SUMMER EATS Find Southern Classics in Vandy’S Backyard… 4 Shirts, Shorts & Shoes Just Because It’S Nashville, Doesn’T Mean They Aren’T Required, So Pick Some Up… 6
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The Vanderbilt Hustler AND VERSUS PRESENT Entertainment & Culture WELCOME TO SUMMER2009 SUMMER EATS Find Southern classics in Vandy’s backyard… 4 SHIRTS, SHORTS & SHOES Just because it’s Nashville, doesn’t mean they aren’t required, so pick some up… 6 MORE THAN MUSIC Like country music? Got you covered. Don’t? You’ll be surprised at what else Nashville has to offer… 2 WHERE HOME NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS and campus life COME TOGETHER WEST END LUXURY APARTMENTS 21st A Just steps away from Vanderbuilt University is luxury that you can call home. 20 & Grand offers: ve ve S est End A ve • Spacious one & two bedroom floorplans • Reserved covered parking 615.327.1377 W A th • Full-size washer/dryers • State-of-the-art 24-hour fitness facility 2000 Grand Avenue 20 & GRAND 9 1 • Huge closets • Controlled access entrances & visitor entry system Nashville, Tennessee Grand Ave • Dual phone lines & cable-ready outlets • Onsite management & 24-hour maintenance [email protected] 2 • WELCOME TO SUMMER 2009 Staff List Hustler Editor in Chief Hannah Twillman ENTERTAINMENT Versus Editor in Chief Courtney Rogers from high above the Cumberland River. Check THE PARTHENON Parks it out at night when the bridge and the city are 2600 West End Ave. in Centennial Park Music Editor beautifully illuminated. 615-862-8431 Avery Spofford METRO NASHVILLE PARKS www.nashville.gov 615-862-8400 SEVIER PARK Art Director www.nashville.gov/parks/locations/parks.htm 12th Ave. S. & Kirkwood Matt Radford Located conveniently across the street from CENTENNIAL PARK the popular popsicle shop Las Paletas, the park Marketing Director 2500 West End Ave. plus a popsicle is the perfect formula for summer George Fischer Just a short walk from campus, visitors can relaxation. With your favorite avor, you can nd a retreat in the beauty of Centennial Park. stroll through the grassy knolls of Sevier Park. Advertising Managers Located on West End Avenue, the park o ers Angela Booker many options for those seeking an adventure BICENTENNIAL CAPITOL MALL STATE PARK Carolyn Fisher into a world of simple pleasures. 600 James Robertson Parkway e elds have a great amount of space for For a blend of history and natural beauty, visit playing Frisbee or football. ere also is a jungle Bicentennial Park. Located near Tennessee’s GARY LAYDA / Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau Asst. Advertising Manager gym that allows you to swing to your heart’s capitol building, the park o ers warm-weather Mallorie Colvin desire if sports are not up your alley. relief for children who enjoy playing in the 31 e power of Athena reigns in Centennial Picnics are wonderful under the lush awnings fountains that represent the state’s rivers and Park’s replica of the famous Greek Parthenon. Advertising Staff of oak trees. Or, if you simply need a place to get waterways at the Tennessee River Wall. To see the statue of Athena and the permanent Davita Majors away, bring a blanket and enjoy the view of the art collection of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th gardens and pond. If you want to make some century artists as well as temporary exhibits, VSC Director new friends, bring a bag of bread and the ducks Art plan to visit the Parthenon any time Tuesday Chris Carroll will waddle up to make your acquaintance. through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission Asst. VSC Directors For a historic lesson, visit the Parthenon. e is $5 for adults. Jeff Breaux Parthenon is located on the grounds of Centennial Paige Clancy Park and houses a permanent collection of TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century artists. 505 Deaderick St. Additional gallery space allows for temporary 615-741-2692 Cover Photos By exhibits. Inside is a giant reproduction of the www.tnmusuem.org Neil Brake original Parthenon’s lost statue of Athena as well Learning is always fun, especially when it’s free. Tawney Milam as exhibits of the frieze gures and lessons on Among the museum’s permanent collections, Loveless Cafe how the Parthenon was built. If you are not able visitors can explore subjects such Antebellum Nashville to make it during daylight hours for the art, a and e Frontier. e museum and its free entry Convention & nighttime visit is still quite lovely with the white are de nitely worth a visit. In addition to the Visitors Bureau stone of the Parthenon’s exterior sitting grandly museum’s permanent exhibits, e People’s SCOTT THOMAS / Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau beneath the dark blanket of sky. House: A Temple of Democracy opens on August e Parthenon is open Tuesday through The Frist Center for the Visual Arts 1st to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Saturday, 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For more 919 Broadway the Tennessee State Capitol. information, visit www.nashville.gov/parks/cac. 615-244-3340 htm or call 615-862-8442. www.fristcenter.org With exhibits like Medieval Treasures from Country Music FANNIE MAE DEES, “DRAGON PARK” the Cleveland Museum of Art and Museums in 2400 Blakemore Ave. the 21st Century, a collection that explores the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM Nicknamed for the large dragon swimming concepts and buildings of modern museums, 222 Fifth Ave. S. through park’s grass, the park is a nearby escape a trip to e Frist is a must for art and culture 615-416-2096 from Vanderbilt’s campus. e park o ers picnic enthusiasts. A variety of events take place at www.countrymusichalloffame.com areas as well as a large playground. the museum including ARTini; a chance to As both an educational and entertaining informally discuss one or two works from the experience, the Hall of Fame o ers a look at the RIVERFRONT PARK & PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE gallery with a Frist curator or guest lecturer evolution of country music through the many First Avenue while mingling with others over martinis and tours and programs o ered by the Country Take a walk along the river for fresh breezes live music in the Grand Lobby. During the Music Foundation (CMF). Admission is $17.95 and views of downtown. During summer summer you are invited to Frist Fridays, which for adults and $15.95 for students. Tours of months, Riverfront Park hosts music and cultural include entertainment, art, a cash bar and hors the historic RCA studio B are also available for festivals from time to time. e Shelby Street d’oeuvres under the stars. See the Frist’s calendar $12.95 for adults or $10.95 for children ages 6-17 Bridge o ers pedestrians a view of the skyline and website for more details. with the purchase of a museum ticket. WELCOME TO SUMMER 2009 • 3 Ryman Auditorium and the Country THE RYMAN Music Hall of Fame and Museum. 116 Fifth Ave. N. 615-458-8700 SUMMER www.ryman.com NASHTRASH TOURS Originally a church, this historic 900 Eighth Ave. N. building is a must-see for every country 615-226-7300 SPINS music lover. The musical legacy www.nashtrash.com of the venue continues to build its Take a ride in the big pink bus of the AVEry SPOFFORD repertoire with a variety of concerts and Jugg sisters as they show you around Music Editor performances on its legendary stage. Nashville on their NashTrash tour. Unlike other tours, the sisters offer humor and BLUEBIRD CAFÉ gossip that will you keep you laughing 4104 Hillsboro Pike and reaching for your complimentary Outgoing Music Editor Avery Spofford samples a few of this summer’s most anticipated 615-383-1461 cheese whiz crackers. Humor may not albums, giving readers an idea of what they should be spinning over their summer www.bluebirdcafe.com be appropriate for all ages. Tours cost vacation. Enjoy the talents of songwriters in $27.31 - $32.00, based on age and tip. the historic Bluebird Café. The venue is PASSION PIT: “MANNERs” (MAY 19) known for original country and acoustic Hailed by some as the second coming to messianic dance-floor darlings MGMT, Passion music seven nights a week. Guests are Other Pit has held its place as the favorite of the blogosphere since last year’s September debut, invited to enjoy food or drinks during “Chunk of Change.” With the release of its first full-length (“Manners”) this summer, however, the performers’ sets, but talking is OprY MILLS RESort the five-piece act is faced with a sink-or-swim situation: a successful release could mean prohibited. The experience is truly 2800 Opryland Drive widespread mainstream recognition, whereas a failed sophomore effort could reduce the about the music. To hear what may be 615-889-1000 band to just another flash in the pan. But, with psychedelic hit “Sleepyhead” already under the next big hit, visit the Bluebird on its www.gaylordhotels.com their belts and a mind-blowing video for “The Reeling,” the first single off “Manners,” my free writers’ nights on Sundays, when The beauty of the outdoors comes in money’s on success and Passion Pit as 2009’s breakthrough summer album. new songwriters perform, followed by a with the popular resort atrium that is hit songwriter as the finale. available for exploration for guests and DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING (JUNE 2) tourists alike. With an indoor riverboat Although still in mourning at the death of their much-acclaimed saxophonist, the late LeRoi THE GRAND OLE OPRY ride through the foliage and floating Moore, college favorites Dave Matthews Band are gearing up for the release of their seventh 2804 Opryland Drive restaurant, there is plenty to see and do studio album this summer, “Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.” 615-871-6779 at the Opry Mills Resort.