Join The Hermitage for their annual commemoration of those once enslaved at The Hermitage and throughout the country. Held at The Hermitage Church, the service will feature music and special remarks, followed by a procession to the slavery memorial, “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” located behind the church. One hundred and fifty flowers will be laid, marked with the names of all those known to have been enslaved at The Hermitage. Complimentary hot chocolate will be served following the service.
Located at the Hermitage Church (Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage), 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage, TN 37076
ZOO RUN RUN at The Nashville Zoo, Saturday, February 8th!! Join a herd of runners at Zoo Run Run! This winter race takes runners and walkers on a 5K adventure throughout the Zoo’s property, including areas not available to the public. Families and children are encouraged to bundle up as they hit the trail. All proceeds from the Zoo Run Run help fund Zoo operations, including providing education programs for children, feeding our collection of over 2,300 animals and keeping our Zoo safe and clean for our visitors. Head over to nashvillezoo.org for more!
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On Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, 2010, a record-breaking rainfall of over thirteen inches caused major flooding throughout Middle Tennessee. The Cumberland River crested almost twelve feet above flood stage, and smaller waterways such as Browns Creek, Mill Creek, Richland Creek, and the Harpeth River also flooded, wreaking havoc across the city. Thousands of homes and businesses, including the Grand Ole Opry, the Opryland Hotel, and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, were damaged or destroyed. Twenty-six people in the region died—eleven in Nashville. Despite the intensity of this historic event, it received little national media attention, primarily because of other compelling news stories and because—unlike some natural disasters—the recovery process was remarkably organized and smooth.
This exhibition features photographs and excerpts of oral histories from ten different neighborhoods—including Antioch, Belle Meade, Bellevue, Bordeaux, and others, in addition to downtown—to present a broad picture of both the destruction and the relief efforts. Parts of the story may be unfamiliar to Nashville’s many newcomers, as well as residents who were here in 2010 but may have been too preoccupied with their own situations to follow what was happening in other areas.
The items in this exhibition are sourced from the Nashville Public Library’s extensive flood archive and The Tennessean newspaper. As part of the exhibition, an interactive monitor illustrates the long-term impact of the flood by pairing photographs from 2010 with ones from 2020. In downtown Nashville, the recovery marked the beginning of a rapid construction boom that has transformed the city’s skyline. Several flooded areas became green spaces. In some areas, though, less progress is evident, signifying inequities in the rebuilding process. Many people, however, recall the heroic rescue efforts and the spirit of volunteerism from this event, which forever changed Music City.
It’s a one-of-a-kind celebration honoring the lifelong love and legacy of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, featuring your Nashville Symphony and a star-studded lineup of guest artists at the Schermerhorn. Emceed by their youngest son Del and his wife Carolyn Smith Bryant, this evening will honor the legendary couple’s most memorable songs, including “Rocky Top,” “Love Hurts,” “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie” and many more, along with the world premiere of Boudleaux’s steel guitar showcase Polynesian Suite. PERFORMERS include Del & Carolyn Smith Bryant are the emcees, Nashville Symphony, Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor, Jamey Johnson, Steve Tyrell, Chris Scruggs steel guitar, The War and Treaty, and Members of the UT-Knoxville Pride of the Southland Marching Band. Grab what tickets remain at www.nashvillesymphony.org
Be a tourist in your own city! Take a tour today at Olive & Sinclair Chocolate Co. Tours are offered Saturdays only (with some exceptions) from 10 am- 5 pm. Each tour begins on the hour and last 30-40 minutes. Tickets are only $5 per person and include samples, as well as a complimentary hairnet, of course.
One thing we did when we started Nashville Buy Local is give much love to the new kids doing their thing in Nashville. Well, that was a mistake because there are some strong landmarks that we need to shower with love. Rotier’s Restaurant is one of those. Again, we’d rather they tell their story so:
Rotier’s has been serving cold beer, burgers, and handmade milkshakes since 1945. John and Evelyn Rotier started the restaurant after WWII, the building was originally a carriage house for the Elliston Mansion. Rotier’s started as a beer joint with cheeseburgers and pinball machines, and later evolved into a full scale restaurant soon after gambling became illegal in Tennessee. The meat and three menu came along, or “meat and vegetables” if you are not from Tennessee, so patrons could choose from several different home cooked meals. John and Evelyn had three children: John, Margaret, and Charlie Rotier, who all worked in the restaurant.
We have been a Nashville landmark for many years and continue on with third generation family members to this day. The Cheeseburger on French Bread is Rotier’s claim to fame, winning many local and national awards from USA Today and Food Network Magazine.
We always need to make sure we are supporting our local diners. They are the backbone to the community. See what’s on the Rotier’s menu and see which is best for your lunch or dinner today:
APPETIZERS
ROTIERS POUTINE French fries smothered with cheddar cheese and brown gravy.
SHRIMP BASKET Served with cocktail sauce.
HOT CHICKEN FINGERS In buffalo sauce with house made ranch or blue cheese.
SPICY BEER BATTERED PICKLE SPEARS* Served with house remoulade.
FRIED ZUCCHINI Served with horseradish sauce.
BEER BATTERED CHEESE STICKS Served with marinara sauce.
CHEDDAR CHEESE POPPERS Peppers filled with cream and cheddar cheese.
HAND BATTERED ONION RINGS*
HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS Served with fresh ranch dressing.
SOUPS & SALADS
CHILI A big bowl of chili smothered with melted cheddar cheese and onions and served with grilled French bread.
SOUP OF THE DAY Served with a piece of our famous grilled French bread. Ask your server for today’s selection.
LETTUCE & TOMATO Just what it says, with choice of dressing. Crisp iceberg wedge with tomato.
GRILLED CHICKEN TERIYAKIFreshly grilled chicken over mixed greens with shredded cheddar, tomato, and fresh veggies.
CHEF SALAD *Lettuce, tomato, celery, carrot, bacon, turkey, ham, hard boiled egg, American, Swiss and Cheddar cheese.
Dinners
HAND BATTERED CHICKEN GIZZARDS
HAND BATTERED CHICKEN TENDERS Served with honey mustard.
HAND BATTERED CHICKEN LIVERS
TERIYAKI CHICKEN Two marinated chicken breasts.
12 OZ HAMBURGER STEAK
9 OZ POOR BOY STEAK *Nine oz. of our fresh ground beef wrapped in bacon and cooked to perfection.
FRIED FISH PLATTER Hand battered cod fish.
FRIED SHRIMP
SPAGHETTI Served with grilled spaghetti bread.With Meat SauceWith Marinara
SANDWICHES
CLASSIC REUBEN Choice of corned beef or turkey breast piled high on seedless rye bread between swiss, sauerkraut, and our made from scratch Thousand Island dressing.
FISH SANDWICH White codfish, hand battered on toasted French bread with lettuce, tomato, and tartar sauce.
CLUB SANDWICH The classic, on toasted white bread, loaded with ham, turkey, bacon, American cheese, lettuce and tomato.
STEAK SANDWICH 7 oz ribeye on toasted French bread with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
SMOKED HOUSE BLACK LABEL BACON AND ROTIER’S FAMOUS PIMENTO CHEESE *On grilled sourdough bread, with lettuce and tomato.
PULLED PORK BBQ SANDWICH Made with locally smoked pulled pork BBQ served on a bun.
TERIYAKI CHICKEN SANDWICH Chicken breast marinated in a tangy teriyaki sauce, grilled to perfection and served on a bun.
OPEN FACE HOT ROAST BEEF Piles of hot beef on white bread, with a double order of mashed potatoes, and all covered in delicious brown gravy.
FRIED BOLOGNA Because we can! On grilled white bread, with American cheese and mustard, or mayo.
BLT The classic with mayo and vine ripe tomatoes on toasted thick white bread.
WEINER BURGER 1/4 pound grilled hot dog served on white bun with cheese
LOCAL COUNTRY HAM SANDWICH Served with mayo, lettuce and tomato on bun on sourdough bread.
GRILLED CHEESE ON SOURDOUGH With triple cheese and side of kosher pickle chips.add bacon
BURGERS
GRILLED CHEESEBURGER Choice of white, wheat, or rye grilled bread.All burgers come standard with mustard, pickle, lettuce, and tomato unless you change it up, which you can!Mayo and raw onion upon request.Cheese: American, Swiss, Pepper Jack, or CheddarAdd Black Label Bacon $1.49 Add Grilled Onions, Jalapeños, Fried Egg, or Pimento Cheese $.75
CHEESEBURGER Our signature fresh ground beef burger with cheese melted on a locally made bun.All burgers come standard with mustard, pickle, lettuce, and tomato unless you change it up, which you can!Mayo and raw onion upon request.Cheese: American, Swiss, Pepper Jack, or CheddarAdd Black Label Bacon $1.49Add Grilled Onions, Jalapeños, Fried Egg, or Pimento Cheese $.75
ROTIER’S SIGNATURE FRENCH BREAD BURGER *Our signature fresh ground beef burger, with cheese melted on toasted French bread. It’s what put us on the map!
Side Items
SWEET POTATO FRIES
HASHBROWN CASSEROLE
HASHBROWN CASSEROLE
FRENCH FRIES with a sandwich or burger
ONION RINGS with a sandwich or burger
HOMEMADE POTATO CHIPS
BEVERAGES
SOFT DRINKS Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, 8 oz Glass Bottled Coke, 12 oz Glass Bottled Mexican Coke,
OTHER BEVERAGES Coffee, Iced Tea, Lemonade, Milk, Chocolate Milk, Buttermilk, Orange Juice, Bottled Water
BEER Budweiser, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Amstel Light, Killians, Sam Adams, Yuengling, Stella Artois, Red Stripe, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Corona, Moosehead, Shiner Bock, Anchor Steam, Pilsner Urquel, Coors, Miller High Life, PBR, Heinekin, Pacifico, Tecate, Bass Ale, Blue Moon, Red HookNASHVILLE BREWSYazoo Pale Ale, Yazoo Hop Perfect IPA, Yazoo Dos Perros, Yazoo Gerst Amber Ale, Hap & Harry’s Tennessee Lager 16 oz
CIDERS Woodchuck, Stella Artois CiderTENNESSEE CIDERGypsy Circus Queen of Swords (Sweet Vintage Cider), Gypsy Circus Raindancer (Dry Dark Cider)
All of the salad dressings are made fresh. Choice of blue cheese, honey mustard, ranch, balsamic vinaigrette, oil & vinegar, or italian.
All dinners served with french fries (except spaghetti), house salad with choice of dressing, and hot rolls.
All sandwiches served with homemade potato chips. Add fries for $1.99 or scratch made onion rings for only $2.49.
All burgers are served with homemade chips. Add fries for $1.99 or hand battered onion rings for $2.49.
Prices and more info about this fabulous Nashville institution available at www.rotiersrestaurant.com. Make sure to follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Did you know that The Cupcake Collection also do cakes for any celebration? To request a cake visit www.thecupcakecollection.com and click celebration cakes! (Pictured)
Cake type: Traditional Cake flavor: Lemon Berry Cake size: 6 inch (3-tiered) Icing: Blueberry Buttercream Filling: Blueberry Buttercream
Belcourt Theatre is in the midst of the 2020 edition of Noir Fest. What is noir? Sweat on the brow of a hardened criminal cornered by the law? The plodding of desperate feet against wet concrete? A sliver of light splashed across the faces of two star-crossed lovers engaged in a final embrace? The two-faced dame holding a smoking gun just as easily as she holds the cigarette between her lips? Well sure, it’s all of these things, but it’s also so much more.
Noir Fest’s previous iterations at the Belcourt (in 2008 and 2011) centered on cornerstones of the genre from America, France, and England. While this latest installment features a number of familiar titles, the thrust of the series is towards the more granular, je ne sais quoi qualities of the genre. Focusing on the darkness of tone, the shattered mirror of post-war America reflecting on itself, and illuminating the moral complexities of new wars at home, some of these films might not immediately look the part, but they most certainly feel it.
Featuring 10 pairings throughout January and early February, the Belcourt shines a Venetian-blinded spotlight on this dynamic, modern and groundbreaking genre whose ripples can be felt throughout cinema to this day. Belcourt will also be hosting an introductory seminar on the stylistic and tonal foundations of noir, as well as a deeper dive into the genre, along with a number of film introductions to help make sense of it all.
This Week’s Features
SAT-SUN, JAN 18-19The Postman Always Rings Twice– Drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) arrives at a quiet California roadside restaurant where he meets and falls for drop-dead gorgeous Cora (Lana Turner), the wife of restaurant owner Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway). After Frank maneuvers his way into a job at the joint, he and Cora begin a deadly love affair and cook up plans to end her marriage and start a new life together. After a few botched attempts at a clean break, they’re forced to put their honeymoon on hold after being rerouted into the arms of a D.A. hot to convict and a corrupt lawyer with designs on Cora. Frank and Cora thought they packed just enough luck to avoid what should be unavoidable, but the duo failed to account for the possible intervention of a formidable force that doesn’t need a badge.
SUN, JAN 19 | TUE, JAN 21 Leave Her To Heaven- Successful young novelist Richard Harland (Cornel Wilde) accepts an invitation to vacation and write on a friend’s remote ranch. On a train bound for New Mexico, he meets stunning Ellen Berent (Gene Tierney), a devoted daddy’s girl en-route to scatter her late father’s ashes. Ellen sees much of her beloved father in Richard and the two quickly marry knowing very little about the other. As Richard settles down with Ellen, he realizes she’s more complex than initially expected, with a fit of pathological jealousy she directs at anyone and anything Richard cares for.
A rare example of a noir filmed in Technicolor, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN won the Oscar for Best Color Cinematography for Leon Shamroy and was selected in 2018 for preservation by the Library of Congress.
WED, JAN 22 | SAT, JAN 25 White Heat- Maladjusted gang leader Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) is prone to bouts of homicidal psychosis. His unchecked delinquency is only matched by the strength of the blinding headaches and semi-epileptic seizures that incapacitate him. He’s historically relied on his beloved mother Ma Jarrett to make everything better, which only highlights wife Verna’s (Virginia Mayo) womanly inadequacies and inability to distract Cody from a near incestuous attachment to his mother. Cody’s right-hand man Big Ed (Steve Cochran) is restless and angling for the gang’s leadership while nursing designs on Cody’s wife Verna. When a job goes south, Cody manages to dodge murder charges and serves time for a lesser crime. In prison, he’s befriended by ‘Vic Pardo’—the alias of undercover police detective Hank Fallon—and with Vic’s help, he plots a seemingly perfect heist, determined to make it to the top of the world.
THU, JAN 23 | SAT, JAN 25 Odds Against Tomorrow- Bigoted, white ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) teams up with Dave Burke (Ed Begley), a dishonorably discharged former cop, to rob a bank in upstate New York. Johnny Ingram (Harry Belafonte), a jazz musician with a gambling problem, reluctantly joins Slater and Burke after a hoodlum named Bacco threatens Johnny’s family over unpaid debts. Everything that can go wrong with the heist does so, and racially generated friction boils over as Burke and Johnny must choose the greater threat to their lives—the prejudice that divides them or the authorities nipping at their heels. Produced by Harry Belafonte’s HarBel Productions and written by blacklisted scribe Abe Polonsky. With Shelley Winters and noir gem Gloria Grahame and featuring an atmospheric score by Modern Jazz Quartet pianist John Lewis.
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