At-a-Glance
November 26 – 30

MUSIC
Burning Las Vegas at B.B. King's Blues Club on November 26
COLLIER with Special Guest Jon Stone at 12th and Porter on November 26
D4A$, A Cheap Date with Don Schlitz at The Bluebird Cafe on November 26
In the Row with Gary Cavanaugh, Richard Trest, Bill Warrington and Donna DeSopo at The Bluebird Cafe on November 26
John Karl at Wildhorse Saloon through November 26
The Doyle and Debbie Show at Station Inn on November 26
Wednesday Night Writer's Night at Rumours East on November 26
Open Mic Night at Cafe Coco on November 27
The 15th Annual Thanksgiving Bash with Bonepony at 3rd and LIndsley on November 27
An Evening with Sweethearts of the Rodeo at The Bluebird Cafe on November 28
Guilty Pleasures at The Mercy Lounge on November 28
Candy Apple Red at Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar on November 28
Floord CD Release Party at Wildhorse Saloon on November 28
Music in the Grand Lobby featuring Kristie Sibley at Frist Center for the Visual Arts on November 28
Opry at the Ryman featuring Charlie Daniels, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker and more at Ryman Auditorium on November 28
Roland White Band at Station Inn on November 28
Thanksgiving Celebration – The Nashville Hits at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on November 28
VHS or Beta at Exit/In on November 28
An Evening with Josh Hoge and KS Rhoads at 12th and Porter on November 29
Doug DeJoe and BloomLaters Band at Puckett's Grocery – Leiper's Fork on November 29
Jeffrey Steele with Pearl Heart and Jody Abernathy at 3rd and Lindsley on November 29
JJ Grey and MOFRO with Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at Exit/In on November 29
Laura Vida at Sambuca on November 29
Lone Official and Altered Statesmen 45 Release Show at The Basement on November 29
Music in the Vines: Art Four Sale at Arrington Vineyards on November 29
Opry at the Ryman featuring Charley Pride, Lorrie Morgan and more at Ryman Auditorium on November 29
Rising Star Winners Showcase at Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant – Franklin on November 29
Red Flecks with MONA, Mother Father and Turbo Fruits at The Mercy Lounge on November 28
Songwriter Session: Memarie and Chas Sandford at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 29
Anthony Hamilton at Wildhorse Saloon on November 30
Emily DeLoach with Randall Goodgame at 12th and Porter on November 30
Kyle Burnham Quintet at Cafe Coco on November 30
Mandolin Demonstration: Bob Grant with Adam Wright at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 30
Nissan Concert Series presents Jason Mraz at Ryman Auditorium on November 30
Sunday Spotlight with B.A. Carter at The Bluebird Cafe on November 30

FESTIVALS & SEASONAL
Christmas on the Cumberland at the McGregor Park RiverWalk in Clarksville, Tenn. on November 25 – January 1
Annual Holiday Festival at Appalachian Center for Craft on November 28 – 30
Holiday Tours at The Hermitage on November 28 – 30
Breakfast with Santa at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art on November 29
Season of Celebration at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art on November 29 – January 4
Battle of Franklin 144th Anniversary Commemorative Illumination at Historic Carter House on November 30
Holiday Decorating at Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum on November 30
Christmas Laser Fantasy at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation through December 20
Laser Holidays at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation through December 20
Christmas on the General Jackson Evening Cruises on General Jackson Showboat through December 23
General Jackson Midday Cruise: Country Christmas on General Jackson Showboat through December 25
Louise Mandrell's Joy to the World Dinner Show at Gaylord Opryland Resort through December 25
A Country Christmas presented by Nissan at Gaylord Opryland Resort through January 4

COMEDY, DANCE & THEATRE
Special Engagement: Ralphie May at Zanies Comedy Night Club on November 26
Zanie's Clean Comedy Series: James Gregory at Zanies Comedy Night Club on November 28 – 29
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carolat Roxy Regional Theatre on November 28 – December 20
The Santaland Diaries at Andrew Johnson Theater on November 28 – December 20
Evita at Gordon Jewish Community Center through November 30
Trojan Women at Darkhorse Theater through December 6
Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge at Towne Center Theatre through December 13
A Tuna Christmas at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation through December 19
A Sanders Family Christmas at Cumberland County Playhouse through December 20
White Christmas at Cumberland County Playhouse through December 21
Nuncrackers and Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings at Boiler Room Theatre through December 23
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring The Rockettes at Grand Ole Opry House through December 28
Greetings at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre through December 31
Murder at the Howard Johnson at Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre through December 31

FILM & VIDEO
Dear Zachary at Belcourt Theatre on November 26
Let the Right One In at Belcourt Theatre on November 28 – December 4
Film Screening: Kings of Country (2006) at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 30

KIDS & FAMILIES
Sesame Street Live: When Elmo Grows Up! at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on November 26 – 30
Day After Thanksgiving Fun at Lane Motor Museum on November 28
FETCH! Fun Fridays at Discovery Center at Murfree Spring on November 28
Magic of Smiles by Dr. Gary Flagel at Fairytales Bookstore on November 28
Snowflake Special Model Trains and Children Activities at Customs House Museum – Clarksville on November 28
Winter Wonders at Adventure Science Center on November 28 – January 4
Animal Encounters at Discovery Center at Murfree Spring on November 29
Frist Center Kids Club: Reductive Sculpture at Frist Center for the Visual Arts on November 29
Saturday AM at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art on November 29
Tall Tale Circus at Nashville's Main Public Library through December 27
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at Nashville Children's Theatre through January 10

SPORTS & RECREATION
Vanderbilt Commodores Men's Basketball vs. Central Arkansas Bears at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium on November 26
2008 Boulevard Bolt on Belle Meade Blvd in Nashville, Tenn. on November 27
2008 Habitrot Thanksgiving 5k and Kids Fun Run at D1 Sports Training in Franklin, Tenn. on November 27
Day After Turkey Day Hike at South Cumberland State Park on November 28
Vanderbilt Lady Commodores vs. Davidson at Vanderbilt University's Memorial Gymnasium on November 28
Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild at Sommet Center on November 29
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Louisville Cardinals at Sommet Center on November 30

MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS
Annual Holiday Exhibition at Appalachian Center for Craft on November 28 – January 4
Pottery, Sculpture and Painting by artists Kathy Carter, R. Lafayette Mitchell and Eva Sochorova at Centennial Art Center through November 28
Akira Blount: Enchanted Dolls at Tennessee State Museum through November 30
Second Senior Thesis Exhibition at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film through November 30
The River Inside: Images from Photographer John Guider's Amazing Journey at Tennessee State Museum through November 30
Immersion: A Katrina Room at The Parthenon through December 13
Creative Arts Project Exhibit at TPAC's G Level Gallery through December 14
Monthaven Art Society Fall Exhibit at Monthaven Mansion through December 14
Artists Collect: The Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong Private Collection at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum through January 4
Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession at Frist Center for the Visual Arts through January 4
William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art on January 4
Young Tennessee Artists: 2008 Statewide Advance Placement Studio Art at Frist Center for the Visual Arts through January 4
Shana Kohnstamm: Faces and Figments Exhibit at Nashville Jazz Workshop through January 9
Happy Holidays Remembered at Nashville's Main Public Library through January 11
Michael Oliveri: Innerspace, Permaculture and UFOs at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum through February 22
Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum through December 31, 2009