Leisure: Arts & Entertainment

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Smyrna Outdoor Adventure Center

3 Ways to Take-in the Smyrna Outdoor Adventure Center

Nov 06, 2019 at 10:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

With dropping temperatures and the end of that darned Daylight Savings this month, I definitely felt the need to start laying out my indoor recreation options for the kids. T.... Read More
First Presbyterian Church's 2019 Fair Trade Shopping Event

Shop for Christmas at First Presbyterian Church's 2019 Fair Trade Shopping Event

Nov 04, 2019 at 09:16 am by PeacheyKate

Please join the First Presbyterian Church for our 10th annual Fair Trade Shopping Event, set for noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6.  You can shop from Ten Thousand.... Read More

Wisdom: When the Story I Learn the Most From Is My Own

Oct 24, 2019 at 02:30 pm by Paulette Jackson

Since I was a young child, I have always loved stories with moral. From Uncle Wiggly to Aesop's Fables, I enjoyed the influence of the metaphorical muse. One of the most infl.... Read More
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Discover outdoor fun at The Farmhouse Fields

Oct 23, 2019 at 08:47 am by Laura Beth Payne

I was driving to see family Nolensville when the prettiest stack of pumpkins, and what looked like the beginnings of a harvest party, on the side of Highway 96 made me stop..... Read More
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Photos: Rutherford Arts Alliance Mural Festival

Oct 21, 2019 at 09:06 am by Laura Beth Payne

The Rutherford County Arts Alliance hosted a three-day, community, mural-painting event on the exterior wall of Vine Street Marketplace over the weekend of Oct. 18-20. Design.... Read More
Bloom Stage

Bloom Stage presents 'Moonlight, Magic and Mystery' a one-night storytelling show

Oct 17, 2019 at 08:00 am by KoryWells

The local storytelling series Bloom: The Stage Where Our Stories Grow will return to the Walnut House on Thursday evening, October 24, with a one-night show called “Mo.... Read More
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Instagram-worthy murals in Murfreesboro

Discover Local Murals with a Family Photo Shoot

Oct 15, 2019 at 09:35 am by Laura Beth Payne

Chances are you've noticed blank walls blooming into art canvases around Rutherford County. As businesses and local groups seek to encourage public art, creatives are busy mak.... Read More
Rutherford Arts Alliance

Mural Festival to Bring Norris Hall Artwork to Downtown Murfreesboro

Oct 10, 2019 at 11:00 am by Lee Rennick

Public art has long been a part of the landscape in large cities, but recently, with studies showing the positive effect it has on communities, cities of all sizes are joining.... Read More
8 Reasons to Visit Oaklands in October

8 Reasons to Visit Oaklands in October

Oct 08, 2019 at 11:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

Having grown up in Murfreesboro I've counted Oaklands Historic House Museum as a given in my life. I toured the Antebellum home as a middle-schooler, and in my 20s fell in lov.... Read More
Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate Kory Wells

4 questions for Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate Kory Wells

Oct 08, 2019 at 09:00 am by Michelle Willard

One thing people may not know about Murfreesboro's Poet Laureate is that she began her career as a software developer.  A life-long poet, she has turned a hobby int.... Read More

Local Author Tony Turnbow to sign books at Linebaugh

Oct 08, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

Linebaugh Public Library is hosting local author Tony Turnbow for a book signing on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Turnbow will be signing and selling copies of his.... Read More
Boro Art Crawl Logo

Boro Art Crawl returns Friday, Oct. 11

Oct 07, 2019 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

The Boro Art Crawl returns Friday, Oct. 11 to downtown Murfeesboro. The October event features venues in and around historic downtown Murfreesboro, some new to the crawl.... Read More

MTSU's Center for Popular Music captures 'uncanny' old-time fiddling pair on new CD

Oct 04, 2019 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

If the recent focus on music's roots has you hankering to hear more, a young pair of old-time Tennessee fiddling wizards, captured on 21st-century digital CD for the MTSU.... Read More
Fall festivals abound

18 family festivals to fall for this month

Oct 01, 2019 at 09:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

There can be a lot that divides our city, but one thing that seems to unite is a love of fall. Evidenced in a plethora of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, bashes, festivals, hoedo.... Read More
African Drum and Dance Festival

2nd annual African Drum and Dance Festival comes to Patterson Park

Sep 28, 2019 at 09:00 am by dreeves

From 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 28, Patterson Park Community Center will host the Second Annual African Drum and Dance Festival. The event is organized by th.... Read More

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