Greater Nashville April 2015 Arts Entertainment Dining Maps Nightlife ® Shopping the nashville visitors guide Attractions 1 Music City’s Biggest Band Your Nashville Symphony | Live at the schermerhorn MOZART’S PIANO A TRIBUTE TO BILLIE BERNADETTE PETERS HOLIDAY WITH with the Nashville Symphony MASTERPICE April 9 to 11 with Emanuel Ax & the CASSANDRA WILSON Nashville Symphony April 8 April 3 & 4 Amazing pianist Ax performs Timeless Billie Holiday classics The star of stage and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. including “All of Me,” “The Way screen sings Rodgers and 14 and Strauss’ Burleske. Plus You Look Tonight,” “Strange Hammerstein, Sondheim and works by Haydn and Debussy. Fruit” and more. other Broadway hits. MICHAEL DAUGHERTY FAMILY CONCERT WORLD PREMIERE THE MAGICAL GUERRERO KENNY G WORLD OF CONDUCTS with the Nashville Symphony TCHAIKOVSKY BEETHOVEN May 7 to 9 with the Nashville Symphony with the Nashville Symphony April 11 at 11 am April 17 & 18 Dancers and musicians bring Featuring Beethoven’s An evening of smooth jazz classics from Sleeping Beauty, landmark Symphony No. 1, as only this wonderful Swan Lake and Nutcracker plus new American classics by saxophonist can deliver — vividly to life. Michael Daugherty. with your Nashville Symphony. LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE 615.687.6400 | NashvilleSymphony.org 2 this month’s events THIS MONTH’S FEATURES: Daily – Grand Ole Opry House Backstage Pass Tours Daily – Ryman Auditorium Tours Guided tours of the Grand Ole Opry House offer 116 Fifth Avenue North, downtown. This National visitors an up-close look at the celebrated 4,400- Historic Landmark is most famous as the home of seat venue and country’s most famous show, in- the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 –1974. The guided cluding themed dressing rooms, the artists’ en- backstage tour takes you through dressing rooms trance, the Opry stage, and more. Daytime tours dedicated to the stars of the Ryman’s rich musical are available seven days a week February–October past including Minnie Pearl and Hank Williams. Be featuring Blake Shelton as your video tour guide. sure to visit the Hatch Show Gallery and the Gift Tours are also available following most Opry per- Shop. Self-guided tours are $15 for adults, and $10 formances with video tour guide Darius Rucker. for children ages 4–11. Backstage tours are $20 For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, try our Behind and $15. To buy tour tickets, go to ryman.com or the Curtain VIP tour. For more information, visit call (615) 889-3060. opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays – Grand Mondays and Thursdays – A Tribute to Ole Opry the KING: 1953-1977 2804 Opryland Drive. Grand Ole Opry shows are Texas Troubadour Theatre, 2416 Music Valley performed every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday in Drive. On Mondays and Thursdays this high-ener- April. Since 1925, country’s best have mesmerized gy, live musical biography starring John Beardsley audiences at the Opry, the show that made coun- features all six eras of the King’s career, including try music famous. While performances from both over 30 songs and five costume changes, and has legendary entertainers and the latest country mu- thrilled audiences of all ages from New York to sic acts are the norm, when you go to the Opry, Russia. The legend lives on in Nashville’s first and you’ll also enjoy bluegrass bands, comedy, and only continuously running show paying tribute to more. Artists scheduled to the King in Music City, where he recorded over appear this month include 300 songs. “A great show, very authentic! I look Lauren Alaina (pictured), forward to seeing it again,” raved DJ Fontana, Jerrod Niemann, David Elvis’s longtime drummer. Audiences continue to Nail, John Conlee, Kristian give standing ovations at every show. A must-see Bush, Charlie Daniels show while in Nashville. To order tickets, which Band, Florida Georgia is recommended, call (615) 758-0098. Seating Line, Frankie Ballard, Craig Wayne Boyd, Jana at 6:30 pm. Showtime is 7 pm. Box office opens Kramer, and more! For Opry tickets and informa- at 10 am, day of show. Plenty of free parking! tion visit opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. thenashvilleking.com Thursdays – Opry Country Classics Through April 26 – Cheekwood in Bloom Emanating from the Ryman Auditorium during Cheekwood Museum of Art, 1200 Forrest Park the spring and fall season, Opry Country Classics Drive. Waves of spring color emerge across the is hosted by Opry member Larry Gatlin and fea- grounds and gardens, starting with hyacinths, daf- tures performances of the country music the world fodils, and magnolias that soon give way to iris and knows best performed by legends of the genre dogwoods. This year’s spring blooms will deliver as well as the rising stars the legends have influ- a massive dose of one of spring’s classics – over enced. The spring run begins now through May 100,000 tulips. Enjoy live jazz in the garden on 28. Among the Spotlight Artists appearing this Saturdays and the Drawing Room Concert Series month are The Time Jumpers, Mel Tillis, and featuring Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music on Craig Morgan. For tickets and information, visit Sunday afternoons. cheekwood.org opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. 3 Greater Nashville ® the nashville visitors guide Publisher Key Magazine Nashville LLC [email protected] Graphic 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 Andy Wilson, Amiee Stubbs 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 3–7 Performing Arts 8–10 NASHVILLE TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROFESSIONALS Key Info 13 Dining 14–15 Key Magazine Locations: Maps 16–18 Atlanta The Berkshires Carmel/Monterey Chicago Cincinnati Shopping & Services 20–21 Colorado Dallas Daytona Beach Attractions 22–28 Emerald Coast Fort Worth Fort Lauderdale Houston Key West Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Milwaukee Nashville Galleries & Exhibits 30 New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Palm Beach County Palm Springs Panama City Pensacola Phoenix/Scottsdale Pittsburgh San Diego Sarasota Sedona St. Augustine Tampa Tuscon Ventura Key Magazine Network National Advertising Sales Hurst and Associates, Inc. 1-800-397-8908, E-mail: [email protected] 4 April 3 – Howlin’ After Dark events Howlin’ Books, 1702 8th Avenue South. The Howlin’ We’ll be hiding over 30,000 eggs, including golden After Dark’s reading and new emerging writers eggs with prizes, so don’t forget to bring your series this month features Leesa Cross-Smith, basket! 10 am– 4 pm, cheekwood.org Flannery O’Connor Award finalist, reading from her collection, Every Kiss is War (2014), followed by April 4, 9 – Nashville Predators Home Tom Kimmel, Kenneth Robinson and Bob Bradley Games taking turns offering poems around the theme of Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway. Enjoy NHL “Searching the Shadows for New Light.” Free ad- hockey in Smashville! All games start at 7 pm un- mission, 7 pm. howlinbooks.com less otherwise noted. This month, the Predators April 3, 25 – Nashville Venom Home play against the Dallas Stars on April 4 and Games Minnesota Wild on April 9. For single game tickets, call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, or go to tick- Municipal Auditorium, 417 Fourth Avenue North. etmaster.com. Purchase tickets at the Bridgestone Nashville’s professional indoor football league vs. Arena box office, open 10 am–5 pm, Monday– Lehigh Valley on April 3, and Richmond on April 25. Saturday. predators.nhl.com Games start at 7 pm. nashvillevenom.com April 4 – Fairgrounds Speedway April 4, 11, 18, 25 – Songwriter Sessions Ford Theater, Country Music Hall of Fame and Fairgrounds Speedway, 625 Smith Avenue. Come Museum, 222 Fifth Avenue South. Songwriters out and join us! Admission: $10; $8 seniors, kids 12 perform in an intimate setting and invite ques- and under; $5 military. The pit ticket gate opens at tions from the audience every Saturday at 9:30 am, first practice at 12 noon, the grandstand 11:30 am. Included with museum admission, officially opens at 3 pm, the green flag racing slat- and free to museum members. Program passes ed for 4 pm. fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com will be given out beginning two hours prior to April 4 – Annual Easter Eggstravaganza the program on a first-come, first-served basis. at The Hermitage countrymusichalloffame.org 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Home of President Andrew April 7-11 – Nashville Fashion Week Jackson. The Hermitage embraces spring with Various locations. A city-wide celebration of their annual Easter Egg Hunt. Rain date is April Nashville’s thriving fashion and its vast array of cre- 11. Additional games, activities, and light snacks atives – featuring local, regional and national de- will be included, and the Easter Bunny will be in at- sign talent in fashion events and shows. The week tendance! There will be three sessions: 10 am, 12 will kick off on April 7 with the Nashville Designer noon, and 2 pm, for children up to age 10. Tickets Showcase at Acme Feed & Seed downtown, are required for all participating children and adults: and end with the Annual Fashion Forward Gala. $10/child and $5/adult. All children must be accom- Buy an all access pass or individual event tickets.