Nashville Now: Summer Calendar 2K11

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/03/2011	Grand Ole Opry Flood Anniversary with Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Charlie Daniels Band & Brad Paisley	CMT website The Grand Ole Opry will mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating Nashville flood on May 3 with performances by Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Charlie Daniels Band and Brad Paisley. The renovated venue reopened with an all-star performance in September. Tickets for the May 3 show purchased with a code provided by area charities.
05/07/2011	First Downtown Saturday Art Crawl	Nashville Downtown Partnership Website On the first Saturday of every month, downtown art galleries open their doors to the public from 6-9. Most serve complimentary refreshments and there is a shuttle that runs between galleries. Come out and enjoy the great Nashville weather, people, and art.
05/07/2011	Cinderella at the Belcourt	Belcourt Theater 10:00 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. showings Olde Worlde Theatre proudly presents one of the world’s most popular and re-told fairy tales, Cinderella. A tale of epic proportion, Olde Worlde handles the story in a light, energetic, magical and whimsical way. Filled with cool movement, special effects and comedy, our re-telling is done in an Olde Worlde pantomime tradition that utilizes dialogue, mime, clowning and dynamic costuming.
05/10/2011	The New Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein	Young Frankenstein The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, a new musical comedy from the creative team of the 12-time Tony Award winning smash The Producers, plays in Nashville at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center May 10 through 15.
05/12/2011	eloise: O'More College of Design Student Fashion Show	O'More Fashion Website The individual collections of O’More College of Design’s fashion students will be showcased on Thursday, May 12, at the 13th Annual Eloise Fashion Show. The show will be held Thursday, May 12, in the Polk Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. Show starts at 7:30. Purchase tickets at www.tpac.org.
05/12/2011	Art After Hours	Nashville Association of Art Dealers On the first Thursday of each month from 5-8 p.m, Art After Hours and The Nashville Association of Art Dealers (NAAD) presents a citywide artistic opportunity to experience the Nashville art scene. Participating galleries: Cumberland Gallery (Green Hills), Gallery One (Belle Meade Galleria), LeQuire Gallery (Charlotte Avenue/Green Hills), Local Color (on Broadway), Midtown Gallery (on Broadway),
05/13/2011	Eddie Money at the Wildhorse Saloon	Eddie Money Tickets Do you want "Two Tickets to Paradise?" Look no further. Eddie Money will play all the hits at the Wildhorse Saloon, and you are guaranteed to be "Shakin" all night long.
05/14/2011	70th Annual Iroquois Steeplechase	Iroquois Steeplechase Official Website Come for the races, stay for the party. This day-long event is a quintessential Nashville tradition complete with all-day races, tailgating, hat-wearing and people watching. People will be dressed up but they will also be ready to throw down, so grab your best hat and come on down to the races.
05/14/2011	Cinderella at the Belcourt	Belcourt Theater 10:00 a.m. Olde Worlde Theatre proudly presents one of the world’s most popular and re-told fairy tales, Cinderella. A tale of epic proportion, Olde Worlde handles the story in a light, energetic, magical and whimsical way. Filled with cool movement, special effects and comedy, our re-telling is done in an Olde Worlde pantomime tradition that utilizes dialogue, mime, clowning and dynamic costuming.
05/21/2011	Cinderella at the Belcourt	Belcourt Theater 10:00 a.m. Olde Worlde Theatre proudly presents one of the world’s most popular and re-told fairy tales, Cinderella. A tale of epic proportion, Olde Worlde handles the story in a light, energetic, magical and whimsical way. Filled with cool movement, special effects and comedy, our re-telling is done in an Olde Worlde pantomime tradition that utilizes dialogue, mime, clowning and dynamic costuming.
05/28/2011	Jimmy Buffet & the Coral Reefer Band	Jimmy Buffett Celebrate Memorial Weekend with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band Saturday, May 28 when The Welcome to Fin Land Tour makes it's Nashville stop!
06/02/2011	Art After Hours	Nashville Association of Art Dealers On the first Thursday of each month from 5-8 p.m, Art After Hours and The Nashville Association of Art Dealers (NAAD) presents a citywide artistic opportunity to experience the Nashville art scene. Participating galleries: Cumberland Gallery (Green Hills), Gallery One (Belle Meade Galleria), LeQuire Gallery (Charlotte Avenue/Green Hills), Local Color (on Broadway), Midtown Gallery (on Broadway),
06/03/2011	Nissan Taste of Music City	Taste of Music City 5:00 - 8:-00 p.m. June 3, 4 & 5 is Nashville's largest food and drink festival with a local focus! Come for lunch...stay for dinner and everything in between while sampling delicious dishes from approximately 50 of the area's best restaurants. Taste all of the best local breweries in Nashville and Tennessee in the Beer Garden and walk through the Jack Daniel's Distillery Tour Experience.
06/04/2011	First Saturday Art Crawl	Nashville Downtown Partnership Website On the first Saturday of every month, downtown art galleries open their doors to the public from 6-9. Most serve complimentary refreshments and there is a shuttle that runs between galleries. Come out and enjoy the great Nashville weather, people, and art.
06/09/2011	CMA Music Festival : Fan Fair 2011	CMA Fan Fair June 9 - 12. For four days in June every year, the country music industry says "Thank You!" to the fans at the Nashville event of the year. You can meet and greet many of your favorite artists, pick up autographs, take close-up photographs and enjoy the many live performances!
06/11/2011	Nashville Learn to Fly Seminar	Pilot Journey Always dreamed of becoming a pilot but never taken that first step? Well come on out and get a taste of the real deal with some people who can show you how to get started.
06/17/2011	Cirque Du Soleil - Alegria at Bridgestone	Buy tickets to see Cirque Du Soleil's latest show. Spectacular costumes and fascinating music make this an experience not to be missed.
06/20/2011	Adele at the Ryman	Buy tickets Adele performs her smash hit "Rolling in the Deep" and various others in Nashville's most historic venue.
06/24/2011	Jim Lauderdale at The Grand Ole Opry	Jim Lauderdale at GOO Jim Lauderdale is a multi-talented performer and songwriter, with successes in both country and bluegrass music. His roots stem from the Carolinas, yet his career has taken him all over the U.S. and abroad, making him an international recording artist with an ever-growing fan base. He has hosted the Americana Music Awards in Nashville.
06/30/2011	David Gray at the Grand Ole Opry	David Gray's website David Gray has established himself as one of the UK’s leading music artists both at home and overseas. With a career now spanning over fifteen years, David’s commercial success is also backed up by a critical consensus and countless accolades.
07/02/2011	First Saturday Art Crawl	Nashville Downtown Partnership Website On the first Saturday of every month, downtown art galleries open their doors to the public from 6-9. Most serve complimentary refreshments and there is a shuttle that runs between galleries. Come out and enjoy the great Nashville weather, people, and art.
07/07/2011	Art After Hours	Nashville Association of Art Dealers On the first Thursday of each month from 5-8 p.m, Art After Hours and The Nashville Association of Art Dealers (NAAD) presents a citywide artistic opportunity to experience the Nashville art scene. Participating galleries: Cumberland Gallery (Green Hills), Gallery One (Belle Meade Galleria), LeQuire Gallery (Charlotte Avenue/Green Hills), Local Color (on Broadway), Midtown Gallery (on Broadway),
07/09/2011	The Old 97's at The Mercy Lounge	Mercy Lounge Also playing July 8, the Old 97's "deliver a glorious record that sums up everything about them that fans have always loved. With Blame It On Gravity, the seventh Old 97’s record and the second for New West, the band has made its definitive statement."
07/16/2011	Styx and Yes at The Woods Amphitheater	Mix 92.9 Styx and Yes bring their "Progressive U.S. Tour" to Nashville. Relive some glory days in the beautiful summer weather with two bands for the price of one.
07/21/2011	Kathy Griffin at TPAC	Buy tickets at TPAC Need a fix of sassy and even some smut? Well Kathy Griffin is your girl. Let down all your guards and enjoy as Kathy dishes the dirt on Hollywood's most beautiful - and most disturbed - celebrities.
07/30/2011	Mafiaoza's 10th Annual Music City Brewer's Festival	Music City Brewers Fest 12 p.m. for $35 The 10th Annual brew tasting event features a wide variety of brews from local, regional, national, and international brewpubs and raise awareness for Second Harvest Food Bank.