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Concerts, Festivals & Special Events

UPDATED 12-09-08
Surf for other events via venue/club links on NMG website
BELLE MEADE PLANTATION, Martha's - marthasattheplantation.com 353-2828
BLUEBIRD 2009 at Dyer's Observatory - www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu
CENTENNIAL PARK, Movies in the Park, FREE - www.nashvillescene.com
CENTENNIAL PARK, special events summer & fall, free - www.nashville.gov/parks
CMT MUSIC AWARDS ONLINE CELEBRITY AUCTION, Benefit FOR CMT ONE COUNTRY Partners - WWW.cmtauctions.com www.CMTONECOUNTRY.com
CMT TV, see website for new shows and the following ongoing shows: CMT Power Picks, CMT Tours and many more programs - www.cmt.com
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME aka CMHOF, live events, workshops & shows, ongoing exhibits: Kitty Wells, Johnny Cash and Gene Watson - www.countrymusichalloffame.com
COUNTRY THUNDER CONCERTS, 2008 - www.countrythunder.com
FEEDING AMERICA s/ CMT w/ Phil Vassar, David Arquette, Nick Lachey - www.feedingamerica.org.
GAC TV, Grand Ole Opry Live; GAC Master Series h/ Bill Cody; Nights h/ Suzanne Alexander; Celebrity Close Up h/ Lorianne Crook; Country Music Across America h/ Storme Warren; Top 20 Country Countdown; Opry Live; Master Series; Edge of Country h/ Suzanne Alexander - www.gactv.com
GAC TV, Mark Wills' fifth goodwill tour to Iraq, nov air date - www.markwills.com
NASHVILLE OPERA - www.nashvilleopera.org
RYMAN, Always Patsy Cline, starting in April 2009, check website for dates - www.ryman.com
RYMAN, Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman, starting in NOV 2008, check website for dates - www.ryman.com
SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY, Nashville Symphony Concerts - www.NashvilleSymphony.org
ST GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - www.stgeorgesnashville.org
TPAC, Broadway at TPAC - www.tpac.org/broadway
TPAC, Education Announces 2007-2008 Season for Young Audiences www.tpac.org
TPAC, Nashville Ballet - www.nashvilleballet.com
TPAC, Nashville Opera - www.nashvilleopera.org
TPAC, Tn Repertory Theatre presents plays & workshops, 615-349-3225 - www.tennesseerep.org
TSU, Performing Arts Center, Cox/Lewis Theater, The American Negro Playwright Theatre - info 963-5742 anptheatre@yahoo.com
THU & FRI call for dates, FRIST, Music in the Grand Lobby, 5:30 -www.fristcenter.org
THU, 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month, TWO RIVERS MANSION, Old Time String Band - www.nashvilleoldtime.com www.nashville.gov/parks
FRI, FRIST, Frist Fridays, last friday of each month thru October - www.fristcenter.org
FRI-SAT, OPRY AT THE RYMAN, World's longest running live radio show f/ country legends and todays new artists. Cast members are the Who's Who of country music - www.opry.com
SAT, TEXAS TROUBABOUR THEATRE, Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree, FREE ... country legends appearing weekly
SUN, BELLE MEADE MANSION, Tennessee Jazz & Blues Society's Concert on the Lawn series, 5:30pm - www.jazzblues.org
SUN, ROBERTS, lower broadway, Cowboy Service
SUN, TEXAS TROUBADOUR THEATRE, Nashville Cowboy Church, 10 am, nc
NOV 13-JAN 04, GAYLORD OPRYLAND, Ice, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, tickets 1-866-9-grinch
NOV 28-DEC 20, TPAC, TN REPERTORY THEATRE, Santaland Diaries, see website for celebrities in each show, lpat@tennesseerep.org - www.tennesseerep.org
DEC 02, LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY, annual Lighting of the Greens h/ Amy Grant f/Phil Stacey, Ruth McGinnis, Fisk Jubilee Singers and Trey Hensley, 5:30pm - www.treyhensley.com
DEC 02-07, TPAC, Tuna Does Vegas
DEC 05, SOMMET CENTER, WAY FM Winter Wonder Slam, Toby Mac with Reliant K
DEC 05, WILDHORSE, Aaron Neville
DEC 06, BILOXI, MS, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The Better Life Foundation concert, Switchfoot, MuzikMafia with Big Kenny, Jon Nicholson, Shannon Lawson, Damien Horne, and Rachel Kice join 3 Doors Down - www.3doorsdown.com www.thebetterlifefoundation.org
DEC 06, CMHOF, Songwriter Session w/ Walt Aldridge 11:30 am, In-Store Book Signing w/ M.L. Rose (aka Myra McLarey and Linda Weeks), authors of The Road to Eden's Ridge
DEC 06, CMT TV, Premier CMT GIANTS: ALAN JACKSON, 10pm
DEC 07, CANNERY, Matisyahu w/ K'naan
DEC 07, CMHOF, Fiddle and Guitar Demonstration w/ Carco Clavé and Renaé Truex
DEC 07, SOMMET CENTER, Carrie Underwood w/ Little Big Town - www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com www.littlebigtown.com
DEC 08-14, WILDHORSE, Rick Monroe
DEC 09, SCARRITT-BENNETT WIGHTMAN CHAPEL, free concert of holiday choral music by Music City Community Chorus - www.MusicCityCommunityChorus.org
DEC 09, TPAC, Nashville Opera's Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors w/ holiday concert, rhummell@nashvilleopera.org
DEC 10, BELCOURT, Hayes Carll
DEC 10, RYMAN, Steve Howe, Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes
DEC 12, DAVIS-KIDD BOOKS, GREEN HILLS, book signing by Michael Supe Granda, It Shined: The Saga of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 7-9pm, mary@bigriverdist.com rvaughn@authorhouse.com
DEC 12, SOMMET CENTER, Disturbed
DEC 13, CMHOF, Songwriter Session w/ Jason Matthews ; Make Letterpress Art with Hatch Show Print; Interview w/ Lycrecia Williams Hoover; In-Store Book Signing w/ Lycrecia Williams Hoover (Still in Love with You: The Story of Hank & Audrey Williams); Charlie Louvin (Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads And Disaster Songs)
DEC 13, WILDHORSE, Young Jeezy
DEC 14, CMHOF, Banjo Demonstration w/ Leroy Troy; film Screening: Johnny Cash Show Christmas Special (1970)
DEC 14, RYMAN, Harry Connick, Jr.
DEC 15, WILDHORSE, Randy Moore and The Fabulous Suedes
DEC 16-19, WILDHORSE, John Karl
DEC 18, RYMAN, Andrew Peterson and Lamb of God
DEC 20, CMHOF, Songwriter Session w/ Kent Blazy and Cory Batten
DEC 21, CMHOF, Mandolin Demonstration w/ Roland White with Diane Bouska
DEC 21, SOMMET CENTER, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
DEC 22-23, RYMAN, Christmas at the Ryman w/ Amy Grant & Vince Gill
DEC 22-23, WILDHORSE, Phil Vaught
DEC 26, WILDHORSE, LoCash Cowboys
DEC 27, CMHOF, Songwriter Session w/ Skip Ewing
DEC 27, WILDHORSE, Billy Ray Cyrus
DEC 28, CMHOF, Steel Guitar Demonstration w/ Chris Scruggs
DEC 28, WILDHORSE, Phil Vaught
DEC 29-30, WILDHORSE, John Karl
DEC 31, RYMAN, Del McCoury Band & Friends
DEC 31, SOMMET CENTER, Lynyrd Skynyrd & Toby Adkins
DEC 31, WILDHORSE, New Year's Eve w/ Craig Morgan and g/ the Devonshires and John Karl
JAN 06, RYMAN, Mafia Nation
JAN 08, RYMAN, Cheech & Chong
JAN 13, SOMMET CENTER, Celine Dion
JAN 13-18, TPAC, Broadway at TPAC, The Wizard of Oz
JAN 15, RYMAN, Colgate Country Showdown National Finals h/ LeAnn Rimes - FREE
JAN 17, GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, 24th Annual Stellar Awards - www.thestellarawards.com.
JAN 20, SOMMET CENTER, Dancing With The Stars
JAN 26, RYMAN, John Legend w/ Estelle
JAN 29, RYMAN, Chonda Pierce
JAN 31, GRAND OLE OPRY HOUSE, The Killers - www.thekillersmusic.com
JAN 31, SOMMET CENTER, AC\DC
FEB 07, SOMMET CENTER, Steve Harvey w/ Nephew Tommy
FEB 07-21, TPAC, Tn Repertory Theatre, Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
FEB 13-14, WILDHORSE, Rick Springfield
FEB 15, SOMMET CENTER, Slipknot w/ Coheed and Cambria and Trivium
FEB 17, RYMAN, Nashville Celebrates The King
FEB 17-22, TPAC, Broadway at TPAC, The Pajama Game
FEB 21, SOMMET CENTER, Motley Crue w/ Hinder and Theory of a Deadman
FEB 24-MAR 01, TPAC, Riverdance
FEB 25, SOMMET CENTER, Nickelback w/ Seether and Saving Abel
FEB 29-MAR 07, CRUISE, Journey through Song w/ John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller and friends - www.americanamusic.org
MAR 06-08, 2009 7TH ANNUAL LANGERADO MUSIC FESTIVAL - www.langerado.com
MAR 18-22, AUSTIN, TX, South by Southwest - www.sxsw.com
MAR 18-APR 05, TPAC, Broadway at TPAC, JERSEY BOYS
MAR 21-APR 04, TPAC, Tn Repertory Theatre, Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
APR 05, MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS, 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards h/ Reba McEntire, 8 PM live ET - www.acmcountry.com www.acmcf.org
APR 23-26, WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MerleFest 2009 Announces Line Up h/ Doc Watson - www.merlefest.org
APR 25, COUNTRY MUSIC MARATHON h/ non-profit You Have the Power, 615-292-7027 - www.cmmarathon.com.
MAY 02-16, TPAC, Tn Repertory Theatre, Darwin in Malibu by Crispin Whittell
MAY 05-10, TPAC, Broadway at TPAC, Happy Days - A New Musical
MAY 09, 2009 ROBERT JOHNSON BLUES FOUNDATION -www.robertjohnsoncrossroads.com
JUN 04-06, ENTERPRISE, AL, 2nd annual BamaJam Music & Arts Festival f /Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, Montgomery Gentry & More - www.bamajammusicfestival.com
JUN 11-14, NASHVILLE VENUES, CMA Music Festival - ww.cmafest.com
JUN 23-28, TPAC, Broadway at TPAC, Legally Blonde The Musical
SEP 17, RYMAN, Americana Music Association Award Show - www.americanamusic.org