Local Events

JANUARY 2009 MIDDLE TENNESSEE EVENTS

Frosty Wheels  
Classic Car Show/Swap Meet

Event Dates -

Jan. 2 - Jan. 4

Friday 4:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 2:00pm

Cost - $9.00
Children under 12 yrs., Free

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Middle Tennessee Cutting Horse Association - Jan. 9 - Jan. 11
Cutting Horse Competition

Event Dates –

Jan. 9 - Jan. 11

Friday 1:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 8:00am - 3:00pm

Cost – Free

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Middle Tennessee Ropers Association  
Team Roping Competition

Event Dates –

Jan. 17

9:00am - 7:00pm

Cost – Free

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Middle Tennessee Barrel Racers Association
Barrel Racing and Pole Bending Competition

Event Dates –

Jan. 18

9:00am - 5:00pm

Cost – Free

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Nashville Dog Training Club  
Dog Agility Trial

Event Dates –

Jan. 22 - Jan. 25

8:00am - 5:00pm each day

Cost – Free

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Pat Parelli 
Equestrian Clinician Pat Parelli

Event Dates –

Jan. 30 - Feb. 1

8:00am - 5:00pm each day

Cost - http://www.parelli.com/home.faces

 

Contact Information –

Williamson County Ag Expo Park
4215 Long Lane
Franklin, TN 37064

Martin Luther King , Jr. Day Celebration

Event Dates

Jan. 19

Contact Information –

Tennessee State University Public Relations

Nashville, TN

Phone: 615-963-5331

An Intimate Evening with Hal Ketchum

Calsonic Arena – A family music event. Admission charge.

Event dates –

Jan. 23

Contact Information –

Sande Hayes

Shelbyville, TN

Phone: 931-455-5678

Jazz on Jackson Featuring Rachel Price

 

South Jackson Civic Center -  Enjoy a night of Rachel’s smooth jazz and stylizations as she whisks you far away from everyday with music that helps us remember the bygone era or music.  Admission charge.

Event Dates -

Jan. 24

Contact Information –

South Jackson Civic Center

Tullahoma, TN

Phone:  931-455-5321

AMA Indoor Motocross Championship

Two days of racing for the indoor championship.  Racers four years old up to the pro’s.  Excitement for the whole family.  Admission charge.

Event Dates –

Jan. 23 – Jan. 24

Contact Information –

The Celebration – Calsonic Arena

Shelbyville, TN

Nashville Sport & Boat Show

Nashville Convention Center – A variety of boats and marine products, vacation ideas, fishing seminars, and entertainment.

Phone:  423-323-5497

Event Dates –

Jan. 7 – Jan. 11

Contact Information –

Nashville Boat Show

Nashville, TN

Phone 502-957-1666

Brett Weaver:  Distant Landscapes

Tennessee State Museum – Brett Weaver roams the country, seeking out the wide-open spaces and distant landscapes that give balance and strength to his paintings.  His frequent travels bring new experiences and opportunities and help to add freshness and variety to his work.

Event Dates –

Dec. 11 – Feb. 15

Contact Information –

Mary Skinner

Nashville, TN

Phone:  615-741-2692

Opry at the Ryman

Ryman Auditorium – See the show that made country music famous.  The unique art form we call country music owes its phenomenal rise in popularity to a live show that began more than 80 years ago called the Grand Ole Opry.  The tradition is stronger than ever today, as several times each week the Opry presents a live show with an ever changing mix of famous and soon to be famous talent sharing the stage.  This winter, the Opry returns to its most famous former home, the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville for a special wintertime run.

Event Dates –

Nov. 4 – Jan. 31

Contact Information –

Customer Service

Nashville, TN

Phone: 615-871-OPRY