Puesto opens Friday, a jazz festival, and Halloween weekend, sorted

Hey Nashville. Welcome to Kick It Nash: what's new on the city's social scene, every Thursday at 7am.

🍸 Just Opened

• Bar Ena (Chestnut Hill): a 1,000-sq-ft cocktail lounge from the couple behind Cafe Babu, with cocktails built on Indian spices and bites like pani puri. Opened Oct 11. 15 tables plus 8 bar seats, first come, first served, Tue–Sun 5pm–midnight. It's a short walk to The Truth, so it works as a pre-show stop. [source]
• Bar Cala Cala, 930 McFerrin Ave (East Nashville): an Italian restaurant and hi-fi listening bar from Joshua Walker (Xiao Bao) and Ryan Costanza (Present Tense), now open. Wed/Thu/Sun 4pm–midnight, Fri/Sat 4pm–2am. [source]
• Croquet Cafe, 2530 Park Plaza (Centennial Park): the restored 1963 Croquet Club building, brought back by Centennial Park Conservancy with Metro Parks. [source]

📅 New This Week (Oct 22–29)

• Puesto opens Fri Oct 23, 991 Exchange Lane, Nashville Yards. Tacos and margaritas, the California chain's Nashville debut. Sun–Thu 11am–10pm, Fri–Sat 11am–midnight, reservations on OpenTable. [source]
• Soundproof opens Thu Oct 29 inside Hooky at Nashville Yards. It's a 21+ music-driven speakeasy. Wed/Thu/Sun 4–11pm, Fri/Sat 4pm–2am, reservations on Resy, walk-ins as space allows. [source]
• Trick or Drink bar crawl, Sat Oct 24 (4pm–2am, registration 4–10pm at Nashville Live!, 128 2nd Ave N). It also runs Oct 30 and Oct 31. [source]

🎃 Halloween weekend (plan now)

• Halloweekend at Friends In Low Places, 411 Broadway, Thu–Sat Oct 29–31, 5pm–2am. Free with RSVP, 21+. Rooftop movies Thursday, costume contests and live music Fri/Sat. [source]
• Freaky Frist Friday, Fri Oct 30, 7–10pm. Fire breathers, contortionists, a DJ and a costume contest. $40 ($25 members), advance tickets only, 18+. [source]
• Nightmare on 2nd Ave, Nashville Live!, Oct 29–31, with the big night Sat Oct 31: live-band karaoke 9pm–midnight and a costume sweepstakes. [source]
• All Hallows East, Sat Oct 31, 4–10pm, S 11th St (East Nashville), from Good Neighbor Festivals. Costume contests and live music. [source]

🎤 Concerts & Shows

• Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Ryman, Oct 22–24, 8pm, the last three nights of a six-night run (openers: Ben Nichols, Amy LaVere, Tony Thomas Three). [source]
• The Red Clay Strays with Sierra Ferrell & Brent Cobb, Bridgestone Arena, Oct 22–23. [source]
• Matt Rife, Bridgestone, Sat Oct 24 (comedy). [source]
• Sombr with The Last Dinner Party, Bridgestone, Wed Oct 28. [source]
• Brooklyn Bowl this week: Machine Girl (Fri 23), Stephen Day (Sat 24), MICO (Mon 26), Glaive (Wed 28). [source]
• Next week's heads-up: HARDY Halloween at The Truth (Oct 29–30), Zach Top at Bridgestone (Oct 30), Neko Case & Allison Russell at the Ryman (Oct 30). [source]

🎪 Festivals & Outings

• Nashville Jazz Festival, 3rd & Lindsley, Sat–Sun Oct 24–25, the second year, with Bill Evans & Jeff Coffin "Super Nova" Saturday and Kirk Whalum closing Sunday. [source]
• Fall Ball, Y'all, Nashville Farmers' Market, Sat Oct 24, 10am–2pm. Free, with free parking and bluegrass from Get Off My Grass. [source]
• WE Fest (William Edmondson Arts & Culture Festival), 1450 14th Ave S, Sat Oct 24, 10am–4pm. Free art fair, live music and food trucks. [source]
• Cheekwood Harvest Weekends, Sat–Sun Oct 24–25. Food trucks 9am–3pm, seasonal brews, and live music noon–2pm (Tony Hannah Saturday, Jerry Tachoir Duo Sunday). Timed tickets are required in advance. [source]

🏃 Sweat & Swagger

• South Nashville Social Run + Coffee, a new weekly Saturday social run (all paces, coffee after), starting Sat Nov 7 at Shake Shack, Tanger Outlets (Antioch). Meetup lists 10am but the event notes say 9am, so check before you go. [source]
• Mid State Sports Leagues, indoor 2v2 pickleball at City Road Chapel, starts Mon Nov 2 / Tue Nov 3. $160/team or $86 per free agent. [source]
• Silly Pickles winter ladders: Sun Dec 6 (Courts of West Meade) and Sun Jan 10 (Pickleball Kingdom Nashville South). Most players sign up solo. [source]

🏛️ City Changes (going-out edition)

• Right-on-red ban withdrawn: the bill (BL2026-1497) to ban right turns on red at 59 intersections was withdrawn this week before a full council vote. Sponsor Sandra Sepulveda says NDOT agreed to add no-turn-on-red at 14 downtown intersections within about two weeks instead, with more to follow. [source]
• Rideshare zones: downtown has 24 marked pickup/drop-off zones, Thu–Sun 5pm–4am. The app routes you to one, and drivers are asked to keep stops to about three minutes. [source]

🙌 Who's In

This week's pick: Saturday Oct 24, the double. Fall Ball, Y'all at the Farmers' Market in the morning (free), then the Nashville Jazz Festival at 3rd & Lindsley at night (doors 5pm). Tell us where you're going this weekend: hello@kickitnash.com.

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