Rain rain, go away. It’s shaping up to be a dreary weekend, but we’re really hoping that the sun peeks through for a few hours here and there. There’s so much going on, and only so much of it can be brought inside!
FRIDAY
- Two Elle Prom. Two Elle Boutique, 2309 12th Ave S. 7pm-10pm. Two Elle is having a prom tonight, which could either be disastrous, or really cool. A portion of the proceeds from the night will be donated to Invisible Children, which is at least one good reason to go. There will be a DJ, dancing, food and many other typical tacky prom-y things. So get out your rainboots and head to prom!
- Shiny Toy Guns, AutoVaughn and Mike’s Pawn Shop. Exit/In, 8pm, $15.
- 38th TACA Tennessee Crafts Fair. Centennial Park, 10am-6pm Friday & Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday. We hope that the Tennessee Crafts Fair sees some better weather before the weekend’s up. In the event that it stops raining, the Crafts Fair is a fun weekend of browsing local handmade arts & crafts from 180 artists.
SATURDAY
- Nashville Farmer’s Market House Celebration. Nashville Farmer’s Market, 11am-2pm. The Farmer’s Market is kicking off the year with a Spring celebration, and there will be lots of cooking demos and fun events for families.
- Free Comic Book Day. Several of our Twitter friends have given us the heads up that The Great Escape will be participating in Free Comic Book Day. We’re sure there are other places participating, but we don’t know about them! So leave us a comment if you’ve got a tip.
- Nashville Clean Water Project. Nashville Shores Water Park, 8am-5pm. Help clean up Percy Priest Lake! They’ll send you out on a boat, provide all the supplies, t-shirts and a few snacks, and you’ll come back worn out but feelin’ good for helping out. Win-win!
- Tennessee Renaissance Festival. 10am-6pm. Join the Ren Fest for opening weekend. And bring the whole family, because it’s the Opening Weekend Family Celebration!
- Dell Computer Recycling. 10am-4pm. Consumers can drop off computer hardware, old gaming consoles and even printer cartridges to be recycled at the Dell campus out by the Nashville Airport on Saturday.
- First Saturday Art Crawl. 6pm-9pm. You know the drill by now. The first Saturday of every month, a bunch of downtown art galleries open their doors to the public for free, and shuttle service is even provided between galleries.
- Paper Route with Mikky Ekko and Brian Lee & His Orchestra. Exit/In, 9pm, $12.
- Cinco de Mayo in The Gulch. 5pm-9pm, The Gulch. Thought Cinco de Mayo was Tuesday? Think again! Cinco de Mayo in The Gulch’s Fun Run/Walk and Block Party will kick off the weekend with a quick 5k, to be finished off with some Corona and tequila. Sounds like the kind of workout we could get on board with!
- Nashville Sounds Doubleheader vs. Omaha Royals. 5pm at Greer Stadium. It’s a doubleheader, and hopefully it won’t get rained out like Friday’s game. Double the baseball, double the Yazoo, the same ol’ $6 price.
SUNDAY
- Slow Food Dog Days. I Dream Of Weenie, 11am-3pm. Enjoy a homemade hot dog at I Dream Of Weenie, topped with locally-grown or produced toppings. Veggie “not-dogs” will be available too!
- Grand Opening of the Noah Liff Opera Center. 3622 Redmon Street, 3pm-5pm. The beautiful new home of the Nashville Opera will be open to the public on Sunday with plenty of festivities to go around. There will be a free performance of The Magic Flute, tours, raffles, free food, facepainting, photography stations, opera karaoke (yes, you heard that right) and more.
- Meiko, Cory Chisel and Trey Lockerbie. 3rd & Lindsley, 6pm, $12.
Photo by Pieter Musterd.
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