Saturday,
August 11
* 9 AM - 12 PM Tomatoes and Caffeine at Bongo Java-Start your
Tomato Art Fest day early with a free cup of coffee, and a slice
of tomato cake. There will also be fun crafts for the kids to
enjoy.
* 10 AM - 2 PM
Tomato Art Kidsfest at East End United Methodist Church-On the
corner of 12th and Holly Street will be an area just for the kids
that will include face painting, tomato head hair painting, a
misting tent, crafts, giveaways, and inflatables for jumping,
climbing, and sliding!
* 10 AM-6PM Rickshaw
rides-Eastside Cycles will be transporting festival goers to various
events throughout the day.
* 10 AM-6PM Tomato
Retreat at the Walnut Exchange-Food, day spa, shopping, photography
sale and show, relaxing atmosphere, drinks, and a few surprises
* 11 AM Tomato
Toss at 11th and Fatherland-Inspired by the Tomatina Festival
in Spain, where thousands flood the streets for the world's largest
tomato fight, we invite you to toss a few tomatoes. Bring your
over-ripe, non-edible tomatoes to playfully toss at the RE/MAX
building, which is set to be demolished soon. The Farmers' Market
will also be donating their unsellable tomatoes for this event.
* 11 AM-2PM Heirloom
Tomato Tasting & Organic Farmers at The Turnip Truck-Come
by and be amazed at just how flavorful a tomato can be! There
will also be many local organic farmers selling fresh fruits and
vegetables. Raw food guru, Laura Button will be on hand to prepare
delicious tomato dishes as well.
* 11:30 AM Live
music begins-This year's live music is brought to you by American
Songwriter magazine, and will feature Atomic Speedway, The Gypsy
Hombres, The East Side Attractions (Peter Cooper and Eric Brace),
The Coal Men, Jon Byrd, Brooke Waggoner, Ode Hazelwood, Stephen
Simmons, Melba Toast and Her Tomato Pickers, and Tommy Womack.
Full schedule and more acts to be announced soon!
* 11:30 AM Stroller
Derby at 114 South 11th Street-Pied Piper Creamery and V Floral
& Gift are on the hunt for East Nashville's toughest families.
Be ready to test your speed and agility with the over/under tomato
toss, circular jump-roping, tomato race, best tomato themed decorated
stroller or team costume contest, and other fun filled challenges.
Enrollment is limited to first ten families in three age categories:
Seedlings (child in stroller with one adult); Tomatillos: (ages
3-5 and one adult); The Beefsteaks: (ages 6-8 and one adult).
* 12 PM Biggest
and Littlest Tomato Contest at Wonders on Woodland-Who says size
doesn't matter? To enter, or for more information, call Wonders
on Woodland at 615-226-5300.
* 12-4 PM Creative
Carnival at Kastle Key (1311 Woodland Street)-Join in on the community
collaboration art project, as the theme "Reflections of a
Community" is explored.
* 1 PM Salsa Dancing
at the 5 Spot-Instructors will be on hand to teach willing participants
how to Salsa! Rosepepper Cantina will also be providing camaron
de chaires and chips and salsa.
* 2 PM Red Head
Contest at the Walnut Exchange-Just show up with your locks!
* 3PM Bloody Mary
Finals at 3 Crow Bar-10 finalists will compete for the title of
the best Bloody Mary Recipe of 2007.
* 3:30 PM Most
Beautiful Tomato Pageant-Take an ordinary tomato and dress, adorn,
or decorate it to make it a contender for the pageant! To enter
call 615-227-8566 or 615-415-9165.
* 3:30 PM Recipe
Contest at The Ambrose House-This year's theme is pizza. The only
rule is that tomatoes must be involved in the recipe. Email submissions
to mypizzaisbest@hotmail.com,
and find out more information at www.tomatoartfest.com.
This year's esteemed
panel of judges include: Kim Totzke, Ombi restaurant; Kate Sage,
Bongo Java Roasting Company; Dan and Ellen Einstein, Sweet 16th
Bakery; Marne Duke, Nashville Farmers' Market; Will Uhlhorn, F.
Scott's Restaurant; and of course head judge and tomato aficionado
Kay West.
* 4 PM Children's
Tomato Art Show Awards-A surprise judge will be awarding ribbons
and prizes at 1021 Russell Street.
* 4 PM Garden of
East: A Bumper Crop of Neighborhood Fashion-The Hip Zipper brings
this tomato and East Nashville inspired fashion show to life.
Special guest emcees will include City Paper Style Arbiter Libby
Callaway, Christopher Lester, and Olakaeti Shute-Pettaway.
* 6PM-10PM Tomato
Art Show Opening Reception at Art & Invention Gallery-this
is where it all began! The reception is FREE and open to the public.
*All event times,
locations, and details are subject to change.
About Art &
Invention Gallery:
Hosting five to six shows annually, including the signature Tomato
Art Show in August and Holiday Artisan Show in December, Art &
Invention Gallery focuses on inventiveness in fine art, craft,
and original furniture. Adult and Children Workshops are held
throughout the year as an outlet for creative energy. In 2005
and 2006, the Nashville Scene voted Art & Invention Gallery
the "#2 Art Gallery" (behind The Frist Museum). The
gallery has also received accolades from the Southern Foodways
Alliance, Travel and Leisure, SPIN, and was honored in November
2006 by Southern Living as one of the top 50 shops in the Southeast.
Owners Meg and Bret MacFadyen started the Tomato Art Fest in 2004,
when they saw a need in East Nashville for a community event.
They decided that the best part of August is ripe, juicy tomatoes,
so that is what they chose as their theme. Thus, the Tomato Art
Fest was born and a motto soon followed, "The tomato- a uniter,
not a divider.bringing together fruits and vegetables."
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