Events

Upcoming events

Feb 12
The band Tramaine Arte'Mis & The 17 Jazz Band perform on a stage.

Music in the Café: Tramaine Arte’Mis & The I7 Jazz Band

Thursday, February 12, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Tramaine Arte’Mis & The I7 Jazz Band—making waves and turning heads with their authentic and eclectic smooth jazz sound. Read More
Music
Feb 19
Musician, Bobby Frank, plays the handpan

Music in the Café: Bobby Frank

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Bobby Frank in Café Cheeserie. Read More
Music
Feb 26
A man plays piano and sings with a band behind him.

Music in the Café: Chip Greene

Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Chip Greene in Café Cheeserie. Listen to live music while enjoying a delicious dinner, light bites, or glass of wine or beer. Read More
Music
Mar 5
The two men in Duo Sudeste play guitars with a green, yellow, and red striped overlay.

Music in the Café: Duo Sudeste

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Duo Sudeste in Café Cheeserie.  Read More
Music
Mar 12
Tim Gartland playing the harmonica

Music in the Café: Tim Gartland Three

Thursday, March 12, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Tim Gartland in Café Cheeserie. Read More
Music
Mar 19
Singer Claire Kelly holds a guitar in a field

Music in the Café: Claire Kelly

Thursday, March 19, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Claire Kelly in Café Cheeserie. Read More
Music
Mar 26
Musician Ronny Criss hold a guitar in a black and white photo.

Music in the Café: Ronny Criss

Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Ronny Criss, in Café Cheeserie.  Read More
Music
Apr 2
Four members of the Contrarian Ensemble standing and holding their instruments

Music in the Café: The Contrarian Ensemble

Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

The Contrarian Ensemble started as Contra-dance band and has been entertaining Nashville for over twenty five years with eclectic sets of acoustic music spanning centuries and genres. Flavors of bluegrass and jazz; traditional Irish, Italian, French music; and more are all on the menu. Read More
Music
Apr 9
Jeff Taylor

Music in the Café: Jeff Taylor

Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Join us for a special performance by Jeff Taylor, a Grammy Award–winning musician who has played with The Time Jumpers for twenty-five years. Read More
Music
Apr 16
A woman plays the cello and a man plays the guitar on a stage.

Music in the Café: Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin

Thursday, April 16, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Café Cheeserie Free

Award-winning singer-songwriter Wil Maring and virtuose guitarist and fiddler Robert Bowlin combine their talents, smoothly blending elements from old-time and bluegrass, jazz and blues, Celtic and country, to create an original acoustic music all their own. Read More
Music

Exhibitions on view today

Nov 6, 2025–Jan 26, 2026

Paul McCartney Photographs 1963–64: Eyes of the Storm

Guests watching a video screen with the words
Oct 10, 2025–Jan 4, 2026

New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations

Man taking a photo of a masquerade ensemble
Oct 10, 2025–Jan 4, 2026

Fahamu Pecou: This Face Behind This Mask Behind This Skin

People looking at paintings in a gallery with a black sculpture in the foreground
Jul 4–Dec 14, 2025

Avenues to a Great City

Rendering of a possible idea for the east bank in Nashville showing buildings and a park like setting with people milling about
Apr 10, 2025–Apr 10, 2026

Sole Study

Drawing of a black man in four different poses drawn in different colors.