Swing, and swine, and tunes–oh, my! Nashville’s 2010 Music City BBQ Festival
Yeah, I know. I’m preaching to the pork-lovin’ choir here. Barbecue lovers seem to be able to sniff these things out. Like those pigs who find truffles, which takes us back to pork. For those who might not know, August means Nashville’s 2010 Music City BBQ Festival to the Grand Ol’ Porker Arena at Riverfront Park. The festival brings more than 100 (yep, that’s right) bbq joints to the table, demonstrations, plenty of music–Saturday night will feature Grammy-award winning Delbert McClinton–and the much-appreciated Kid Fun Zone.
But hold on to your forks: After a five-year break, the beloved Swine Ball is back. Always a blow-out (or pig-out, if you will), the dance features live music and plenty of swing. As they say, get ready to don your rubber snouts for the “Pig Noses Required” event, and be prepared to “get piggy with it.”
Date: August 26-28
Oink oink,
Dane




Ok, here’s a straight-up plug for the Hotel Preston. Watching everyone come together during the recent flooding made me damn proud of Nashville, Tennessee. So, if you haven’t been here yet, I want to tell you that you’re really missing something.
You really can’t imagine how challenging this is: Writing a short monthly post about what to do and see in a city like Nashville. In any given month there are more concerts, music festivals and even non-music events than just about anywhere in the country.
Bear with me, ‘cuz this is definitely not in my wheelhouse. I’m not a crafty guy (at least not in the artsy way), but a friend of mine was going on about this event last weekend, told me I needed to pass it on to everyone at the Preston.
Boy, things have changed. When I was growing up, my dad left the house at 8:30 and was home and in his Bermuda shorts in time for dinner, every night at 6. These days, people work from home, take working vacations, and even “staycations.” I say, if you travel for work, or God forbid, work while on vacation, why not at least make it as easy on yourself as possible?
Since I was a kid, science has always been something that’s fascinated me. Yes, I was the 5th grader who actually looked forward to the science fair (maybe you can guess some of the nicknames this earned me). So, imagine my excitement when I learned that the exhibit “