Aug - Oct
Jazz on the Lawn
Free open air concerts featuring regional jazz groups. Held on various Saturdays. Call for schedule
Beachaven Winery-Clarksville - Contact: 931-645-8867

Every Tuesday in Aug
Buy one Get one Free Admission & Fish Food at Stingray Reef
Stingray Reef-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3474

Every Wednesday in Aug
Kids night in the Jungle
From 5pm to close-face painting, silly clowns, magicians and the Rainforest Café Wild Bunch Characters. Kids eat for $1.99 with purchase of an adult entree.
Rainforest Café-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3000

Every Thursday in Aug
Kids Eat for $1.99 with the purchase of an adult entree
Nashville Aquarium Restaurant-Opry Mills - Contact: 615-514-3474

8/1-12/31
Spotlight Exhibit of the 80th Anniversary of the Historic Bristol Sessions
Recording event hailed as the "Big Band of Country Music." The sessions
provided a revealing snapshot of early country music, from gospel songs, fiddle and banjo tunes and mountain ballads to rural comedy, vintage pop songs and vaudeville numbers.
Country Music Hall of Fame - Contact: 615-416-2001

8/1-10/7
Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Painting from the Papp collection.
Drawn from the collection Phoenix residents Marilyn and Roy Papp, comprises 60 evocative handscrolls, handing scrolls, fans and albums produced during the Ming and Qing dynasties
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/1-10/7
Whispering Wind: Recent Chinese Photography.
Featuring works by 20 contemporary artists from China.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/1-10/7
Sylvia Hyman: Fictional Clay
Featuring 22 meticulously crafted trompe l'oeil sculptures created over the last eight years.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/1-9/9
Backpack Adventures
Young visitors pick a backpack filled with interactive and fun activities to enhance the experience in each of the storybook settings.
Cheekwood - Contact: 615-615-353-9827

8/1-9/3
Summer Season at Fall Creek Falls
Softball, nature hikes, cave trips, canoe floats, campfires, horseback riding, and good bluegrass music are just some of the weekly events scheduled weekly
Fall Creek Falls State Park - Contact: 423-881-5708

Friday nights - 8/31
Birds of Prey Programs
While waiting on dinner at the restaurant visit the birds of prey at the lobby
Paris Landing State Park - Contact: 731-641-4465

8/1-8/4
29th Annual International Grand Champion Pleasure and Colt Show
One of the greatest walking horse shows in Tennessee
Tennessee Miller Coliseum, Murfreesboro - Contact: 615-494-8822

8/1-9/16
Music City Picks
Choices from Cheekwood's Collection. Members of Nashville's sports, business, political and entertainment communities browse the collection and chose a piece of art that spoke to them.
Cheekwood - Contact: 615-353-9827

8/1-9/28
Temporary Contemporary: Pradip Malde
In the series "Looking at God" area artist Pradip Malde presents portraits that suggest a comparison between how people perceive photographs and their understanding of God
Cheekwood - Contact: 615-353-9827

8/2
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Lisa Webb
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/3-10/28
Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure 1895-1925
Exhibit organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/3
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Teri Reid
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/3
Curator's Perspective: Bars, Cafés, and Parks: The Ashcan Artists' Joie de Vivre
Join James W. Tottis as he presents surprising and unique aspects of the works in the exhibition
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/4
Frist Center Kids Club: Clay Creations
Self-drying clays is used to create species of bird, complete with nest and eggs
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/9
Off the Wall Lecture Series, Part 2: What Every Chinese Person Knows:
Cultural Literacy in Lyrical Traditions
Ms Li Qingjun of Middle Tennessee State Uiversity will highlight a number of
paintings from the Papp Collection that represent readily identifable aspects of Chinese cultural literacy.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/9
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Robert Thompson Duo
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/10
Architecture Tour
Learn more about the landmark Frist Center building
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/10
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Steven Anderson
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/11
Teen Calligraphy Workshop
Teens will learn about the relationship between traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy by using traditional Chinese inks and brushes
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/11
Toyota Tundrea 200 NASCAR Truck Series
Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon - Contact: 615-547-7500

8/11
Frist Center Kids Club: Clay Creations
Self-drying clays is used to create species of bird, complete with nest and eggs
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/11
Hallowed Ground
Lantern tour of the Stones River National Cemetary. Visitors will learn on the hour long tour about the men and women who felt the impact of the war
Stone River National Battlefield. Murfreesboro - Contact: 615-893-9501

8/16
Gallery Talk
Join chief curator Mark Scala as he discusses the exhibition Whispering Wind: Recent Chinese Photography
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/17-25
Wilson County Fair
One of the largest county fairs in the country
Ward Ag Center, Lebanon- Contact: 615-443-6522

8/17
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Wayne Avers
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/17
ARTini
Andrea Steele and Melissa Certo lead a fun, informal conversation about Sylvia Hyman: Fictional Clay
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/18
Tai Chi Chuan Demonstration and Class
A 20 minute demonstration with tai chi master Dr. Lijun Ma, followed by a 40 minute lesson
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/18
Hike the Hermitage
Hike the historic grounds and witness the natural beauty of Andrew Jackson's Hermitage as few have experienced before.
Historic Carnton Plantation - Franklin - Contact: 615-794-0903

8/18
Frist Center Kids Club: Clay Creations
Self-drying clays is used to create species of bird, complete with nest and eggs
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/20
Senior Monday
Reduced admision and special parking fee, plus gift shop and Café purchase discounts. Live broadcast from WAMB's Larry Stephenson
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/23
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Lisa Manning Duo
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/23
Gallery Talk
Curator Katie Delmez discusses the exhibition Lyrical Traditions: Four Centuries of Chinese Painting from the Papp Collection
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/24
Films at the Frist: Hero (Ying xiong)
Story of a king whose greatest adversaries are conquered by one of his
magistrates
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/24
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Teri Reid
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/25
Hallowed Ground
Lantern tour of the Stones River National Cemetary. Visitors will learn on the hour long tour about the men and women who felt the impact of the war
Stone River National Battlefield. Murfreesboro - Contact: 615-893-9501

8/25
Frist Center Kids Club: Clay Creations
Self-drying clays is used to create species of bird, complete with nest and eggs
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/26
Seventh Annual Sunset Concert Series
FAB, Beatles tribute band
Historic Carnton Plantation - Franklin - Contact: 615-794-0903

8/26
Family Day
A fun filled day of exciting activities, live concerts and theatrical performances free of charge
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/30
Music in the Grand Lobby
Live music by Lisa Manning Duo
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332

8/31
Frist Fridays: Lee Roy Parnell
Live music in the courtyard with light appetizers and cash bar
Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Contact: 615-744-3332