Memorial Day festivities will kickoff Monday afternoon. More musical entertainment will be provided followed by a patriotic address by sponsor and state Sen. Bill Ketron.

The weekend will close with the reading of the names of those who have been killed in action, a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps. Sponsors may then retrieve their flags.

Stones River National Battlefield
Stones River National Battlefield and Cemetery will hold a series of events to commemorate Memorial Day in 2011.

At 10 a.m. Saturday, May 28, local scouting groups are invited to assist in placing flags on more than 7,000 headstones in the Stones River National Cemetery.

Parking will be in the visitor center parking lot, and participants are encouraged to arrive by 9:30 a.m.

The annual Memorial Day program will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 29 at the rostrum in the Stones River National Cemetery.

The maintenance parking area will be reserved for visitors with disabilities. All other parking will be in the visitor center parking lot.

The program will include patriotic music, a wreath laying ceremony and the reading of the names of veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day.

At 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, local scouting groups and other volunteers are invited back to the national cemetery to assist in removing the flags placed the week before.

Stones River National Battlefield is located at 3501 Old Nashville Highway, northwest of Murfreesboro.

For more information call 615-893-9501 or visit nps.gov/stri.

Thursday
11:30 a.m. - Brown Bag Lunch. Lane Agri-Park, 315 John R. Rice Blvd. Topic: Dealing with moles, squirrels and other nuisance animals. 898-7710

1 p.m. - Genealogy program. Linebaugh Library, 105 W. Vine St. With Rutherford County Archivist John Lodl. 615-893-4131 or linebaugh.org

Friday
6-11 a.m. - Rutherford County Farmer’s Market. Lane Agri-Park on John Rice Boulevard.

5 p.m. - One Nation Under God. A patriotic celebration on the historic Murfreesboro square. Kevin Fisher at kevinfishertennessee@yahoo.com

5-9 p.m. - Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club Cruise-In. The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 4mhrc.net

Saturday
11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Congratulations on Another School Year. Sponsored by Second Chance Ministry. Carl Marable at 615-220-9130

9-10:30 a.m. - Bike the Battlefield. Stones River National Battlefield on the Old Nashville Highway. 893-9501 or nps.gov/stri