Photos: Prepping for Riverbend

photo A crew of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees construct the Unum Stage on Monday morning in the shadow of the Hunter Museum of American Art at Riverfront Parkway.
photo Isaiah Buchanan, left, a Heritage High graduate, and David Zumbrun, a senior at Boyd-Buchanan, get ready to spread some of the 300,000-pounds of sand at Riverbend Beach. The vendor spot is sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Federal Credit Union. The site will contain a children's playground and the annual sand sculpture.
photo One of eight loads of sand waits to dump some of the 300,000-pounds of sand on Riverfront Parkway at Riverbend Beach.

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