Father’s Day Gift Guide: Presents for the father figure in your life
It’s almost time to shine the spotlight on Dad. Whether they were helping us with our sixth-grade homework or passing down life advice, our father figures influenced us in their own wonderful ways. So, how do we say thanks?
If you’re after something extra + a bit more personalized, we’ve unearthed a selection of gems to gift the father figure in your life. Bonus: Many of these gifts support small businesses.
Patricia Nash Outlet Grand Opening | Friday, May 31 | 12 p.m. | Tanger Outlets Nashville, 4060 Cane Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 327 | Free+ | Join founder Patricia Nash for a ribbon cutting and meet and greet, followed by food and prizes all day.
Ice Cream & Cake Food Truck Tour | Friday, May 31 | 4-7 p.m. | 1120 4th Ave. N. | Cost of purchase | Choose your favorite Cupcake Collection cupcake and watch the Rolled 4 Ever team mix it into ice cream.
Inebriated Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Friday, May 31 | 7:30 p.m. | City Winery, 609 Lafayette St. | $12+ | This unpredictable show features professional actors trying to get through an abbreviated (and inebriated) performance of the Shakespeare comedy.
Saturday, June 1
Hatch Show Print Block Party | Saturday, June 1 | Times vary | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Rep. John Lewis Way S. | $75 | Hand-print your own posters, T-shirts, tote bags, and tea towels using some of Nashville’s most iconic imagery.
Native Resonance Cohort Artist Showcase and Market | Saturday, June 1 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway | Free | Celebrate the debut of the Native American Indian Association’s Native Resonance Artisan cohort with a market and artist showcase.
Yoga Flow & Float | Saturday, June 1 | 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Kenect Nashville, 800 19th Ave. S. | $25 | This event hosted by The Beauty Boost includes poolside yoga, games, giveaways, and experience stations.
Sunday, June 2
Sunday Sips & Sounds | Sunday, June 2 | 2-6 p.m. | Rare Bird, 200 4th Ave. N. | Cost of purchase | Noelle’s rooftop bar hosts an afternoon of live music, cocktails, and light bites at this weekly series.
Monday, June 3
Niall Horan | Monday, June 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway | $178+ | Fans can expect to hear songs from his solo albums and perhaps a One Direction cover or two.
Tuesday, June 4
Country Kickoff Concert | Tuesday, June 4 | 7 p.m. | Assembly Food Hall, 5055 Broadway | $64 | Kick off CMA Fest week with performances by Lady A, Parmalee, Matt Stell, and LOCASH.
International Tea & Coffee Company moved down the street to the space last home to The Wild Cow — 1100 Fatherland St. In addition to the tea and coffee offerings you know and love, the biz now serves food. Check out the menus.
Closed
Bar Continental, a vinyl listening bar and lounge inside downtown’s Grand Hyatt, has closed. In a statement, chef Sean Brock said the team is “hopeful the concept can live on in a different way in the future.”
Traffic
Expect to see safety improvements at 15 school zones this summer. Some of the measures include roadway striping, updated signage, and flashing yellow lights. NDOT plans to update all school zones within the next three to five years. (WKRN)
Try This
Nashville Comicon returns this weekend, bringing all kinds of comics and pop culture to the Fairgrounds Nashville (Expos 1 and 2). Listen in on panel sessions, visit with special guests + shop art, collectibles, and merch from a variety of vendors. Tickets start at $18.
List
Two Nashville bars landed spots on Esquire’s “The Best Bars in America, 2024” list: Four Walls (located inside The Joseph) and Tiger Bar. The magazine recommends sipping on the Paisano at Four Walls + the Cotton Candy Negroni at the circus-inspired East Nashville joint.
Drink Up
Raise a glass, drop a deal. We’ll be toasting to Drink Up Week — a celebration of Nashville’s vibrant beverage scene — from Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26. If you own a local business that serves beverages, join us by offering a fun drink deal to our readers — we may include it in a newsletter.
Guide
There are just a few more sleeps until CMA Fest. In case you missed our guide, read up on road closures, fan events, festival stages, and more. Psst, there’s still time to buy a clear bag for all your festival essentials.
Answered
Yesterday, we quizzed you on Tennessee’s official wild animal, fruit, rock, and cultivated flower. The correct answers are raccoon, tomato, limestone, and iris. Break out these questions when you’re celebrating the state’s 228th birthday tomorrow, June 1.
Try This
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Coming Soon
🥪 Pump up the jams
New Nashville sandwich concept wants to pump up the jams
Turn up the volume and the ingredients. | Photo via JamBox Sandwich Shop
Fait la Force is brewing up a new taproom concept with the team behind Cledis Burgers & Beer Garden. Beginning Wednesday, June 19, the Wedgewood-Houston brewery (1414 3rd Ave. S.) will be home to JamBox Sandwich Shop.
The menu features 10 sandwiches — each topped with a sweet or savory signature jam — named for a popular song, or “jam,” from the 80s and 90s. Here’s a sneak peek at two offerings:
Orange Crush | Chicken breast, pepper jack cheese, bacon, boom boom slaw, crispy wontons, and orange marmalade jam
Kool Moe Dee | Ham, white American cheese, bacon, fresh mint leaves, and apple butter jam
Break out your neon windbreakers + plan to get your sandwiches on Tuesday and Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Buy
Iced chai. Cool down in the summer heat this weekend with One Stripe Chai.
Frist Art Museum debuts its reimagined First Friday series tonight, and it sounds like a great time with exhibition-inspired DJ sets, gallery pop-up talks, live event portrait painting, and more. General admission is sold out, but VIP tickets are still available.
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