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🎆 The best July Fourth celebrations
June 29, 2026 · 💌 Margaret Kingsbury
Happy Monday! Start your morning by listening to Reba McEntire’s two songs from her Broadway performance of “Annie Get Your Gun.” 🤠
What's CITY Talking About
🏙️ What We Know About Nashville’s Enslaved People
Here's a piece of history you probably didn't learn in school: The city of Nashville once owned enslaved people. On today’s podcast, historian and author Betsy Phillips joins us to share their stories and discuss how our city is beginning to recognize their contributions and honor their legacy. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
- Content warning: This episode includes historical discussions of slavery and the lived experiences of enslaved people that some listeners may find difficult. Please listen with care.
🏛️ Will These Data Center Bills Be Passed?
Last week, the Metro Planning Commission voted to recommend two proposed data center bills currently being considered by Nashville’s Metro Council. The first bill, proposed by Councilmember Rollin Horton, establishes data center zoning regulations. The second, proposed by CM Courtney Johnston, places a temporary moratorium on data center construction. Both bills are being considered for a second reading at the July 7 Metro Council meeting, which is open for public comment. [Nashville Banner]
- Listen to our interview with Horton about his proposed data center legislation. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]
🚌 All-Access Corridor Coming to Nolensville Pike
Nolensville Pike is one step closer to becoming an All-Access Corridor through Nashville’s Choose How You Move initiative. Metro has chosen HDR to lead planning and project development on the corridor, which will include public transit-only lanes where feasible, modernized signals, new and upgraded sidewalks, safer pedestrian crossings, and bikeway connections. [Nashville.gov]
🎭 Making Theater More Accessible
Thanks to TPAC’s Arts Access program, 20 kids from the nonprofit 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee were able to attend a sold-out performance of “Hamilton” last week. “Not everybody can afford a $200 ticket, and everybody deserves to see ‘Hamilton’ once in their life,” said Diana Pelham, vice president of leadership giving at TPAC. [WPLN]
- Learn more about the Arts Access program, which is expanding. [TPAC]
What To Do
Monday, June 29
- 🎨 Homeschool Monday | Frist Art Museum | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- 🧙 Family Movie Monday: Wicked: For Good (Singalong) | Edmondson Pike Library Branch | 2-4:45 p.m.
- 🍽️ Kids Cafe Volunteer | Martha O'Bryan Center | 3:15-4:30 p.m.
- 🎥 Matinee Movie Monday: “How to Train Your Dragon” | Nashville Shores | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- 🧘 Strawberry Moon Wellness Event | Acme Feed & Seed | 6-8 p.m.
- 🥪 Live Music Mondays | Turkey & the Wolf Icehouse | 6-8 p.m.
- 🎷 Open Jazz Jam | Poindexter | 6-9 p.m.
- 🎵 Louis Tomlinson | The Pinnacle | 7 p.m.
- 😆 New Material Monday | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🌕 Full Strawberry Moon Hike | Beaman Park Nature Center | 8-10 p.m.
- 🕺 Motown Mondays | The 5 Spot | 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Tuesday, June 30
- 🥫 Matthew 25 Nueva Vida Food Project Volunteers | Glencliff | 9 a.m. & 4:30 p.m.
- 🎹 Musical Instrument Petting Zoo | Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum | 10 a.m.-Noon
- 🧑🌾 Old Hickory Village Farmers Market | 1105 Hadley Ave. | 4-7 p.m.
- 🍽️ Free Community Dinner | Trinity Community Commons | 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- ⚾ Nashville Sounds vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp | First Horizon Park | 6:35 p.m.
- 😆 Fiona Cauley and Friends | Zanies | 7 p.m.
- 🎭 One Step at a Time | TPAC | 7 p.m.
- 🪕 Sam Bush | Ryman Auditorium | 7:30 p.m.
It’s a hot one this week, so make sure you’re keeping hydrated and know the signs of heatstroke.
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