All events are taken from the Murfreesboro Post Community Calendar, which can be found at www.murfreesboropost.com/mod/comcal.
Pioneer Days at Cannonsburgh
Pioneer Days returns to Cannonsburgh from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.
In addition to the Cannonsburgh village’s interesting places such as the blacksmith shop, water wheel, old church and toy tractor collection, food, crafts and demonstrations of life in pioneer times will be going on.
The original name of Murfreesboro, Cannonsburgh welcomes visitors to a southern-style village, circa 1800-1925. Displays include early American trades, museums, period homes, a large collection of tractors and farm implements, visitor’s center and period gifts.
For more information, call Cannonsburgh Village at 615-890-0355.
Theater
Murfreesboro Parks and Rec, in conjuction with Murfreesboro Little Theatre, stages Fractured Fairy Tales, a variety of well-known stories with a different twist.
Fractured Fairy Tales features local children, some acts involve singing, dancing or just acting. The play will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday at a special location, the Log Cabin Playhouse, 702 Ewing Blvd.
Tickets range from $6-$7.50. Limited seats available, so get tickets early.
For more information, please Terry Ann Womack, 893-7439.
The Cannon County Arts Center presents Frankly My Dear…, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. Sunday matinees through April 26.
In this hilarious, irreverent and mostly true new farce, movie mogul David O. Selznick, desperate for a hit, has already begun filming Gone with the Wind, but he needs a new script.
There is only one writer up to the task, the legendary Ben Hecht, but it turns out that he has never read the book. Regardless Selznick summons Hecht and director Victor Fleming to his office where they lock the doors, close the shades, and get to work.
On a diet of bananas and peanuts and guarded by Selznick’s super loyal secretary, Miss Peabody, the three men play all the central roles from Gone with the Wind, giving birth to a new script that becomes one of the most beloved films of all time.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, and $8 for seniors, students or groups and may be purchased by calling the Arts Center box office at 615-563-(ARTS) 2787 or 1-800-235-9073. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.artscenterofcc.com.
The Arts Center Cafe is now open before all performances, so be sure and call in advance for our discounted dinner/show packages.
Enchanted April still blooms at the Center for the Arts.
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.
One Book Discussion
This year’s community read, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, culminates in three discussions (free & open to the public) to be held at the public library in April.
With the issues of climate change, green technology, and the cost of energy and groceries making national headlines, One Book of Rutherford County is bringing together local environmental leaders to discuss how these issues impact the community and what action residents can take locally.
The first discussion will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Smyrna Public Library. The panel discussion features Recycle Rutherford, James E. Newman Landscape Design, Odyssey Energy Solutions & Blues Hills Farms.
Additional discussions will be held Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 at Linebaugh Public Library.
For more information, call 615-893-4131 or visit www.linebaugh.org. Smyrna Public Library is at 400 Enon Springs Road.
6th annual Wing Fling
Kappa Delta sorority wants the community to help prevent child abuse and eat some of the best chicken wings in the county at the 6th annual Wing Fling.
The 6th annual Wing Fling will take place Saturday, April 18 on the MTSU Campus. It is where local restaurants and student organizations compete for the “Best Wings in the Boro.”
There are many other festivities going on throughout the day including: a silent auction, children games, and even a wing-eating contest. Funds raised will be used to support organizations that combat child abuse with 80 percent of the money going to the Murfreesboro Exchange Club Family Center, a private, nonprofit child abuse prevention center serving Rutherford County.
The remaining 20 percent will be sent to Prevent Child Abuse America, an organization with chapters in 39 states that strives to build awareness, provide education and inspire hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent child abuse and neglect.
To raise money for Prevent Child Abuse America, the Delta Pi chapter of KD started an annual event called ‘Wing Fling,’ where Kappa Delta members raise money through corporate sponsorships, silent auction bids and ticket sales.
MTSU Dance Theatre Spring Concert 2009
MTSU Dance Theatre presents its Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. daily Thursday-Saturday in the university’s Tucker Theatre.
The dance concerts will be presented to showcase the achievements of the 40-member MTSU Dance Theatre and highlight the many attributes dance has.
The April concert will feature the premier of “I’ve Read your Book, I Know that Look” by guest artist Stefanie Batten Bland. An American expatriate now living in France, Bland conducted a three-week residency at MTSU, wherein she interacted with students through classes, workshops and the staging of this high-energy repertory piece, Nofsinger said.
Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the MTSU Theatre and Dance Ticket Office at 615-494-8810 or by visiting the ticket office in the lobby of Tucker Theatre from noon- 4 p.m. each Monday through Friday.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door prior to performance. 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, please visit the dance program’s Web site at www.mtsu.edu/theatre.
Pre-School Fair at Patterson Community Center
Registering a first child for school or pre-school can be quite overwhelming. To ease the transition from school to public school, Patterson Community Center and Murfreesboro City Schools will be hosting a Pre-School Fair on Friday, April 17, 2009, 2:00-6:00p.m.
Agencies throughout the city will be on-site with valuable information for parents of children entering pre-school or kindergarten. In addition, information will be available for parents new to the area.
Agencies such as Head Start, Murfreesboro City Schools Pre-School Program, Patterson Park Community Center, Child Advocacy Center, Read to Succeed, and Murfreesboro City School Extended School Program are but a few of the agencies attending.
For more information or agencies interested in participating, please contact Trina Pullum at tpullum@murfreesborotn.gov or 893-7439. Patterson Park Community Center is located at 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37130.
If you have an event you’d like included, contact Michelle Willard at 615-869-0816 or mwillard@murfreesboropost.com.
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