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Best etsy s hop

Olivia Frankenstein Cute OCCult

The Olivia Frankenstein Etsy shop, owned and operated by East Nashvillians Crystal Chan and Marc Vargas, is filled with creepy and cute pop-culture-referencing treasures. One T-shirt shows Mickey Mouse smiling despite a dagger sticking out of his bloody head. On another, inspired by vintage Japanese film posters, Godzilla spits fire upon the Nashville skyline. There are shirts, patches and stickers with a skeletal hand creeping out of a coffin that reads “Get in, Loser,” à la Mean Girls; soaps shaped like Frankenstein’s Monster and the Creature From the Black Lagoon; and glittery enamel pins celebrating a love of true crime. If you’re worried that New Nashville is getting too normal, be thankful Olivia Frankenstein is doing its part to keep things weird. MEGAN SELING

Best Chan Ce to Be an artist (When you’re totall y not )

Paint the tOwn by numbers

All that’s left of the adult coloring books trend are junk drawers filled with broken crayons. What good is a relaxing hobby if you have nothing to show for it afterward? That’s what’s so great about Paint the Town by Numbers, the local paint-by-numbers kits designed by Camilla Spadafino. They have everything you need to create colorful

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You know White Bridge Auto Wash delivers top-notch, affordable service, but did you know they also offer an epic cookbook collection? At Duke’s General, the specialty boutique hidden inside the car wash’s lobby, you can find local favorites like Nashville Eats and The Blackberry Farm Cookbook alongside offerings from Nopalito, an incredible Mexican restaurant in San Francisco, and Prune, Gabrielle Hamilton’s famous French bistro in New York. Finding a place where I can get my trunk vacuumed that also has a cookbook selection rivaling the one at Parnassus is true bliss. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best Wellness s hop

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Woo-woo culture is embarrassing, but God help me if I don’t love the Goop online wellness store. It’s fortunate, then, that I live so close to Lemon Laine, the sweet East Nashville spot that offers top-of-the-line products from companies like Vintner’s Daughter and Moon Dust, as well as a custom oil bar where you can combine essential oils according to your every whim. The place smells fan-

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pop-art-inspired paintings you’d actually want to hang on your walls — designs include portraits of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mr. Rogers and Frida Kahlo — and all you have to do is stay in the lines while filling in the color-coded spaces. MEGAN SELING

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Best new nail salon, writer’s choice: cured nails tastic, and owner Laura Laine knows more about skin care than almost anyone — she’s even taught Gwyneth a thing or two. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

Best Ass-Kic King Wor Kout

TylT CyCle’s DirTy 30/30

A cycling class at Tylt Cycle is no freaking joke — the RealRyder bikes move back and forth, mimicking the experience of riding an actual bicycle, except you’re inside and far away from hazards like bugs, humidity and dickhead Nashville drivers. But the real ass-kicker at Tylt is the Dirty 30/30 class, which is 30 calorie-torching minutes on the bike followed by 30 minutes of circuit weight training led by Tylt’s savage (but sweet) instructors. Also, there’s plenty of space between each bike, so you’re not all up in your neighbor’s grill (unlike at some other cycling studios). I’ve been going to Tylt for almost a year, and you know what? I sure don’t miss those extra 10 pounds I was carrying around. ABBY WHITE

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CUreD Nails

While there’s no shortage of places to get an overpriced burger or tiki drink in East Nashville, it’s been pretty damn difficult to get a decent manicure. But your cuticle woes are over, my friends, thanks to the arrival of CURED Nails. Even though it technically is located in a strip mall — albeit a tiny one, which also houses TailGate Brewery — the airy Gallatin Avenue salon is modern and chic and offers a full roster of spa-like nail services, in addition to recently added facial treatments, brow/lash tinting and waxing. NANCY FLOYD

Best HAirstylist

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The subterranean domain of Escape Day Spa feels like enough of a retreat from the world that you might just forget you’re in a Belle Meade strip mall. The two relaxation rooms are wonderfully dark, with plenty of nooks for solitary unwinding or quiet conversations with companions. The spa menu includes a bevy of options for facials, massage and nail care — and the staff is happy to help you customize the experience based on your needs. My fantasy? Becoming a spa-dwelling mole who avoids the light of day. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Csa

GrEEn Door GourmEt’s local Farm Box

At NPS Pharmacy, we don’t look or act like any other pharmacy that you have ever seen, and that is by design. We are Nashville's true concierge pharmacy.

CSAs are awesome. You get local produce, farmers gets support — everybody wins. But some weeks you just don’t need 20 turnips, and that’s where the folks at Green Door Gourmet come in. Their local farm box is flexible: Buy it only the weeks you need it, choose fun- or family-size, pick it up Saturday or Sunday, and make some produce selections yourself. Would you rather have two leeks or four scallions? Pick, eat, enjoy, repeat. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best pla Ce to s hop for Chef Gifts

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Bachelorette parties notwithstanding, Nashville loves NOLA imports, and this year’s best is Coutelier knife shop. Chef-owners Jacqueline Blanchard and Brandt Cox offer Michelin-star pedigrees and hand-forged steel knives sourced annually on trips to Japan. All of their blades and kitchen tools are top-of-the-line and beautiful to behold. The best part: The owners are warm, welcoming people who are happy to help you find what you’re looking for — even if you don’t know what that is. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best pla Ce to Buy a Quirky Gift

GiFt HorsE

Do you need Dolly Parton collar flair, a La Croix coloring book, a brunch-scented candle or a jewelry tray shaped like a French bulldog? Yes. Yes you do. Gift Horse offers all these wacky delights and more, making it a perfect, out-of-the-box, one-stop shop for all the perfect, out-of-the-box people in your life. Perusing the Fatherland Street store is a gift in itself — a cacophony of color and quirky slogans can keep you mesmerized and entertained long after you’ve made your selections. NANCY FLOYD

Best s o Cks

QuEEn oF cups HanDmaDE

Tie-dye is the best way to cool up a basic wardrobe. Sure, you can make cool T-shirts, but you can also make cool scrunchies, cool totes, even cool socks. Especially cool socks. Queen of Cups Handmade has it all. Sisters Alexia and Jemina make tie-dye that isn’t your run-of-the-mill Grateful Dead T-shirt color-bursts. Queen of Cups tie-dye features light, airy crackles of color, like the visual version of Pop Rocks. You can find onesies and socks at Arcade in Hillsboro Village,

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Best Pla ce to Buy a Wedding g ift

Welcome Home

I know, I know. You’re not supposed to go rogue and purchase an off-registry wedding gift, but if you’re looking for something special that your newly married friends are sure to love, stop by Welcome Home. The East Nashville shop has a gorgeous — and constantly changing — selection of barware, decor, kitchen items and sundry home goods that are both charming and practical. They’re gifts that’ll make your friends smile, and trust me, they won’t be even a little mad that you didn’t buy them a lame blender. NANCY FLOYD

We’re also named as one of the Top 10 Fastest Growing Cities. And we’re just getting started. Behind every headline and ranking is the hard work of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. It’s the Chamber Effect.

Best antiq ue dealer

JoHn Boy Baker

With innumerable antiques dealers making exceptional finds all over the Midstate, it’s difficult to pin down just one to call our favorite. But between his wonderful Instagram presence (@johnboybaker), kitschy pieces and sparkling personality, John “John Boy” Baker is certainly in the lead. The beautiful midcentury furniture, fun knickknacks and outlandish artwork he posts on his IG often get scooped up quickly, but he’s worth the follow — if you’re quick enough to respond, that pea-green velvet couch or novelty Mel Tillis mug could be yours. John Boy also has two cute dogs, so that doesn’t hurt. D. PATRICK RODGERS

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Best all-Hours

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JoHnson’s Honey Farm

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Jess and Paula Morton run a multigenerational farm that provides area beekeepers with equipment and resources, and the honey from their hives is unmatched in flavor and consistency. Paula, the daughter of previous farm owner Ed Johnson, is a thirdgeneration beekeeper — honey bees have been on her family farm since 1918. What makes Johnson’s even sweeter? The farm’s 24-hour self-service operation, summed up in a sign that reads, “Take the honey, leave the money.” MATT FOX

Wedgewood-Houston’s answer to the bigbox mall operations that cluttered up your top drawers as a teenager. Harder-to-find lines like Loulette, Only Hearts and Blush are offered alongside specialty brands like Harlow and Fox, the English company that designs bras exclusively for sizes DD-G. Plus they offer intimate settings for parties and personal fittings. Nashville Darlin might be the antidote we’ve been seeking for all those downtown bachelorette parties. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

Best c ar Pets

relic Home

It’s hard to talk about carpets without feeling like The Dude, so let’s just get this out of the way: A good carpet can really tie the room together. But it’s true! An antique rug instantly upgrades a space, giving it stately vibes even when it’s tattered — sometimes even more so when it’s tattered. Relic Home’s shop-runner Alyssa Spyridon has great taste that you can trust, and she sources the rugs from all over the world. Follow the shop on Instagram (@relic.home) or visit the online shop, which offers everything from runners and area rugs to Moroccan floor cushions. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

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Clearly, there are plenty of people Googling “best murals in Nashville,” because hordes of wanderlusters and wayfarers keep lining up at the wings mural in the Gulch, and the oft-vandalized “I Believe In Nashville” wall in 12South. Forget those influencer hot spots and get thee to Germantown, where the lovely folks at Cumberland Machine Co. have been quietly decorating an otherwise nondescript wall that borders their parking lot for the past couple of years. It all started with a witch — for Halloween, naturally — and the Cumberland Machinery employees really got into the decorating game, building a gift-filled sled for Christmas, and more recently, a cheerful beach backdrop with a couple of chairs and surfboards placed in the front. Just try to walk past it without smiling. ABBY WHITE

Best l ingerie

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What is it, What does it do, Where is it from, What are the possible risks or benefits and what you should know before buying it? East West Herbal is located at 3028 Gallatin Pike in East Nashville. We carry over 300 medicinal herbs, spices, coffees and teas. We pride ourselves in helping people to understand more about herbs and how they work along with their possible risks and benefits. We hope this article will act as a guide to consumers who are on a quest to explore Kratom; and who are not fully aware of the benefits or risks involved when buying an herbal supplement such as kratom. Things you should know when it comes to Possible Uses, Risks, Pricing, Availability, Quality Sourcing, Purity and Freshness are all important factors. This article is to give you an basic guide about what you may be buying, how much it should cost and what you should look for in a vendor, so you may evaluate with a better understanding as to whether the product is right for you and where you want to purchase Kratom from. All information contained in this article is provided for general information purposes only and is not intended as medical advice for the reader. Do not use this information to diagnose a health problem without first consulting a qualified health care provider. No physician- patient relationship is created by reading this article.

What is Kratom? Mitragyna Speciosa AKA Kratom Leaf is a member of the coffee family. It grows throughout Southeast Asia. The use of this amazing plant goes back beyond the days of the Opium Wars of China. From 1750–1919 the Manchu Dynasty realized the future of the country depended on the control of the opium trade. The Emperor had ordered raids on the Poppy farms to seize or destroy all the opium. This left the Poppy field workers that had become physically dependent on the plant due to exposure to the powerful resin of the Poppy in a state of withdrawal. It was at that time that the presence of the mysterious Kratom plant appeared in history. The plant was used to combat the symptoms of opium withdrawals and give its user relief from pain and fatigue. In the 1800’s the Dutch while in Asia learned of Kratom and is believed to have taken the plant back to Europe to treat Laudanum addiction. According to the American Kratom Association the magic leaf is said to be used by an estimated 5 million people in America for conditions such as chronic pain, inflammation, stress, anxiety and Opioid addiction withdrawals. Kratom is considered a partial opioid agonist. Meaning it has the ability to bind to the Opioid (mu) receptors in the body. The body may think it’s getting an opioid; without the intoxicating or addictive effects. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy a two-year, $3.5 million grant to bolster research on Mitragyna Speciosa or Kratom, and its potential to treat Opioid misuse, physical dependence and other conditions such as hypertension, information and diabetes.

Where does Kratom come from? Kratom grows throughout most of Southeast Asia. Indonesia

supplies about 85% of the world’s Kratom. It was reported to export 400 tons of kratom each month until the recent salmonella scares from Kratom. Then the exports dropped to 100 tons a month. The exports are reported to be increasing again because of the crack down on black market vendors of the product. Each vendor is required to meet defined guide lines and be licensed by the state. Some black-market vendors do still manage to sell their unregulated products through the internet and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Kratom is illegal in many countries. Despite many vendors marketing ploy of claiming to sell Thai and Malay Kratom, it was banned in Malaysia in 1952 and in Thailand since 1943 but has recently been approved in Thailand for medical use only. Though not impossible to obtain, it’s most unlikely it would come from reliable vendors. Other countries have banned Kratom use such as Australia, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Lithuania, Myanmar, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden and the United States.

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Kratom for sale The legality of Kratom is questioned in many states of America. You might get access to Kratom easily in one state but not in another, which depends on the legislation of the state. Currently, Kratom in these States of America is banned; Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Vermont, and Wisconsin. In many other states, Kratom is strictly regulated.

What are the risks involved when buying Kratom? Kratom being primarily from third world countries, hygiene is always a concern. If not handled properly the consumer can run a risk of being exposed to pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths (worms). Salmonella and e. coli are two of the most concern. There is also a risk of heavy metals, pesticides and other harmful contaminates. Kratom like many other substances can become habit forming if misused. The withdraw symptoms of Kratom are said to be much the same as a caffeine withdrawal. More study is needed to know more about Kratom both good and bad. As with many other herbal products it is important to understand that none have been approved to prevent, cure or treat any disease or sickness by the FDA.

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What to look for in a vendor when buying Kratom. Remember that many of these herbs are flying under the radar and are not governed by any agency. A few commonsense rules may help you to keep safe and able to make the right choice. If buying online or in a local store, there are a few things you should look for. Are the name and address of the manufacturer on the package? Many times, the package will not clearly state what is in the package or where it was packaged. This leaves a lack of accountability. A lot of websites are nothing more than smoke and mirrors. The web page looks great with images of a clean and modern facility with dozens of employees dressed in sterile clothing; but in reality, it may be a pole barn with a gas powder leaf mulcher in another country. Ask the vendor for a copy of their license if from an overseas vendor. Ask where the Kratom is sourced from if buying from a local vendor. Ask to see the COA Certificate of Analysis and a MSDS sheet to assure the product has been checked for pathogens and other contaminates and is pure. Remember this is a consumable product that you are putting in to your body. It should be handled the same as any other food that you would be comfortable eating.

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Best podcasting network, writer’s choice: We oWn this toWn

we own this town

When Doug Lehmann started the We Own This Town podcast in 2005, Serial was still nine years away. Podcasting was in its infancy, and WOTT, a music show dedicated to Nashville’s local scene, was a ramshackle experiment in internet radio. Now, under the guidance of Michael Eades, WOTT has transformed into a full-scale podcasting network and studio with more than a dozen shows. Podcasts like Liquid Gold and Nashville Demystified give voice to many facets of Nashville’s unique culture and demonstrate what makes this city interesting — above and beyond its music. LANCE CONZETT

Best Podcast w e’ll Miss … for Now

Neighbors

Start with one commonality — relative geographical closeness — and go from there. Soon you’ll find plenty of things that connect us. Over the course of six seasons,

Neighbors creator Jakob Lewis showed us the complexities and beauty in all kinds of people we cross paths with, but rarely get to know. As each episode of his Nashville Public Radio podcast fades into moving music, it brings a realization that the time taken getting to know this person was time well spent. It looked like Neighbors was coming to an end last year after six seasons — but Lewis recently tweeted that he plans to bring the podcast back. Good news for Nashville. HANNAH HERNER

Best New r adio Voice

rachel iacovone

People love their public radio hosts. We rely on them, we’re used to them, and their voices fend off commute-inspired rage. But change is hard. Rachel Iacovone moved to Nashville this summer from South Florida to fill the morning slot on WPLN, replacing one Nashville Public Radio host in practice (Jason Moon Wilkins, who moved to the

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nessee Journal last year, he had big shoes to fill. Ed Cromer edited the must-read state politics publication for 20 years. Schelzig, as well-sourced as anyone in the press room, filled the shoes, and the Journal remains a must-read on Capitol Hill. A mix of original reporting, aggregation and analysis makes its four packed pages the most efficient primer in politics. STEPHEN ELLIOTT

Best Constituent

newsletter

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afternoon) and another in spirit (Natasha Senjanovic, who left to pursue reporting opportunities). The transition has been seamless: Iacovone is the new normal for thousands of early-rising Nashvillians. STEPHEN ELLIOTT

Best musi C r eporter

marissa r. mOss

Yes, it’s true, and worth mentioning in the interest of full disclosure: Marissa R. Moss is indeed a sometime Scene contributor, and she’s done some great work for us. But she’s also done a good deal of reporting in the pages of Billboard, Rolling Stone and others on topics as vital as gender representation in country music and harassment and discrimi-

fr om “Best of Nashville” hist ory 2005: Best politi Cal s tatement (w riter’s Choi Ce) PiNk f lami Ngoes nation in the world of country radio. Whether it’s analysis, criticism or really good tweets about what’s wrong and right with the music industry (see those at twitter.com/MarissaRMoss), Moss is always worth a read, and we should all be proud to have her at work here in Music City. D. PATRICK RODGERS

Best Capit ol r eporter

erik sChelzig

When longtime Associated Press reporter Erik Schelzig took over as editor of The Ten-

District 19 Councilmember Freddie O’Connell’s email newsletter is a must-read rundown of the biweekly comings and goings of Metro’s legislative body. Sure, there’s the usual hyperlocal stuff about neighborhood events, and since it’s Germantown- and downtown-adjacent, there’s a lot of planning and zoning. But O’Connell also gives a detailed but breezy summary of all the council and committee business, plus an insider’s “What I’m Hearing” section for Metro obsessives who need all the hot goss, such as it as. For reporters, it’s a convenient and essential cheat sheet for what’s coming down the pike. For normal people, it’s a straight-to-your-inbox way to stay informed on local government. J.R. LIND

Best Cart ographing

Coun Cilmem Ber

dave rOsenberg

A grumpy Gus on Twitter (of course) once asked Bellevue-area Councilmember Dave Rosenberg how and why he was always making maps after elections, cynically supposing there was some kind of dark art or dark money behind his efforts. “I just like maps,” Rosenberg replied. And thank good-

ness. There are lots of ways to crunch and visualize data these days, but Rosenberg almost always presents results by council district rather than voting precinct, making the geography granular enough to be interesting, but large enough to be comprehensible. (Quick, name your precinct number. No, that’s not it.) Want to know which council districts went for Bernie and Trump in the primaries? Rosenberg’s got it. Want to know where turnout is up? He’s got it. He just likes maps. And so do we. J.R. LIND

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dOn JOhnsOn (@htmldOn)

Want to get in the weeds on election results from Dyersburg to Ducktown? Set your browser to Nashville resident Don Johnson’s feed and spend the morning after an election hitting refresh. Where were Knoxville at-large council candidates strongest? Johnson knows. Where are the bases of support for candidates for dang near anyone running in Tennessee? There’s a map for that. Though Johnson’s maps — contra the above-mentioned Dave Rosenberg’s — are precinct-based and often wonky, he mixes in a good dose of whimsy too. Did you know David Briley won three of the four precincts with Jeni’s Ice Cream locations in the August election? You do if you follow @htmdon. J.R. LIND

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Best Pr otest

The FighT To Remove DaviD ByRD

Rep. David Byrd, a Republican from Waynesboro, was easily re-elected last year despite allegations that he sexually abused three high school students when he was their basketball coach decades ago (and despite a damning recording of him apparently apologizing to one of them). But a group of women, some of whom traveled regularly from rural Tennessee to the Capitol, refused to let him off the hook, even when House Republican leadership seemed content to do just that. The halls outside the state House and the committee room where Byrd briefly chaired an education subcommittee (seriously) were regularly filled with the sounds of their righteous anger at yet another man in power refusing to be

accountable for his actions. They would not let up, and now he has. Byrd announced he will not seek re-election next year. Good on those protesters, and good riddance to him. STEVEN HALE

Best Political

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KaThaRine heRiges

Local elections are tricky. There’s rarely, if ever, polling to rely on, and limited fundraising leads to difficult decisions. So it takes a unique talent to consistently win at the local level, and Katharine Heriges has done it. Heriges, a Nashville native who sits on the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee, has a number of recent wins, including working with Bob Mendes on his 2015 and 2019 triumphs in the notoriously difficult at-large Metro Council race, and Vincent Dixie on his win in an open Democratic primary for a state House seat. With the Democratic Party on the ropes in Tennessee, it might be Heriges and other young operatives like her who lead it — if only slightly — out of the dark. STEPHEN ELLIOTT

Best Political

Newcomer

ZulFaT suaRa

As an accountant and nonprofit leader with groups like the American Muslim Advisory Council and the National Women’s Political Caucus, Zulfat Suara was familiar to many people working on the ground in Nashville politics. Many more Nashvillians know her now. After the results were tallied in the Aug. 1 election, Suara was the second-place vote-getter in the Metro Council at-large race. In last month’s runoff, she secured the last of four at-large spots still up for grabs,

Best political operative, writer’s choice: Katharine heriges

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year, it was NewsChannel 5’s Williams and The Tennessean’s Joey Garrison who led the coverage that in part led to Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s resignation. This year, Williams’ reporting, with key contributions from The Tennessean’s Natalie Allison and Joel Ebert, preceded House Speaker Glen Casada’s downfall. Williams’ first story dropped on the final day of the legislative session in May; it included a number of revelations, notably that Casada’s chief of staff Cade Cothren sent racist text messages. The stories kept coming. A few days later, Allison and Ebert revealed that Casada himself had sent creepy messages about women to his top aide. It took a few weeks, but Republicans ultimately called for him to step aside, and he did. STEPHEN ELLIOTT

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The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is necessarily political. But it wasn’t until 2018 that the Nashville-based group fully dipped its toes into the nittygritty of electoral politics. They formed a political action committee, TIRRC Votes, in order to influence local and state elections, and in 2019 they entered the Metro fray for the first time. A mass-canvassing and advertising effort supported their ultimate success: Of 25 endorsements in Metro races this cycle, 21 of their candidates won. STEPHEN ELLIOTT pho to: dAniel meigs

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In March, city officials agreed to the NFL’s request to chop down 21 mature cherry blossom trees in downtown Nashville, just two weeks before the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Why? To make room for a stage to be used for three days during April’s massive NFL Draft event. People. Were. Pissed. More than 66,000 citizens signed a petition to save the trees. Then-Mayor David Briley tried to compromise, promising the trees would be replanted elsewhere. But the damage was already done. The similarity in numbers is probably just a coincidence, but it’s at least poetic: A few months later, more than 62,000 Nashvillians cast their vote for Briley’s opponent, John Cooper, in September’s runoff election. MEGAN SELING

Best neigh Bors

hermITage resIdenTs Vs. ICe Barry Goheen Buzzer Beaters and Memorial Magic: A Memoir of the Vanderbilt Commodores 1987-1989 Saturday, October 19, 2019 AT 1:00 PM A Q&A with Barry Booker followed by a book signing. Chris Edmunds No Surrender: A Father, A Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism that Continues To Live On Today Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm

In late July, two agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to stop an immigrant man who was driving in his van with his 12-year-old son. Instead of pulling over, the man drove back to his home and parked in the driveway, where ICE agents proceeded to block him in and try to coax him out of the van. They wanted to arrest him. But the man’s neighbors weren’t having it. Soon a crowd had gathered, made up of neighbors, immigrant advocates and an attorney. They brought the man and his son food and water, and refueled the van so that they could wait out the agents who did not have the legal right to forcibly remove him from his car. Eventually, the ICE agents left, and one of the man’s neighbors bluntly summed up the standoff: “They came to the wrong community on the wrong day.” STEVEN HALE

Best twitter ACCount

Jason IsBell

He’s sold hundreds of thousands of records, won Grammy Awards and sold out a sevennight residency at the Ryman this month. But my favorite Jason Isbell project is his endlessly entertaining Twitter feed. When the singer-by-trade isn’t humiliating trolls with witty quips, he’s using his platform to speak out against misogyny in the music industry, speak openly about mental health and call for gun control. The only way Isbell’s Twitter feed could get any better is if he adopted a puppy and started posting

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Best ACtivist

JusTIn Jones

Whether it was demonstrations calling for the removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust in the Capitol or subsequent confrontations with then-House Speaker Glen Casada over his racist chief of staff and their sexist bro chats, Justin Jones was at the forefront of this year’s protest-heavy legislative session. Time after time, it was his voice that could be heard speaking hard truth to entrenched power. His detractors will want to emphasize the episode in which he tossed a mostly empty cup of tea into an elevator after a group of legislators, an incident that led to Jones being banned from the Capitol. But a sense of proportion is in order. A trip to the dry cleaners can make up for the regrettable elevator confrontation; but the damage done by the moral bankruptcy of so many of Tennessee’s political leaders, and the neglect — if not disdain — they show for so many of the state’s citizens are much harder to repair. STEVEN HALE

Best h ist ori An

BeTsy PhIllIPs

Author and former Scene contributor Betsy Phillips has an encyclopedic knowledge of Tennessee and Southern history, which is cool in and of itself. But what makes Phillips so great is her ability to craft these facts into captivating stories. Her passion for the weird, wacky, sad and sordid history of our region is so infectious that anyone within earshot (or with a Twitter account — find her at @AuntB) is pulled into her world. When she’s not investigating Nashville’s midcentury white supremicist bombings for her upcoming book Dynamite Nashville, she writes short stories (see A City of Ghosts and Jesus Crawdad Death), dyes and spins her own yarn, and crochets blankets that double as stunning works of art. MEGAN SELING

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1. 2. 3.

Nashville Zoo Chuck E. Cheese Kings Dining and Entertainment

Best Pla ce to Take Kids whe n it’s R aining 1. 2. 3.

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Best Pla ygr ou nd

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Charlie Daniels Park R ed Caboose Park of Bellevue Dragon Park

Best Pre S chool

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Belle Meade Children’s Center Creative Care Center Christ the King School

Best Priv ate S chool

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University School of Nashville Christ the King School St. Joseph School

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Best Pet G r oomi ng

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Best Pet S tore

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Dr. Nancy Beveridge Dr. John Long Dr. R obert Mallard

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Music City Pet Sitting Miss Kitty’s Bed & Bath R uff Dog Daycare

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Miss Kitty’s Bed & Bath My Puppy Parlor The Pampered Pooch Pet R esort & Spa Nashville Pet Products Wags & Whiskers PetSmart

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Camp Widjiwagan Nashville Ballet School Whippoorwill Farm Day C amp

Best Teacher (Pu blic or Priv ate)

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Mandy Mann — R uby Major Elementary Stephanie Wyatt — C hrist the King School Sara Hoyal — Hunters Lane High School

Best Toy S tore (local)

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Phillips Toy Mart Arcade Kids Brilliant Sky Toys and Books

Best Pla ce to H ave a Baby

1. 2. 3.

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We tried, but we just can’t choose! Two Rivers Dog Park and Fair Park Dog Park are both perfect in their own way. Two Rivers is huge. Like, really big. It’s approximately seven acres, with a paved walking path, several benches, plenty of trees and even a covered picnic area. The new-this-year Fair Park isn’t nearly as big, but the modern landscaping features tons of seating, artificial turf that won’t turn to mud on rainy days, a separate area for smaller dogs and a fun agility course featuring a seesaw, weaving posts, tires to run through and more. Cute! MEGAN SELING

Best New Pla ygr ou ND

reD caboose Park

Kids and parents want totally different things from playgrounds. Obviously, safety is paramount to the latter, or at least that’s what you tell the other parents. But just as important: a shady place to sit. Kids, of course, just want fun stuff they can run around and climb and slide down, plus as many swings as possible. The new playground at Bellevue’s Red Caboose Park checks a lot of boxes. It has that fun bouncy stuff on the ground underneath the equipment to protect delicate noggins. Its merrygo-round is zero-entry, which has the dual benefit of safety and allowing kiddos to

Best new playground, writer’s choice: red caboose park

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Best CaNiNe o uti Ng

Dog nights oF summer at cheekwooD

If you, like me, are always saying, “We really should get to Cheekwood more,” I’m about to give you a whole pack of reasons to go — and that reason is DOGS. Throughout August, Cheekwood’s Thursday Night Out welcomes all dogs on leashes. Add bars, music, lawn games and half-priced admission! Go set up shop at the big tree table near the entrance for maximum canine cuddles. Westminster’s got nothing on Nashville. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best Dog Park for Huma Ns

barkPark

BarkPark is more than just a private dog park: It’s a playground for humans too. While the dogs have fun running zoomies and cooling off on the splash pad, humans

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Best interactive animal adventure, writer’s choice: nashville zoo

Best Way to Exha ust Your Kids

Best Bar nyard F u n

When my 3-year-old niece is bored, she flushes things down the toilet for sport — dolls, bars of soap — so we must tucker her out, and Climb Nashville always does the trick. At Climb’s East Nashville and West Nashville locations, kids can boulder, toprope and auto-belay with as much supervision as needed. Do I know what those words mean? Nope, but I know it keeps ’em moving. Plus, Climb hosts birthday parties, which means no rented ponies, no rain plan — just a good time and tired kids. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Animal-rescue organization The Gentle Barn is located just outside of Murfreesboro, and its mission is to teach us humans compassion and understanding right in the barnyard. The farm is home to a horde of lovable misfits, like Lolli, a goat who is fitted with prosthetic rear legs, and Rick Springfield, a handsome white rooster who was found wandering a parking garage at the Nashville International Airport. Thirtysome goats, chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs and other critters roam the 40-acre farm in retirement. You can visit The Gentle Barn

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at ease letting her climb, jump and toddle around. AMANDA HAGGARD

climbing and ziplining their way through the trees. There are a dozen different courses and more than 150 different climbing elements to accommodate all ages and fitness levels. (Adults can get in on the fun, too!) The park even has special events like Glow in the Park, where visitors can climb through the course at night under twinkling lights. MEGAN SELING

Best park for toddlers, writer’s choice: smith springs community center can take advantage of the covered seating, free Wi-Fi and coffee bar. It’s like a cool co-working space where all the obnoxious tech bros have been replaced with cute puppies! The monthly membership fee also includes admission to weekly dog-friendly events like live comedy, film screenings, professional pup portraits and even grooming dates. Nail trims and haircuts at the dog park? Genius! MEGAN SELING

Best Park for Toddlers

Smith Springs Community Center

It’s rare to take my 2-year-old to a playground and feel like it was made for her. Playgrounds are often full of big kids, and the structures are just a bit too large to set a little one loose on. But at Smith Springs Community Center, on the south side of Percy Priest Lake, there’s a small section just for toddlers. The playground structure is a tiny, colorful house that looks like something straight out of Whoville, but with a slide on one side, a climbing ladder on the other and the cutest little benches inside. My daughter has a blast there, and I feel

Climb Nashville

The Gentle Barn

Best Pla ce to Prete nd to Be a Mo nkey

on Sundays, when you can snuggle turkeys, feed goats and hug cows. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Intera ctive Animal Adve nture

Nashville Zoo

What do you think kangaroo fur feels like? Before I hit up good ol’ Kangaroo Kickabout, I guessed bristly dog fur, but no — kangaroos have soft fur, and even softer temperaments, which makes them perfect petting partners for kids. The Nashville Zoo lets kids get up-close with all kinds of animals — camels, goats, alpacas, parrots and tortoises — which means you get a full afternoon of entertainment and a prime backdrop for this year’s Christmas card pic. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best F ree Pr ogra mming for Kids

Nashville Public Library

If you haven’t been to the library since you bought your Kindle, you’re likely missing out on a lot of cool free stuff you can do with your kids. Nashville Public Library branches across the city offer reading

The Adventure Park at Nashville

From the street, The Adventure Park at Nashville’s maze of ropes, cables, planks and netting looks like some kind of dangerous trap. But really, it’s the perfect spot for kid’s day out, a place for your little ones to unleash their inner monkey by swinging,

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Best fun in the sun, writer’s choice: anderson beach events, puppet shows, dance parties, crafts, movies and more. Try Music and Movement, a class that combines song, dance and stories, or check out the cutest class, Reading Paws, where kids can build skills by reading aloud to a therapy dog. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best s cientific Adventure

Warner Park nature Center When your kids get a hankering to explore something slimy, head to the Warner Park Nature Center. Check out a free explorer’s backpack to score a net for catching tadpoles, a looking glass and collection box for viewing creatures up-close, and pencils and paper so little artists can draw what they see. For kids who don’t like getting their hands dirty, there’s also a free on-site museum with bird feeders right outside the window. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

Best dog

smash (aka Lord Banner of smashviLLe)

There’s only one thing better than bringing the Stanley Cup to Smashville, and that’s bringing the PUP to Smashville! During the 2018-19 hockey season, Kristen Finch, a member of the Nashville Predators’ communications department, adopted Lord Banner of Smashville, also known as Smash. The Best dog, writer’s choice: smash

Best f un in the s un

anderson BeaCh

Hidden in an Antioch neighborhood on the south side of Percy Priest Lake is the entrance to a water wonderland. It costs a mere $5 per car to access the shore, which has plenty of picnic tables and grills on a shady hill. The beach area is narrow but long, with ropes to mark swimming areas for adventurous kiddos. Enjoy the open air and the picturesque waters of Percy Priest; build a sandcastle. It’s much cheaper than a trip to the Gulf. ELIZABETH JONES

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Best wallaBy, writer’s choice: jack jr. black-and-white pooch with one floppy ear was just a few months old when he became the official dog of the Nashville Predators, and now he spends his days rough-housing with Roman Josi, chomping on rival mascots and posing for pics with fans at Preds events. 14/10, would raise a banner for Smash. MEGAN SELING

a home. Jack Jr. loves to snuggle, hang out in his cloth pouch and chew on any charging cord that crosses his path. And fun (adorable) fact: When Fasching first brought Jack Jr. home, he’d sometimes get startled by his own tail and fall over under the weight of his own head (which he has since grown into). Ha! MEGAN SELING

Best Pig

Best Free g iFt For the Kids in your l iFe

Tocina The Pig

The cutest lady strutting down Woodland Street these days is doing it on four hooves. Onetime Scene cover girl Tocina the Pig follows her nose around East Nashville. This pudgy adventurer loves to snack, swim and … well, snack. Tocina, whose name means “bacon” in Spanish, will eat just about anything — including the candle on her birthday cupcake. She can be found in Cornelia Fort Airpark some mornings, rooting around while her dad, Craig Jarrell, works out. Thank you, Tocina, for keeping East Nashville weird. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Walla By

Jack Jr.

After famed local marsupial Jack the Wallaby passed away in November, Jack’s brokenhearted keeper Alex Fasching wasn’t sure when or if he’d be ready for another wallaby. Then one spring day he got a call from a wallaby rescue operation in Wisconsin. There was a 5-month-old joey in need of

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Best way to see nashville, writer’s choice: tour de nash

Best Way to s ee nashville

tour de Nash

Every year, a critical mass of cyclists congregates at Public Square Park to take over the streets of Nashville on routes ranging from eight to 45 miles, stretching as far as Belle Meade and Inglewood. Tour de Nash isn’t a race — it’s a celebration of pedalpowered tourism, taking cyclists of all abilities on a slow-motion journey through Nashville’s nooks and crannies. No spandex required. LANCE CONZETT

Best history crash course, writer’s choice: bicentennial capitol mall state park

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BiceNteNNial capitol Mall state park

When it isn’t playing host to music festivals and vintage baseball games, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park provides the definitive walking tour of Tennessee and its history. A marble wall stretching the length of the park lists statewide milestones from the dawn of time to the 1990s. Additional highlights include a massive stone map of Tennessee, county-by-county info markers and a carillon that plays “Tennessee Waltz” on the hour. The park is also near the food booths at the Market House at the Nashville Farmers’ Market, along with the new Tennessee State Museum, making a daylong TriStar trek easier than ever. MATT FOX

Pho to: Daniel Meigs

East is a true-crime fanatic’s dream come true. At the Alcatraz East Crime Museum, built to look like a combination of the Tennessee State Prison and the famous facility at Alcatraz Island, murderinos both old and young (yes, they have exhibits designed for children) will find hundreds of fascinating and/or creepy artifacts from America’s sordid, scandal-filled history, including John Dillinger’s death mask, O.J. Simpson’s Bronco and an interactive autopsy table. Whoa. MEGAN SELING

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Rachel Agee, Kodachrome at Actors Bridge Studio

Rachel Agee has been a beloved figure in Nashville’s theater scene for years, known for her uncanny ability to inhabit a character and steal the occasional scene. So it should come as no surprise that she’s also a gifted director. Agee’s talents were on full display when she made an impressive directorial debut in May, with Actors Bridge Ensemble’s beautiful production of Adam Szymkowicz’s Kodachrome. Tender, funny and full of heart, the production had Agee’s fingerprints all over it. AMY STUMPFL

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Best Thea ter Direct or

Jon Royal

As the city’s theater community swells with fresh talent from all over the country, actor, director and educator Jon Royal keeps the scene grounded. That’s not to say Royal resists working with newcomers — his talent for collaboration with artists of all stripes is noteworthy. But the Nashville native is committed to making theater reflect all of Nashville, and he’s had an astounding year. Royal’s talent as a director begins with his willingness to tackle bold works, but it comes through most in the performances he summons from actors. In January, Royal directed Ghost at Nashville Children’s Theatre. Royal grew up going to see plays at NCT, and he trusts that kids can handle art that articulates somewhat complex social problems. Ghost was infused with his respect for young people. In February, Nashville Repertory Theatre’s production of Topdog/Underdog had Royal at the helm, directing Eddie George and Joel Diggs. Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play requires the actors to summon vulnerability while at the same time masking it with humor and posturing. It’s a testament to Royal’s abilities as a director that both actors balanced right on this knife’s edge. The following month, Royal directed Actors Bridge Ensemble’s Citizen: An American Lyric, a bold meditation on American racism that’s based on a book of poetry by Claudia Rankine. Royal approached this with great care, and the performances were raw and unnerving — exactly as they should be for

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such a painful topic. But working with kids is Royal’s passion. It’s why he got into theater to begin with. As a teaching artist, Royal works with kids at NCT and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. He also teaches in Restorative Justice and the Arts, a program of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the Juvenile Justice Center and the Oasis Center, which engages court-involved youth in a range of artistic endeavors. Every summer, he heads to the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles to teach in its Will Power to Youth program. “I became an artist because there are things that I want to change in the world,” Royal told the Scene in July. He makes it easy to believe that’s possible. ERICA CICCARONE

Look, I’m not gonna lie: It’s super nice to see a play at TPAC, with its rows of restroom stalls, or OZ Arts Nashville, with its stateof-the-art lighting and sound. But a little joint on Indiana Avenue is putting on progressive new works on a shoestring budget. The Barbershop Theater is hard evidence of the passion and dedication of our small local theater companies. Fearless leaders Nettie Kraft and Graham Mote opened the theater in 2017 with plenty of help from their friends, and the companies of The Barbershop Collective have energized the local theater scene. The black-box seats about 50 people, all of whom share a restroom. But the little theater buzzes with vitality, and I can’t help but feel like I’m sitting with the cool kids when I’m there — seeing something completely original that’s born out of a shared sense of purpose. ERICA CICCARONE

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Joel Diggs, Topdog/ Underdog

Joel Diggs electrified audiences as Booth in Nashville Rep’s February production of Topdog/Underdog. The Pulitzer Prizewinning play by Suzan-Lori Parks is about two brothers who share a room in a shabby boarding house and struggle with how society sees them, and ultimately how they see themselves. Playing opposite the towering Eddie George, Diggs nimbly tore around the stage, sometimes in his boxer shorts and socks, as if he might shake the set apart. The play is driven by Booth’s desperate longing to be accepted by his older brother, which mirrors his need to be seen as a man in a country that insists he is a boy. Diggs captured that striving with

fr om “Best of Nashville” Hist ory 1998: Best Idea for a Pu blic S cul pture (W riter’s C hoice) A monument to the 1960s sit -ins heartbreaking urgency. His performance read like a love letter to every younger sibling who has ever felt overlooked and underestimated. ERICA CICCARONE

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The Wolves

Some of life’s most important lessons take place outside the classroom. And Actors Bridge Ensemble taught us all something about courage last fall when Belmont University attempted to censor and ultimately shut down a staging of Sarah DeLappe’s powerful drama The Wolves, co-produced by Actors Bridge and the university’s theater department. Actors Bridge and director Jaclynn Jutting (who was at that time head of Belmont’s BFA directing program) moved the production off campus, delivering one of the season’s biggest hits. AMY STUMPFL

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Dance Nation, Nashville Story Garden

In June, Nashville Story Garden pulled off one of the best productions of the year with Clare Barron’s Dance Nation, the story of a group of teenage girls (and one boy) in a dance class who awkwardly, hilariously figure out how to find their power. Directed by New York’s Rachel Dart, Dance Nation was an after-school special wrapped in a feminist zine folded in a soiled maxi pad — because there’s no shame in bleeding when you’re surrounded by your friends. Every member of the cast dazzled me: Jessica Anderson, Lauren Berst, Alicia Haymer, Melodie Madden Adams, Sejal Mehta, Evelyn O’Neal, Tamiko Robinson Steele, James Rudolph, Tamara Todres and Ted Welch. ERICA CICCARONE

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Alicia Haymer, Dance Nation

Leave it to Alicia Haymer to find a foothold in an ensemble crowded with talent and catapult herself to the front of the line. Nashville Story Garden’s Dance Nation was strong all around during its run this summer, but Haymer delivered the most thrilling five minutes of theater all year with her monologue as Ashlee. At the start of it, her character is a teenage girl gently affirming her worth. But something important happens in the midst of it — she finds her power. Haymer seemed to deliver the monologue with the strength of every pissed-off woman in the whole fucking country. She lifted us up, and was met with riotous applause and shouts of solidarity. ERICA CICCARONE

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ink, Camille A. Brown & Dancers at OZ Arts Nashville

In December, New York-based company Camille A. Brown & Dancers performed ink at OZ Arts Nashville, and it’s the kind of performance I wish everyone I know could see. In ink, Brown borrows traditions from African dance, tap, jazz, hip-hop and African American social dance, fusing ancestral stories with contemporary ones to celebrate black masculinity and brotherhood. In addition to the performances from technically stunning — and very stylish — dancers, Brown’s choreography told a palpable story that resonated with many. The after-show talkback was one of the most illuminating I’ve attended. OZ continues to bring brilliant artists to Nashville to shake and inspire us. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Immersive Thea ter Experie nce

All the Dead Things at Kindling Arts Festival

The 2019 Kindling Arts Festival was packed with dynamic performances. But All the

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Best theatrical adaptation, writer’s choice: lucy negro redux, nashville ballet Dead Things provided a uniquely immersive experience. Conceived by Nate Eppler and written by a crew of up-and-coming playwrights, this offbeat comedy about a fictional Southern family offered big laughs. But by presenting the piece in the now-shuttered Royal Circus — a funky home-decor shop in Wedgewood-Houston — producers made us think about the seemingly random objects that define our own stories. AMY STUMPFL

Best Thea trical Adapt atio n

Lucy Negro Redux, Nashville Ballet

Nashville Ballet’s Lucy Negro Redux was nothing short of astonishing, cracking the artform open and re-creating it to be more inclusive and vibrant. Based on a book of poems by Caroline Randall Williams, Lucy tells the story of a black woman who some scholars believe was the Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Williams performed as the narrator and muse, reciting her poetry as dancers swirled around her. Jazz composer Francesco Turrisi and Carolina Chocolate Drops co-founder, MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient and noted solo artist Rhiannon Giddens played the folk score they composed for the production, and prima ballerina Kayla Rowser gave an emo-

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Best Use of L ocal Tale nt in a R arel y Pr o duce d Jazz O pera

The Cradle Will Rock, Nashville Opera

It’s not unusual for Nashville Opera to attract internationally acclaimed artists. But when artistic director John Hoomes staged Marc Blitzstein’s landmark 1937 jazz opera The Cradle Will Rock in May, he seized the opportunity to work with local talent from the theater community. Nashville favorites such as Megan Murphy Chambers, Eric Pasto-Crosby, Martha Wilkinson and more delivered this fast-paced satire with style. Enthusiastic audiences embraced the work, and rewarded Nashville Opera with a soldout run. AMY STUMPFL

Best Ble nd of Thea ter and Activism

23/1, Destiny Theatre Experience

As the founder and artistic director of Destiny Theatre Experience, Shawn Whitsell may be the busiest man in Nashville. An actor, activist, poet, teaching artist, director and writer (with 22 full-length plays to his credit), Whitsell also regularly volunteers to work with Nashville’s incarcerated population. That’s what inspired 23/1, which follows one man’s struggle to maintain his humanity while in solitary confinement. Tough and uncompromising, 23/1 represents some of Whitsell’s strongest work to date. AMY STUMPFL

Best V is ual Artist

Vadis Turner

When Vadis Turner returned to Nashville from New York in 2014, her hometown embraced her with open arms. At that time, Turner was making gorgeous ribbon paintings of stormy skies and sunsets, and textured landscapes based on literary characters and female rites of passage that popped with color. Using materials from the domestic sphere, Turner’s work was meaningful, accessible and totally gorgeous. In November, Turner’s Zeitgeist

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------ arts, Music & Culture writers’ choice -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------spent the past few years using found objects to tell interactive stories via his collaborative exhibitions called The Crappy Magic Experience. His curatorial efforts evolved this year alongside Abby Skojec, when the two organized the latest Modular Art Pods at Fort Houston. With The Crappy Magic Showroom, Hellams’ new permanent gallery in Wedgewood-Houston’s The Packing Plant, the artist juxtaposes overlooked, forgotten and rediscovered junk in scenarios that mirror a spectrum of human experiences — yet manage to entertain art lovers of all ages. SETH GRAVES

show Bedfellows showed her turning toward monochromatic compositions: huge, ropey wall reliefs that recall sails, ships and the wings of planes. Turner is an artist willing to walk away from a successful style in order to evolve. Her confident new work rewards us with a new way of seeing that is surprising and transformative. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Free C ul tural Experie nce

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Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons

When Afro Cuban artist and longtime Bostonian Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons moved to Nashville in 2017, a lot of people were probably surprised. She’s been a fixture in the national contemporary art scene since the 1980s, has friends in high places, and could surely choose to live in whatever city she’d like. But Campos-Pons insists that Nashville is like a sister city to her Cuban hometown of Matanzas, which is similarly known for its artists and musicians. As the chair of Vanderbilt’s art department, she’s going to lead to big changes in Nashville’s community of artists — and from the look of the 2019 Havana Biennial, to which she brought seven of Nashville’s best artists, she’s off to a great start. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

Best Textile Art Exhi bitio n

Dangerously Close to Weaving at The Rymer Gallery

The best textile art exhibition of the year opened back in June and featured contributions from Vadis Turner, Catie Beth Thomas, Becky Dickovitch, Avery Williamson, Jana Harper, Quinn Hunter, S.H. Collier and Natalie Baxter. But the star of Dangerously Close to Weaving was contributing artist and curator Pam Marlene Taylor. Taylor’s showstealing wall sculptures were emblematic of the exhibition’s title — they simultaneously embraced traditional craft techniques and completely transcended them. Even more impressive was Taylor’s organizing of this thoroughly impressive display, which demonstrated the kind of curatorial vision Nashville rarely sees outside of larger institutions. JOE NOLAN

Best C ura tor

Katie Delmez, Frist Art Museum

Art museums are notoriously insular, and a community gallery can easily get shoved in a corner, overlooked and underused. But you have to walk through the Frist Art Museum’s Conte Community Arts Gallery when you enter the building, and curator Katie Delmez has made it more than worth the stroll. In the current exhibition, Murals of North Nashville Now, Delmez commissioned local artists with ties to historically black North Nashville

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Best curator, writer’s choice: katie delmez, frist art museum to create 8-by-12-foot paintings, most of them showstoppers. It’s an investment in the black community and the local art scene that matters. Delmez is paying attention to what’s culturally important to our city, and letting artists stretch out and do some of their best work yet. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Galler y W e’ll Miss

TIE: Cumberland Gallery and Art & Invention Gallery

If either Cumberland Gallery or Art & Invention had closed in 2019, it would be considered the end of an era. To have them both close in the same year — Cumberland in March, Art & Invention in May — is seismic. Cumberland was ahead of its time — opening way back in 1980, the gallery took risks on some of the city’s best artists, like Mark Hosford, Barry Buxkamper and Billy Renkl. The funkier Art & Invention was a hub for East Nashville’s creative scene, and originated the now-indispensable Tomato Art Fest. Art is constantly evolving, as it should, but we’re mourning the loss of these spots nonetheless. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER

her artistic practice can still recognize her world-famous pictures at a glance. The Frist’s Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing was a moving display of the photographer’s timeless images. But it was the show’s overall picturing of Lange as a social-practice art pioneer that made it one of the year’s most illuminating surprises. JOE NOLAN

Best Intera ctive Art Galler y

The Crappy Magic Showroom

Local artist and curator David Hellams has

Commission to Rescue Surplus Ceramics From Middle School Art Class at The Crappy Magic Showroom Thanks to Bridget Bailey and David Hellams, I have two unique sculptures on my work desk. “The Dog” and “The Chicken” only slightly resemble actual animals — it’s as if they’ve been pulled out of nightmares. I bought them for a pittance at the Commission to Rescue Surplus Ceramics From Middle School Art Class at The Crappy Magic Showroom in Wedgewood-Houston’s The Packing Plant. Bailey salvaged dozens of treasures from her middle school art classes — each abandoned by a budding artist with a tooheavy backpack who made the choice to leave their ceramic doodle behind. The duo also commissioned small mixed-media

Best Social-Practice Art-History Exhibition, writer’s choice: Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing at the frist art museum

Best Drawi ng and S culpture Exhi bitio n

Terra Incognita at Ground Floor Gallery + Studios

Drawing will always be intrinsic to sculpture-making, and I’m especially fond of exhibitions that display the disciplines side by side. Terra Incognita at Ground Floor Gallery + Studios featured large, illuminated sculptures by Andrew Harding alongside gorgeous, meditative drawings that Erin Murphy created in response to Harding’s works. Terra Incognita created a conversation about textures and spaces informed by big-picture ideas about cosmology, quantum mechanics, ecology, mythology and geology. It was also a display that embraced the mysterious even as it hinted at the anxieties that arise at the edges of perception and understanding. JOE NOLAN

Best S ocial- Pra ctice Art H ist or y Exhi bitio n

Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing at the Frist Art Museum

The Dust Bowl-era photographs of Dorothea Lange are so famous that lots of Americans who don’t know her name or understand

“Migra nt Mother, ” Dor othea L ange. The Dor othea L ange Collectio n, the Oakla nd Museu m of Cali for nia, gift of Paul S. Taylor

Best New- to-Nashville

Best R escue d Art Pho to: Eric Engla nd

Now that the Tennessee State Museum has been moved out of its lair under the Capitol, stopping by is a no-brainer when in Germantown. Check out the 32-foot dugout canoe from 1750 and the Civil War cannon from 1863, or wander through the time tunnel, which traces state history starting in prehistoric times. Bring the kids — there’s an interactive state map to explore — and the selfie stick: The veranda offers clear views of the Capitol. ASHLEY BRANTLEY

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Best Tennessee H ist or y Art Exhi bitio n

Between the Layers: Art and Story in Tennessee’s Quilts at the Tennessee State Museum

This fantastic display of quilts opened back in February — it was the very first new exhibition at the Tennessee State Museum following the October 2018 grand opening at its new location. Between the Layers was an eye-catching display of backing, batting and binding. It also offered a unique and refreshing blend of craft, art and histories — personal, local and statewide. Here’s hoping the new location continues to empower and inspire the museum’s staff to realize their mission with this much style, energy and imagination. JOE NOLAN

Best Illustra tor

Rachel Briggs

Nashville-based illustrator Rachel Briggs is a remarkable and sought-after talent — so sought-after, in fact, that we at the Scene have asked her to illustrate multiple Best of Nashville issues past. This year alone, she’s done work for the Tennessee State Museum’s Let’s Eat! Origins and Evolutions of Tennessee Food exhibit as well as local festival Musicians Corner, artists Lori McKenna and Little Big Town and more. Seen the beautiful mural onstage at the new Grimey’s location? That’s her. Admired the labels on cans and bottles from Memphisbased Wiseacre Brewing? That’s her too. Her style is unmistakable, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ve admired it at one point or another. D. PATRICK RODGERS Best artist-inresidence, writer’s choice: rocky horton scenes from local artists, and all of the proceeds benefited the immigrant-rights group RAICES Texas and the continuation of all things weird and good at The Crappy Magic Showroom. Bailey and Hellams both skew weird on the local art-o-meter, and I love them for it. ERICA CICCARONE

Best Artist -in-R eside nce

Rocky Horton

In November 2018, Nashville artist and Lipscomb University professor Rocky Horton took out an ad right here in the Scene’s pages declaring himself to be Nashville’s official artist-in-residence. Over the course of this year, Horton has completed a number of projects under the banner of his residency, including an interactive online send-up of Jack Kershaw’s infamous Nathan Bedford Forrest statue, as well as a display of gorgeous floral still-life paintings at The Arts Company. But the highlight of the project is Horton’s design for the South American-dictator-style “Artist in Residence” sash he fashioned for himself. Here’s hoping that sash and this irreverent new tradition will be passed on to another local artist in 2020. JOE NOLAN

Best Art H appe ning

An Evening With Matt Christy at The Red Arrow Gallery

I love a thoughtfully organized display of well-lit wall art as much as the next gallery-

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goer. But the formality of most art exhibitions is ripe for disruption, just begging to be upset and overturned. Nashville artist Matt Christy’s work has long embraced chance, absurdity and even straight-up chaos. Christy’s The Vibrating Neighbor painting exhibition brought high psychedelic weirdness to East Nashville back in January, but his An Evening With Matt Christy event was the show’s bizarro high point. With help from brothers Benji and David Onri Anderson, Christy’s contemporary art happening combined video, poetry, improvisational music, dance and an almost equally odd Q&A for the most unique gallery experience of the year. JOE NOLAN

The Flaming Lips Present A King’s Mouth: An Immersive Installation at Fort Houston

When The Flaming Lips’ interactive sculpture installation came to Fort Houston back in May, it seemed like gallerygoers were in for a silly art stunt in which they would climb into the mouth of a sculpture that looked like the god Zardoz fabricated from Warhol’s silver balloons. Once inside,

fr om “Best of Nashville” Hist ory 2000: Best Pla ce to Buy Afford able Art (R eaders’ Poll) T he Arts C ompany viewers would be treated to an audiovisual display featuring The Flaming Lips’ music, of course. I even watched a video recorded from inside the piece before I went to the opening, and still felt mostly meh. But the thing itself was a complete surprise. The sculpture was charmingly weird and skanky, and the interior installation was unexpectedly intense. In an age of overrated everything, is there anything better than art that exceeds expectations? JOE NOLAN

Best S culptural

Painti ng S ho w

Moppet at Elephant Gallery Amelia Briggs has become synonymous with her cotton-candy palette and her “inflatable” paintings that might also be categorized as soft sculptures. Briggs’ March exhibition at Elephant Gallery, Moppet, found the artist inspired by the storefront space’s reputation for creative experimenting. Briggs outfitted the gallery like some near-future living room with a shaggy blue rug, with her already super-weird works blown-up to an absurd scale on the walls. She even fashioned one of the pieces into a Cronenberg-esque coffee table — a sick green arachnid decorated with tufts of purple fur. JOE NOLAN

Best L ocal Artist S po tlight

Murals of North Nashville Now at the Frist Art Museum

Though new urban development is changing the face of historically black North Nashville, artists are using street art to reflect the social issues unique to their community. The Frist Art Museum is shining a light on some of the neighborhood’s artists with Murals of North Nashville Now, an exhibition of eight new works that stretches through the long hallway of the Conte Community Arts Gallery. Curated by Katie Delmez, the exhibition’s 8-by-12-foot murals are cathartic expressions of the neighborhood’s past, present and future. The exhibition features work by Brandon Donahue, Elisheba

Best Nashville- Themed Exhi bitio n

Presence at the Hotel Preston

The best Nashville-themed art exhibition this year didn’t include acoustic guitars, Johnny Cash or that building downtown — you know the one. Presence, which showed at the art gallery in the Hotel Preston for most of the spring, celebrated people like civil rights leader Diane Nash, Councilmember Sharon Hurt, and about a dozen black scientists and inventors. You might know Norf Art Collective for their stunning murals, but the artists — doughjoe, Woke3, ArJae and Keep3 — have individual practices as well, and Presence showed us what’s been happening in their studios while

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