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Plant identification is a vital skillset for choosing the right plant for the right place, controlling invasive plants…and showing off during hikes and garden tours! Join Cheekwood staff for a hands-on lecture and garden walk to learn the basics in a fun, supportive environment.
Whether you are trying to plant in established shade, or hoping to create new privacy and shade, consider trees and shrubs a gardener’s best friend! From sun-drenched sites to shady groves, learn planting design and establishment tips for trees and the understory. This class coincides with the ideal tree, shrub and perennial planting season in Middle Tennessee, so you’ll leave with ideas you can apply right away.
Hilary Swaim, Cheekwood
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
Members: $32
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Learn how to make plants from plants in this interactive session with Cheekwood gardener, Liana Russo. Learn various propagation strategies and timelines for different plant types, and become a more sustainable, cost-effective gardener.
Liana Russo, Cheekwood
Courtyard Classroom
Not Yet Members: $40
Members: $32
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Join organic farmer and local food systems advocate, Tera Ashley, to learn how to maximize your vegetable garden as temperatures cool. From cool season varieties, to integrated pest management, this is a must-have class for home growers in the region.
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
Hay Fever is a quartet based in Nashville, TN playing the western swing, jazz, and traditional country music of the American 50s and 60s. Anything from Duke Ellington to Ray Price with lots of fun between! Enjoy their phenomenal setlist and help us kick off this year’s Harvest Weekends!
Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM
Roadside Grille
Nashbowls Acai
Livvi’s Lunchbox
Chillz on Wheelz
Kiwi Scoops
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
Mindy Miller, rooted in Nashville and shaped by the road, delivers songs that hit deep and stay with you long after the lights go down. Her guitar playing, storytelling, and vocals reflect a constant dedication to her craft and stand as proof of an artist honed through experience and one hell of a work ethic. Most recently, Mindy was a Top 16 finalist on NBC’s The Voice (Season 28) earning national recognition for her raw vocals, fearless performances, and undeniable authenticity. Whether she’s digging into a slow-burning story song or letting a groove roll, Mindy Miller brings music back to its roots- honest, soulful, and unapologetically real.
Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM
Yayo’s OMG
Grilled Cheeserie
Smokin Buttz
The Pink Truck
Chillz On Wheelz
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
Jessie Gray, a New Jersey native now calling Nashville home, released the first two singles off her sophomore album last October. Her tin pan alley, songbird qualities capture a nostalgia harkening back to the 1920s. Her melancholic warbles liken her to artists like Molly Drake and Edith Piaf. Her love of overlaying the poetry of the natural world with the dream world is deeply felt. Western AF says “Experiencing Jessie’s music for the first time was truly unforgettable”
Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM
Candy Creations
Smokin’ Buttz BBQ
The Cookie Patch
Salsa Franklin Taco
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
A modern songwriter inspired by the swampy grit, juke-joint swagger, and countrified twang of old-school American roots music, King Corduroy has been following the universe for years, making his own kind of “Cosmic Southern Soul” along the way. Dayna Bee is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, song writer and string arranger based out of Nashville, TN. Dayna has performed with artists such as Johnny Mathis, ELO, Trampled by Turtles, Joshua Hedley, Dennis Deyoung (of Styx), Josh Groban, Natalie Merchant, and Easton Corbin. Dayna has performed on many stages, including at the Grand Ole Opry, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Bridgestone Arena and The Ryman Auditorium.
Food Trucks
9 AM – 2 PM
Conscious Cravings
Daddy’s Dogs
Hautewheels
King of Pops
Pie Town
Candy Creations
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
MERJ believes music should still be able to surprise you. That a song can be catchy and easy to love and still take you somewhere you’ve never been. MERJ writes original music and plays classics that do both: grooves you can feel right away, and harmony and ideas that reveal themselves the longer you listen. We happen to play jazz, blues, and funk. What we’re really doing is making music for people who’d forgotten they were allowed to be surprised. Based in Nashville, MERJ pairs strong grooves and rich harmony with catchy hooks, striking a balance between depth and immediacy. It is the kind of blues and jazz you stop to listen to and find yourself humming later.
Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM
Salsa Franklin Taco
Roadhouse Grille
King of Pops
The Cookie Patch
Perenn at Cheekwood
9 AM – 4:30 PM
All‑day café and bakery located in the Frist Learning Center courtyard. Full menu service stops at 4 PM and transitions to grab-and-go items until 4:30 PM
Music
12 PM – 2 PM
For Tim Gartland, seeing Muddy Waters in concert in his home state of Ohio at age 13 proved to be a life changing experience. It inspired Tim Gartland to learn the blues on the harmonica and begin his musical journey. Tim soon began playing in bands and learning the craft of writing and playing roots/blues music. Tim’s creative body of work includes six critically acclaimed solo albums of original material. (DownBeat, Boston Globe, Nashville Scene)
Food Trucks
9 AM – 3 PM
Itz A Philly Thing
Hautewheels
Nashbowls Acai
Salsa Franklin Taco
Retro Sno
Candy Creations
Perenn at Cheekwood
9 AM – 4:30 PM
All‑day café and bakery located in the Frist Learning Center courtyard. Full menu service stops at 4 PM and transitions to grab-and-go items until 4:30 PM
