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🎂 Where to get birthday freebies in Nashville
June 11, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
🎂 Happy birthday to … City Cast Nashville! Today is our first birthday. Thank you SO much for following. I appreciate every single one of you, and can’t wait to see what the next year brings 💞
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🥳 The Best Nashville Birthday Freebies
To celebrate our birthday, we’re chatting about our favorite local birthday freebies on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, from a Five Daughters cronut to a bagel and shmear at Crieve Hall Bagel Co. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
📚 Fire in Nashville Public Library’s Garage
The parking garage of Nashville Public Library’s downtown branch partially collapsed yesterday after a fire in the wee hours of the morning. The fire caused vehicles to explode, and parking ramps to collapse. No one was hurt, and the cause remains under investigation. [WKRN]
- Before heading to the library, double-check to see if they’re open. [Nashville Public Library]
🏛️ Congressman To Retire After Voting on Budget Bill
U.S. Congressman Mark Green (TN-07) has announced plans to retire early to pursue “an opportunity in the private sector.” Green initially planned to retire before running for his fourth term, but was reportedly asked by President Trump to run again. A special election to fill the seat will likely take place this fall. [Nashville Banner]
🗞️ New Bill Targets Mayor O’Connell
Republican state lawmakers have filed a bill that would make releasing certain records about immigration enforcement activity a crime. The bill targets Mayor O’Connell, who recently issued an executive order requiring Metro employees to document interactions with federal immigration authorities. [WKRN]
- O’Connell’s order was in response to ICE raids in South Nashville. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
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Leopard Forest Opens June 20 at Nashville Zoo
The Zoo’s newest adventure, Leopard Forest, opens next week and introduces Nashville to four new animals! Come see critically endangered Amur leopards, playful Colobus monkeys, inquisitive DeBrazza’s monkeys, and agile Klipspringer, all along a forested boardwalk. In addition, the Zoo’s popular giraffe habitat will reopen! Ribbon cutting on June 20 at 9:30.
What To Do
Wednesday, June 11
- 🎸 Family Program: Musical Instrument Petting Zoo | 10 a.m.-Noon | $29.95 | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
- 👚 Sort Baby & Children’s Clothes | 1-3 p.m. | Volunteer | Mother To Mother
- 📕 Conversations@NPL: Jane Ferguson | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Free | Main Library Branch
- 😆 Library Laugh Lounge | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Free | Donelson Library Branch
- ☮️ Hippie Dippie Summer Social | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | $33.85 | Kenect Nashville
- 🎵 Big Damn Music Jam | 7 p.m. | Free | 3rd and Lindsley
- 🎨 Bubble Paint a Mug | 5-7 p.m. | $32.93 + | Poindexter
- 🎼 Opry 100 | 7 p.m. | $40 + | Grand Ole Opry
- 🎩 Penn & Teller | 7:30 p.m. | $73.56+ | Ryman Auditorium
- 🌝 Lantern Hike Under the Strawberry Moon | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Free | Beaman Park Nature Center
Thursday, June 12
- 🏰 Enchanted Castles | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | $21+ | Cheekwood
- 🎵 Bonnaroo begins | 9 a.m.-Midnight | $169+ | Manchester, TN
- 🦞 Explore With a Naturalist | 10-11 a.m. | Free | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
- 🍦 Moose Tracks’ 10,000 Scoop Challenge | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Free | Walk of Fame Park
- 🚮 Cumberland River Stream Cleanup | 1:30-5 p.m. | Volunteer | Shelby Park Boat Ramp
- 🎥 Movies in the Park: “The Sandlot” | 5 p.m. | Free | Elmington Park
- 🎂 Bordeaux Branch Birthday Branch | 5-7 p.m. | Free | Bordeaux Library Branch
- 🎻 Duo Infernale | 6-7:30 p.m. | Free | Frist Art Museum
- 📖 Maggie Stiefvater — “The Listeners” | 6:30 p.m. | $37.05 | Main Library Branch
- 😆 Perfect Timing Comedy Game Show (18+) | 7 p.m. | $19.50 | The Lab at Zanies
- 🎼 Bugs Bunny at the Symphony | 7:30 p.m. | $83+ | Schermerhorn Symphony Center
- 💃 Burlesque Karaoke (21+) | 8 p.m. | Free entry | Cross-Eyed Critters
Our hearts go out to the families of Bonnaroo co-founder Jonathan Mayers, who died Tuesday, and 77-year-old Dot Dobbins, who passed away after being hit by a CMA Fest singer while crossing the street on a crosswalk to a dog park 💔
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