The Grand Ole Opry has been continuing its shows, but without an audience, due to the coronavirus pandemic. But for Saturday night’s show, Grand Ole Opry Salute The Troops Memorial Day Weekend Special, with Craig Morgan, Steven Curtis Chapman and Kellie Pickler, the Opry invited five members of the United States military to sit, socially-distanced, in the balcony of…
It’s an unprecedented Memorial Day weekend for sure, with businesses just starting to reopen, some with restrictions and guidelines, during the coronavirus pandemic. Stil, there are, thankfully, several things to do in and around Nashville. Keep reading for a few of our suggestions: 1. Order BBQ to go. Multiple Nashville restaurants are offering take-out of all of their food,…
Brad Paisley‘s The Store will be able to serve even more people in need thanks to Publix. The supermarket chain has pledged to donate 180 gallons of milk each week to The Store, which delivers groceries to elderly people and those in need in Nashville during the coronavirus pandemic. “At a time when an estimated 17.1 million additional people…
Craig Morgan will return to the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday night, May 23, for a special performance, Grand Ole Opry Salute The Troops Memorial Day Weekend Special, with Steven Curtis Chapman and Kellie Pickler. The show will mark Craig’s second time to perform at the Opry without an audience, due to coronavirus, and the veteran admits it is…
Oprah Winfrey is donating $2 million to the city of Nashville, as part of her Coronavirus Relief Fund, through the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation. The talk show host has pledged a total of $12 million to various cities where she once lived, including Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and Kosciusko, the small Mississippi town where she was born. “The reason I’m…
The Country Music Hall of Fame was one of the first businesses to shut their doors due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The museum is still closed through May 31, but is currently scheduled to reopen in June, albeit with certain restrictions in place. While the museum will be open, all in-person programming is currently canceled through July 31….
Nashville is beginning to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, but not in time for the annual July 4th celebration. The city, which typically hosts one of the largest Independence Day celebrations in the country, complete with an elaborate fireworks display accompanied by the Nashville Symphony, along with a star-studded concert, will air the fireworks on TV instead. “The community…
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row is open again in Nashville! The bar and music venue closed its doors in March, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but is now open again for business, as part of Phase One of Mayor John Cooper’s plan to slowly reopen Music City. Whiskey Row appears to have officially opened for business on Monday, May 18….
The Café at Thistle Farms is open again in West Nashville! The restaurant, which supports the nonprofit, Thistle Farms, closed due to COVID-19, but is now officially back in business. “It saves lives and I mean that,” Thistile Farms’ Jessica Boles told WKRN. Jessica would know. She, like many others, came to Thistle Farms with very little hope. With…
Dolly Parton is incredibly grateful for the Tennessee National Guard, especially now. The Country Music Hall of Fame member offered her praise for them, in a touching tribute on social media. “How about those flyovers by the National Guard a few days ago?” Dolly said. “I’m so proud of those folks in the National Guard. My niece Danielle Parton…
