Event Highlights for March 2 – 9 March 3: NAAD presents Art After Hours Various Galleries throughout Nashville Art After Hours, Nashville's first monthly city-wide art event, seeks to elevate awareness and support for the visual arts in Nashville. On the first Thursday of each month participating galleries and museums will be opening and previewing new shows and presenting art talks with insightful discussions. Click here for a NAAD gallery map. Nashville Association of Art Dealers (NAAD) is a membership organization of respected and established art dealers from throughout Nashville. Its 36 members and associate members are dedicated to promoting and maintaining the highest degree of professionalism in business conduct, and collectively aim to increase support for the visual arts in Nashville. MUSIC Chords of Hope: The Clay Walker MS Benefit Concert at Wildhorse Saloon on March 2 Music City Roots: Americana Women & their Songs ft. Abigail Washburn, Elizabeth Cook, Mary Gauthier and more at The Loveless Barn on March 2 Lord T & Eloise with B.ET.A & The Neon Panthers at 12th and Porter on March 3 The David Mayfield Parade at Exit/In on March 3 All My Roady Friends live at The Palace Theatre on March 4 Cannery: Randy Rogers Band at The Mercy Lounge and Cannery Ballroom on March 4 KEM with Musiq Soulchild at TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall on March 4 Sixth Annual “Music City Mardi Gras” benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation at Limelight Nashville on March 4 Alias Winter Concert at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music on March 5 Flogging Molly at TPAC’s War Memorial Auditorium on March 5 Iconic B-day Bash: Mindset Defect, Generation Down, Forgotten Fable, Unsung Zero, and Sicfaist at 12th and Porter on March 5 Victoria Shaw, Keb’ Mo’, Katie Armiger, HLN’s Robin Meade & more at Limelight Nashville on March 5 Nashville Blues Festival at Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 6 Voices of Spring at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 6 Apocalyptica at The Mercy Lounge and Cannery Ballroom on March 7 Camerata Ireland at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 7 Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Party with Roux du Bayou at The James Gang Company on March 8 Ben Sturgell with Chris Hurt, Black Market Research, and Clay Evans at 12th and Porter on March 9 Music City Roots: The Defibulators, Last Train Home, The New Familiars, Spirit Family Reunion at The Loveless Barn on March 9 KIDS & FAMILIES Suesscelebration at Discovery Center at Murfree Spring on March 5 Pre-school Dance Party with The Zinghoppers at Peek-a-boo Playtown in Cool Springs on March 7 MNPS: STEM Magnet Showcase at Stratford High School on March 8 Inaugural Collectors Day at Adventure Science Center through March 15 Goodnight Moon at Nashville Children’s Theatre through Apr. 3 The Robot Zoo at Discovery Center at Murfree Spring through May 8 FILM & VIDEO Opera Jawa at Vanderbilt’s Sarrat Cinema on March 3 The Housemaid at Belcourt Theatre on March 4 – 10 FESTIVALS & SEASONAL Unlimited Wine Tasting at WXYZ Bar in the Aloft Hotel in Franklin on March 2 Traditional Steak House Wine Tasting at Ruth’s Chris Steak House on March 2 Nashville Lawn and Garden Show at Tennessee State Fairgrounds on March 3 – 6 Here Come the Brides Bridal Show at The Factory at Franklin on March 6 Inaugural Mardi Gras Party at Belle Meade Plantation on March 6 COMEDY, DANCE, and THEATRE Momix’s Botanica at TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall on March 3 Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Roxy Regional Theatre through March 5 The Odd Couple starring Richard Moll at Nashville Dinner Theatre through March 5 The Wedding Singer at The Larry Keeton Theatre through March 6 LookIn: 39 Steps at Nashville Public Television Council on March 8 Annie Get Your Gun at Boiler Room Theatre through March 12 Impressionism at Z. Alexander Looby Theatre through March 13 “Breaking Up is Hard to Do” Musical at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation through March 19 ‘Til Beth Do Us Part at Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre through March 19 MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS Celebrate Black History Month: A Celebration of Culture: Dance at The Hermitage on March 3 First Thursday ArtWalk and Wine in Historic Downtown Clarksville on March 3 First Saturday Art Crawl in Downtown Nashville at various galleries in Nashville on March 5 TESTIMONY: Deneen Coleman-Ruff at The Parthenon through March 5 The Floating World: A Tribute to the Beatles at The Arts Company on March 5 Hidden Gems: A History of Collecting at The Parthenon through March 12 J. Yances: Cartagena Memories at Fisk University through March 12 Return of the Native New Works by Brett De Palma at Tinney Contemporary through March 12 Middle Tennessee Samplers: This My Name Shall Ever Have at James K. Polk Home in Columbia through April 3 Electrifying Times: How Power Transformed Our City at Nashville’s Main Public Library through May 22 Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior at Frist Center for the Visual Arts through May 29 Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Music at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum through June 12 Hosts with the Most: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum through June 30 Egyptian Relics, Replicas & Revivals: Treasures from Tutankhamun at Tennessee State Museum through Sept. 4 Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum through Dec. 31 SPORTS & RECREATION 2011 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 3 – 6 Vanderbilt Baseball vs. Brown at Vanderbilt’s Hawkins Field on March 4 – 6 OVC Basketball Championships at Nashville Municipal Auditorium through March 5 Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball vs. Florida at Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym on March 5 The Wednesday Weekly Playlist is a quick reference guide for Where to Go and What to Do in Middle Tennessee. For detailed information, visit the event listings on NowPlayingNashville.com, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.