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October 4, 2024 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
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What's CITY Talking About?
🎉 Happy Anniversary, Metro Council
It’s the one-year anniversary of this Metro Council’s term. Nashville Scene columnist Nicole Williams joins the City Cast Nashville podcast to get into what they’ve done well so far, and what they could do better. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏒 Hockey Season Begins
The Nashville Predators kick off the season on Oct. 10, and they’ve signed several new high-profile additions, such as defenseman Brady Skjei. The Nashville Scene has a complete profile of the hockey team ahead of the 2024 season. [Nashville Scene]
🗳️ Heated District 60 Race
In TN State House District 60 — encompassing Old Hickory, Hermitage, and Donelson — Democratic candidate Shaundelle Brooks and Republican candidate Chad Bobo are diametrically opposed on every issue. Brooks is a gun reform activist who began lobbying after her son was killed in the 2018 Waffle House shooting. Bobo opposes restrictions on assault weapons. [Tennessee Lookout]
- The voter registration deadline is Oct. 7, and first-time voters must vote in person. [Nashville.gov]
👩🏾💼 New Hospitality Group Supports Black-Owned Businesses
Fisk University professor Sharanda Smith recently launched the Nashville Black Hospitality Group to support local Black-owned businesses. Black-owned businesses account for only 2.7% of workplaces in the Nashville area. [The Tennessean]
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Don't Go Gently, Go In Tecovas
Nashville Oktoberfest takes over Germantown this weekend! It’s the longest continually running party in the Southeast, slinging beers, brats, and schnitzel since 1980. General admission tickets start at $10 — beer and food is extra — and don’t miss the Dachshund Derby on Sunday in Bicentennial Park. We recommend a rideshare for this event, since parking is bonkers and you’ll probably be imbibing. Make good choices and have fun! And hey — don’t go gently, go in Tecovas!
What To Do
Friday, Oct. 4
- 🤡 Carden Circus | 7 p.m. | $15+ | Nashville Municipal Auditorium
- 👻 Family Movie Night: “Ghostbusters” (1984) | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Free | Beaman Park Nature Center
- 🧺 Fridays by the River | 3-8 p.m. | Free Entry | Shelby Park Riverview Pavilion
- 🚮 Cedar Hill Park Community Cleanup | 10-11:30 a.m. | Volunteer | Cedar Hill Park
- 🔥 Family Fall Picnic and Campfire | 6-8 p.m. | Free | Warner Park Nature Center
- 🎵 Drug Church In-store Performance | 5-6 p.m. | Free Entry | Grimey's
- 🎙️ An Evening With Rickie Lee Jones | 7:30 p.m. | $60+ | City Winery
- 📚 Goodlettsville Library Book Sale | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Free Entry | Goodlettsville Library Branch
Saturday, Oct. 5
- 🎉 Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free | Centennial Park
- 🐉 Dragon Boat Festival | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free | Nashville East Riverfront Landing
- 🎃 Keller’s Farm Pumpkin Patch | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | $10.94 | Keller’s Farm, Dickson
- 🍺 45th Anniversary Oktoberfest | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | $10 | Bicentennial Mall
- 🐶 Pups & Pints Howl-oween | 12-4 p.m. | Free | The Yard OneC1ty
- 🚮 Green Sweep Squad | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Volunteer | Centennial Park
- 🍌 National Banana Pudding Festival starts | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | $10 | Hickman County Ag Pavilion, Centerville
- 🐕 Miranda Lambert: Music for Mutts | 7:30 p.m. | $59+ | Ascend Amphitheater
- 🦉 Music in the Meadow | 6 p.m. | $30+ | Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary
- 🍷 The Ariston Grand Opening Celebration | 6 p.m.-12 a.m. | Free Entry | The Ariston
🎷 Got any unused musical instruments? Drop em off at Grimey's Saturday to be donated to the local nonprofit Instruments for Education, which gives instruments to school kids.
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