We’ve gone music-crazy this year for the Tomato Art Fest. We’ll have three, count them, three, stages of music going throughout the day and evening on Saturday, August 8. Whether you’re into bluegrass, pop, cover bands — whatever — we’re going to have it at TAF.
Main Stage at Five Points
The Whistle Stop Stage at Fanny’s House of Music-1101 Holly St.
2-3p: Fanny’s Tomatillos – Kid’s Rock
5-7p: Music
8p: Main Act
The Green Room Acoustic Stage at ArtHouse Gardens-1108 Woodland St.
11a: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Street Theatre Company
Throughout the afternoon:
- Chet O’Keefe and the Farmer’s Co-op
- The 4 Kicks
- Laura Veltz
- Linda Sack
- Jhesi Boyer
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3 Crow Bar will accept entries for the Bloody Mary Contest through Aug. 7. Entry forms can be picked up anytime after the 20th at 3 CROW BAR or from 3crowbar.com. Due to the overwhelming popularity of this event, only the first 25 entries will be accepted.
The preliminaries will be held Friday, Aug. 7, 7p at 3 CROW BAR. The judging for the eliminations will be based on the popular vote of the bar patrons.
The top 10 finalists will be invited to return to 3 CROW BAR Saturday, Aug. 8, at 3p so that the finals judges can crown (well it’s not really a crown) the best Bloody Mary of 2009.
Download the application at 3 Crow Bar.
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Nuvo Burrito celebrates its Grand Opening on 8/8/9 in Walnut Exchange at 1000 Main St. Among other festivities, they will host the first annual “Wet Burrito” contest at 4p. Burrito fans will compete to see who can eat a Nuvo Burrito the fastest…while being hosed down with water! Guys and gals will compete separately and fabulous prizes will be awarded for “Fastest Face-Filler” and “Best in Show” (swimsuits/costumes/bodypaint encouraged!)
Two special menu items in honor of the festival:
- A hot & cold Caprese Burrito filled with Roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, baby spinach, roasted red peppers and house-made cilantro pesto, all wrapped in a tomato-basil tortilla.
- And the Festival “Ques-Idea” — A yummy BLT with with avocado & sun-dried tomato aoli.
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Kick off the Tomato Arts Festival Thursday, Aug. 6 at Marche. Co-hosted with Woodland Wine Merchant, the menu features a four course tribute to the tomato with accompanying wines. Cost is $40 per person. Dinner begins at 6:30. Please call 262-1111 for reservations.
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Thursday, Aug. 6
Wine Tasting
A Tomato & Wine Food Pairing/Tasting
5:30-8p
$20 per person
Saturday, Aug. 8
- Free Tomato Tapenades throughout the restaurant
- Open for lunch beginning at 11a.m. Every menu item will center around the tomato!
- Drink specials running throughout the day, including Bloody Marys
- Back patio will be open all day long for drinks, lunch, appetizers
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Head over to Billups Art on Saturday, Aug. 8, for even more tomato fun. Lots more artisans and musicians from 10a-sundown….and the Tomatolympics from noon-5p, including a celebrity tomato toss
!
Artists for Billups Art Fair
10a-Sundown
Olga Alexeeva
Meredith Bub
Ashley Clapp
Andrew Bissell
Alicia Raney
Anna Webb
Sylvia Byrn
Susan White
Suzie Hamilton-Roberts
Laura Amstutz
Amanda Bennett
Jodi Reeves
Kim Smith
Julie Morris
and more…
Musicians
Anthony Adams
Anthony Billups
Luke.
Chet O’Keefe
and more…
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Sponsored by Walnut Exchange
Emceed by the fabulous Earl Brewster.
No registration needed, just show up with your locks!
Saturday, August 8, 3p
Clearview Fashion Show Stage
(off Woodland and 11th)
Prizes from local merchants will be awarded in the following categories:
Tiny Tomato: Boys up to age 6
Miss Tiny Tomato: Girls up to age 6
Better Boy Tomato: Boys 6-16
Early Girl Tomato: Girls 6-16
Tomato Red: Men 16 and over
Hot Tomato: Women 16 and over
You’re Not Really a Tomato: Any contestant that’s faux red, i.e. bottled red and/or fun wigs
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A contest that almost DEFIES Description! Once again, it is time for the Most Beautiful Tomato Pageant!
Special Guest Emcee and Hostess – The beautiful and talented Jacqueline Fellows from Nashville Public Radio.
Here is how it works: Take an ordinary genuine tomato, and dress, adorn, or decorate it as if it were an entrant in a beauty contest or headed to a costume party.( It helps to think of your tomato as a small, round person who is just ripe to get dressed up and go out on the town!)
Fake tomatoes will be immediately disqualified!
And remember, there may be 50 Ugly Tomatoes, but there is only 1 Beautiful One!
Divisions: Ages 10 and under, Ages 11 through 17, Ages 18 and up
Location: Clearview Fashion Show Stage
Entries: We will begin receiving contestants at 3:15pm – all entries must be in by 3:30
Judging Time: 3:30pm
Winners will be crowned and prizes awarded at 4pm.
Prizes: The winners in each category will receive ribbons and fantastic gift baskets full of gift certificates, goodies, tickets, and fun items donated by Alegria as well as other local and area merchants.
PARTICIPATE! Will your Tomato Creation be the MOST BEAUTIFUL TOMATO? For an entry form to enter the Pageant, please contact Bil Breyer at Alegria via email, or call Alegria 227-8566.
Fill out the entry form and bring it with your Beautiful Tomato contestant on the day of the pageant.
Sponsored by: Alegria Fine Gifts and Accessories – Phone: 615.227.8566
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Live entertainment all day on Aug. 8 in The Green Room Acoustic Stage inside ArtHouse Gardens beginning at 11am with the Street Theatre Group’s performance of the Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Bring the kids!
After that, enjoy live acoustic music on the hour every hour beginning at noon from bluegrass to folk to acoustic rock with:
- Chet O’Keefe and the Farmer’s Co-op
- The 4 Kicks
- Laura Veltz
- Linda Sack
- Jhesi Boyer and more!
Also, don’t miss our Tennessee Titans tickets giveaway!
Live outdoor art artisan workshops, competitions and so much more all day long!
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In conjunction with the East Nashville Tomato Art Festival
Show Opening: August 6, 2009 from 6pm – 8pm
East Nashville Tomato Art Festival (gallery will be open): August 8, 2009 10 am – 5 pm
Regular gallery hours: M-F 9-5
Address: 1000 Main Street, Nashville, TN 37206 – between Marche and Nuvo Burrito
Show Runs from August 6, 2009 – September 10, 2009
The unofficial start of the East Nashville Tomato Art Festival is back. Photomato 2009 is opening at the Walnut Exchange’s exchange gallery. With photographs of and inspired by tomatoes, Photomato is a truly unique photography experience.
Featuring photomatographers Barry A. Noland, Rusty Bright, Laura Carpenter, Kay Ramming, Zak Willis, Martha Smith, Larry Merin and Wendy Whittemore of the Society of Artistic Photographers (SNAP). The titles of the pieces give a glimpse to the whimsical nature of Tomato Photography: “When Good Tomatoes Go Bad,” and “Recession Tomato,” and “So Hot You Could Fry” are just a few of many tomatographs.
exchange gallery is located behind Marche Restaurant in the Walnut Exchange complex in East Nashville. Marche restaurant will be featuring a menu of tomatoes and tomato wine the night of the opening. During Saturday’s Art Fest, the gallery will be open along with the restaurants of the Walnut Exchange, Magnolia Day Spa (giving tomato red pedicures) and Kustom Thrills Tattoo with Tat-matoes temporary tattoos. Come and join the festivities…retreat to the Walnut Exchange!
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