Pack your bags and head to Music City! Nashville is has been know as Music City for years and it's still stands true today. People from all over the world head to Nashville every year to be a part of the music world. Every venue of music you would ever want to hear and enjoy is there. Lots of famous people live, work and play in Nashville and call it home...

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Posted by:  Tammy Carroll

Nashville never lacks in live music going on somewhere! So, what will you do New Year’s Eve?

Here are just a few things going on around the city!

• Music City’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway.  Phil Vassar will be headlining this year and Will Hoge, Heidi Newfield and Damien Horne will be taking the stage as well! There will be music, fireworks, a guitar drop at midnight and much more! The party starts at 7:30 pm!
• Hard Rock Cafe adds to that with an all-access for $75 giving you a front row view of the Bash on Broadway, premium drink tickets, butler passed Hors d’oeuvres and more!
• Ryman will be having The Old Crow Medicine Show…. but! it’s already sold out!
• Opryland Hotel will have a party at Fuse Nightclub. Their room packages are sold out, but there are still general admission and Plush Lounge Seating available. DJ Tyrus will be playing your favorite past and present dance hits.
• The Nashville Symphony will be celebrating the New Year as well at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Grand Re-Opening! Their tickets are currently sold out but you can get on a waitlist!
• The Bluebird Cafe will be ringing in the new year with Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch, Tony Arata and Jelly Roll Johnson. Just $40.00!
• 3rd and Lindsley will have Kentucky Thunder Jonell Mosser, Vicki Carrico, Sheila Lawrence and Etta Britt performing.
• Music City Ball will be having a bash hosted by MAI Nightclub in the Gulch district. There will be DJs, VIP packages, multiple bars, entertainment and more! Tickets range from $30 to $75.

So, as you can see.. New Year’s Eve in Music City will be no less musical than any other time in the great city of Nashville! Hope you all have a wonderful time wherever you are and please be safe!!

Posted by:  Jody Stahly

Music City on target with web site offering new program for entrepreneurs wanting to start a new business. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center is being launched to encourage the entrepreneurs in town to start their own companies. They can “Ask an entrepreneur” questions and will offer workshops, market research and connect entrepreneurs to the right resources.

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Nashville has rebranded the “Music City” brand to the world through a separate website called “I Am Music City” check it out at www.IAmMusicCity.com. What a great way to reach out to people who are seeking resources and gain help from other entrepreneurs who have found success in Nashville.

Posted by:Tammy Carroll, CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

I don’t know about you, but if there is BBQ cooking ~ I’m ready to eat!

Folks from all over the city have been working for weeks getting ready for some real fun this weekend. The first annual Music City BBQ Festival and Cook-Off which is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and the Memphis Barbeque Network (MBN) is being held in downtown Nashville this weekend. We have clients coming in from out of town and they can’t wait to attend. In my opinion this event is something to share with people who may be considering moving to our area. Let them know right up front just how much fun “Music City” likes to have ~ especially when it comes to food.

For more info, click here to get more details at the Music City BBQ website.

Posted By: Tammy Carroll

Fourth in series of blogs about our family’s relocation from California to Tennessee.

So here we are—plugging away on our little farm in California, living life day by day. Enjoying our friends, family and neighbors and all that was familiar to us. Little did we know a catalyst of change was in store for us on this mid-summer day in August 2007.

Due to an untimely death in the family, I once again travel to Gallatin. Arrangements were made for the funeral, and I stayed with my sister for a few days after the service.

During my visit I drove through neighborhoods and perused real estate publications, almost as if researching the area for a nameless client. I admired the elegant charm of the brick homes and how back yards seem to blend together rather than separate neighbors with tall wooden fences – a common site in California. I soaked up the beauty of the rolling hills and Old Hickory Lake. I realize how close Gallatin is to Nashville and all that the Music City had to offer. And most importantly, I feel first hand the acts of kindness and hospitality customary to the region. Neighbors, friends, and church members bring us food during this very difficult time and rather than look to me as an outsider, make me feel as comfortable as possible in a very unfamiliar setting.

So after my short hiatus in Gallatin, I excitedly tell my husband all that I experienced during my Tennessee adventure and suggest we look towards Middle Tennessee when we decide to retire. He surprised me with….”OK. Let’s go and see what has you all worked up.”

Please keep in mind, my husband and I had spoken only in whispered tones about moving from Kerman someday, but never with a date in mind and never with a destination as far as Tennessee. If we did move it would mean relocating my parents as well and that was more than all of us wanted to take on. Plus we had our jobs – his in farming and mine in real estate - and we were comfortable. Moving would mean stepping out of that comfort zone. The one that allows you a peaceful nights’ rest. The one that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. There really was no logical reason to make a move at this point in our lives.

Nevertheless I began the search for a Real Estate Company in Sumner County. Having worked with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World through my broker in California, my first search was to their website. www.LeadingRE.com. There I found Bob Parks Realty, LLC situated in several Middle Tennessee locations, one of which is in Gallatin. I immediately called their Relocation office, spoke with the Relocation Coordinator and relayed my story. She in turn put me in touch with Leanne Hively, a Realtor at Bob Parks Realty, Gallatin/Hendersonville office and before I knew it I was receiving information about homes for sale in Sumner County. Was this really happening? Could we actually be even contemplating a move? And to Tennessee?

So in October 2007 we again arrive at Nashville International Airport, only this time we are full of excitement, big dreams and open minds….and guess what!

Next - Finding that “perfect” home

Read Part 3 of this post here.

Posted By: Christine Nale

Nashville is very fortunate to have a great group of leaders who are forward thinking, serving at our Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce! The positive leadership within a company is very important to succeed and usually starts at the top. The Chamber’s mission and brand promise provide the strategic foundation for the organization’s programs and activities. Area business leaders are selected annually to serve on the Chamber’s Board of Directors, assisting the Chamber in meeting its long-range goals.

Each Chamber member has a place to volunteer within the Chamber, from its Area Business Councils, the Nashville Health Care Council, the Nashville Technology Council, to the Sports Council, Education Council and more. The Chamber’s volunteer leadership team represents the voice of Chamber members, directing and driving the Chamber’s progress on key issues. There are nearly 40 councils and committees to serve our community, making it a great city to relocate and call home.

The Nashville Chamber’s Members are active and believe in….

Belonging, collaborating with others, energized by common drive and passion;

Engaging, sharing a vision for the future and sharing the collective influence to make it happen;

Leading, impacting our region, transforming our future;

Prospering, realizing opportunities that grow your business and enrich our communities.

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce serves the 10 county region of Middle Tennessee –

Cheatham; Davidson; Dickson; Maury; Montgomery; Robertson; Rutherford; Sumner; Williamson and Wilson and has been named one of the Top 100 Places to Live. Nashville ranked among the top 100 places in live in America based on education, employment, economy, crime, parks, recreation and housing.

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Posted By: Tammy Carroll

Can you just imagine live country music and the symphony on the same block? Well, you've come to the right place. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is a world renowned facility that plays host to the best of the best. The doors opened for the first time in September of 2006. The night was wonderful and heard all around the world. It features 30,000 square feet and a 1,872 seat concert hall, named after Laura Turner. It was modeled after the “shoe box design” of storied concert halls from around the world and features natural lighting, intricate symbolic motifs throughout including the iris (the Tennessee state flower), horseshoes (a tribute to Laura Turner's love of horses) and coffee beans (representing Nashville's Cheek Family of Maxwell House fame).

Our “Music Mile” is the stretch of roadway connecting the Schermerhorn with the music district of Music Row, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Music City Walk of Fame and Museum and the Nashville Arena. The Mile certainly illustrates how the music of Music City is a common thread throughout the business, cultural and entertainment sectors of Nashville. Our connection to music in unequalled, and its reputation as Music City is proven every day of the year.

We say, welcome to Music City, the most musical city in the world with all its southern charm and southern hospitality! Come visit us soon!

Posted By: Tammy Carroll

You can feel it the moment you arrive in Nashville! Music music music ~ its everywhere along the streets of Broadway and Second Avenue. Not just in today's world but early in Nashville's start as a city.

Guitars, fiddles (violins) and buck dancing were the start of something great!! Way back in the 1700's music was a way of life when new settlers came ashore at Fort Nashborough on the banks of the Cumberland River. Even Davy Crockett spent time with his colorful stories and fiddle playing which he shared with family and friends. There is a spot that commemorates Fort Nashborough on First Avenue North with a replica of the original fort.

In later years, Nashville became known on a national basis as a center for music publishing. Nashville was chosen as the reunion city of a massive get together for a group of Confederate veterans in the late 1800's which was held at the former tabernacle which became known as the Ryman Auditorium. There were so many people flocking to the Ryman that a new balcony had to be built to hold all the folks who wanted to escape in the music. It became known as the Confederate Gallery, which is a destination that still stands today.

The Ryman Auditorium has the nickname of, “The Carnegie Hall of The South” by playing host to an array of music events throughout the year. It has an unbelievable acoustic quality that continues today and has received Pollster magazines' prestigious “Theatre of the Year” award for two years in a row. It's known and felt as the nation's best place to experience live music.

Nashville is also known not only for country music, but pop, rock and roll, the blues, classical, jazz and contemporary Christian music. Every type of music can be heard every night of the week all over our fair city. Check out the local hot spots especially down Broadway to Tootsies and the Country Music Hall of fame and Museum. Also the Musicians Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame make Nashville their home. Nashville is at the heart of those who travel its streets who also find a city of culture, academies, wondrous cuisine and Southern charm!

Posted By: Tammy Carroll