It was only a matter of time before someone had the terrible idea of combining athletic competition and eating hot chicken. While exerting oneself in any way with a belly full of burning bird seems like a recipe for disaster, watching other people do so has the potential for entertainment — or at least schadenfreude. If that sounds like your leg-quarter of hot, Climb Nashville has you covered, for some reason, with its annual Hotter Than Chicken bouldering competition. During a 15-minute window, competitors may eat as many hot tenders as possible (with nothing to drink, mind you), which multiplies their score during the climbing portion of the day, a two-and-a-half-hour window immediately following the eating. There’s a party and a DJ and all the usual festival whatsits — check hotterthanchicken.com for details. Noon at Climb Nashville, 3600 Charlotte Ave. J.R. LIND
