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Plan Ahead
April events you won’t want to miss
The festival’s new Southern Fried Hootenanny will feature fried food samples from 25+ restaurants. | Photo via Music City Food & Wine Festival
From baseball and plant sales to dog-friendly outings and egg hunts, our April Plan Ahead with 25+ events will keep you busy all next month.
Festivals
Nashville Comedy Festival | Thursday, April 9-Sunday, April 19 | Times vary | Locations vary | Cost varies | Kevin James, Lil Rel Howery, and Heather McMahan are just a few of the 20+ acts scheduled to perform.
Music City Food & Wine Festival | Friday, April 24-Sunday, April 26 | Times vary | Centennial Park | $75+ | This year’s fest includes a Southern Fried Hootenanny and a Grand Tasting, among other events.
Outdoor adventures
Fridays by the River | Fridays, April 3-May 8 | 3-8 p.m. | Riverview Pavilion at Shelby Park | Free entry | Unwind at this pop-up beer garden with local food trucks, live music, and yard games.
Kite Fest | Saturdays, April 11-April 25 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Mill Ridge Park | Free | The biannual event returns with flying tutorials, picnic snacks, and lawn activities.
St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series | Saturday, April 25-Sunday, April 26 | Times vary | Downtown | $36+ | Participants will be serenaded by 25+ bands along the course, followed by post-race entertainment.
Anthony Norman (top left) alongside cast members in “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat.” | Photo via Prime Video
Watch
Nashville native Anthony Norman is at the center of Prime Video’s “Jury Duty” spinoff. In “Company Retreat,” Norman believes he has been hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — unaware that the business, its employees, and the chaos unfolding around him are staged. The first three episodes are out now. (Los Angeles Times)
Sports
Vanderbilt women’s basketball is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 17 seasons after a 75-57 win over Illinois. The No. 2 seed Commodores advance to face No. 6 seed Notre Dame on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in Fort Worth.
Outdoors
Exciting news from Radnor Lake: A Bald Eagle eaglet was spotted over the weekend. Park rangers said more hatchlings could arrive in the coming days and that both parents are taking turns keeping watch and bringing food.
Eat
All or Nothing Bagels is once again serving East Nashville. In addition to its North Nashville brick-and-mortar location, the bagel shop is now operating at 1100 Riverside Dr. from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. (or until sold out), Friday-Sunday.
Opening
Italian supercar maker Pagani rolls into Nashville next week with a new showroom at downtown’s Prime tower. The ground-floor space opens Wednesday, April 1 and will display two Pagani models, along with a paint + fabric station for buyers to customize their vehicles. (Nashville Business Journal)
Biz
Facial bar Clean Your Dirty Face is doubling down on Nashville, with locations planned for River North this spring and Nashville Yards later in the year.
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Event Spotlight
🐶 Cheers to 80 years
If you can’t make it to the Open House, check out NHA’s other upcoming events. | Photo via Nashville Humane Association
Nashville Humane Association’s 80th Birthday Open House is this Thursday, March 26 from 1 to 7 p.m., with $80 off adoption fees. Want to get a head start? Check out adoptable cats and dogs before you go.
If you’re not quite ready to adopt, NHA’s Doggie Dates and Rovernights programs let you take a pup out for the day — or even host a sleepover.
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Every now and then, I’m asked about late-night coffee options, so I’m happy to share a new one. In addition to its daytime service, Verna Cafe & Bar is now open from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Thursday through Monday, with a new cocktail menu and late-night food alongside its regular coffee and matcha drinks.
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