Frist Fridays 2009Fridays, May 29, June 26 & July 31
6:00–9:00 p.m. Rain or Shine
Frist Fridays has become one of Nashville’s most popular summertime activities, and it’s back for another year with the inaugural event scheduled on May 29.
Make plans to join your friends and fellow Frist Center members in the Turner Courtyard for live entertainment, great art, cash bars, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres under the stars. The festivities start at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 9:00 p.m.
It’s the best way to start the weekend.
Rain or shine
Danielle Peck was born in Jacksonville, N.C., the daughter of a U.S. Marine and grew up in Coshocton, Ohio. Her mother's side of the family traveled and sang in churches. Her father's parents and grandparents were steeped in country music, playing dances in the area. At age 16, she joined a local band, the Neon Moon Band, and played bars around her hometown, as well as local summer fairs. At 18, her dad bought her a sound and light system that the family jokingly referred to as her 'college tuition.' When she graduated from high school, she hit the road leading her own band, adding regional fairs and festivals to the schedule.
After several years on the bar and festival circuit, Peck moved to Nashville, taking a job waiting tables and spending the rest of her time working on her songwriting and soon had a publishing deal.
She was signed to the DreamWorks record label after an impromptu tableside audition for label executive Scott Borchetta. Borchetta left DreamWorks and founded Big Machine Records, now Peck’s label. She has shared the stage with Trace Adkins, Toby Keith, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney, among others.
Danielle Peck is a spokesperson for Safe Haven, a Nashville non-profit organization featured in the Frist Center’s Conte Community Arts Gallery