May 5 Spring Season Kickoff Celebration
Celebrating Free Music In The Park
The Fisk Jubilee Singers with their musical director, Dr. Paul T. Kwami. Photo by Bill Steber and Pat Casey Daley
It’s time to kickoff another season of free music and fun in Centennial Park as Musicians Corner returns on Saturday, May 5 and takes places each Saturday through June 30.
Historic appearance by Fisk Jubilee Singers® We have a wonderful line up of local music planned for you on May 5. The hot new duo Escondido will kick things off at 3 PM sharp on the main stage, followed by Latin Salsa band Afinke to help us celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the throwback sounds of Trent Dabbs and Amy Stroup’s duo Sugar & The High Lows and a headline performance by Fisk Jubilee Singers® who are making a historic return to Centennial Park.
Check out this great article by Gail Kerr in Sunday’s Tennessean about the Fisk Jubilee Singers® appearance.
Lightning 100 Acoustic Stage. We are introducing the Lightning 100 Acoustic Stage this season. Our May 5 artists include Anderson East, Rayvon Owen and Punchinello.
Free Parking And Shuttles
We’re excited to let you know that we will have lots of additional parking and free shuttles on May 5!
Thanks to our generous neighbors at HCA, there will be free parking on May 5 at all of the HCA building lots along Park Plaza.
From there, you can enjoy a leisurely stroll through Centennial Park to Musicians Corner or take the free shuttles that will be running throughout the afternoon.
Arrive early to enjoy the 41st Annual Tennessee Craft Fair taking place on the main lawn in Centennial Park from 10 AM – 6 PM.
Introducing the Beer & Wine Garden
Many of our attendees have requested it and on May 5 we will introduce our Beer & Wine Garden. Accessible to attendees 21 and up, it will showcase local brands Yazoo, Hap and Harry’s and Arrington Vineyards. The Beer & Wine Garden opens at 2 PM each week, one hour before the music starts.
Mobile Food Court Lunch from 11am to 3pm
We are also introducing a Mobile Food Court lunch featuring many of Nashville’s popular food trucks. It takes place each week from 11AM – 3PM and features unplugged acoustic music from 1 – 3 PM. The food trucks will be on site until 6 PM for your culinary enjoyment.
Free Kidsville Activities
Thanks in part to a generous grant from the Jackson National Life Insurance Company, We have many wonderful activities planned for you at Mix 92.9 Kidsville this season. We will be decorating maracas on May 5 to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Bring the little ones each week for arts & crafts, fun & games and more family friendly entertainment in the park.
Dog of the Day, Giveaways and More Fun
Bring your dog for a relaxing day in the park and enter to win our Dog of the Day award!
We will also be giving away tickets to the Nashville Symphony.
Our charity partner, World Vision, will once again be on site with us each week.
Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors
Musicians Corner is a program of The Conservancy for The Parthenon and Centennial Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It is funded and made possible by the generous support of 40 organizations in the music, media and business community.
Sponsors: World Vision, The Conservancy, Vanderbilt University, City National Bank, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Metro Parks, R.S. Lipman, Taziki’s, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Happy Family, Baker Donelson and Friendly Arctic.
Music Industry Partners: BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, Brantley Sound Associates, The ASCAP Foundation, Country Music Association, SAE Institute, Paul Worley Productions, EMI, Major Bob Music, Capitol Records Nashville, Warner Music Nashville, Sony Music, Sony/ATV Publishing, We Make Tapes & Discs, Gibson, Asterope, Nashville Symphony, Music City Roots, American Songspace, Corner Music, Noisetrade, Nashville Songwriters Association, Gear For Days and Nashville Muse.
Media Partners: Lightning 100, Nashville Scene, Mix 92.9, NowPlayingNashville.com and Yelp.
