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Piano in the Mansion

Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Leslie Cheek Jr.’s meticulously maintained Steinway piano during a captivating stroll through the historic Cheekwood Mansion.

Chris Walters- Self Pic

Chris Walters is a coveted keyboard maestro, celebrated performer, and highly sought-after session artist. His mesmerizing talent has graced stages worldwide, sharing the spotlight with music luminaries, solidifying his place as a preeminent name in the world of music.

The Cheekwood Mansion’s exquisite Steinway piano has a rich history. Originally a wedding gift from Leslie Cheek, Jr.’s mother, Mabel Cheek, to Leslie and Mary Tyler in 1939, this instrument is a true gem, signed by Theodore E. Steinway with a heartfelt inscription. The piano returned to the Drawing Room in 2017, where it has been meticulously maintained and tuned regularly. With nearly perfect original keytops, it’s in superb playing condition, ensuring a captivating musical experience that transports you to a bygone era of elegance and artistry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to revel in the timeless beauty of music in a truly historic setting.

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Piano in the Mansion

Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Leslie Cheek Jr.’s meticulously maintained Steinway piano during a captivating stroll through the historic Cheekwood Mansion.

Chris Walters- Self Pic

Chris Walters is a coveted keyboard maestro, celebrated performer, and highly sought-after session artist. His mesmerizing talent has graced stages worldwide, sharing the spotlight with music luminaries, solidifying his place as a preeminent name in the world of music.

The Cheekwood Mansion’s exquisite Steinway piano has a rich history. Originally a wedding gift from Leslie Cheek, Jr.’s mother, Mabel Cheek, to Leslie and Mary Tyler in 1939, this instrument is a true gem, signed by Theodore E. Steinway with a heartfelt inscription. The piano returned to the Drawing Room in 2017, where it has been meticulously maintained and tuned regularly. With nearly perfect original keytops, it’s in superb playing condition, ensuring a captivating musical experience that transports you to a bygone era of elegance and artistry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to revel in the timeless beauty of music in a truly historic setting.

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Piano in the Mansion

Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Leslie Cheek Jr.’s meticulously maintained Steinway piano during a captivating stroll through the historic Cheekwood Mansion.

Chris Walters- Self Pic

Chris Walters is a coveted keyboard maestro, celebrated performer, and highly sought-after session artist. His mesmerizing talent has graced stages worldwide, sharing the spotlight with music luminaries, solidifying his place as a preeminent name in the world of music.

The Cheekwood Mansion’s exquisite Steinway piano has a rich history. Originally a wedding gift from Leslie Cheek, Jr.’s mother, Mabel Cheek, to Leslie and Mary Tyler in 1939, this instrument is a true gem, signed by Theodore E. Steinway with a heartfelt inscription. The piano returned to the Drawing Room in 2017, where it has been meticulously maintained and tuned regularly. With nearly perfect original keytops, it’s in superb playing condition, ensuring a captivating musical experience that transports you to a bygone era of elegance and artistry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to revel in the timeless beauty of music in a truly historic setting.

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Piano in the Mansion

Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Leslie Cheek Jr.’s meticulously maintained Steinway piano during a captivating stroll through the historic Cheekwood Mansion.

Chris Walters- Self Pic

Chris Walters is a coveted keyboard maestro, celebrated performer, and highly sought-after session artist. His mesmerizing talent has graced stages worldwide, sharing the spotlight with music luminaries, solidifying his place as a preeminent name in the world of music.

The Cheekwood Mansion’s exquisite Steinway piano has a rich history. Originally a wedding gift from Leslie Cheek, Jr.’s mother, Mabel Cheek, to Leslie and Mary Tyler in 1939, this instrument is a true gem, signed by Theodore E. Steinway with a heartfelt inscription. The piano returned to the Drawing Room in 2017, where it has been meticulously maintained and tuned regularly. With nearly perfect original keytops, it’s in superb playing condition, ensuring a captivating musical experience that transports you to a bygone era of elegance and artistry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to revel in the timeless beauty of music in a truly historic setting.

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Piano in the Mansion

Immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Leslie Cheek Jr.’s meticulously maintained Steinway piano during a captivating stroll through the historic Cheekwood Mansion.

Chris Walters- Self Pic

Chris Walters is a coveted keyboard maestro, celebrated performer, and highly sought-after session artist. His mesmerizing talent has graced stages worldwide, sharing the spotlight with music luminaries, solidifying his place as a preeminent name in the world of music.

The Cheekwood Mansion’s exquisite Steinway piano has a rich history. Originally a wedding gift from Leslie Cheek, Jr.’s mother, Mabel Cheek, to Leslie and Mary Tyler in 1939, this instrument is a true gem, signed by Theodore E. Steinway with a heartfelt inscription. The piano returned to the Drawing Room in 2017, where it has been meticulously maintained and tuned regularly. With nearly perfect original keytops, it’s in superb playing condition, ensuring a captivating musical experience that transports you to a bygone era of elegance and artistry. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to revel in the timeless beauty of music in a truly historic setting.

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Positioning the Body: Explorations in American Figural Studies

Positioning the Body

Explorations in American Figural Studies

This exhibition examines the development of figural studies in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the “rise of athleticism” – which dawned with the first modern Olympics in 1896 – brought about a renewed interest in the physique of both the male and female body. This period was one of many that revived Classical ideals following the synthesis of aesthetic values and anatomical studies by Renaissance art academies, which firmly establishing the tradition of figure drawing as it is known today. Comprised of 17 works on paper, drawings as well as newer media such as photography are represented, and aspects of movement, gender, and history are considered.


Featured Image: Everett Shinn (American, 1876-1953), Girl Sleeping, c. 1905-1920, Conte crayon on paper, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Caldwell, Jr., 1976.4.45.

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Japanese Moon Viewing

Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee.


Supported by
MitsuiHCA
Nissan Foundation
In partnership with
Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and bilingual tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee


Sponsored by
HCA

Supported by
NissanAsurionMitsui

Schedule of Events


Main Stage | Arboretum Lawn

5 PM: Nashville Taiko and Shamisen Knoxville performances
5:30 PM: Nashville Taiko performance
6 PM: Welcome Ceremony and Haiku Contest winners
6:30 PM: Kimono Fashion Show
7 PM: Tea Ceremony
7:30 PM: Shakuhachi Performance
8 PM: Tea Ceremony
8:30 PM: Closing Ceremony featuring a reading of the Japanese folktale “The Bamboo Cutter”

Children’s Garden Stage

4:15 PM: Mochi Pounding
4:45 PM: Kamishibai
5:15 PM: Mochi Pounding
5:45 PM: Kamishibai
7:15 PM: Choir SAKURA

Blevins Japanese Garden Tour

4:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM  |  Meet at garden entrance

Throughout the festival, guests can explore Cheekwood’s Blevins Japanese
Garden through guided tours starting at the times listed above.

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Courtyard

  • Japanese Calligraphy
  • Write Your Own Kanji
  • Create a Japanese Luna Moth
  • Create a Rabbit in the Moon Banner

Ikebana Display and Demonstration

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Courtyard Classroom

  • 7 – 7:30 PM: Live demonstration

Nashville Bonsai Society Display

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Great Hall

Vendors and Displays

4 – 9 PM  |  Lot B

Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society (Beginning at 6:30 PM in the Wills Perennial Garden)
Consul-General of Japan
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
I Go Tokyo
Sister Cities Nashville
Shamisen Knoxville
Weenie Wraps

Food Trucks

4 – 9 PM  |  Lot B

Boba Truck
Chang Kham Asian Fusion
Chang Noi Thai-Lao
KOBO Coffee & Treats
Taste of Aloha
Rice to Meet You

Learn more about the Japanese traditions and cultural experiences featured at this year’s Moon Viewing.
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Food and Vendors


Vendors and Displays | Lot B

Asian Culture Center of Tennessee
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society (Beginning at 6:30 in the Wills Perennial Garden)
Consul General of Japan
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
I Go Tokyo
Sister Cities Nashville
Shamisen Knoxville

Food Vendors | Lot B

BesTeas Bubble Shop
Changkham Japanese Fusion
Changnoi Thai Lao
KOBO Coffee & Treats
Louk Changnoi Boba
Taste of Aloha
Rice to Meet You

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