Art Shows & Events

Art Shows & Events

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Looking for something fun to do?
Head to the 100 Taylor Art Market May 16, 3 to 9 PM. Local art, open studios, food, and drinks-all at 100
Taylor Street. Free entry, free parking.

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Join us on Thursday, May 21st from 5:30-7:30pm for our Spring Art Show & Fundraiser in collaboration with Ugly Mugs featuring a special performance by the Voices of Resilience Nashville Homeless Choir! 

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Enjoy a fun evening learning American mahjong with a beginner-friendly lesson at The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden in East Nashville. Tickets are $70 and include one burger with a side.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

If you love dogs, drag, and the 2000's this is the party for you!

Presented by Memento Law, Indigo Path Collective, and Belmont Animal Hospital, Pawster invites you to the annual Doggie Drag Show: Y2K-9

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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Profs and Pints Nashville presents: “The Rise of the Skull Readers,” on how the pseudoscience of phrenology became a force in American life, with Paul Stob, scholar of the history of ideas in America, director of Vanderbilt University’s Program in

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Told through breathtaking shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette, and evocative live music, Manual Cinema’s latest theatrical experience is a “visually sumptuous” (City Paper) inversion of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Celebrate local innovation and creativity with a bold evening of entirely original short-form performances featuring dance, theater, music, and multimedia.

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Inspired by Country Music Hall of Fame member Dolly Parton’s East Tennessee roots, participants can create an artistic interpretation of the Appalachian Mountains using watercolors and crayons.

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Opening to the public on Thursday, May 21, “Paint It Forward: Vol.

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

A benefit for Belmont Mansion
Featuring Staci Catron, Senior Director of the Cherokee Garden Library at the Atlanta History Center

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

TECH N9NE
Hip-Hop/Rap

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Tucked behind Verna Cafe, Backbar is a cozy, dimly lit sanctuary for anyone who loves live stand-up comedy and dive bar soul. It’s the neighborhood’s favorite hidden gem—where the drinks are unique, the beer is cheap, and the comedy is raw.

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Join Nashville Children's Theatre for "Bingo's Birthday Thursday-Sunday at 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. from January 31 to May 17. Specifically for children ages 0-5, "Bingo's Birthday" is fun for the whole family.

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Come to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for Halloween fun! We’re throwing a party to celebrate the spooky and silly parts of the season.

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Dolly Parton grew up chasing butterflies in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. After her original song “Love Is Like a Butterfly” became a #1 country hit in 1974, she adopted the butterfly as a symbol of beauty and gentleness.

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

Come make friendship bracelets with us! Concertgoers everywhere are trading bracelets with fellow fans and their favorite artists to symbolize friendship and unity.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

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Heavy Metal

Alien Weaponry
Heavy Metal

SpiritWorld
Death Metal/Black Metal

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Monday, June 1, 2026

Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville. Held each month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Sunday, July 30, 2023

High-energy, piano and guitar based alternative marked by virtuosic musicianship; dark and masterful songwriting; soaring vocals; and a performance that crosses nimbly from gritty to pretty…with a band that pulls no punches.

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Friday, June 30, 2023

NASHVILLE, TN - Jesse Daniel Edwards will release a new album entitled Violensia on June 23 via Cavity Search Records (Portland, OR).

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Friday, November 4, 2022

Landon Pigg and Jesse Daniel Edwards: two friends, philosopher poets, anglers, tennis amateurs, and songsters met in Nashville in 2021 and immediately shared a love of books, red wine, and art- often meeting in dimly-lit East Nashville haunts to d

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an acclaimed songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world.

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Acclaimed alternative songwriter and piano/electric guitar phenom set to deliver hallmark incendiary performance ahead of Nellie McKay at City Winery, Nashville.

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an accclaimed songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world.

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an accclaimed songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world.

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an acclaimed alternative songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an acclaimed songwriter and charting artist hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60).

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an acclaimed songwriter hailing from the small mountain town of Cuyamaca, CA (pop. 60). As a child, Jesse and his 6 siblings grew up without television, internet, or significant exposure to the outside world.

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Saturday, January 22, 2022

East Nashville songwriter Jesse Daniel Edwards to appear at Bowery Vault.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an award-winning songwriter from Nashville who, after a chance encounter with John Prine's manager while busking as a young artist, has been performing full-time on the festival and university circuits throughout the U.S.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Jesse Daniel Edwards is an award-winning songwriter from Nashville who, after a chance encounter with John Prine's manager while busking as a young artist, has been performing full-time on the festival and university circuits throughout the U.S.

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Friday, June 12, 2026

The Boro Art Crawl is a bimonthly event, that meets the second Friday of every EVEN month from 6-9pm in Murfreesboro, TN.

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Friday, June 5, 2026

First Friday of Each Month
The first Friday of each month, the Franklin Art Scene includes dozens of sites dispersed through an area thriving with spots listed on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Franklin.

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Saturday, June 6, 2026

For the Love of Art plan to attend the First Saturday Art Crawl in downtown Nashville art galleries. One of the most popular monthly events. Enjoy both local and world-renowned artists in our amazing art galleries.

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