David Ball performs a benefit concert tonight at VFW Post 1970, 7220 Charlotte Pike, in a benefit concert for longtime bartender Steve Lamb to help offset medical bills. Spaghetti dinner will precede the 8 p.m. concert. $15 minimum contribution. Information: 352-9933.
Scarritt-Bennett Table Talk
The Women’s Table, Scarritt-Bennett’s women’s empowerment initiative, will host a Table Talk for Women, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Scarritt-Bennett Center’s Dialogue House. The topic will be “A Latina Woman’s Perspective on Immigration.” Martha Silva will share her experience of what it is like to be a Latina woman in Nashville, why she came to Nashville, and what she left behind in her native country. $12, lunch included. Information: scarrittbennett.org/programs/tt.aspx.
JUNE 17-18
The Andersonville Trial
Lamplighter’s Theatre Company and The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Inc. presents “The Andersonville Trial” in the sanctuary at the historic Downtown Presbyterian Church, 154 5th Avenue North, as part of the Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American Civil War. The play is based on the actual trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commander of the Confederate prison camp at Andersonville, Ga. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available in advance at TicketsNashville.com or may be purchased at the door. Group pricing: 969-9273. Information: lamplighterstheatre.com, bonps.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
Dodgeball Tournament
Tournament benefiting the American Lung Association will be held at The D1 Sports Training, 7115 South Springs Drive in Franklin. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m., with competition beginning at 9. Participants must be 18 or older. There is a 20-team limit, 10 players each. Registration is $50 per person. Information: action.lungusa.org/nashville-dodgeball, 778-0000.
Run with the Nations
The 5K race at Shelby Bottoms Greenway is unique in that participants will run/walk alongside refugees from nations around the world including: Burma, Bhutan, Burundi, Cuba, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Congo, Iran, Iraq, Togo, Sudan and Pakistan. All proceeds will go directly to World Relief and African Leadership refugee resettlement programs. opening ceremonies at 7:40 a.m. Registration $25 at runwiththenations.com or $30 day of the event. Information:
Genealogy Workshop
J. Mark Lowe will explain DNA fundamentals, INCLUDING how to use DNA to conduct research and how to confirm results, in his class “Understanding the Basics of DNA Testing for Genealogical Research” at the State Library and Archives building, 403 7th Avenue N. Two sessions: 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Information and reservations: 741-2764, [email protected].
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
HR Excellence Awards
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management as host the 2011 HR Facet of Excellence Award winner, Hospice Compassus, for a discussion on how excellence in HR strategy has influenced the success of the organization. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel-Airport, 10 Century Blvd. Information: nashvillechamber.com , 793-3656.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24
Networking Golf Outing
Networking 9s, a networking golf outing hosted by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, is set for 2:30 p.m. at Hermitage Golf Course, President’s Reserve. Information: nashvillechamber.com, 743-3063.
MONDAY, JUNE 27
GNAR New Member Orientation
Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, 4540 Trousdale Drive. For GNAR applicants only. Applicants for GNAR membership must attend new member orientation in the GNAR classroom within three months of application. The GNAR orientation program is approved for continuing education credit – three hours of ethics and three hours of risk management. Instructor: Dave Floyd, GRI, ITI. Lunch provided. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Information, gnar.org, 254-7516.
JULY 15-17
Captured: History On Canvas
Artist members of The Chestnut Group are painting historic sites in “plein air” with significance to the Battle of Franklin, including Carnton Plantation, The Carter House, the Confederate Cemetery, Lotz House, Homestead Manor, Harrison House and the Confederate Monument in Downtown Franklin’s Square. The Fleming Center at Historic Carnton Plantation will be open to the public with extended hours (Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m.) A generous portion of the proceeds from this sale will benefit the Battle of Franklin Trust. Information: battleoffranklintrust.org.
JULY 16-17
Tennessee Antiquarian Book Fair
More than 50 booksellers from more than 12 states are expected to participate in the fair, which will include lectures by authors and scholars. The keynote speaker will be bestselling author Nicholas Basbanes. Children’s literacy, the War Between the States in Tennessee, and book collecting 101 are some of the other scheduled lectures. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Information: tennaba.org.