things to do FREE Kids First (Registration Required) This evening will honor Anita and Mark Pirtle for their dedication to education and the community. Funds raised through donations during the evening benefit the Discovery Center’s enrichment programs for kids. Ages 21 and older. Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro; 6:30 p.m.; 615-890-2300 or explorethedc.org.
Nature Nuts
Explore the mysteries of the Murfree Spring wetland through this guided activity. All ages. Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro; 4 p.m.; $8; 615-890-2300 or explorethedc.org.
Nuncrackers
Preds & Pins (Registration Required) Join the Nashville Predators and Gnash to help strike out cancer during this bowling tournament benefiting the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund. The night includes two hours of bowling, a food buffet, refreshments, silent auction and more. Hermitage Strike & Spare, 3436 Lebanon Pike, Nashville; 6:30 - 8 p.m.; $175 ($150 season ticket holders); 615-770-2331 or nashvillepredators.com/ bowling.
FREE Teen Anime Club
Watch anime, make crafts and enjoy snacks. Ages 13 and older. Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood; 4 - 5 p.m.; 615371-0090 or brentwood-tn. org/library.
In this Nunsense Christmas musical, the sisters are taping a TV special in their convent basement studio for Cable Access. Dinner theater show. All ages. The Larry Keeton Theatre, 108 Donelson Pike, Nashville; Thru Dec. 18: Fri Sat 7 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.; $32 adults, $22 ages 12 and younger; 615-883-8375 or thelarrykeetontheatre.org.
Tick, Tick … BOOM!
FREE Parnassus Storytime
The newest Tuna installment reunites the eccentric characters from the third smallest town in Texas as they take a rambling romp in Sin City. Ages 12 and older. Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, 8204 Hwy. 100, Nashville; Thru Dec. 31: Thu - Sat 6 p.m., Sun 12 p.m.; $60 adults, $40 ages 13 - 18, $30 ages 12 and younger; 615-646-9977 or dinnertheatre.com.
Enjoy an afternoon snack and a story. All ages. Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville; 3:30 p.m.; 615-953-2243 or parnassusbooks.net.
FREE Perform Murfreesboro Dance Class
Learn choreographed routines. Ages 7 and older. The Washington Theatre at Patterson Park, 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro; 6 p.m.; free with Perform Murfreesboro membership ($25/year); 615-867-7244 or murfreesborotn.gov/parks.
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Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical about achieving his big break in theater. Ages 10 and older. St. Theatre Company, 1933 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville; Thru Dec. 4: Thu - Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 5 p.m.; $20 adults, $16 students ; 615-554-7414 or St.theatrecompany.org.
Tuna Does Vegas
Youth Volleyball Class Beginners to advanced players can develop and refine skills like bumping, setting and spiking. Ages 8 - 15. Sports*Com, 2310 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro; 4:30 - 6 p.m.; $3; 615-907-2251 or murfreesborotn.gov/parks.
Fri 2 A Christmas Carol
Enjoy a theatrical production of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale. All ages. Lakewood Theatre Company, 2211 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville; Thru Dec. 18: Fri - Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2:30 p.m.; $15 adults, $12 students; 615-847-0934 or lakewoodtheatreco.com.
A Christmas Carol: The Broadway Musical
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A Christmas Story
FREE Budding Naturalists: Winding Down for Winter (Registration Required) Explore the many ways animals prepare for the cold months ahead. Ages 3 - 5. Warner Park Nature Center, 7311 Hwy. 100, Nashville; 10 a.m.; 615-352-6299 or nashville.gov/parks.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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FREE Christmas Marketplace
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Glad Tidings
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A Christmas Story the Musical
FREE Goodlettsville Christmas Tree Lighting
A stage adaptation of the classic holiday movie about a 9-year-old boy’s dream for a BB gun, a “major award” and a tongue-terrorizing tripledog dare. All ages. Center for the Arts, 110 W. College St., Murfreesboro; Thru Dec. 18: Fri - Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.; $15 adults, $13 students, $11 children; 615904-2787 or boroarts.org.
A Very Merry Pops See Thursday, Dec. 1.
FREE Babies in the Gallery (Registration Required)
Designed especially for babies, view artwork at Baby’s level. The Carl Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk University, 1000 17th Ave. N., Nashville; 11:30 a.m.; 615-329-8544 or fisk. edu/services-resources/fiskuniversity-galleries/the-carl-vanvechten-gallery.
FREE Brilliant Sky Storytime
A morning of stories and sing-along fun. All ages. Brilliant Sky, 2002 Richard Jones Road, Nashville; 10:30 a.m.; 615-800-7754 or nashvilletoystore.com.
Live music and entertainment, visits with Santa, cookies and cocoa and the lighting of the city’s tree. All ages. City Hall, 105 S. Main St., Goodlettsville; 6 - 8 p.m.; 615-851-2231 or goodlettsvilleparks.com.
Hermitage Holiday Tour
This after-hours tour explores how the Jackson family experienced the holidays. Learn why the Jacksons like why they never had a Christmas tree but hung stockings on the General’s sofa, and discover the significance of guns and firecrackers during the holidays. All ages. The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Nashville; 7 p.m.; $30; 615-889-2941 or thehermitage.com.
FREE Holiday Festival
Enjoy holiday decorations, hot cocoa, holiday treats, carolers and fireside photos with Santa. All ages. Hermitage Hotel, 231 Sixth Ave. N., Nashville; 7:30 - 9 p.m.; 615-244-3121 or thehermitagehotel.com.
FREE Holiday Village
A day of holiday fun, including craft artisan shopping, ornament making, cookie decorating, a hot cocoa bar, Christmas carolers, tree lighting and photos with Santa ($25; 12 - 2 p.m. & 4 - 8 p.m.). All ages. Homestead Manor, 4683 Columbia Pike, Thompson’s Station; 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; 615-538-6113 or homesteadmanor.com.
Home for the Holidays
Tim Rushlow & His Big Band perform Christmas classics in the style of Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. All ages. Franklin Theatre, 419 Main St., Franklin; 8 p.m.; $30 - $46; 615-538-2076 or franklintheatre.com.
KidFIT: Twist and Shout (Registration Required)
Ages 3 - 5 can run, jump and play while learning balance, coordination, listening and taking turns. Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro; 11:05 - 11:45 a.m.; $3; 615-893-7439 or murfreesborotn.gov/parks.
FREE Lego Mania (Registration Required) Kids ca unleash creativity by building different themes from the non-fiction collection. Ages 8 - 12. Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Road, Brentwood; 4:30 - 6 p.m.; 615-371-0090 or brentwoodtn.gov/library.
MLT Holiday Double-Header
Enjoy back-to-back stage productions of A Charlie Brown Christmas and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. All ages. Murfreesboro Little Theatre, 702 Ewing Blvd., Murfreesboro; Thru Dec. 18: Fri - Sat 7 p.m., Sat 2 p.m.; $20 adults, $7 students; 615893-9825 or boroarts.org.