Mule Day, scheduled for April 8-11, is an annual celebration of all things related to mules and is held in Columbia, TN, the “Mule Capital” of the world. Begun in 1840 as “Breeder’s Day,” a meeting for mule breeders, it now attracts over 200,000 people and takes place over four days. In addition to mules, [...]
Conan O’Brien has announced that he will be appearing at Bonnaroo on June 11 as part of his “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour. Other comedians scheduled to perform at the event include Aziz Ansari, Margaret Cho and Jeffrey Ross.
Mayor Carl Dean will lead the First Annual Cherry Blossom Walk, a free community event hosted by Sister Cities of Nashville and The Japan-America Society of Tennessee. The walk will begin at 9 am on Saturday March 27th at Riverfront Park. Participants will each receive a cherry blossom branch as they follow Nashville’s Cumberland River [...]
Huge names have been added to the list of performers for the ACM Presents Brooks & Dunn – The Last Rodeo all-star concert. The banner list of performers paying tribute to the country duo who are separating after 20 years in the business, includes George Strait, Brad Paisley, Sugarland, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Jennifer [...]
The National Folk Festival, the country’s longest-running, traditional arts event, is coming to Nashville for three years starting next year, 2011. The free, three-day event includes numerous stages of music, a dance pavilion, crafts, local foods, story-telling and folk-life demonstrations in downtown Nashville. Exact dates and locations will be determined, updates will be posted here, [...]
The Good Hands Band from Allstate Insurance Company won the Arts & Business Council’s Music City Corporate Band Challenge on Sunday night during the second annual competition at Belmont University’s Massy Performing Arts Center winning the right to perform at CMA Music Fest! Avenue Bank’s The Hummingbirds finished second, and BMI’s $timulu$ Package finished third. [...]
Today, 38 members of Leadership Lawrence County, both the youth and adult programs, will ride aboard our motorcoach to Nashville (the state capital) for the day to learn about the inner workings of state government as it relates to their community. While there, program members will tour the Capital building, meet with Governor Bredesen if [...]
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with great music at Music City Roots, live music from the Loveless Barn on the fringe of Music City! Wear your green and come on out to hear great tunes performed by: The Alison Brown Quartet, The Chapmans, Maura O’Connell, Shannon Quinn and Aly Sutton. Fun food and beverages are available [...]
King George and Queen Reba are coming to Nashville on April 28th accompanied by Lee Ann Womack. The show is 7:00 pm and will be at the Bridgestone Arena. Tickets go on sale 10 am on March 20th. Wow what a show!
Andrew Jackson’s Birthday is Monday March 15th and The Hermitage is celebrating his 243rd birthday! The days events will include children’s activities, birthday cake, military demonstrations by Myers Brown of the Tennessee State Museum, wagon tours and audio tours. Notable speakers include: Dr. Daniel Feller, University of Tennessee History Professor and Director of the Papers of Andrew [...]