Nashville Tennessee Living

July 4th 2010 Fireworks, in and around Nashville

 Once again Nashvillians can enjoy a free concert by the Nashville Symphony at Riverfront Park on the Forth of July! The weekend festivities start today with $8 tickets for the General Jackson river cruises and a free concert tonight at 8pm by Chuck Wicks at Riverfront Park. There will be fireworks after the concert. Then on Saturday Julianne Hough will be the featured artest at 8 and more fireworks. During the day there will be family activities starting at noon. Finally on Sunday, there will be a petting zoo, inflatables and music starting at 2pm. You can see Jordyn Shellhart, Calico Trail, Damien Horne, Jessie James, Jaci Velasquez, Julianne Hough again and finally Trace Adkins.

Saturday Celebrations will include:

Gallatin 5pm to 9pm at the Gallatin Civic Center and Municipal Park.

Hendersonville 3 - 9:30pm at Drakes Creek Park

Smyrna will have a Black Hawk in the park for everyone to see. The Boomers will play 2 sets all at Victory Park starting at 5pm with fireworks at 9pm.

White House kicks off the day at 7am with a pancake breakfast, parade at 6:45pm and fireworks at 9pm. There will be ice cream and apple pie contests, a tractor show, and auditions for American Idol. You'll want to call Julie Bolton 672-3937for more details.

Each of these cities are planning many family oriented activities including blowups, slides, vendors and a host of other things before the fireworks.

Sunday Celebrations will take place in:

Brentwood at Crockett Park with the Kadillacs. This is part of the Brentwood Free Concert Summer Series. Music begins at 7pm, fireworks at 9pm.

Franklin activites begin at noon at the Public Square and down Main Street with a petting zoo, live bands, vendors, and antique car displays. Lorrie Morgan will perform at 7pm with fireworks following.

Mt. Juliet has their final Concert of their Summer Concert Series. Concert begins at 4pm with Fireworks at 9pm Behind Target in the Providence Market Place.

Murfreesboro is having a "Rock the Pool" party starting at 1pm at McKnight Park. Activities begin at 5pm and fireworks at 9pm.

Summer in Nashville Tennessee - Fun things to do in Nashville Cheap! Part 3

With temperatures up to 10 degrees above normal this post will be dedicated to indoor activities to BEAT THE HEAT!

Regal Cinemas Family Film Festival. Several locations around the city are offering  FREE movies on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10am. All of the movies are G and PG rated. Participating theaters are at Providence in Mt Juliet, Green Hills, and the Streets of Indian Lake in Hendersonville. Here is the schedule of movies.

Tall Tale Circus, presented by the Children's Theater at the Main Library on Church Street in downtown. Every Friday and Saturday at 10:30 and 11:30, July 9th through July 31st. Enjoy this musical extravaganza with your kids. It lasts less than an hour and is sure to keep them entertained.

While you're at the library, or don't wait, go now, sign up for one of the Summer Reading programs. Every library in middle TN has a program. Metro offers perks and prizes for getting the kids to real a lot this summer.

Fort Negley, located on Chestnut Street, next to the Sounds Stadium, has a great video that talks a lot about the fort and the Civil War and how it was fought here in Nashville. There is a self-guided tour of the hill with great views, but you'll have to get back out in the heat. That might be more fun in a couple of weeks when it's not so hot.

Frist Center is free for persons 18 and younger. The Golden Age of Couture exhibit just opened. Great for those aspiring young starlets you have at home. You can sign up your young artists for the Summer Art Camp. This is Swifty up above.

Go Bowling! I just discovered the coolest website. It's call Kids Bowl Free. It's a summer program where the kids, up to age 15, can bowl 2 free games per day through August 15. Shoe rentals are just $1.50. Now you just can't beat that.

Summer in Nashville Tennessee - Fun things to do in Nashville, Part 1

Summer in Nashville Tennessee - Fun things to do in Nashville, Part 2

Summer in Nashville Tennessee - Fun things to do in Nashville on the Cheap! Part 2

Here are some more outdoor activities that we missed on Part 1 of this series: 

Boating:

Radnor lake is a hidden gem in this city. Reached by turning onto Otter Creek road either off Franklin Road or Granny White Pike, this state park offers casual walking, hiking AND you can take a canoe float!

Boat Day in Murfreesboro with the Stones River Watershed Association is this Saturday, June 26th from 9 to noon. The association will teach you about boats and boat saftey. Volunteers will have kayaks and canoes that you can practice in. From Nashville take I-24 to Medical Center Parkway turn onto Searcy Street and head to the Manson Pike Trailhead.

If boating seems a little risky to you, feed the ducks at Centennial Park on West End Avenue.

Movies

Outdoor Lawn Theater in Leiper's Fork shows classics at dusk on the 2nd and 4th Fridays until the end of August. Bring your chairs and blankets to 4144 Old Hillsboro Road.

Mommy I'm Bored! Harpeth Community Church is showing kid friendly movies every Wednesday and Thursday in June and July. Movies are free. Purchase a Chick-fil-A childs meal for $3!

Movies in the Park at Centennial Park on West End Avenue at the band shell has 2 more movies in their summer series. June 30th will be The Wizard of Oz and on July 7th Where the Wild Things Are.

Murfreesboro is offering their Movies Under the Stars on different nights and different locations throughout the community until July 31. Call 890-5333 for locations and movie information.

Music:

 Centennial Parks offers Big Band Dances every Saturday evening from 7 to 10. http://activerain.com/action/blogs_admin/write/1696786There are free dance lessons from 7:00 to 7:30 and again between 8:30 and 8:50. This week the Music City Swing will be featured. Bring your lawn chair and ice chest full of cool drings and just watch!

Also at Centennial the Nashville Symphony will continue it's June Nashville Symphony in the Park series on Tuesdays starting at 7pm. On June 30th they will also perform at Riverfront Park downtown.

Middle Tennessee is blessed with many Wineries that also have concert series. Check them out at each of their websites.  On the south side, you'll find Arrington Vineyards with live music most Friday - Sundays. To the north there's Sumner Crest Winery in Portland offering concerts monthly and Beachaven Winery in Clarksville with their Jazz on the Lawn. Conch Republic is playing Saturday June 26th, 6:30 to 9:30.

Key West on the Cumberland, a new weekend series, takes place at the Cedar Creek Marina on Old Hickory Lake in Mt. Juliet. You can take a blanket and/or a chair and enjoy the music or you can purchase something to nibble on from the Fish Tail Grill. 758-5174.

You can also find music at Crockett Park in Brentwood on Sunday evenings, at Cannonsburge Village in Murfreesboro 7-9 on Fridays and variouse other places throughout Middle Tennessee. The WannaBeatles are playing this Sunday in Crockett.

Summer in Nashville Tennessee - Fun things to do in Nashville Cheap - Part 1

Watch for more Things To Do in Nashville, Coming Soon!

Nashville TN Under Water - Mayor Karl Dean asks for help!

I don't usually like to copy and paste information but this is so important that any place it can be seen will be helpful.

Many of you know that Nashville received over 13 inches of rain between Friday night and Sunday evening. The news was full of cars floating away, and houses being submerged on TV Saturday and Sunday evenings. The Cumberland River had not yet overflowed.

Patten Fuqua wrote a blog "We are here" because he felt that the National media was ignoring the issue.

Now, downtown is flooded and it looks like our last water source may be down. Please read the latest press release from our mayor:

Office of the Mayor

This is a time that we all need to reach out to each other and do what we can. Our thoughts and Prayers are with these families who have lost so much.

Snow Covers Nashville TN!

Yesterday started with Severe Weather warnings. The new said 6 to 10 inches of snow and ice. The north side of town was to get mostly snow, the southern part a mixture with what they feared to be a lot of ice.

WE had plenty of groceries, but I decided to do a quick BMT run first thing just in case. (that would be Bread, Milk, Toilet Paper) I left my house around 8:30. After a couple of small errands, I stopped at the grocery. It had begun to snow but I wasn't worried. About 9:15 my husband called and told me to get my @#$ in the car because it was coming down hard! By 9:30 I was back on the road.

Amazing what can happen in an hour!

It continued to snow lightly all day. By afternoon we had a blanket of snow.

This is what it looked like out front.

By 9:30pm there was approximately 4 inches. During the night, an additional inch fell. This time it was ice.

That's the broken ice on the step. Very dangerous.

The temperatures are not going above freezing and will be as low as 9 degrees tonight.

It's going to be a cold white weekend.

Snow Angel praying for sunshine and warmer weather!

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She can be reached at                615-661-7800         615-661-7800 x 1300 or HarveyC@realtracs.com.

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Nashville TN Housing Fair  Sunday July 26, 1-5 pm at the Sommet Center in Downtown Nashville.

Buyers don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the $8,000 Federal Tax credit available to all first time homebuyers. When you ask yourself What's in it for me? about the federal stimulus plan, THIS IS IT! It is also available to anyone who has not owned a home in over 3 years.

The Nashville TN Housing Fair is free to the public and hosted by Mayor Karl Dean and the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors (GNAR). In 2008 the fair attracted more than 500 people looking to learn about buying a home. This year with the $8,000 Tax Credit, GNAR members are expecting a larger crowd.

Over 50 local homebuilders, Realtors, and lenders will be available to answer your questions about how to purchase a home in the middle Tennessee area.Come learn about new homes, how to obtain a mortgage, how to increase your credit score and available tax credits for new homeowners!

When thinking of buying a new or used home, the first place to start is with a liccesnced Realtor. A Realtor can help you find a neighborhood that suits your needs, a lender that will walk you through the mortgage process and finally to help you realize the American Dream.

Don't miss the Nashville TN Housing Fair this weekend. It'll be worth your time.

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Connie Harvey is a full time Realtor that helps Buyers and Sellers with their Real Estate needs in Nashville TN, Franklin TN, Brentwood TN and surrounding areas. She can be reached at HarveyC@realtracs.com or 615-661-7800 x 1300.

Romantic Couples who want Valentine's Day as an Anniversary will not be dissappointed here in Nashville!

Metro Nashville TN 's county clerk's office will be open and performing wedding ceremonies on Saturday, Valentine's Day!

Last year over 50 couples were married on Valentine's Day which fell on a Thursday. To accomodate the Romanitic at heart, the Davidson County Clerks' Office will be open from 9am to 3pm.

Not only can you receive a marriage license, but actual Wedding Ceremonies will take place in the "St. Valentine's Chapel of Love"! The couples will have a reception with refreshments, a photographer will be present, music provided by a live DJ AND a "commemorative Valentine's marriage certificate".

As a bonus, one couple will even win a trip to Gatlinburg for a 2 night Honeymoon! You can't beat that!

As special webpage has been set up for those who need more information!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Contact me at www.ConnieHarvey.com or 615-661-7800