Modest on a Monday - "Night on Bald Mountain"

Free music today at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Music In The Grand Lobby — Vanderbilt Blair School of Music
6:00-8:00 p.m
free

Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
Nashville, Tn
615-244-3340

Tennessee Festivals in September

September 12 -October 31, 2008
Maple Lane Farms Corn Maze
Greenback, Tennessee
One of the largest corn mazes in the SE. Handmade jams & jellies, hayrides, campfires.
Estimated attendees-55000
865-856-3517

September 13 -September 14, 2008
7th Annual KOA Harvest Festival
Tellico Plains, Tennessee
7th Annual KOA Harvest Festival. Free Admission to public! Crafts, Food, Fun!!
Estimated attendees-400
865-966-4878

September 13, 2008
Mountain States Dragon Boat Festival
Johnson City, Tennessee
Large, family oriented Dragon Boat Festival
Estimated attendees-9000
423-952-3114

September 20, 2008
Festival by the Lake
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Live Music, Arts/Crafts, Climbing Wall, Kids Zone, Green Zone, Sports Zone, Food/Vendor Booths
Estimated attendees-5000
615-264-7252

September 26 -September 27, 2008
Middle TN Antique Engine & Tractor
Cookeville, Tennessee
Antique tractors, equipment, gas engines, trucks display. Antique tractor pull & kiddie pull. Herding demonstration
Estimated attendees-2500
931-526-2474

September 27, 2008
Bluegrass Festival
Farragut, Tennessee
Bluegrass Festival is family-oriented event inlcudes championship barbeque and Arts & Crafts vendors.Estimated attendees-2000 865-966-9040

September 27, 2008
Southern Music and Arts Festival
Columbia, Tennessee
Entertainment Festival, Great Food and Fun For The Kids!
Estimated attendees-1000
931-398-0511

"My Nashville" is the Parthenon

Art at the Arcade

Art at the Arcade in downtown Nashville has helped revitalize the Arcade and turned into into an attraction for more people. It is still an architectural beauty but this brings more to it then just restaurants and lunch time crowds. Be sure to visit them and enjoy the growing art community in Nashville.


"Percy" by Daniel Lai


"Seared Numbers Atoms Bright" by Ezra Kristian


"What We Are" by Jennifer Anderson


"Talk" by Akiko Hoshino

At the Frist Center for Visual Arts

Artists Forum
Friday, November 2
6:30 p.m.
Auditorium
FREE
Hear Tennessee-based artists Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid and Jane-Allen McKinney discuss the thoughts and processes behind their work.
Following the discussion, enjoy Lisa Webb on keyboard in the Grand Lobby.
Image: Jane Allen McKinney. The TSU Olympian, 2004. Brass, copper, aluminum, and precast concrete. Courtesy of the artist.

Art History Lecture:
"The Power of Conversation: Talking Art and Literature in European Salons (1780-1939)"
Saturday, November 3, 2:00 p.m.
Auditorium
FREE
Dr. Barbara Hahn, Distinguished Professor of German at Vanderbilt University, will explore the informal gatherings of Jewish women in Germany before Hitlers military occupation in Europe. The talk will examine the influence of these gatherings that hosted artists, scholars, and politicians whose cultural discussions laid the foundation for the flourishing European culture of today.

Frist Center Holiday Card Contest
Saturday, November 3
10:3011:30 a.m.
Upper Level, Studio A
FREE
Designed for children ages 5 to 13, the Frist Center will host a holiday collage art-making activity. Those wishing to participate will have the opportunity to enter their artwork in a holiday card contest. After all of the artwork is reviewed and a winner is chosen, a reproduction of the winning entry will be used as the front image of the Frist Center's 2007 holiday card. In addition, the winner will receive an ArtQuest journal and fifty holiday cards with envelopes to send to friends and family.

Chess as Art?
Marcel Duchamp, one of the founding members of The Socit Anonyme once asked, "And why isn't my playing chess an art activity?"

Good question. During the run of The Socit Anonyme: Modernism for America (http://e2ma.net/go/792043956/683854/24290974/goto:http://fristcenter.org/site/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?cid=422) exhibition, come play chess (make art la Marcel Duchamp) in the Grand Lobby. There are two chess sets available during regular Frist Center hours.

First Saturday Gallery Crawl- November 3

Various locations
6 - 9 pm
Free
Art galleries throughout downtown host receptions and art openings on the first Saturday of every month. Most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. A free shuttle provides transportation among the galleries from 6 pm to 10 pm. See the shuttle map and gallery listing here. Listings below include additional information about some of the openings. Please NOTE that a total of 19 galleries are officially on the tour. The map (hyperlink above) includes a complete list of galleries that will be open this Saturday.

The Arts Company
Saturday, November 3
215 5th Avenue North
254-2040
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Classic Black & White Photography" features works by Amalie R. Rothschild, Bill Steber, and Bob Kolbrener. Exhibit on display through December 22.

Dangenart Gallery
Saturday, November 3
83 Arcade. 251-1616
6 - 9 pm
Free
"3-D Hieroglyphs" features sculptures by Daniel Lai. Exhibit on display through November 26.

Estel Gallery
Saturday, November 3
115 Rosa Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N)
251-8997
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Illuminaria" features paintings by Robert Wood. Exhibit closes on November 3.

The Rymer Gallery
Saturday, November 3
219 6th Avenue North
752-6030. 6 - 9 pm
Free
"Wonder" featuring works by Hunt Slonem, John Woodrow Kelley, and Amanda Crandall.

SQFT Gallery
Saturday, November 3
61 Arcade
837-2606
6 - 9 pm.
Free
"The Siblings Show" featuring works by Nashville artists, siblings, Aaron Durnin and Becca Durnin. Exhibit on display through November 27.

TAG Art Gallery
Saturday, November 3
237 5th Avenue North
255-7816
6 - 9 pm
Free
"This Is Us" features works by Chris Scarborough and Marcus Kenney. "Same Town" features drawings by Michael Krueger. Exhibits on display through November 24.

Take 121 Arts
Saturday, November 3
121 3rd Avenue South
6 - 9 pm
Free
"First Timers" featuring over two dozen artists who have never sold works through a professional gallery. Awards ceremony at 5 pm.

Twist Art Gallery
Saturday, November 3
73 Arcade
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Inside/Outside" features an installation by Kaaren Engel. Exhibit on display through November 24.

Ambrose Lofts
Saturday, November 3
162 4th Avenue North
456-8160
6 - 9 pm
Free
Open house of all lofts available for sale (from $200,000) in the Ambrose building. Fine art from Dragon Fine arts and works by artists from Atlanta will also be on display and available to purchase. Wine and hors d' oeuvres. This stop is featured for the first time on the gallery crawl!

Dunn Bros. Coffee Live Music & Art
Saturday, November 3
401 Church Street
252-2567
Open until 10 pm
The walls of the shop are lined with paintings, portraits and photographs. Works by water color artist Wendy Latimer and painter Marleen De Bock are currently on display. Show runs through December 31. Live music by Karen Paperelli from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

Mad Mod
Saturday, November 3
162 Rosa Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N)
244-6807
6 - 9 pm
Open house with special savings for downtown residents including 20% off regular priced items. First Saturday Gallery Crawl attendees are encouraged to drop in!

Fire Finch
Saturday, November 3
305 Church Street
942-5271
6 - 9 pm
Open house featuring wine and hot cider. First Saturday Gallery Crawl attendees are encouraged to drop in to see one of downtown's newest retail shops!

Solo Art Exhibition at TAL
Sunday, November 4
Tennessee Art League
808 Broadway
2 - 4 pm
Free
Opening reception for "Dining with Poet, Prophets, Elves and Angels" featuring works by Mar Augelli. Exhibit runs through November 26.

Red Grooms' Foxtrot Carousel

For artist Red Grooms, saddled is the operative word. The Nashville-born artist has enjoyed decades of critical and commercial success in his adopted city of New York with his cartoonish sculptural tableaux and softer-styled watercolors. But his lasting legacy may turn out to be a bunch of saddled merry-go-round figures known as the Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel, Grooms’ most ambitious art project to date. The carousel is now spinning in Riverfront Park in Nashville.

Given Grooms’ oft-professed love of the circus, the possibility that a working carnival ride could become his signature work is not exactly surprising. Indeed, when the project was proposed in 1993, a lot of people assumed Grooms’ style and the merry-go-round motif would go together like, well, Monet and lily pads. But others questioned the fit of a Grooms piece of public art in downtown Nashville. After all, Grooms three-dimensional works can border on the garish and even grotesque.



Fuel was added to the fire when the artist proposed a carousel figure of Minnie Pearl depicting the late comedienne and civic leader in a bent-over position that can best be described as rude. Minnie’s estate gave it a swift thumbs-down and Grooms went back to his sketch pad and came up with an image of country crooner Kitty Wells figure-heading a tour bus instead.

Read the entire article HERE.

Carousel of Time from NPT tells the story of the artist and carousel on video.

Walking in front of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Photo courtesy of Andrea and Me.

Tennessee Festivals This Week

October 11
Lenoir City, TN
3rd TennesseeState Bar-B-Q & Festiva
Nationally sanctioned bbq cook off
865-388-2372

October 12
Crossville, TN
Oktoberfest 2007, Annual Oktoberfest at Knights of Columbus Activity Park, Continious German/Polka music, Great German Food
931-707-7291

Pigeon Forge, TN
7th Annual Fall Craft Show at Belz
Held indoors at Belz Mall attracts over 1million people a year. This is peek tourist and shopping season
828-437-5002

Maryville, TN
Foothills Fall Festival
A free show featuring juried artisans and crafters exhibiting hand crafted items.
865-984-4059

Lenoir City, TN
TN State Bar-B-Q and Fall Festival
865-388-2372

October 13
White House, TN
White House Harvest Moon Bluegrass
Bluegrass Contest Jr, Sr & Adult, more than $5,000.00 awarded in prize monies and Fall Festival
615-672-2265

Rogersville, TN
Gathering of Artists
Handmade items, fine quality, great gallery grounds
423-345-3301

Films at the Frist: The Phantom of the Opera

Friday, October 12,7:00 p.m.Auditorium
FREE

Lon Chaney's The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) marked the actor's hard-earned entry into full-fledged superstardom. The film was both the stepping off point for Chaneys run as a superstar at MGM and the prototype for the horror film cycle at Universal in the 1930s. (Rupert Julian, director; English intertitles, B&W, 1925, 80 minutes, 35mm)

Sarah Childress, films studies Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University, will give a brief introduction to The Phantom of the Opera and it's place in film history. Come early and enjoy music by guitarist Wayne Avers in the Grand Lobby starting at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by Mimi and Scott Manzler Image: Lon Chaney, Sr., Phantom of the Opera, 1925

What's Going On Downtown This Week: October 10 - 16, 2007‏

Smoke Free Nashville
In addition to the downtown establishments that were listed in last week's newsletter, these bars and restaurants have also gone smoke-free:

Morton's The Steakhouse, Old Spaghetti Factory, Merchants Restaurant, Nick's Italian Deli, 3rd & Lindsley, Mercy Lounge and the Cannery Ballroom, Omikoshi Asian Cuisine, The Palm, Past Perfect, Pita Pit, San Antonio Taco Company, Santorini Greek Restaurant, Sbarro Italian Restaurant, 12th & Porter, Sam's Sushi, The Sportsgrille, The Stock-Yard, and Watermark.

Special Event Menus at Two Restaurants
Flyte World Dining & Wine
718 Division Street
255-6200
Before or after any downtown event, bring your ticket, stub or receipt and enjoy a 3 Course Pre-Fix Menu for only $35. Click here for the menu offerings and more details.

Morton's The Steakhouse
618 Church Street
259-4558
"Top Billing, Prime Dining" special pre-event menu. Before attending an event at TPAC, the Schermerhorn, the Ryman or the Sommet Center, enjoy a three-course meal at Morton's between 5:30 - 6:30 pm for $45. The menu includes choice of salad, one entrée selection, and choice of dessert. Plus, complimentary valet parking. Both restaurants will have you done with dinner in plenty of time to catch the curtain!

Events this Week
Nashville Chamber Orchestra presents TANGO!
Saturday, October 13.
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
One Symphony Place
322-1226
8:00 pm
$19 - $69
NCO explores the world of Tango featuring the Concerto for Bandoneon by Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov's Last Round. On Friday, Oct 12 attend a special "Opening Act Luncheon" from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm with special guest Paul Gambill. Call 322-1226 for more info.

Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word
Friday, October 12 - Sunday, October 13
War Memorial Plaza
Free
Three-day celebration drawing thousands of book and music lovers from across the U.S. Including tons of activities for children and families. In addition to panels with authors, there will be live music and a cooking stage. Over 200 authors will be in attendance including Elizabeth Edwards, Kinky Friedman, Roy Blount, Avi, William Bass, Jack Gantos, Robert Kurson and many more! View the latest stage and session schedules at humanitiestennessee.org.

The DISTRICT's Progressive Party
Saturday, October 13
Schermerhorn Symphony Center Courtyard The Big Bang, Paradise Park, Cadillac Ranch, and Take 121 Arts.
400-0178
5:30 - 11 pm
$50 in advance, $60 at the door.
The District's annual progressive party features five destinations where guests can meet, mingle, bid on silent auction items and support The District. The party starts at the Schermerhorn at 5:30 and progresses throughout the evening to The Big Bang, Paradise Park, and Cadillac Ranch, then to Take 121 Arts at 9 pm, the last stop of the party. Funds from this event support holiday decorations for street poles along 2nd Avenue, Broadway and Printer's Alley. Advance tickets can be purchased at Legend's Corner (428 Broadway) or by calling 400-0178. Complimentary parking provided.

Opening Celebration
Saturday, October 13
Ruby Green
514 5th Avenue South
Free
Opening reception for "Contemporary Ceramics." The exhibit is curated by Dona and Robert and features works by fifteen artists. Exhibit runs through November 24.

Artist Reception
Sat, Oct 13
Estel Gallery
115 Rosa L. Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N)
251-8997
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Illuminaria" features paintings by Robert Wood. Show runs through November 3.

Senior Monday
Monday, October 15
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
244-3340
Admission is $4.25 (1/2 price) for seniors, plus a special parking fee of $2.00 in the Frist Center lots. 10 am - 5:30 pm. Seniors receive a 15% discount on Gift Shop and Frist Center Café purchases on Senior Mondays.

Enjoy WAMB's Harry Stephenson live radio broadcast in the Grand Lobby. Special activities will be presented throughout the day, including croquet on the courtyard lawn, a docent-guided tour and brief gallery talks.

Poet Mark Jarman at Christ Church
Tuesday, October 16
Christ Church Cathedral
900 Broadway
255-7729. 7:30 pm
Free
Mark Jarman will introduce his new book of prose poetry, Epistles, with a reading. Reception immediately following.

Twangin' Tuesdays at the Tennessee State Museum
Tuesday, October 16
Tennessee State Museum
5th & Deaderick, Level B
6 - 8 pm
$5 suggested donation
Performances by hit songwriters, complimentary beverages, nibbles and a chance to view Sparkle & Twang. Exhibition continues through November 11.

Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience
Wednesday, October 17 - Sunday, October 21
Sommet Center
501 Broadway
770-2000
$32.50 - $75
Performance times vary
A journey through the 170 million year history of the largest animals to ever roam the planet. Fifteen life-like and life-size dinosaurs are brought to life by a team of engineers, including creatures up to 43 feet tall and 75 feet long. Special discount to select performances available. Call 770-2046 or visit Ticketmaster.com and use the password FIRST. See the dinosaurs in action, here.

Discount at OSHi
206 Capitol Blvd
880-2310 or 972-5425
10% off and free delivery for all office and holiday event orders. Offer good through November 30.


This comes from DownTown Nashville Partnership.

Story Time in the Art and Library Resource Center

Today, 10:30 a.m.
FREE

Visit the Frist Center for a reading of the children's book Roberto the Insect Architect by Nina Laden. This program is designed for pre-kindergarten children and their families.

Swan Lake

We are going to see Swan Lake, performed by the Nashville Ballet, this Saturday. This will be my first visit to the ballet in...umm.....I don't even know how long. I look forward to a fascinating experience and performance. I will let you know what I thought either Sunday or Monday.

C. S. Webbspun
(creator of the Nashville Experience)

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Swan Lake
Friday, April 27 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 pm
Andrew Jackson Hall at TPAC
Ticket Information

Perhaps the world’s best-known classical ballet, Swan Lake tells the timeless story of love found, lost and recaptured. Featuring a full cast of extraordinary dancers, beautiful sets and choreography, the ballet is accompanied by The Nashville Symphony, performing Tchaikovsky’s enduring score.

In the story, Prince Siegfried falls in love with Princess Odette after watching her beautiful moonlit dance. But Odette is turned into a swan each morning by an evil sorcerer. The spell can be broken only if a prince pledges eternal love to the princess. However, Siegfried is tricked into proclaiming his love for the sorcerer’s own daughter Odile, who is Odette’s evil twin.

For more than a century, Swan Lake has engaged audiences and inspired new generations of dancers, who are challenged by the ballet’s technical demands and full range of human emotions — from hope to despair, terror to tenderness, melancholy to ecstasy.

This project is funded under an agreement with the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.