Greater Nashville September 2015 Arts Entertainment Dining Maps Nightlife ® Shopping the nashville visitors guide Attractions EXHIBIT NOW OPEN @CountryMusicHOF • #CosmicSamPhillips Your Nashville Symphony | Live at the schermerhorn BEETHOVEN’S NINTH NASHVILLE SYMPHONY & CHORUS WITH THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY September 10 to 13 + 3 pm Sun. matinee September 24 to 26 VIVALDI’S TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOUR SEASONS First Piano Concerto with the Nashville Symphony September 27 October 2 & 3 + 10:30 am Fri. concert WITH THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY October 9 October 12 The Best of DON MCLEAN BROADWAY with the Nashville Symphony with the Nashville Symphony American Pie • Vincent Castles in the Air October 15 to 17 October 28 A E G I S Mary C. Ragland S C I E N C E S FOUNDATION Foundation EST. 2013 LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE 615.687.6400 | NashvilleSymphony.org 2 this month’s events THIS MONTH’S FEATURES: the Opry, you’ll also enjoy bluegrass bands, com- edy, and more. Artists scheduled to appear this ® Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum month include Michael Ray, Larry Gatlin & The 2222 Fifth Avenue South. You haven’t seen Nashville Gatlin Brothers, Chris Janson, Ralph Stanley, ® if you haven’t visited the Country Music Hall of Fame Rascal Flatts, Craig Morgan, Jewel, Josh Turner and Museum, the largest popular music museum (pictured), Tracy Lawrence, Del McCoury Band, in the world. Experience the history of America’s David Nail, Terri Clark, Chuck Wicks, Kristian music through exciting new exhibits, entertaining Bush, and more! For Opry tickets and information films, interactive displays, and an incredible array of visit opry.com or call (615) 871-OPRY. costumes and instruments. Sing Me Back Home, the museum’s permanent exhibit, tells the story of September 3 – Titans Preseason Football country music from its pre-commercial roots in the Nissan Stadium, 1 Titans Way. Come cheer on the nineteenth century through its vibrant life today. Tennessee Titans as they take on the Minnesota Peruse artifacts and memorabilia of one of country VIkings at 7 pm. titansonline.com music’s most influential female artists in the exhibit Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When. September 5 – Downtown Art Crawl Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary will examine the Fifth Avenue of the Arts, Historic Arcade, Eighth singer-songwriter’s roots and rise to stardom. Fans Avenue, Broadway. Various galleries offer rare op- will see stage clothes, instruments, awards, photos portunities to view diverse exhibitions featuring and memorabilia from Bryan’s personal collection. every genre of art. The festive atmosphere and Dylan, Cash, And The Nashville Cats: A New participating venues welcome you to experience Music City will explore the magical time of the late downtown Nashville as a center for art. 6–9 pm. 1960s and early ’70s. Flyin’ Saucers Rock & Roll: nashvilledowntown.com/play The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips will take an in- depth look at the social and cultural impact of the September 1-3 – Nashville Sounds Games music from the innovative Sam Phillips, Sun Records, First Tennessee Park, 401 Jackson Street. Take the and the Memphis recording era. Open daily 9 am–5 family out to the ballgame at the new minor-league pm. Admission: $24.95 ages 13+; $14.95 ages 6-12; ballpark in Sulphur Dell, north of downtown. This free for children 5 and under; $22.50 seniors (ages month the Sounds play Round Rock. Parking: $5, 6 0+), students, AAA; $21.50 military. Upgrade to a free shuttle, at Metro Courthouse Garage, 101 Gold (audio tour) or Platinum package, and include James Robertson Parkway. nashvillesounds.com a tour of historic RCA Studio B, where Elvis and oth- ers recorded over 35,000 songs. Shop the Museum September 3, 10, 17, 24 – Fontanel Store and savor a made-from-scratch meal at Two Concert Cruise-In The Woods Amphitheater, 4225 Whites Creek Twenty •Two Grill and Catering. (615) 416-2001, Pike. Classic cars from the 30’s all the way up to countrymusichalloffame.org modern muscle cars will fill the 25-acre show field Tuesdays, Fridays & from 5:30–8:30 pm. Enjoy great music, grilled burg- Saturdays – Grand Ole ers and dogs, beer garden, plus raffles. Free entry. Opry fontanelmansion.com Grand Ole Opry shows are performed every Tuesday, September 4 – Zoovie Night Nashville Zoo, 3777 Nolensville Road. Pack a blan- Friday and Saturday in ket for the evening’s feature film, How to Train September. Since 1925, country’s best have mes- Your Dragon, playing on a large inflatable screen merized audiences at the Opry, the show that at sunset. Bring the family for games, inflatables, made country music famous. While performances music, crafts and after-hour access to the carou- from both legendary entertainers and the latest sel! nashvillezoo.org country music acts are the norm, when you go to 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 8–12 NASHVILLE TRAVEL AND Maps 16–18 TOURISM PROFESSIONALS Dining 20–21 Shopping & Services 22–23 Key Magazine Locations: Key Info 15 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. 4 September 5 – Rewind BBQ Festival events Public Square Park. Kick off Labor Day Weekend eating and grape stomping contests, take part in with delicious southern BBQ while relaxing in the free wine tastings Saturday and Sunday, and shop beautiful Tennessee sunlight. Good music from the Craft Fair. Free admission. italianlights.org a variety of artists at this family-friendly event. 4 –11:30 pm; bring blankets or chairs; rain or shine. September 11-20 – Tennessee State Fair September 5, 12, 19, 26 – Musicians Corner Tennessee State Fairgrounds, 500 Wedgewood Avenue. “Red, White and You” celebrates our Centennial Park, front area off West End Avenue pride in the best of our nation and the Volunteer and 25th Street/Elliston Place. Free family-friendly State. More than 100,000 fairgoers will experience weekly festival and giant lawn party with stellar the thrilling rides at the Midway, the wide variety of music, a mix of Nashville’s best food trucks, free competitions, and mouth-watering fair foods. New Kidsville activities, Dogville, and a Beer Garden for 2015, A Salute to First Responders celebrates serving Nashville’s local brews. All ages! 12–5 pm. the lives and sacrifices of the people who work musicianscornernashville.com daily to make the USA a better place to live. Other September 6, 13, 20, 27 – Sundays LIVE! must-sees include the Great Lakes Timber Show, at The Hermitage Fairest of the Fair Pageant, Hedrick’s Racing Pigs, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Home of President Andrew Kenya Safari Acrobats, Ice Cream Eating Contest, Jackson. Hear stories of the strong, influential and Curly the Kid and Colonel Phil Good return women who lived here, from the mansion to the with their Western Comedy Show. tnstatefair.org slave quarters at Women of the Hermitage on September 12 – Dragon Boat Festival September 6. To Avenge Fort Mims: Tennessee East Bank Landing, Cumberland River, directly and the Creek War will explore the events of this across from downtown Nashville. Fifty teams of 22 war that set Andrew Jackson on a path to national paddlers each will race in 46-foot-long authentic, importance and the presidency, on September Hong Kong-style dragon boats. Fans can cheer 13. Meet the Carriage Horses on September 20 1000 paddlers, and celebrate the long tradition and hear stories of Hermitage horses over the past of dragon boat racing with a cultural festival un- 200 years as you tour by horse-drawn wagon for like any other in Music City. Celebration dances a glimpse into what life was like on this 1000-acre will be performed by the Chinese Arts Alliance cotton plantation for Jackson, his family and his of Nashville. Parking: $5, Lot D, Nissan Stadium. slaves. Experience the sights and smells of 19th- Or park downtown (Metro Courthouse $3; Public century Foodways on the Frontier on September Library $5) and take a quick walk over the pedes- 27, and enjoy samples from a historic chocolate trian bridge to the East Bank Landing. 8 am–3 pm, demonstration. thehermitage.com nashvilledragonboat.org September 11-13 – Nashville Greek Fest September 12 – Nashville Mini Maker Faire 4905 Franklin Pike. Experience a rich, multi-sensory Adventure Science Center, 800 Fort Negley experience of Greek hospitality and culture with Boulevard. Join us in celebration of makers, hack- savory cuisine, soulful music, lively dancing, and ers, tinkerers, inventors and dreamers. The event is educational tours. $3 admission tickets are valid like a big science fair or a community “show and for the entire weekend. Free for children 12 and tell” where people will demonstrate their do-it- under, military, police and fire personel (with ID). yourself skills and showcase a wide variety of proj- Free parking for all guests, free shuttle service (lim- ects.