Arts

The Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission serves as an umbrella organization for the arts in Nashville, providing the community with information about both nonprofit and commercial art galleries. Below follows a list of selected nonprofit and private galleries. Call the Arts Commission at 862-6720 or visit them on the Web at www.artsnashville.org for more information.

Adams Gallery

Cumberland University, S. Greenwood St., Lebanon 444-2562, ext. 1181

Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

American Artisan

4231 Harding Rd. 298-4691

Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun.

American Center

3100 West End Ave. 760-9330

Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

The Arts Company

215 5th Ave. N. 254-2040

www.theartscompany.com

Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

The Attic Gallery

2302 12th Ave. S. 298-2803

Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.

Auld Alliance Gallery

Westgate Center, 6019 Hwy. 100 352-5522

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Baldwin Photographic Gallery

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 898-2085

Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m-noon. Sat.; 6-10 p.m. Sun.

The Barn Gallery

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 898-2455

Belcourt Theatre

2102 Belcourt Ave. 383-9140

Hours: 2-10 p.m. daliy

Bennett Galleries

2104 Crestmoor Dr. 297-3201

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. or by appt.

Centennial Art Center

Centennial Park, 25th Ave N. & Park Plaza 862-8442

Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; evening hours during school sessions: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mon., Tues. & Thurs.

Cheekwood-Tennessee Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

1200 Forrest Park Dr. 356-8000

Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat.; 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sun. Closed Jan. 8-19

Chromatics Second Floor Photoimaging Gallery

625 Fogg St. 254-0063

Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Ed Clark Gallery

Nashville State Tech., Weld Building 120 White Bridge Rd. 353-3224

Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.

Collector’s Gallery

6602 Hwy. 100 356-0699

Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Weds. & Sat.; & by appt.

Cumberland Gallery

4107 Hillsboro Cir. 297-0296

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center

Franklin Bldg., 316 West Side Row, Vanderbilt Univ. 322-4843

Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Finer Things

1898 Nolensville Rd. 244-3003

Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon. and Sat.

Fisk University Galleries

Aaron Douglas Gallery and Carl Van Vechten Gallery

1000 17th Ave. N. 329-8720

11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tue.-Fri.; 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Closed Mondays, National holidays and Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Gallery of Franklin

The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Franklin 977-5073

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.

The Gallery at Nashville Place

150 4th Ave. N. 313-1425

Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Hiram V. Gordon Gallery

Elliot Hall, Tennessee State University 963-7513

Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; weekends by appt.

International Art Gallery

800 Broadway 254-0235

Hours: 9:30-6:00 p.m. Mon.-Sun.

In the Gallery

624-A Jefferson St. 255-0705

Hours: noon.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; & by appt.

James-Ben: Designer/Artisan Studio & Galleries

335-A Main St., Franklin 791-8721

Hours: 1-5 p.m. Weds.-Sat.

Larson Gallery

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville (931) 221-7334

Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Leu Gallery

Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Blvd. 460-6770

Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sat.; 2-5 p.m. Sun.

Local Color

1912 Broadway #203 321-3141

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Madison Art Center

403 Gallatin Rd. S. 868-8000

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 1-6 p.m. Sun.

Midtown Gallery & Frames

1912 Broadway 322-9966

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Murfreesboro/Rutherford County Center for the Arts

110 W. College St., Murfreesboro 904-ARTS(2787)

Hours: noon-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.

Outside the Lines

1813 21st Ave. S. 292-8393

Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.

The Parthenon

Centennial Park 862-8431

Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sun.

Plowhaus Cooperative Art Gallery

213 South 17th Street and Fatherland 260-4042

Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun. and by appointment.

Prestige Art Judaica Gallery

740 Thompson Ln. 783-2597

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

The Renaissance Center

855 Hwy. 46 S., Dickson 740-5600

Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Ruby Green Contemporary Arts Foundation

514 5th Ave. S. 244-7179

Hours: 12 a.m-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat.

Sarratt Gallery

Sarratt Student Center, Vanderbilt University 322-2471

Hours: 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Mon. -Fri.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.-Sun. (During summer months & university breaks the gallery is closed weekends & closes 4:30 p.m. weekdays.)

Shelton Gallery & Fine Jewelry

Stanford Square, 4239 Harding Rd. 298-9935

Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery

401 Charlotte Ave. 741-1701

Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

Tennessee Art League Galleries

3011 Poston Ave. 298-4072

Hours: noon-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun.

Tennessee State Museum

505 Deaderick St. 741-2692

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; 1-5 p.m. Sun.

Trahern Gallery

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville (931) 221-7334

Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat.; 1-4 p.m. Sun.

Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery

Vanderbilt University, 23rd & West End aves. 322-0605

Hours: noon.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 1-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

Van Vechten Gallery

Fisk University, D.B. Todd Blvd. & Jackson St. 321-4966, 329-8720

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; 1-5 p.m. Sat.

Watkins College of Art and Design

100 Powell Pl. 383-4848

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thur.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri.

White Tiger Gallery

2930 West End Ave. 327-9494

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Williams American Art Galleries

4119 Hillsboro Rd. Village Green Shopping Center 297-2547

Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Sat.

Zeitgeist

1819 21st Ave. S. 256-4805

Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Wed. & Fri.-Sat. ; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thurs.

Dance

Blue Moves Dance Co.

865-0408

A modern dance company featuring progressive, theatrically based choreography set to contemporary music.

Nashville Ballet

3630 Redmond St. 297-2966

www.nashvilleballet.org

As Middle Tennessee’s professional ballet company, Nashville Ballet entertains, educates and inspires more than 50,000 adults and children annually with its performances, affiliated School of Nashville Ballet and outreach programs.

The Village Cultural Arts Center

340 West Trinity Ln. 228-9553

www.villageculturalartscenter.com

The Village Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit organization extending from the Village Drum & Dance Ensemble. The Village members study, teach and perform drum, dance and story presentations from around the world with emphasis on African and Caribbean culture.

Music

Austin Peay State University

Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, Clarksville (931)221-7876 www.apsu.edu

The season includes performances by artists, university groups and national performers.

Belmont University School of Music

1900 Belmont Blvd. 460-6408

www.belmont.edu

Belmont’s season features faculty, student and guest performances covering all musical styles.

Blair School of Music

Vanderbilt University, 2400

www.vanderbilt.edu/blair Blakemore Ave. 322-7651

Fisk University Jubilee Singers

1000 17th Ave. N. 329-8744

www.fisk.edu

This legendary Negro Spiritual Ensemble, which gave Music City its name, appears on special occasions in Nashville, when not involved in its worldwide performance schedule.

Great Performances at Vanderbilt

322-2471 www.vanderbilt.edu/sarratt

This series brings world-renowned performers and acts to Nashville. Shows are at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium and Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music.

Lipscomb University Music

3901 Granny White Pk. 269-1000, ext. 5929, 279-5932 or 279-5929

www.lipscomb.edu

The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Box 36, Murfreesboro 898-1862

www.tnphilharmonic.com

Middle Tennessee Choral Society

Middle Tennessee State University Music Dept., Murfreesboro 898-2849

Performs major choral works including solos and orchestra. Performances are three times a year.

Nashville Chamber Orchestra

1204 Elmwood Ave. 256-6546

www.nco.org

Nashville Symphony Orchestra

200 Glen Echo Rd. 783-1200

The Nashville Symphony presents classical and pop performances, provides accompaniment for the Nashville Ballet, hosts special “Cookies ’n’ Cream” concerts for children, and performs a series of outdoor summer concerts. The orchestra also performs for local schools.

Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society

386-7500 www.jazzblues.org

TJBS offers a number of concerts throughout the year, including a series of outdoor summer concerts at Belle Meade Plantation and Two Rivers Mansion. The society publishes a monthly newsletter and a weekly e-newsletter for subscribers. The society also sponsors a jazz documentary radio show called “jazz on the side” on WMOT 89.5-FM, noon on Sundays.

Opera

Nashville Opera Association

3628 Trousdale Dr. 832-5242

Theater Groups

ACT I (Artists’ Cooperative Theater I)

726-2281

A theater company specializing in the classics of the theater.

Actors Bridge Ensemble

2141 Acklen Ave. 460-9439

actors_bridge@mindspring.com

Actors Bridge presents classics of the theater as well as edgy contemporary pieces and other new works. The ensemble offers acting classes and The New Works Lab, a project to develop new plays from the initial stages through performance.

Arts Center of Cannon County

1424 John Bragg Hwy., Woodbury (615) 563-ARTS or (800) 235-9073

www.cannonartscntr.org

Belmont University Little Theater

1900 Belmont Blvd. 460-6199

Belmont’s theater program offers a slate of comedies, classics and musicals each semester.

Bongo After Hours Theatre

2007 Belmont Blvd. 385-1188

This space above Bongo Java coffeehouse offers performances of dramatic works, music, poetry readings and dance in Nashville’s most intimate setting.

Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre

8204 Hwy. 100 646-9977

www.dinnertheatre.com

Tuesday and Saturday evenings, Chaffin’s offers dinner theater favorites and original works on two stages.

Circle Players

254-0113

info@circleplayers.net

www.circleplayers.net

Nashville’s longest-running community theater group performs musicals, comedies and contemporary dramas.

Cumberland County Playhouse

221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville (931) 484-5000

www.ccplayhouse.com

Noted for its lavish productions of crowd-pleasing musicals and classics, such as Smoke on the Mountain, Children of Eden, and The Miracle Worker.

Lakewood Theatre Company

2211 Hadley Ave. 847-0934

A community theater that produces well-known musicals, comedies and dramas along with occasional original works by local playwrights.

Laughing Corpse Productions

P.O. Box 140935, 37214 832-3352

Presents cleverly titled interactive murder-mystery dinner parties as performances and at private parties.

Lipscomb University Theatre

3901 Granny White Pk. 279-5715

www.lipscomb.edu

Produces a wide variety of student-produced drama. Free to public.

Middle Tennessee State University Theater

898-2640

Mockingbird Theatre

800 4th Avenue S. 242-6704

www.fly.to/mockingbird/

Mockingbird is an Actor’s Equity-affiliated professional theater founded in 1994 and dedicated to regional theater, new works and theater classics.

Montgomery Bell Academy Theater

4001 Harding Rd. 298-5514

www.montgomerybell.com

Montgomery Bell Academy’s theater group-a.k.a. Bearclaw Productions-performs in the 350-capacity Paschall Theater on the campus.

Nashville Children’s Theatre

724 2nd Ave. S. 254-9103

www.nct-dragonsite.org

Nashville Children’s Theatre is a nonprofit, professional, Actors Equity theater and was founded in 1931 by the Junior League of Nashville. It is the oldest children’s theater in the country. NCT strives to make live theater a vital part of the childhood experience for all young people in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Programs include the School Performance Series, Weekend Family Series and various educational programs.

Nashville Shakespeare Festival

800 4th Ave. S.255-2273

www.brotherswest.com/nsf

This troupe stages high-quality Shakespeare productions for thousands of theatergoers every summer in Centennial Park. The company also produces original works and conducts a significant outreach program that takes Shakespeare to public schools throughout the state.

People’s Branch Theatre

800 4th Ave. S. 254-0008

www.peoplesbranch.org

People’s Branch Theatre is currently in their second season and has quickly become Nashville’s most progressive professional theater company. After a critically acclaimed inaugural season, PBT is gaining a hip audience as the originator of “cool culture.” PBT continues its fiery vision of unexpected, mind-stretching theater in April 2002 with “The Fever” by Wallace Shawn at Darkhorse Theater.

PG-13 Players

50 Vantage Way, Ste. 102 345-0952 ext. 218

A peer-guidance theater group for teens sponsored by Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee.

Pull-Tight Players

112 2nd Ave. S., Franklin 790-3204

www.pull-tight.com

Franklin’s 32-year-old community theater, which also has a youth theater component, performs comedies, musicals and dramas each season.

Real Life Players

298-3592 www.rlplayer@bellsouth.net

This is the only teen-owned-and-operated theater company in the region. The company meets each fall to begin writing a script which goes into rehearsals in January with an April performance. All ticket proceeds are donated to a charitable organization.

The Renaissance Center

855 Hwy. 46 S., Dickson 740-5600 or toll free (888)700-2300

www.rcenter.org

Dickson’s new multifaceted arts/science center offers original theatrical productions through its drama and theater department.

Roxy Regional Theatre

100 Franklin St., Clarksville (931) 645-7699

This troupe is known statewide for its original musicals and regional premieres.

Ryman Auditorium

116 5th Ave. N. 254-1445 or for tickets: 889-3060 www.ryman.com

The Ryman is known for its historic live performances and its acoustic perfection. Scores of people flocked to the Ryman for original productions based on the lives of Tammy Wynette and Hank Williams. The recent production of The Sanders Family Christmas continues their tradition of outstanding musicals.

Shalom Theatre

The Jewish Community Center, 801 Percy Warner Blvd. 356-7170

www.nashvillejcc.org

Sumner County Players

260 W. Main St., Hendersonville 264-8999

The group presents a full season of comedies, dramas and musicals, in addition to offering acting classes for adults and children.

Tennessee Repertory Theatre

244-4878 www.tnrep.org

The Rep provides the local theater scene with lavish, well-promoted productions, and a theater workshop that develops new musicals.

Tennessee State University

963-7491 www.tnstate.edu

TSU presents plays through its communications department and the American Negro Playwright Theater

Texas Troubadour Theatre

2416 Music Valley Dr., #108 885-0028

Known for its long-running presentation of A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline.

TPAC—Tennessee Performing Arts Center

505 Deaderick St. 782-4000

www.tpac.org

TPAC is the place to see touring Broadway and off-Broadway shows as well as local performing arts companies.

Vanderbilt University Theatre

322-2404

www.vanderbilt.edu/theatre

Vanderbilt University Theatre brings an invigorating theatrical mix to Nashville, including works by some of today’s most celebrated playwrights.