10/31/08 – Frist Friday featuring the Dynamites @ the Frist Center
10/31/08 – 2nd Annual Halloween Bash with Guilty Pleasures & The Devonshires @ Wildhorse
Friday Oct 31st
Wildhorse Saloon
120 2nd Ave N
902-8200 6PM
$16 in advance $18 at the door
Put on your costume and come down to the Wildhorse for a Halloween Bash featuring local favorites Guilty Pleasures with special guests the Devonshires. There will be a costume contest with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Enjoy this evening with one of Nashville’s long-time favorite 80’s cover bands.
From Downtown Details
3rd Annual History & Culture Book Fair
| November 9, 2008 |
Tennessee State Museum
More info to come…
10/28/08 – Susan G Komen for the Cure Benefit Dinner @ Sole Mio
Tuesday Oct 28 @ Sole Mio
311 3rd Ave S 256-4103
50% of all dinner sales on this night will benefit the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. This foundation fights to prevent the spread of breast cancer through education and early detection. Reservations encouraged
10/27/08 – Downtown Fashion Show
Monday Oct 27
Rymer Gallery
233 5th Ave N
6-7PM Free
Check out the fashions available at the Shoe Boutique & Accessories, Fire Finch and Hard Rock Cafe’s retail store as downtown residents model looks from all of these stores. Didn’t think you could buy clothes downtown? Think again!
10/27/08 – Careers, Cocktails & Connectivity
Monday Oct 27
Nashville City Club
201 4th Ave N
20th Floor 620-1329
4-6PM $10
Nashville City Club invites you to be a part of “Careers, Cocktails & Connectivity.” Mix and mingle with a variety of industry contacts that will allow you to gain new business, promote your business or find a new career. Enjoy a relaxing atmosphere with tasty cocktails and talented compay. Open to the general public, not just members of City Club.
10/25/08 – 8th Annual Ghost Story Festival
Saturday Oct 25
Tennessee State Museum
5th & Deaderick
741-2692
1-4PM Free
The event will feature a ‘ghost trail’ through the museum with prizes, crafts, and refreshments. Along the ghost trail will be chilling ghost stories from TN past, including those of the Bell Witch adn Cherokee spirit, Spearfinger. The trail ends at the tall tales stage where professional storytellers will tell stories about TN. Children who complete each stop of the ghost trail will receive prizes. Attendees are invited to wear costumes and enjoy complimentary refreshments.
10/25/08 – Nashville Duck Race
Riverfront Park
11AM-3PM
Free
Benefit for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. Rubber ducks will be dropped form the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge at 1PM and will “race” down the Cumberland River to Riverfront Park. Lucky ducks reaching finish line first will receive over $16,000 in prizes (eg 2nd Place wins a pair of Southwest round-trip tickets) Adopt a duck for $5 to participate in the race by clicking:
http://www.greatnashvilleduckrace.com/
10/24/08 – Nashville Ballet Presents The Bell Witch and the Four Temperaments
Friday, Oct 24 – 26
TPAC 255-2787
505 Deaderick Street
8PM Friday & Sat
2PM Sunday $21.50-72.50
THe Ballet opens with the Bell Witch, Middle TN’s own real-life ghost story. Audience may wear 3D glasses to max the special effects in this story. Also on the program is the performance of George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments an ingenious work of timeless appeal. Accompanied by Nashville Symphony Orchestra.
10/24/08 – Music City Central’s Grand Opening
Friday, Oct 24
Music City Central
400 Charlotte Ave
862-5950
10AM-5PM
Free
Nashville’s new public bus terminal opens on Friday with open house, public tours, musical performances and other activities. The terminal features climate-controlled waiting rooms, terrazzo flooring, a staffed customer care center, ticket vending machines and a Dunkin’ Donuts. Buses will occupy/leave station beginning Oct 26.
