🏁 What’s coming

• GT America and GR Cup Saturday night races
• Earlier Sunday start time for the NTT INDYCAR Series main event (11:30 a.m.)
• Turn 9 Club — a private grandstand, air-conditioned tented area with all-inclusive food and beverages from Edley’s Bar-B-Que and Pancho and Lefty’s Cantina
• Increased capacity in NetJets Club RPM
• The Cumberland Stage, which features live performances all day, will relocate to the Fan Zone
• Additional free water stations
• New Family Fun Zone with a shade tent and misting fans

🏁 What’s making a grand return

• The Super Trucks return all three days
• The star-studded Freedom Friday concert honoring military members
• Saturday night concert with to-be-announced headliners

🏁 Ticket packages

• General admission | Access to all concerts, the Fan Zone, Trans Am and GT America paddocks, Nissan Stadium concourse, and all GA viewing areas.
• Grandstands 1-10 | Explore vantage points of each.
• NetJets Club RPM | The ultimate VIP Experience featuring trackside hospitality and amenities adjacent to Turn 3.
• East Club | An exclusive experience inside Nissan Stadium with elevated views overlooking the finish line, pit lane, Turn 11, and the IndyCar paddock.
• Turn 9 Club | A premium hospitality option with action-packed views of Turn 9 and the backstretch.

• Stories at the Station | Wednesday, Feb. 22 | 7 p.m. | The Union Station Nashville Yards, 1001 Broadway | Free | The historic hotel will host nine singer-songwriters for three hours of live music.
• Gregory Porter | Wednesday, Feb. 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Ryman Auditorium, 116 5th Ave. N. | $49.50+ | See the jazz singer perform in downtown Nashville.

• The Grand Tradition of Historical Painting and A Garden in the Flood | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 7-8 p.m. | Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway | Free+ | Attend this gallery talk to hear from Mishoe Brennecke, a professor of art history at the University of the South.
• Beginner’s Crochet | Thursday, Feb. 23 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Diskin Cider, 1235 Martin St. | $55 | Learn how to crochet by creating a dishcloth — all materials are provided.

• SEE YOU ME: An Exhibition of Visual Work By Karen Elson and Emily Dorio | Friday, Feb. 24-Sunday, Feb. 26 | Times vary | The Parthenon, 2500 West End Ave. | Free+ | This collaborative exhibition between supermodel and singer-songwriter Karen Elson and photographer Emily Dorio features large-scale photographs, Super 8 footage, and mixed media sculpture.

• Dream Streets 5K + 10K | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Dream Streets West, 520 39th Ave. N. | $40+ | Lace up your running shoes and race to raise money for this nonprofit followed by the post-race 10th anniversary party.
• Explore with a Naturalist | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Hwy. 100 | This outdoor exploration will focus on discovery, observation, and connecting with nature.
• Llama, Llama, Red Pajama | Saturday, Feb. 25-Sunday, Feb. 26 | Times vary | Nashville Children’s Theatre, 25 Middleton St. | $20+ | Llama Llama Red Pajama, based on the beloved best-selling books by Anne Dewdney, hilariously tracks Baby Llama’s bedtime worries and will warm every Llama and Mama Llama’s heart.*

• 77º | Cloudy | 24% chance of rain

• Martha My Dear, a bar inspired in part by The Beatles song, opened in East Nashville — in the former Overlord space. The interior remains similar with “period-esque wallpaper and ornate booths.” The bar offers happy hour specials seven days a week from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 🍸 (Nashville Scene)

• A second downtown PJ’s Coffee is set to open in mixed-use tower Encore — 301 Demonbreun St. — in the space where a Starbucks closed last week. The chain is known for its blueberry muffins and granita frozen coffee. (Nashville Post)
• Gus’s Fried Chicken will establish a Nashville location again. The Memphis-based chicken chain operated for ~three years in Nippers Corner before closing. Now it’s set to open in East Nashville at the intersection of Dickerson Pike and Cleveland Street. Stay tuned for an opening date. 🐔 (Nashville Post)
• Cajun Steamer Bar & Grill will host its grand opening on Tuesday, March 7 in Hendersonville — 185 Indian Lake Blvd. — with a family-friendly, Bourbon Street-themed party from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests can expect drink specials all day, happy hour (3-6 p.m.), and live music.

• Take me down to GEODIS Park. Guns N’ Roses will rock the stadium as part of their world tour on Saturday, Aug. 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.
• Old Crow Medicine Show returns to Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 30-Sunday, Dec. 31 for the venue’s annual New Year’s Eve tradition. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. 🎟️
• Guitars, Cadillacs, and a concert at FirstBank Amphitheater. Dwight Yoakam will perform at the venue on Thursday, July 13 with supporting act The Mavericks. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m.

• East Nashville Beer Works and Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms will host Fridays by the River again this spring. The pop-up beer garden features live music, food trucks, and yard games on six Fridays — April 7, 14, 21, and 28 + May 5 and 12.

• A new restaurant is moving into the former Belcourt Taps space in Hillsboro Village — 2117 Belcourt Ave. Dumpling House will offer indoor/outdoor seating, according to plans submitted to the city. 🥟
• How does restaurant + social club Offline work? Each month, you get two local restaurant matches, plus up to $50 towards the tabs. Our favorite part: recommendations on the top menu items to order. Reserve your membership now using code NASHTODAY.*

• What we’re eyeing: Zulily’s sneaker shop and some fresh kicks for spring. Shop street styles from Nike, versatile New Balance picks, or fashionable Tory Burch sneakers all on sale now. 👟*

Shop

• Wear black to a Made in TN store on Sunday, Feb. 26 to receive 26% off Johnny Cash-themed gifts by Tennessee makers. Bonus: Purchase Johnny’s Music City Gift Set for your June — which includes themed soap, a candle, kitchen towel, cornbread mix, and mints.

Sports

• Sport your new Johnny Cash, all-black jersey to Nashville SC’s first match of the season at GEODIS Park on Saturday, Feb. 25 — purchase tickets for “The Man in Black Match.”

Try This

• Use Nashville SC’s Apple Maps guide to visit places of sentimental value to Cash — like Ryman Auditorium (where Johnny met June) and The Johnny Cash Museum. Bonus: Map descriptions are direct quotes from Cash’s son John Carter Cash.

Listen

• Play our NASHtoday Cash-inspired playlist while driving down Hendersonville’s Johnny Cash Parkway.
• Pro tip: Apple Music users can enjoy two exclusive releases on Nashville SC’s playlist — a version of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Bailey Zimmerman and a classic take on “Man in Black” by Carin León.