📚 The prologue

📚 The chapters

• Authors, publishers, and booksellers
• Author talks and signings
• Music, performing arts, and youth stages
• Food trucks, a beer garden, and vendors

📚 The epilogue

• Nashville Jewish Film Festival | Wed., Oct. 12-Thurs., Nov. 3 | Locations vary | Prices vary | Screen films virtually or attend select in-person screenings at AMC Bellevue 12, the Belcourt Theatre, and the Gordon Jewish Community Center. 🎬

• Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars | Thurs., Oct. 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway | $44+ | Watch the Preds go head to head with Dallas on home ice.
• Bourbon and Bacon Pairing | Thurs., Oct. 13 | 7 p.m. | City Winery, 609 Lafayette St. | $65 | This tasty experience will feature a four-course dinner with bourbon pairings. 🥃

• 41st Annual Tennessee Indian Education Pow Wow | Fri., Oct. 14-Sun., Oct. 16 | Times vary | Long Hunter State Park, 2910 Hobson Pk. | $4+ | Learn about Tennessee’s Native American history with vendors, activities, and art exhibitions.
• Music City Harvest Party | Fri., Oct. 14 | 6 p.m. | Cedarwood, 3831 Whites Creek Pk. | $125+ | The event features wines from Argentina and Chile, a harvest dinner, and a live auction — the Late Harvest Party begins at 8:30 p.m. with live music, bourbon and whiskey tastings, and snacks.

• Dog Day Festival | Sat., Oct. 15 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Centennial Park | $8+ | Join the animal organization for a day of dog-centered activities, including costume contests, agility demonstrations, live music, food trucks, and a kid’s zone. 🐶
• Light the Nations | Sat., Oct. 15 | 2-10 p.m. | The Nations, 51st Avenue | Cost of purchase | This family-friendly event celebrating the Nations features live entertainment, luminary bag decorating, vendors, food trucks, and kid’s activities.

• Jazz on the Cumberland | Sun., Oct. 16 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Cumberland Park | Free | Bring a blanket or lawn chair to this family-friendly music event.
• Country Music Hall of Fame Red Carpet Experience | Sun., Oct. 16 | 3 p.m. | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S. | Free | Celebrate Country Music Hall of Fame members at their red-carpet arrival for this year’s induction welcoming Joe Galante, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Keith Whitley.*

• 83º | Partly cloudy | 20% chance of rain

• James Beard Award-winning chef RJ Cooper announced that his Germantown restaurant Saint Stephen is closing. The last dinner service will be on Sat., Oct. 15. While it’s not clear what’s next for Cooper, he hints at new opportunities: “We will again pop up in a new space with a bigger and brighter future.”

• Local developer CA South is eyeing four parcels in SoBro for a 12-story mixed-use building — 712 4th Ave. S. If approved, the property could include residential units, retail and restaurant space, and parking. The project will go before the Downtown Code Design Review Committee in December. (Nashville Post)

• Fat Bottom Brewing Co. seemingly has plans for a downtown location at 104 Rep. John Lewis Way S. (formerly Pancho & Lefty’s Cantina), according to a Metro permit. Stay tuned for more info. 🍺 (Nashville Business Journal)
• Ryman Hospitality Properties CEO Colin Reed is stepping down at the end of the year. Reed, who served in the position for over 21 years, will transition to the role of executive chairman. President Mark Fioravanti will become the company’s CEO at the beginning of 2023.

• A new restaurant has opened at Shoppes at South Plaza in South Nashville. Taste of Persia, located at 5604 Nolensville Pk., serves a variety of savory dishes and desserts, including kebabs, beef and chicken soltani, and more.

• In the same shopping center, department store Ross Dress For Less is planning a new location in the former OfficeMax space, according to a Metro permit. The store would be located next to Big Lots and border Old Hickory Boulevard. 🛍️

• First Lady Jill Biden will be in Nashville today for a vaccination event, meaning drivers should expect road closures throughout the day. Biden is expected to arrive at Nashville International Airport around 11:30 a.m., but the affected routes are typically not released in advance for security purposes. (The Tennessean)

• The band’s back together. Blink-182 has reunited with guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge for a world tour that visits Nashville next summer. The group will play Bridgestone Arena on Sun., July 16. Tickets go on sale Mon., Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. 🎸

• Peg Leg Porker landed on Southern Living’s list of “The South’s Top 50 Barbecue Joints” — ranking No. 41. The West Tennessee-style barbecue restaurant was recognized for its pulled pork, dry rub ribs, and smoked chicken. (Southern Living Magazine)

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• Fast-track those holiday shopping plans. For the first time, Amazon is hosting a second Prime Day with the Prime Early Access Sale today, Oct. 12. Some of the best deals we’ve seen: $120 off a Shark cordless vacuum, $100 off a Vitamix One, and $180 off a deep tissue massage gun.*

• The BE-Hive’s crunchwraps and nachos
• Nicky’s Coal Fired’s Mama G’s Meatballs using The BE-Hive’s Italian crumbles
• Vui’s Kitchen’s tofu bao buns and summer rolls, vegan pho, and basil seed limeade