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Top Things to Do

		Parthenon
		Grand Ole Opry
		Ryman Auditorium
		Country Music Hall of Fame
		General Jackson Showboat Cruise
		Frist Center for the Visual Arts
		The District: Lower Broad & Second Ave.
		Van Vechten Art Galley at Fisk University
		Cheekwood Gallery & Botanical Gardens
		Belle Meade Plantation
		The Hermitage: Andrew Jackson's Home

Happenings in Nashville

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The Parthenon in winter, Centennial Park, Nashville

Upcoming Events in Nashville

Feb. 8 to Feb. 16, 2008: Nashville Ballet Winter Series opens with Octet, a ballet choreagraphed by the acclaimed Twyla Tharp along with Orpheus and Rite of Spring (intended for mature audiences) February 8-10, 14-16. The season ends with Romeo and Juliet April 25-26.

Feb. 14 & Feb. 15, 2008: Valentine Special: An Evening of Great Love Songs presented by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and featuring Matraca Berg, Suzy Bogguss, Gretchen Peters & Raul Malo. Paul Gambill, conductor

Over the years, Matraca, Suzy, Gretchen and Raul have helped the NCO celebrate Valentines and establish this special evening of music as one of the NCO's signature Music Without Boundaries events. Now they're back and accompanied by the 14-piece NCO with rhythm section. To buy tickets, call the NCO office at 615-322-1226 ext 201.

Feb. 14 -17, 2008: Antiques & Garden Show at the Nashville Convention Center, featuring model gardens, antiques and garden accessories for sale.

April 11-12 , 2008: Tennessee Critters the Bicentennial Mall State Park in downtown Nashville. Features Tennessee’s animals from the bald eagle to fossils. (Great event for children). Located at 600 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243-3081. Call 615-741-5280 for more information.

Times, ticket prices, and even performance dates and locations may change. Please confirm scheduling before heading to an event. Need more options? Check out Free Things to Do in Nashville and Music in the City and live Theatre listings.

On-Going Events

Every fourth Saturday:: Nashville Flea Market at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds., 621 Mainstream Drive. 862-5016.

The Grand Ole Opry
Every Friday and Saturday evening year-round. 615-889-3060 for more information. 2802 Opryland Drive Nashville,TN 37214. Held on the Ryman Auditiorium during the winter.

For more musical events in Nashville, see BlueShoe's Music Guide.

IMAX theatre at Opry Mills. Seven-story wall-to-wall screen and high-fidelity digital sound. Movie line: 615-514-3456.

NashTrash Tours by the Jugg Sisters: a musical-comedy tour of Nashville Wednesdays through Saturdays on board the Big Pink Bus, departing from the Farmer's Market. For more information and times, call 800-342-2132.

Day Trips from Nashville

Southeast from Nashville:

Casting for a tempting daytrip from Nashville? Chattanooga has a wonderful aquarium. On the way you may want to take in the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg. It's 75 miles southeast (see directions), with tours offered every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve day, Christmas, New Year's Eve day and New Year's Day.

Northeast from Nashville:

mammoth cave, kentucky Mammoth Cave National Park, according to the Park literature, "preserves the cave system and a part of the Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. This is the world's longest cave system, with more than 365 miles explored. Early guide Stephen Bishop called the cave a 'grand, gloomy and peculiar place,' but its vast chambers and complex labyrinths have earned its name: Mammoth." The National Park is approximately 90 miles (145 km) north of Nashville. There are a number of guided tours you can take of the cave, including the daunting Wild Cave Tour. Here is a description of the physical challenges of the Wild Cave: "Free-climbing cave walls; lengthy crawls through areas as tight as 9 inches high; walking in a crouched position; hand and knee crawls over jagged rocks and dirt; crawling through wet areas; twisting into and out of tight crawlway openings." Sounds like fun, doesn't it? If you want a tour that is a bit less strenuous, try the Frozen Niagra Tour (suited for slow walkers and those with small children).

For more Nashville events: Tennessean's The Rage

A free weekly entertainment guide be published by The Tennessean, The Rage is available at Nashville-area restaurants, shops, nightclubs, and news racks. For more information, call 615-664-2270.

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