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Community Book Fair Books-A-Million	Fri., July 3, 10:00am-5:00pm	Charlotte Pike/ Sylvan Park/ West Nashville	Book Events Community Events Festivals Free Events
If you need an excuse to spend money at a bookstore, here's a good one. On the eve of celebrating Americ's independence, you can help the estimated 8,000 Sudanese refugees who now call Nashville home. For one day only, Books-A-Million will host a book fair at its Charlotte Pike location in West... More>>

Heartbeat: The Rhythm of Freedom Nashville Friends Meeting House	Fri., July 3, 8:00pm	Charlotte Pike/ Sylvan Park/ West Nashville	Community Events Dance Music Performing Arts
Bay Area resident Masankho Banda travels worldwide as a performing artist, blending African dance and percussion with singing and storytelling to spread messages of peace, social justice and cultural understanding. Originally from Malawi in southeast Africa, Banda draws upon folktales and... More>>

Nashville Originals Restaurant Week Restaurants Across the City	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Mon., June 29 until Sun., July 5	8 South/ 12 South/ Berry Hill	Community Events Food & Drink
Back by popular demand, the second--and now semi-annual--Restaurant Week kicks off earlier this year, with prix-fixe meals and two-fer dinners priced festively at $20.09 or $30.09. The weeklong bargain makes it easy to explore the 30 locally owned and independent restaurants that comprise the... More>>

Architecture Tour Frist Center for the Visual Arts	Fri., July 3, 6:30pm more dates/times	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Art - Openings & Events Community Events History Lectures Tours
In the wake of opening their highly anticipated Chuck Close show, the Frist Center's Museums in the 21st Century exhibit continues to resonate with the ongoing local conversation the art community is having about architecture. Adding more fuel to the fire, the Frist turns a spotlight on itself,... More>>

Music City Hot Chicken Festival East Park Community Center	Sat., July 4, 11:00am-3:00pm	Five Points/ Shelby Bottoms	Community Events Food & Drink Fourth of July Free Events
Until somebody can find a way to dredge the mockingbird in cayenne and flour, the city of Nashville will recognize only one state bird--and it comes toothpicked with pickle on plain white sandwich bread. Hot chicken has finally assumed its deserving place as an indigenous Nashville delicacy,... More>>

Music City Star: Fireworks Express Music City Central	Sat., July 4, 5:00pm	Downtown	Community Events Fourth of July Public Service
Last year, the Fireworks Express was so explosively popular the train filled up in Lebanon and passed right by four stations, leaving confused would-be riders and crying children with a dud of an Independence Day. The RTA learned a lesson from said fiasco and has since retooled the special... More>>

Slow Bake Sale Farmers' Market	Sat., July 11, 8:00am-1:00pm	Germantown/ Jefferson St./ Fisk	Charity Events Community Events Food & Drink
Slow Food Nashville, Music City's force for all that is good and wholesome and local (to eat), is having a bake sale--and no, there won't be any church ladies or cheerleaders throwing together Duncan Hines and Tollhouse concoctions in order to afford those sweet new uniforms. Instead, some... More>>

Museums on Us Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art	Sat., July 4 more dates/times	Belle Meade/ White Bridge/ West Meade	Art Community Events Free Events
Typically, we shy away from events that are, y'know, corporate-y and promotional-y. But seeing as how we're big fans of both the Frist and Cheekwood, we had to clue you in on this—"you" meaning Bank of America patrons. This holiday weekend, B. of A. cardholders will be granted free access... More>>

Museums on Us Frist Center for the Visual Arts	Sat., July 4 more dates/times	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Art Community Events Free Events
Typically, we shy away from events that are, y'know, corporate-y and promotional-y. But seeing as how we're big fans of both the Frist and Cheekwood, we had to clue you in on this--"you" meaning Bank of America patrons. This holiday weekend, B. of A. cardholders will be granted free access to... More>>

Rock 'n' Roll Team Trivia Mercy Lounge	Every week Sunday, 9:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Community Events Meet & Greet Music
The Mercy Lounge’s new weekly rock ’n’ roll team trivia night—happening every Sunday—provides Nashville’s legion of vinyl-obsessed music geeks an outlet for their heretofore-extraneous knowledge of all things rock. Plus, it gives them a night off from organizing... More>>

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Red, White and Zoo Nashville Zoo at Grassmere	Fri., July 3, 11:00am-4:00pm	Nolensville Rd./ Woodbine/ Murfreesboro Rd.	Children's Events Community Events Family Events Fourth of July Holiday Holiday - Parties Zoo & Animals

Autograph Signing with Holly Williams Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum	Fri., July 3, 3:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Community Events Free Events

Autograph Signing with Wynonna Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum	Sat., July 4, 2:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Community Events Free Events

Dine Out for Book'em F. Scott's Restaurant	Wed., July 8, 5:30pm-8:45pm	Green Hills	Book Events Community Events Food & Drink

Agape Animal Rescue's Glitter and Glam Event Hotel Preston	Thu., July 9, 6:00pm-9:00pm	Airport/ Donelson/ Opry Mills	Pets Charity Events Community Events

Insectorama Owl's Hill Nature Center	Fri., July 10, 9:00am-1:30pm	Tennessee	Children's Events Community Events Nature

A Martin to Martins on Decorating and Design Martin Center	Fri., July 10, 1:15pm	Tennessee	Classes & Seminars Community Events Fashion & Style

ARTini: Museums in the 21st Century Frist Center for the Visual Arts	Fri., July 10, 7:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Art Community Events History Lectures

North American Butterfly Association's Nashville Butterfly Count Owl's Hill Nature Center	Sat., July 11, 9:30am-4:00pm	Tennessee	Community Events Family Events Nature

Alternative Health and Psychic Fair New Earth Center	Sat., July 11, 10:00am-6:00pm	Hendersonville	Classes & Seminars Community Events Health & Fitness New Age

Conductor Jack Davis-Kidd Booksellers	Mon., July 13, 10:00am	Green Hills	Children's Events Community Events Music

35th Annual Fish Fry Bethlehem United Methodist Church	Fri., July 17	Franklin	Community Events Family Events Food & Drink

ARTini: Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaberation Frist Center for the Visual Arts	Fri., July 17, 7:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Art Community Events Lectures

Book Self-Publishing Seminar Volunteer State Community College	Mon., July 27, 9:00am-3:00pm	Gallatin	Book Events Classes & Seminars Community Events

Adult Workshop: Printmaking Part 1 Frist Center for the Visual Arts	Sat., August 1, 10:00am-4:00pm	Broadway/ The Gulch/ Music Row/ West End	Classes & Seminars Community Events