Convention Center panel discussion May 31

Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors and Metro Council At-Large members Megan Barry, Tim Garrett, Jerry Maynard, Ronnie Steine, and Charlie Tygard will host a panel discussion regarding the proposed Music City Center from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31 at at Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall at the Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music (2400 Blakemore Avenue). The event is free and open to the public.

Panel speakers will be Butch Spyridon, president of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Dr. Heywood Sanders, urban development expert at the University of Texas at San Antonio. The purpose of the event is to give the community an opportunity to hear divergent viewpoints on the proposed convention center and to foster a dialogue on the merits of the project.