The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, presents its annual haunted after-hours tours most tonight. The lantern-led tour, open to 15 guests (ages 10 and older) 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. 7 p.m. Information: thehermitage.com/events, 889-2941, ext 243.

TUESDAY, NOV. 1

Battle of Franklin Trust Event

Fundraising event to accompany the limited edition release of Robert Hicks’ A Separate Country and New York Times bestseller The Widow of the South. The reception will be held at Carnton Plantation in the Fleming Center, 5-8 p.m. Hicks and Julian Bibb, who wrote the essay “Franklin’s Charge” about battlefield preservation, will be on hand to autograph books. Tickets are $125, which includes a copy of one of Hicks’ books, champagne, wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres. A pair of tickets cost $200 and includes both limited edition books, which are leather bound with a commemorative case housing. Information: [email protected].

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Unscrewing Wine Bottles For Charity

The Saucy Sisters (wine experts and authors Barbara Nowak and Beverly Pittman) headline this event benefiting the Boys & Girls Club of Williamson County. 5 p.m., The Red House, 138 Third Ave. N., Franklin. Information: SaucySisters.com, 807-1743.

Benefit for the Oasis Center Bike Workshop

Live music concert that will include video, slideshow, dance and door prize drawings in honor of Schuyler Vassen, a Belcourt Theatre employee recently killed in a bicycle accident. The show is intended to raise awareness of the importance of wearing a helmet while bicycling, as well as raise money for the Oasis Center Bicycle Workshop and to supply it with helmets, tool kits, T-shirts and other necessities to help the program reach out to more underprivileged individuals. 9:30 p.m.-midnight, Belcourt Theatre, 2102 Belcourt Ave. Information: [email protected].

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

38th annual Freedom Fund Gala

The Nashville Branch of the NAACP is hosting its 38th annual Freedom Fund Gala, at which the 11 Freedom Riders in the Nashville area will be honored for their bravery and enduring hardships that paved the way for desegregated travel in America. The Gala is at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Hotel, 611 Commerce Street. The location is symbolic because the hotel stands on the ground that once served as the home to the bus station where the Freedom Riders began their journey from Nashville. Honorees include: Patricia Armstrong, William Barbee (posthumously), Allen Cason, Freddie Leonard, Joy Leonard, Kwame Leo Lillard, Salynn McCollum, Rip Patton, Etta Simpson, Jean Smith and Matthew Walker, Jr. Information: 329-0999, [email protected].

Cork In The Fork

The Leipers Fork Community Association will hold its third annual Cork in the Fork, A Celebration of Wine, Food and Music benefit, 7-10 p.m. Attendees will wind their way through a dozen plus stops featuring signature tastings specially prepared by top local chefs for pairing with an expanded selection of fine wines. In addition, a full lineup of musicians will perform throughout the evening at every stop along the tour. Tickets are $75 and available at Leipers Fork merchants. Information: corkinthefork.com.

Watch & Clock ‘Roadshow’

Nashville chapter of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors will hold a free “roadshow”-like event, including exhibits, video and evaluations of watches and clocks for the public, noon- 3 p.m. at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 874 Murfreesboro Road. Information: [email protected].

Tour of Nashville’s City Cemetery

The Nashville City Cemetery Association will host its annual Living History Tour at Fourth Avenue South and Oak Street, 1-5 p.m. Local actors in period costumes will portray some of the city’s most influential early citizens now buried on the site. The tour will last approximately one hour. Information: 862-7970, thenashvillecitycemetery.org.