Good morning, Cookeville.
It's Friday, and this one has a lot going on. Tonight runs from a grand opening at 3 PM to a concert at Revolver going until 3 AM. Tomorrow morning has something worth building your Saturday around.
In today's Cookeville Scoop:
Gears & Giving is hosting a car show benefit for Brayden, a local child fighting lymphoma, tomorrow at 10 AM at the Church of the Nazarene (full story below)
Tonight: Polish dinner at 50 W Broad St (from yesterday's feature), Prince of Egypt at CHS at 7 PM, and a spring paint bash at 6 PM
Let's Face It Aesthetics opens a new location this afternoon with a Chamber ribbon cutting at 3 PM
Train Tales at the Depot Museum is this morning at 10:30, free for little ones
Let's get to it.
-- The Cookeville Scoop Team
TO DOS
Let's Face It Aesthetics and Med Spa — Grand Opening Celebration
The Upper Cumberland's top-rated med spa is opening a new location today, celebrating with a Chamber ribbon cutting from 3 to 6 PM. Led by Lacie Bell Dillon, PA-C, Let's Face It has been voted #1 in the area. Stop by this afternoon to see the new space and congratulate the team. Free to attend. letsfaceitaesthetics.com
Splatter & Chatter Paint Bash — Tonight at 6 PM
A spring paint night is happening tonight at 108 S. Lowe Ave, starting at 6 PM. Twenty-five dollars covers all the supplies. It's a good way to kick off the weekend if you want something social and low-key — no artistic skill required, just show up and paint. Get tickets on AllEvents.
Waka Flocka Flame at Revolver — Tonight at 7 PM
Waka Flocka Flame plays Revolver tonight at 7 PM at 565 South Jefferson Avenue for the 4/20 weekend. General admission runs around $38, VIP from $55, tables from $269. The show goes until 3 AM. Tickets on AllEvents.
The Prince of Egypt at Cookeville High School — Tonight at 7 PM
Opening night for CHS Choirs & Stage performing The Prince of Egypt is tonight at 7 PM at Cookeville High School, 242 E 10th St. Music by Stephen Schwartz, the composer behind Wicked. More shows run through April and May, but tonight is the first.
RESTAURANTS
Food Around the World: Poland — Tonight at Jamie's Eats and Sweets
If you missed yesterday's newsletter, the Polish dinner is tonight: four courses at 50 W Broad Street, 6 to 8 PM. Pierogies, barszcz, kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, and a spiced apple cake to finish. Jamie's Eats and Sweets puts this series together with care, and spots fill fast.
The Putnam Room — Happy Hour This Afternoon
The Putnam Room runs weekday happy hour from 3 to 5 PM, which lines up well if you're heading downtown before tonight's events. Saturday late-night happy hour runs 8 to 10 PM. Open Tue–Fri 11am–9pm, Sat 4–10pm. theputnamroom.com
GEARS & GIVING BENEFIT FOR BRAYDEN
This Saturday at 10 AM, Cookeville Church of the Nazarene is hosting a car show. The cars are part of it. The part worth knowing about is Brayden.
Brayden is a local child battling Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, a form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Gears & Giving is organizing Saturday's event as a community fundraiser for his family. They put on events like this one across the Upper Cumberland, raising money for children dealing with serious illness or disability. Saturday is the local one, and it's free to attend.
The day runs 10 AM to 2 PM at 360 S Old Kentucky Rd. Come with the kids: there's a bounce house, face painting, food trucks, and music from DJ Jones. Car owners can register and compete for trophies (top 25). Raffle prizes throughout the event. Whether you're coming to enter a car, bring the family, or just show up and be part of something good, the day is built for all of it.
What Gears & Giving does well is make these events feel worth attending on their own terms. It's not just a donation bucket by the door. It's a Saturday morning that works for families, car enthusiasts, and anyone who wants to be part of a community doing something for one of its own.
Free to attend. Cookeville Church of the Nazarene, 360 S Old Kentucky Rd. Saturday, April 18, 10 AM to 2 PM. Car registration details at gearsandgiving.com.
We hope to see a lot of Cookeville there.
HAPPENINGS
Here's what else is on the calendar this weekend:
Train Tales at the Cookeville Depot Museum — this morning, Friday April 17, at 10:30 AM. A free weekly Friday program for preschool-aged kids: a story about trains, then time to play outside with the cabooses and train cars. A nice option if you're home with little ones this morning. Free. cookevilledepot.com
Roasted Hemp Co. 4-20 Weekend Festival at Get Roasted, Cookeville — starts tonight at 5 PM and runs through Monday, April 20. Three-year anniversary celebration for Roasted Hemp Co., with events, games, parties, and prizes all weekend long. AllEvents listing.
TTU Eagles Baseball vs. Southeast Missouri State at Bush Stadium, Tennessee Tech — three-game home series running Friday through Sunday, April 17–19. A good option for anyone who enjoys spring college baseball.
Cookeville Green Market at Jig Head Brewing Co., 310 Newman Drive — Saturday, April 18, 8 AM to noon. Local produce, baked goods, handmade goods, and live music from community musicians. One of the better reasons to be up early on a Saturday. Free to browse. downtowngreenmarket.com
Pet Adoption & Fundraising Event at 17 W Spring St, Cookeville — Saturday, April 18, 11 AM to 3 PM. Free to attend.
Are you heading to the car show tomorrow for Brayden? We'd love to hear what Cookeville does with its Saturday morning. Reply and let us know.
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Thanks for being here with us, Cookeville. Spring is a good time to show up for each other. We hope you find something worth your weekend.
-- The Cookeville Scoop Team 🧡
