. Joe’s Place, 2227 Bandywood Dr.
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SunTrust Classical Series: TITANS
May 30 – June 1
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
The Symphony closes its season with a BIG finish as it welcomes two of the classical music world’s brightest stars — bassist Edgar Meyer and violinist Joshua Bell — to perform a brand-new double concerto cocommissioned by the Nashville Symphony. Mahler’s Titan Symphony launched the composer’s incredible symphonic career, in which he would go on to wrestle with the profoundest questions of human existence and — unbeknownst to him — change the course of Western music.
Music City Nationals Pro UCI Series
May 31 – June 2
Hamilton Creek Park
National BMX (bicycle motocross) event and pro-UCI series featuring hundreds of riders from around the world.
Coopertown barrel Festival June 1 2013
Coopertown Historic District
Coopertown presents its inaugural Barrel Festival celebrating the heritage of the cooper as well as the founders of the town. Enjoy live music, carnivalstyle games, local food, and more.
First Saturday Art Crawl
June 1
Downtown Nashville
Every first Saturday of the month, multiple downtown galleries open their doors to avid art lovers as well as anyone else that is just curious to see what the Gallery Crawl is all about. Over 1,000 people attend this very popular monthly event. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. The gallery crawl is a great free night on the town!
yoga in the Park
June 4 – Aug. 27
Centennial Park
Join Team Green Adventures every Tuesday evening from Memorial Day through Labor Day to unwind, enjoy the great outdoors, and have some fun! All levels are welcome.
The Sound of Music
June 6 – 22
The Larry Keeton Theatre
Don’t miss this live performance of the classic tale of love, family, and the power of beautiful music set in Austria at the brink of WWII. Hear your favorite songs that have become household classics, such as the title song “The Sound of Music,” “Edelweiss,” and “My Favorite Things.”
> CMA Music Festival 2013 June 6 – 9 LP Field and Downtown Nashville
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CMA Music Festival delivers the full range of concert experiences with equal parts nighttime fireworks and daytime sizzle. While the evening concerts at LP Field provide full-tilt excitement, the Daytime Stages offer a more intimate setting for daylong, non-stop music from your favorite hitmakers in Downtown Nashville.
Fans enjoy the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage on Thursday, June 7 at the 2012 CMA Music Festival in Downtown Nashville.
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The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, TN. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and much more. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival’s 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. Photo by Film Magic DATE
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13th Annual warner Parks Children's Picnic
June 8
Warner Parks Nature Center
Bring your whole family for music and nature-related fun and games. Clowns, hikes, arts and crafts, face painting, and a fabulous silent auction are just a few of the highlights. Families may pack their own picnic or purchase picnic lunches during the event. Reservations are not required for this event.
bluebird on the Mountain
June 8
Dyer Observatory
This Nashville tradition showcases many of Nashville's premier singersongwriters. Concert-goers typically bring a well-stocked picnic basket, lawn chairs and a group of friends to enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the best of the Bluebird. After the show, visitors can linger to stargaze using the observatory's Seyfert telescope.
Lightning 100 Nashville Sunday Night: Atlas Genius
June 9
3rd and Lindsley Bar and Grill
Every Sunday night, Lightning 100 brings you our critically acclaimed live concert series featuring national, regional and local artists. This week will feature Atlas Genius. The show broadcasts from 8:00pm – 10:00pm.
International Folkfest 2013 June 9 – 16
Murfreesboro, TN
With dance groups from around the world, the International Folkfest promises to be a week of excitement and education. Throughout the week, international groups will perform for area schools, youth and senior citizen organizations and for civic clubs.
She & Him
June 13
Ryman Auditorium
Since the release of their album “Volume 2” in 2010, much has happened to both She and Him. Zooey Deschanel has cemented her status as a sitcom star in her show “New Girl,” while M. Ward toured the world behind his latest solo creation, “A Wasteland Companion,” which was released last year to massive critical acclaim. See this duo come together with their classic sonic arrangements, their rich, incomparable voices, and their timeless, universal themes.
Music City Hits Softball Tournament
June 13 – 16
Drakes Creek Park
The Nashville Sports Council will host the 9th annual Music City Hits fast pitch softball tournament, the Southeast's largest college exposure tournament featuring more than sixty-six of the top female amateur softball teams in the country.
Nashville Pride Festival
June 15
Riverfront Park
The Nashville Pride Festival is held downtown at Riverfront Park and consists of musical entertainment on two stages, a 100+ vendor marketplace, and plenty of surprises.
RC Moon Pie Festival
June 15
Bell Buckle, TN
Two Southern traditions collide – RC Cola and Moon Pies – and are brought together for a grand celebration, featuring country and bluegrass music, clogging dancers, Moon Pie games, crafts, a 10 mile run and the ever popular "Synchronized Wading Extravaganza". The cutting of the world's largest Moon Pie rounds out the day.
The Package Tour with New Kids on the block, 98 Degrees and boyz II Men
June 18
Bridgestone Arena
NKOTB is back and better than ever! Hear your favorite hits along with music from their new album, “10.” Opening for the multi-platinum selling band are 98 Degrees – on their first tour in over 12 years – and Boyz II Men, the best-selling R&B group of all time.
one Direction: 2013 Tour
June 19
Bridgestone Arena
After selling out their entire May/June 2012 tour in just minutes, this multiplatinum band hailing from the UK and Ireland are giving fans another chance to see them live. The five-member band joined forces after appearing on the UK X Factor in 2010, and have since wowed fans across the globe with chart-topping hits like “What Makes You Beautiful” and “One Thing.”
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JUNE > Full Moon Pickin’ Party June 21 Warner Parks Equestrian Center These family-friendly evenings feature Middle Tennessee’s finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles around the grounds, while several headliners are featured on stage. Beverages are included in the ticket price. Monies raised go directly back into the Parks to ensure preservation, protection and funding of educational programs and special projects. EVENT
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Nashville International Puppet Festival 2013
June 21 – 23
Nashville Public Library
For three days, Nashville’s downtown library and Church Street Park will transform into a magical showcase. Performers from across the globe will delight audiences young and old with their craft, offering traditional shows as well as interactive audience workshops.
Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music
June 21 – 23
Bridgestone Arena
Mark your calendar for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see everyone’s favorite funny and furry friends take the stage to share the magical world of music with children. Sing along with Elmo, The Count, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and more as the monsters teach children – and themselves – that everyone has the ability to make beautiful music, whether they realize it or not.
Columbia Muddy buddy Ride and Run
June 22
Cheatham Wildlife Management Area
The total distance of the course is approximately 6-7 miles. Each partner will complete the entire course by running 3 miles (approx) and biking 3 miles (approx). One partner runs while the other bikes. You switch tasks at each obstacle/transition area. All teams must conquer the famous Mud Pit before crossing the finish line together as MUDDY BUDDIES!
NISSAN Taste of Music City June 22
Lawn at Riverfront
This 11th annual culinary tasting event features some of Nashville’s finest cuisines from area restaurants.
wine on the westSide
June 22
Historic West Side Cookeville
Everything about this fundraiser – supporting the Bryan Symphony Orchestra – is home-grown. From Tennessee wines to local restaurants, live music and art; it’s all about celebrating creative minds right here in the Volunteer State.
Full Moon Hike
June 23
Edwin Warner Park
Join Team Green Adventures for a 4.5 mile hike on a paved path underneath the light of the full moon. Bring walking shoes, water, friends, and family.
Frist Fridays
June 28
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
One of Nashville’s most popular summertime activities, Frist Fridays feature live entertainment, great art, and cash bars under the stars.
Zoovie Nights
June 28
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Head over to the Nashville Zoo for an evening of games, music, face painting, and carousel-riding! When the sun goes down, roll out a blanket on Festival Field and watch a movie under the stars.
Fall out boy
June 30
Ryman Auditorium
Fall Out Boy is back! After a three-year hiatus to explore side-projects and other musical endeavors, this pop/rock quartet that made a huge splash with hits like "Sugar We're Going Down" & "Dance, Dance" is back for another round and this time they are on a mission to “Save Rock and Roll”.
> Dorothy o’Connor: shelter Through June 30 Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art O’Connor is a photographer whose work features thoughtfully composed scenes, combining elements of stilllife, portraiture and landscape to produce unique and evocative works of art. For her photographs she creates installations or “scenes” that center largely around transforming spaces, often a room, into landscapes which frequently utilize elements of nature and the natural world to tell a story. “Room,” 2009 Dorothy O’Connor 90
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Carnton Summer Concert Series
June 30
Historic Carnton Plantation
A unique venue for friends and families to relax on the lawn and listen to some of the area’s most talented musicians. Guests are welcome to pack picnic dinners or take advantage of on-site food and beverage vendors.
war of 1812 Exhibit
Through July 6
Granville Museum
The exhibition marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 and the role Tennessee played in the conflict. The "Becoming a Volunteer State" exhibit includes art, uniforms, weapons, era artifacts, portraits and maps. There's a dueling pistol owned by Jackson aide Samuel G. Smith, a sword presented to Jackson and a Tennessee iron foundry mold used to make cannonballs for the American artillery.
Mazes
Summer 2013
Adventure Science Center
Maneuver your way through this mind boggling collection of mindbending adventures, 3-D puzzles and full-body games - an unforgettable adventure that's sure to challenge, entertain and amaze visitors of all ages.
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Gift Shops A Thousand Faces, 1720 21st Ave. S., Nashville Corzine and Company, 4003 Hillsboro Rd, Nashville. Curious Heart Emporium, 2832 Bransford Ave., Nashville Fabu, 4606 Charlotte Pike, Nashville Happiness Place, 2144 Bandywood Dr., Nashville Hot Pink, 231 Franklin Rd., Brentwood Ilex, 4542 Harding Rd., Nashville Pear Tree Avenue, 237 Franklin Rd., Brentwood Rock Paper Scissors, 317 Main St., Franklin Social Graces, 1704 21st Ave. S., Nashville Ten Thousand Villages, 3500 Hillsboro Pike,
Nashville The Dotted Line, 2209 Bandywood Dr., Nashville The Registry, 335 Main St., Franklin
Home Decor Ash Blue, 2170 Bandywood Dr., Nashville Bella Linea, 2133 Bandywood Dr., Nashville The Curtain Exchange, 4103 Hillsboro Cir., Nashville Ferguson Bath, Lighting, and Kitchen Gallery, 3201 Powell Ave. #B, Nashville Inside Out, 149 Wilson Pike, Brentwood Kenny and Co., 303 11th Ave. S., Nashville Metropolis Antiques & Gifts, 1017 Fatherland St., East Nashville Noveau Classics of Nashville, 3201 Belmont Blvd., Nashville ReDo Home & Design, 300 Public Square, Franklin Renaissance Tile and Bath, 1625 Broadway #100, Nashville Retropolitan, 1813 21st Ave. S., Nashville The Iron Gate, 338 Main St., Franklin Urban Décor, 901 Main St., East Nashville Urban Patio, 1200 Villa Place, Nashville
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Springer Mountain Farms bluegrass Nights
June 20, 27, July 4, 11, 18, 25
Ryman Auditorium
Experience the best in bluegrass on the very stage where bluegrass was born over 60 years ago. The Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church Of Country Music and the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974, is sacred to the history of country music. Especially important to the history of the Ryman is its significant role in the history of bluegrass music.
Music City Hot Chicken Festival
July 4
East Park Community Center
This free event features the unique southern flare of local restaurants, amateur cooking competition, inflatables for the children, the Yazoo Brewery beer garden, and of course, legendary Nashville music. The first 500 people will be treated to free hot chicken samples from Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, The Chicken Shack and Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish.
> Carrie underwood: The Blown Away Tour exhibition June 5 – Nov. 10 Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum The exhibition will include costumes, instruments, microphones, set pieces and more from the six-time Grammy winner’s 2012-13 “Blown Away Tour,” which is set to re-launch on February 13 and run through May 23. The 2012 leg of “The Blown Away Tour” entertained more than a half a million fans in 62 cities across three continents.
Music City July 4th: Let Freedom Sing!
July 4
Riverfront Park
If there's one thing Nashville knows how to do, it's throw a party. Head down to Riverfront Park for a day filled with entertainment and family fun and an evening of incredible fireworks dancing in the night sky to the rhythm of the Nashville Symphony.
Dive-In Movie
July 5, 12, 19, 26
Nashville Shores
Dive-In Movies feature movies on the shores of Percy Priest Lake on select nights throughout the summer. The movie will begin at dusk, approximately 8:30pm.
First Saturday Art Crawl
July 6
Downtown Nashville
Every first Saturday of the month, multiple downtown galleries open their doors to avid art lovers as well as anyone else that is just curious to see what the Gallery Crawl is all about. Over 1,000 people attend this very popular monthly event. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. The gallery crawl is a great free night on the town!
Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival
July 12 – 14
Cannonsburgh Village
Grab your banjos and shine your dancin' shoes for the Uncle Dave Macon Days Festival. Considered one of America's premier summer festivals, the family-oriented event annually gathers more than 40,000 people to Murfreesboro for a hearty helping of fun, southern style.
beyoncé: The Mrs. Carter Show world Tour
July 13
Bridgestone Arena
Beyoncé is one of the most widely recognized and highly respected women in pop culture. A solo recording artist, actress, philanthropist and businesswoman, she has released four #1 solo albums and has sold over 75 million albums worldwide.
Full Moon Pickin’ Party
July 19
Warner Parks Equestrian Center
These family-friendly evenings feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles around the grounds, while several headliners are featured on stage. Beverages are included in the ticket price. Monies raised go directly back into the Parks to ensure preservation, protection and funding of educational programs and special projects.
4th Annual Arts & Flowers
July 20
W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School
The event pairs stunning works of art with floral arrangements that have been designed to complement, contrast or simply inspire. All artwork and floral designs will be available for purchase. GRAMMY-nominated ALIAS Chamber Ensemble will perform.
world Music and Food International Festival
July 19 – 21
Centennial Park
The Give A Hand Foundation presents a music and food celebration with local, regional and international acts performing live. All types of music categories from across the globe will be bill to perform.
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July 20
Dyer Observatory
This Nashville tradition showcases many of Nashville's premier singersongwriters. Concert-goers typically bring a well-stocked picnic basket, lawn chairs and a group of friends to enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the best of the Bluebird. After the show, visitors can linger to stargaze using the observatory's Seyfert telescope.
Frist Fridays
July 26
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
One of Nashville’s most popular summertime activities, Frist Fridays feature live entertainment, great art, and cash bars under the stars.
Ice Day
July 27
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Looking for a chilly place to pass the "dog days of summer?" Come to Nashville Zoo and chill out with the animals! This mid-summer event is icepacked with fun activities, including: popsicle treats for the animals, free ice cream samples for our human guests provided by Blue Bell Ice Cream, an ice cream eating contest, a water slide inflatable and much, much more!
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July 27
Walk of Fame Park
Brewers from around the country call the Music City Brewer's Festival one of the best festivals they participate in all year! Attendees can sample beer from over 30 local, regional and national breweries. This annual festival raises awareness for Second Harvest Food Bank.
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> sensual steel: the Art Deco Automobile Through Sept. 15 Frist Center for the Visual Arts Inspired by the Frist Center’s historic Art Deco building, Sensuous Steel: The Art Deco Automobile will feature spectacular automobiles and motorcycles that exemplify the classic elegance, luxurious materials and iconography of motion characterizing vehicles influenced by the Art Deco style. Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow Sedan, 1934. Collection of San Francisco Academy of Art. Photograph © 2012 Peter Harholdt July 28
Historic Carnton Plantation
A unique venue for friends and families to relax on the lawn and listen to some of the area’s most talented musicians. Guests are welcome to pack picnic dinners or take advantage of on-site food and beverage vendors.
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wHERE To HEAR LIVE MUSIC 3rd and Lindsley 12th and Porter 12 South Taproom & Grill Arrington Vineyards B.B. King’s Blues Club Bluesboro Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar Bunganut Pig Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Dan McGuiness Irish Pub Douglas Corner Café Exit/In F. Scott’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar Foobar Frist Center for the Visual Arts Grand Ole Opry House
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The Loveless Barn The Mercy Lounge, High Watt, and Cannery Ballroom The Owl Farm The Pond The Rutledge The Stage on Broadway The Station Inn The Stone Fox Tin Roof Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Wildhorse Saloon
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williamson County Fair
Aug. 2 – 10
Williamson County Ag Expo Park
The Williamson County Fair presents “Rock Around the Fair”, featuring live music, competitions, livestock shows, carnival rides, food, and many more new, exciting activities.
> First saturday Art Crawl Aug. 3 Downtown Nashville Every first Saturday of the month, multiple downtown galleries open their doors to avid art lovers as well as anyone else that is just curious to see what the Gallery Crawl is all about. Over 1,000 people attend this very popular monthly event. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. The gallery crawl is a great free night on the town! Ring of Fire
Aug. 8 – Oct. 18
Cumberland County Playhouse
A stellar cast of actors/singers/musicians weaves the musical story of Johnny Cash, told through his songs--from his Arkansas roots to Nashville fame and ultimately worldwide stardom as the iconic "Man in Black." There's only one Johnny Cash, but a part of him lives in each cast member--and in every member of the audience. (Rated PG)
Victoria Justice
Aug. 9
Ryman Auditorium
Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer Victoria Justice is best known for her starring role on Nickelodeon's "Victorious" and appearances on "Zoey 101", "True Jackson, VP", and "iCarly".
Tomato Art Fest
Aug. 10
East Nashville
Located in Historic East Nashville’s Five Points area, this FREE, costumefriendly event provides a fun-filled day bringing together community and participation all centered around one fruit – tomato.
Shakespeare in the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug. 15 – Sept. 15
Centennial Park Bandshell
Enjoy an enchanting evening of theatre under the stars at The Nashville Shakespeare Festival's annual FREE Shakespeare in the Park featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Pre-show entertainment begins at 6:30pm. Food and drink will be available.
wilson County Fair
Aug. 16 – 24
Lebanon, TN
Tennessee’s largest fair, the Wilson County Fair features six stages with nightly performances, rides and games, exhibits, delicious food, a demolition derby, lawn mower race, and various other fun events.
bluebird on the Mountain
Aug. 17
Dyer Observatory
This Nashville tradition showcases many of Nashville's premier singersongwriters. Concert-goers typically bring a well-stocked picnic basket, lawn chairs and a group of friends to enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the best of the Bluebird. After the show, visitors can linger to stargaze using the observatory's Seyfert telescope.
75th Annual Tennessee walking Horse National Celebration
Aug. 21 – 31
Shelbyville, TN
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration takes place each year during the 11 days and nights prior to Labor Day. It is the premiere event for the Tennessee Walking Horse, during which the breed's World Grand Champion and some 20 World Champions are named. Other activities include a barn decorating contest, a trade fair and a dog show.
2013 National women's Survivor Convention
Aug. 22 - 24
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Take Charge! The Nation’s Premier Cancer Survivor Convention for women. This three-day, one-of-a-kind experience for women survivors of ALL TYPES OF CANCERS offers a high energy, immensely entertaining and content-rich program, comprised of Interactive Workshops, Information Packed Keynotes, Networking with Other Survivors, Expo, Makeover and Spa Venues, a Celebrity Benefit Concert finale and more!
Killer Nashville
Aug. 22 - 25
Hutton Hotel
A conference for Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense Writers and Literature lovers. Killer Nashville 2013 will have over 60 sessions allowing literature lovers & writers to network with and learn from bestselling authors, agents, editors, publishers, attorneys, publicists, and representatives from law and emergency services.
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Full Moon Pickin’ Party
Aug. 23
Warner Parks Equestrian Center
These family-friendly evenings feature Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles around the grounds, while several headliners are featured on stage. Beverages are included in the ticket price. Monies raised go directly back into the Parks to ensure preservation, protection and funding of educational programs and special projects.
Music City Festival & bbQ Championship
Aug. 23 – 24
Riverfront Park
This two-day event will bring 20,000 + folks to downtown for festivities and live entertainment! Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville will be hopping with vendors, exhibits, live music stages, a kids zone with a kids activity stage, the Music City Car Show (Saturday) and the smell of 100+ BBQ teams vying for bragging rights and championship trophies. This event is sanctioned by the Memphis BBQ Network and Kansas City BBQ Society.
Carnton Summer Concert Series
Aug. 25
Historic Carnton Plantation
A unique venue for friends and families to relax on the lawn and listen to some of the area’s most talented musicians. Guests are welcome to pack picnic dinners or take advantage of on-site food and beverage vendors.
Frist Fridays
Aug. 30
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
One of Nashville’s most popular summertime activities, Frist Fridays feature live entertainment, great art, and cash bars under the stars.
Discovering the Civil war
Through Sept. 1
Tennessee State Museum
The National Archives holds millions of records, both Union and Confederate. Discovering the Civil War draws on these through letters, diaries, photos, petitions, and patents to give visitors a chance to walk in the shoes of scholars in unlocking secrets, solving mysteries, and uncovering unexpected events from this pivotal point in our nation’s history.
Hot Nights at the Hall
Aug. 2013
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
Hot Nights at the Hall blends food, drink and live entertainment at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. Open to museum members only; membership available at CountryMusicHallofFame.org or at the event.
Using an inventive array of materials and hundreds of miles of glowing optic fiber, British artist Bruce Munro will transform Cheekwood’s beautiful gardens into an enchanting, dream-like landscape. At the center of the exhibition’s many installations will be the Field of Light, which submerges the viewer within a landscape of 20,000 lighted glass spheres, each rising from the ground on a slender stem. The sheer volume of spheres, the glow of the lights and the gentle shapes create an effect that is both natural and otherworldly. Cheekwood will offer extended hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings until 10:00pm to present this grand-scale exhibition in its most stunning state: under the night sky. Bruce Munro, Water-Towers, installation view, 2012 (photo: Hank Davis)
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> light: bruce Munro Through Nov. 10 Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
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Day out with Thomas
Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 7, 8
Tennessee Central Railway Museum
Seen on the pages of favorite storybooks, in playrooms, and on the television screen, Thomas the Tank Engine® is adored by little engineers everywhere. Now, Thomas the Tank Engine is pulling into the station for a larger than life experience!
> live on the Green Sept. 5 – Oct. 10 Public Square Park A free concert series held on Thursday evenings highlighting local artists as well as national acts with roots in Music City. The music will appeal to a large cross section of the community and will represent some of the best talent that Nashville has to offer.
Franklin Art Scene
Sept. 6
Historic Downtown Franklin
Held the first Friday of every month, the Franklin Art Scene is a free tour in downtown Franklin, Tenn., featuring artists and working studios, with work ranging from handcrafted jewelry to antique prints and original art to mixed media and live music.
Tennessee State Fair
Sept. 6 – Sept. 15
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
The Tennessee State Fairgrounds come alive with traditional competitions, thrilling rides, and a wide variety of must-see events. Emphasizing agriculture and youth, heritage and future, the fair epitomizes the best of the state, all in an educational and entertaining atmosphere.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Sept. 6 – Nov. 11
Cumberland County Playhouse
Jem and Scout Finch's father has been appointed to defend a black man framed for a crime he didn't commit. As the trial progresses, Jem and Scout witness their community in a tense tug of war between justice and racism. This timeless classic compels us to take an honest look at our nation's past... and ourselves. (Rated G)
Chukkers for Charity Polo Match & Classic Car Show
Sept. 7
Riverview Farm
Chukkers for Charity, the annual fundraiser for Saddle Up! and Rochelle Center, presents an afternoon of International Polo with a stunning parade of Cool Classic Cars.
31st Annual Standing Stone Marbles Festival & National Rolley Hole Championships
Sept. 14
Standing Stone State Park
The world's most challenging marble tournament where only the finest players can hope to compete. This traditional marbles contest draws some of the country’s best players to a tournament where players match wit and skills with special flint spheres on a smooth dirt surface.
wine on the River
Sept. 14
Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge
The 11th Annual wine tasting event features over 300 wines in a festive atmosphere with live music atop of the beautiful pedestrian bridge and raises awareness for Hands On Nashville.
The 14th Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference
Sept. 18 – 22
Sheraton Nashville Downtown
Seminars, panels and networking opportunities by day, a stellar lineup of musical showcases at premiere venues by night. The festival's capstone will be the annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium, toasting winners in six member-voted of the year categories and bestowing Lifetime Achievement Awards on several honored guests.
Taylor Swift – The Red Tour
Sept. 19 - 21
Bridgestone Arena
Set to be one of the most-anticipated musical events of 2013, as Taylor’s live shows are renowned worldwide for bringing her music to life. Special guest Ed Sheeran.
Full Moon Pickin’ Party
Sept. 20
Warner Parks Equestrian Center
Family-friendly evenings featuring Middle Tennessee's finest bluegrass music under the light of a full moon. Pickers form circles around the grounds, while several headliners are featured on stage. Monies raised go directly back into the Parks to ensure preservation, protection and funding of educational programs and special projects.
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Sept. 21
Dyer Observatory
This Nashville tradition showcases many of Nashville's premier singersongwriters. Concert-goers typically bring a well-stocked picnic basket, lawn chairs and a group of friends to enjoy an evening under the stars listening to the best of the Bluebird. After the show, visitors can linger to stargaze using the observatory's Seyfert telescope.
Hands on Nashville Day 2013
Sept. 21
Local Metro Schools
Join more than 1,000 volunteers for the community's largest day of service to public schools. Individuals and groups are encouraged to participate in this community-transforming event that will fill students, teachers, and parents with pride in their schools.
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The American indie pop band fun. is best known for their hit singles “We Are Young” and “Some Nights”. “We Are Young” reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts. Credit: Lindsey Byrnes
Sept. 27 – 29
Centennial Park
A signature event in Nashville, TACA’s Fall Craft Fair offers shoppers the opportunity to meet and talk with exhibiting artists, enjoy children’s activities, visit special exhibits and demonstrations, and purchase a wide variety of uniquely handcrafted art.
Flea Market
Sept. 27 – 29
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Considered among the top ten flea markets in the country. Dealers and vendors from 30 states offer their wares to the buying public. You'll find a huge variety of gifts, antiques, collectibles, jewelry, arts and crafts, tools, house wares, handmade clothing, and hundreds of thousands of other items each month.
Nashville Zoo 16th Annual Harvest Days
Sept. 27 – 29
Nashville Zoo at Grassmere
Step back to the days of yore, and help the Zoo celebrate its favorite "past" time, Harvest Days, at the Grassmere Historic Farm. Harvest Days is a celebration of life at harvest time in the 1800s, featuring fun, educational activities for the whole family!
7th Annual Cumberland River Dragon boat Festival
Sept. 28
Riverfront Park
A fun, unique cultural event featuring adrenaline-pumping action, dragon boat racing grows in popularity each year. Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steerer, race in authentic Hong Kong-style 46-foot-long dragon boats often wearing costumes.
women’s Half Marathon
Sept. 28
Downtown Nashville
Experience Music City at its finest - Country Music Hall of Fame, Music Row, Centennial Park, great Nashville Neighborhoods and an incredible street party in Downtown. The custom finisher's medal, designer goodie bag, cookie cafe & more make this Half Marathon & 5K a spectacular event! Grab your girlfriends and get ready for an unforgettable weekend!
nD Festival
Sept. 2013
Belcourt Theatre
The Belcourt’s nD Festival raises vital support for the theatre with special events and parties over three days that celebrate indie film, fashion and music. With a focus on local venues and local talent, nD draws Belcourt’s friends and fans from around the city and underscores the theatre’s mission to provide opportunities for people of all ages to discover, explore and learn through the power of film, music and theatre.
The bakersfield Sound: buck owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country
Through Dec. 31
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum
The working-class city of Bakersfield, California, gave birth to an exciting, raw-edged style of country music that enjoyed tremendous popularity in the 1960s and continues to resonate with musicians and fans today. Buck Owens and Merle Haggard were the most successful exponents of the Bakersfield Sound, with its piercing electric guitars, unsweetened barroom feel, and honest, down-to-earth songs.
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Tribute to Tim McGraw “When you meet the families, the husbands and wives and parents of these guys, you see the relief in their faces, which means the most to me. You see the relief, and you see a little bit of sometimes not thinking they deserve it. For me, that’s the biggest point that I wanted to get across to them is for these guys to never think that they don’t deserve this, because they deserve this and way more. [I want] them to go kick life in the ass. It’s been inspiring to see these guys for sure.” — Tim McGraw
McGraw visits miltary families through Operation Homefront
Country music superstar Tim McGraw recently launched a nationwide program called HomeFront, in partnership with Chase, Outback Steakhouse and Operation Homefront, to award mortgage-free homes to wounded warriors and service members at each concert of his summer tour. In addition to the homes, provided by Chase, both ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music, and The Premier Group on behalf of the North Carolina Furniture Manufacturers, have made substantial contributions to support the HomeFront program throughout the summer. 102
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The HomeFront program is an important part of Chase’s commitment to award 1,000 mortgage-free homes over five years. In addition to awarding homes, Chase is working to ensure that service members and veterans successfully transition from the military and lead productive lives by providing education and training resources and helping them find jobs. As a founding member of the 100,000 Jobs Mission, Chase and other coalition companies are working toward the goal of hiring 100,000 transitioning servicemembers and military veterans by 2020.
Marine staff NCO Domenic Delucia and wife, Christina, with McGraw backstage
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