| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour presented by Cirque du Soleil | Bridgestone Arena | 06/12/12- 06/13/12 | Nashville |
THE ODD COUPLE by NEIL SIMONPresented by Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre April 26-May 27, 2012 Simon's play centers on a pair of desperately mismatched roommates--one sloppy and one neat--who are arguably the most memorable pair of characters that the successful playwright has ever written. Felix Ungar, a neurotic fusspot news writer, and Oscar Madison, a slovenly sports journalist. The laughs are non-stop in this classic hit from one of America’s greatest comedy writers. | Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre | 04/26/12- 05/27/12 | Nashville |
FIDDLER ON THE ROOFPresented by Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre May 31-July 8, 2012 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the Tony Award® winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal appeal. Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has been lauded by critics again and again. Filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, which includes "Tradition," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," "If I Were A Rich Man" and "Sunrise, Sunset," FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a timeless classic. No other musical has so... | Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre | 05/31/12- 07/08/12 | Nashville |
| Backwards in High Heels | Cumberland County Playhouse | 07/27/12- 11/02/12 | Crossville |
Koresh Dance CompanyPresented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse October 9, 2012 The Playhouse is pleased to present this internationally-renowned, contemporary dance company, known for superbly trained dancers, exciting choreography, and big, explosive finales.
"For both Koresh and the eight dancers, there are no movements without eloquence. That they are technically superb is a given; what sets them apart is their explosive energy, their big-heartedness, and their humor." — Reading Eagle
Come to the Cumberland County... | Cumberland County Playhouse | 10/09/12 | Crossville |
Cumberland River Dragon Boat FestivalPresented by Cumberland River Compact at Riverfront Park September 29, 2012 A fun, unique cultural event featuring adrenaline-pumping action, dragon boat racing grows in popularity each year. Teams of 20 paddlers, a drummer and steerer race in authentic Hong Kong-style, 46-foot-long dragon boats, often wearing costumes. All ages, skill levels and physiques can participate, making it the ultimate team building sport, requiring synchronicity and finesse, more than power to win. Mayor Karl Dean calls this cultural festival and boat race the city’s premiere river... | Cumberland River Compact | 09/29/12 | Nashville |
| Two Mule Parade Productions Presents LIVE at Douglas Corner Cafe | Douglas Corner Cafe | 06/15/12 | Nashville |
Masters of the Summer Music GamesPresented by Drum Corps International at Floyd Stadium MTSU July 27, 2012 Drum Corps International (DCI), Marching Music’s Major League, is the leader in producing and promoting competitive events for the world's most elite and exclusive ensembles for student musicians and performers. The Masters of the Summer Music Games is one in a series of more than 100 national events that make up the annual Drum Corps International Tour. Performing ensembles are comprised of up to 150 brass musicians, percussionists and dance performers ages 14-22.... | Drum Corps International | 07/27/12 | Murfreesboro |
Panty Raid Burlesque Presents their 9th Annual Tease-a-thonPresented by Exit/In at Exit/In May 26, 2012 NASHVILLE BURLESQUE REVUE, PANTY RAID!, IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD!!!
And it's no wonder! This tantalizing troupe is an international sensation! They've toured the four corners of the globe dazzling audiences far and wide with splendiferous choreography!
They've danced their way into your hearts and minds with their beautiful belly dancing & kaleidoscopic cancans! Why, just watching the... | Exit/In | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
FREE Salsa, Tango, Chacha, Bachata, West Coast & Hustle ClassesPresented by FREE Dance Classes September 21, 2011-July 18, 2012 Learn from the BEST dance instructors in Nashville for FREE!
7:15 Beginner West Coast Swing, Tango or Hustle!
7:40 Beginner Salsa, Chacha, Bachata or Rueda!
8:00 Intermediate West Coast Swing, Tango or Hustle!
8:30 Intermediate Salsa, Chacha, Bachata or Rueda!
9:00 Open dancing! | FREE Dance Classes | 09/21/11- 07/18/12 | |
World Dance PartyPresented by Global Education Center at Global Education Center May 26, 2012 World Dance Party, a fun chance to try out many different dance forms: Belly Dance, Bollywood, Samba, Zumba, West African, Afro Cuban, and Salsa. Dance styles will change on the hour in Studio A and Studio B, with 20 to 30 minutes of instruction followed by free dancing in that particular style. From 10:00pm to 11:00pm, party on in any style you wish!!! There will be live drumming for some classes, and refreshments will be served in Studio C. A family friendly fun time for all! | Global Education Center | 05/26/12 | Nashville |
| 13th Annual Latin Dance Festival | Global Education Center | 06/01/12- 06/03/12 | Nashville |
Heritage Day Presented by Granville Museum, Inc. at Granville Museum May 26, 2012 Join us at the Granville Museum for great music and old-fashioned fun. Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Festival features contest for various ages in guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, banjo and fiddle. Civil War living history re-enactments. Antique car and tractor show, crafts, memorial service, food, children's rides, petting zoo. | Granville Museum, Inc. | 05/26/12 | Granville |
| International Folkfest 2012 | International Folkloric Society | 06/10/12- 06/17/12 | Murfreesboro |
Swing Magic RevuePresented by John Pyka Productions and The Palace Theatre at The Palace Theatre June 16-June 17, 2012 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing, so get In The Mood to Jump, Jive & Wail and feel that Old Black Magic in this high octane time travel trip to the 20s, 30s, and 40s!
Big Daddy Cool & The Swing Kittens return to the stage with The Swing Magic Revue!
Starring:
Brandy Sunshine as Lana LaMoore
Sohia Prose as Rose LaMoore
Crystal Bumpus as Ginger Lee | John Pyka Productions | 06/16/12- 06/17/12 | Gallatin |
| Artober 2012 | Metro Arts | 10/01/12- 10/31/12 | |
Nashville Internationals VI and Celebrate Nashville Presented by Metro Parks and Recreation's Centennial Art Center at Centennial Park October 5-October 24, 2012 Nashville's Internationals VI: artists from around the world who now call Nashville home. This gallery will take place in the Centennial Art Center which will be open during festival hours (10:00am-6:00pm)on Saturday, October 6 and during regular gallery hours for the remainder of the exhibit which runs from October 6 through October 24. There will... | Metro Parks and Recreation's Centennial Art Center | 10/05/12- 10/24/12 | Nashville |
| Golden Dragon Acrobats | Nashville Children's Theatre | 06/14/12- 06/17/12 | Nashville |
Opera @ Dyer Observatory - Opera On The MountainPresented by Nashville Opera Association at Vanderbilt University - Dyer Observatory June 2, 2012 This third annual collaboration combines picnicking, an outdoor concert of popular arias and Broadway standards, and the opportunity to gaze at the stars through the observatory’s main telescope. A cast of professional opera singers will perform under a large open-air canopy. A heavenly sell-out each year!
| Nashville Opera Association | 06/02/12 | Brentwood |
Opera @ Liff Center - Paint Along Opera!Presented by Nashville Opera Association at The Noah Liff Opera Center July 12, 2012
Enjoy light refreshments as Artistic Director, John Hoomes discusses the combination of visual and artistic elements that are used to design the set of an opera. A Paint Along Nashville visual artist will lead a painting workshop on canvas using, as inspiration, Nashville Opera’s production of Madama Butterfly. Finished paintings will be displayed at Tennessee Performing Arts Center during Nashville Opera’s Madama Butterfly, October 11 and 13, 2012, then available... | Nashville Opera Association | 07/12/12 | Nashville |
Opera @ Frist w/ Nashville SymphonyPresented by Nashville Opera Association at Frist Center for the Visual Arts September 27, 2012
Music, Art, and Opera will collide this fall at the Frist! Join the artistic staff of Nashville Symphony, Nashville Opera, and the Frist Center for a panel discussion exploring the cultural make-up of Germany during the early twentieth-century German Expressionist movement which spawned a new style of music, art and theatre. The discussion will include examples of art and vocal/musical excerpts, as well as a live musical performance. Panelists include Trinita Kennedy, John... | Nashville Opera Association | 09/27/12 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: Cirque MusicaPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center May 23-May 25, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Albert George Schram, conductor
Cirque Musica
Take a journey to a faraway land of dazzling beauty, mystery and suspense! Cirque Musica blends the grace and thrills of the world’s greatest circus performers with stunning symphonic music — including pieces by Tchaikovsky, John Williams and a salute to The Beatles. You’ll be treated to a full sensory experience that will have you on the edge of your seat and in awe of the thrills and... | Nashville Symphony | 05/23/13- 05/25/13 | Nashville |
Bank of America Pops Series: Nashville SwingsPresented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center January 17-January 19, 2013 Nashville Symphony
Albert-George Schram, conductor
Soloists and vocalists to be announced
“In the Mood” for a “Sentimental Journey”? Put on your dancing shoes and relive the heyday of the big band era when the orchestra teams up with some of Nashville’s finest jazz musicians for an evening of classic swing. We’ll pay tribute to the great legacy of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and many others!
| Nashville Symphony | 01/17/13- 01/19/13 | Nashville |
| 31st Annual Native American Indian Association Pow Wow & Fall Festival | Native American Indian Association | 10/19/12- 10/21/12 | Hermitage |
Gina and Tanya Rock the Stage Tour- Zumba® Fitness Master ClassPresented by Rock the Stage Tour at Rocketown May 27, 2012 Zumba® Fitness Master Class- 1 night only event! | Rock the Stage Tour | 05/27/12 | Nashville |
The Biggest Glow In The Dark Teen Summer BashPresented by Rocketown at Rocketown May 25, 2012 Loveredd Entertainment Presents:
The Biggest "Glow In The Dark" Teen Summer Bash
May 25th / Rocketown Main Room
Ages 13+
7pm-11:30pm
Wear All White
$15 @ Ticketweb / $15 @ the door
DJ & Live Entertainment
Neon Graffitti Wall
Photographer/Videographer onsite | Rocketown | 05/25/12 | Nashville |
Rocketown Summer Sessions (Camp)Presented by Rocketown at Rocketown May 28-July 27, 2012 Mission: Rocketown Summer Sessions exist so that youth will be able to explore their interests and passions in movie making, dance, skate boarding, music, and the arts through project based learning while building deep relationships with positive, caring mentors who will listen and walk beside them.
Concentrations:
Skateboarding | Rhyme Lab/Jam Lab | Movie Making/Photography | Gear Heads | Rocketown | 05/28/12- 07/27/12 | Nashville |
Celebration of NationsPresented by Sister Cities of Franklin & Williamson County, TN, Inc. at O'More College of Design September 29, 2012 This unique affair will consist of 25 - 30 cultural booths featuring ethnic food and wares. There will be performances throughout the day along with the showing of international films. All booths will provide an authentic sensory representation of one or more cultures. Funds from the festival will be utilized to support cultural student exchange opportunities, global travel scholarships for students within Williamson County, and the various global/cultural missions of each... | Sister Cities of Franklin & Williamson County, TN, Inc. | 09/29/12 | Franklin |
| TRACES | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 02/19/13- 02/24/13 | Nashville |
| Flashdance | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 03/19/13- 03/24/13 | Nashville |
| Disney's The Lion King | Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC | 05/07/13- 06/02/13 | Nashville |
Beauty and the Beast, Jr.Presented by The Center for the Arts at The Center for the Arts June 8-June 24, 2012 Rated G
The brainy and beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted when she becomes a captive in the Beast's enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with thrills in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR., a beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. | The Center for the Arts | 06/08/12- 06/24/12 | Murfreesboro |