Come out and hike for chocolate on Saturday, March 24. Early spring can still be cool, but it’s worth a hike when chocolate is involved. Join us at the Wilderness Station at 2:30 p.m. to learn about sustainable chocolate practices and how important it is for our migratory birds. First enjoy a naturalist-led hike on…
LOCKED ESCAPE GAMES TO PRODUCE ONE OF A KIND, CITY- WIDE EVENT ESCAPE MURFREESBORO Amazing Race style ‘game’ this spring in Nashville! Local Escape Game preps for their massive city-wide game. “We are taking our successful escape game outside, and all over Nashville,” said Lucas Johnson, Owner of Locked Games. Escape Nashville will be presented…
Support child abuse victims and honor the Hometown Heroes that help them by partnering with the Child Advocacy Center’s 3rd Annual Hometown Heroes Walk for Children on Friday, April 20. Local Hometown Hero Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price is the event’s presenting sponsor. His foundation Project One Four is one of many organizations supporting child abuse victims this…
The Aquatics division would like to invite you to come take part in their one-of-a-kind Underwater Egg Hunt. Eggs aren’t just under cabbage leaves anymore! Help gather all the eggs off the pool floor. Make sure to bring a bag or basket to hold your eggs while you are on your egg hunting adventure in…
The Nashville City Council is taking public support for the humorous naming of the ‘Bridge over Broad’ in ‘Tongue n’ cheek’ stride. An official proclamation issued by the City Council has endorsed the name ‘Bridgey McBridgeface,’ if only for a day on April 1, April Fools’ Day. By definition, Tongue-in-cheek is a figure of speech…
When Henry T. Linebaugh made his $5,000 donation toward the creation of a public library in his hometown, he never imagined that within 70 years, that humble beginning would grow to be a five-branch library system serving most of Rutherford County. Linebaugh Public Library formally opened on April 1, 1948, with 6,000 volumes in the…
Cultural Arts launched Nashville’s first Laureate program last year to honor three of our local arts professionals and give them the opportunity to educate others about their craft. In June 2017 Nashville’s first laureates were appointed in three categories: Painting, Poetry, and Photography. They are now over half-way through their first term and are doing…
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 11 at 2:00 am…time to set your clocks ahead one hour. While gaining an hour of daylight is certainly enough to make this time worthwhile, Nashville Fire Rescue Department also wants to remind you that it is a great time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms! “Batteries…
Hazel Bowers of the Sheriff’s Senior Citizens Awareness Network received the first free SCAN alert button. Bowers, who is on a fixed income, was paying about $800 annually for an alert button. The new button does not require a fee. The buttons worn around the neck will allow seniors who experience an emergency to simply…
Everybody Drum Some, the open-ended percussion collective led byNashville drum instructor Ross Lester, will host its next community rhythmevent on Thursday, March 22, at Mayday Brewery. As always, Lester invites allin the Middle Tennessee community to gather together with their neighbors andmake music. These seasonal group drumming sessions are open to all ages and all…