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VOL. 35 | NO. 41 | Friday, October 14, 2011
Halloween Moonlight Festival. Symmetry hosts a Friday evening of free workshops, local vendors and metaphysical services with a theme of “Phantasms and the Supernatural.” This free event is 7-11 p.m. at 212 Louise Avenue and is open to the public. Information: 321-4040, centerofsymmetry.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 22
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon - A Homegrown Celebration is a fundraising event for The Land Trust for Tennessee. The 11th annual party will be hosted at The Land Trust’s Glen Leven Farm, 4000 Franklin Road, Nashville, beginning at 5:30 with tours of the farm and the Chestnut Group art show. Information: landtrusttn.org.
OCT. 26-27
Ride the ‘Haunted Trails of Horror’
Only the bravest souls will dare to visit the 19th annual “Haunted Trails of Horror” at the Franklin Recreation Complex. From 6:30-9 p.m. both days. This family event is not for the faint of heart, and parents should know their child’s spook factor before participating. Admission: $5 (cash only); free for children under the age of 3. Information: 790-5719, ext. 10 or www.wcparksandrec.com. Parking is free at the complex, 1120 Hillsboro Road, Franklin. Visitors can climb aboard hay wagons for a bone-chilling excursion through the dreadful drive-in of the living dead, the lunatic asylum and the haunted library. Watch out for deranged hitchhikers along the spooky Harpeth River bottoms as you enter the mysterious and creepy jungle village.
ONGOING
Through Oct. 21
Wood ‘Twinstallation’
Local earth artist David Wood is featured in a special ‘twinstallation’ at Cheekwood. Double Heliotrope consists of two pieces, one on land, and one on water, each part of a broader heliotrope series of horizontal radial wooden sculptures. One of these pieces, entitled Awakening, has a long modernist poem written by the artist inscribed on it. The other work, Reflection, will sport reflective Mylar circles and nocturnal solar illumination. Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sundays 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Information: 356-8000, cheekwood.org.
THROUGH OCT. 31
‘Haunted’ Hermitage Lantern Tours
The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, presents its annual haunted after-hours tours most nights (except Saturday) through Halloween. The lantern-led tours, open to just 15 guests (ages 10 and up) at a time, run about 90 minutes -- covering the mansion, garden, cabin and cemetery area—and offer a uniquely spooky look at the 1,120-acre national historic landmark. Topics discussed are the ghostly events of the Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson, the Bell Witch, the death of Rachel Jackson, as well as a full tour of the Mansion. Most tours begin at 7 p.m. Tickets available ONLY online at thehermitage.com/events. Information: 889-2941, ext 243.