Murfreesboro, TN – Magically, as the weather cools slightly—we’re suddenly blessed with a gazillion choices of fun events to attend!  The week ahead offers several days with a high in the 70s, along with a few 80 degree days—all much better than upper 90s.

If you thought this past weekend had some tough choices to make, you “ain’t seen nothin’ yet”.

This coming weekend brings you:

There are the always enjoyable FARMER’S MARKETS

• Lane Agri-Park (315 John R. Rice Blvd.) 7AM-Noon Tuesday and Friday
• Main Street Murfreesboro (Historic Murfreesboro square) Saturday 8AM-noon
• Train Depot in Smyrna Saturday 8AM-noon

Friday 5-8PM DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 plus ‘Boro Art Crawl all around the historic Murfreesboro square

Downtown After 5 - Formerly known as Sip, Shop & Stroll
Bring the family, discover new stores, and visit familiar staples of our historic town as you shop local. You'll find unique gifts, clothes, and delicious food and drinks for a late night of shopping downtown!

• Friday, September 13th 5-8pm + Boro Art Crawl
• Friday, November 8th 5-8pm + Boro Art Crawl

Parking is available in two downtown parking garages and in the street spaces. There is no parking time limit in the evenings or on the weekends.  

The Arts - GREAT Plays

• Center for the Arts (110 W. College St., Murfreesboro) “A Raisin In the Sun”
• Springhouse Theatre (Old Nashville Highway, Smyrna) “The Sound of Music”

34^th Annual WHITE OAK CRAFT FAIR at the Arts Center of Cannon County (1424 John Bragg Highway in neighboring Woodbury, TN). It is 9AM-5PM Saturday and 10AM-4PM Sunday. Admission is free.

La Vergne’s Fall Festival Saturday 10AM-3PM at Veterans Memorial Park including live music featuring Hobo Road and Phoenix Rising, food, a petting zoo, pony rides, arts and craft vendors, civic vendors, and much more.

Annual Lee and Susan Moss Family NICU REUNION is 3-5PM Saturday at the home of MTSU President Sidney McPhee and First Lady Liz McPhee (2213 Middle TN Blvd., Murfreesboro). This will be in a festive TAILGATE atmosphere with the bonus of all in attendance getting free admission to MTSU football.

MTSU vs Western Kentucky football home game at Floyd Stadium (6PM kick off).

MUSEUM AFTER HOURS on Saturday from 5-9PM. This celebrates the 10^th anniversary of Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History (816 Old Salem Rd., Murfreesboro).

If you think this coming weekend has some difficult decisions to make, wait until the follow weekend arrives (Sept. 20=22, 2024):

• 16^th Annual Hammer Down for Habitat Poker Run and party at HOP Springs
• Smyrna Rotary Club’s Wings of Freedom Fish Fry
• Greenway Arts Festival at Old Fort Park
• MTSU Homecoming Week, parade and football game with WKU
• Kittrell School Reunion
• Kiwanis CLUE at Oaklands Mansion
• Plus, the two plays continue: “A Raising In The Sun” and “The Sound of Music”

While you’re choosing, mull over Dr. Rajendra Tela’s poem “Choices”

One should feel lucky
If one gets choices in the life
It can make one happy
Throughout the life
Choice in love
Friends and relations
Work, career, city and country
Is the dream of every living soul?
Living the life with choice
If one doesn’t get things of choice
One should be contented
With what he gets
Too many cooks spoil the dish
Too many choices
Makes it difficult to choose
One is lucky
If one gets chance to choose
If one’s got a life there is no choice
One has to live the way it comes
Throughout the life
Keep on trying,
For better choices