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Event: STAR Physical Therapy is taking appointments now held at Cooper Hall local 257 between 1-3pm Wednesday Dec 2. Your free screening will last approximately 15 minutes. Request your appointment time by emailing Noelle Austin at noelle.austin@starpt.com STAR Physical Therapy is bringing their Musicians Rehabilitation Program Screening to Local 257! Are you dealing with pain while performing? Neck

News: The fourth quarter membership meeting will be held Nov. 4 at 4:30 p.m. with doors at 4 p.m. The meeting will be held on Zoom and in Cooper Hall at the local. Please attend and get involved in the business of your union.  

News: Press Release: AFM Local 257 and Lower Broadway musicians present work standards and move forward Nashville, Sept, 11, 2026 — In the wake of recent developments that have hurt Lower Broadway musicians, the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257, has stepped up to help the musicians who are the heart and soul of Nashville’s tourist industry. The recent development and expansion of third-

Event: Our Music Nights are moving to Tuesday 7-9.  Local 257 hosts a music night each Tuesday at Cooper Hall.  The first Tuesday of every month we have Jazz night featuring some of Nashville's best Jazz musicians.  The second Tuesday of the month we host World Music night featuring everything from Celtic Folk songs to Mexican Calentano and Choro Brazilian instrumental music and the thrid Tuesday of the

Event: The workshop is held on the last Tuesday of every month from 7 - 9 p.m. Don't miss the Musician/Songwriter Workshop on the last Tuesday of every month at Cooper Hall, hosted by Local 257 member Dave Abdo! Watch local musicians and songwriters bring in rough demos and see them transformed live as Dave and the house band turn works-in-progress into fully realized songs. It's a unique behind-the-