Celebrate Tennessee’s 229th birthday a day early this Saturday at the Tennessee State Museum, Tennessee State Library & Archives and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
Michael Aldrich
Michael Aldrich is Nashville Parent's Managing Editor and a Middle Tennessee arts writer. He and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of 6-year-old Ezra and 2-year-old Norah.
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