Do you have a third place in Nashville? Take a moment to reflect.
Besides your home (first space) and workplace (second space), where do you go throughout the week? Whose faces do you see, and who do you talk to when you go there? Is the vibe at this space easy, non-pressuring, and potentially playful? Do you look forward to going and feel welcome?
Ray Oldenburg, a sociologist who wrote about third places in his book, “The Great Good Place,” shares that third places — public, informal gathering spaces that you frequent in your community (think: coffee shops, parks, libraries, churches, breweries, bookstores, salons... etc.) — are important for many reasons, but particularly for promoting social vitality + a sense of community.
Nashvillians, if you have a third place, we’d love for you to share it with us so we can pass along recommendations and help others find their third place in Music City.
