Heritage Days at Sam Davis Home. Hands-on activities today and Friday will demonstrate what life was like for Civil War soldiers, how quilts provided warmth during cold months and how to separate cream from milk to churn into butter. The lower floor of the historic house will be open for touring, and demonstrators will show their crafts across the property. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission: $5 per person. Information: 459-2341, www.samdavishome.org.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 26

TSU Scholarship Gala

New Pro Football Hall of Fame member Claude Humphrey and long-time educators Drs. McDonald and Jamye Williams will be honored at this year’s gala, which will be held at Music City Center. The event is held each year to raise scholarship funds for TSU students. Information: www.tnstate.edu/scholarshipgala.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 27

A Taste of Bellevue

An annual community event in which the area’s best restaurants will offer samples. Local businesses will be on hand to share information about their products and services, and Hippie Radio will provide music. 3-7 p.m., Red Caboose Park, 684 Colice Jeanne Road. Tickets: $20 for adults; $10 for children 5-12 years old. Confirmed restaurants: Applebee’s, Athens Family Restaurant, China Spring, City Limits Bakery & Cafe, Crumb de la Crumb, E Hur Wei China Bistro, Finezza Italian Bistro, Loveless Cafe, PaSgetti’s, Pizza Perfect, Sweet CeCe’s, The Wild Muffin, Yogurt Mountain. Information: atasteofbellevue.com.

MONDAY, SEPT. 29

People’s Law School

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands is hosting a free program that provides an overview of common civil legal issues that a person might face. Taught by Legal Aid Society attorneys and volunteer attorneys. 6 to 7 p.m., Wright Middle School, 180 McCall Street. Registration: 298-8050, nashville.gov/ce. This session:

Social Security Options: This course will cover how to apply for and receive Social Security retirement benefits, disability benefits, spouse and child payments, Medicare health insurance, Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and old age payments.

THURSDAY, OCT. 2

People’s Law School

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands is hosting a free program that provides an overview of common civil legal issues that a person might face. Taught by Legal Aid Society attorneys and volunteer attorneys. 6 to 7 p.m., Cohn Learning Center, 4805 Park Avenue. Registration: 298-8050, nashville.gov/ce. This session:

Basics of Consumer Bankruptcy: This course will explain the different kinds of bankruptcy, who qualifies for them, what bankruptcy can and cannot do and tips on choosing a bankruptcy lawyer.

SATURDAY, OCT. 4

Spring Hill Battlefield Tour

The Battle of Franklin Trust will offer a comprehensive and special Spring Hill battlefield tour led by Trust CEO and Historian Eric A. Jacobson. The outing will include a tour of Oaklawn Plantation, which was home to Absalom Thompson during the Civil War and Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood’s headquarters on the afternoon and evening of November 29, 1864. The tour will begin at Carnton Plantation at 8 a.m. The group will travel by bus to Spring Hill and will return to Carnton by 11 a.m. Cost: $100 per person. Reservations: 794-0903, [email protected].

THURSDAY, OCT. 16

People’s Law School

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands is hosting a free program that provides an overview of common civil legal issues that a person might face. Taught by Legal Aid Society attorneys and volunteer attorneys. 6 to 7 p.m., Cohn Learning Center, 4805 Park Avenue. Registration: 298-8050, nashville.gov/ce. This session:

Renters’ Rights: This class outlines your legal rights as a renter and how to assert them, what to look for in a lease, how to get your landlord to make repairs, how to get your security deposit back and more.