N FREE Anansi the Spider
See Friday, Feb. 1.
N FREE Animal
Tracks (Register)
615-862-4187 nashville.gov/parks
Ages 6 - 10. Bells Bend Outdoor Center, 4187 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville. 9 - 10 a.m. Learn how to find and follow animal tracks.
N Antiques
& Garden Show
See Friday, Feb. 1.
N FREE Bells Bend
Mountain Bike Ride (Register)
615-862-4187 nashville.gov/parks
Ages 10+. Bells Bend Outdoor Center, 4187 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Find out if mountain biking is something you’d like to pursue on this beginners ride. Bring your own bike and helmet or borrow the center’s equipment.
N Belmont
Bruins Basketball
615-460-2255 belmontbruins.com
All ages. Curb Event Center, 2000 Belmont Blvd., Nashville. 5 p.m. $6 - $13. Versus UT Martin.
N FREE Black History Month: African American Family History & Genealogy
615-889-2941 thehermitage.com
All ages. The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Learn how to discover your family’s roots.
R FREE Black History Past, Present and Future at Bradley
615-895-2672 murfreesborotn.gov/parks All ages. Bradley Academy Museum, 511 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Celebrate African-American culture through displays of inventions, music, food and history.
R FREE Black History N Family Program: Past, Present and Future at Patterson
Chinese New Year Rattle Drums
615-893-7439 murfreesborotn.gov/parks
615-416-2001 countrymusichalloffame.org
All ages. Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro. 3 - 5 p.m. Celebrate African-American culture through displays of inventions, music, food and history.
Ages 4+. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, 222 Fifth Ave. S., Nashville. 1 - 2 p.m. free with gate ($25.95 adults, free for ages 18 & younger in Davidson and surrounding counties). Learn about the Chinese New Year and make a rattle drum.
N FREE Children’s Author Event
615-953-2243 parnassusbooks.net All ages. Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville. 2 - 3 p.m. Children’s science writer Heather L. Montgomery discusses and signs her latest books, Something Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill and Little Monsters of the Ocean: Metamorphosis Under the Waves.
N Crafternoon Family Valentine’s Workshop (Register)
615-258-5569 arworkshop.com/nashville
All ages. AR Workshop Nashville, 2022-A Lindell Ave., Nashville. 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $14 - $75.50. Make a specialty wooden Valentine’s block or choose from several other projects.
S Daddy Daughter Dance (Register)
R Father-Daughter Dance
615-793-3224 All ages. Roy Waldron Elementary School, 125 Floyd Mayfield Drive, La Vergne. 2 - 4 p.m. $5 per couple at the door. Girls and their dads (or other male relatives) can enjoy an afternoon of music, dancing, desserts and a photo booth.
N FREE First
Saturday Art Crawl
615-256-2805 nashvilledowntown.com/ events/first-saturday-art-crawl All ages. Hatch Show Print, 224 Fifth Ave. S., Nashville. 6 - 9 p.m. Twenty-five art galleries in the downtown area host receptions and art openings.
R Gourmet
Flatbreads Kids’ Class (Register)
615-851-2253 goodlettsvilleparks.com
615-956-6077 thecuriouskitchen.net
All ages. Delmas Long Community Center, 200 Memorial Drive, Goodlettsville. 3:30 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $25 per couple, $10 each additional child. Fathers and their little girls can enjoy a night out dancing while a DJ spins music and posing for commemorative photos.
Ages 6 - 15. The Curious Kitchen, 1602 W. Northfield Blvd., Murfreesboro. 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. $50. Make caprese flatbread with balsamic glaze, barbecue chicken and gouda flatbread, chocolate ganache pies and lemon-mint soda.
N Drop-In Art Class 615-933-9644 littlearthousenashville.com
Ages 4 - 8. Little Art House, 2104 Acklen Ave., Nashville. 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. $15. Explore various mediums and create original works of art.
N Drop-In
Creative Play
See Friday, Feb. 1.
N Grand Ole Opry See Friday, Feb. 1.
N FREE Groundhog Day Waddle (Register)
615-862-8539 sbnc.nashville.gov All ages. Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 1900 Davidson St., Nashville. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Walk around the lake in hopes of seeing a plump little friend.
FUN FOR LITTLE KIDS
SAT 2
A Mother & Son Night of Fun takes place on Friday, Feb. 1 at the Delmas Long Community Center in Goodlettsville.
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S MOTHER & SON NIGHT Delmas Long Community Center Goodlettsville goodlettsvilleparks.com
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OF FUN
Mommies and their little boys can enjoy a “date” night together with music, dancing and fun photo ops. Register.
W STOP, DROP & DECORATE: VALENTINE’S LOVE CHALET Sugar Drop, Brentwood Tuesday, Feb. 5 sugardrop.com
Ages 4+ can turn a pre-assembled gingerbread house into a Valentine’s chalet using buttercream and assorted candies. Register.
N VALENTINE’S DANCE
South Inglewood Community Center, Nashville Friday, Feb. 8 rosebankmomsclub@gmail.com
MOMS Club of East Nashville-Rosebank hosts and afternoon of dancing with your little ones, Valentine crafts, a photo booth and bake sale. Donations taken at the door.
N PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: VALENTINE’S DAY
Richland Park Library, Nashville Monday, Feb. 11 nashvillepubliclibrary.org Ages 3 - 6 can hear stories of love while making their own Valentine’s Day cards.
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