April 3, 2024

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55º | 50% chance of precipitation | Sunrise 6:29 a.m. | Sunset 7:11 p.m.

Are you a poet (and totally know it)?

A stack of books on a wooden porch swing.

Think you’ve got what it takes to turn this newsletter into a poem? | Photo by Karolina Grabowska via Pexels

Calling all readers: In honor of National Poetry Month, you’re officially invited to enter NASHtoday’s poetry contest.

This contest is open to all, and the rules couldn’t be more simple: Turn our Wednesday, April 3 newsletter into a poem.

We’ll clarify. Using only the words that appear in this newsletter, craft an original poem of up to 75 words. Unlike an erasure poem, the words do not have to appear in the order they’re found — mix and match how you please.

Any English word appearing anywhere in today’s newsletter is fair game, including the ones you’re reading right now. (We’ll throw some fun ones at you: Red. Ambivalent. Fungi.) If a word appears once, you can only use it once.

The rules:

Submit your poem here by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.
Include a title + author’s name in your submission. Titles are an exception to the rule, and you do not need to pull words from the newsletter.
Poems, excluding title and author’s name, must be 75 words or less.

The fun stuff:

While we’ve placed a pretty big limitation on your poem’s words, the form + direction is up to you — and we can’t wait to see what you all come up with.
The Editorial team behind NASHtoday will narrow submissions down to a group of finalists based on style, originality, artistic quality, and creativity. Finalists will be announced in an upcoming newsletter, and we’ll ask our readers to vote for their favorite poem. We’ll feature the winner’s poem in a newsletter during the last full week of April.
Pro tip: To make the process easier on yourself, we recommend printing out today’s issue, highlighting the words you find most interesting, and crossing them out as you include them in your poem.
Don’t forget to keep track of your articles (words like “the” or “and”).

Happy writing, Nashville.

Submit your poem

Events

Wednesday, April 3

Gulch Dog Park x King of Pops | Wednesday, April 3 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Gulch Dog Park, 1216 Pine St. | Free | The first 25 pups will receive a free pup cup courtesy of King of Pops.
Inspiring Women Cocktail Hour + Panel Discussion | Wednesday, April 3 | 5-7:30 p.m. | The Joseph, 401 Korean Veterans Blvd. | $59 | Enjoy an hour of networking and cocktails before hearing from Wynonna Judd, Maneet Chauhan, and Elizabeth Allen.

Thursday, April 4

Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues | Thursday, April 4 | 7 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway | $60+ | Join the Preds for the team’s second Hockey Fights Cancer Night in partnership with Vanderbilt Health.
SPRUNG | Thursday, April 4 | 7-11:30 p.m. | Love and Exile Winery and Bar, 715 Main St. #A | $12+ | The seasonal event includes live performances, vintage vendors, flash tattoos by Wealth & Taste, and more.

Friday, April 5

Fridays by the River | Friday, April 5 | 3-8 p.m. | Shelby Park’s Riverview Pavilion, 1601 Davidson St. | Free+ | The pop-up beer garden presented by East Nashville Beer Works offers live music, yard games, and food trucks.
April Pasta-Making Class: Pici | Friday, April 5 | 12-2 p.m. | Yolan, 403 4th Ave. S. | $175 | Learn how to make fresh pici from scratch before enjoying a three-course lunch with wine pairings.

Saturday, April 6

Maggie Rose Album Release Celebration | Saturday, April 6 | 4-5 p.m. | Grimey’s, 1060 E. Trinity Ln. | Free+ | The artist celebrates her “No One Gets Out Alive” record with an in-store performance and album signing — preorders include a wristband guaranteeing entry.
Whiskey Warmer | Saturday, April 6 | 6-9 p.m. | Westhaven Skube Swim Center, 4121 Golf Club Ln., Franklin | $59 | Distillers will be pouring samples of whiskey, bourbon, and scotch as live bluegrass music is played throughout the night.

Sunday, April 7

All You Can Eat Crawfish Boil | Sunday, April 7 | 11 a.m. | Bringle’s Smoking Oasis, 4901 Centennial Blvd. | $45 | Bringle’s is once again hosting crawfish farmer Billy Link for all-you-can-eat crawfish and drink specials.

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News Notes

Open

In case you missed it, Street Eats West is officially up and running at 5028 Charlotte Ave. Visit the food truck park’s website for the daily schedule. Pro tip: Food trucks are open as early 11 a.m. and as late as 9 p.m. depending on the day.

Biz

Do we hear wedding bells? Ohio-based Luxe Redux Bridal is expanding to Nashville this summer. The wedding dress shop at 635 7th Ave. S. will offers off-the-rack designer gowns via walk-in or by appointment. (Nashville Post)

Ranked

Locust was named to Food & Wine’s 2024 Global Tastemakers list of the best US restaurants. The 12 South eatery landed the No. 11 spot, with the magazine praising its peekytoe crab omelets, clam toast, and dumplings.

Concert

Music group Alabama is bringing their “Roll On’’ tour to Bridgestone Arena on Friday, July 19 with special guests Gary Allan and Dusty Slay. The arena will also host rock band Heart on Monday, Oct. 14. Tickets for both concerts go on sale Friday, April 5.

List

Nashville’s The Eighth Room is featured in Town & Country as one of “26 Rooms Shaping Culture” (think: art galleries, performance halls, and other creative spaces). The music venue opened in 2022 in the former Douglas Corner Café space.

Eat

This news is hot, hot, hot. Hattie B’s is opening for dinner service on Sundays. Beginning April 7, the Melrose, West Nashville, and Franklin locations will operate until 8 p.m. Midtown and Fifth + Broadway will close at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., respectively.

Shop

Ditch the men’s dress pants — the Dealmaker Pant is the ultimate pant for work or play, with an impeccable fit and feel. Save 15% with code COMFORT15.*

Fun Fact

💪 Before he became The People’s Champ

Dwayne The Rock Johnson posed in fron of Tootsies in Nashville.

Johnson briefly considered a career in country music, inspired by his time living in Nashville. | Photo via Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson via Facebook

This weekend is WrestleMania 40 — aka the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. The two-night WWE event will be held 800 miles away in Philadelphia, but Saturday’s main event features a familiar face with ties to Nashville: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Did you know? Before Johnson rose to fame in the ring and on the big screen, his father’s wrestling career brought him to Music City, where he attended McGavock and Glencliff high schools. Although the celeb graduated in Pennsylvania, he returned to Nashville during the early days of his wrestling career. (In fact, the industry has a deep history here.)

As it turns out, Johnson loves to reminisce on his time hanging out in honky tonks on Lower Broadway. In recent years, he has shared his stories about Nashville on social media (including this yearbook photo), on late night shows, and even “Young Rock,” the NBC sitcom loosely based on his life.

The Buy

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Dylan

From the editor

I can’t wait to see all the submissions for NASHtoday’s poetry contest. Get inspired by reading last year’s winning poem — but remember, you can only use words featured in this newsletter.

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