Ryman Auditorium

AT&T Building

Tennessee State Capitol

The Parthenon

• SWEAT440 Open House Series | Thursday, July 20 | 4-7 p.m. | SWEAT440 Music Row, 1005 17th Ave. S. | Free | See what the studio has to offer, plus enjoy happy hour and light bites.
• Nightlight 615: “Knives Out” | Thursday, July 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, 600 James Robertson Pkwy. | $10.99 | Enjoy food trucks, beverage vendors, and more at the 21+ outdoor movie series.

• The Art of a Handwritten Letter | Friday, July 21 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Nashville Public Library, Hadley Park Branch, 1039 28th Ave. N. | Free | Little Art House will lead this class all about the art of handwriting and letter folds.
• Nashville Dance Festival | Friday, July 21 | 7 p.m. | The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, 2020 Belmont Blvd. | $20+ | The show will feature a variety of classic and contemporary works performed by dancers from all across the country.

• Hatch Show Print Block Party | Saturday, July 22 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S. | $60 | Use Hatch Show Print’s designs to make your own print, t-shirt, tote bag, or tea towel.
• 23rd Annual Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival | Saturday, July 22 | 5-10 p.m. | TSU, Edward S. Temple Track, 3651 Dr. Walter S. Davis Blvd. | $25+ | Celebrating the Jefferson Street community through its arts, music, and food, including a headlining performance by Sir Charles Jones.

• Tie Dye Brunch | Sunday, July 23 | 11 a.m. | Hopsmith Tavern, 1903 Division St. | Free+ | Hopsmith provides the all the supplies at this groovy brunch — RSVP to receive a t-shirt and/or hat.

• National Tequila Day | Monday, July 24 | 10 a.m.-10 p.m. | Assembly Food Hall, 5055 Broadway | Cost of purchase | Celebrate National Tequila Day at Assembly Food Hall featuring $6 shots and margaritas all day with Lunazul.

• Ready, set, hike. Nashville will once again have an arena football team. The AFL announced its return via 16 teams, including Austin and Chicago. The proposed 10-game season would start in 2024, though team names and an official date have not been released. (The Tennessean)

• ~35,624. That’s how many people the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area added to the population in 2022, averaging to a daily increase of 98 residents. The stat puts the city at pre-pandemic growth levels and the 9th highest among similarly-sized metros.

• Year-end reports prove that the Nashville International Airport really took off this year with a record-breaking 21.9 million total travelers and a shattering May at 66,800 passengers per day. BNA passengers have doubled in the last decade from 10.6 million in 2013.

• Warning: This news might make you hungry. Assembly Food Hall secured the No. 7 spot on USA Today’s 10Best for Best Food Hall, just behind Greenville’s Gather GVL (hey, GVLtoday). With 20+ eateries and a rooftop concert venue to boot, we’d have to agree. See the full list.

• Tanger Outlets announced more brands coming to Antioch’s Tanger Nashville this fall. Local players include Prince’s Hot Chicken, TailGate Brewery, and Red Bicycle Coffee. Shoppers will find national brands like Pottery Barn, Banana Republic, Vera Bradley, Neighborhood Goods, and more. (WZTV)

• M.L.Rose partnered with Porter Road to launch an exclusive blend of dry-aged, pasture-raised beef in tandem with a new menu, which also features a crunchwrap (filled with a Porter Road patty), buffalo chicken cheese fries, and two desserts with Tennessee Cheesecake.

• Five floors housing medical oncology, infusion, imaging, pharmacy, and other related services
• Three levels of below-ground parking
• The new corporate headquarters of Tennessee Oncology’s affiliated management company OneOncology