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🤠 Dolly Parton musical to premiere in Nashville
January 29, 2025 · — Natalia Aldana
Hiya! This is City Cast editor Natalia Aldana filling in for Margaret for the next few days. In need of something fun to look forward to in these bleak times? I got you! THE Dolly Parton has just announced that her autobiographical musical, “Dolly: An Original Musical,” will premiere in Nashville this July 🤠
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What's CITY Talking About?
📣 Antioch Students Protest Gun Violence
As Antioch High School students returned to campus Tuesday, less than a week after the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante, many gathered along Hobson Pike protesting gun violence and voicing their concerns over school safety. [WKRN]
- On Monday, hundreds gathered outside the Tennessee State Capitol advocating for gun reform and questioning why school safety was not on the special session agenda. [Nashville Scene]
🧘 Library Budget Cuts
Amid budget cuts, the Nashville Public Library has reduced its BeWell community wellness classes, including their popular yoga classes. We’re chatting with Liz Veyhl from Small World Yoga about the funding shortfall and grassroots efforts to ensure BeWell’s continuity. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Here's how to support free yoga at your local library. [Small World Yoga]
🤔 Lack of Progress for East Bank Projects
The Tennessee Performing Arts Center may no longer relocate, and construction for Oracle Corp. headquarters has not begun, among other projects whose progress remains at a relative standstill. Was the East Bank development project too ambitious? [Tennessean 🔒]
✈️ Trump Order Blocks Refugees' Arrival in TN
The flights of refugees approved to resettle in Middle Tennessee have been canceled due to President Donald Trump’s executive order. The Nashville International Center for Empowerment said they were expecting 78 people in February and four in March. [90.3 WPLN News]
- More than 10,000 people, including local refugee families, gathered at the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition in Antioch on Saturday, celebrating the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. [Nashville Banner]
What To Do
Wednesday, Jan. 29
- 🥯 New Year All Year Bagelshop Collaboration | 7 a.m.-2 p.m. | Price varies | Bagelshop
- 🧑🌾 Pollinator Garden Creation | 9 a.m.-noon | Volunteer | Tom Joy Elementary
- 🧸 Nature Play Winter Adventure: Plan, Design, Build | 9:30-11 a.m. | Free | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
- 🩰 Homeschool Day at Nashville Ballet | 10-11:30 a.m. | Free | The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet
- 🎂 Bellevue Branch Library Birthday Celebration | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Free | Bellevue Library Branch
- 👋 Volunteer Orientation Session | Noon-1 p.m. | Volunteer | Virtual
- 🥾 Live, Laugh, Lantern Hike (10+) | 5:30-7 p.m. | Free | Warner Park Nature Center
- 🍸 Cocktail Making Class | 6-7:30 p.m. | $100 | Miel Restaurant & Bar
- 🎤 Jordana w/ Rachel Bobbitt | 7 p.m. | $23.30+ | The Blue Room
- ✏️ Writer’s Gym | 7 p.m. | Donations Encouraged | Elephant Gallery
- 😆 Isiah Kelly | 7 p.m. | $26.25 | Zanies
- 🎵 Phantogram | 8 p.m. | $30+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎶 Thom Chapman ft. Airpark and Violet Moons | 8-11:59 p.m. | $10 | Marathon Music Works
Thursday, Jan. 30
- 🌱 Seed Swap Open House | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Free | Warner Park Nature Center
- 🩰 Donuts and Dancing Rehearsal Viewing for Seniors | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Free | Nashville Ballet
- 🥾 Helping Hand Hike | Noon-2 p.m. | Volunteer | Mill Ridge Park
- 📕 Black Women Writers Book Club | 2:30-4 p.m. | Free | North Library Branch
- 🎭 Nashville Children's Theater Workshop for K-5th Grade | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Free | Hermitage Library Branch
- 🏮 Zoolumination | 5-9 p.m. | $25 | Nashville Zoo
- 🎭 “Crimes of the Heart” opens | 7 p.m. | $29+ | Turner Theater, Franklin
- 🎵 Josh Turner | 7:30 p.m. | $40+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🎶 James McMutry | 7:30 p.m. | $29.50 | Cannery Hall
- 🎤 Greenwood Rye Taylor Swift Tribute | 8 p.m. | Free | Jane’s Hideaway
- 😆 One Time in Nashville | 8:30 p.m. | $15.75 | The Lab at Zanies
I’ve got some good news or bad news, depending on perspective: Tripadvisor has named Nashville the sixth best destination to visit in the U.S. Those tourists aren’t going away, y’all!
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