Recommended Shows at 3rd and Lindsley This Week

WednesdayDecember 5
The Wooten Brothers – 9:30 pm

FridayDecember 7
Jonell Mosser – 10:00 pm

Carpe Diem Scene From "Dead Poets Society"

Great scene from the movie "Dead Poets Society." Truly a lesson for us all.

Dancing with the Star Wars

Dig the movies of Chewie and the connection that Leia and Luke have. See the amazing dance-off between the stars of Star Wars.

Keith Urban Sets Sommet Center on Fire

Friday night Keith Urban walked onto the stage at Sommet Center in front of a nearly, if not sold out crowd of screaming fans and played his guts out.

“We made it back home,” said Urban at the conclusion of an audience-pleasing “Where the Black Top Ends,” which was the second song of the evening. “I can’t tell you how good it feels to be here tonight, but we’ll spend the next two hours explaining it to you, at least.”

And he did, and then some.

Urban engaged the crowd with blistering guitar solos, beaming smiles, infinite energy, multiple sing-a-longs and hit after radio hit.

He and his band, which is laden with jaw-dropping, first-rate players, kicked off the show with “Once in a Lifetime” and glided through songs including “Faster Car” and “Shine” before upping the intensity a step further with an acoustic version of “Raining On Sunday,” which morphed into a sing-a-long. “Stupid Boy” followed, wrapping with an epic, frenzied guitar solo in which the gold Les Paul he was playing got the beating of its life. The audience — dotted with stars including Martina McBride, The Warren Brothers and Rodney Crowell — couldn’t tear its eyes from the stage.

Read the full concert review in the Tennessean.

Apple(bee's) of my I(hop)

Pancake house operator IHOP Corp. said Thursday it had completed its $1.9 billion purchase of casual dining chain Applebee's International Inc.

Under terms of the deal, shareholders of Overland Park, Kan.-based Applebee's will be paid $25.50 per share, a 4.6 percent premium over its closing price on the day before the offer was an nounced in July and 2 cents above where the shares ended trading Thursday.

Glendale, Calif.-based IHOP also is assuming $155 million in Applebee's debt as part of the deal.
The combined company has $6.8 billion in annual sales and more than 3,250 restaurants.

Read more in the Tennessean newspaper.

Evel Knievel, My Hero as a Child, Has Died

Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstacles including Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

Knievel's death was confirmed by his granddaughter, Krysten Knievel. He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs.



Knievel had undergone a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C, likely contracted through a blood transfusion after one of his bone-shattering spills.

Longtime friend and promoter Billy Rundel said Knievel had trouble breathing at his Clearwater condominium and died before an ambulance could get him to a hospital.

"It's been coming for years, but you just don't expect it. Superman just doesn't die, right?" Rundel said.



Immortalized in the Washington's Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil," Knievel was best known for a failed 1974 attempt to jump Snake River Canyon on a rocket-powered cycle and a spectacular crash at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. He suffered nearly 40 broken bones before he retired in 1980.

Read the complete story at Yahoo News.

Keith Urban is Finally Back Home in Nashville

~Keith Urban has toured internationally this year, but it's tonight's Sommet Center show that really makes him excited.

~As he begins what he says is a new chapter in his life, he can't help but reflect on his career.

"It doesn't feel like it was that long ago that I was playing the Ace of Clubs and 12th and Porter.

To go from those little places up to this venue is just amazing. It's a great feeling; I certainly don't take it for granted."

The couple purchased a Middle Tennessee farm this year that they're currently renovating.

"Ironically, the first place I took her to was out near Leiper's Fork," he said. "That ended up being out in the general area where we will now call home. I just knew that she would love it for the exact same reasons I love it. There's a pace and a way of living that is much more spiritually satisfying to me than a lot of other places."

Of his farm, he says, "It's something that has quite a bit of room to walk around and grow some grass under our feet and have some privacy, but not feel like we're isolated. We don't want to live in a compound. It's the great thing about Tennessee and especially Nashville. The people are just real people, so they just accept you being neighbors.

He said the couple has a good rhythm here. "Nashville suited us as a couple very quicky. So having been away now for so long making this film, we are just both anxious to get back into that groove again."
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Read all about Keith being at the Sommet Center and loving Nashville in the Beverly Keel column in the Tennessean newspaper.

Overheard on the Subway in New York City

"ladies and gentlemen, i'm sorry to be bothering you while you're working, but i just need some money for a warm breakfast. my only talent is my singing voice, but it's too early for me to sing at the moment. please give me money."

Find more cool stuff at Jazz in Strange Places blog.

Stevie Wonder, Keith Urban and Trans-Siberian Orchestra coming to the Sommet Center in Nashville

November 30
8pm
Price:$59.50/$39.50/$25.00
Seating Chart: View Chart
Event Website(s): Keith Urban

KEITH URBAN brings his "Love, Pain, & the Whole Crazy World" tour to the Sommet Center on Nov 30th at 8pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept 28th at 10am. Don't miss this amazing performer!


December 1
8pm
Price:$150/$79/$59/$39
Seating Chart: View Chart

Grammy award winner Stevie Wonder is set to take the stage at the Sommet Center on Saturday, Dec. 1.

With 35 U.S. albums and sales totaling more than 72 million units, it comes as no surprise that the talented and experienced Wonder will put on an unforgettable show that fans can enjoy.
In 1989 Wonder was inducted into the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame. Then in 1996 he received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy. These significant awards are only two among the many that he has won over the years, which has made him one of the most prolific artists in music history.Tickets go on sale Saturday, November 3rd at 10:00AM.
Event Website(s): Stevie Wonder




Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Purchase Tickets
Dates: December 30,
7:30PM
Price:$45.00/$35.00
Seating Chart: View Chart

Winter's Hottest Annual Arena Rock Attraction is coming to the Sommet Center.
Established in 1996 by producer/composer/lyricist Paul O’Neill, TSO has been a true rock mega-success, both on record and the concert stage. The band’s four CD releases, including the holiday-themed Christmas Eve & Other Stories (1996), The Christmas Attic (1998) and The Lost Christmas Eve (2004), have sold more than 5,000,000 units, over 900,000 in 2006 alone. TSO’s 2001 DVD release, The Ghost of Christmas Eve, also achieved platinum status.

Event Website(s): Trans-Siberian Orchestra


December 26
7:30pm
Price:$72.50/$52.50/$42.50/$32.50/$22.50
Seating Chart: View Chart

WWE Presents RAW at the Sommet Center Dec 26th at 7:30pm.
Event Website(s): WWE

A Country Music Christmas at the Viking Store with Edie Hand

First Saturday Art Gallery Crawl- December 1

First Saturday Gallery Crawl
Saturday, December 1. 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 19 galleries are officially on this month's tour. The map (hyperlink above) includes a complete list of galleries that will be open this Saturday.

The Arts Company
215 5th Avenue North
254-2040
6 - 9 pm
Free
11th Annual Holiday Arts Market and three new exhibits on display. "Elastro Pops" features paintings April Street. "Staged Narrative Paintings" features works by Jim Hubbman. "Contemporary Tintypes" features vintage Christmans Ornaments by David Sokosh. Exhibits on display through December 22.

The holiday arts market is full of new artwork by gallery artists, including Brother Mel, Lekhleti, Bob Schatz, John Nikolai, John Guider, and many others. Plus, art books, new photography, paintings, sculpture.

Dangenart Gallery
83 Arcade
251-1616
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Self Series" features photography by Laura Young. Exhibit on display Saturday night only.

Estel Gallery
115 Rosa Parks Blvd (8th Avenue N)
251-8997
6 - 9 pm
Free
"The Paradox of Change" features paintings by by Richard Heinsohn. Also, TAG's show "Assembling Utopia" featuring works on paper by Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, will be on display at Estel. Both exhibits close on December 21.

The Rymer Gallery
219 6th Avenue North
752-6030
6 - 9 pm
Free
Featuring works by Tom Baril, Drew Galloway, and Richard Jolley. On display through January 4, 2008.

SQFT Gallery
61 Arcade
837-2606
6 - 9 pm
Free
Deck the Walls: an affordable art holiday show featuring works by Agnes Barton-Sabo, Eleanor Grosch, Caitlin Keegan, James Keegan, Jessica Rosenkranz, and Shea Steele.

Susan Tinney Gallery
237 5th Avenue North
255-7816
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Narratives" features figurative paintings by Greg Decker. Exhibits on display through December 24.

Tennessee Art League
808 Broadway
6 - 9 pm
Free
Featuring works by Martin Coffeen and Stephanie Helmey. Exhibits on display through December 31.

Take 121 Arts
121 3rd Avenue South
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Holiday Art Crawl" showcasing small format artists. These technical, small works make great holiday gifts. $50 gift certificates for $25 through December 31.

Tazza
510 Church Street
742-3223
6 - 9 pm
Featuring the exhibit, "Contemporary Art of Julian Cole." On display through December 15.

Twist Art Gallery
73 Arcade
6 - 9 pm
Free
"Plate Tone Printshop" on display through January 26, 2008. Plus unique, affordable art for purchase for the holidays!

Ruby Green
514 5th Avenue South
244-7179
"Composite Things" features works by Steven Finke. Free parking at Ruby Green. This gallery is not a stop on the shuttle route, but is open for the First Saturday Gallery Crawl!

Art-Luck
Downtown Presbyterian Church
154 5th Avenue North
254-7584
6 - 7 pm
Potluck dinner and art show opening = Art-Luck. Bring a dish to share and go gallery hopping afterwards. This month's show highlights works from the collections of members and friends of the Downtown Presbyterian Church. Exhibit on display through December 7.

Dunn Bros. Coffee - Live Music & Art
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 the Karen Johns Band from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

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

Wine and Art at Vinea

Hey there lovers of wine and ceramics...

On Saturday we have more than wine to show off. Corrieri's Formaggeria is also having an art show featuring Nashville's premiere potter and old friend, David Rhine.

In celebration of David joining us on Saturday, we will be opening several 90 +/-point boutique Australian wines from master importer Dan Phillps of the Grateful Palate. Believe me, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to just drop by and sip great wines!

The tasting will begin at Corrieri's at 2 pm and end at 5 pm. The tasting is FREE. All you need bring is a love of world class wine and a couple of great friends.

Drink Great Wine,
MJ the Sommelier


David Rhine

David developed and perfected a coil/throwing method of construction to create large outdoor and indoor planters. These distinctive andsturdy vessels are made to evoke prestige and integrity for centuries to come.Made with durable high-fired stoneware, they are completely frost proof and will never fade or crack.The planters are embellished with handmade stamps, creating designs and patterns inspired by various forms of nature. The complexity of each unique piece results in a quality which exceeds the usual industrial, mass produced planters. Slight nuances of form, surface design, texture, and glazes make every piece a one of a kind work of art.

David Rhine, an exceptionally talented potter from Nashville, received a bachelors degree in education from Middle Tennessee State University. Hewent on to a residency program at the Appalachian Center For Crafts in Smithville where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.


Treusner Shiraz $32.99 a Bottle

The 2006 Joshua is an unwooded cuvee composed of 65% Grenache, 25% Mataro, and 10% Shiraz. Dark ruby-colored, it offers expressive, fruity aromas of violets, black cherry, and black raspberry. Supple-textured, layered, and sweetly fruited, the wine has no hard edges straight through to its pure finish. Drink it over the next 6 years.

91 Points R.P.


Troll Creek Shiraz

Usually $87.99 but on Saturday $49.99
The 2005 Shiraz was sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines. The wine spent 30 months in French and American oak, 30% new. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits aromas of toasty oak, spice box, saddle leather, licorice, blueberry, and chocolate. Sleek and racy on the palate in spite of its ample size, the flavors reveal succulent blue fruit and chocolate, and a long, savory finish. Give it 3-5 years in the cellar and drink it through 2024.

95 Points R.P.


Loan Semillion $19.99 a Bottle

The dry-grown 2005 Semillon was tank-fermented and spent 8 months in seasoned French oak. Medium straw-colored, it offers an expressive perfume of mineral, melon, spring flowers, and candle wax. This leads to a medium-bodied, ripe, well-balanced Semillon with good depth and length. Enjoy it with shellfish over the next 2-3 years. Loan was the second farm planted in the history of the Barossa. Today the Loan property is the only certified organic vineyard in the Barossa.

89 Points R.P.

Restaurant Health Scores This Week

HIGH SCORES:
Krystal
273 Hicks Road
Date Inspected: 11-21-07
Score: 93

La Authentica Michocana
1086 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 11-20-07
Score: 94

Tennessee Business Enterprise/Gateway Grill
426 5th Avenue North
Date Inspected: 11-19-07
Score: 94

KFC
290 Hicks Road
Date Inspected: 11-21-07
Score: 94

Café Le Crumbs
327 Union Street
Date Inspected: 11-20-07
Score: 94

Player’s Inn
7097-B Old Harding
Date Inspected: 11-19-07
Score: 97



LOW SCORES:
Banaadir
1038 Murfreesboro Road
Date Inspected: 11-20-07
Score: 59
Major Violations:
· Employee washing dishes but did not sanitize them
· Rat droppings in closet with electrical boxes
· Rat poison in open tray in closet
· Rat droppings on shelving unit by the rice, pasta and aluminum foil

UPDATES:
No updates for this week.

Jason Brumm of Radius 10 to Open a Mexican Restaurant

Jason Brumm, chef-owner of upscale spot radius10, is getting ready to open a second restaurant with a completely different concept: a casual Mexican joint on Belmont Boulevard.

Dos Locos will take over the space currently held by Tabouli's, 2015 Belmont. Blvd.

Brumm is adding a full bar with margaritas and Mexican beers. He says everything on the menu will be under $10, but made with high-quality ingredients and preparation methods. Look for queso dip made from scratch from a blend of Mexican cheeses, plus tacos, burritos, nachos and fresh seafood ceviche.

Read the complete article in the Tennessean newspaper.

The Naked Cowboy Invades Nashville at Fan Fair

I can't imagine doing this myself but from what I hear, he makes a ton of money this way.