Set for the last Friday of the month for the next several months, the plainly named but nevertheless enticing Parking Lot Party will kick off Friday at The Marketplace — or the Music City Food Truck Park, as it’s sometimes known — in East Nashville. This week’s rain-or-shine event is set to feature floats and ice cream from Bradley’s Curbside Creamery, savory and sweet empanadas from Chivanada II, sandwiches from Steaming Goat Food Truck and more. The Facebook event page also promises beer, hard seltzers and cocktails, not to mention an “open-format” DJ — one of the more popular formats, I’d argue — and outdoor games. With more than 70 picnic tables and a 4,000-square-foot deck, even folks skittish about returning to in-person events ought to find plenty of room for distancing. Find more details about this and other events at the — you guessed it — plainly named but nevertheless enticing URL bestfoodtrucks.com/musiccityfoodtruckpark. 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 30, at The Marketplace, 400 Davidson St. D. PATRICK RODGERS
