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Good morning everyone! Welcome to this week's exciting list of events around Nashville. Here are some of the highlights: Indie folk artist Ian Sweet is performing at DRKMTTR tonight and tomorrow night The Eighth Room is hosting a special edition of Hooked: Halloween Wild Card Night. The Alex
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O'Connell out on the tightrope
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🔥 It's hot outside · Immigration conflicts · Abrego Garcia · VUMC reductions · Sexton's tease · Much more!
The State of Protest
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Protest as Performance Evaluation
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The Locomotive of Progress
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Review: The Phonecian Scheme (2025)
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This Balloon Runs on Hot Air and Higher Taxes
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"My tourist attractions runneth over..."
🕶️ Anti-tourism sentiments swell globally · Jillian Ludwig's killer on trial · Alternative budgets on tap · Illegal offender all-star · Week in streaming · Much more!
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