All you ever wanted to know about the Music City.

RSS FEED

Tag Archives: book signing

Happy Hour: Keep On Truckin’

We got our state report card today and there is some good news: Our high school graduation rate has gone up! The bad news is that our kids still can’t read good. [Tennessean] Some former Six Flags execs have purchased Nashville Shores, but don’t get your hopes up because they already said they’re not building [...]

The Hills’ Lauren Conrad Wrote A Book, Is Schlepping It To Nashville In Person

Ahem. We’re here to let you know that THE Lauren Conrad of MTV’s The Hills has written a book entitled “L.A. Candy.” Well, that’s not actually what we wanted to let you know. Apparently, not only has she written the book, but she’s actually going to be bringing it to Nashville herself, in person, Miley-style to [...]

Tomorrow’s Pick: “Running With Scissors” Guy Augusten Burroughs To Speak At Vandy

Most of us have read, seen, or at least heard of Augusten Burroughs’ 2001 memoir Running With Scissors which enjoyed a respectable four-year stint on the New York Times bestseller list. And tomorrow night, you’ve got the chance to catch him in person at Vandy’s Ingram Hall for a free reading, discussion, and book signing. [...]

The Weekendist: Not Quite Snowed In

By the looks of the weather forecast, it’s not going to be the best weekend to be traipsing about. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with more than a few things going on indoors and far away from that massive flurry-blizzard-thing that will probably turn out to be rain anyway. FRIDAY Joan Baez @ TPAC. We’re [...]

The Weekendist: Animal Days Edition

Chins up, Nashville… It’s practically Friday, which means it’s almost Saturday. For some reason, our four-day work week has felt twice as long as usual, and we’re more than ready for this weekend. You may have noticed that The Weekendist has been eerily absent in recent weeks, and that’s because January and February are the [...]

Tonight: Gene Hackman Is In The House

High on the list of actors-gone-authors is Gene Hackman, who also happens to be doing us the honor of a visit this evening. At 6pm tonight at the Downtown Main Library, Hackman and co-author Daniel Lenihan will be signing and discussing their new historical novel, Escape From Andersonville.  Photo by nyer82.Â