Frist Center for the Visual Arts Calendar of Events

Take a late-night, docent-guided flashlight tour through The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt exhibition. Following the tour, patrons will meet at the Turner Courtyard tent to view the 1932 original movie, The Mummy, with Boris Karloff. Karloff stars as the condemned and mummified Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep accidentally brought back to life. Stunning cinematography and gripping performances make this film a classic. Free popcorn and a cash bar will be available.
Saturday, July 15 Frist Center Kids Club: Creative Cartouche 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Meet in the Art Library and Resource Center
Ages: 5 -10
Free: call 615-744-3357 to register

Kids Club offers exciting opportunities for children to discover, explore, and create art. Free membership includes a Kids Club card, art classes, and additional rewards for participation. This special Kids Club features a storytime session related to The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt . Inspired by the story, kids can create one-of-a-kind cartouche images on papyrus.
Saturday, July 15 Egypt and the Animals 2:00 p.m.
Turner Courtyard
Free

The Frist Center partners with Nashville Zoo at Grassmere to present a program about creatures - such as snakes, birds, frogs, exotic dogs and cats - and their role in ancient Egyptian iconography. The Nashville Zoo will bring some of these animals to the Courtyard, allowing visitors to learn about the believed powers and symbolism of animals.

Tuesday, July 18 Frist Films: The Land
7:00 p.m.
Belcourt Theatre, 2102 Belcourt Avenue
Cost: $5.00 Frist members and Belcourt Theatre members/$7.75 non-members

In this epic film, director Youssef Chahine explores the themes of oppression and social hierarchy that have made him a famous Egyptian film auteur. Set in the small village countryside along the Nile, The Land chronicles cotton-growers struggling with the government expropriation of their land in 1933. The film's pastoral beauty brilliantly complements its interwoven characters and timeless story. A poll of Egyptian critics named this the best Egyptian film ever made. (Youssef Chahine, Egypt, 1969, 130 minutes)
Thursday, July 20 Music in the Grand Lobby: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Robert Thompson Free

On Thursday evenings, the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Cash bars are offered, so visitors can relax, enjoy a variety of beverages and listen to music by guitarist Robert Thompson.
Friday, July 21 Music in the Grand Lobby: 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. The McClains with Lisa Manning
Free
On Friday evenings, the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Cash bars are offered, so visitors enjoy a variety of wines and beverages and listen to the bluegrass trio, The McClains with Lisa Manning.
Friday, July 21 Lecture: Curator's Perspective: "Defining 7:00 p.m. Moments in History by the Pulitzer Prize Rechtor Room Photographers"
Free

Cyma Rubin, curator of The Pulitzer Prize Photographs: Capture the Moment , will discuss the many untold stories behind these award-winning photographs.
Saturday, July 22 Frist Center Kids Club: Creative Cartouche 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Meet in the Art Library and Resource Center
Ages: 5 -10
Free: call 615-744-3357 to register

Kids Club offers exciting opportunities for children to discover, explore, and create art. Free membership includes a Kids Club card, art classes, and additional rewards for participation. This special Kids Club features a storytime session related to The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt . Inspired by the story, kids can create one-of-a-kind cartouche images on papyrus.
Thursday, July 27 Music in the Grand Lobby: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Kimber Manning Free

On Thursday evenings, the Frist Center presents free music in the Grand Lobby. Cash bars and bistro seating are offered, so visitors can relax, enjoy a variety other beverages and listen to jazz vocalist Kimber Manning.
Thursday, July 27 Lecture: "Power Tool: Gold as an Instrument
6:30 p.m. of Policy in the New Kingdom"
Nashville Public Library (Main), 615 Church Street
Free

Dr. Peter J. Brand, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Memphis, who teaches at the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology, explores the political function of gold at the height of Egypt's power and influence, including where gold came from, and how it was used to enhance the king's power and prestige among the gods, the people and foreign lands.
Friday, July 28 Frist Fridays: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Burning Las Vegas
Turner Courtyard
Members: free, Non-members: Free with purchase of gallery admission (see last page for important admission information)

Our popular Frist Fridays series continues with great live music from Burning Las Vegas in the courtyard. Guests can enjoy light appetizers and a cash bar. It's also a great opportunity to visit The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt (please see admission information below).