Most colleges welcome students back to campus the week of Aug. 18. | Photo by @explore.nashville
College courses aren’t all lectures and lab reports — especially in Nashville. With the fall semester around the corner, we’ve rounded up classes that go beyond the basics and might make you wish you could dust off your backpack.
🎤 Music and media
Dolly Parton: Songteller (Belmont) | Explores how Parton’s songs, storytelling, and career shaped her identity and influenced the broader music, film, and cultural landscape
Concert Management (Trevecca Nazarene) | Covers the ins and outs of concert promotion, including contracts, riders, venues, and audience projections
🍽️ Food and beverage
A Global History of Tea (Vanderbilt) | Follows the journey of tea through global trade, culture, and social rituals
Wine Appreciation (MTSU) | Introduces viticulture, tasting techniques, and sensory evaluation of wines
Dining Room Service (Nashville State) | Covers the fundamentals of table service, including guest relations, order-taking, point-of-sale systems, and dining room prep
Start the countdown — only 32 more days until Cheekwood Harvest. | Photo by NASHtoday
Seasonal
Need a sign that fall is on the way?Cheekwood Harvest returns Saturday, Sept. 13-Thursday, Oct. 30 with its fan-favorite Pumpkin Village, chrysanthemum displays, and scarecrow trail, plus the new Harvest NIGHTS on Thursdays featuring jack-o’-lanterns, live music, and seasonal drinks.
Film
The Hallmark Channel is Music City bound for “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.” Brad Paisley will write and perform original music for the film, which begins shooting in Nashville this month. And we won’t have to wait long — it premieres during this year’s “Countdown to Christmas” programming. (Parade)
Eat
Plans are in the works to reopen Calypso Cafe’s West Nashville location for full-service dining, but for now customers can get their black bean salad and fruit tea fix for pickup or delivery via UberEats and DoorDash. (Nashville Business Journal)
Traffic
Nightly alternating triple-lane closures are underway on I-40 near BNA as part of TDOT’s Donelson Pike interchange project. Work runs from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. for the next two to three weeks, starting with eastbound lanes. Some ramp closures are also scheduled this week.
Pets
Nashville just ranked among the least pet-friendly cities in the US, coming in at No. 51 out of 100 in a new WalletHub study. We beg to differ. There is plenty for you and Fido to do together around Music City.
Travel
If you’ve been meaning to check Graceland off of your bucket list, consider this a sign: It was just named the top must-see attraction in Tennessee. Already been? Try a staycation at one of these unique vacation rentals. (Money Talks News)
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Wellness
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Fresh out of the oven: Mama Bread. The new East Nashville bakery on Woodland Street opens Friday, Aug. 15 with a focus on “bread and things that go with bread.” So not only will you find fresh loaves, there’s a market area with complementary goods.
Next week, the spot will be closed Monday and Tuesday before reopening Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The fun doesn’t have to end here. After reading the newsletter, head over to our games page. Games refresh with new challenges every day at 6 a.m. from crossword puzzle to Sudoku to themed word search.
I’ll be sure to drop a reminder closer to time if it doesn’t sell out, but here’s a heads up that the 5th annual InterNASHional Night Market is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 6. The $70 ticket ($25 for kids) includes unlimited samples from 25 food vendors.
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