Books, Boots and Barbeque
This third annual fundraiser for Books From Birth of Middle Tennessee includes live music, an auction, buffet dinner, dessert and dancing. Loveless Barn, 8400 Hwy. 100, Nashville; 6:30 - 10 p.m.; $75; vanderbiltchildrens.org/interior.php?mid=4523.
Celebrate Reading
Ages 3 and older can enjoy animal tales and snacks in the amphitheater. Nashville Zoo, 3777 Nolensville Road, Nashville; 10:30 a.m.; free with gate admission ($14 adults, $9 ages 3 - 12); 833-1534 or nashvillezoo.org.
FREE Conductor Jack
Sing and hop with children’s entertainer Conductor Jack. Whole Foods, 4021 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville; 9:30 a.m.; 440-5100 or jacknorton.net.
FREE Davis-Kidd Storytime
All ages can read Princess Baby and Princess Baby Night Night, then make punch-out finger puppets at 2121 Green Hills Village Drive, Nashville; 10 a.m.; 385-2645 or daviskidd.com.
Driving Miss Daisy
This play opens today at the Arts Center of Cannon County. Please see “On stage,” page 101, for details.
FETCH Fun Fridays
Preschoolers can explore math and science by conducting activities and experiments from the TV show FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman. Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 S.E. Broad St., Murfreesboro; 3:30 p.m.; $5; 890-2300 or discoverycenteronline.org.
FREE MJCA Annual Extravaganza
More than 50 vendors will sell a variety of specialty items, and visitors can bid in silent and live auctions; children can enjoy games and activities from 5 - 8 p.m. Mount Juliet Christian Academy, 735 N. Mount Juliet Road; 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; 758-2427 or mjca.org.
FREE Patriots, Penn and The Freedom Trail
This film includes stories about the Boston Freedom Trail, John Adams, Paul Revere, Bunker Hill, the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and more. Agape Fellowship Church, 645 Old Hickory Blvd., Nashville; 7 p.m.; 354-1930 or mustardseedmovies.com.
SunTrust Classical Series: A Musical Space Odyssey
Please see Thursday, Nov. 5 listing.
FREE Wilson Living Holiday Expo
Several vendors will be on hand to help you start your holiday shopping, enjoy live entertainment and prize drawings, and kids can visit and take pictures with Santa. The Mill at Lebanon, 300 N. Maple St.; Fri 12 - 9 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; wilsonlivingexpo.com.
Wine Down Main Street
Taste wines, shop, sample food from area restaurants and listen to music during this fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Franklin and Williamson County. Downtown Public Square, Franklin; 7 - 10 p.m.; $85; 599-9706 or winedownmainstreet.com.
The Wizard of Oz
This student production opens today at St. Cecilia Academy. Please see “On stage,” page 101, for details.
