Ba-dee-ya, dancin’ in September! Grab a sitter or bring ’em along to a new event this weekend. Remember, the couples that play together stay together! Head to a festive outing perfect for parents (and older kids!).
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Jersey Boys at TPAC
Friday, Sept. 18 | 7:30 p.m
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 2 & 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 1 to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $75
The 20th Anniversary tour! Go behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons as the Tony Award-winning, Broadway musical plays Jackson Hall (505 Deaderick St., Nashville) before heading off to New Orleans.
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LAST CALL! Shakespeare in the park has only three performances left at the Bandshell in Nashville’s Centennial Park.
Nashville Shakespeare Festival: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Friday, Sept. 18 | 5:15 to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 5:15 to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 5:15 to 8:30 p.m.
FREE (with a suggested $20 per person donation)
Magic, mischief, and moonlight fill the forest in this tangle of love and theatrical mayhem. When mischievous fairies meddle with runaway lovers and an unsuspecting troupe of amateur actors, dreams blur with reality and anything can happen. The show is for all ages and each evening begins with food vendors and an “Insight” talk at 5:15 p.m., a pre-show concert at 6 and the main performance at 7 p.m.
Live music, the Kidsville craft tent, artisans and more continue THIS weekend in Centennial Park.
Musicians Corner Fall Concert Series (+ Kidsville!)
Friday, Sept. 18 | 5 to 9 p.m.
FREE
Musicians Corner takes place in Nashville’s Centennial Park (2500 West End Ave., Nashville). The family friendly event draws hundreds for live music, food vendors, local artisans and more is also dog-friendly and open to the public. Kids come front and center for Kidsville, a craft and fun tent just for them.
Bring the family to Cheekwood starting this weekend and enjoy photo-ops featuring thousands of pumpkins and more.
Cheekwood Harvest
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(Runs Tuesdays – Sundays through Nov. 1)
$21-29 for adults who are not-yet members; $14-22 for youth who are not-yet members
During this six-week festival, Cheekwood (1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville) transforms into a seasonal wonderland with the Pumpkin Village featuring three interactive pumpkin houses, a scarecrow trail and thousands of pumpkins. Plus, stroll the new “Marigold River,” featuring 2,500 blooms lining the walkway from the Bradford Robertson Color Garden to Arboretum Lawn. New this year, the fun continues after dusk at Harvest NIGHTS on Thursdays and live music on the weekends. from 12 – 2 p.m.
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Nashville Ballet continues to keep Middle Tennessee on its toes with these up-close-and-personal performances at The Martin Center in Nashville.
“Live in Studio A” by Nashville Ballet
Friday, Sept. 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 2 p.m.
$57.75
Four new contemporary works from Nashville Ballet happen at The Martin Center (3630 Redmon Street, Nashville). The performances run Thursday – Sunday, Sept. 17 – 20. The performaces are anchored by George Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante.
Déyonté Jenkins plays the dual roles of Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde in the Hendersonville Performing Arts Company production of “Jekyll and Hyde.”
Jekyll and Hide at HPAC
Friday, Sept. 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 20 | 2 p.m.
(Runs through Oct. 4)
$22 – $25
The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life in this musical based on the classic story at the Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (260 West Main St., Suite 204, Hendersonville). Rated PG-13 for violence, frightening moments, mature themes and some suggestive content.
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So. Much. ART! Browse local artists and enjoy activities along the Greenway trail within Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro.
Greenway Arts Festival
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FREE
More than 100 local artists display and sell their work along the Greenway trail within Old Fort Park (275 Golf Lane, Murfreesboro) for the 22nd annual festival. A variety of original art (oil paint, watercolor, pottery, textiles, metal, glass, sculpture and jewelry) will be available for purchase during the event.
You had me at bacon. Indulge in bacon-themed cuisine this Saturday at Copperline Ranch in Hermitage.
2nd Annual Bacon Fest
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FREE
Celebrate all-things bacon with family activities, live music and a competitive bacon-eating contest at Copperline Ranch (1 Copperline Road, Hermitage).
On the rocks? Frozen? Cool off and do some sippin’ this Saturday at oneC1TY in Nashville.
Nashville Margarita Festival
Saturday, Sept. 19 | 6 to 9 p.m.
21+ only: $66 general admission; $28 for designated drivers
The 13th annual Nashville Margarita Festival returns to oneC1TY, (8 City Blvd., Nashville) from 6 – 9 p.m. Your ticket gets you entry to the event and more than 20 margarita samples from the city’s best marg makers. Sip and vote for your favorite marg while DJs rock the park and you enjoy food trucks, salsa dancing, photo booth fun and more! For ages 21 and older.
