The Center for the Arts stages the Dickens' classic "Oliver!" this weekend. The paly runs through May 2.
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City commemorates Good Friday Tornado
Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Department will commemorate last year’s Good Friday Tornado by placing a wayside marker on the city’s Greenway where the tornado ripped across the trail.
The event will begin at approximately 12:15 p.m. Saturday on the Thompson Lane Trailhead. The group will proceed approximately a quarter-mile to the disaster site where a 15- to 20-minute commemoration ceremony will include remarks by dignitaries and David M. Young, who has said he survived the storm by hanging on to a tree while the eye of the storm passed over him.
Pastor of the North Boulevard Church of Christ, Young is scheduled to deliver the invocation and relate details about his survival experience.
The memorial will mark the point on the Greenway where the tornado crossed the trail, wiping clean 1,776 linear feet along the Stones River Greenway and leaving what was once a beautiful forested area devastated and barren.
Oliver!
The Center for the Arts presents Oliver! directed by Cyndie Verbeten beginning Friday, April 9.
Adapted from the Charles Dickens’ book, Oliver Twist, Oliver! is about a young orphan in a large workhouse who draws a great deal of attention to himself when he asks for “more” at the dinner table. No one likes a greedy orphan, so Oliver finds himself sold to an undertaker. He runs away, and is taken in by a group of pickpockets who try to teach the innocent boy to be a thief. Eventually he escapes from the clutches of the crime ring and finds love, happiness, and a home.
Performed by a large cast of community actors, Oliver! promises to be one of this season’s highlights.
Oliver! runs Friday, April 9 through Sunday, May 2 at the Center for the Arts. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and $10 for children 12 and under. Tickets can be reserved by calling 615-904-2787 or online at www.boroarts.org.
The Center for the Arts is located at 110 W. College St., one block off the historic Murfreesboro Square.
Blue and White Game
MTSU football concludes spring drills Saturday with the annual Blue-White Spring Game in Floyd Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and admission is free.
At halftime, Coach Rick Stockstill will present the Spring Awards while recognizing the returning lettermen.
Along with the game, there will be numerous activities available for the Blue Raider faithful. Tailgating will be encouraged at both Walnut Grove and the Greenland Drive parking lot the entire day, while an autograph session with Blue Raider players is scheduled prior to the game from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Photo opportunities will also be available and roster cards will be handed out.
In conjunction with the spring game, the athletic department will also hold their annual garage sale in Floyd Stadium. Fans will be able to purchase Nike jerseys, a limited number of helmets, along with other items. The garage sale will be located outside of Lightning's Locker Room near Gate 2A and will get underway at 10 a.m.
The Blue Raider ticket office will also be on-hand to sell season tickets for only $100.
Also, the Blue Raider baseball team will be in action that day at 6 p.m. against conference foe Florida International. Fans who attend the spring game will receive a coupon for free admission to the baseball game. The coupons will be handed out at Gate 2A of Floyd Stadium on game day.
Sneaker Ball
The inaugural Sneaker Ball will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Embassy Suites Hotel.
The guest speaker is former University of Kentucky basketball star Rex Chapman, who is now the director of basketball operations for the Denver Nuggets. Benefits 1st Shot Basketball, an organization that helps underprivileged children attend basketball camp for free.
For more information, call Kendra Cooke at 615-207-9158.
National Tartan Day
The National Tartan Day Celebration comes to the historic square in Murfreesboro from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. The heritage event features activities that will educate attendees on Scottish history.
The afternoon will include a gathering of the clans, highland dance, pipes and drums and a visit with a highland bull named Seamus. Guests can also find their clan’s tartan and learn how to pleat a kilt at this event. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact John Mauldin at (615) 216-5625 or hylan2@comcast.net.
Other events:
• On Saturday, Girl Scout Junior Troop 2237 holds a Recycling Drive at Blackman Elementary School. The troop will accept plastic water bottles, soda cans, newspaper and cardboard in the front parking lot of the school.
• At 6 a.m. Saturday, the Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge holds a Pancake Breakfast at its lodge on the corner of Southeast Broad Street and Middle Tennessee Boulevard. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door.
• At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Murfreesboro Parks & Rec holds a Film Makers Workshop in the theatre at the Patterson Park Community Center. Call Mike Prevost at 615-893-7439 extension 32 for more information.
• The Rutherford County Democratic Party launches its 2010 county campaign at 4 p.m. Saturday at Lane Agri-Park.
• At 4 p.m. Saturday, the Lascassas Volunteer Fire Department holds its monthly Fish Fry at the fire hall, 6531 Lascassas Pike. Adult meals are $11. Discounts are available for children and seniors.
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