A Celebration in Smashville
Behind the Design
Meet the Artist: Esperanza Merritt
Esperanza Merritt is an artist and designer shaped by her Salvadoran roots and Nashville upbringing. Her work centers on themes of healing, growth, and honoring the places and stories that shape us. Through design, illustration, and painting, she creates pieces that weave in her own story and become part of a shared journey when they find a home in someone’s life.
Esperanza Merritt es una artista y diseñadora influenciada por sus raíces salvadoreñas y su crianza en Nashville. Su obra gira en torno a los temas de la sanación, el crecimiento y el reconocimiento de los lugares e historias que nos forman. A través del diseño, la ilustración y la pintura, crea piezas que entrelazan su propia historia y se convierten en parte de un recorrido compartido cuando encuentran un lugar en la vida de alguien.
Community Partners
El Jefe
Listen to every 2025-26 regular season Nashville Predators game in Spanish on El Jefe Nashville!
¡Escucha todos los juegos de los Nashville Predators de la temporada regular 2025-26 en español en El Jefe Nashville!
TN Latin American Chamber of Commerce (TLACC)
The Nashville Predators have been proud members of TLACC since 2021, engaging with local Latin-owned businesses and entrepreneurs to strengthen Music City and empower local businesses to thrive.
ELLA (Entrepreneur Latina Leaders of America) Program
Special thanks to the ELLA Program for participating in the Preds Mercado on the Bridgestone Arena Plaza before Hispanic Music Heritage Night.
Presented by Ponce Law.
Conexión Américas
The Nashville Predators are proud to support the Mesa Komal Culinary Incubator Business by hosting local Food Trucks on the Bridgestone Arena plaza pre-game. Be sure to stop by Wacamole and Antojitos Sayayin during the plaza party.
Plus, $10 from every lower bowl and $5 from every upper bowl ticket purchased through the link below will be donated back to Conexión Américas.
Hispanic Family Foundation
The Preds are proud to welcome and book talent through a community partnership with the Hispanic Family Foundation and Plaza Mariachi. Be sure to catch the HFF youth folklorico dancers on the Bridgestone Arena Plaza during the music showcase!