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Q&A sessions, like this session with Kris Kristofferson, are hosted at the festival.

Q&A sessions, like this session with Kris Kristofferson, are hosted at the festival.

Photo by Pierre Vreyen, courtesy Nashville Film Festival

Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, TN

The 2012 Nashville Film Festival kicks off April 19

by Bridget Lilley | January 23, 2012

The Nashville Film Festival, hosted throughout downtown Nashville, will take place from April 19–26. Film entries are currently being accepted, but a full line up of films that will premiere or appear at the festival will be announced soon. 

In addition to movie premieres, the Nashville Film Festival is also a time for awareness to be spread about the film scene in Nashville. Many lectures, events, and screenings take place during the week …


Photo courtesy of Margaret Littman

New Year’s Hike, Nashville, TN

Start 2012 off on the right two feet

by Margaret Littman | December 27, 2011

It can be tough to get going on those New Year’s Resolutions, be they work out more often, take more active vacations, or just explore what is in your own backyard. But this year the Tennessee State Parks is kicking off its 75th anniversary with a program that is going to help you out.

Building on what it says is a long-standing Gaelic tradition of “First Footing,” the Volunteer State's parks department organized …


Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Photo courtesy of Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau

New Year’s Eve 2011, Nashville, TN

Ring in the new in Music City

by Margaret Littman | December 12, 2011

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd are headlining the big year-end bash in Music City. Join the 1970s rockers with other musical acts, including TOY, Edens Edge, and THE FARM. The bands will play in the heart of downtown Nashville as the year turns from 2011 to 2012. But in true Music City fashion, that’s just one part of a three-day year-end fete.

The calendar for the entire weekend is posted …


Experience a Madagascar-themed winter wonderland at Gaylord Opryland Resort's ICE!

Experience a Madagascar-themed winter wonderland at Gaylord Opryland Resort's ICE!

Photo courtesy of Margaret Littman

ICE!, Nashville, TN

The holiday tradition continues, Madagascar-style

by Margaret Littman | December 01, 2011

For the last decade the parking lot at the Gaylord Opryland resort (2800 Opryland Dr.) has been packed, not just thanks to the Radio City Rockettes and the light displays at the hotel, but because grown-ups and kids alike wanted to see some ICE!

For more than one month prior to the opening, more than 40 artists from China come to Music City to carve ice sculptures (and slides) into …


Enjoy dinner and a show at Chaffin's!

Enjoy dinner and a show at Chaffin's!

Photo Courtesy of Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre

Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, Nashville, TN

A unique dining and theater experience in Nashville

by Bridget Lilley | October 22, 2011

The Chaffin Barn Dinner Theatre is Nashville’s original dinner theater. Established in the early 1960’s, the dinner theater has served more than a million guests over the past 44 years.

A fresh buffet filled with classic southern favorites is available for dinner theater guests, including entrees like beef bbq, carved roast beef and parsley buttered potatoes. Every year, the barn puts on a wide variety of different musicals and plays. The 2011 season includes …


Check out the Nashville Ghost Tours for some fall fun this October.

Check out the Nashville Ghost Tours for some fall fun this October.

Photo by peretzpup, via Creative Commons

Nashville Ghost Tours, Nashville, TN

Enjoy a spooktacular haunted ghost tour this Halloween

by Bridget Lilley | October 15, 2011

Nashville and the surrounding areas are filled with historical culture from the Civil War, allowing for many stories and historical heritage to be taught on ghost tours throughout the town. The Nashville Ghost Tours are a 90-minute walking-tour that travels through downtown Nashville.

The tour meets from March to November, across the street from the Hermitage Hotel. During December-February, the tour still runs but has limited timing and availability.

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