Hey friends! Happy weekend! If anyone ever deserved weekend, it would certainly go to Nashvillians this time around. You have all set the bar extremely high when it comes to helping others. Keep it up.

Free admission to Cheekwood ends today and free admission to The Frist continues through Sunday.

Keep an eye on the Dining out for Nashville event coming up on May 17th, where participating restaurants will donate 50% of proceeds to help flood relief. Click here for their Facebook page and here for their Twitter!

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Seriously, what’s up with this rain showing up on the weekends? (Dammit, Janet!) Fortunately, it hasn’t hit us quite yet, and we’ve got a beautiful Friday to enjoy. That’s right. You made it to Friday! Chin up, little campers! Despite the forecast of rain, there’s some exciting stuff happening this weekend in our lovely city:

The antici…………..pation is finally over and Burger Up (brought to you by your friends at the Frothy Monkey) will open its doors on 12th South tomorrow at 5. I cannot wait to dive into their delicious-looking menu.

The midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is going on tonight and tomorrow at the Belcourt. It will undoubtedly be a seriously enjoyable ruckus.

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Hey! It’s Friday! First of all, it’s National Picnic Day! (Check out our Patio post to get the scoop on some restaurants with excellent patios. Patios count.) Get out in this gorgeous sunshine and nosh away. We’ve got some exciting things happening in our beloved city this weekend:

Naked Without Us continues tonight with the boutique crawl. Or/and, head over to Mercy Lounge at 8 tonight for the Emerging Designers Fashion Show!

Good luck to all of you Music City Marathon runners out there. Tomorrow is your day. Fingers crossed for not-monsoon weather! Good luck! Chow down on his, her, mine, and your share of carbs today!

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Apparently today is both National Stress Awareness Day and National Eggs Benedict Day. So, find some Eggs Benedict and chill out. It’s Friday, people! Congratulations to you for staying strong through the week. As a reward, you have a weekend chock-full of fun ahead of you:

Tomorrow is Record Store Day. Grimey’s will have BBQ, beer, bands, and cheap records for sale starting at 10 a.m. The Groove will be hosting Mas Tacos.

Urban Outfitters is hosting a sidewalk sale for womens clothing tomorrow.

Tomorrow is also the 12th Avenue South Tour of Homes for $10.

12th Avenue’s friends down the street at the Halcyon Bike Shop will be hosting their bike drive (11a.m. to 6p.m.) tomorrow at Centennial Park during the Earth Day Celebration.

So much fun to be had this weekend! Get out there and take advantage of it!

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It’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!

Hello friends and fellow food-eaters! It is once again a beautiful day in Nashville. Get out in the sun and make the most of it before the thunderstorms show up tomorrow.

Now, this is what you’re here for:

8th Ave/12th South

Fiddle Cakes: We are covered in flour and baking fresh banana bread, pies, iced sugar cookies, and cupcakes galore! Swing by and grab some for your office! Or, if you are off work for Good Friday, come brink a book and relax on our porch or on our picnic tables.

Belmont

Fido: Vegan Morning Glory Muffins are hot out of the oven! No sugar added B & O Railroad Muffins are on the way.

Downtown

Dunn Bros. Coffee: Free iced tea or iced coffee when you purchase a sandwich or a bowl of soup. Today’s soups- Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle and Italian Sausage Tortellini. Also, 2 lbs. for $20 bean sale goes through Sunday.

Manny’s HOP: Twitter Special- Spinach roll with side of marinara sauce and drink. $5.75 includes tax.

Past Perfect: Buffalo Chicken Wrap for $7.95. Soup of the Day- French Onion. $5 Margaritas for Happy Hour!

Flying Saucer:: Garage doors wide open for this gorgeous day!! Grab a pint and enjoy it!! Happy hour 4-8pm!!

East Nashville

Mas Tacos at Five Points: Opens at noon! Fried avocado, cast-iron chicken, summer style quinoa + cantaloupe agua fresca, and mas, of course!

Mitchell’s Deli: HOT BAR: Classic Lasagna, Shrimp & Grits, Brocolli w/ Brie, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Apple-Almond Crisp, and Vegetarian Minestrone Soup.

Sweet 16th Bakery: Decorated Poundcake Easter Eggs, Robin’s Nest Cupcakes, Lemon Mini Cheesecakes and more for Friday. Fresh Sourdough bread too! Hot Cross buns, too, while supplies last.

The Wild Cow: Mujadara, roasted asparagus, sweet potato stew, sesame ginger bok choy & tofu salad, green chile & tofu Caesar salad, and LOTS of desserts.

Germantown

Drink Haus: Haus-made muffins: citrus coconut, apple almond oat, gf cran pecan. Get your fix before we close for Easter Sunday!

Green Hills

Bravo Gelato: Flavor of the day is Chocolate Cayenne.

Vanderbilt/West End

Gigi’s Cupcakes: Friday Flavors. Their favorite: Peach Cobbler yellow cake, baked with peaches, swirled with a peach cream cheese frosting & sprinkled with a crumb topping.

Red Rooster:: 2 for 1 Happy Hour starts @4pm with $2 off appetizers. @redroosterNASH Come out and listen to the Mudflap Kings from Memphis @8pm.

Mambu: $5.00 Glasses of One Hope Cabernet for Autism Awareness Day. (50% of profits to help fight Austism!)