Who's got the money in the race for mayor and where did it come from.

Jim Gringrich's self-funded campaign has over a $2 million war chest. 

Update by Rod Williams, June 23, 2023- I have looked at each first quarter financial report of the candidates for mayor. By far and away, Jim Gringrich has the biggest war chest, with over $2 million on hand. Most of that is his own money. He loaned his campaign $2 million.

I think we can say that the candidates with a chance of making the runoff are Jim Gringrich, Matt Wiltshire, Freddie O'Connell, Alice Rolli, Jeff Yarbro and Heidi Campbell. That is seven out of the twelve. 

Despite Heidi Campbell raising no money, I am putting her in this group due to her name recognition and that Chip Forrester is her campaign manager and she has the potential to raise a lot of money quickly. It appears she comes from a family with money and could probably family and self-finance. Also, serving as mayor of Oak Hill and State Senator, and having recently been the Democratic nominee for the 5th Congressional District she has more name recognition than any of the other candidates. 

Sharon Hurt perhaps should be considered a serious candidate, but I just don't feel it. Being an at-large Council Member, she has won a county wide race.  There are three other Black candidates in the race, however, who will split the Black vote. I am surprised that Vivian Wilhoit has not filed a campaign finance report. However, she has won a county-wide race and has name recognition so she will get some votes.  Also, Fran Bush was a notable member of the school board and has run county-wide. With Hurt's modest war chest of $97,000 and with the Black vote being between several ways, I do not see Hurt making the runoff.

I have included Alice Rolli in the list of serious contenders. I am supporting her so maybe it is wishful thinking on my part. I would be more hopeful if she had more financial support. 

When I started this analysis of campaign financial reports, I was examining the contributor list to see who was supporting which candidates. That is a time-consuming process and for now, I am putting that on hold. I plan to get back to that soon, so look for an update. 

 by Rod Williams, June 21, 2023- We are not that far from elections for mayor and Metro Council.

Early voting starts July 14th. 

Maybe, it is just me, but it seems that this campaign season has been kind of boring. I do not feel a lot of excitement. It seems like the election is slipping up on us. I have not seen that many campaign signs and have not as of yet received that many mailings, or text messages, or emails from candidates and have only seen a few commercials. Frankly, it is hard to tell the candidates apart. All seem to be playing it safe and no one seems to be offering a bold vision or much of an agenda. 

You can tell who a serious candidate by seeing how much money a candidate has raised and spend. It takes money to run for mayor. Also, sometimes you can tell a lot about a candidate by looking at who is supporting him financially. That can recommend a candidate or not support him.

I have reviewed each of the candidate's campaign financial disclosure forms for the year end 2022 report and the 2023 first quarter report. Below, I have listed the campaign contributions that I found of interest for each of the candidates. 

I obviously don't know who all of the movers and shakers and important people are in town, so if you are knowledgeable about who's who in Nashville, you may want to look at the reports for yourself. You can find all of the reports at this link. If you do review the campaign reports and find something of interest, please share. Below is what I found on each of the candidates, that I found of interest.

Natisha Brooks

• Total raised this quarter: $63,558
• Total loans outstanding: $30,000.  Loan was from the candidate, herself.
• Balance on hand: $59,905

Who contributed to her campaign: Natisha Brooks contributed $15,000 to her own campaign, 

Fran Bush

• Total raised this quarter: $1,700
• Total loans outstanding: $0.  Loan was from the candidate, herself.
• Balance on hand: $2,510

Who contributed to her campaign: Only one itemized contribution and it was for $500.

Heidi Campbell: She has not filed a financial report for the first quarter. She did not appoint a treasure until April 4, 2023. I am surprised. As the Mayor of Oak Hill, a State Senator and a long resume, I assume she is a serious candidate. Her treasure is Chip Forrester,  

Bernie Cox: No First Quarter Report filed. He filed a 2022 year end report showing no money raised or spent. He has appointed a treasurer. 

Jim Gingrich

• Amount Raised this quarter: $2,163,094
• Loans outstanding: $2,000,000. Loan from the candidate himself.
• Balance on hand: $2,035,078

Who contributed to his campaign: Check back for an update.

Sharon Hurt

• Amount Raised this quarter: $114,839
• Loans outstanding: 0
• Balance on hand: $97,016

Who contributed to her campaign: Check back for an update. 

Stephanie Johnson 

• Amount Raised this quarter: $0
• Loans outstanding: 0
• Balance on hand: $100

Freddie O'Connell

• Amount Raised this quarter: $113,958. 
• Loans outstanding: 0
• Balance on hand: $299,045.

Who contributed to his campaign: Former Mayor Megan Barry contributed $400; Former Mayor David Briley contributed $250; Charles Bone, $1600.  

Mark Deutchman of Village Real Estate Services donated $1000; several contributions of $1500 from people who work for the Roers Company of Plymouth, MN;  Ned Horton Chairman of the Fair Board, contributed $250; Rich Reibling, $500: Waller Landen PAC, $3500; John Ingram, $1000: Gresham Smith PAC, $2000: Ragan Smith PAC, $500; Hilton Nashville Downtown, $1,000. Derick Bell of Bell Construction $1,000. 

He received $7500 from the A Better Tomorrow PAC, and that PAC received $7500 from Uptown Property Holding, LLC of San Diego, CA. Uptown Property Holding, LLC is the company developing Nashville Yards and has a lot of other properties in Nashville.  

Four students by the last name of Tyler who all live at the same address in Brentwood gave $1600 each, David Fox contributed $500, but that is not the David Fox who is the former mayoral candidate who is supporting Alice Rollie in this election; it is a different David Fox.  He also received contributions from a lot of lawyers and several $1800 contributions from Family members, and several contributions from people who work in Constructiion, development, or real estate. 

Allice Rolli

• Amount Raised this quarter: $208,765
• Total Loans outstanding: $144,275
• Balance on hand: $197,482

Who contributed to her campaign: 

Orrin Ingram of Ingram Industries, $1.800, and John Ingram $1,000; JCB PAC, $2500; Former Chair of the Tennessee Republican Party Tom Beasley, $1,800; former mayoral candidate David Fox, $1,000.

Vivian Wilhoit: No report on file.

Matthew Wiltshire

• Total raised this quarter; $515,875
• Total loans outstanding, $384,904
• Balance on hand: $1,409,771

Who contributed to his campaign: 

He received a $2500 contribution from A Better Tomorrow PAC. Uptown Property Holding, LLC of San Diego, CA notated $7500 to this PAC. The PAC also contributed $7500 to Freddie O'Connell. 

H. G. Hill Realty PAC donated $9400.

Charles Bone a former candidate for mayor donated $1800. Notice that Charles Bone also contributed to Freddie O'Connell's campaign. Former Mayor Karl Dean donated $1800. Hal Cato former CEO of Thistle Farms, who considered a run for mayor, but did not run, donated $750. Former Council Member and candidate for Council Davette Blalock donated $45. Council Member Tanaka Vercher donated $200.

John Ingram of Ingram Industires donated $1,000. Notice he also contributed to other candidates campaigns.  Gerald Nicely, Executive Director of Nashville’s Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency from 1979-2002, and Transportation Secretary under Governor Phil Bredisen donated $1,000. Ned Horton, who also contributed to other campaigns, donated $200. Rich Reibling donated $1800. Eddie Latimer of Affordable Housing Resources donated $355.08.  Bobby Joslin of Joslin Sign Company donated $1800.

He received lots of contributions from attorneys, people who work in the field of real estate, consultants, people who work in property management. developers, and people who work in finance.

Jeff Yarbro

• Amount Raised this quarter: $327,849
• Total Loans outstanding: $50,000
• Balance on hand: $329,689

Who contributed to his campaign: Check back for an update.

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Nashville Conservatives breakfast features Council candidates, June 24th.

 

From Raphaela Keohane,

 

Good morning fellow Conservatives:  

Please see the attached flyer for information candidates speaking to our group on Saturday JUNE 24TH.   

Please bring questions and friends to speak to the candidates running for COUNCIL.   

This Saturday we will have Council candidates and Council at Large to answer your questions.

We meet at the Golden Corral

315 Old Lebanon Dirt Rd, Hermitage, TN 37076 

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME to attend AND bring friends who want our city to stay great!

From 8-8:30 we socialize and eat breakfast pay at the entrance and then join us on the left side of the restaurant to eat.  We are going to lose the Golden Coral venue if we do not make more of an effort to SHOW UP and BUY SOMETHING.  It is bad business for the Golden Coral to have a large room tied up and some people just asking for water.  The seats are not free for the business they pay a waitress, they pay rent, and they pay employees to cook and clean.  We have a very good waitress who is attentive to our needs for coffee, juice, and soda so please tip the waitress 

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Meet Fran Bush, candidate for Nashville mayor

by Rod Williams, June 22, 2023- The Tennessean is doing a feature article on each of the candidates for mayor, including a video of an interview with each. Above is the Tennessean interview with Fran Bush. Thankfully, The Tennessean has made the videoed interview with the candidates sharable, so I am able to post it here. 

If one has a subscription to the Tennessean, you can read the article on Fran Bush at this link. Most of what is in the article is also in the video. 

My main takeaways from the article and the video: I have not watched it yet but have read the article. I hate to be so blunt. With only $2510 on hand at the end of the first quarter, Fran Bush cannot be considered a serious contender. I liked her as a school board member. In my view she was one the best member on the board during the time she served. However, she has no chance of being elected mayor. I wish she would withdraw and throw her support behind her preferred candidate. 

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Meet Natisha Brooks, candidate for Nashville mayor

 

by Rod Williams, June 22, 2023- The Tennessean is doing a feature article on each of the candidates for mayor, including a video of an interview with each. Above is the Tennessean interview with Natisha Brooks. Thankfully, The Tennessean has made the videoed interview with the candidates sharable, so I am able to post it here. 

If one has a subscription to the Tennessean, you can read the article on Natisha Brooks at this link. Most of what is in the article is also in the video.

My main takeaways from the article and interview: She is for light-rail, more after school care, and more affordable housing, more mental health care, fully funding the police and filling the 200-man police manpower shortage, raising the starting salary for teachers and police to $70,000, and paying sanitation workers more.  She provides no analysis of the cause of the affordable housing problem and does not say how she would address the issue. She wants to spend a lot of money but says as mayor she will not increase taxes. She is not realistic. Natisha Brooks is a sweet person and I like her, but I do not think she is the best person for the job of mayor. Also, with a modest campaign war chest, I think her chances of making a runoff are slim. I wish she would withdraw from the race and throw her support to her preferred candidate.

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The new "Do not Text" law does not apply to political solicitations. It should.

 by Rod Williams, June 22, 2023- The new "do not text" law goes into effect on July 1, which is designed to protect Tennessee residential consumers from unwanted text messages. Consumers who have registered their phone number on the Tennessee Do Not Call list will automatically be covered under the Do Not Text program. No additional action is required for individuals already participating in the Do Not Call program.  If you want to register, click here for the Do Not Call/Text registry. 

I thought I was registered but maybe not.  I receive lots of calls that my phone tell me are "scam likely" and I simply do not answer those calls. However, some do not get tagged as scam calls and I answer them. One type of call is the Medicare scam. Some guy in a lilting Indian accent will say, "Mr Williams, I am ...... with ..... and I am calling about your back pain." "You are entitled to a free back brace from Medicare and ...." Or he is calling about my supply of free diabetes test strips.  I don't have back pain or diabetes but a lot of people my age are.  A lot of people will take free stuff even if they don't need it and I am sure a lot of people think the calls are legitimate. I wonder how many people have unused back braces in their closet. I wonder how much Medicare is ripped off every month.

The other calls are someone wanting to know if I want to sale the little rental house I own or if I want to sale the house I live in. I don't.

Another category of calls is solicitations from non-profit charities or solicitations for political contributions.  I only get maybe two or three of these calls a week, but they clog my phone with text messages. Sometimes I block them, but it doesn't slow them down. Blocking does not work. Usually, I just delete them unread. 

Here is who has texted me for political contributions since yesterday: Marco Rubio; Tim Scott; Mike Pompeo; Kellyanne Conway; Majority Whip Tom Elder asking me to sign a petition to condemn the Trump witch hunt and give some money to the cause; another one from Mike Pompeo; another one from Tim Scott; another one again from Tim Scott; a private and secure message from Donald Trump; another one from Trump; Representative Eli Crane who is a Navy Seal, business man, and servant of God, asking me for money; another one that is political but I don't know who it is from; another one that starts, "Woke liberal mob spitting nails after 97% of Christians ...";  another one saying something about Hunter Biden; another one says "House Republicans introduced Articles of Impea..."; one from Mike Pence; one that says, "Enough! The radical left has si..."; one that says, "Poll: Do you support keeping the Bible in school libraries," 

This is all in one day. They do not get any money from me.  I have never given a dime in response to a phone text message. I almost never even open one and read it. 

Unfortunately, the new "Do not Text" law does not apply to political solicitations. It should. 

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(update) Who's got the money in the race for mayor and where did it come from.

 by Rod Williams, June 21, 2023- We are not that far from elections for mayor and Metro Council. Early voting starts July 14th. 

Maybe, it is just me, but it seems that this campaign season has been kind of boring. I do not feel a lot of excitement. It seems like the election is slipping up on us. I have not seen that many campaign signs and have not as of yet received that many mailings, or text messages, or emails from candidates and have only seen a few commercials. Frankly, it is hard to tell the candidates apart. All seem to be playing it safe and no one seems to be offering a bold vision or much of an agenda. 

You can tell who a serious candidate by seeing how much money a candidate has raised and spend. It takes money to run for mayor. Also, sometimes you can tell a lot about a candidate by looking at who is supporting him financially. That can recommend a candidate or not support him.

I have reviewed each of the candidate's campaign financial disclosure forms for the year end 2022 report and the 2023 first quarter report. Below, I have listed the campaign contributions that I found of interest for each of the candidates. 

I obviously don't know who all of the movers and shakers and important people are in town, so if you are knowledgeable about who's who in Nashville, you may want to look at the reports for yourself. You can find all of the reports at this link. If you do review the campaign reports and find something of interest, please share. Below is what I found on each of the candidates, that I found of interest.

Freddie O'Connell

• Amount Raised this quarter: $113,958. 
• Loans outstanding: 0
• Balance on hand: $299,045.

Who contributed to his campaign: Former Mayor Megan Barry contributed $400; Former Mayor David Briley contributed $250; Charles Bone, $1600.  

Mark Deutchman of Village Real Estate Services donated $1000; several contributions of $1500 from people who work for the Roers Company of Plymouth, MN;  Ned Horton Chairman of the Fair Board, contributed $250; Rich Reibling, $500: Waller Landen PAC, $3500; John Ingram, $1000: Gresham Smith PAC, $2000: Ragan Smith PAC, $500; Hilton Nashville Downtown, $1,000. Derick Bell of Bell Construction $1,000. 

He received $7500 from the A Better Tomorrow PAC, and that PAC received $7500 from Uptown Property Holding, LLC of San Diego, CA. Uptown Property Holding, LLC is the company developing Nashville Yards and has a lot of other properties in Nashville.  

Four students by the last name of Tyler who all live at the same address in Brentwood gave $1600 each, David Fox contributed $500, but that is not the David Fox who is the former mayoral candidate who is supporting Alice Rollie in this election; it is a different David Fox.  He also received contributions from a lot of lawyers and several $1800 contributions from Family members, and several contributions from people who work in Constructiion, development, or real estate. 

Allice Rolli

• Amount Raised this quarter: $208,765
• Total Loans outstanding: $144,275
• Balance on hand: $197,482

Who contributed to her campaign: 

Orrin Ingram of Ingram Industries, $1.800, and John Ingram $1,000; JCB PAC, $2500; Former Chair of the Tennessee Republican Party Tom Beasley, $1,800; former mayoral candidate David Fox, $1,000.

Vivian Wilhoit: No report on file.

Matthew Wiltshire

• Total raised this quarter; $515,875
• Total loans outstanding, $384,904
• Balance on hand: $1,409,771

Who contributed to his campaign: 

He received a $2500 contribution from A Better Tomorrow PAC. Uptown Property Holding, LLC of San Diego, CA notated $7500 to this PAC. The PAC also contributed $7500 to Freddie O'Connell. 

H. G. Hill Realty PAC donated $9400.

Charles Bone a former candidate for mayor donated $1800. Notice that Charles Bone also contributed to Freddie O'Connell's campaign. Former Mayor Karl Dean donated $1800. Hal Cato former CEO of Thistle Farms, who considered a run for mayor, but did not run, donated $750. Former Council Member and candidate for Council Davette Blalock donated $45. Council Member Tanaka Vercher donated $200.

John Ingram of Ingram Industires donated $1,000. Notice he also contributed to other candidates campaigns.  Gerald Nicely, Executive Director of Nashville’s Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency from 1979-2002, and Transportation Secretary under Governor Phil Bredisen donated $1,000. Ned Horton, who also contributed to other campaigns, donated $200. Rich Reibling donated $1800. Eddie Latimer of Affordable Housing Resources donated $355.08.  Bobby Joslin of Joslin Sign Company donated $1800.

He received lots of contributions from attorneys, people who work in the field of real estate, consultants, people who work in property management. developers, and people who work in finance.

This is a draft of a work in progress. Please check back.

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Why civics test scores are falling in American schools

Written By: Bethany Mandel, The Spectator, June 20, 2023 - Twenty years ago, one of the most popular bits on late-night television was “Jaywalking,” where Tonight Show host Jay Leno quizzed passersby on world events, geography, history and more. He would ask random people on the street about literature, who the vice president was, or who we fought in World War Two. 

The clips that made the cut inevitably involved embarrassingly ignorant answers. Today, America is a nation of Jaywalking Allstars; whereas it was once a punchline for someone to be that ignorant, ignorance is now the norm. ... 

... students were falling short of the basic standards set out on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). ...  “about 40 percent of eighth graders scored ‘below basic’ in US history last year, compared with 34 percent in 2018 and 29 percent in 2014.” And just 13 percent of eighth graders were considered “proficient,” compared to 18 percent nearly a decade ago. ...

... we can’t ignore how the study of social studies, history and civics has transformed from facts, dates and places to increasingly aggressive political indoctrination. ... No longer do students learn about how the Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the Revolutionary War; now they spend their history hour learning about how the Founding Fathers were slaveholders.

This manipulation of history for children doesn’t just leave them vulnerable to political indoctrination, it leaves them unable to recognize they’re being indoctrinated in the first place. ...  the RAND Corporation found that more teachers thought civics education is about promoting environmental activism, rather than about ‘knowledge of social, political, and civic institutions.’ ... high school civics teachers reported that just 43 percent thought it was essential for graduates to know about periods such as ‘the Civil War and the Cold War.’ Less than two-thirds thought it essential for graduates to know the protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.”

... They believe that their mandate isn’t to teach history or civics, but instead, to brainwash children; and lo and behold, just a few years later, children are falling ever further behind in competence in this newly hyperpoliticized subject area. ... “There is an appalling lack of understanding regarding how our government works, yet it is critical that students develop this understanding in order to be contributing members of society who can engage in the democratic process. (Read it all)

Rod's Comment: I am not optimistic about the future and this in one of the reasons. 

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Who's got the money in the race for mayor and where did it come from.

by Rod Williams, June 19, 2023- We are not that far from elections for mayor and Metro Council. Early voting starts July 14th. 

Maybe, it is just me, but it seems that this campaign season has been kind of boring. I do not feel a lot of excitement. It seems like the election is slipping up on us. I have not seen that many campaign signs and have not as of yet received that many mailings, or text messages, or emails from candidates and have only seen a few commercials. Frankly, it is hard to tell the candidates apart. All seem to be playing it safe and no one seems to be offering a bold vision or much of an agenda. 

You can tell who a serious candidate by seeing how much money a candidate has raised and spend. It takes money to run for mayor. Also, sometimes you can tell a lot about a candidate by looking at who is supporting him financially. That can recommend a candidate or give reason to not support him.

I have reviewed each of the candidate's campaign financial disclosure forms for the year end 2022 report and the 2023 first quarter report. Below, I have listed the campaign contributions that I found of interest for each of the candidates. I obviously don't know who all of the movers and shakers and important people are in town, so if you are knowledgeable about who's who in Nashville, you may want to look at the reports for yourself. You can find all of the reports at this link. Below is what I found on each of the candidates,

Freddie O'Connell

Amount Raised this quarter: $113,958. 

Loans outstanding: 0

Balance on hand: $299,045.

Who contributed to his campaign: Former Mayor Megan Barry contributed $400; Former Mayor David Briley contributed $250; Charles Bone, $1600; A Better Tomorrow PAC, $2500; Mark Deutchman of Village Real Estate Services, $1000; several contributions of $1500 from people who work for the Roers Company of Plymouth, MN;  Ned Horton Chairman of the Fair Board, contributed $250; Rich Reibling, $500: Waller Landen PAC, $3500; John Ingram, $1000: Gresham Smith PAC, $2000: Ragan Smith PAC, $500; Hilton Nashville Downtown, $1,000. Dreick Bell of Bell Construction $1,000. Four students by the last name of Tyler who all live at the same address in Brentwood gave $1600 each, David Fox contributed $500, but that is not the David Fox who is the former mayoral candidate who is supporting Alice Rollie in this election; it is a different David Fox.  He also received contributions from a lot of lawyers and several $1800 contributions from Family members, and several contributions from people who work in Constructiion, development, or real estate. 

Allice Rolli

Amount Raised this quarter: $208,765

Total Loans outstanding: $144,275

Balance on hand: $197,482

Who contributed to her campaign: Orrin Ingram of Ingram Industries, $1.800, and John Ingram $1,000; JCB PAC, $2500; Former Chair of the Tennessee Republican Party Tom Beasley, $1,800; former mayoral candidate David Fox, $1,000.

This is a draft of a work in progress. Please check back.

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Beacon Center Young Professionals June Happy Hour and Networking Event

 

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Tonight, the Williamson County School Board votes on removing "Where the Crawdads Sing" from school libraries.

by Rod Williams, June 19, 2023- Tonight the Williamson County School Board will vote on whether or not to remove four books from school libraries. Of the four I have read Where the Crawdads Sing.  I do not think it is inappropriate book for a high school student to read.  If they pick this book as one to ban. and I deem it unworthy of being banned, then I assume the other three are also unworthy of being banned. The effort to ban the book is being spearheaded by the group Mom's for Liberty.

Where the Crawdads Sing, in my estimation is not a great book. It was a book worth reading and a nice way to pass some time, but I did not think it was a great work of literature. Some books resonate with me, and I hate to see them end, or they stir an emotion in me, or they are thought provoking.  I had none of these reactions from this book, but many people loved it. There is no denying that it is a popular book. The book has sold over 18 million copies making it one of the best-selling books of all time and spent 150 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. 

If I had a teenage child and he or she read this book, I would be glad he was choosing to read something of significance rather than watching Tic Tok videos or playing video games. I would simply be glad he was reading.  I would hope my child would develop a love or reading and a love of books. If a high school student chooses to read this book, he or she probably has the maturity to handle the subject matter. For parents who disagree and don't want their child to read it, they can put the librarian on notice that their child is restricted from checking out certain books. 

While there is one passage in the book that deals with a sexual encounter, the book is not salacious. This is not porn. Yes, the book does include sex, and violence and alcohol abuse, but that is not what the book is about. After all, all of those elements are also in the Bible. Should we ban the Bible?  If one wants to read the taken-out-of-context passages in this book that the advocates of banning the book object to you can find them at this link.  Before concluding these passages justify banning the book, just think what passages one could take out of context to ban the bible. A Utah school district did ban the Bible for vulgarity” and violence. A few taken-out-of-context passages should not be the basis of banning a book.

There may be some books in a library somewhere that deserve to be removed, but I don't think Where the Crawdad Sings, in one of them. The process of putting a book on the library shelf is not a haphazard process and there is a methodical way to consider the removal of a book when it is challenged. (You can learn more about this process at this link.) The committee established to advise the school board on whether or not to remove a book, recommended against removal. If I was serving on the Williamson County School Board, I would vote against removal.

If you would like to read Where the Crawdads Sing for yourself, you can order it from Amazon at this link. 

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Where to hear the candidates for mayor. Mayoral Forums June 12- June 26

June 12. Fox 17 Mayoral Forum. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Boone Convocation Center, Trevecca Nazarene University, 333 Murfreesboro Pike. First hour to be broadcast on WZTV-Fox 17, second hour streams on fox17.com and social media channels. Open to the public? Yes.

June 13: Nashville Banner/Scene/Post, 4:30-7 p.m. at Fat Bottom Brewing, 800 33th Ave. N. Open to the public? Yes, RSVP at the link. 

June 14: Arts Equity Forum. At the Nashville Children’s Theater. Sponsored by the North Nashville Arts Coalition. 6:30 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. forum start. Open to the public? Yes, but tickets are required.

June 21: Equity Alliance Cocktails with the Candidate, 6-9 p.m. at Roasted Salemtown, 614 Garfield St. Open to the public? Yes, reserve your spot at the link. 

June 22: The Tennessean, with NewsChannel 5 and Belmont University, 5-8 p.m. at The Fisher Center, 2020 Belmont Blvd. Open to the public? Yes, free tickets are available on the website. 

June 26: Nashville Child and Youth Collaborative, 6-7:30 p.m. at Honey Alexander Center, 2400 Clifton Ave. Open to the public? Yes, free registration will open up at the link. 

The above list was compiled and published by The Nashville Scene. 

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