City Cast Nashville
🏘️ Metro’s plans to close Old Tent City
April 2, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Good mornin’! We’re expecting more severe storms today, and weather experts are especially worried about flooding. Remember, if you see water on the road, turn around, don’t drown.
What's CITY Talking About?
📚 Libraries Face Potential Budget Cuts
Libraries could face massive budget cuts after Pres. Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The Tennessee State Library & Archives receives about $3.7 million from the federal government to support libraries state-wide, while Nashville Public Library receives more than $1 million, though local tax dollars primarily fund it. [Nashville Scene]
- Local museums are also worried. [NewsChannel 5]
🏀 Belmont Bruins Make University History
After defeating Villanova 66-57 in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament Semifinals, the Belmont Bruins will play in the national postseason championship tonight, for the first time in the university’s history. [Belmont Bruins]
- Why women’s basketball in Nashville slays [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏘️ Metro Plans To Close Old Tent City
Metro notified the residents of Old Tent City Monday that they plan to close the homeless encampment soon. Outreach groups and caseworkers have started offering help to the roughly 125 people there. [WKRN]
- Metro tore down several of Old Tent City’s homes last year. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
👋 Building Community in Nashville
Building community feels more important than ever, and Folx Table aims to make that easier by encouraging genuine conversations between strangers over a good meal. We’re chatting with founder Emma McCallie about how it works on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
What To Do
Wednesday, April 2
- 📖 Nature Storytime | 10-10:30 a.m. | Free | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
- 🎵 Nissan Free Wednesdays | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free | National Museum of African American Music
- 🛍️ StateMint Nashville | 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Free entry | Nashville Fairgrounds
- 🧘 Tai Chi With Peter Hodes | 11 a.m.-Noon | Free | Green Hills Library Branch
- 💸 VITA: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free | Southeast Library Branch
- 🚮 Whitfield Park Litter Cleanup | 1-3 p.m. | Volunteer | Sevenmile Creek at Whitfield Park
- 🍽️ Generous Helpings | 6-8:30 p.m. | $81.75 | Marathon Music Works
- 😆 Lou Lou Gonzalez (18+) | 7 p.m. | $24.50 | The Lab at Zanies
- 🎭 Nashville Story Garden: “Human Resources” | 8 p.m. | $24 | OZ Arts
Thursday, April 3
- 👋 Grocery Volunteer | 8:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Volunteer | The Store
- 🫏 2025 Mule Day | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | $10 | Maury County Park, Columbia
- 🍽️ Nashville Children’s Alliance Dine To Shine | 5:30-10 p.m. | $200+ | Saint Elle
- 🕺 Line Dancing Class with the 615 Soul Line Dancers | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Free | Madison Library Branch
- 🤵 Lorenzo Washington Gala Benefiting The Jefferson Street Sound Museum | 6:30-9 p.m. | $161.90+ | Millennium Maxwell House Hotel Nashville
- 😆 Nashville Comedy Festival | 7 & 9:15 p.m. | $35+ | Multiple locations
- 🎵 Lyle Lovett With the Nashville Symphony | 7:30 p.m. | $76+ | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 🎼 “Lucia, the Bride of Lammermoor” opens | 7:30 p.m. | $35.50+ | TPAC
- 💃 Burlesque Karaoke | 8 p.m. | Free | Cross-Eyed Critters
- 🎶 Natalie Hemby - Truth About A Song | 8 p.m. | $34+ | Chief’s on Broadway
- 🔭 Meet the Astronomer Talk + Telescope Viewing | 8 p.m. | $10 | Vanderbilt University Dyer Observatory
Vanderbilt student and podcast guest Brina Ratangee will be on Jeopardy tonight! We’ll be cheering you on from home, Brina!
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