Weekend Arts Preview 12/06 – 12/08

Celebrate your creative side at any of the exciting events happening this weekend in Nashville! From bold art to new holiday celebrations to annual traditions like Nashville’s Nutcracker, there’s something for everyone to make the season merry and bright.

The Nashville Ballet

Nashville’s Nutcracker
December 7–23
Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center


5th Avenue of the Arts

FirstBank First Saturday Art Crawl
December 7
5th Avenue of the Arts


OZ Arts Nashville

Mellotron Variation
December 7
OZ Arts Nashville


Kennie Playhouse Theatre

The Last Season
Ongoing through December 7
Darkhorse Theatre


The Nashville Symphony

Kellie Pickler In Music City Christmas With The Nashville Symphony
December 6 & 7
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Holiday Spectacular & Sing-Along
December 7
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Dave Barnes Presents A Very Merry Christmas With Special Guests
December 8
The Schermerhorn Symphony Center


21c Museum Hotel

Yoga with Art
December 7
21c Museum Hotel

“Fragile Figures: Beings and Time” Opening Reception and Artist Talk
Ongoing through December 31
21c Museum Hotel


Frist Art Museum

Music at the Frist: Duo Sudeste, Latin Guitar Duo
December 6
Frist Art Museum

Docent-Guided Exhibition Tour
December 7
Frist Art Museum

Architecture Tour
December 7
Frist Art Museum

Nashville Flute Choir
December 7
Frist Art Museum

Film: Te Ata
December 8
Frist Art Museum

Murals of North Nashville Now
Ongoing through January 5
Frist Art Museum

Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists
Ongoing through January 12
Frist Art Museum

OSGEMEOS: In Between
Ongoing through January 12
Frist Art Museum

Eric Carle’s Picture Books: Celebrating 50 Years of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”
Ongoing through February 23
Frist Art Museum


Art & Soul

Art & Soul Holiday Art Market
December 7
Art & Soul


Franklin Theatre

Elf (PG)
Ongoing through December 29
Franklin Theatre

A Christmas Story (PG)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre

The Polar Express (G)
Ongoing through December 30
Franklin Theatre


Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery

Symbols and Archetypes
Ongoing through Dec 14
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery


The Nashville Shakespeare Festival

Shakespeare Allowed!
Ongoing through December 7
Nashville Public Library- Main Library


Volunteer State Community College

Craft Artists Exhibit
Ongoing through December 10
Vol Sate Art Gallery


Belmont University Art Galleries

The Nashville Portraits: Photography by Jim McGuire
Ongoing through December 6
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery

eWaste by Senior Design Students
Ongoing through December 6
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery

Greetings and Salutations: Casey Schachner & Brandon Williams
Ongoing through December 16
Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery


Make Nashville

Pottery Class – How To Throw Pottery On The Wheel
Ongoing through December 14
Make Nashville Makerspace

Open House at the Make Nashville Makerspace
Ongoing through December 28
Make Nashville Makerspace


Nashville Children’s Theatre

Auntie Claus
Ongoing through December 29
Nashville Children’s Theatre


Nashville Repertory Theatre

Patrick Barlow’s “A Christmas Carol”
Ongoing through December 22
TPAC’s Johnson Theater


Nashville Jazz Workshop

Rod McGaha Art Show: Reflections
Ongoing through December 31
Nashville Jazz Workshop

Discovery Center at Murfree Spring

25 Days of Discovery
Ongoing through December 31
Discovery Center at Murfree Spring


Modfellows Art & Design Gallery

1st Annual Holiday Art Show: “Art for the Naughty & Nice”
Ongoing through January 04
Modfellows Art & Design Gallery


Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center

Go West Young Man: Western Frontier Couture of Manuel
Ongoing through January 5
Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center


Cheekwood Estates & Gardens

Holiday Greenery Workshops
Ongoing through December 14
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens

Holiday LIGHTS
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens

Holiday LIGHTS Express: Antique Toy Trains
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens

Umwelts 2019 (As the Crow Flies)
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens

Selections from The Cheekwood Collection
Ongoing through January 5
Cheekwood Estates & Gardens


Centennial Park Conservancy

Like Her Remembrance: Artworks of the J. Todd Greene Collection
Ongoing through January 5
The Parthenon


Blend Studio

Idiosyncrasy
Ongoing through January 31
Blend Studio, 79 Arcade


Tennessee State Museum

Let’s Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food
Ongoing through February 2
Tennessee State Museum

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