The Venue

The Bluebird Cafe

4104 Hillsboro Pike

Amy Kurland opened it June 3, 1982, with money from her grandmother, in a strip mall five miles from downtown. Music was an afterthought. It became the most important songwriter stage in America.

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Shape The Day

Before

The Well Coffeehouse

short ride recommended · 5 min - Green Hills

Coffeehouse on Granny White Pike across from Lipscomb University, with a stage in back that gets used most weeks. Opens at six on weekdays. Closes at five, so it is a daytime stop.

10:00 AM · Bluebird Cafe Fall Open House

After

Doughbird

0.1 mi · 1 min walk - Green Hills

Pizza and rotisserie chicken from restaurateur Sam Fox, in Hill Center on Hillsboro Pike. Full bar, happy hour 3 to 6 on weekdays. Kitchen runs to ten on Friday and Saturday.