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Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2009 11:43 am
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The enchanted ladies of Enchanted April take the stage at the Center for the Arts This weekend. Left to right are Karissa Doyal, Candilyn Ford, Kristen Michelle Franks, and Nelda Pope.
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All events are taken from the Murfreesboro Post Community Calendar, which can be found at www.murfreesboropost.com/mod/comcal.
Easter Bunny comes early
Murfreesboro Park and Rec, the Oaklands Historic House Museum and MTSU get an early start on Easter this weekend with egg hunts.
Eggs will be floating above and below the surface of the water for children ages, birth-12 years, to hunt in the second annual Underwater Egg Hunt in the indoor pool at Patterson Park Community Center.
The hunt begins at 10 a.m. with free swimming after until noon. The cost is $2 per child.
This unique egg hunt caters to children of all swimming abilities and was the recipient of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association Aquatics Award for Excellence.
For registration and information, please call the Aquatics Department at 893-7439. Patterson Park Community Center is located at 521 Mercury Blvd. in Murfreesboro.
Hop into Spring at Oaklands with an Easter egg hunt on the museum’s lawn.
The event offers youngsters a sweet opportunity to hunt for eggs filled with prizes and candy.
The hunt will be at 10 a.m. and is geared for children ages 2 to 10. Children should bring their own baskets in which to collect eggs.
Admission is $1 per child for the egg hunt. Check-in and event parking and check-in will be at the pavilion on Roberts Street. Parents, feel free to bring a camera to capture your child’s adventure.
MTSU’s Panhellenic Council holds its annual Easter Egg Hunt 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 4 on the President’s Lawn.
Join the fun with hundreds of eggs, kid’s activities and family fun.
National Tartan Day Celebration on the Square
Today, more than 11 million Americans claim Scottish and Scotch-Irish roots-making them the eighth largest ethnic group in the US.
Scottish-Americans are invited to show their colors at National Tartan Day Celebration at 1 a.m. Saturday on the Square.
Americans of Scottish descent have played a vital and influential role in the development of the United States.
From the framers of the Declaration of Independence to the first man on the moon, Scottish-Americans have contributed mightily to the fields of art, science, politics and law.
These are the people honored on National Tartan Day.
Theater
Enchanted April blossoms at the Center for the Arts through April 19.
When two frustrated London housewives decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, they recruit two very different English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the wisteria blossoms and Mediterranean sunshine, all four bloom again, rediscovering themselves in ways that they—and we—could never have expected.
Enchanted April runs April 3 through 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $8 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be reserved during Center hours by calling (615) 904-2787.
The Center for the Arts is located at 110 West College Street, one block off of the Historic Murfreesboro Square. For more information, visit www.BoroArts.org.
MTSU Theatre presents Urinetown the Musical at 7:30 p.m. April 1-4 and at 2 p.m. April 5 in the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building’s Tucker Theatre.
The three-time Tony Award-winning musical provides a satirical and comedic look at a future in which water supplies have dried up and the public must use pay-to-pee toilets regulated by the Urine Good Company. When Bobby, a custodian at the filthiest toilet in town, decides enough is enough, he leads a rebellion to free the citizens.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for MTSU staff and K-12 students. MTSU students are admitted free of charge with a valid ID. For more information, call 615-494-8810.
Adapted from the live television play by Reginald Rose, 12 Angry Men earned Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing of Adapted Screenplay (although it lost in all categories to “The Bridge on the River Kwai”).
Theatre fans can expect the same intensity to spill from the stage this spring as Lamplighter’s Theatre Company continues its Season of Award Winners with 12 Angry Men.
The stage version runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday performances and 4 p.m. Sunday at Lamplighter’s Theatre.
The theater is located on the campus of Smyrna Assembly at 14119 Old Nashville Hwy., in Smyrna.
Tickets are available at www.ticketsnashville.com. For more information contact Lamplighters Theatre at 615-534-0148, or visit www.Lamplighterstheatre.net.
See Spot Run 5K Run/Walk
Sure to be an event to remember, participants are encouraged to run with their dogs in support of Habitat for Humanity.
Join MTSU’s Office of Leadership & Service as we race to support Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity in an event unlike any other in Middle Tennessee.
The walk takes place at 8 a.m. Sunday on MTSU’s campus. Registration begins at 6:30 A.M. at Peck Hall.
The entry fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt to the first 200 participants and awards to the top age group finishers. The 5k course is both flat and fast.
Registration is available at frank.mtsu.edu/~mtleader/service/events.htm or www.active.com.
For more information, contact the Office of Leadership & Service at 615-898-5812.
First Friday Star Party
MTSU’s Physics & Astronomy department presents First Friday Star Party from 6:30-8:30 Friday in Wiser-Patten Science Building room 102.
Eric Klumpe will present a 30-45 minute lecture on " Saturn: The Ringed Wonder" followed by outdoor telescope observing (weather permitting).
The Star Party is free and open to the public.
Free parking is available behind the Wiser-Patten Science (WPS) Building after 4:30 on Friday only.
Due to construction on Blue Raider Drive and the Loop, please use caution and enter campus via Womack Lane from Main Street.
For more information, contact Charles Higgins at 898-5946 or Eric Klumpe at 898-2483.
Yoga in the Boro
Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department will offer yoga classes taught by J. Paul Vaughn in the Iyangar tradition Saturdays and Sundays, beginning April 4.
Each class will consist of instruction and exercises, including yoga poses (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranyama). The syllabus is designed to accommodate a wide range of student abilities, from beginner to the experienced practitioner.
Classes will be held at SportsCom on Saturdays, 9:30-10:30a.m. and at Patterson Community Center on Sundays, 3-4:30p.m.
The fee is premium pass admission (Adults - $4 and Youth & Seniors - $3) per class.
SportsCom is located at 2310 Memorial Blvd., and Patterson Community Center is located at 521 Mercury Blvd.
For more information, contact Allison Davidson, Fitness/Wellness Coordinator, at 615-895-5040 or adavidson@murfreesborotn.gov.
Community Food Drive
A food drive will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Walter Hill Elementary.
All food collected will be delivered to Lakeisha White event Saturday, April 11.
For more information, call Becky Stiles 513-5000.
Free Legal Clinic
The Legal Aid Society works to make a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable citizens: the elderly, the sick, the abused and the poor.
The Tennessee Bar Association has declared Saturday April 4 Justice 4 All Day, a day of service for attorneys.
To support this effort, the Legal Aid Society’s Murfreesboro office will sponsor a free walk-in legal advice clinic.
The clinic will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hastings Conference Room at 503 East Bell Street in the Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
For details, call 615-890-0905.
Book signing
Author Allie Brock Hyatt will be available to sign copies of her book, "Meg's Challenge" from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at Hastings, 1660 Memorial Blvd.
For more information, contact Traci Jones at 888-361-9473 or traci@tatepublishing.com.
If you have an event you’d like included, contact Michelle Willard at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.
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