Event Highlights for July 21 – 28   

MUSIC

Carswell, Harrison Hudson, and The Cold Stares at The Rutledge on July 21

In the Round with Wayland Patton, Billy Montana, Lydia Salnikova and Don Henry at The Bluebird Café on July 21

Music City Roots: Pine Hill Haints, Izzy Cox, The Boxcars at The Loveless Barn on July 21

Music Circle South with Jack & Diane featuring Jessica Campbell, Kelly Bannen at The Center for the Arts on July 21

Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman featuring Earl Scruggs with Sarah Jarosz at Ryman Auditorium on July 22

Brian Van Meter, The Avery Set, I Became the Sky, Canago and The Japanese School Girls at The Mercy Lounge and Cannery Ballroom on July 22

Brown Bag Lunch Special Concert Series: NaCole Rice at Centennial Park on July 22

Dirt Nasty & Andre Legacy with Slow Motion Centerfold & Chancellor Warhol at 12th and Porter on July 23

Full Moon Pickin’ Party at Warner Parks Equestrian Center on July 23

How I Became the Bomb with The Honeymoon Thrillers and Downtown Handshake at Exit/In on July 23

In the Round with Erin Enderlin, Leslie Satcher, Shane McAnnally, and Monty Holmes at The Bluebird Café on July 23

Main Street LIVE! featuring Diana Pelham Band in McMinnville, Tenn. on July 23

Old Union & The Last Straw at The Mercy Lounge and Cannery Ballroom on July 23

Red Caboose Concerts: Bill McCallie and In Cahoots Band at Bellevue Red Caboose Park on July 23

Snap on 2 & 4 with Ritmos Picantes at Nashville Jazz Workshop on July 23

The SteelDrivers at Station Inn on July 23

Beachaven Winery: Jazz on the Lawn featuring CJO at Beachaven Vineyards on July 24

Bluebird on the Mountain – Tony Arata, Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch, and Jelly Roll Johnson at Vanderbilt’s Dyer Observatory on July 24

Grand Ole Opry featuring Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Heidi Newfield, John Conlee, Marty Stuart, and more at Ryman Auditorium on July 24

Moon Taxi with Space Capone at Exit/In on July 24

Musicians Corner: Justin Branum, Slow Motion Centerfold, Amy Stroup, Keegan Dewitt, and Roman Candle at Centennial Park on July 24

Songwriter Session: Marla Cannon-Goodman with Keith Litteral at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on July 24

Jazz on the Lawn: Moe Denham All-Stars with Rahsaan Barber, Jim Williamson, Bob Sabelico, Robert Band at Belle Meade Plantation on July 25

Lightning 100’s Nashville Sunday Night featuring Cary Brothers and Greg Laswell with Harper Blynn at 3rd and Lindsley on July 25

Melissa Etheridge at Ryman Auditorium on July 25

Sunset Concert Series featuring Live Bait: Tribute to Jimmy Buffett and Summertime Fun at Historic Carnton Plantation on July 25

Creed at Hard Rock Café on July 26

Paul McCartney at Bridgestone Arena on July 26

Grand Ole Opry featuring Steel Magnolia, Jimmy Wayne and more at Ryman Auditorium on July 27

Raul Malo at Station Inn on July 27

Music City Roots: Boulder Acoustic Society, Ernie Hendrickson, Newfound Road, Dixie Bee Liners, and Have Gun Will Travel at The Loveless Barn on July 28 
 
 
COMEDY, DANCE, and THEATRE

Seussical the Musical at The Keeton Theatre on July 23 – August 8

High School Musical 2 at Arts Center of Cannon County through July 24

Murder at Café Noir at Murfreesboro Center for the Arts through July 24

WAMB and Regions Free Days of Big Band featuring Paul Ross Big Band at Centennial Park on July 24

Cheatham County Community Theater presents Seussical the Musical at Harpeth High School on through July 25

The Other Me Theatre Company presents Doubles at Encore Theatre Company through July 25

Alice in Wonderland at Dalewood United Methodist Church through July 31

Tall Tale Circus at Nashville’ Main Public Library through July 31

Cinderella at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre through August 7

Hello, Dolly! At Cumberland County Playhouse through August 22 

FILM & VIDEO

Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky at Belcourt Theatre through July 23

Midnight Movies: Purple Rain at Belcourt Theatre on July 23 – 24

Film Screening: Hank Williams, Jr. Full Access (1986) at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on July 25

Laser Michael Jackson at Adventure Science Center through July 31

The Other Side of Pink Floyd at Adventure Science Center through July 31 

FESTIVALS & SEASONAL

Bluegrass Along the Harpeth Fiddler’s Jamboree in Historic Downtown Franklin on July 23 – 24

3rd Annual Civil War Encampment: Hardtack & Howitzers at Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum on July 24

Murder Mystery Train Trip to DelMonaco Winery at Tennessee Central Railway Museum on July 24

Summer Saturdays: Old MacDonald’s Farm at Tennessee Agricultural Museum on July 24

The Mayor’s 3rd Annual Home Ownership Fair at Bridgestone Arena on July 25

Way Late Play Date (Adult Night) at Adventure Science Center on July 27

2010 Clarksville Writers’ Conference at Austin Peay State University on July 28 – 31 

KIDS & FAMILIES

Dive-In Movie: Monsters vs. Aliens at Nashville Shores on July 23

Ice Day at Nashville Zoo at Grassmere on July 24

Summer CRUSH at Lane Motor Museum on July 24

Nashville Shores Water Park – Summer Season at Nashville Shores through August 15

Wave Country Season at Wave Country through September 5

SPORTS & RECREATION

Nashville Sounds vs. Albuquerque Isotopes at Greer Stadium through July 22 

Nashville Outlaws vs. West Virginia Miners at Vanderbilt University – Hawkins Field on July 22 – 24

Full Moon Hike at Edwin and Percy Warner Park s on July 25

Nature Hike – Stone Door Trail at South Cumberland State Park on July 25

Nashville Sounds vs. Omaha Royals at Greer Stadium on July 27 – 30 

MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS

Gallery Talk: The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957 at Frist Center for the Visual Arts on July 22

The Art of Brother Mel: A Lifetime of Making Art at The Arts Company through July 23

Southeastern Regional Bonsai Show at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art on July 24 – 25

Centennial Art Center Gallery: Tom Rice, Sam Simms, and Barbara Rembert at Centennial Art Center through July 30

Summer Fresh Art: Chris Beck, Tony Breuer, Judy Nebhut, and Deborah Wait at The Arts Company through July 30

Romance of the Horse at Tennessee State Museum through August 22

The American Impressionists in the Garden at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art through September 5

The Golden Age of Couture: A Paris and London 1947-1957 at Frist Center for the Visual Arts through September 12

Chihuly at Cheekwood at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art through October 31

Chihuly Nights at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art through October 31

Chihuly At The Frist at Frist Center for the Visual Arts through January 2