Best of Nashville
Readers' Poll
Arts, Music & Culture Readers' Poll
Best of Nashville 2012
See also: Arts, Music & Culture Writers' Choice.
BEST NEW BAR OR CLUB (OPENED SINCE OCTOBER 2011)
Honky Tonk Central
The High Watt
Bar Louie
BEST HONKY-TONK
Robert's Western World
Tootsie's
The Stage
BEST PICKUP BAR
Tribe
Red Door Midtown
Loser's
BEST GLBT BAR
Tribe
Play Dance Bar
Lipstick Lounge
BEST STRIP CLUB
Deja Vu
Crazy Horse
Brass Stables
BEST AFTER-HOURS HANG
Cafe Coco
No. 308
Kimbro's
BEST KARAOKE BAR
Lipstick Lounge
Santa's Pub
Lonnie's Western Room
BEST PLACE TO THROW DARTS
The Villager
Edgefield Bar and Grill
Brewhouse Midtown
BEST PLACE TO SHOOT POOL
Melrose Billiards
Buffalo Billiards
Edgefield Bar and Grill
BEST PLACE TO DANCE
Play Dance Bar
The 5 Spot Monday Night
Mad House at Mad Donna's
BEST CLUB DJ
Tyrus Briggs
DJ Sam-Me
DJ Ron Slomowicz
BEST COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST
Keith Urban
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
BEST LOCAL BAND
(tie) Moon Taxi, JEFF The Brotherhood
The Features
BEST LOCAL MUSIC CELEBRITY
Jack White
Dean Alexander
Taylor Swift
BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER
Travis Lamb
Dean Alexander
Doc Holladay
BEST WRITERS' NIGHT
Bluebird Cafe
Ty Brando Writers' Show
That's Cool
BEST TRIVIA NIGHT
Sam's Sports Bar and Grill (Hillsboro Village)
Flying Saucer
3 Crow Bar
BEST OPEN MIC
Bluebird Cafe
Kimbro's
That's Cool
BEST PLACE TO HEAR LIVE MUSIC
3rd & Lindsley
Ryman Auditorium
Mercy Lounge
BEST CONCERT (SINCE OCTOBER 2011)
Mumford and Sons at the Ryman
Jack White at the Ryman
Roger Waters at Bridgestone Arena
BEST CONCERT SERIES
Live on the Green
Nashville Symphony Classical Series
Music City Roots
BEST MUSEUM
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
BEST ART GALLERY
O Gallery
Rymer Gallery
Art & Invention Gallery
BEST MUSEUM EXHIBIT
Treehouses at Cheekwood
Warhol Live at The Frist
The Bakersfield Sound at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
BEST GALLERY EXHIBIT
Impression-A-Bull at Ultraviolet Gallery
Tomato Art Show at Art & Invention
Treehouses at Cheekwood
BEST LOCAL VISUAL ARTIST
Gayla Pugh
Herb Williams
Ryan Pickett
BEST LOCAL AUTHOR
Ann Patchett
Alice Randall
Kimberly Novosel
BEST PERFORMING ARTS GROUP
Nashville Ballet
Nashville Symphony
Nashville in Harmony
BEST LOCAL THEATER COMPANY
Street Theatre Company
Tennessee Repertory Theater
Nashville Children's Theatre
BEST PLACE TO SEE A PLAY
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Nashville Children's Theatre
Darkhorse Theatre
BEST LOCAL ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman
Reese Witherspoon
Theresa Meeker Pickett
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Joe Hendricks Photography
Amiee Stubbs
Joshua Black Wilkins
BEST PRINTMAKER/POSTER DESIGNER
Hatch Show Print
Bryce McCloud, Isle Of Printing
Adam Baker, Thinkbaker.com
BEST DRAG PERFORMER
Paige Turner
Suzy Wong
Dee Ranged
BEST INSTRUMENTALIST
Tim May
Kenny Vaughan
William Tyler
BEST MOVIE THEATER
Belcourt Theatre
Regal Green Hills
Opry Mills Regal
BEST BOWLING ALLEY
Franklin Family Fun Center
Hermitage Lanes
(tie) Tusculum Lanes, Hillwood Strike & Spare
BEST GOLF COURSE
Hermitage Golf Club
McCabe Golf Course
Shelby Bottoms
BEST PLACE FOR A WEDDING RECEPTION
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Belle Meade Plantation
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
BEST WEDDING/EVENT PLANNER
Amos Gott
Angela Proffitt
Big Events, Inc.
BEST CHARITY EVENT
Eye Ball
Steeplechase
Swan Ball
BEST LOCAL EVENT/FESTIVAL
Tomato Art Fest
Music City BBQ Festival
CMA Music Festival
BEST FREE FUN
Live on the Green
Centennial Park
Movies in the Park
BEST PLACE FOR A CHEAP DATE
Centennial Park
Kimbro's
Shakespeare in the Park
BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE MEN
Tribe
No. 308
Play Dance Bar
BEST PLACE TO MEET SINGLE WOMEN
No. 308
Lipstick Lounge
Steadfast and True Yoga
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