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58 ways to serve the community and volunteer in Nashville
A Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum volunteer speaks with someone holding a musical intrument.
Hearing your passion for supporting the Nashville community through volunteerism is music to our ears. | Photo via the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Tomorrow, Aug. 17 is National Nonprofit Day — aka the perfect time to lock in which Nashville volunteer opportunity best suits you.

From animal lovers and artsy types to natural mentors and health care enthusiasts, we have 55 ways to get involved with one of Music City’s many causes.

Natural-born teachers and mentors

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Support the museum’s educational mission by welcoming guests, assisting during Hatch Show Print’s art-making programs, acting as a school tour guide, and more.

Book’em | Join a community of over 300 volunteers in supporting literacy initiatives through activities like reading with preschool and elementary school students and preparing donated books for distribution.

Girls on the Run Middle Tennessee | Express interest in coaching, one-time volunteering, and group opportunities to support GOTR’s mission of “inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident.”

Hands on Nashville members pick up lumber outside.

Teamwork makes the dream work, especially when it’s for a great cause. | Photo by @blizzardzhusky via Hands on Nashville

If you want to assist neighbors in need

Hands on Nashville | This organization supports more than 200 nonprofits, civic agencies, and schools with a specific program dedicated to disaster relief as a partner for volunteer activation and management in Metro Nashville’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

Project Redesign | The Nashville nonprofit utilizes donated furniture to help those in need redesign their spaces to better suit their needs. Volunteers help either in the warehouse or with installs.

If you’re an animal lover

Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center | Help transport injured animals to the wildlife hospital, join the education team to inform the community about our wildlife neighbors (Friday and Saturday volunteers are especially in need), or help rehabilitate injured wildlife.

Wags & Walks | As part of the Wags Club, you’ll walk, feed, and play with pups while they await adoption.
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Events
Friday, Aug. 16
  • Booze-free Hat Bar Happy Hour | Friday, Aug. 16 | 4-7 p.m. | Killjoy Booze-Free Bottle Shop | Free+ | Better than Booze will offer free drink samples + bring your own hat or purchase one onsite for customization by the Planet Cowboy hat bar team.
  • Wilson County Fair - Tennessee State Fair | Thursday, Aug. 15-Saturday, Aug. 24 | Times vary | James E. Ward Agricultural Center | $15+ | Visit the fair for opening weekend + make note of special ticket discount days on Aug. 20 and Aug. 24.
Saturday, Aug. 17
  • Fashion for a Fraction | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Factory at Franklin | $10+ | Refresh your wardrobe by shopping from 20+ boutique vendors offering up to 75% off, BOGO deals, and $15 clothing racks
  • Babe Fest | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 12-6 p.m. | Diskin Cider | Cost of purchase | Celebrate the re-release of Local AF (blackberry vanilla port cider) with local vendors, a live DJ, flash tattoos, $12 yardstick slushies, and discounted Babe Magnet merch.
Sunday, Aug. 18
  • Nashville Humane Association Benefit Paddle | Sunday, Aug. 18 | 10 a.m. | Cumberland Kayak | $40 | Float along the Cumberland River during this self-guided, 3-mile kayaking tour — the biz will donate $10 per kayaker to NHA.
  • BrisketU | Sunday, Aug. 18 | 12-3 p.m. | Mill Creek Brewing Co. | $139 | Pitmasters teach the art of smoking brisket from start to finish in this fun, laid-back class.
Monday, Aug. 19
  • MY Outdoors: Guided Evening Hike | Monday, Aug. 19 | 8-9 p.m. | Mill Ridge Park | Free | The youth program hosts an adventure along the grassland trail in search of wildflowers on this easy-to-moderate, 3-mile hike featuring stream crossings.
Plan Ahead
  • Home Run Derby X | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 5:30-9 p.m. | First Horizon Park | $10-$60 | Home Run Derby X is bringing the heat to Nashville. Catch MLB Legends, softball stars + local Middle TN participants competing in this fast-paced, high-energy home run competition.*
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News Notes
Announced
  • Not only is Zoolumination returning to Nashville Zoo on Saturday, Nov. 16, the event promises its first-ever outdoor ice rink. The festival will shine a light on over 1,000 new lanterns and scenes with nightly entertainment featuring acrobats. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 18, but for now, get a sneak peek of a few designs.
Development
  • A mixed-use building is proposed for an unoccupied portion of 12 South that serves as a seasonal location for plant, pumpkin, and tree sales. The four-story building at the Beechwood Avenue intersection would offer restaurant, retail, office space + eight residential units. Plans go before Metro on Sept. 26. (Nashville Post)
Drink
  • A third Tim Hortons is planned for Nashville, this time in Donelson at 2527 Lebanon Pk. near Nicoletto’s Italian Kitchen. Earlier this year, the Canadian coffee chain revealed it had two Mt. Juliet locations in the works and was eyeing 40+ in total across the state. No opening date was announced. (Nashville Business Journal)
Biz
  • Two bars by the names Verna and Connie’s Upscale Dive are slated to open by the end of 2024 in the Midtown space last home to Cafe Coco. Verna will offer cocktails and “Cajun comfort food,” while Connie’s serves hotdogs, beer, and shot-focused beverages to accompany live music and comedy. (Nashville Post)
Shop
  • If your baby wants a Birkin, you’re in luck. Hermès is planning its first Tennessee storefront in Wedgewood-Houston’s May Hosiery Mills complex. The designer handbag retailer known for its Birkin and Kelly styles will occupy 8,500 sqft by fall. (The Tennessean)
Pets
  • The books are open for boutique dog hotel Yardstick’s East Nashville location — 3100 Ambrose Ave. From Aug. 21 and beyond, you can secure Fido’s luxury daycare or overnight experience complete with spacious suites and room service.
Home
  • Cringe alert: Every 24 hours, 27,000 trees are cut down for toilet paper. But this new bamboo toilet paper just might save the planet. It feels just like high-end TP, but doesn’t harm trees. Plus, code 6AM30 gives you 30% off your first purchase. Read more.*
Finance
  • Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? (It sounds wild, but it’s true.) The secret: Find a credit card with a “0% intro APR” period for balance transfers. These are hands down some of the best.*
Wellness
  • Curious about CBD gummies? Cornbread Hemp is giving first time customers a second jar for free with code SUMMERTIMEBOGO. Choose from watermelon, berry, peach, or special sleep varieties.*
 
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Where to score food and beverage flights around Nashville
Four glasses of wine on a paper menu: one rose, one red, and two whites.
Wine down at the end of a week with our favorite kind of flight. | Photo by NASHtoday
There’s no need to hop on a plane to experience this kind of flight in Music City. We’re getting elevated — food and beverage style — by ordering one of these flights on menus around town.

Sixty Vines | Choose your own adventure (or leave it up to the team) with a custom wine lineup of three or four 2.5-ounce pours hand-picked from the menu featuring 60 options. Pro tip: Don’t let the creativity stop there, build your own board by combining one, three, or five meat and cheeses.

Blue Hound Brew | If coffee is more your thing, head to the Nashville Farmers Market for a cold brew flight. We tried the original, honey vanilla, salted caramel, and lavender honey when the biz first opened in April.

Donut Distillery | This East Nashville spot pairs four of its mini donuts with a mimosa, coffee cocktail, beer, or whiskey combination.
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In other furry friend updates, SusieCakes is partnering with Nashville Humane Association for an adoption event at the Green Hills bakery on Monday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Even if you’re not looking for a new family member, $1 from every Dog Frosted Sugar Cookie will be donated to the shelter.
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