March 19 & 20 - Heart of Tennessee Aviculture Exotic Bird Fair
March 3 – Mini-Masters Indoor Golf Tournament
Come strut your putt-putt skills at the BEP Mini-Masters Indoor Golf Tournament from 4–7 p.m. Thurs., March 3, at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce (3050 Medical Center Pkwy.) for a full 18-hole golf tournament with holes designed by local companies and organizations. All proceeds support the Business Education Partnership’s programs for students, teachers and school counselors in the Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County school systems. For more information, contact (615) 278-2008 or chall@rutherfordchamber.org.
March 4 – Wine at the Wetlands
March 4 – Wine at the Wetlands
Surrounded by the Murfree Spring Wetlands at the Discovery Center (502 S.E. Broad St.), the third annual Wine at the Wetlands features over 150 local and crafted wines, fine whiskies, bourbons, scotches, brandies and cigars provided by Stones River Total Beverages with small bites catered by Five Senses from 5:30–9 p.m. Friday, March 4. For more information, call (615) 890-2300 ext. 240.
March 4 & 5 – Lone Star Rodeo
Witness rodeo contests in Bareback Bronc Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Cowgirls Breakaway Roping, Team Roping, Cowgirls Barrel Racing and Brahma Bull Riding with a Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl contest for kids 10 and under, hilarious rodeo clown Mighty Mike Wentworth and more at Tennessee Miller Coliseum (304 W. Thompson Ln.) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4. For more information, call (270) 269-6000 or (615) 494-8961.
March 5 – Seuss Celebration
March 5 – Seuss Celebration
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday at the Discovery Center (501 S.E. Broad St.) from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, March 5, with guest readers, face painters, Oobleck Science, a photo booth and birthday cake. Admission is free. For more information, visit explorethedc.org/programsevents.
March 5 – Be Smart, Don’t Start
Central Magnet HOSA students created the campaign “Be Smart, Don’t Start” to raise awareness on the negative health effects of smoking. They presented their campaign at the regional HOSA (Health Occupations Student of America) Competition and gained a spot in the state competition. This Zumba fundraiser, held on Sat., March 5, will help raise money and awareness for their campaign at Central Magnet School (701 E. Main St.). Tickets are $10 at the door. There will be door prizes and snacks. For more information, call (615) 904-6789.
March 8 – School Without Curriculum
Area educators Christa Brown and April Warren will lead a class on How to School Without a Curriculum: English Language Arts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at the Center For the Arts. The class will focus on putting together fun English Language Arts units to best meet the needs and learning styles of your students. The Center for the Arts is located at 110 W. College St. For more information, find How to School Without a Curriculum on Eventbrite, or find Little Log Cottage School on Facebook.
March 10 – Murfreesboro Symphony: The Unanswered Question
Great art of any genre is full of unanswered or unanswerable questions. The Mufreesboro Symphony Orchestra will be asking some of these musical questions at the concert at First United Methodist Church (265 W. Thompson Ln.) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, featuring Schubert’s haunting Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, “Unfinished,” and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major featuring Arunesh Nadgir, pianist. Other highlights include short, modern pieces by Arvo Part and Charles Ives. For more information, call (615) 898-1862 or visit murfreesborosymphony.com.
March 10 – City Schools Festival Choir
Murfreesboro City Schools District presents The MCS Festival Choir, Music Around the World Concert at Erma Siegel Elementary (135 W. Thompson Ln.) at 6 p.m. Thurs., March 10, with students from across the district, the Reeves-Rogers African Drumming Ensemble and John Pittard’s Steel de Boro for music from around the world. Admission is free. For more information, call (615) 904-1002.
March 11 & 12 – Book Fest
Further your education at the Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival (SE-YA) at MTSU from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. March 11 and 12. Its primary goal is to encourage and develop literacy in youth and young adults by connecting them with authors. For more information, call (615) 893-4131.
March 12 – 5th Annual MTCS Trivia Night
Support the MTCS Band and Chorus Departments at the 5th Annual MTCS Trivia Night on Sat., March 12, with dinner at 5:30 p.m., door prizes, a silent auction, home-baked goods and concessions and the game beginning at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact mtcsbandparents@gmail.com.
March 12 – Wild Wild West
Join Mayday Brewery (521 Old Salem Rd.) to benefit the South-Atlantic Bone Marrow Transplant Fund with country music, door prizes, a western-style BBQ dinner, games and activities. To purchase tickets in advance, visit bit.ly/wildwildwestmayday or at Mayday Brewery or Kaleidoscope Custom Vapor Lounge. Proceeds benefit HelpHOPELive in honor of Janet Lynn Jones to assist with some of her uninsured transplant-related expenses. For information, contact (443) 655-3931 or staceycupolo@yahoo.com.
March 12 – Spring Fling Zumba Master Class
March 12 – Spring Fling Zumba Master Class
Join Zumba Jammer Nikki Primm for a nonstop “booty shakin’, hip wigglin’, bass thumpin’” 90 minutes, open to the public at Patterson Park Community Center (521 Mercury Blvd.) from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. For more information, visit nikkiprimmzj.ticketleap.com.
March 12 – Easter Bunny Breakfast
Enjoy your breakfast with the Easter Bunny at DoubleTree by Hilton (1850 Old Fort Pkwy.) from 8:30–10 a.m. Saturday, March 12, with photo opportunities and an Easter Egg Hunt at 9:45 a.m. For more information, call (615) 895-5555.
March 14 – Pi Day
Celebrate Pi Day at the Discovery Center (502 S.E. Broad St.). For more information, call (615) 890-2300 or visit explorethedc.org.
March 14 & 15 – A Soldier’s Child Shopping Volunteer Event
Join A Soldier’s Child Foundation to celebrate the children of our fallen heroes as you shop for over 150 children that have birthdays in the month of April. ASC purchases the gifts, however volunteer shoppers and wrappers are needed. Meet in the garden center at Walmart (2000 Old Fort Pkwy.) from 3–4:30 p.m. Mon., March 14, or at Christian Life Church, 745 Cason Lane, from from 3–6 p.m. Tues., March 15. For more information, call (615) 220-1600.
March 17–19 – Indoor Yard Sale at Smyrna Senior Citizens Center
The Senior Citizens Center (100 Raikes St., Smyrna) invites you to their Annual Indoor Yard Sale from 8 a.m.–2 p.m. March 17–19 with household items, tools, furniture, lawn and garden, clothes and more. Enjoy BBQ sliders from Kinfolks. For more information, call (615) 459-4839 or visit smyrnaseniorcitizens.com.
March 18 – The Amazing Women of the Civil War
March 18 – The Amazing Women of the Civil War
In celebration of Women’s History Month, local author, Civil War historian and community activist Shirley Farris Jones will appear at Oaklands Mansion (900 N. Maney Ave.) at 6 p.m. Fri., March 18, as she talks about her book Valor and Lace: The Amazing Women of the Civil War. As a past President of the Rutherford County Historical Society, member of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, founding member of Friends of Stones River National Battlefield, and active member of both Oaklands Mansion and the Martha Ready Morgan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Jones provides her perspective on the war from a women’s point of view, speaking about the varied roles and amazing accomplishments of women during the Civil War. For tickets or more information, contact (615) 893-0022 or info@OaklandsMansion.org.
March 18 & 19 – The Garden Party
The Boro Garden Show will be held at the Lane Agri-Park (315 John Rice Blvd.) from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Fri., March 18, followed by the Garden Party from 7–11 p.m. with entertainers, vendor booths, an arts show and more. For more information, visit borogardenparty.com.
March 19 – Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra Family Concert
Come out for a free one-hour concert at 10 a.m. Sat., March 19, featuring MSO, the winner of the annual Emerging Artist competition, and their annual side-by-side with Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra. Additionally, the Siegel Foundation/MSO Musical Excellence Awards are presented to outstanding city and county school music students. No admission will be charged. For more information, including the location announcement, call (615) 898-1862 or visit murfreesborosymphony.com.
March 19 – Underwarter Egg Hunt
March 19 – Underwarter Egg Hunt
Murfreesboro City Aquatics division invites the public to take part in their annual Underwater Egg Hunt at Patterson Park Community Center (521 Mercury Blvd, Murfreesboro) on March 19 from 8 to 10 a.m. Go for a swim and help gather eggs off the pool floor. Be sure to bring a bag or basket to hold your eggs. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Hunt begins at 8:30 a.m. Free swim until 10 a.m. Admission to Patterson Park is $3 per person; $2 for ages 6 & under. For more information call (615) 893-7439 or email cclemmons@murfreesborotn.gov.
March 19 & 20 – Heart of Tennessee Aviculture Exotic Bird Fair
Enjoy the Aviculture Exotic Bird Fair at the Tennessee Livestock Center (1720 Greenland Dr.) Sat. and Sun., March 19 and 20. For more information, call (615) 739-0631 or visit midtnbirdclub.com.
March 19 – Smryna Easter Egg Hunt
Have fun at the Smyrna Easter Egg Hunt and the Lee Victory Recreation Park (110 Sam Ridley Pkwy.) Saturday, March 19. For more information, call (615) 459-9773.
March 19 – Fido Spring Fling
March 19 – Fido Spring Fling
Nashville Paw magazine invites you to its first Fido Spring Fling: An Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs at Lane Agri-Park Community Center (315 John Rice Blvd.) from 1–4 p.m. Sat., March 19, with prize eggs. Admission is a $10 cash donation per dog to benefit Rutherford County PAWS and the Beesley Foundation. Dress your pooches up for a chance to win best Easter costume or best spring outfit. Enjoy local pet vendors, food trucks, adoptable pets and a photo booth. Kids can enter an Easter Egg Coloring Contest and a Bunny Bean Bag Toss for prizes. For more information, visit fidospringfling.com.
March 26 – Free Clothes and Food
Free food and clothes are available for those in need the fourth Saturday of every month at Oakland Park 7th Day Adventist Church (711 N. Maney Ave.) from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. For more information, call (615) 410-7552.
March 27 – Hilton Garden Inn Easter Garden Party
Hilton Garden Inn Murfreesboro (1335 Conference Center Blvd.) announces its first Easter Garden Party brunch at 10:30 a.m. Guests can enjoy their mimosas in the ‘secret’ garden while a professional photographer captures their family portrait in front of the custom backdrop. Kids can meet the Easter Bunny, compete at sack races and decorate Easter eggs. Reservations are required; contact (615) 225-2345 or Jennifer.Jackson2@hilton.com to reserve a spot.
April 2 – Kappa Delta Wing Fling
For the 13th consecutive year, the Wing Fling, a longtime community favorite, returns to Murfreesboro to raise money for The Family Center and Prevent Child Abuse America. The event will take place at the MTSU Murphy Center Lawn on Saturday, April 2, from 12–3 p.m. Wing Fling features over 15 participating organizations and restaurants providing their best wings in an attempt to have their dishes named the “Best Wings in the ’Boro.” Last year, Kappa Delta and the Murfreesboro community came together to raise over $26,000 with over 2,500 people attending the 2015 Wing Fling. Organizers say they hope to exceed both totals in 2016. For more information, contact Michaela Upchurch at (615) 881-3432 or kddeltapipublicrelations@gmail.com.
April 3 – Picnic for Vietnam Veterans
The Captain William Lytle Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will host a picnic, free to all Vietnam War veterans, at the General Bragg Trailhead Pavilion, 1540 W. College St. in Murfreesboro, from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Sunday, April 3. DAR members will be serving the veterans an array of Southern-picnic-themed foods, including ham, fried chicken, potato salad and more, as a way to say “thank you” to Vietnam War veterans for their service and sacrifice. For more information, email cwl.vietnam@gmail.com.
April 3 – Ferrell Hollow Farm Senior Horse Sanctuary Benefit
Local artistic talents are banding together to auction pieces of their work for the benefit of Ferrell Hollow Farm Senior Horse Sanctuary at the First Annual HeARTs for Horses Art Auction Fundraiser, held from 2–6 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Mayday Brewery. Everything from pottery, paintings, assemblage, fibers, hand-bound journals and more are set to be auctioned with all the proceeds to go to Ferrell Hollow Farm Senior Horse Sanctuary, which provides care for senior horses giving them a beautiful place to live, a healthy diet, veterinary care and lots of love. Participating artists include Dawna Magliacano, Susan Blair Truex, W. Michael Bush, Pamela Mack, Carol Berning, Eva Berg, Dina D’Argo and others. For more information, contact Dawna Magliacano at dkmagarts@gmail.com or Lyric Hutchinson at lyricmadison@gmail.com.
