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Jensen Sportag CD Release Aerial	Fri., November 28, 10:00pm	Downtown	Music
Since so many critics dubbed local electro duo Jensen Sportag’s self-titled debut “post-techno,” we’re gonna use a little artistic license and dub their new Sergio EP “post-spaz.” More Sadé than Squarepusher, the Sergio EP sees the pair move beyond... More>>

Savage Knights w/Hudson-Maddox Complex Twist Art Gallery	Sat., November 22, 12:00pm	Downtown	Music
Instead of tormenting your mind watching the battle for Biggest SEC Embarrassment that is Saturday afternoon’s Vandy/Tennessee game, why not expand it with some truly mind-bending sounds? Raleigh, N.C.’s Savage Knights create compelling instrumental music that blends the noirish... More>>

Connect 12 Artist Collective Downtown Presbyterian Church	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Sat., November 1 until Sun., November 30	Downtown	Art: Ongoing
One of the worst things about a gallery closing is the way it can set talented artists adrift, losing career and creative momentum, searching for a new home-base. Local artist Ben Vitualla--a standout talent from the much-missed Dangenart Gallery--gathered his friends together for the first... More>>

Moonlight and Magnolias Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 8 until Sat., November 22	Downtown	Theater: Ongoing
After wowing audiences with her performance in the recent Tennessee Rep production of Sweeney Todd, Martha Wilkinson moves into the director's chair for the Nashville premiere of Ron Hutchinson's Hollywood farce Moonlight and Magnolias. Legendary producer David O. Selznick has shut down filming... More>>

Nashville Opera's The Student Prince Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Sat., November 22, 8:00pm more dates/times	Downtown	Theater: Opening
Technically an American operetta, Sigmund Romberg's musical chestnut remains infused with the composer's distinctly European—specifically Austro-Hungarian—roots. The young Romberg studied composition in Vienna, moved to America in 1909, then scored Broadway hits in the 1920s,... More>>

Open to the Night Nashville Public Library	Daily from Sat., September 27 until Sun., January 4	Downtown	Art: Ongoing
Drawing has been all the rage in American galleries and museum shows the last few years, and lovers of lines have found much to enjoy in the recent Shades of Gray exhibit at the Frist Center. Now, Sue Mulcahy--the standout artist in Gray--is getting the chance to move a few blocks downtown to... More>>

Color Is Relative Rymer Gallery	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 1 until Sat., November 29	Downtown	Art: Ongoing
Coming off their recent popular run with Kevin Kelly's solo exhibit, this month's First Saturday Art Crawl finds Rymer Gallery hosting a group show of gallery stalwarts, local veterans and new faces. In addition to new sculpture by Gallery curator/artist-in-residence, Herb Williams, Color is... More>>

The Santaland Diaries Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., November 28 until Sat., December 20	Downtown	Theater: Opening
David Sedaris is a public radio god and somewhat of a rock star in the book-signing circuit. Between his NPR essays and his published humor compilations, he has raised his brand of sardonic wit to a singular art form. Sedaris' expressive literate style is keenly realized in this tale of an... More>>

Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up Municipal Auditorium	Wed., November 26 more dates/times	Downtown	Theater: Opening
In a culture as plagued with cynicism as ours, it's easy for the average adult to lose touch with the sheer wonderment a child derives from seeing a full-grown man dressed as a seven-foot-tall yellow bird. One of my earliest and fondest memories is of seeing a Sesame Street Live production at... More>>

Shakespeare Allowed! Nashville Public Library	Sat., October 11 more dates/times	Downtown	Community Events Poetry/Spoken Word
Time to rummage through the bookshelves and dust off those old hallowed editions of the Penguin Shakespeare, Riverside Shakespeare or whatever you used in college to complete that English Lit course. The Nashville Shakespeare Festival program, facilitated by artistic director Denice Hicks,... More>>

The Image Makers: The Artistry of Manuel and Cambridge Jones Tinney Contemporary	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., November 1 until Sat., November 29	Downtown	Art: Ongoing
Award-winning photographer Cambridge Jones has shot luminaries both local (Jack White) and not so local (Queen Elizabeth). The couturier known as Manuel has a similar range: He's dressed celebrity clients from Elvis and Dolly Parton to The Beatles. (He also created Johnny Cash's "man in... More>>

Tuna Does Vegas Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Tue., December 2 more dates/times	Downtown	Theater: Opening
Nashville is a Tuna town. Whether it's the original Greater Tuna, the holiday-themed A Tuna Christmas or even Red, White and Tuna, local audiences have consistently flocked to TPAC performances featuring Joe Sears and Jaston Williams, the creators of this long-running comedy series. Everyone... More>>

The Future of Fine Arts: Senior Thesis Exhibits Round Two Watkins College of Art & Design	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., November 21 until Sun., November 30	Downtown	Art: Openings & Receptions
The second act of Watkins' three-part series, The Future of Fine Arts, presents three more senior thesis projects that range from memento mori to icons of excess to expressions of paranoia. With Altar-ed Memory, Kristine Marie Larsen explores her own ancestry through gravesite photography,... More>>

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Nashville Opera's Amahl and the Night Visitors and Holiday Concert Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Tue., December 9, 7:00pm	Downtown	Theater: Opening

Anthony Hamilton Wildhorse Saloon	Sun., November 30	Downtown	Music

Big Jim Slade The Rutledge	Sat., November 22, 8:00pm	Downtown	Music

Circus INcognitus Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Sat., February 7, 2:00pm	Downtown	Children Community Events Theater: Opening

The Gruffalo Tennessee Performing Arts Center	Sat., March 7, 2:00pm	Downtown	Children Community Events Theater: Opening

Latino Saint The Rutledge	Sat., November 29	Downtown	Music

Latino Saint The Rutledge	Mon., December 1	Downtown	Music

Mannah w/Circean, Solace Recoi & Solvi The Rutledge	Fri., November 21, 8:30pm	Downtown	Music

Philos The Rutledge	Wed., December 3, 8:00pm	Downtown	Music

Ray Davies Wildhorse Saloon	Wed., December 3	Downtown	Music

Second Harvest Food Bank Benefit feat: Niyoki, San Stancil & Javaria The Rutledge	Mon., November 24, 6:30pm	Downtown	Music

Victory at Last Farewell Show The Rutledge	Tue., November 25	Downtown	Music