Around Town* Events
Nashville is heating up as the whole city prepares for the CMA Music Festival. In addition to the 400+ Country Music artists and celebrities, more than 70 hours of live music and 30+ hours of autograph signings, Nashville is host to many events around town. Round out your Nashville vacation experience with other great Nashville offerings, including:
CMA Global Artist Party
(presented by CMA/sponsored by NiteTrain Coaches)
The unofficial kick off to the CMA Music Festival, is back for the sixth consecutive year. See the best in Country Music entertainment from around the world on Monday, June 8 at 6:15 PM at The Stage on Broadway. FREE admission with preferential access for CMA Music Festival four-day ticket holders. Artists scheduled to perform include Kirsty Lee Akers–Australia, George Canyon–Canada, Ashley Cooper–New Zealand, Colm Kirwan–Ireland, The McClymonts–Australia, Peter McWhirter–Australia (Telstra Road to Tamworth winner), Alex J. Robinson–Canada, and Lucie Silvas–UK. Hosted by Jace Everett.
City of Hope 19th Annual Celebrity SOFTBALL Challenge*
Wednesday June 10, 7pm at Greer Stadium. The charity softball game will feature Country Music’s hottest artists on rival teams. More information at CityofHope.org/softball.
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum*
Show your four-day CMA Music Festival badge and receive $2 off adult general admission.*
Come home to the music your love at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. This scrapbook of country music’s roots comes to life with legendary instruments, unique lyric sheets, memorabilia of classic and contemporary artists and so much more. Museum admission includes exhibits featuring country music legends like the Hank Williams family, Kitty Wells, and others. Savor a southern meal at SoBro Grill and finish off the day by shopping at the newly renovated Museum Store.
Also, don’t miss our Live from the Museum Store celebrity appearances including:
Wednesday, June 10th
Dierks Bentley - 11:00 a.m. Autograph signing in the Museum Store
Jimmy Wayne - 1:30 p.m. Performance on the plaza followed by an autograph signing in the Museum Store
Thursday, June 11th
John Michael Montgomery - 10:00 a.m. Autograph signing in the Museum Store
Darryl Worley -2:30 p.m. Performance on the plaza followed by an autograph signing
Saturday, June 13th
Joey & Rory - 12:30 p.m. Autograph signing in the Museum Store
Monday, June 15th
Dolly Parton - 10:00 a.m. Autograph signing in the Museum Store
Presented by CMT
222 Fifth Avenue South
Nashville, TN
(615) 416-200
www.CountryMusicHallofFame.com.
Open daily 9 am – 5 pm.
*No other discounts apply. Offer expires 6/21/09.
The Grand Ole Opry*
Kick off your week at CMA Music Festival with a star-packed performance of the Show That Made Country Music Famous, the Grand Ole Opry! See Carrie Underwood, Lorrie Morgan, Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels Band, and more Tuesday, June 9. Shows at 7:00 & 9:30. Plus, enjoy FREE entertainment before the show on the Opry Plaza stage from singer/songwriter/showman Jeffrey Steele and Big Machine Records duo Kate & Kacey!
And in case you don’t get your Opry fix on Tuesday, choose from five other great Opry shows during CMA Music Festival week! Artists appearing include Charley Pride, Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis, Larry Gatlin, and many more!
For tickets, call 1-800-SEE-OPRY or visit opry.com.
Be a part of the first-ever Guitars of the Stars Benefit Auction Friday, June 12 at the Ryman Auditorium at 2:00 pm! Some of your favorite stars have decorated/personalized guitars donated by Epiphone including Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Sugarland, and more! All proceeds benefit the Opry Trust Fund which assists members of the country music community in need.
And be sure to visit the new Opry store downtown on Broadway, Opry Originals, for one-of-a-kind Opry merchandise. Stay tuned during CMA Music Fest week for opportunities to win prizes, meet your favorite artists, and more!
CBR All-Star Shootout
The stars and bulls are coming out for the CBR All Star Shootout, Wednesday, June 10 (Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium; 8:00 PM).
See the action LIVE as the CBR’s top 16 riders in the world face off against the best bovine athletes in the country. Three rounds of energy-packed bull-riding will result in the first ever CBR ALL STAR Shootout Champion! Be there for all the action!
Tickets are priced $15, $35 and $55 and are available now at Ticketmaster.com; by calling 1-800-745-3000 or at the Municipal Auditorium ticket window. CMA Music Festival attendees, click here for your special
discount code!
The Legendary Ryman Auditorium*
The Ryman Auditorium first opened its doors in 1892 as a vision of Captain Thomas G. Ryman. With the coming of the Grand Ole Opry show in 1943, the Ryman found its identity as the Mother Church of Country Music. In 1974, the Opry moved to its current home by the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center and left the Ryman vacant. It was not until twenty years later in 1994 that the Ryman was restored to be the national showplace that it is today. Musicians ranging from Roy Acuff to James Brown and Patsy Cline to Sheryl Crow have performed on the Ryman stage, making it a historical as well as a current-day icon for people everywhere. Visit www.Ryman.com.
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Free admission with CMA Music Festival credentials Monday, June 8 – Monday, June 15, 2009
The Frist Center is proud to welcome CMA Music Festival fans to Nashville! While you are in town, your CMA Music Festival credentials will gain you free admission to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the city’s magnificent, world-class art museum.
Located in downtown Nashville, just 4 blocks from the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Frist Center is a comfortable, come-as-you are, kid-friendly place. The Frist Center opens at 10:00 a.m. every morning and closes at 5:30 p.m., except Thursday and Friday evenings, when the center is open until 9:00 p.m. with free music in the grand lobby. The Martin ArtQuest interactive gallery is an artmaking place for all ages, and the Frist Center Gift Shop is a perfect place to pick up one-of-a-kind mementoes of your trip to Nashville.
The Frist Center Café is the perfect spot to grab lunch and is a favorite with locals. Menu items range in the $5.00 - $10.00 range, making the café an economical dining choice. And there are plenty of items on the kids’ menu. Great salads and spectacular deserts, too!
Whether you want a great place for lunch, a stroll in the Frist Center’s fabulous galleries, free music on Thursday and Friday evenings or just want a cool place to rest for a few minutes in the heat of CMA Music Festival action, you’ll be welcome at the Frist Center!
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway ~ Downtown
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 244-3340
www.fristcenter.org
The 3rd Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show
- Day: Wednesday, June 10
- Time: Noon
- Location: Wildhorse Saloon
- Tickets: http://www.countryweekly.com/fashionshow
This one-of-a-kind fashion event and concert, where today's hottest Country stars take over the runway, benefits Musicians On Call, an organization with the mission of bringing live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities (www.musiciansoncall.org).
AristoMedia Global Showcase co-sponsored by CMA
- Day: Tuesday, June 9
- Time: 3:00pm
- Location: Second Fiddle
- Tickets: Free to the public!
- HOST: Robert Reynolds
- Pierre Lorry–France
- Brianie–United Kingdom
- Tore Anderson–Norway
- Rolf Fritschi–Switzerland
- Dianna Corcoran–Australia
- Codie Prevost–Canada
- Corey Colum–Australia (TELSTRA SONGWRITER WINNER)
- David Bradley–United Kingdom
R. O. P. E. SPECTACULAR
Thursday, June 11, 2009
SHOW & COUNTRY FAIR
2 SHOWS - 1 AT 4 P.M. AND 1 AT 7 P.M.
ADULTS $20.00 CHILDREN (6-12)-$10.00
** Ticket Price Covers Both Shows.
AL MENAH SHRINERS TEMPLE
1354 Brick Church Pike
Nashville, TN 37207
PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
| MANDY BARNETT | NASH STREET |
| THOM BRESH | JIMMY C, NEWMAN |
| LANE BRODY | JEAN SHEPARD |
| TOMMY CASH | DARRYL SINGLETARY |
| JACK GREENE | FREDDY WELLER |
| STONEWALL JACKSON | LITTLE DAVID WILKINS |
| DICKIE LEE | M.C. - KEITH BILBREY |
| CHARLIE McCOY | JUNE STEARNS |
| BOBBY G. RICE | MARK CHESTNUTT |
GET AUTOGRAPHS - PURCHASE MERCHANDISE
SEE COUNTRY MUSIC STARS IN PERSON
DIRECTIONS TO THE TEMPLE:
From I-65 take exit 87 (US 431/Trinity Lane) to Brick Church Pike
From I-40 take exit 208- to I-65 to exit 87 (US431/Trinity Lane) to Brick Church Pike
The Temple is located on the right on Brick Church Pike
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
The Nashville Symphony is pleased to welcome CMA Music Festival attendees!
The highly-anticipated Schermerhorn Symphony Center, named in honor of the late Maestro Kenneth Schermerhorn who led the GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony for 22 years, opened in September of 2006 and is home to the critically acclaimed Nashville Symphony. Schermerhorn Symphony Center is located on a full city block in downtown Nashville’s popular SoBro (South of Broadway) neighborhood and at the terminus west of the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge. The design of Schermerhorn Symphony Center was inspired by some of the world’s great concert halls, many of which were built in Europe in the late 19th century. Its shoebox designed 1,844-seat Laura Turner Concert Hall is one of the few halls nationwide to feature natural interior light through 30 special soundproof windows. The hall also features a custom-built concert organ, crafted by Schoenstein & Co. of San Francisco, comprised of 47 voices, 64 ranks and 3,568 pipes with three 32-foot stops that will create a lyrical sound with expressive range.
If you are getting into town a few days early, you’ll want to attend a very special concert on Tuesday, June 9th. Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti will perform with the Nashville Symphony orchestra. Botti is well-known for his magnetic stage presence and for his collaborations with Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach and other popular artists. Tickets are available now by calling 615.687.6400, online at NashvilleSymphony.org or in person at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Box Office.
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center will hold three building tours during the week of CMA Music Festival on June 8, 10, and 12. These tours are free of charge. Tours begin 
promptly at 1 p.m. from the West Atrium and last approximately 50 minutes. Please call the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Tour Hotline at 615.687.6580 for the most up-to-date information prior to your visit.
In addition, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Café is the ideal place for lunch or a quick snack and escape the hot weather! Located at the West Lobby, the Café offers salads, sandwiches, espresso, desserts plus a hot entree available daily. The Café is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
T.J. Martell Ride for A Cure
Hosted by Little Big Town
Sunday June 14th 2009
8:00 am - Registration - Harley-Davidson of Cool Springs 10:30 am - Ride departs Cool Springs for Harley-Davidson of Columbia Superstore 12:00pm
Ride arrives in Columbia Post Ride Festivities Include:
- Lunch
- Special Jam Session with LBT and Friends
- Artists that will be appearing include: Martina McBride, Jamey Johnson, Ray Scott, Kate and Kacey, Jamie O'Neal, Shelly Fairchild, Jason Michael Carroll, Jeremy McComb, Brady Seals, Krista Marie, Alana Grace, and Frankie Ballard
- VIP Tickets $300 - includes VIP Goody Bag and VIP access at Harley Davidson of Cool Springs
- Rider and Jam Tickets $35 each
All proceeds go to The T.J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS, and Leukemia research.
Book Release Party for Stan Hitchcock’s "at the corner of Music Row and Memory Lane"
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Ernest Tubb Record Shop #1
417 Broadway
Nashville, TN
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Ernest Tubb Record Shop #2
2416 Music Valley Dr. #110 (Near Opryland)
Nashville, TN
Stan Hitchcock, the visionary behind CMT, the Americana Television Network, and BlueHighways TV has written an insightful memoir about the making of Nashville’s Music Row. From the discovery of Tammy Wynette to Garth Brooks beginnings, Stan was there.
*Separate Ticket Required. Around Town events are not included in the 2009 CMA Music Festival four-day ticket package. Around Town events, ticket prices, schedules and talent appearing are subject to change. All times listed are Central Daylight Time. Partial listing.
