PERFORMING ARTS
All shows are subject to be rescheduled and some venues may be temporarily closed. Please check their websites for most current dates and info.
The Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 1 Symphony Place. Ticket packages may be purchased from the Patron Services hotline at (615) 687-6401. Season ticket holders receive added benefits! Check the website for locations and dates. For concert tickets, call the box office at (615) 687-6400 between 10 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday or 10 am and 2 pm Saturday. nashvillesymphony.org
Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Avenue North. This stellar venue is a six-time winner of Pollstar’s Concert Theatre of the Year award and 2012, 2010 and 2008 Academy of Country Music’s Venue of the Year. Buy tickets at Ryman box office, ryman.com, ticketmaster.com, ticketmaster outlets or call (615) 458-8700.
Nightly – Live Music at Rudy’s
Rudy’s Jazz Room, 809 Gleaves Street. Nashville’s only jazz club features live music, a New Orleans inspired menu, local brews, and tipsy cocktails. rudysjazzroom.com
Tuesday Evenings – Ultimate Comedy Open Mic Night
The East Room, 2412 Gallatin Avenue. Come see comedians try new material. Get there before 8 pm and you can throw your name in the hat to try your own funny jokes. It’s great for a fun date, and its free! Featuring house band The Grey Grays and hosted by favorite grump Brad Edwards. Each comic gets 4 minutes. Limit 25 comics. Showtime is 8:30–10:30 pm. theeastroomnashville.com
Every Thursday – Jazz on the Ave
Minerva Avenue, 1002 Buchanan Street. A weekly live music soirée hosted by saxophonist Joe Johnson, featuring some of Nashville’s best musicians, bands and vocalists. minervaavenue.com
Thursday and Friday Evenings – Music at the Frist
Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway. Enjoy a free early evening of music in the Cafe or Grand Lobby, 6 pm. fristartmuseum.org
Nashville Comedy Festival
Venues include Zanies, The Factory in Franklin, The Ryman, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, War Memorial Auditorium, and The Opry House. The annual festival will feature some of the funniest comedians in the world, including Bill Burr, Heather McMahan, Taylor Tomlinson, Lewis Black, James Gregory, Bobcat Goldthwait, Whitney Cummings, and many more. nashcomedyfest.com
Poet’s Corner
Scarritt Bennett Center, Vanderbilt University. Join fellow poetry enthusiasts for a monthly reading by a featured local poet. Over the years, various themes have surfaced: religious and faith based; emotions including love, hate, hurt, frustration, etc; personal reflections and observations of life; nature; resistance to the “isms” of society. Enjoy an evening hearing good poetry. Free, open to the public. scarrittbennett.org
Art Crawls
Spend your evening at an art crawl! Area galleries offer rare opportunities to view diverse exhibitions featuring many genres of artwork. Some venues present live music, and many serve complimentary wine and light hors d’oeuvres. These monthly gatherings are an opportunity to meet the artists, buy and support their work.
First Friday: Downtown Franklin Friday Art Crawl
Charming shops and galleries, live music and refreshments make Franklin a great place to be 6–9 pm. franklinartscene.com
First Saturday: Downtown Nashville Saturday Art Crawl
Fifth Avenue of the Arts, Historic Arcade, Eighth Avenue, Broadway. The festive atmosphere and participating venues welcome you to galleries open 6–9 pm, with trolleys making a continuous loop 6–10 pm. nashvilledowntown.com/play
First Saturday: WEHO Art Crawl
Minutes from downtown, Wedgewood/Houston is rich with art and music culture. Check out groundbreaking art from the artist run spaces on Chestnut Street to the commercial galleries on Hagan Street along with popups, beginning at 6 pm. am-wh.com
Second Saturday: East Side Art Stumble
East Nashville. Galleries, businesses, and studios stretch across the neighborhoods of East Nashville and Inglewood. Saturday event from 6-9, rain or shine. eastsideartstumble.com
Third Saturday: Jefferson Street Art Crawl
The crawl happens up and down Jefferson, starting at the Garden Brunch Cafe near Rosa Parks and ending at One Drop Ink Tattoo at Jefferson and 28th. The monthly event engages community and highlights art along this historic art corridor as well as the North Nashville Community. facebook.com/jsactn
