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ON THE CLOCK
ISSUE 006
THU AUG 13 2026
The Nashville stuff that’s here for a moment, then gone.
Food, drink, and the cool stuff to do — ranked by how little time you’ve got left to catch it.
The CountdownHappening now
Short windows landing this week — here and then gone.
Closes permanently Aug 16Event
Audrey — Last Chance Before Permanent Closure
East Nashville

Sean Brock's Appalachian-inspired Audrey shuts its doors for good on Aug 16 - the last seatings are this weekend, and there is no next one.

Audrey — Last Chance Before Permanent Closure - Audrey, East Nashville
Photo: Audrey | audreynashville.com
Aug 15, 11 AMEvent
SMC Presents: Beauty and the Beast (1991) — Tribute to Roger Allers with Director Gary Trousdale
Franklin

The director of Beauty and the Beast in person for a one-time tribute screening — a genuine cinephile moment.

The Franklin Theatre marquee lit on Main Street, where the Beauty and the Beast tribute screening runs
Photo: Franklin Theatre | franklintheatre.com
Sat Aug 15, 5–7 PMEvent
Sonrisa Rum National Rum Day Celebration
Downtown

National Rum Day lands on a Saturday and Butterfly marks it with Sonrisa pours — two hours of a reason to show up early.

Sat Aug 15, 1-4 PMFood + Drink
Leave Your Impression: A Printmaking Workshop | Studio Series
Jefferson St

Printmaking with artist Mouminatou Thiaw at Woodcuts, three hours, fifteen seats - you leave with the print you pulled.

Sat Aug 15, 2:45-5:45 PMEvent
Foo Fighters Pre-Party ft. Scotty Chapman
Downtown

Acme's pre-party for the Take Cover Tour stadium show that night - it exists because the Foos do, and only for these three hours.

The Ryman, This FortnightJust surfaced
The next two weeks, before they’re gone.
Aug 23, 7 PMEvent
Out of Print's 10th Anniversary Celebration
Franklin

A decade of Out of Print wraps up with an anniversary celebration at the Franklin — milestone night for the local lit scene.

Fri–Sun Aug 14–16; street parties 12–2 PM, arena 7:45 PMEvent
PBR Nashville Stampede Days
Bridgestone Arena / Walk of Fame Park

Professional bull riding takes over Bridgestone for a full weekend with free street parties on Walk of Fame Park bookending the arena action.

Wed Aug 19, 7:30 PMEvent
Buddy Guy 90
Downtown

Buddy Guy turns ninety and plays the Ryman with Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - one of the last architects of electric blues, on a birthday tour that is exactly what it sounds like.

Buddy Guy 90 - Ryman Auditorium, Downtown
Photo: Ryman Auditorium | ryman.com
Wed Aug 19, 6:30 PMEvent
18th Annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum Honoring Trey Fanjoy
Downtown

Trey Fanjoy - first woman to win CMA Video of the Year - talks through thirty years of directing. Once a year, free, ticket required.

Director Trey Fanjoy, the 2026 Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum honoree
Photo: MusicRow | musicrow.com
On a TimerSeasonal
Here now, gone when summer is.
Through Aug 15Music
Big Band Dances
Centennial Park

Free big band dancing in Centennial Park wraps Saturday - last call for the summer series.

Dancers on the Parthenon ellipse at a Centennial Park Big Band Dance
Photo: Centennial Park Conservancy | conservancyonline.com
Aug 7–15Music
Williamson County Fair
Franklin

Nine days of classic county-fair chaos right outside the city - rides, livestock, fried everything, and it closes Saturday.

Williamson County Fair - Various (Williamson County), Franklin
Photo: Various (Williamson County) | williamsoncountyfair.org
Final dinner August 15Event
Whitt's Barbecue Serves Its Last Plate
Springfield

Twenty-five years of smoke ends for good on August 15 — lease issues are pulling the plug on a Tennessee BBQ institution.

The Whitt's Barbecue storefront in Springfield, closing after twenty-five years
Photo: What Now Nashville | whatnow.com
One Night OnlyTicketed
Seated and finite. When it sells, it’s done.
Sat, Aug 15, 4 PMFood + Drink
The Middle Tennessee Food Truck Festival 2026
Veterans Park

Metro-area food truck roundup in Hendersonville — one afternoon, multiple trucks, family-friendly.

A family eating from paper trays at a picnic table on the grass at an outdoor food truck festival
Photo: Eventbrite — eventbrite.com
Sat Aug 15, 8 PMEvent
Maren Morris
Downtown

Ten years of Hero, played through at the Ryman - an anniversary set, not a tour stop, and it does not come back around.

Maren Morris performing, photographed in colour for her Ryman anniversary show
Photo: Ryman Auditorium | ryman.com
Sun Aug 16, 8 PMEvent
Squeeze with Adam Ant
Downtown

Squeeze at the Ryman with Adam Ant and Leon Tilbrook - two new-wave catalogues on one stage for a single night.

Squeeze with Adam Ant - Ryman Auditorium, Downtown
Photo: Ryman Auditorium | ryman.com
On the CalendarPlan ahead
The big ones worth planning for — so you never get caught missing it again.
Aug 19Food + Drink
Miel Festive Harvest Dinner
Miel

One night, one seasonal menu written entirely by what's coming out of the fields — Miel's kitchen steps back and lets the harvest do the talking.

Miel Festive Harvest Dinner - Miel
Photo: Miel | nashvillescene.com
Aug. 20Food + Drink
January at Southall x The Chastain — Sustainable Seven-Course Dinner
Southall

Two Green Star winners share one kitchen for a seven-course sustainable menu — January at Southall hosts The Chastain for a one-night collaboration.

January at Southall x The Chastain — Sustainable Seven-Course Dinner - Southall
Photo: Southall | nashvillescene.com
Aug 28, 2026Music
Musicians Corner Fall Series — Week 1
Midtown

The fall run of Musicians Corner kicks off in Centennial Park — free outdoor music, first week of the season.

Musicians Corner Fall Series — Week 1 - Nashville Centennial Park, Midtown
Photo: Nashville Centennial Park | conservancyonline.com

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