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Nashville's Cultural Arts Scene Is Rich With Music, Festivals, Visual and Performing Arts
While Nashville has long been a mecca for musicians and music-lovers, it also offers plenty of other ways to experience the arts, including world-class museums, galleries and theaters.
Live Music and Music FestivalsTrue to its name - Music City - live music of all genres can be found most anywhere in Nashville, from the streets of Broadway to the stages of outdoor festivals. Music festivals of all types energize Nashville throughout the year, particularly during the warm-weather months from... Read More »
Cheekwood Botanical Gardens, Museum Draw Gardeners and Art Lovers
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art‚ which was built as an estate for Leslie and Mabel Cheek in 1932‚ has been open to the public since 1960.
Visitors have a variety of reasons to make the 55-acre site their destination‚ but they are bound to be lured by the botanical garden once they’ve arrived. Young and old can find solace – and a good bit of education – among all the plants‚ pools and fountains that make up Cheekwood’s gardens.... Read More »
Nashville is a Great Source for Pro Sports
A night out in Nashville's neon-lit Broadway district is a country-lovin' man's dream. But a Nashville day is just as man friendly, with professional sports on tap like hockey (Nashville Predators) and football (Tennessee Titans) to keep him busy. Nashville, TN, was dubbed "America's Manliest City" in 2009 by the makers of the snack food COMBOS. A high dose of NASCAR lovers and nearby hunting and fishing spots give this town some true grit.
Manly Things to Do:
• Catch a Predators... Read More »
Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is a nonprofit art-exhibition center, with approximately 24,000 square feet of gallery space, dedicated to presenting the finest visual art from local, state and regional artists, as well as major U.S. and international exhibitions.
The donwtown Nashville museum has become a magnet for the city’s rapidly expanding visual arts scene. With an exhibitions schedule that has new art flowing through the Art Deco building every 6 to 8 weeks, there is always... Read More »
Looking for More Than Country Music? You'll Find It Here
Does Music City offer only country music?
Not by a long shot.
Music is the No. 2 industry that drives Nashville’s economy these days, second only to health care. And live music of all genres can be found most anywhere in the city, from the streets of Broadway to the stages of outdoor festivals.
Music festivals of all types energize Nashville throughout the year, particularly during the warm-weather months from April through Labor Day. One of the first is the annual month-long Awesome April,... Read More »
Country Music Hall of Fame Houses Nashville's Musical Heritage
Huge exterior windows that look like piano keys? That is one of the many interesting aspects at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, located only blocks from the historic Ryman Auditorium and the honky-tonks of Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville. The museum is open for tours every day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. but is closed on Tuesdays throughout January and February.
It was actually established in 1967 and then moved into its current $37 million landmark building in 2001. When viewed from the... Read More »
Best Places for Live Music in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee, a.k.a. Music City, is full of cool venues that showcase hot, live music across multiple genres - and not just country.
Home to renowned listening rooms, honky-tonks, clubs and bars such as The Bluebird Cafe, Robert’s Western World, The Station Inn, The Big Bang Nashville and F. Scott’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar, Nashville’s world-class live music offerings span a wide range of styles in settings that are unique to the city.
“What’s interesting... Read More »
Hatch Show Print Creates in Nashville
Founded by Charles and Herbert Hatch, what is now known as Hatch Show Print began in Nashville as “CR and HH Hatch” in 1879. These young men grew up in Prescott, WI, where their father, William H. Hatch, operated a printshop and taught them letterpress printmaking.
The first print job Charles and Herbert completed—a handbill publicizing the appearance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's brother, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher—launched the brothers into a flourishing career of creating... Read More »
Nashville's Kid-Friendly Fun Includes Museums, Children's Theater
Everyone knows Nashville is an exciting city for adults, with cultural attractions, sporting events and a vibrant nightlife. But it’s also a family-friendly city where kids can find endless opportunities for adventure.
“Nashville is a friendly and affordable city with countless activities for both kids and adults,” says Deana Ivey, senior vice president of marketing for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau.
“Our attractions are always finding ways to entertain their younger... Read More »
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center‚ referred to as TPAC‚ is home base for many of Nashville’s performing arts organizations. Nashville was the first city in the nation to have a state-funded center for the performing arts. Organizations at TPAC include Nashville Ballet‚ Tennessee Repertory Theatre (the Rep)‚ and Nashville Opera, all of which perform regularly at TPAC. In addition, these groups perform in schools and other community venues to bring its art to a... Read More »
Nashville Symphony and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville’s “Music City” moniker comes from its wide renown as the center of country and Christian music, yet it added another fitting element of which it has been especially proud, the $120 million Schermerhorn Symphony Center - which opened in 2006.
Named for the late‚ longtime music director‚ Kenneth Schermerhorn‚ the new home of the Nashville Symphony is downtown’s newest architectural jewel and a world-class setting for a rising symphony orchestra... Read More »
Bluebird Café
Without the Bluebird Café - a small, tucked-away Nashville nightspot - the American music scene wouldn't be the same.
If you’re in doubt, just ask Faith Hill or Garth Brooks. They – along with many other artists – got their first big breaks while performing on the Bluebird’s stage.
“The Bluebird is songwriter heaven,” affirms Bart Herbison, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI). “Something happens within the... Read More »
Nashville Public Library
Check it out – the Nashville Public Library system has 20 branch libraries throughout Davidson County.
Its main branch‚ at 615 Church St.‚ has more than 1.4 million printed items and is also a sight to behold. For example, the nonfiction area on the third floor stretches as long as a football field. Meanwhile, architectural amenities include bronze front doors that showcase native plants and animals of Tennessee, while a 20-foot sculpture called La Storia della Terra depicts a... Read More »
