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March 17, 2010: Time to honor the Irish and Nashville offers a number of real brew pubs worth a visit on "green day."

March 3, 2010: It's just a bit over three months until Nashville's biggest annual event -- the CMA Music Festival. The roster of performers announced thus far includes Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band, and Carrie Underwood. More names will be revealed throughout the spring. Opening day for the Festival is June 10.

Feb. 28, 2010: Tin Pan South, sponsored by the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), is scheduled for March 30 to April 3 right here in Nashville at area music venues. Known as the world's largest all-songwriter festival, the gathering of songwriters and music fans will celebrate its 18th anniversary this year. According to NSAI, more than 9,000 people attended the event in 2009. Tickets will go sale on March 10.

Feb. 1, 2010: After Friday's snowfall (the biggest in Nashville since 2003), the bright sunshine on Sunday was welcomed. It was still cold (only reaching the low 30s), but the sun started the town to thawing. Let's see if the warming trend continues this week.

Jan. 12, 2010: Free WiFi is coming to downtown Nashville. The Nashville Technology Council has announced that it is spearheading a project to provide free public wireless Internet service. The initial network, running along Broadway from approximately the Hard Rock Cafe to the Sommet Center, will go live by early February.

Jan. 6, 2010: According to forecasts, snow is on the way to Nashville, along with high winds. If you prefer to view meteorological drama rather than be immersed in it, stay tune for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival's production of The Tempest at Belmont's Troutt Theatre. Opening on Jan. 16, the play will run through the end of January and should offer a cosy, warm way of watching the elements rage.

painted trilliumJan. 1, 2010: We've turned the corner of the year and the countdown has begun for the new wildflower season in Tennessee. Last year we found Harbinger-of-Spring (Erigenia bulbosa) opening its tiny petals in the snow on March 1. So it's only a couple of months and counting before the wonderful botanical show begins. We're still processing photos from last year's wildflower hikes and have just put up a new series of images shot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (with some pretty photos of Painted Trillium and Creeping Phlox).

Dec. 31, 2009: A lot of twang and sparkle will liven up New Year's Eve in downtown Nashville this evening. There'll be four to five hours of free live music performed at First and Broadway in front of the Hard Rock Cafe, with Rodney Atkins headlining the cast of musicians. There'll even be a midnight drop, but instead of the famous ball in Times Square moving inexorably to mark the start of a brand new year, Nashville will drop an 80-foot guitar. As an exclamation mark, there'll be fireworks. The street party starts ata 7:30 p.m. See schedule of performers here.

Dec. 19, 2009: We're pleased to announce the addition of a lovely new hotel in a splendid location for our CMA Music Festival 2010 Packages. The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel is located at 1713 Broadway Avenue in midtown Nashville. The 2010 CMA Music Festival will be the inaugural one for the hotel and to commemorate this milestone we're matching Gold Circle tickets with a limited number of our Hilton Garden packages. See more details on our CMA Music Festival 2010 page.

Dec. 7, 2009: BlueShoe's Grand Ole Opry Gold Circle packages for Christmas are now available. These gift packages are designed especially for the country music lover in your life and feature seats in our favorite Section 11 at the Ryman Auditorium for the Dec. 26 performance of the Grand Ole Opry. They also include one night at the Five-Star, Five-Diamond Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville. A beautiful, customized gift certificate is available for each package. Read about this package and other Christmas gifts for country music lovers at our Nashville Webstore.

Dec. 1, 2009: A cold front is predicted to move into town this weekend, as if ordered special for the kickoff to the holiday season in Nashville. Mayor Karl Dean will begin the festivities by lighting the Nashville Christmas tree in the public square this Friday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. The tree lighting will be followed by the 57th Annual Christmas Parade on Lower Broadway at 7 p.m. The parade will begin at 8th Avenue North (in front of the U.S. Courthouse) and Broadway.

Nov. 20, 2009: The Country Music Hall of Fame is hosting an early morning breakfast on Dec. 4 with WSM’s Bill Cody as he broadcasts live from the Curb Conservatory. Special guest performances feature Ricky Skaggs and The Whites, Richie McDonald, and the Skaggs Family. See details at Bill Cody Breakfast.

Nov. 17, 2009: Our exclusive Christmas Gold Circle Grand Ole Opry Packages at the 5-star Hermitage Hotel will go on sale here on Nov. 19. These wonderful hotel/ticket packages for the Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 Opry performance at the Ryman Auditorium feature seats in BlueShoe's favorite Section 11 in rows B, C, and D (rows 2, 3, & 4).

Nov. 11, 2009: Tonight's the night! The CMA Awards Show will begin when Taylor Swift delivers the opening performance of the 43rd Annual CMA Awards. Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, the sold-out show will air live from the Sommet Center in Nashville tonight (Nov. 11) (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Nov. 3, 2009: The CMA Awards Show is just a week away and the list of performers announced thus far include Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and Dave Mathews, Billy Currington, Vince Gill and Daughtry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band. It's shaping up to be a wonderful evening of great music.

georgia o'keeffeOct. 12, 2009: The Frist Center for the Visual Arts has opened a new exhibition dedicated to American Modernism. Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Times, featuring 45 paintings and eight photographs from the Lane Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, includes works by some of the most important American artists of the early twentieth century.The exhibit will be on display at the Frist through January 31, 2010.

Oct. 2, 2009: It's the last Full Moon Pickin' Party of the season. Sponsored by Friends of Warner, this popular event featuring live bluegrass music takes place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Warner Equestrian Center at 2500 Old Hickory Boulevard. For more information, call 370-8053.

September 25, 2009: Tennessee Association of Craft Artists (TACA) is hosting its annual Fall Festival in Centennial Park today through Sunday. There's free parking, free admission, and rows and rows of tented booths with original artisans displaying their lovely and well-made works. One of our favorite exhibitors is Tim Hintz. He makes traditional ladderback chairs from local red oak and weaves the seats from hickory bark strips. What is particularly charming about his pieces is the finishing touch--a unique milk paint that results in an uncommon depth of color. The combination of masterful craftsmanship and self-conscious rural retrospection lend Hintz's work a sly Tennessee postmodern look. A resident of Smithville, Hintz will be participating in the Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour Oct. 23-25. This popular tour is celebrating its 10th year and features 11 stops with 10 studios and more than two dozen participating artists. But don't wait until October: go to Centennial Park this weekend and see Hintz's work up close, along with the exhibits of all the other diverse and talented artisans. TACA Fall Festival hours are Friday & Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, 10am-5pm.

September 14, 2009: The roster of nominees for the 2009 CMA Awards is online here.

September 2, 2009: The Tennessee State Fair opens next Friday, Sept. 11 and will run through Sept. 20. Carnival rides, competitions, exhibitions, and, of course, classic Fair food like funnel cakes will be featured. Even if you can't make the Fair, check out their cool and colorful web site.

August 31, 2009: ABC's 3-hour special on the 2009 CMA Music Festival airs tonight at 8 p.m. Central. The show promises to be an engaging recap of the great fun and wonderful music Nashville serves up each June to country fans.

August 25, 2009: Eighty-nine years ago roses were in vogue in Nashville during the month of August. Yellow roses were the flower of choice worn by the Suffragists campaigning for passage of the 19th Amendment. Those opposed to granting women "the vote" wore red roses. Read about the dramatic final battle of the "War of the Roses" that took place in Nashville in August 1920.

August 14, 2009: It's a Full Moon Pickin' Party tonight, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Warner Equestrian Center at 2500 Old Hickory Boulevard. For more information, call 370-8053. Enjoy wonderful bluegrass music under the lantern of bright full moon. This popular summer event is sponsored by Friends of Warner Park as a fundraiser for preserving the parks. And speaking of Warner Park, tomorrow night the Sudekum Planetarium will host a free star party at Edwin Warner Park, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.

August 3, 2009: BlueShoe Nashville's 2010 CMA Music Festival Packages are now online for viewing. You can see prices at our packages page. We're proud to once again be the exclusive provider of CMA Music Festival packages for the five-star Hermitage Hotel downtown and we're equally pleased to be able to offer our preferred Section 134 Lower Level seats. Section 134 is our favorite for a number of reasons, including the fact that you're in the shade in the early evening. For the first time in 2010 BlueShoe is featuring packages at the new Hampton Inn downtown on Fourth Avenue South. Lower level and floor level packages will be available for purchase online beginning August 6. If you're interested in a Gold Circle package, please call us directly at 615-383-3012.

July 22, 2009: We're reveling in what can be considered some of the best July weather in Nashville in more than a century. A wonderful spell of record-breaking mild temperatures has been delivered to Music City, according to meterologists, due to a weather system bringing cooler air from Canada. Nashville's high temperature on Sunday was only 77 degrees, a record low for a high temperature in Nashville on July 19. The previous record high for that day was 79 degrees set in 1897. And a low temperature yesterday morning of 58 degrees broke a previous record for July 21 that was set when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. That was way back in 1877. The upshot is that Nashville is enjoying extraordinary weather. Although it's raining today, more clear skies are predicted. It appears Saturday will be a splendid time to take in one of the more popular free summer events in Nashville--the weekly big band ballroom dances on Saturday evenings at the Centennial Park picnic shelter. The Merchants of Cool will be performing and the dance theme of the evening is the foxtrot (free lessons are provided). Read about the dances and other free events in Nashville on our Free Things to Do page.

July 17, 2009: We're pleased to feature a critique of the restaurant scene in Nashville from two charming Brits, John and Alice Jukes of Didcot, Oxfordshire. They traveled to Tennessee last month for a taste of the music and food in Memphis and Nashville. At BlueShoe's CMA Music Festival Open House on Sunday, June 14, John spoke so engagingly and elegantly about food, we asked him if he would put his thoughts on paper. He graciously accepted: you can read his essay on the home page of BlueShoe Cafe Guide to Nashville Dining.

July 9, 2009: It's the tenth season for the popular Full Moon Pickin' Parties, sponsored by Friends of Warner. The party features live bluegrass music under the light of a full moon and there's one scheduled for tomorrow evening, July 10, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Warner Equestrian Center at 2500 Old Hickory Boulevard. For more information, call 370-8053. All the funds raised from these events go to support and preserve the wonderful Warner Parks in Nashville.

July 8, 2009: In tribute to Steve McNair, who was killed over the weekend, the Titans will open LP Field today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to give Nashvillians an opportunity to pay homage to a great quarterback. A rolling video of McNair's highlights during his career with the Titans will be played in the stadium. Fans will be able to sign a book that will be presented to the McNair family. Donations will be accepted for the Steve McNair Foundation at the ticket office. Admission and parking to this memorial event are free.

July 1, 2009: It's a big holiday weekend in Nashville. Wynonna Judd will be signing autographs at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. She'll move on to Riverfront Park to headline Nashville's 25th anniversary of the Music City July 4th Let Freedom Sing celebration. Appearing with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra at 7 p.m., Wynonna will continue performing with the Gabe Dixon Band during the evening. Don't leave Riverfront Park early because the city's grand firework display will start here around 9:25 p.m. Touted as one of the country's best firework spectacles, it's a show that is immensely popular with Nashvillians and visitors.

June 24, 2009: The CMA Awards Show has been announced and it's scheduled for Wed., Nov. 11, 2009 at the Sommet Center. Our 2-night hotel/tickets packages (including Platinum, Gold, Silver, & Bronze) feature two downtown hotels that are within walking distance of the Sommet Center, the Courtyard and the Hampton, and one midtown hotel, the Guesthouse Inn Vanderbilt, located approximately 15 blocks from the Sommet Center. You can book online here: CMA Award Show 2009.

June 12, 2009: LP Field was rocking last night for the CMA Music Festival, even though there was a delay because of the second storm of the day that blew into Nashville. The fans hung out in the concourse until the all clear signal was given. They were rewarded for their wait: Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley delivered wonderful performances that didn't finish until after 2 a.m. For the final number, Brad brought Dierks back on to help him toast the occasion with a splendid rendition of "Alcohol."

June 11, 2009: In typical Tennessee fashion, the weather turned dramatic this morning—for a little while. A severe thunderstorm blew into town just in time to delay the opening of the CMA Music Festival. Gretchen Wilson was set to kick off the performances at Riverfront Park at 10 a.m., but the show was postponed due to the storm. Everything got back on track after a bucket or two of rain was dropped. According to news reports, the music began at Riverfront about 30 minutes later than scheduled.

The CMA has just announced that Kenny Chesney will be performing on Sunday, June 14 at LP Field. What a way to close the Festival!

June 7, 2009: The CMA has just announced that Kenny Chesney will be performing on Sunday, June 14 at LP Field. What a way to close the Festival!

June 5, 2009: Alan Jackson is celebrating his 20th anniversary in the music business by doing a free show on Wed., June 10 at the Cadillac Ranch on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m.. There is limited admission (one source says the Cadillac Ranch can hold about 1000 people) so wristbands for the show will be issued starting at 4:30 p.m. that afternoon. The line will begin to form much earlier than 4:30, but it's hard to estimate just how early you'll have to be there in order to secure one of those free prized wristbands. June 10 is, of course, the eve of the CMA Music Festival and Lower Broad will be wall-to-wall country music fans. See details here.

June 1, 2009: The CMA Music Festival is a little more than a week away and Nashville is gearing up for the biggest music event of the year for Music City. Looking for venue locations and events listings? Go to the new page we've just launched for Information to Help You Make the Most of the Festival.

May 30, 2009: Nashville's annual country music party is almost here. The CMA Music Festival begins Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Online sales of 2009 packages will end May 31, 2009 at midnight CST. If you are interested in a ticket/hotel package, hotels available are the Embassy Suites Opryland Airport and the Baymont Inn West. Seats are in the Lower Level in Section 135 (for the Embassy package and the 5-night Baymont package) or Section 133 (for the 3- night package at the Baymont). Upgrades to floor level seating is available for Section K, Row 40, Section F Row 3, or Section F Row 4. To see the virtues of these different sections (particularly section 135), visit our virtual tour of LP Field.

May 24, 2009: Thunderstorms are predicted for today and tomorrow, but as Nashvillians know, the weather is unpredictable and we may enjoy a beautiful holiday weekend after all. In Centennial Park tomorrow, the Nashville Blues Festival will be in full swing to help celebrate Memorial Day. For more information on the Festival, please call 615-271-2800.

May 19, 2009: Three weeks and counting until the CMA Music Festival opens its stages. We're excited that Wynonna, along with a special appearance of the Judds, is part of the 2009 lineup.

April 18, 2009: Honor your home: take time to attend the Earth Day Festival in Centennial Park, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. There'll be all sorts of exhibits and demonstrations on the environment, clean air, water, food and farming, cooking demonstrations, organic gardening, and activities for children. Free and open to the public.

April 1, 2009: We've collected stories of some of the memorable April Fool's hoaxes of recent vintage. Enjoy!

March 29, 2009: Despite the cold front that came in last night to remind us that winter is not quite through with us yet, the delicate yet durable wildflowers of Tennessee are beginning to show themselves in abundance. An array of hikes and wildflower festivals will be happening all over the state during the next six weeks.

March 17, 2009: It's a beautiful day in Nashville with a high of 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 degrees Celsius) predicted and sunshine. Consider the contrast to St. Patrick's Day 1892 when Nashville received its largest snowfall in history, 17 inches. It's record that has not been broken. Read about this remarkable meteorological event in Nashville and how about town snowdrifts were marked with signs such as “In Memory of Dixie That is Froze” and “Where Are the Violets You Promised?”

March 1, 2009: Our 2009 Guide to Tennessee Wildflowers is now online with listings for wildflower hikes and events in middle Tennessee and the Smokies. Most hikes are scheduled in April, but Warner Parks have events planned for this month as well.

Feb. 28, 2009: It's cold and wet and overall, pretty gloomy, but here it is the last day of February and the wildflowers are in the wings, getting ready for the wonderful spectacle known as Spring in Tennessee.

Feb. 16, 2009: The spring concert season in Nashville includes Joan Baez on Feb. 27 at TPAC and Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley at the Sommet Center on March 14.

Feb. 14, 2009: The Nashville Ballet's production of Twyla Tharp's Sinatra Suite continues through Feb. 21 at TPAC's Polk Theatre.

Feb. 2, 2009: Paint Made Flesh, a new exhibit at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, has opened and runs through May 10.

Jan. 27, 2009: Look at what $1.00 will get you: through the end of January, you can view the exhibits of the art museum at Cheekwood and the wintry landscape of the botanical gardens for a mere buck. Until Feb. 1, the normal gate fee of $10.00 has been reduced to $1.00 per person. Featured among the current exhibits is a splendid Fabergé collection.

Jan. 20, 2009: It's a cold day here in Nashville (20 degrees F at 9:30 a.m.) and only a bit warmer in Washington, D.C. (23 degrees F). But the crowd of two million plus in the Mall at Washington seem to be braving the chill with excited spirits as they wait for the great spectacle of the Presidential Inauguration to begin.

Jan. 19, 2009: A candlelight vigil, a march, and a number of other special events mark the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Nashville.

Jan. 8 , 2009: The Grand Ole Opry is back at its winter home in the Ryman Auditorium--the music venue we favor above all others in Nashville. The Ryman is a small, intimate concert hall that is enriched by a long and remarkable history. Singers such as Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley have performed there. Known as the "Mother Church of Country Music," the Ryman will play host to the Opry through the end of January and on Feb. 14 and Feb. 28. Our Gold Circle hotel/ticket packages for the 2009 season of the Opry will be announced tomorrow, January 9 and will be available for purchase online or by calling our toll free number 877-201-7663.

Jan. 1 , 2009: O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! It's a new day and a new year. The old year was ushered out with an historic win at LP Field yesterday afternoon: Vanderbilt University beat Boston College 16-14 at the Music City Bowl. It was Vanderbilt's first bowl win since 1955. O frabjous day indeed.

Dec. 31 , 2008:
More than a hundred years ago, on Dec. 31, 1900, Thomas Hardy wrote a poem he originally titled "By the Century's Deathbed." It became one of the most famous and beloved of his works, although Hardy changed the title to something simpler, more literal, and, it turns out, more evocative. The poem's opening lines set a bleak and somber scene: "I leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-gray,/And Winter's dregs made desolate/ The weakening eye of day." But it is the improbable note of hope, in the midst of a death lament, that makes The Darkling Thrush such a wonderful poem to revisit--particularly as we close the book on 2008 and look toward the new year.

Dec. 30 , 2008: There's hardly a better place in Nashville to ring in the new year than the Ryman Auditorium and for the second year in a row, the talented Del McCoury Band will be headlining the show on Dec. 31. Tickets are available at the Ryman's website.

Dec. 23 , 2008: It's always a good time to think of others, but this year and at this time, it seems especially important to consider those less fortunate. There's a wonderful essay in the New York Times entitled Hard Times, A Helping Hand that is one of the best Christmas stories you're likely to read this year. Here in Nashville, there are those who are hungry and in need and you can lend your own helping hand by making a donation online to the local Second Harvest Food Bank.

Dec. 12 , 2008: It's opening night for the Nashville Ballet's production of the Nutcracker Suite. Featuring the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Nutcracker will run through Dec. 21 at TPAC.

Dec. 1 , 2008: Nashville's 56th annual Christmas Parade is this Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., with the start at 6th and Broadway. The parade, which includes marching bands, floats, and special entries, will progress to 2nd Avenue and then across the Woodland Street Bridge to LP Field. The lighting of the city Christmas tree will be hosted by Mayor Karl Dean at the Public Square preceding the parade at 6 p.m. and will feature live music. For more information regarding the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the Parade, see the sponsor's site at Piedmont Natural Gas Company.

Nov. 19, 2008: Football is on the minds of Nashvillians. Vanderbilt won its sixth game of the season this past weekend and became bowl eligible--for the first time since 1982. Can they make number seven happen this weekend when UT comes to town? And how about those undefeated Titans? Now 10 and 0, they'll be squaring off against the New York Jets this Sunday. It's going to be a great weekend for sports fans in Music City.

Nov. 4, 2008: It's a beautiful autumn day in Nashville and the voting stations are open. Take time to vote and to thank the volunteers at your voting station who donate their time so generously to staff the polls. For information about Tennessee elections, visit the TN Dept. of State's website on Division of Elections.

Nov. 3, 2008: On the eve of an historic election, let's remember what a poet named Emily Dickinson had to say about hope.

Nov. 1, 2008: Obama's website has a handy polling place locator: if you're looking for where to vote on Nov. 4, you can go here and plug in your home address and you'll be shown your polling place, along with a Google map and directions from your home. Here in Nashville, the weather forecast predicts a sunny fall day for Tuesday.

Oct. 31, 2008: It's Halloween and Friday to boot. There's a pumpkin full of free and inexpensive things to do in Nashville tonight to celebrate this holiday that began in European pagan traditions as All Hallows' Eve.

Oct. 22, 2008:
Here's a BlueShoe special for significant savings on CMA Awards Show 2008 Hotel/Ticket packages.

Oct. 5, 2008, 8:12 p.m.: West End is celebrating! Vanderbilt has defeated Auburn for the first time since 1955. The 14-13 victory puts Vanderbilt at the top of the SEC with a 5-0 record (3-0 against SEC opponents).

Oct. 5, 2008: What a wonderful weekend to be in Nashville. There's so much to do and much of it is FREE, including the Festival of Cultures in Centennial Park, the free day of music at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and the free day of admission at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Check out the events at our Nashville Happenings page and our Free Things to Do page.

Oct. 3, 2008: Barack Obama and John McCain will debate at Belmont University next Tuesday and Nashville is gearing up to welcome the presidential candidates to Music City. There'll be a range of forums, parties, and special events leading up to the debate on Nov. 7. See a schedule of events at our Happenings page. This weekend is chockablock full of activities, particularly in the West End area. Auburn University is coming to town to meet the undefeated Vanderbilt Commodores (4 & 0) and it's Parents' Weekend at Vanderbilt.

Oct. 1, 2008: The first round of performers for the Nov. 12 CMA Awards Show has been announced. Artists who will be performing include Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban. See the full press release here.

Sept. 9, 2008: Tomorrow on Good Morning America, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts will announce the nominees for the CMA Awards 2008. The Awards Show airs nationally on Nov. 12 from Nashville's Sommet Center. If you're interested in attending, read about our Awards Show packages that feature Gold level tickets and two nights hotel.

 

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