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Nashville on New Year's Eve holds one
of the biggest parties in Tennessee,
and large crowds head to the music
city to watch the fireworks and
enjoy the music, with New Year
seeing a variety of concerts held
across the city. One of the biggest
events for sees Bassnectar
playing live at Nashville's
Bridgestone Arena, playing his usual
mix of elements of extreme bass,
dubstep and breakbeat music.
The
downtown area of Nashville features
a diverse assortment of
entertainment, dining, cultural and
architectural attractions. The
Broadway and 2nd Avenue areas
feature entertainment venues, night
clubs and an assortment of
restaurants. North of Broadway lies
Nashville's central business
district, Legislative Plaza, Capitol
Hill and the Tennessee Bicentennial
Mall. Cultural and architectural
attractions can be found throughout
the city.
Much
of the city's cultural life has
revolved around its large university
community. Particularly significant
in this respect were two groups of
critics and writers who were
associated with Vanderbilt
University in the early twentieth
century: the Fugitives and the
Agrarians. Popular destinations
include Fort Nashborough and Fort
Negley, the former being a
reconstruction of the original
settlement, the latter being a
semi-restored Civil War battle fort;
the Tennessee State Museum; and The
Parthenon, a full-scale replica of
the original Parthenon in Athens.
The Tennessee State Capitol is one
of the oldest working state capitol
buildings in the nation, while The
Hermitage is one of the older
presidential homes open to the
public.
Nashville has a vibrant music and
entertainment scene spanning a
variety of genres. The Tennessee
Performing Arts Center is the major
performing arts center of the city.
It is the home of the Tennessee
Repertory Theatre, the Nashville
Opera, the Music City Drum and Bugle
Corps, and the Nashville Ballet. In
September 2006, the Schermerhorn
Symphony Center opened as the home
of the Nashville Symphony. Perhaps
the biggest factor in drawing
visitors to Nashville is its
association with country music. Many
visitors to Nashville attend live
performances of the Grand Ole Opry,
the world's longest running live
radio show. The Country Music Hall
of Fame and Museum is another major
attraction relating to the
popularity of country music. The
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention
Center, the Opry Mills regional
shopping mall and the General
Jackson showboat, are all located in
what is known as Music Valley.
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