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USNA's Signature Events
BUILDING COMMUNITY.CREATING OPPORTUNITY.
SUPPORTING THE USN EXPERIENCE.
USNA brings the school community together through signature events, volunteer initiatives, and programs that celebrate creativity, learning, and connection. While many of these traditions raise funds that support school priorities, they also strengthen the relationships, experiences, and sense of community that make USN special.
Beyond these signature events, USNA supports faculty and staff appreciation, Caring & Concern, parent socials, library initiatives, arts, athletics, and many other opportunities across every division of the school.
Interested in supporting these experiences throughout the year? Join us and volunteer for events or consider becoming an annual sponsor.
Additional Ways USNA Supports the Community
USNA's work extends far beyond our signature events. Throughout the year, volunteers help strengthen the school community through initiatives including:
These efforts often happen behind the scenes, but together they help create the welcoming, connected community that defines the USN experience.
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View the full USNA Calendar for upcoming meetings, events, and important dates. For questions or to connect with us, reach out at USNA@usn.org.
USNA's work extends far beyond our signature events. Throughout the year, volunteers help strengthen the school community through initiatives including:
- Faculty & Staff Appreciation
- Caring & Concern
- Teacher Hospitality
- Parent Socials
- Library Support
- Tiger Arts Patrons (TAP)
- Tiger Club
- Volunteer leadership across every division
These efforts often happen behind the scenes, but together they help create the welcoming, connected community that defines the USN experience.
EXPLORE MORE
View the full USNA Calendar for upcoming meetings, events, and important dates. For questions or to connect with us, reach out at USNA@usn.org.
September Family CelebrationFall Fest
One of USN's favorite traditions, Fall Fest brings families from every division together for an evening of food, games, music, and community. From carnival games and inflatables to local food vendors, live entertainment, and activities for all ages, Fall Fest celebrates the relationships and school spirit that make USN unique. It is often one of the first opportunities each school year for new and returning families to reconnect and build community.
Find out more and view volunteer options.
Find out more and view volunteer options.
USN's Community Art Show Experienceartclectic
For more than 30 years, Artclectic has been one of Nashville's premier juried art shows, welcoming nationally recognized artists and visitors from across the city to the USN campus each fall. The weekend features exceptional artwork, artist demonstrations, student experiences, family activities, and special events that celebrate creativity with proceeds benefitting USN.
Find out more at artclectic.org.
Find out more at artclectic.org.
Learn, Live, LaughEvening Classes
Throughout fall to spring, Evening Classes invite the broader Nashville community to learn from local professionals, USN faculty, parents, alumni, and friends of the school. Offerings span culinary arts, wellness, literature, technology, gardening, visual arts, and much more.
In addition to lifelong learning opportunities, Evening Classes support USN's Scholarship Endowment while strengthening connections between the school and the wider Nashville community.
Learn more at www.eveningclasses.org.
In addition to lifelong learning opportunities, Evening Classes support USN's Scholarship Endowment while strengthening connections between the school and the wider Nashville community.
Learn more at www.eveningclasses.org.
For the love of readingSpring Book Frenzy
Each year, thousands of gently used books, games, and puzzles fill the Sperling Gym for one of Nashville's largest community book sales. Families, teachers, and volunteers spend months collecting, sorting, and organizing donations before welcoming readers of every age to browse the sale.
Proceeds benefit USN, and hundreds of remaining books are donated to Nashville nonprofit organizations and public schools, extending the event's impact well beyond the USN campus.
Proceeds benefit USN, and hundreds of remaining books are donated to Nashville nonprofit organizations and public schools, extending the event's impact well beyond the USN campus.
A Musical Evening OutMusic Night Remix
Music Night REMIX is one of USN's most beloved traditions. A uniquely Nashville evening where acclaimed musicians share the stage with talented USN students, alumni, faculty, and parents. The result is an unforgettable celebration of music and community that reflects the creative spirit of our school, with proceeds benefiting USN.
Music Night has welcomed an impressive list of headliners over the years, including:
2026: Rodney Crowell with special guests
2025: Dashboard Confessional
2024: The Dylan Altman Blues Band
2023: canceled
2026: Rodney Crowell with special guests
2025: Dashboard Confessional
2024: The Dylan Altman Blues Band
2023: canceled
2022: The Tennessee Dead with Gabe Dixon and Victor Wooten
2021: Music Night All-Stars (Virtual Event)
2020: Compass Record All Stars featuring Colin Hay
2019: Darius Rucker, Steve Gorman, Peter Holsapple, and friends as The Invisible Hand
2018: Gabe Dixon
2017: The Wooten Brothers
2016: Manifest Destiny featuring Carl Broemel, Steve Gorman, and Will Hoge
2015: Dierks Bentley & Friends
2014: Big & Rich
2013: Shooter Jennings, with Steve Gorman and Bobby Keys
2011: Take 6
2010: Maura O’Connell
2009: Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, and Jerry Douglas
2008: Ben Folds
2007: John Prine
2006: Alison Brown
2005: The Long Players featuring a performance by Elvis Costello
Additional performers, prior to 2005, include: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kim Carnes, Rodney Crowell, Radney Foster, Matraca Berg, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Delbert McClinton, Suzy Bogguss, Tim O’Brien, and Bela Fleck.
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University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.
University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.