The couple that plays together stays together! Get a sitter and take a look at some of our favorite things to do for parents this coming weekend.
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Back to the Future: The Musical
Tuesday, March 17 | 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 | 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 1 & 6:30 p.m.
Great Scott! The popular movie’s Broadway musical comes to TPAC’s Jackson Hall (505 Deaderick St., Nashville). The 2022 Olivier Award winner (the British “Tony Award,”) for Best New Musical has been adapted for the stage by the film’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump). Tickets range from $53.10 to $200.
Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony
Thursday, March 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 21 | 7:30 p.m.
Back by popular demand, take a symphonic journey through Dolly’s music, life and legacy, featuring guest vocalists and musicians personally selected by the legendary artist herself. Led by conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez, and featuring the Nashville Symphony, this production reimagines Dolly’s greatest hits with new orchestrations and multimedia storytelling. Tickets start at $36. NOTE: The concerts do not include a guest appearance by Dolly Parton.
Cheekwood in Bloom
Mondays – Sundays thru April 12 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cheekwood’s annual festival of flowers honors America’s 250th anniversary with red-and-white tulips, purple-blue violas and hyacinths. On select weekends, enjoy live jazz as student musicians from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music perform in the gardens. Cheekwood in Bloom runs through April 12; the estate will be open six days a week for the festival. Admission: Adults $21; Seniors $19; College Student: $17; ages 3 – 17 $14; ages 2 and younger are free. Parking is $5. Members are free.
9 to 5 The Musical at The Fisher Center
Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 | 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 2 p.m.
Belmont’s musical theatre department presents this musical based on the 1980 film with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. The show runs in the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts (2020 Belmont Blvd, Nashville). Three unlikely friends take control of their workplace and find they can accomplish anything, even in a man’s world. Tickets start at $33.
“Mamma Mia!” at HPAC
Thursday, March 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 27 | 2 & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 22 | 2 p.m.
The Hendersonville Performing Arts Company (260 West Main St., Suite 204, Hendersonville), presents this popular musical. Performances are Thursdays – Sundays through March 29. On a Greek island, Sophie, a bride-to-be, searches for her real father and brings three men from her mother’s past to the island for the wedding. Tickets are $22 – $25. Recommended for ages 12 and older.
Saturday, March 21 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Enjoy wine in a restored classic streamlined stainless steel passenger train from Tennessee Central Railway Museum (220 Willow St., Nashville). The train travels to Watertown with a layover. Cost is $80 for coach, $160 for dome and includes wine tastings and a complimentary wine glass. Boarding begins at 9 a.m. Train departs at 10 a.m. and arrival back in Nashville is 5 p.m.
Nashville SC Home Games
Saturday, March 21 | 5 p.m.
The “Boys in Gold” face off at GEODIS Park (501 Benton Ave., Nashville) as Nashville SC continues its seventh year in Major League Soccer. Children 3 years or older require a ticket to attend matches. Tonight is Sam Surridge Bobblehead Night. Average ticket prices are $40 – $80 per seat and vary per game.
Glow in the Park
Saturday, March 21 | 5 – 9 p.m.
Saturdays mean you can zipline through trees lit with colored LED lights as music plays at The Adventure Park at Nashville (801 Percy Warner Blvd., Nashville). Bring protective gloves (or purchase them on site). Your ticket start time begins with a required 30-minute safety session before you get two hours of self- guided climbing in the trees. Cost is $47.
