Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Bright & Early: Helping Hand Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The North American Street Newspaper Association’s annual convention is being held in Nashville this weekend. Staff from street papers similar to Nashville’s own The Contributor will gather to discuss strategies, learn from each other and celebrate successes – like Nashville. The Contributor, just 4 years old, is the most successful street paper in North America with 400 vendors who sell an average of 110,000 papers a month. As many as a third of them have been able to earn enough money to get off the streets. The growth hasn’t come without its difficulties, but Contributor director Tasha French cites the “very good, giving community” in Nashville as the reason for the paper’s success.
- Marshal Gill. Vince Gill will be the Grand Marshal for this year’s downtown Christmas parade, held on December 2. Mayor Dean has also dubbed this week “Vince Gill Week” to honor the singer for his longtime support of Nashville through benefit and volunteer work.
- Tax day redux. If you’re one of the 169,000 Tennesseans who filed for a six month tax extension back in April, you’ve got until Monday to get your taxes in.
- Robberies. Let’s chat about a handful of interesting robbers who are on the loose right now. First, there’s this guy who robbed the East Nashville Family Dollar and has a tattoo of green wings on the back of his head. Next, we have this teen who tried to rob a Mapco by pointing his finger at the clerk. Then we have the Murfreesboro Pharmacy Robber, who has been using tactics like chainsawing through siding and ramming pickup trucks through brick walls to steal prescription narcotics. And finally, the sheriff in Hawkins County, TN is looking for a “stout” thief, as a 450 pound pig has gone missing from its pen.
- Bits & pieces. The Preds lost their season opener last night to the Coyotes, 5-2. Better luck next time, boys … Taylor Swift has donated 6,000 books to the Reading, PA library near where she grew up … Keyboard player and vocalist for the Charlie Daniels Band, Joel “Taz” DeGregorio was killed Wednesday night in a car crash while driving to meet the tour bus … Nissan has partnered with the Preds as the franchise’s non-luxury import automotive partner. The deal will rename the front entrance of the arena as the Nissan Entrance, among other things … The Human Rights Campaign’s On The Road to Equality bus tour will stop in Nashville today, spreading the message of LGBT equality … Justin Bieber has posted a behind-the-scenes video of the making of his newest music video, which was filmed in Franklin.
Photo by Tom C. Frundle.
Good morning, Nashville. The North American Street Newspaper Association’s annual convention is being held in Nashville this weekend. Staff from street papers similar to Nashville’s own The Contributor will gather to discuss strategies, learn from each other and celebrate successes – like Nashville. The Contributor, just 4 years old, is the most successful street paper in [...]
Check Out New Exhibits At The Frist Center’s Free Egypt Family Day
This weekend is your chance to check out one of the newest exhibits at the Frist Center – To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum - for free! The Frist will host a free Family Day on Sunday, and in keeping with the Egypt theme, there will be Egyptian storytelling, music and folk dancing. Round out the day by making an amulet, trying on a pharaoh’s headdress, sculpting a mummy has, going on an archeology dig or sailing a reed boat down the Nile. If you’re curious about the new exhibits or just wondering how on earth you’re going to sail a reed boat down the Nile in a museum in Nashville, TN, you should probably check it out.
Egypt Family Day at the Frist Center, Sunday, October 16 from 1-5:30pm, free.
This weekend is your chance to check out one of the newest exhibits at the Frist Center – To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum – for free! The Frist will host a free Family Day on Sunday, and in keeping with the Egypt theme, there will be Egyptian storytelling, music and folk [...]
A Beer Fest For Every Season: 12 South Winter Warmer Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
What’s the best way to keep from freezing in the cold month of December? Did you say “turn on the heat” or “a pile of blankets and a crackling fire in the fireplace”? Okay, so maybe you’re right, but we like to think that a stiff drink works just as well. Enter 12 South Winter Warmer, a new beer festival coming to 12 South’s Sevier Park on December 10. An outdoor beer festival in December may seem a little strange, but we bet attendees will be toasty warm after tossing back a beer or ten.
12 South Winter Warmer will showcase the finest stouts, porters, barley wines, winter seasonals and barrel-aged beers from 25 craft breweries, both visiting and local. Food & treats from 12 South Taproom, Burger Up, Jonbalaya Catering, Begley’s Brats & Dogs, Olive & Sinclair and The Bloomy Rind will be available for purchase to soak up some of that booze sloshing around in your belly. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, and you’d better get them fast! The fest can only accommodate 750 people, and you can be sure it will sell out.
UPDATE: Whoa! Tickets sold out in just a few hours. We told you to get them fast.
12 South Winter Warmer, December 10 in Sevier Park, 11am-4pm, $45. Tickets can be purchased here beginning Friday, October 13. Strictly 21+.
What’s the best way to keep from freezing in the cold month of December? Did you say “turn on the heat” or “a pile of blankets and a crackling fire in the fireplace”? Okay, so maybe you’re right, but we like to think that a stiff drink works just as well. Enter 12 South Winter [...]
The Civil Wars Headline The Ryman January 12, Tickets On Sale October 21
The Civil Wars have announced their first headlining performance at The Ryman, set for January 12. We’ve watched them go from playing for a handful of people at the French Quarter Cafe to playing for thousands on the Adele tour and selling out theaters on their own, and we’re pretty dang proud that Nashvillians can claim we-heard-them-first bragging rights. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 21 and you can bet we’ll be first in line.
Photo from The Civil Wars Tour Diary.
The Civil Wars have announced their first headlining performance at The Ryman, set for January 12. We’ve watched them go from playing for a handful of people at the French Quarter Cafe to playing for thousands on the Adele tour and selling out theaters on their own, and we’re pretty dang proud that Nashvillians can [...]
Bright & Early: Choose Your Weapon Edition
Good morning, Nashville. In a stroke of irony at its finest, state Representative Curry Todd, author of the infamous guns in bars bill, was arrested this week and charged with a DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence. Imagine that! In other news:
- Jobs, jobs, jobs. Amazon is hiring 2,000 seasonal workers at a job fair in Lebanon today, so get to The Mill (in the 300 block of North Maple) before 2pm if you’re looking for seasonal employment.
- Shot. Vanderbilt successfully completed their quest to set the new world record for the most people vaccinated with a flu shot in an 8 hour period. 12,647 people donated their arms to the cause.
- Fifth & Main. 25 units in East Nashville’s Fifth & Main building will be on the auction block next month with prices starting at $95,000 (half the original sale price). Bargain condos, anyone? The auction will be held November 5 at 1pm at the Downtown Sheraton.
- Say cheese. The Davidson County Clerk will begin offering free photo IDs to drivers over 60 who don’t have a photo on their license, in response to the new state law requiring photo ID to vote. Drivers who currently have a photo-less license can visit the county clerk’s office on Second Avenue beginning October 17 through March 12 to receive their free upgrade. Unlicensed drivers seeking a free photo ID can obtain it at one of Nashville’s two full-service DMVs.
- Bits & pieces. An employee at Metro Water Services discovered a white powder that “tingled and burned” her fingertips on Tuesday, causing HAZMAT crews to show up and take samples for testing … Taylor Swift just became the youngest person to ever be named Billboard’s “Woman of the Year” … Kroger is recalling its Private Selection Extreme Moose Tracks ice cream for containing unlisted peanuts in ten states, including Tennessee … Gibson Guitar has hired lobbyists to change the laws on imported woods that keep getting them raided … Atlanta-based boutique Festivity is expanding to Nashville, opening their first location in Green Hills in early November and a second in Hillsboro Village next spring … State tourism officials announced the “Promised Land Trail” on Wednesday, the ninth of 16 driving trails in the Discover Tennessee Trails & Byways program … If you’ve ever wanted a peek inside Mt. Richmore, just cough up $500-1,000 to attend John Rich’s benefit concert for the Dickson County Family YMCA.
Photo by morganlevy.
Good morning, Nashville. In a stroke of irony at its finest, state Representative Curry Todd, author of the infamous guns in bars bill, was arrested this week and charged with a DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence. Imagine that! In other news: Jobs, jobs, jobs. Amazon is hiring 2,000 seasonal workers [...]
Got $25? Get Lucky With Sweet Seats To WICKED At TPAC
We’ve been looking forward to opening day of WICKED at TPAC for ages, but we haven’t been looking forward to the price tag for tickets. Luckily, TPAC knows exactly how to cater to the cheapskates in our souls, and they’re doing just that by offering a limited $25 ticket lottery a few hours before the show each night. Interested? Show up two and a half hours before showtime to throw your name in the hat, then stick around for a half hour and see if you scored the goods. If your name is drawn, you can purchase two sweet orchestra seats for just $25 each.
WICKED opens at TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall on October 19, running through November 6. Regular tickets run $40-160 and can be purchased here.
Photo by Holster.
We’ve been looking forward to opening day of WICKED at TPAC for ages, but we haven’t been looking forward to the price tag for tickets. Luckily, TPAC knows exactly how to cater to the cheapskates in our souls, and they’re doing just that by offering a limited $25 ticket lottery a few hours before the [...]
Calling All Banjos: Year’s Last Full Moon Pickin’ Party On Friday
As the cooler weather rolls into the midstate, the summer festivities are finally winding down and making way for fall. One of those festivities is the Full Moon Pickin’ Party, put on by Friends of Warner Parks, which features four things we love about Tennessee: Music, food, booze and the great outdoors. The parties run from May through October every time there’s a full moon, meaning that this Friday’s event is your last chance of the season to catch this bit of Nashville magic. What exactly is a pickin’ party, you may ask? It’s just a bunch of folks getting together on a moonlit night and jamming out to some bluegrass over food (for purchase!) and drinks (included!) Tickets are a little steep at $15 in advance or $20 at the door, but they include a couple of drink tickets and all proceeds fund flood cleanup for the parks and all sorts of awesome educational programs. In addition to a great bluegrass lineup on the main stage, folks are invited to bring a couple of camping chairs and bluegrass instruments of their own for some impromptu jam sessions throughout the evening. Carting in your own approved instrument will get you a heftily discounted admission of just five bucks.
The last Full Moon Pickin’ Party of the season, benefiting Friends of Warner Parks, happens this Friday, October 14th from 7 to 11 PM at the Equestrian Barn on Old Hickory Blvd. Order tickets here, or just show up!
Photo by Chris Faulkner.
As the cooler weather rolls into the midstate, the summer festivities are finally winding down and making way for fall. One of those festivities is the Full Moon Pickin’ Party, put on by Friends of Warner Parks, which features four things we love about Tennessee: Music, food, booze and the great outdoors. The parties run [...]
Jack White Covers U2′s “Love Is Blindness” [Things Jack White Does]
Oh Jack White, you’re always up to something, aren’t you? Whether it’s throwing a divorce party, producing Insane Clown Posse tunes, becoming Nashville’s Music City Ambassador or shenanigans with Stephen Colbert, we’ve learned to never be surprised at what the man has got up his sleeve. Today’s offering: An intense, very Jack-White rendition of U2′s “Love Is Blindness” for Q Magazine‘s tribute to Achtung Baby. Have a listen.
Photo by mikekatzif.
Oh Jack White, you’re always up to something, aren’t you? Whether it’s throwing a divorce party, producing Insane Clown Posse tunes, becoming Nashville’s Music City Ambassador or shenanigans with Stephen Colbert, we’ve learned to never be surprised at what the man has got up his sleeve. Today’s offering: An intense, very Jack-White rendition of U2′s [...]
Don’t Miss This: Last 2011 Live On The Green With Here Come The Mummies
We’re sad to see it go, but the last Live on the Green of the year is going to be a doozy. An early Halloween party of sorts, this Thursday’s Live on the Green promises costume contests and other spooky festivities, and is headlined by an act we’ve been looking forward to ever since they announced the lineup – Here Come The Mummies. If you’ve ever wanted to see a bunch of anonymous professional musicians dressed up like mummies and getting their funk on, here’s your chance. It’s bound to be a scream (Get it? Get it?!).
Last Live on the Green of 2011! Thursday, October 14 in Public Square Park, 6pm, free. Featuring RhythMystik Tribal Percussion, Eastern Block, H-Beam and Here Come The Mummies.
We’re sad to see it go, but the last Live on the Green of the year is going to be a doozy. An early Halloween party of sorts, this Thursday’s Live on the Green promises costume contests and other spooky festivities, and is headlined by an act we’ve been looking forward to ever since they [...]
Jersey Shore’s Snooki & JWOWW Tanning In Nashville This Saturday
A little bird tells us that Jersey Shore cast members Snooki and JWOWW will be in Nashville this Saturday for the Smart Tan Downtown 2011 trade show & conference, each shilling their own brand of sunless tanning something-or-another. Turns out that JWOWW will even spray lucky conference attendees with her new JWOWW Continuous Sunless Spray! We’re not sure how you could pass that up. Castmate Pauly D also has a new indoor tanning solution that will be represented at the conference, but sadly, he won’t be in attendance.
It wouldn’t be the Jersey Shore without a lot of alcohol in a grimy club, and Snooki and JWOWW are taking care of that by hosting separate private parties downtown on Saturday night. They’re exclusive to conference attendees and you have to stop by their respective booths at the trade show to snag an invite, but be our guest if you want to figure out a way to weasel in. And the rest of you? Consider yourselves warned.
A little bird tells us that Jersey Shore cast members Snooki and JWOWW will be in Nashville this Saturday for the Smart Tan Downtown 2011 trade show & conference, each shilling their own brand of sunless tanning something-or-another. Turns out that JWOWW will even spray lucky conference attendees with her new JWOWW Continuous Sunless Spray! [...]
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