
March
Events at the Belcourt Theatre
Belcourt Theater, 2102 Belcourt Ave. First-run
films in March include The North Face opening March 12;
Blood Into Wine, on March 17-20; The Most
Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon
Papers, March
19-25; Red Riding Trilogy, March 19-25; A
Prophet, opening
March 26; The Art of The Steal, opening March 26 and Sweetgrass,
March 27 - April 1. The French-Brit Noir festival Noir
Fest 2 finishes in March with Touchez Pas Au Grisbi on
March 1-2; Peeping Tom on March 3-5; Le Cercle
Rouge on
March 5-6 and 8; Get Carter on March 6 and 8 and Odd
Man Out on March 9-11. Special events this month include Oscar
Night America, the Belcourt's largest fundraiser on March
7, officially sanctioned by the Motioin Picture Academy
of Arts and Sciences. Different levels of tickets range
from merely attending the Gala, to a packaged which includes
attending the Gala, admission to the Oscar Night Patrons
Party, VIP reserved table seating and an official program
from the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. The other event this
month is a show by kid's performer, Farmer Jason on March
27. Live concerts include The Vespers CD Release Show on
March 11 and The Low Anthem on March 15. For more information
on the Belcourt, call (615) 846-3150 between 9:00a.m. and
5:00p.m. weekdays or go to www.belcourt.org.
March
Concerts at Blair School of Music
March 2: The Blair Nightcap Series continues with If
My Complaints Could Passions Move: An Evening with John
Dowland.
Amy Jarman, soprano and Joshua McGuire, on guitar, explore
the works of the Elizabethan songwriter who is enjoying
a resurgence of popularity in the 21st century. The discussion,
Dowland: The Business and Art of Making Music,
led by musicologist Cynthia Cyrus, begins at 8:00p.m. and
the performance starts at 8:30p.m. March 15: The Blair
Woodwind Quintet, featuring Jane Kirchner, on flute; Jared
Hauser, on oboe; Cassandra Lee, on clarinet; Cynthia Estill,
on bassoon and Leslie Norton, on horn performs an All-American
program, featuring Quintet No. 3, by contemporary composer
David Maslanska, Partita, by early 20th century composer
Irving Fine, and Three Preludes by George Gershwin. March
19: The Piano Faculty, consisting of Roland Schneller,
Karen Krieger, Jama Reagan, Melissa Rose, Valerie Middleton,
Agnes Wan-Patterson, Elizabeth Eckert, Chihee Hwang, Patsy
Wade, Maureen May and Mark Wait perform solo, duo-piano,
and four-hand works by Barber, Debussy and Schumann. March
24: Guest Artist, violinist Andrew Jennings, Professor
of Violin at University of Michigan, Oberlin, and Tanglewood
Institute presents The Rochberg Caprices for Solo Violin,
with a slide presentation. March 27: The annual Student
Showcase features students selected by audition. Unless
otherwise noted, all events are free. For more information
on Blair events or a complete schedule, call 322-7651 or
see the website at www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair.
March
Events at the Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, One Symphony Place. Performing
in the state-of-the-art Schermerhorn Symphony Center,
located downtown, the Nashville Symphony offers these
concerts this month: Bach's Masterpiece on March 4 at
7:00p.m. and March 5-6 at 8:00p.m.; the Pop Series program That's Amore! on
March 11at 7:00p.m. and March 12 and 13 at 8:00p.m.; Lunchtime Organ Recital with Andrew Risinger on March 12 at 2:00p.m.; Brahms
and "Big Sur" on
March 18 at 7:00p.m. and March 19 and 20 at 8:00p.m; and Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on March 26 at 8:00p.m For tickets,
call the box office at (615) 687-6400 between 10:00a.m. and 6:00p.m. Monday
- Friday or 10:00a.m. and 2:00p.m. Saturday, or go to the website at www.nashvillesymphony.org.
March
Concerts At The Ryman Auditorium
The historic Ryman Auditorium is located downtown
at 116 Fifth Avenue North and has twice been named
Pollstar's Concert Industry Theatre of the Year,
and was voted 2009 Venue of the Year by the Academy
of Country Music. Shows this month at the original
Mother Church of Country Music are: Gordon Lightfoot
on March 6 at 8:00p.m.; Lady Antebellum on March
10 - 11 at 7:30p.m. (both shows are sold out); Rodrigo
y Gabriela on March 12 at 8:00p.m.; Foreigner on
March 16 at 7:30p.m.; Blake Shelton on March 18;
John Prine on March 26 at 8:00p.m. (this show is
sold out) and Tegan and Sara with Steel Train and
Holly Miranda on March 31at 7:30p.m. Tickets
for all Ryman shows are available at any Ticketmaster location,
the Ryman box office or online at ticketmaster.com or ryman.com.
Call (615) 458-8700.
March
Events at the Wildhorse Saloon
Located on historic 2nd Avenue in downtown Nashville, the
Wildhorse offers three floors of action packed fun with
five bars and live entertainment seven nights a week.
The special event in March is an all-day concert featuring
George Thorogood and special guest Tom Hambridge on March
17. For more information or to buy tickets, please call
615-902-8211 or visit www.wildhorsesaloon.com.
March
1-28 – Miss Nelson Is Missing
Nashville Children's Theatre, 724 Second Ave. South, behind the Metro Howard
School Building Complex. Joan Cushing adapted Harry Allard and James Marshall's
book into a musical. Miss Nelson is beloved by her class in Room 207, but she
just can't keep them in check. When she mysteriously disappears and is replaced
by Viola Swamp, the extremely strict substitute from their worst nightmares,
the class gets together and hires a private detective to find out what happened
to Miss Nelson. Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for children ages 2-17. For
tickets and information, call (615) 254-9103 or see the website at www.nct-dragonsite.org.
March
1-14 – The Bluest Eye
Amun Ra Theatre Playhouse (The Black Box Theater), 2508 Clifton Ave. Nobel Prize
winning author Toni Morrison's first novel, adapted for the stage by Lydia Diamond,
is performed by the Amun Ra Theatre. Set in the Midwest during the years immediately
after the Great Depression, the book and play follow a year in the life of an
abused black girl named Pecola, who wants nothing more than to have blue eyes
like her baby doll, which is described to her as being the pinnacle of beauty.
Due to adult themes, this play is not for children under 21. Performances are
at 7:30p.m. Thursday - Saturday and 3:00p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15; call
1-800-838-3006 or go online to www.brownpapertickets.com.
March
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 – The
Doyle and Debbie Show
Downtown, The Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South
in the Gulch. Voted "Best Original Music" by
The Nashville Scene, The Doyle and Debbie Show
is a hilarious love letter to the country music
community and its stars. Not only is the script
hysterical, but so are the finely-crafted country
songs, such as Whine Whine Twang Twang and Fat
Women in Trailers. And the two stars, Bruce Arntson
and Jenny Littleton, have the acting and singing
chops to make you believe they really are a country
music duo. Tickets are $20; call (615) 887-5680
for reservations. For more information and to hear
songs, visit doyleanddebbie.com.
March
2-7 – Mama Mia!
Andrew Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick. The Broadway
sensation about a bride-to-be's free-spirited mother
revisiting her past features everyone's favorite Abba
hits. Even non-fans find themselves getting swept up
in the joy of the show and its catchy music. Tickets
are $31 - $66, with shows Tuesday - Thursday at 7:30p.m.,
Friday at 8:00p.m., Saturday at 2:00p.m. and 8:00p.m.
and Sunday at 1:00p.m. and 6:30p.m. For tickets, go to
ticketmaster.com, or call (615) 244-2554.
March
7 – MTCS Presents
15th Annual Orpheus! Competition
Hinton Hall, MTSU, Faulkenberry Dr. Murfreesboro, TN. Since
1996, the Middle Tennessee Choral Society has sponsored
the annual Orpheus Vocal Competition to provide financial
support and encouragement to singers age 19 to 30 from
around the United States who are pursuing careers as vocal
artists. Orpheus is the premier classical vocal competition
in the U.S. After reviewing more than 140 applicants, contest
judges narrow the weekend-long competition to just over
70 contestants. These contestants will perform selections
that accentuate their vocal talents before a panel of three
internationally-respected judges. The finalists will be
invited back on Sunday, March 7 for the grand finale, which
begins at 10:00a.m. and concludes at 5:00p.m. The two 2
categories are: Student, ages 19-24 and Young Artist, ages
25-30. Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for seniors and
students, and are available at the door.
March
5-15 – Fat Pig
Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. Neil LaBute's satire
about our notions of beauty, where they come from, and
whether we can change them is as funny as it is thought-provoking.
Presented by Groundworks Theatre, shows are Thursday -
Saturday at 7:30p.m., with 2:30p.m. Sunday matinees. Tickets
are $15 for adults, and $12 for students and seniors. For
reservations, call (615) 262-5485.
March
19 - April 17 – The
Fantasticks
Boiler Room Theatre, The Factory at Franklin. The world's
longest running production tells the story of a couple
in the first blush of love, who are taught what true love
means when they go out in the world and come back to each
other. With elements of Romeo and Juliet, Pyramus and Thisbe,
and The Romancers, and bolstered by such songs as Try To
Remember, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones's enduring love
story became a success that ran for 41 years. Ticket prices
are $25 adults, $23 for seniors and students, and $17 for
children under 12 on the weekends, $2 less for Sunday matinees,
$15 for all on Thrifty Thursdays, and $25 for 2 on 2-Fer-Tuesdays.
Show times are 8:00p.m. and 2:00p.m. matinees. For more
information and tickets, call 615-794-7744 or see the website
at boilerroomtheatre.com.
March
20 - April 10 – Big
River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Andrew Johnson Theater, TPAC, 505 Deaderick. Mark Twain's
classic novel of a young misfit and a slave trying to escape
their lives on a raft down the Mississippi River is brought
to life in this raucous musical, with a score by Roger
Miller. Tickets are $41.50 - $94.50, with shows Tuesday
- Thursday at 6:30p.m., Friday at 7:30p.m. and Saturday
at 2:00p.m. and 7:30p.m. For tickets, go to ticketmaster.com,
or call (615) 244-2554.
March
23- 28 – The
Color Purple
Andrew Jackson Hall, TPAC, 505 Deaderick. Alice Walker's
moving book about a woman who rises above bigotry and a
loveless, abusive marriage to discover herself and her
happiness blossoms as a musical, filled with jazz, gospel
and blues. Tickets are $30 - $75, with shows Tuesday -
Thursday at 7:30p.m., Friday at 8:00p.m., Saturday at 2:00p.m.
and 8:00p.m. and Sunday at 1:00p.m. and 6:30p.m. For tickets,
go to ticketmaster.com, or call (615) 244-2554.
March
26 - April 10 – To
Kill A Mockingbird
Z. Alexander Looby Theatre at Looby Branch of the Nashville
Public Library, 2301 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. The Circle Players
present To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee's classic novel
of a young girl growing up in 1930s Alabama, who learns
life lessons about friendship, family and the damage that
racism inflicts on a community. Tickets are $15 for adults,
$12 for students and seniors and $10 on Thursdays. Performances
are at 7:30p.m. on Thursday - Saturday and 2:00p.m. on
Sunday.
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