Tennessee Tourism Round Up

  • Thursday, October 31, 2013
  • Amanda Stravinsky

Tennessee’s upcoming tourism news is consolidated for your convenience below. For a complete list of Tennessee events, visit tnvacation.com/calendar.

Ongoing

Nashville – Second Harvest Donation Days – Free admission will be given to guests who bring a non-perishable food item Mondays through Dec. 30 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts.

Nov. 1

Savannah – A Nightmare on Main Street – Enjoy a ghoulish good time with music by Dead Horse with Josh Marshall, spooktacular dinner specials and more 7-10 p.m. at the Uptown Bistro Bar & Grill.

Jackson – Holiday Memories Exhibit – Holiday-themed art will be displayed through Dec. 31 at The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center’s upstairs gallery. Admission is free.

Nov. 1-2, 8-9

Linden – “Without a Clue - A Murder Mystery” – Enjoy a night of laughter and mystery at the Commodore Hotel and Café. Tickets are $32 and include a three-course dinner.

Nov. 3

Memphis – Foreign Feature: Byzantine Mosaics – Learn about Ancient Greece through a creative tile craft noon at The Children’s Museum of Memphis.

Nov. 5-10

Memphis – “West Side Story” – See the revival of one of Broadway’s classics of the American musical theatre at The Orpheum Theatre.

Nov. 7

Nashville – Alton Brown Live! – Brown’s culinary-science antics and quirky humor are part of his “The Edible Inevitable Tour” 8 p.m. at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Andrew Jackson Hall.

Nov. 7-9

Nashville – Stravinsky’s Firebird Experience Stravinsky’s dazzling adaption of the Russian folk tale at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Nov. 8

Nashville – CMA Country Christmas Taping – Enjoy the magic of this holiday season with country music stars as they perform classic Christmas songs 7 p.m. at the Bridgestone Arena. Tickets are limited.

Nov. 8-9

Jonesborough – 32nd annual Holiday Craft Show & Sale – See hundreds of handcrafted gifts and Christmas décor 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center.

Nov. 9

Memphis – Artist Workshop: Ancestry and Identity: Prints by Maritza Davila Learn the process of making a collagraph print with Maritza Davila 2 p.m. at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Tickets are $35.

Huntingdon – Molly Ringwald – See the actress of stage and screen as she performs songs from her debut jazz album “Except…Sometimes” 7:30 p.m. at The Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center.

Nov. 10

Nashville – O’Jays – Dance and sing along to the hits like “Back Stabbers,” “For the Love of Money,” “Love Train,” and “I Love Music” 7:30 p.m. at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Nov. 11

Nashville – Lynyrd Skynyrd – With a catalog of over 60 albums, see the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Ryman. Tickets start at $46.

Chattanooga – Veteran’s Day Celebration – The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will commemorate the area’s veterans with a free concert 7 p.m. at the Memorial Auditorium.

Nov. 15

Nashville – “Basquiat” – Explore the meteoric rise and fall of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as he started as a street artist and was “discovered” by Andy Warhol’s art world 7 p.m. at the Frist Center for Visual Art’s Auditorium.

Nov. 15-17

Knoxville – Foothills Craft Guild Annual Fine Craft Show – Browse over 140 booths of fine crafts, all representing the Tennessee region at Chilhowee Park.

Nov. 16

Chattanooga – North Pole Limited Adventures Train Excursions – All aboard for a trip to the North Pole pulled by a locomotive with storytelling, caroling, refreshments and more through Dec. 22 at Tennessee Valley Railroad.

Chattanooga – “Winter Wonders” Exhibit – Explore cold-weather traditions from cozy cottages to a blizzard maze through Jan. 20, 2014 at Creative Discovery Museum.

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