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Music in the Grand Lobby: The Contrarian Ensemble

November 20, 2009

On Friday evenings, the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Visitors can visit the galleries (free to members), shop in the gift shop, and listen to some of Nashville's finest local music while relaxing in our bistro seating area and enjoying a variety of wines and other beverages from the cash bar.

The Contrarian Ensemble is widely known and sought after by folk and contra dancers in Middle Tennessee. This delightful community band, comprising guitar,,... More

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Stories from the Hermitage Slave Community	The Hermitage	07/01/07- Ongoing	Nashville
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The Frontier	Tennessee State Museum	07/01/07- Ongoing	Nashville
The Age of Jackson	Tennessee State Museum	07/01/07- Ongoing	Nashville
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The Civil War and Reconstruction	Tennessee State Museum	07/01/07- Ongoing	Nashville
The New South	Tennessee State Museum	07/01/07- Ongoing	Nashville
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