Lineup Influenced by Current Exhibitions Including Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
NASHVILLE, TENN. (May 27, 2014)—The Frist Center for the Visual Arts’ popular summer concert series Frist Fridays kicks off Friday, June 27 with a performance by The Long Players. Now in its twelfth season, Frist Fridays take place on the final Friday of June, July and August from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Center’s Turner Courtyard. Patrons are invited to enjoy an evening of live music, light snacks and beverages as well as the diverse exhibitions on view in the Frist Center’s galleries. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the events. Frist Fridays take place rain or shine.
2014 FRIST FRIDAYS LINE UP*:
June 27, 2014
The Long Players Perform The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine
The Long Players are a group of Nashville-based musicians who, since 2004, have taken classic albums and performed them live in their original sequences. For this Frist Friday appearance, The Long Players will perform The Beatles tenth studio album and soundtrack Yellow Submarine as a nod to Watch Me Move: The Animation Show. The Long Players’ unique tribute to “the album” as a conceptual work of art sets them apart from other tribute bands that focus on look-a-likes and sound-a-likes. Through this approach and their remarkable ability to pull off a variety of musical styles, they have received national acclaim and have been featured in Billboard and on NPR. The band includes Bill Lloyd (Foster & Lloyd), Steve Allen (20/20), Steve Ebe (Human Radio), Brad Jones (record producer) and Jen Gunderman (Jayhawks). Dipping into Nashville’s exceptional musical community, The Long Players always offer a stellar roster of guest artists to bring these classic albums to life.
July 25, 2014
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
With his photography exhibition American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart on display in the Conte Community Arts Gallery, country music icon Marty Stuart will also showcase his songwriting and musical talents on the stage with his versatile touring and recording band the Fabulous Superlatives. This double duty of a featured visual artist performing on stage—a Frist Friday first—demonstrates that Stuart is a master storyteller not only through his songs, but also through his revealing photographs. Stuart, a platinum recording artist, five-time Grammy Award winner and Grand Ole Opry star and member, has been creating and performing roots music since he first went on tour with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt at age 13. American Ballads: The Photographs of Marty Stuart will be on display from May 9–November 2, 2014.
August 29, 2014
The Tyrone Smith Revue Featuring “Super T”
Joining the ranks of the superheroes featured in Watch Me Move: The Animation Show for one supercharged night is The Tyrone Smith Revue, a premier party band led by the always animated Tyrone “Super T” Smith. This high-energy group dazzles and delights audiences with their expansive set-lists covering hits from classic rock to R&B and everything in between. A Southern party favorite in high demand, Super T has played countless weddings including Jenna Bush’s, and has been featured on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” and “Entertainment Tonight.”
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Admission
Admission to each Frist Fridays concert is free for Frist Center members and to visitors 18 years and younger. General adult admission for non-members is $10.00 and $7.00 for seniors, military and college students with ID.
Frist Fridays feature a special selection of economically priced snack food items in the Frist Center Café. The selections will vary for each event and will include such items as chicken wings, sliders, corn dogs and soft pretzels and will range in price from $2.50 to $4.50.
Event Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor: Land Rover Nashville
Contributing Sponsor: Southwest Airlines
Media Sponsors: Lightning 100, the Nashville Scene, and NowPlayingNashville.com
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is supported in part by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the Frist Center
Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit art exhibition center dedicated to presenting and originating high quality exhibitions with related educational programs and community outreach activities. The Frist Center offers the finest visual art from local, regional, national, and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions that inspire people through art to look at their world in new ways. Located at 919 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., the Frist Center’s Martin ArtQuest Gallery (open until 5:30 p.m. each day) features interactive stations relating to Frist Center exhibitions. Information on accessibility at the Frist Center is found at http://www.fristcenter.org/accessibility”>http://http://www.fristcenter.org/accessibility. Gallery admission to the Frist Center is free for visitors 18 and younger and to members. Frist Center admission is $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for seniors, military and college students with ID. College students are admitted free Thursday and Friday evenings (with the exception of Frist Fridays), 5–9 p.m. Discounts are offered for groups of 10 or more with advance reservation by calling (615) 744-3247.The Frist Center galleries, Café and Gift Shop are open seven days a week: Mondays through Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. and Sundays, 1–5:30 p.m., with the Frist Center Café opening at noon. Additional information is available by calling (615) 244-3340 or by visiting our website at http://www.fristcenter.org.
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