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Greater Nashville May 2019 Arts Entertainment Dining Maps Nightlife ® Shopping the nashville visitors guide Attractions Key_Ad_Cover.indd 1 4/12/19 3:07 PM Your Nashville Symphony Live at the Schermerhorn may 19 may 23 to 26 CARMINA AN EVENING WITH BURANA Branford WITH THE Marsalis NASHVILLE SYMPHONY Quartet & NASHVILLE BALLET may 31 to june 3 june 7 RICHARD The Final Performances MARX with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin june 14 june 20 & 21 A CONVERSATION WITH “NAPOLEON DYNAMITE” JON HEDER “PEDRO” EFREN RAMIREZ MOVIE SCREENING AND Q&A july 6 & 7 july 11 Live at ascend amphitheater june 15 june 22 june 29 615.687.6400 | NashvilleSymphony.org KC & The Sunshine Band, Branford Marsalis and Napoleon Dynamite presented without orchestra. nashville events cluding themed dressing rooms, the artists’ en- this month’s feature trance, the Opry stage, and more. Daytime tours TUESDAYS, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS are available seven days a week featuring Blake Grand Ole Opry Shelton as your video tour guide. Tours are also 2804 Opryland Drive. Grand Ole Opry shows available following most Opry performances with are performed every Tuesday, Friday and video tour guide Darius Rucker. For a once-in-a- Saturday in May. Since 1925, country’s best lifetime experience, try our Behind the Curtain VIP have mesmerized audiences at the Opry, tour. For more information, visit opry.com or call the show that made country music famous. (615) 871-OPRY. While performances from both legendary TUESDAYS THROUGH SUNDAYS entertainers and the lat- TN State Museum Highlights Tours est country music acts TN State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. are the norm, when you Our free Museum Highlights tour is a great way go to the Opry, you’ll also to see some never-before-seen artifacts and hear enjoy bluegrass bands, some of the great stories of Tennessee history. comedy, and more. See Meet on the second level lobby area near the the new stars, superstars, stairs every Tuesday through Sunday from 2–2:45 and legends of country pm (except for holidays). tnmuseum.org music on the stage where many of them got their start and some are MAY 1-6, 21-24, 25-29, 30-31 experiencing the thrill for the very first time. Nashville Sounds Home Games Artists scheduled to appear this month in- First Tennessee Park, 401 Jackson Street. Take clude Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Ray, Chris the family out to the ballgame for games May 1-2 Janson, Charles Esten (pictured), Easton vs. Omaha, May 3-6 vs. Memphis, May 21-24 vs. Corbin, Dustin Lynch, Charlie Daniels Memphis, May 25-29 vs. Round Rock, May 30-31 Band, Craig Morgan, Lauren Alaina and New Orleans. nashvillesounds.com more! For Opry tickets and information visit MAY 3-4 opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. Sevier Park Fest 12th Avenue South. Free entertainment on Saturday THURSDAYS with family fun events, local vendors, food, art, Opry Country Classics fashion, pet adoptions and live music. Tickets Beginning at the Opry and lat- are required for the Friday night concert with Gin er emanating from the historic Blossoms and Frances Cone. Other highlights Ryman Auditorium during the include the Kids Bike Race, Criterium Race, Bar-B- spring season, Opry Country Classics is hosted Que Hot Wing Eating Contest, Kids Area & more! by Opry member Larry Gatlin and features the 6 pm–10 pm, sevierparkfest.com country music the world knows best, performed MAY 3-5 by legends of the genre and the rising stars those Spring Tennessee Craft Fair legends have influenced. Catch the spring run Centennial Park, 2600 West End Avenue. One- Thursdays through May 30. For tickets and infor- of-a-kind, handcrafted works at this juried fair are mation, visit opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. perfect gifts for friends, family, and yourself! Enjoy DAILY food, family-friendly activities in the Kids’ Tent and Grand Ole Opry House Backstage Pass Tours demonstrations from artisans aimed to educate as Guided tours of the Grand Ole Opry House offer they create pieces in front of your eyes. A unique visitors an up-close look at the celebrated 4,400- feature of Tennessee Craft Fairs requires artists to seat venue and country’s most famous show, in- be on-site. Learn what inspires them, and how they 3 Greater Nashville ® the nashville visitors guide Publisher Key Magazine Nashville LLC [email protected] Design & Production Gerri Winchell Findley 9 Music Square South Suite 224 Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 354-9370 • Fax (615) 397-3044 Visit our website: www.nashvillekey.com Key Magazine assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions appearing more than once. Photos Courtesy of: Media Production Services, Robert Ames Cook Chamber of Commerce, Margaret Angell Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation Tennessee Photographic Services Chris Hollo Photography, Gerri Winchell Findley David B Lile/davidblile.com Distributed free to Nashville area hotels, motels and visitor information centers. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is prohibited. USPS 543030. this issue This magazine published by Key Magazine Nashville, under license from Key Magazines, Inc. 3805 Ivywood Court, Arlington, TX 76016. Events 3–8 Performing Arts 10–14 TM Key Info 15 Maps 16 –18 Dining 20–21 Key Magazine Locations: Shopping & Services 22–23 Arizona Carmel/Monterey Chicago Cincinnati Dallas Fort Worth Houston Memphis Milwaukee Nashville Attractions 24–30 Oklahoma City Palm Springs Tulsa Ghana, West Africa Key affiliates are located in Boston, New York City and Pittsburgh. Contact Nashville Key for advertising opportunities. take raw materials and transform them into fine events craft. Friday and Saturday 10 am–6 pm, Sunday 10 am–5 pm. tennesseecrafts.org and under. Cash only for food, beverages, rides, games, and souvenirs. No pets. tnrenfest.com MAY 3-5 Goodguys Nashville National Car Show MAY 4-11 Nissan Stadium, 1 Titans Way. Featuring over 2,500 Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival hot rods, customs, classics, street rods, muscle Main Street, Downtown Portland. Enjoy live mu- cars and trucks through 1987. Vendor exhibits, sic, food, craft vendors, contests, inflatables and swap meet, classics cars-for-sale area, Goodguys activities for kids, carnival, 5K walk/run and more! Autocross to test vehicle agility and performance, Parade begins at 4 pm, followed by a free concert lots of fun for the entire family! good-guys.com at 6 pm. A firework show will conclude the evening. middletennesseestrawberryfestival.net MAY 3-12 Nashville Film Festival MAY 4, 11 Regal Cinemas Hollywood 27, 719 Thompson Fairgrounds Speedway Lane. This 10-day celebration of film features Fairgrounds Speedway, 625 Smith Avenue. The cars competition films, educational presentations, red of the ARCA Menards Series return on May 4, and carpet events, awards ceremony, and closing night Ladies Race Night on May 11. Admission: Adults party. Brooks Institute named it one of the top 5 $12; Senior & Military $10; Kids (6–12) $5; free for 5 film festivals in the U.S. nashvillefilmfestival.org and under. fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com MAY 4 MAY 5 Tacos & Tequila Vintage Base Ball Horton Events, 660 Lafayette Street. Foodies and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane. people who love a good time – come and bridge Join The Hermitage for a fun day of base ball with the gap between Mexican and Urban American the Nashville Vintage Base Ball League! Bring a culture. There will be street tacos, margaritas, blanket or chair and enjoy some old-fashioned mules, and palomas comped through each ticket! ball games on our newly expanded playing field. Tickets are $35-$55; 2:30 pm–8:30 pm. This event is free to the public. Admission to the MAY 4 event does not cover admission to The Hermitage. MDA’s Muscle Walk thehermitage.com Vanderbilt University, 2700 Children’s Way. This MAY 7 fundraising walk helps to transform the lives of Open House at Dyer Observatory people affected by neuromuscular diseases. Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory, 1000 Oman Drive, Registration is free, but we encourage individuals Brentwood. Astronomers offer tours of the obser- and teams to help fundraise. mda.donordrive.com vatory and the Seyfert telescope at 9 and 10:30 MAY 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25-27 pm. dyer.vanderbilt.edu Tennessee Renaissance Festival MAY 8, 11, 18 2124 New Castle Road, Arrington. Travel back to Nashville Soccer Club 16th century England with First Tennessee Park. Cheer on soccer as they take skilled artisans displaying on the Tampa Bay Rowdies on May 8, Swope Park their wares and specialty Rangers on May 11, and Charlotte Independence foods and drinks greet on May 18. Tickets $15-25. nashvillesc.com the festival-goer. Hear the MAY 10, 17, 21, 31 sounds of Renaissance The Huckabee Show musicians and merry- 30 Music Village Boulevard, Hendersonville. makers as they echo through the trees. Color, Be part of a live studio audience and enjoy movement, and peals of laughter welcome those news, music, entertainment and fun with former who thrill to the challenges of games of skill and Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee and his spe- man-powered rides. Tours of the Castle Gwynn cial guests! Tickets are free. For ages 16+. Seating first floor and grounds are included with admission at 6:30 pm. Walk-ins welcome! Register online or 11 am–3 pm (weather permitting). Hours: 10 am–6 call 833-HUCKABEE for more info. huckabeetix.tv pm. Free parking; Free admission for children 5 5 events tional rite of spring – typically attracting more than 25,000 spectators. This annual event combines the MAY 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 grandeur of horse racing with the power and spirit Musicians Corner of community. iroquoissteeplechase.org Centennial Park, 2600 West End Avenue.