We’re always looking at ways we can give back to our community. Poverty and The Arts volunteers are instrumental in helping the artists gain valuable social skills, receive needed encouragement, and establish security nets. Volunteers are provided with opportunities to support and build meaningful relationships with these amazing artists overcoming homelessness.
“If there is no friendship with the poor and no sharing of life with the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love only exists among equals.” – Father Gustavo Gutierrez, In the Company of the Poor
Interested in helping Click the link below to find out about the next Volunteer Orientation.
Music City Jazz Festival is more than an outdoor concert, it’s an event! It’s a place to people-watch, eat, drink, mingle, relax soak in the rays, and of course hear some of the coolest music performed by national recording smooth jazz artist. Music City’s Jazz Festival will feature classy veterans who have set the standard to young lions taking the jazz scene by storm, all capturing the spirit of smooth jazz that knows no boundaries in exhilarating, intimate performances.
See artists like Najee, Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, Norman Brown, Yellowjackets, Lindsey Webster, Euge Groove, Jeff Lorber, Althea Rene, Alex Bugnon, Everette Harp, Pete Belasco, Paul Jackson Jr., Jeanette Harris, Mac Antoine, and More!
Great opportunity to live in the heart of East Nashville.
This home features an open concept layout with 3 Bedrooms and 3 Full Bathrooms, 10ft ceilings on the main level, Hardwoods throughout the main floor, large kitchen with gas stove, private fenced in yard, and a bonus room. Parking space for 2+, and plenty of on-street parking and minutes to dozens of East Nashville’s best restaurant’s, coffee shops, and shops! Elementary: Hattie Cotton Middle: Gra-Mar High: Maplewood Comprehensive. This property is listed at $385,000. Consult your local real estate agent to see.
Night Market occurs on the third Friday of every month, 5–9 p.m. Featuring live music (with the occasional DJ), Night Market offers our community an opportunity to shop, sip, and dine under the stars while supporting farmers, artists, local businesses and community organizations.
Join Nashville Farmers Market — rain or shine — at Gardens of Babylon, in the Farm Sheds and inside the Market House while enjoying craft beer and cocktails from The Picnic Tap and wine from Natchez Hills.
We recently discovered Blooma Nashville. I know, how did we not know. We’re always hearing about things after so many already know. Pass along companies like Blooma.
Their Story by Blooma:
Blooma Nashville Yoga is a locally-owned sister studio to Blooma Inc., which is based in Minneapolis. Blooma Nashville Director Jennifer Derryberry Mann has been part of the Blooma Inc. family from the very beginning, when she helped dear friend & Blooma founder Sarah Longacre Ehlers bring the vision for a prenatal/postnatal yoga studio into being in 2007. After helping open the doors to Blooma Minneapolis, Jenni taught there for two years, falling deeply in love with the support, the community, and the connection to birth, babies, and women becoming mothers.
When Jenni and her family moved to the South shortly after the birth of their second child, Jenni deeply felt the loss of the Blooma community. The support and love she’d experienced there was her introduction to the importance of self-care. The next two years of motherhood — with two little ones and a dose of postpartum depression — set the stage for the birth of Blooma Nashville Yoga in 2014.
Jenni is honored to hold space for women becoming mothers in Nashville. It is a blessing to join together with yoga teachers, wellness professionals, educators, and passionate mama advocates to weave a sweet web of Blooma love here in middle Tennessee! The studio brings together the most helpful resources for pregnancy, birth, parenting, and women’s continued self-care and self-discovery.
We can’t wait to welcome you in person! In the meantime, please sign up for our newsletter, join our Facebook community, connect with us on Instagram, and get our latest on Twitter.
We love what they are doing to help with the health and wellness of the mothers, children, and newborns in the Music City. Follow their Facebook page for events and below is a list of classes to sign up for this week: Click Here to Sign Up
Roll into the Weekend or Week with a Class at Hot Yoga of East Nashville!
Better Flexibility with Yoga
If you ask people why they exercise, most will say to stay healthy, keep fit, or because it makes them feel good. Not a lot will mention flexibility as a goal, but it’s a key part of maintaining your health and avoiding injury, especially as you age. We’re very excited about the week ahead and the opportunity is given by Hot Yoga of East Nashville:
Fri July 12, 2019
6:00 am Power Flow Jamal Hutchinson 1 hour
7:30 am Power Flow Jamal Hutchinson 1 hour
8:00 am Buti Yoga + Bands Michele Parker-Priddy 1 hour
9:15 am Community Class – Guided Meditation (free / donations accepted) Michele Parker-Priddy 30 minutes
Parnassus Books welcomes Derek Evans, author of Made to Change the World. Monday, July 15th at 6:30 pm.
All his life, Derek Evans felt a spiritual pull to be a part of something greater than himself, but it wasn’t until he and a friend embarked on a transformational trip to LA’s infamous skid row that he found his true calling. They returned home with a plan to build a mission-minded business that would change the world–one T-shirt at a time. When their “Spread Love, It’s the Nashville Way” grassroots campaign to raise money for people recovering from homelessness and addiction caught the attention of celebrities like Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus, it went viral and ignited a global movement to end homelessness, child hunger, and human trafficking.
Made to Change the World is both an inside look at one man’s passionate drive to make a difference, and a call to action for anyone who has ever dreamed of being a part of something that changes the world.
Derek Evans is president and co-founder of Project 615. In 2010, he launched his apparel company to do “work that matters” and utilize that platform to help change the world. Derek has helped hire fifty-four people recovering from homelessness, built an orphanage in Uganda, and raised over half a million dollars for various world-changing non-profit organizations. He lives with his wife in Nashville, TN. One hundred percent of the author’s profits for this book will be donated to Set Free Ministry.
Fixer upper! Private back w/ 399 SF deck w/ trellis; “secret” storage room underneath; eat-in kitchen w/ greenhouse window; den w/ fireplace & 2 skylights; bay windows in living rm and master BR; formal dining rm; renovated guest bath ; tankless water heater; great location on quiet Green Hills street near the mall; amenities incl. pool & tennis courts.
Elementary: Percy Priest Middle: John T. Moore High: Hillsboro Comp. This property is listed at $377,500. Consult your local real estate agent to see.
Join 12 South Farmers Market and The Peach Truck for the 5th Annual 12SFM Peach Festival! ? Live music, food trucks, local farms + vendors, peachy contests, storytime, and more! From 4pm-7pm today at 3000 Granny White Pike, Nashville, Tennessee!
During the 4th of July week, we decided to visit the folks in the North Eastern part of the United States and get a taste of New England. If you haven’t been to New England yet, it’s time to go! Breathtaking scenery, culture, and obviously history. It’s also blessed with all seasons of the year. New England has some of the best experiences America has to offer. Here are some of our favorite things to do in New England:
Our Highlights
1. Funky Rock Art- Driving up from New Hampshire to Portland we stopped in the lovely seaside town of Kennebunkport, Maine. The town has scenic beaches and breakwater rocks that you can stand on for a closer look at boats in the harbor. You can drive along the edge of the water for breathtaking views. We also walked along the banks to view mansions and the summer home of our former president, George H. W. Bush. Around the rocky areas of the coast, we noticed people leaving well-stacked art designs for others to enjoy. We also left a design of our own.
Stopping to smell the flowers
Former President George H.W. Bush’s Home
Our little Creation
2. Portland Head Lighthouse- I know it’s weird to say this was our highlight of Portland with such great food and beer in the city but it really was the highlight. This is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, as well as the oldest in Maine. Located on over 90 acres of recreational space, we enjoyed walking the cliffside loop exploring the rocky beach. This is the most photographed lighthouse in America so don’t forget your camera! Also a lovely place for watching sailboats go by and enjoy a New England Treasure.
Pictures don’t capture the beauty.
3. Salem Witch Museum- Everyone knows that Salem, Massachusetts is home to one of the worst injustices of the legal system with the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials are brought to life through 13 stage sets at the Salem Witch Museum featuring life-size figures and narration describing the 1692 hysteria. The second part of the tour is a guided walk through the museum that explains the history of witchcraft, modern practices, and stereotypes for a true understanding of witchcraft through the ages. Another fun thing about the city of Salem is exploring the filming locations of several movies, including an all-time favorite “Hocus Pocus’ a Disney Movie pictured below in white. One of the original Historical homes of the Salem Witch Trials is a few doors down in black. Also, how cool is the “I Dream of Jeanie” Statue?
“I Dream of Jeanie” Statue
Original Home from The Salem Witch Trial era
Home used in Hocus Pocus
4. Visit Ivy League Colleges- These colleges are known for their academic rigor, rich history, and long-standing traditions. We loved visiting Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, and MIT to get a taste of their culture and explore their beautiful grounds and architecture. Photo is in front of The Harvard Lampoon Building and the other is Yale from The Study Hotel. Staying in the Study hotel we were overlooking Yale’s old campus. Over 350 years ago this was our ancestor’s homestead. The many times Great Grandfather of our publisher donated his farmland just below for the original campus. On June 4, 1639, a young man named William Tuttle signed the church covenant document that established New Haven Colony.
A beautiful view from The Study Hotel looking out on Yale’s Campus
The Harvard Lampoon!
5. Mansion Row- If you love The Biltmore in Asheville you are going to love Newport, Rhode Island. The mansions of Newport were built as summer homes for wealthy tycoons in the 1850’s to the 1990s and are simply breathtaking. If you love history and historical architecture, tours of these mansions should not be missed.
6. Plymouth Rock & Lexington and Concord- Everyone wants to see Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. We visited New England’s most visited rock (which is most likely not the actual rock)! This famous landmark is the spot where the Pilgrims landed in 1620 to found Plymouth, Massachusetts. Gazing upon the rock will connect you with the Pilgrim story in a way that no textbook can! Not to mention the road it sits on is lined with cute shops and drinking/eating establishments facing the harbor. We also add Lexington and Concord to this because we only have room for 10. That said, this is going with the US History buff must visits. Following the trail of Paul Revere and seeing the spot where The Shot Heard Around the World took place was our favorite part. The actual Boston sites were fine but we enjoyed Lexington and Concord more and it seemed to be less crowded so you could enjoy the experience and learn more about the events at these locations.
Pose with a Minuteman on The 4th of July at the location that started the War for Independence.
Steps from the North Bridge, where colonial militiamen were first ordered to fire on British soldiers, thus committing treason. Here also the first British soldiers were killed.
Becoming a Junior Ranger
Outside of the Minute Man National Historical Park
The coast right off of Plymouth.
7. Ice Cream in Vermont- Visit Ben and Jerry’s factory tour in Waterbury, Vermont and enjoy a uniquely American company. We took a guided factory tour to see what it takes for our favorite flavors to come to fruition. We were able to taste new flavors the staff was working on. You can also mourn the loss of discontinued flavors in their flavor graveyard right next to the factory parking lot. A truly delicious experience! Pro-Tip: Get the Maple Flavored ice cream that is available only at the Waterbury location.
8. The Vermont Country Store- Step back in time when you visit this general store that opened in 1946. The Vermont Country Store takes pride in selling merchandise that is durable and practical as well as food items that are delicious and timeless. We bought our fair share of Vermont maple syrup while visiting. This store also has a mail-order catalog that has a cult following. We have ordered several things, ourselves, since returning home. It’s just that good!
Drinking President Calvin Coolidge’s favorite drink “Moxy” at The Vermont Country Store while old men on the porch discuss Nikola Tesla’s accomplishments. It’s Peak New England.
10. Heartthrob Tour- Get a sidewalk lesson in pop history! New Kids On the Block fans can get a peek of Danny Wood’s childhood home, Jonathan and Jordan Knight’s childhood home, and Donnie Wahlberg’s apartment! You can even go by the NKOTB favorite hangout, Hi-Fi Pizza! And don’t forget to get your picture in front of the recording studio of Aerosmith! Thank you, Boston, for some of my favorite music!
