Archive for February, 2009

Music in the Grand Lobby

Friday, April 9                                   Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m.                                   TBA
Free

On Thursday and Friday evenings, the Frist Center features free music from various area performers in the Grand Lobby.  Visitors can visit the galleries (free to members), shop in the gift…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

“Luis Ferre’s Sensibility: The Healing Core of the Ponce Museum”

Thursday, April 8                              “Luis Ferré’s Sensibility: The Healing Core of the

6:30 p.m.                                            Ponce Museum”

Auditorium

Free

The placement of a museum in any community is done so in the hopes of inspiring its citizens. Whether that inspiration…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

Architecture Tour of the Frist Center

Saturday, April 3                              Architecture Tour of the Frist Center

4:30 p.m.

Meet in the Grand Lobby

Free

Coming downtown to the First Saturday Art Crawl? Then start your evening at the Frist Center, as we’ve moved our monthly architecture…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

Music in the Grand Lobby

Friday, April 2                                   Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m.                                   TBA
Free

On Thursday and Friday evenings, the Frist Center features free music from various area performers in the Grand Lobby.  Visitors can visit the galleries (free to members), shop in the gift…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

Lecture: “The Ambivalent Heroine: Femininity in Ancient Greece”

Thursday, April 1                              Off the Wall Lecture: “The Ambivalent Heroine:

6:30 p.m.                                            Femininity in Ancient Greece”

Auditorium

Free

In a culture in which the dominant ideal was masculine, what made one a heroine? In this…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

FREE Music in the Grand Lobby–String Jazz and Friends

Thursday, April 1                              Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m.                                   String Jazz with Billy Contreras and Buddy Spicher

Free

Featuring two of Nashville’s finest jazz musicians and their talented friends, these evenings feature the best straight-ahead string jazz this…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

FREE Family Day at the Frist!

Sunday, March 28                            Family Day

1:00–5:30 p.m.                                   Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece

Free

Enjoy a fun-filled day of excitement with friends and family including special art-making activities, storytelling and an exploration of the universe!  .  For this…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

FREE Music in the Grand Lobby–Wendy Jans (jazz singer)

Friday, March 26                               Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m. Wendy Jans

Free                                                      www.myspace.com/wendyjans

Award-winning songwriter Wendy Jans studied opera and sang at Carnegie Hall, but has, shall we say, strayed a bit, settling into a distinctive style that…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

FREE Music in the Grand Lobby–Diedre Emerson (cello)

Thursday, March 25                         Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m. Diedre Vaughn Emerson (cello)

Free

Deidre Vaughn Emerson received her bachelor of music degree in cello performance, graduating magna cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College, and her master of music…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS

FREE Music in the Grand Lobby–Clara Oman

Friday, March 19                               Music in the Grand Lobby

6:00–8:00 p.m. Clara Oman

Free

Nashville-based vocalist Clara Oman’s music is a blend of disparate musical influences, including Julie Andrews, Doris Day, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan and Cole Porter. Her songs…

02.22.2009 | EVENTS