Musicians Corner's 16th season is underway. I was so excited to see Britney Spencer headlining…read moreFriday night. She sounded amazing. I love seeing families, couples, friend groups, and everything in between in attendance. The weather was perfect and I am so grateful for free public access to live music in Centennial Park every May/June and September. Everyone should have the chance to listen to incredible music in Music City. Musicians Corner is a program of Centennial Park Conservancy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to preserve, enhance, and share the Parthenon and Centennial Park. Street parking can be found around the park. There are a variety of vendors that range from food, beer, crafts, snacks, and artist merch available to buy. I recommend bringing a thick blanket or lawn chair! The ground was a little uncomfortable and I just need to make sure I come more prepared next time. Events like this make Nashville special! Can't wait to go back this summer.

What's not to love? Musician's Corner is an annual series of free concerts in the back corner of…read moreCentennial Park. This past weekend (5/17/24, 5/18/24) was the opening weekend of the spring 2024 series, the 15th anniversary year of the series. Sponsored by grants and corporate sponsors, attendees don't have to pay a dime for a show and there's almost always plenty of free parking in and around the park to boot. Vendors set up around the circle--food, beer, crafts, snacks, and artist/venue merch. The variety of artists is pretty wide from genre (country, rock, soul, jazz, everything else) to experience (newbies, up-and-comers, seasoned veterans). For example, this past Saturday consisted of a newer soul artist out of D.C. (Kenny Sharp), Vince Gill (celebrating those 15 years with 15 minutes), a young local alt-rock/pop band (Nordista Freeze), and Lissie (a fantastic 20-year indie rock veteran with a great band). Rain rolled in clearing out a lot of the space as Lissie played but she kept on rocking through the rain with a full, excellent set. Bring your own blanket, towel or lawn chair. You can even bring a cooler in so long as you leave the booze at home (they want you to buy theirs if you're thirsty).

We're not surprised to be one of the first to set up a Yelp review - these consummate pros are…read moreunder the radar and usually work by referral. We found them through friends in Nashville whose wedding they planned. Jayne and her associate, Debbie Lundy, helped us put together a FANTASTIC birthday weekend for us and our 70 friends. We hosted 5 events over 4 days - Jayne & Debbie helped us select the venues, put together the perfect sequence of events, helped us select the hotels for our guests, attended the events and saw to every detail. The highlight of the trip for many was our visit to the Bluebird Cafe. Jayne & Debbie arranged a buyout of the restaurant for our group, selected fantastic songwriters to meet with us and had lunch catered by The Loveless Cafe - both quintessential Nashville stops. They arranged transportation to and from the event and all worked seamlessly. On a personal note, they were pleasant to deal with, communicating effectively for over a year for the planning, tastings, and coordination of all of the details. If you're planning an event in Nashville, you'd be in excellent hands with Jayne and her team!

Rob Higginbotham plays classical guitar, he has been featured on NPR and has played with the…read moreNashville Symphony. We hired Rob to play our wedding, along with a violinist. The music was so beautiful, it moved several people to tears! His website has a sampling of songs to choose from, and for the reception after the ceremony, I asked him to play celtic sounding music. It was incredible! Rob is extremely talented, professional and friendly. We truly loved the music he provided for our special day. I would absolutely recommend him for weddings or other special events! It was the icing on the cake to a perfect day!

We were very pleased with Rob and his partner for our wedding. We hired them to play Celtic guitar…read moreand violin for our ceremony and reception and requested they learn a few songs. Rob was very accommodating and easy to work with. Several guests commented on how much they enjoyed the music, and the photographer was impressed as well. I highly recommend giving him your business.

My daughter's first grade class recently visited for a field trip. I was impressed by the…read moreorganization and what was covered as part of the field trip. The location was easy to find and a quick drive from Franklin. Plenty of parking was available for our group. The lot was gravel which I usually hate, but I didn't mind their lot. The field trip was well organized and had three parts. It was a great mix of being educational and entertaining. The kids started in the barn area and ate lunch (that they brought) at the tables in there. Bathrooms were available in that building. The guide there (a taller gentleman) taught the kids dances and etiquette. He was great with the kids. Next, we moved to the home tour. The guide there obviously did not like kids and was on the dry side. It was still educational and interesting to see the house. Lastly, the kids made cards using feathers and "ink" for writing. It was a nice variety of activities. Travellers Rest is a good spot to check out for people with an interest in history.

I had the pleasure of visiting Traveller's Rest on a sunny October afternoon. There are layers of…read morehistory here, with very knowledgeable guides. Our guide, Hannah, was an personable, engaging storyteller who could answer any questions. I appreciated that the tour gave a full picture of the history--good, bad and ugly. Recommended!

These guys are great! I've been to many restaurants where they crafted the cocktail menu and…read morethey're all excellent. My first personal experience was actually when my wife hired them to craft a specialty cocktail for my birthday. She provided Jon and Lindsay with descriptives of my character and they designed a cocktail with ingredients that matched those descriptives and provided very detailed reasons why each ingredient was used. The supply was perfect and the evening was perfect. I highly recommend them for events!

We hired Pour Taste to bartend our wedding and, all in all, unfortunately it was disappointing…read more We opted for a package in which they 1. Design 3 specialty cocktails - They did this and they were very tasty! 2. Provide all mixers and garnishes - They did this, and for an extra fee provided cucumbers and some berries (although we ran out of berries) 3. Provide nice chalkboard displays at the bars, with all the specialty cocktails drawn up on it - ONE of the main reasons I went with this package - They DID NOT do this. 4. We were responsible for purchasing the alcohol from the liquor store, but would Jon Yeager (owner and bartender) would pick it up and deliver to the venue We asked his opinion on alcohol quantities for our party and his recommendation was way off and VERY low based on every other person/google search I did. We ended up finding a liquor store that would except returns for unopened bottles and went with our own estimate based on our research and then added some to make sure we wouldn't run out, especially because the store allowed for returns of any unopened bottles. Leading up to the wedding, Jon seemed very laid back and easy to work with...Everything was "no problem" or "of course." There were a few specific things that we wanted our bartenders to do and were disappointed that they did not happen. 1. Have cocktails for bride and groom ready as they exit ceremony to cocktail hour (in gifted champagne glasses) - DIDN'T HAPPEN - Obviously, we were able to make our way to the bar and ask for drinks in between trying to greet guests and stopping for pictures, but it would have been nice to not have to worry about that. 2. Have glasses of white wine, red wine, and specialty cocktails on trays ready to be served to guests as they left the ceremony to prevent a long line to the bar - DIDN'T HAPPEN - I did ask about this, and I was told that the ceremony was shorter than expected...it was about 20 minutes and definitely long enough to have at least one/some of this accomplished. 3. Lastly, there was the unfortunate incident that occurred at the end of the night. All of our leftover alcohol was taken by the event space owners, Brenda and Dan Cook, and Jon played a part in this. He assured the person we assigned to take the liquor at the end of the night, that it was locked up safely inside the building, and that he knew of a key so that we could retrieve it in the morning. According, to the owners of the venue, the liquor was left outside so, they took it and gave it away to their neighbors- outrageous, I know! Not surprising the Cooks were the ones that recommended Jon of Pour Taste....all very bizarre and inappropriate...and seemingly orchestrated. In retrospect, Jon Yeager must not have much experience based on his alcohol quantity recommendations, and his inability to carry out very simple agreed upon bar tending tasks that were agreed upon, and then there is of course, the lying.

Get ready to have your life changed! Neil is super friendly and will travel to bring the party to…read moreyour home/community center/gymnasium/college/whatever! Activities include jumping up and down a whole bunch, hugging your sweaty friends, slideshows, slides, Christmas lights, sword fights... you name it!

Terror Pigeon is like when your best bro meets some new dude and won't stop telling you how fucking…read morecool this new dude is. Like, "Bro, he's so cool, he can jump really high, and run super fast, and he does sports very well." You end up feeling a little jealous and don't want to hear about new dude anymore. But then you meet new dude and you're like "Woah." You're like, "Oh, I get it. This dude IS really cool and does sport very well." You end up talking him home one night and he sleeps on your floor, and charges his phone, and then, just like that, he's gone. You're world is never the same after. When Terror Pigeon looks into your eyes, it's like you're the only two pigeons in the world.

Dan & Kelly shot our small wedding in April 2017 and we loved the shots we got! They did a…read morebeautiful job of capturing the day, our happiness and the special moments. They were easy to work with and we could not be happier with the photos. We highly recommend them to anyone who needs photographers to capture their wedding or another special day. They are fantastic!!

My company hired Josh for a Mixology 101 class as a networking event after a business workshop in…read moreNashville. We received nothing but positive feedback. It was FUN and the perfect way to wrap up our day. What a cool skill for our people to learn and at an amazing price point!

When we started planning our wedding we knew the bar was important to us. We wanted a lot of…read morethings. Speciality cocktails, wine during dinner, a champagne toast, and even a coffee bar to keep the party going. The team at J Jackson delivered on everything. They seamlessly worked all night, successfully executing each thing we wanted. We couldn't have been happier with the team. Paige & Josh communicated with us during our phone calls leading up to the event. They were so helpful & knowledgable during this process and made the night perfect. Thank you so much!