Nashville Entertainment for May 2006

Tennessee Renaissance Festival
(every weekend in May)
Triune, TN
Contact: 615-395-9950
Travel back to the 16th century England. Enjoy the colorful pageantry of costumed villagers, artisans and musicians.
Hours: 10am - 6pm

Tennessee Repertory Theatre presents Dearly Departed
May4-6, 11-13, 18-20
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
615-255-ARTS
The death of "Daddy Bud," is the soft-spoken patriarch of a small-town Southern clan, brings the family together with disastrous consequences. A fall-down funny trip into the very peculiar American way of dealing with death.

Murfreesboro's Main Street Jazzfest
May 5-6
Downtown Murfreesboro on the square
615-895-1887
Enjoy jazz and family fun on the historic town square. Food vendors on site. Special children's activity area on Saturday.
Friday 6:30-10pm
Saturday 11am - 9:30pm

Nashville Symphony presents Cinco De Mayo with Mariachi Cobre
may 5-6
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
615-783-1212
Mariachi Cobre offers bold, stirring vocal harmonies, complex rhythms and exuberant playing. Since 1982, this 12 piece ensemble of violins, trumpets and guitars has wowed music lovers everywhere.

35th TACA Spring Craft Fair
May5-7
Centennial Park
615-385-1904
Kick-off event for the summer season, this popular crafts fair is the largest market available for Tennessee fine craft. Featuring more than 170 Tennessee resident craft artists, demonstrations, children's activities, food and music on the lawn in front of the Parthenon.
Friday-Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

Colonial Fair
May 6-7
Historic Mansker's Station Frontier Life Center
615-859-3678
As the unique 18th century Colonial Fair, every artist, merchant, and costumed participant must adhere to the 1750-190 time period.

Nashville Symphony presents Rode Plays Ravel
May 12-13
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
615-783-1212
Ravel's piano concerto overflows with brightness and boundless energy, as interpreted by French virtuoso Pascal Roge. Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 will take you on a breathtaking tour of the composer's Austrian homeland; from quaint remote villages and commanding palaces to the spiritual beauty of the great Monastery of St. Florian.

65th Running of the Iroquois Steeplechase
May 13
Percy Warner Park
615-343-4231
Bring a picnic or tailgate at the nation's oldest, continuously-run, weight for age steeplechase. A seven-race card with featured Iroquois Memorial. Benefits Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
Gates open at 10am.
First post time 1pm

HCA/TriStar Broadway in Nashville at TPAC presents Annie
May 16-21
TPAC
615-255-ARTS
The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie is back, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up on hope. Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores.

Nashville Symphony presents Farewell Symphony
May 26-27
TPAC
615-255-ARTS