Tickets are still available for Violins of Hope, Nashville Symphony and Chorus performances of Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ May 31, June 1.
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Nashville Soccer Club Lands Internationally Famous Executive for Taxpayer-Funded Stadium
Internationally renowned soccer executive Ian Ayre was announced as the first-ever CEO of Nashville’s Major League Soccer club on Monday, NewsChannel 5 reported. His team will have a nice taxpayer-funded stadium in which to play. Ayre served as CEO of Liverpool Football Club of the English Premier League, one of the most respected soccer clubs in the world, the station reported. He has a record of success, having being voted Premier League Chief Executive of the Year in 2017. According to leaders with the MLS expansion team in Nashville, he was the top pick for the job. Ayre’s team will play soccer in a taxpayer-subsidized stadium in a deal helped along by former Mayor Megan Barry, The Tennessee Star reported in December. The Metro Council voted 31 to 6 to “approve $225 million in revenue bonds for a soccer stadium at the Nashville Fairgrounds despite concerns about the fairgrounds’ existing uses as well as the growing list of costly city projects,”over the objections of some Metro Council members. Save Our Fairground then filed a lawsuit to stop the MLS soccer stadium construction, which was ultimately dismissed. The Nashville Sports Authority was a finalist for the Beacon Center’s 2017 “Pork of the…
Read the full storyOle Red Nashville Announces Grand Opening Celebrations June 6-10
Ryman Hospitality Properties’ new restaurant, ‘Ole Red’ is a Blake Shelton-Inspired restaurant, bar and music venue Packed with programming during CMA Fest.
Read the full storySports Experts, Commentators Call Penalty on Nashville Predators For Endorsing Briley
Yet another Nashville Predators foray into progressive politics has some saying the team’s president and CEO should spend time in the penalty box. The National Hockey League team’s President/CEO Sean Henry endorsed liberal mayoral candidate David Briley. The former vice mayor assumed office in March when disgraced Mayor Megan Barry resigned. The special election is May 24. The political move made national headlines. “I’ve honestly never seen this before, and I think it’s bad for our country to be politicizing every aspect of our lives, including teams endorsing a political candidate,” Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage said on his website, as quoted by Brietbart. NewsChannel 5’s Steve Layman said in a broadcast column, “Sports and politics don’t mix.” He cited the fallout over the National Football League players who knelt during the national anthem. That leaves the question: Why would a sports team endorse a candidate? Could money be a factor? The Tennessean reported that the Preds are working with Briley to secure a new lease on Bridgestone Arena. Nashville attorney Daniel Horwitz told the newspaper the team’s endorsement does not violate state law against using public buildings to support a candidate unless giving equal presentation to all sides.…
Read the full storyRyman Auditorium Announces Six Week Americana Series
“Americana at the Ryman” presented by Route 650, will celebrate American roots music with six talent packed shows throughout July and August.
Read the full storyNew Documentary ‘It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter’ Set for Special Screening at Nashville Film Festival
A new documentary “It All Begins With A Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter” is set for a special screening at Nashville Film Festival Film that promotes Nashville and its creative community.
Read the full storyDynamic Cellist Johannes Moser Headlines Nashville Symphony’s ‘Tchaikovsky and Copland’ Concerts on May 18-19
Performances for Nashville Symphony’s ‘Tchaikovsky and Copland’ concerts on May 18-19 include two distinct showcases for cello – one electric, one acoustic.
Read the full storyPreds Party in the Park to be Held on Thursday May 10 for Game 7
Preds Party in the Park to be held on Thursday, May 10, for Game 7, Round 2 of 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs for Nashville Predators vs the Winnipeg Jets.
Read the full story‘Hillbilly’ Premiers May 19th at the Nashville Film Festival
A new documentary film that explores the historical basis of cultural stereotypes about people from Appalachia, is set to make its worldwide debut during the Nashville Film Festival on May 19th.
Read the full storyPredators Bounce Back to Tie Series in Winnipeg, Beat Jets 4 to 0
The Nashville Predators bounced back on Monday night to tie their Western Conference Stanley Cup semi-final series with Winnipeg 3 games apiece, defeating the Jets on their home ice 4 to 0. The series returns to Nashville for a seventh and deciding final game on Thursday. Victor Arvidsson put the Predators ahead for good at the 1:02 mark of the first period, with assist from Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. In the second period, Filip Forsberg put the Predators up 2-0 with a goal at the 8:15 mark, with assists from Ryan Johnsen and Craig Smith. Forsberg scored his second goal of the game at the 5:55 mark in the third period, to put the Predators up 3 to 0. Arvidsson and Josi assisted. Later in the final period, at the 15:58 mark, Arvidsson got his second goal of the game, an empty netter, to make the score Predators 4, Jets 0. Predators goalie Pekka Rinne returned to form after a subpar Game 5, stopping all 34 shots on goal by the Jets.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: David Henderson
David Henderson is an up and coming artist who participated in Hungary’s, The Voice in 2012.
Read the full storyPredators Fall to Jets 6 to 2
Hopes that the Nashville Predators will make a repeat appearance in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Championship Finals diminished in Bridgestone Arena Saturday night when the visiting Winnipeg Jets easily defeated the home team in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, 6 to 2. The loss put the Predators one game away from elimination, as Game 6 returns to Winnipeg on Monday, where the Jets have enjoyed a huge home team advantage throughout the regular season and into the playoffs. Down three games to two, the Predators will have to win the away game in Winnipeg to force a decisive Game 7 back in Nashville. After a scoreless first period, the Jets jumped to an early lead when Paul Stastny scored at the 7:44 mark of the second period. The Predators’ Yannick Weber answered to tie the game up at 1 to 1 with an unassisted goal at the 11:08 mark, but the Jets jumped back into the lead barely a minute later when Kyle Connor put the visiting Jets up for good with a goal that made the score Jets 2, Predators 1. It was all down hill for the Predators after that. Conor scored his second goal at…
Read the full storyPreds Party in the Park to be Held on Saturday, May 5 for Game 5
Preds Party in the Park will be held on Saturday, May 5 for Game 5, Round 2 of 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs with outdoor viewing party to include 2 giant screens, food trucks and more.
Read the full storyWTN Host Brian Wilson To Debut ‘Throw That Catfish Down’ Song in Support of the Nashville Predators Live at 7:30 AM
SuperTalk 99.7 WTN Host Brian Wilson releases “Throw That Catfish Down” as a pre-game anthem in support of the Nashville Predators playoff efforts.
Read the full storyPredators Beat the Jets 2 to 1 to Even the Series, Head Back Home for Game 5 on Saturday
The Nashville Predators came through in the clutch, beating the Winnipeg Jets by a 2 to 1 margin in the fourth game of the Western Conference semi-finals of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday, evening the series at 2 games apiece. Game 5 will be played at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Saturday night, and fans around Middle Tennessee are expected to clamor into downtown Nashville to watch the game inside the arena, and outside and large watch parties. Ryan Hartman staked the Predators to a 1-0 lead at the 17:20 mark of the first period with an unassisted goal that quieted the raucous Winnipeg crowd. P.K. Subban gave Nashville a 2-0 lead at the 14:36 mark of the second period with a power play goal and assists from Flip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. But in the third period, the Jets got some of their offensive mojo back when Patrick Laine scored on a power play at the 19:09 mark. In the end, it was a case of too little too late for the Jets, and the momentum in the series, tied now at two games apiece, swings back to the Predators. Expect to see a lot of “throwing that…
Read the full storyGrand Ole Opry Announces Lineup for ‘Opry at Bonnaroo 2018’
The Nashville-based Opry has rarely in its 92-year history taken its iconic show outside Music City but is doing so this year by bringing the Opry to Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee.
Read the full storyKenny Chesney Offers ‘Songs For the Saints’ July 27
Kenny Chesney’s ‘Songs for the Saints’ is an album about the refuges we all have, how temporary life is and the way we navigate to better places, dig in and face the destruction.
Read the full storyLady Antebellum to Headline Nashville’s July 4th
Lady Antebellum, Chris Janson, Lucie Silvas and Shannon Sanders among the guests to perform at Nashville’s family-friendly “Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th.”
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: Radio Romance
Reigning Champion title of the NASH Next Challenge, Radio Romance recently debuted their winning single, Weekend, Nash Next Records under the Big Machine Label Group umbrella.
Read the full storyPredators Win Double Over-Time Thriller 5-4 to Tie Series With Jets
The Nashville Predators won a thriller against the Winnipeg Jets 5 to 4 in double over-time Sunday night at the Bridgestone Arena to tie their second round Western Conference Semi-Finals series in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs at one game apiece. Kevin Fiala hit the game winner 5:37 into the second over-time period, after the game ended tied 4 to 4 in regulation, and neither team scored in the first over-time period. “Craig Smith and Fiala skated up on a 2-on-1, and Jets defenseman Byflugien failed to block Smith’s cross-ice pass to Fiala who beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a backhander,” ESPN reported of the winning goal. Video: OT GWG. #StandWithUs | #WPGvsNSH https://t.co/FScfJSDSnv — p-Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) April 30, 2018 ESPN provided this game summary, via the Associated Press: Ryan Johansen scored two goals, Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and two assists, and P.K. Subban had a goal and an assist as Nashville won both its 100th postseason game as a franchise and coach Peter Laviolette’s 50th with the team. Filip Forsberg also had three primary assists for the first time in the postseason in his career. Mark Scheifele scored two goals and had an assist. Byflugien had a…
Read the full storyGrand Ole Opry to Salute Charley Pride May 4th and 5th with Country Pride Weekend
The Grand Ole Opry and 650 AM WSM will salute Charlie Pride with a Country Pride Weekend on May 4 and 5 by celebrating the legendary entertainer’s 25th Opry Member Anniversary.
Read the full storyChappaquiddick Film Goes Deeper Than Politics
by Ray Nothstine It was nearly 50 years ago that an infamous incident finished off the hopes of returning another Kennedy brother to the White House. A film about “Chappaquiddick,” released this month, offers more than a historical retrospective. It reminds us of important truths that lay beneath the tumultuous world of political intrigue. The movie revisits the details: The late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy drove his car off the Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, resulting in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28-year-old political consultant who had worked on Robert Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign. Kopechne drowned – or, in the opinion of the diver who recovered her body, probably was trapped in an air pocket in the shallow water and later suffocated. In fact, there is a line in the film where the diver suggests he might have saved her if he had been notified in time. Kennedy, of course, escaped the car but did not report his involvement to authorities until after the scene was discovered by police 10 hours later. Over the decades since, plenty has been said particularly on the political right, about Kennedy’s direct involvement in the abandonment and death of Kopechne. Much of it…
Read the full storyAuthor of The Book ‘Gosnell’ Pens New Play ‘$18 Billion Prize’ Exposing the Climate Change Fraud
by CHQ Staff Regular CHQ readers will recognize the name Phelim McAleer from the Gosnell book and movie about now-imprisoned abortionist and murderer Dr. Kermit Gosnell or the Ferguson Play. Mr. McAleer tells stories that the establishment and the mainstream media want to ignore, so we thought we’d tell CHQ readers about his latest play and how you can help get it on the stage. McAleer’s new play exposes how environmentalists carried out the world’s biggest fraud, how the media and Hollywood helped promote the fraud, and how they almost got away with it. The play, The $18-Billion Prize, will open at the Phoenix Theater in San Francisco on May 19th and run until June 3rd. McAleer co-wrote the play with Jonathan Leaf and it tells the story of a lawsuit, led by New York lawyer Steven Donziger, against the Chevron oil company. The lawsuit alleged Chevron destroyed the rainforest in Ecuador and poisoned the natives. It was successful, and an Ecuadorian court awarded the plaintiffs a staggering $18 billion. Yes, BILLION. This was the biggest ever award in a civil court, but it was ALSO the biggest fraud in history. Haven’t heard about it? Funny, but not surprising, says McAleer,…
Read the full storyNashville Symphony Announces Free Community Concerts for 2018
The Grammy Award Winning Nashville Orchestra offers free summer concerts throughout Middle Tennessee.
Read the full storyNinth Annual “Darius Rucker and Friends” Benefit Concert Set for Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium June 4th
“Darius Rucker and Friends” concert at the Ryman on Monday, June 4th to benefit St. Jude’s Research Hospital.
Read the full storyBon Jovi, Nina Simone Enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues, Dire Straits, the Cars, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe joined music royalty on Saturday as they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Richie Sambora, the original guitarist for arena-packing rockers Bon Jovi reunited with the band for a rousing set at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland that included hits “You Give Love a Bad Name and “It’s My Life.”
Read the full storyFiala On-Target as Predators Down Avalanche
Kevin Fiala scored a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators took a grip on their Stanley Cup playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday with a 5-4 victory. The Predators — last year’s beaten Stanley Cup finalists — now lead the best-of-seven Western Conference series 2-0 as they head to Colorado.
Read the full storyPredators Seeking 2-0 Lead vs. Avalanche on Saturday in Nashville
The Colorado Avalanche have a Filip Forsberg problem, and unless they can somehow make it go away in the next four to six games, their season will go away. Forsberg scored two goals in the third period Thursday night to snap a tie and lift the Nashville Predators to their 11th straight win over Colorado, a…
Read the full storyGovernor Bill Haslam Announces A Partnership with CMA Foundation to Launch $1 Million Music and Arts Initiative
Tennessee: State of the Arts Program Will Expand Student Access to High-Quality Music and Arts Education
Read the full storyPreds Party in the Park Planned for Walk of Fame Park on Thursday to Kick Off 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Even if you can’t get tickets for the Predators playoff games, you can still enjoy large screen, food trucks and more at viewing parties for home games in the park outside of Bridgestone Arena.
Read the full storyFive Conservative TV Shows That Should Be Revived
It was difficult to know what to expect when a revival of the classic ’90s sitcom “Roseanne” was first announced. Would this new show be yet another example of Hollywood’s reboot obsession? Could the revival really capture the lightning-in-a-bottle quality of the original? And how would the show bring back Dan Conner, husband of Roseanne (played by John Goodman) from the dead?(played…
Read the full story‘A Quiet Place’: Aliens Zap Yappers, Gabbers and Clap-Trappers in John Krasinski’s New Thriller
In “A Quiet Place” alien beasts descend upon the earth and kill anyone who makes a noise, which proves that one man’s horror movie is another man’s fantasy. The entire world a quiet car? Grisly death for cellphone gabbers, horn honkers, the drunken numskull who yells “Baba Booey” at golf tournaments. Where do I sign up?…
Read the full storyMore At Stake for Blue Jackets Than Predators in Finale
For the Columbus Blue Jackets, it’s about playoff positioning. For the Nashville Predators, it’s about fun and tuning up for what they hope will be a long playoff run. Saturday night’s regular-season finale in Bridgestone Arena can make the difference between a potential first-round series with two-time Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh for Columbus (45-29-7) or maybe…
Read the full storyHow Popular Science Covered ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ in 1968
“But by the time 2001 A.D. rolls around, things may be more fantastic than the picture shows.” The future is here. That’s the feeling you get when you leave the theater after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey, the most realistic science-adventure movie ever filmed.
Read the full storyIn ‘Ready Player One,’ Reality is Virtual, but Characters, Story Are Real
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is going into the future with his virtual reality adventure Ready Player One. Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film takes place in the dystopian world of 2045, while referencing 1980s popular culture. Set more than 25 years in the future, the characters are driven by overpopulation and poverty to escape into a digital universe. One of them is young Wade Watts, a poor orphan living in the stacks, a poverty-ridden area in Columbus, Ohio, who escapes to the Oasis through his virtual avatar, Parzival.
Read the full storyThe Five Best Faith-Based Movies of All Time
Some amazing accomplishments in the faith-based film genre have occurred over the years. Some films have simply used biblical stories as platforms for lame blockbusters — “Noah” and “Exodus: Gods and Kings” come to mind. But others have examined faith in deeply profound ways — and will not soon be forgotten.
Read the full storyChris Tomlin’s ‘Good Friday Nashville’ Exceeds Expectations
Grammy Winner Chris Tomlin’s ‘Good Friday Nashville’ Exceeds Expectations and Opens Seating 360 Due To Ticket Demand. Rascal Flatts and Governor Bill Haslam Join as Surprise Guests.
Read the full storyThe Three Best Conservative Movies of 2018 (So Far)
We’ve only just begun the fourth month of 2018, but already there have been more than a handful of worthy and right-leaning pictures that have made their way to the theaters. This is despite the fact that Hollywood’s become more and more aggressively leftist.
Read the full storyThe Blessings of Easter’s New Beginnings
One of the most wondrous things about Easter — the Christian faith’s most sacred holiday — is the sheer miracle of it all. Jesus strode the earth among mere mortals, who either looked to Him hungrily for life’s meaning or eyed Him with suspicion and fear.
Read the full storyABC Renews Pro-Trump Ratings Hit ‘Roseanne’ for 11th Season
Comedy revival “Roseanne” has been booked for an 11th season, ABC announced on Friday, after scoring huge premiere ratings and generally positive reviews for its season-10 opener — including from the president who appreciated its star’s pro-Trump perspective.
Read the full story18-Year-Old Eeli Tolvanen Could Debut as Predators Seek Possible Clincher
It might be a case of the rich getting richer. When the Nashville Predators host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, they might put 18-year old Eeli Tolvanen in the lineup for his NHL debut, adding potentially more scoring punch to one of the league’s most explosive teams.
Read the full storyDavid A.R. White on New ‘God’s Not Dead’: ‘This Was a Tough One’
“This was a tough one for us,” filmmaker David A.R. White (shown above left) told LifeZette in an exclusive interview about his latest feature, “God’s Not Dead: A Light in the Darkness,” a film he produced and in which he plays a lead role.
Read the full storyArnold Schwarzenegger Has Emergency Open-Heart Surgery
Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a stable condition after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery, celebrity news website TMZ reported Friday. The 70-year-old actor turned activist was in a Los Angeles hospital Thursday to have a catheter valve replaced and developed complications, the gossip portal said, citing unnamed Schwarzenegger sources.
Read the full storyPredators Go for Franchise Record vs. Sharks
Thursday night is about chasing history for the Nashville Predators. When it hosts the San Jose Sharks in Bridgestone Arena, Nashville can break the franchise’s single-season record for points with a victory. Currently sitting at 109 points with a 49-16-11 mark, the Predators can also move a step closer to home-ice advantage for the Stanley Cup playoffs by picking up two points.
Read the full storyFirst Van Gogh in 20 Years to Go Under Hammer in Paris
The first Van Gogh painting to go under the hammer in France in more than two decades was unveiled Wednesday. “Women Mending Nets in the Dunes”, which the Dutch artist painted early in his career at Scheveningen near The Hague, is expected to go for around five million euros ($6 million) when it is auctioned in June.
Read the full storyNovel Graphite Filter Removes 99% of Organic Waste in Water
Graphene has been making many appearances in science lately, owing to its unique physical properties. Today, it’s making headlines in a rather unexpected field of research: water treatment. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, working together with Sydney Water, have created a world-first graphene filter that can remove 99% of the natural, organic matter left behind by conventional treatment of drinking water. The team is now working on scaling up their technology.
Read the full storyAustralia Developing Lasers to Track, Destroy Space Junk
Australian scientists say a powerful ground-based laser targeting space junk will be ready for use next year. They say there are hundreds of thousands of pieces of debris circling the Earth that have the potential to damage or destroy satellites.
Read the full storyFaith: ‘His Human Will Dreaded That Hour, but His Divine Will Embraced It’
Ralph Waldo Emerson had moments more perceptive than his vague religiosity: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” He spoke not of consistency itself, but of a “foolish” consistency. As True God and True Man, Christ was perfectly consistent — but from the platform of a fallen world, that consistency could seem inconsistent.
Read the full storyChris Janson Inducted Into the Grand Ole Opry
Singer/songwriter, Chris Janson receives his well-deserved induction into the Grand Ole Opry.
Read the full storySteve: A New Kind of Aurora Demystified by Scientists
Few things compare to the dazzling light show performed by nature’s northern and southern lights – but they’re not alone. It was only in the past few years that a new type of aurora was found. Thanks to the watchful eye of citizen scientists and photographers, we can now add to program an exquisite short-lived shimmering purple ribbon of plasma called Steve. Meanwhile, scientists have had time to carefully study the phenomenon in an attempt to learn what makes it tick.
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