Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2016 i Nashville Lifestyles Magazine

“Music begins the artistic process, but the mementos are what really cement that.” If you’ve been looking for an excuse to get to know the Man in Black even better, now’s the time. The latest addition to the Johnny Cash Museum opened last month on what would’ve been Cash’s 84th birthday. The new exhibit adds 1,600 square feet to the museum, increasing its size by 40 percent. Highlights include an interactive station where guests can mix Cash’s songs as well as memorabilia like props and costumes from the Oscar-winning biopic Walk the Line. “Music begins the artistic process, but the mementos are what really cement that,” says museum owner Bill Miller, a longtime friend of Cash’s and the former owner of a multimillion-dollar collectibles company. Meanwhile, a new art gallery…

Dierks Bentley: Every Mile a Memory A month before cohosting the ACMs, Dierks Bentley unveils his first-ever exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Running from March 4 to September 6, Dierks Bentley: Every Mile a Memory will feature stagewear, guitars, and other personal items (probably not his airplane, though). Tune in to the complementary discussion and acoustic performance, live-streamed from the museum’s CMA Theater, on March 12. (countrymusichalloffame.org) Kris Kristofferson Tribute Country icon Kris Kristofferson will be celebrated on March 16 with a star-studded blowout at Bridgestone Arena. Among the scheduled performers for The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson: Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Darius Rucker, Trisha Yearwood, and a reunited Lady Antebellum—plus the award-winning visionary himself. (songsofkristofferson.com) Acme Unplugged Acme Feed & Seed…

All hail the queen of country music. On March 4, LORETTA LYNN unveils two highly anticipated projects: Full Circle, her first studio album in over a decade, and the PBS documentary American Masters—Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl. The latter explores the country icon’s path to stardom in a way her 1980 Oscar-winning biopic, Coal Miner’s Daughter, did not: with never-before-seen performances, footage, and interviews with famous friends like WILLIE NELSON and SHERYL CROW.…

When Andra Eggleston moved to Nashville with her music-industry husband and their young son, she wasn’t sure what would come next. She’d lived in both Los Angeles and New York, working in film (she had a small role in Baby Mama) as well as user-interface design. Eggleston grew up in Memphis, the daughter of William Egglestonwhom many consider the godfather of color photography. After relocating to Music City in 2012, she started making monthly treks to visit her dad, figuring she’d get to know him better. It soon became clear that something else was going on. While William Eggleston is famous for his photography, it was his drawings that Andra always loved. Her monthly visits quickly morphed into weekly creative inspiration. The two would listen to music, eat sushi, watch…

“March is an excellent time to get the smoker out and enjoy cooking outside,” says 5th & Taylor chef de cuisine Daniel Gorman. “It also happens to be a great time to get friends together for March Madness and entertain with a little beer can chicken.” Though it takes a few days of prep work, including a 24-hour brine and another day of air-drying the birds, this simple preparation will certainly impress your guests, especially when the final dish is served with a pile of velvety mashed potatoes and a kale salad. At the restaurant, Gorman and the team put a playful spin on this backyard favorite by serving the sauce in an actual Pabst beer can—it’s poured over the chicken tableside. Take the same approach at home, he adds,…

“Greener Roots helps bridge that gap of wanting to use organic produce but not wanting it shipped from California in off months.” —Chef Tony Galzin Have you ever enjoyed a salad made with fresh local lettuce at an area restaurant either in the heart of winter or the inferno of August and wondered, “Local? Now? How’s that possible?” There’s a good chance those sprightly greens came from Jeffrey Orkin’s hydroponic urban farm, Greener Roots. What started two years ago as an experiment in a downtown condo utility closet has burgeoned into a full-time commercial operation inside a 6,000-square-foot warehouse. Today, Orkin is annually supplying Nashville with six tons of organic, sustainably grown leafy greens and herbs. A landscape architect who got his master’s in business with an emphasis on sustainability,…

YOUR COCKTAIL WARDROBE FOR MARCH As March rolls in, thoughts turn to warm beaches, lighter clothing, sun-spackled skin and… new drinks for the season! And while our minds may be with the sun, the hazy shade of winter lingers on just to mess with our dreams. We have a few fun drinks that tip the hat to the impending season of revelry while acknowledging that Old Man Winter may still be nipping at our heels. St. Patrick’s Day: What started as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating all-things Irish. Our American, body-soul-and-heartwarming take on our Irish friends? Jack Daniel’s Coffee. ST. PATRICK’S DAY JD COFFEE 11/2 oz. Jack Daniel’s® Tennessee whiskey 4 oz espresso 1/2 oz. frothy, steamed milk 1/2…

At the Athena Awards on March 31, Nashville will honor exceptional women in the local business community who embody the Greek goddess’s spirit—and it’s no coincidence that the reception takes place during Women’s History Month. “Over the 23 years we have celebrated in Nashville, at their core these are women who demonstrate those elements of wisdom and courage,” says event chair Laura Tidwell. There are 24 nominees in the running for this year’s Athena Award. Various celebrations lead up to the main ceremony at the Parthenon, including events where traditional and nontraditional scholarships are presented to young professionals. “What makes Nashville’s celebration so unique is after the Athena recipients are announced, all of our attendees flow into the Parthenon itself and we celebrate at the foot of Alan LeQuire’s beautiful…

With his solo exhibit I Do Not Mean Ecclesiastical Art opening this month, artist Grant Gill delves into his own spirituality through sculpture. Inspired by an essay by French philosopher Jacques Maritain, Gill hopes this work evokes a spiritual experience that isn’t necessarily tied to church or religion. “I wanted to open up a space for thought around spirituality and the collective human experience,” he says. The North Alabama native moved to Nashville to attend Belmont’s graphic design program, but after taking a 3-D design class, he realized that he preferred tangible artwork. “I became interested in the idea of designing sculpture that didn’t have a functional purpose,” he says. Rather, these pieces are about emotion. “[It’s] similar to that ‘aha’ moment people have after seeing the Grand Canyon for…

PARNASSUSNEXT Following the massive literary and cinematic successes of series like Twilight, The Hunger Games, and Harry Potter, it’s safe to say young adult novels are not just for young adults. In an effort to meet the demands of readers hungry for more YA fiction, Parnassus Books recently launched ParnassusNext, a subscription service offering members a signed, first-edition YA new release every month. Curated by the local bookstore’s expert staff, each selection is guaranteed to be the best in new YA. The Serpent King, the debut novel of local author Jeff Zentner (more below), is the March ParnassusNext selection. (parnassusbooks.net/parnassusnext) MRS. RAVENBACH’S WAY by William M. Akers (Regan Arts) William M. Akers “un-dedicates” his first novel to “awful teachers everywhere.” While Akers, a professor himself at Belmont University, may…

With its stark white walls, exposed duct work, and sparse furnishings, East Nashville’s Two Son could easily be a chic boutique in NYC or a hip haunt in Brooklyn. But the carefully curated shop is nothing short of a local must-see. Founded by two couples, David Perry and Leigh Watson and Aubrey McCoy and James Kicinski-McCoy, Two Son (the name comes from the fact that each couple has two sons) offers up a collection of men’s and women’s apparel and haute offerings for the home. From hip to hipster, the space is dotted with known names (Schott, B Sides) and original creations in the form of the store’s in-house line, also called Two Son. The signature items are oh-so-cool, too. There’s nothing basic about the basic tees and the denim…

In case you haven’t heard, it’s become almost as hard to get a decent hotel room in Music City as it is to get a record deal. In January, Nashville reached a milestone: 60 straight months of year-over-year record increases in the number of hotel rooms sold and hotel taxes collected. According to research by Hendersonville-based hotel data tracking firm STR, no other top 50 destination city in the country has ever reached 60 consecutive months of this kind of growth. But people who’ve tried to book a hotel room in town lately didn’t need those official stats to know that change is in the air. Reports of standard rooms topping $400 or $500 are not unusual. One midtown hotel chain charges a nonrefundable rate of $600 per night during…

When Michael Shemtov opened the first Butcher & Bee in Charleston in 2011, he garnered immediate and widespread acclaim for his cozy restaurant, which serves an innovative menu of sandwiches and salads. When the time came to expand the concept to another market, Shemtov thought of Nashville almost immediately. “Michael had his eyes on Nashville as soon as [Husk chef ] Sean Brock came over from Charleston,” reports Bryan Weaver, the head chef at the Nashville spot. Weaver’s menu is eclectic, focused on small plates for sharing, with plenty of fresh ingredients. At first glance, the selection seems random, ranging from a burger to a plate of lamb neck and grits to a roster of vegetarian dishes. But, Weaver explains, that variety is intentional. “I’m interested in just making delicious,…

“People get really passionate about this food. They feel like they know it—or they get passionate because they don’t know it.” OTAKU RAMEN 1104 Division St. 615-942-8281 otakuramen.com What to Order Wabi-Sabi cocktail, $11 Hot chicken buns, $8 Okonomiyaki, $8 Tennessee tonkotsu, $12 Kara-age donburi, $12 (when available) There’s a certain energy you get in a restaurant that has an open kitchen—the action behind the line seems to pour out into the seats, amping up the heat, the noise, and the salt of the whole experience. Diners get to be spectators, forcing the staff to keep it together under pressure—but they’re also on display, with chefs carefully eyeing a guest’s reaction to the food. At the brick-and-mortar location of Otaku Ramen, which opened in The Gulch in December, that interplay…

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“Sam’s Place is one of the coolest things I’ve had the privilege to be a part of—ever... It’s a night we can come together to laugh and sing and cry a little bit and celebrate.” Age: 53 Full of hope: In 2000, Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, brought home the first of their three daughters, Shaohannah Hope, from an orphanage in China. “At the Nashville airport, we had people coming up and saying, ‘We’d love to experience the miracle of adoption, but we can’t afford it,’” he recalls. “My wife knew that shouldn’t stand in the way.” The result was Show Hope, an organization that has aided more than 5,000 adoptions from 53 countries, including the United States. Based in Franklin, Show Hope also oversees six facilities in China…

PARKER MILLSAP The Very Last Day Deep Oklahoma roots aside, 23-year-old Millsap bears the soulful rasp of Anderson East and storytelling prowess of Jason Isbell. Crank up his well-rounded second major release—likely to make waves at September’s Americana Awards—if you’re in the mood to jump ’n’ jive (“Hades Pleads”) or ugly-cry (“Heaven Sent”). THE SAINT JOHNS Dead of Night Florida natives Louis Johnson and Jordan Meredith stacked their first-ever full-length with gorgeous harmonies and stirring melodies. Though it’s a platonic partnership, the duo has palpable creative chemistry—think a less tortured Civil Wars. Standout tracks here include the rollicking title track and love-letter ballad “Shadowplay.” MARGO PRICE Midwest Farmer’s Daughter The end of bro country means a shift back to traditional singer-songwriters. Enter Margo Price, who gigged around town for years…

Franklin Road Academy Franklin Road Academy is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade coeducational independent school offering the unique combination of a challenging and supportive educational experience in an inclusive Christian community. Students are inspired to joyfully pursue their academic and co-curricular passions and to love one another well. FRA is a place where students are encouraged to think critically, act with integrity, and lead in service to others. FRA offers 16 AP and 15 honors courses, and 100 percent of our graduates are accepted into four-year colleges and universities. FRA Alumni lead “Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30,” receiving recognition among the city’s most active young professionals and philanthropists, and nearly 10 percent of this year’s senior class has been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. From our youngest pre-kindergarteners…

Nashville is blessed to have a great selection of cocktail spots where one can find a proper drink featuring fresh ingredients mixed by expert bartenders. But fancy bars aren’t the only places in town whipping up legit concoctions—these unlikely venues offer up a well-made Manhattan and much more. AT A BBQ SHACK With multiple locations, Edley’s Bar-B-Que is certainly a step above your average smoke shack. A wide selection of expertly smoked meats, accompanied by side dishes that exhibit more of an artisanal touch than the typical baked beans and “nanner puddin’,” sets Edley’s apart from other pig joints. The bar is unexpected, too, with a full complement of liquors to mix up any number of beverages. Particularly lethal are the potent Bushwackers—which are mercifully available in abbreviated Halfwacker sizes—but…