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🎄 The best neighborhoods for Christmas lights
December 11, 2025 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
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- A weekly roundup of Nashville events
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- Access to members-only events with the City Cast Nashville team (prepare yourself for much book talk from yours truly)
- And more!
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What's CITY Talking About
🎉 Nashville’s Weirdest Places to Party
Tired of boring Christmas parties? Sick of going on the same old dates? Worried that Nashville isn’t weird enough anymore? On today’s City Cast Nashville podcast, we’re discussing the best unconventional party locations and oddball events in Music City, for the holiday season and beyond. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
📝 Metro Council To Consider Anti-Tunnel Resolution
Councilmember Delishia Porterfield has filed a resolution expressing opposition to the Music City Loop, citing “unresolved concerns regarding safety, labor practices, transparency, environmental impact, geological risk, and lack of meaningful engagement with Nashville residents and their duly elected representatives.” Metro Council will consider the resolution on Dec. 16. [🔐 The Tennessean]
- Catch up: The Music City Loop is a tunnel connecting downtown to the airport, with Teslas transporting riders. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🏘️ ‘Intentional Chaos’ at Court
An hour before a court hearing, the Department of Housing and Urban Development rescinded their decision to make significant cuts to permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. Nashville was one of several cities suing HUD. It’s still unknown whether HUD will reinstate promised funding to local organizations. [WPLN]
🧑⚖️ Inflammatory Facebook Post
Heightened security measures have been implemented to protect local judges after Representative Andy Ogles criticized them in a Facebook post, including their photographs and the phrase “we are at war.” The judges have also requested that Governor Bill Lee help secure the area around the courthouse. [Nashville Banner]
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What To Do
Thursday, Dec. 11
- 🍽️ Pack Meals Volunteer | FiftyForward Fresh | 9-11 a.m.
- 🧑🎄 Christmas Open House | Tennessee Agricultural Museum | 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- ✂️ Free Haircuts | Pruitt Library Branch | 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
- 🎁 Gulch Holiday Market | Noble Park | 3-6 p.m.
- 🎞️ Frist Films: A Hard Day’s Night | Frist Art Museum | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🍷 A Holly Jolly Wine Tasting | Cumberland Cottage | 6-7:30 p.m.
- 🏺 Pop-up Clay Workshop | Ladybird Taco | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- 🏒 Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues | Bridgestone Arena | 7 p.m.
- 🍿 Winter Movie Night: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” | TailGate Brewery HQ | 7 p.m.
- 🎥 “Elf” in Concert with the Nashville Symphony | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎙️ A Sperry Merry Christmas | The 5 Spot | 7:30 p.m.
- 🧸 Nashville is Dead Holiday Show | The Basement East | 8 p.m.
- 🎵 Mosh for Tots | Hubba Hubba Tiki Tonk & No Quarter | 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12
- 🌿 Community Garden Volunteer | Cosecha Community Development | 9-11 a.m.
- 🎤 Tennessee Twisters, Becky Bueller & Griffin Winton | 3rd & Lindsley | Noon
- ✏️ Creative Writing Workshop with Cameron Mitchell | Hadley Park Library Branch | 4-5 p.m.
- 🍸 Holiday Spirits | The Factory at Franklin | 6-9 p.m.
- 🛍️ Porter Flea Holiday Market | Nashville Fairgrounds | 6-9 p.m.
- 😆 Nate Bargatze Big Dumb Eyes Tour | Bridgestone Arena | 7 p.m.
- 🎭 The Mini-Nutcracker | Harpeth Hall School | 7 p.m.
- 🧜 Sea Shanty Singalong | Primitive Coffee | 7 p.m.
- 🎨 Make Floral Ornaments | Fait la Force Brewing Company | 7-8 p.m.
- 🎶 Drew and Ellie Holcomb’s Neighborly Christmas | Schermerhorn Symphony Center | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎄 An Acoustic Christmas with Over the Rhine | City Winery | 7:30 p.m.
- 🎸 LeAnn Rimes | Ryman Auditorium | 8 p.m.
Thanks a million to new members Angela C. and Franky T.! If you’d like to join Angela and Franky in supporting local journalism, become a member today!
And heads up, library lovers: The Old Hickory and Thompson Lane library branches will be closed much of the month, and Green Hills will close for a full renovation in January 📚
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