Cemetery tours, a farm festival and $1 paperbacks
Plus a Spring Hill trunk or treat and live music all weekend.
Issue 1Thursday, Oct. 22 · 4-minute read
Hey neighbor,
Welcome to the very first Around Maury. Every Thursday at 6 a.m. you'll get the weekend's best plans, the week's live music and what's being built around the county, all in one email you can read with your coffee.
This weekend leans a little spooky. Two of Columbia's oldest cemeteries open up for evening history tours, Highland Realm Farm throws its fall festival, and the Spring Hill library is selling paperbacks for a dollar.
This week: 8 things to do this weekend, 5 live shows, 3 projects going up, 4 notes from around town and 3 dates to save.
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All Weekend
Tennessee Watercolor Society at Pryor Gallery
Through Tuesday, Oct. 27 · Pryor Gallery, Columbia State Community College, 1665 Hampshire Pike · Free
Last chance to see the state's best watercolor painters. The gallery is closed on weekends, so stop by Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Ghosts of Greenwood
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. · Greenwood Cemetery · $16.30
Actors from Watershed Public Theater bring past Columbians to life at their gravesites on a candlelit walk through the city's oldest public cemetery. It's family friendly, and you'll need a ticket.
Spring Hill Library Used Book Sale
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. · Spring Hill Public Library, Conference Room
Paperbacks are $1, hardbacks $2 and kids' books 50 cents, and the last hour (2 to 3 p.m.) is a super sale. Friends of the Library members get a sneak peek Friday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Highland Realm Farm Fall Festival
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Highland Realm Blueberry Farm · $5
The blueberry farm's fourth annual fall festival runs all day out in the country.
Trunk or Treat in Spring Hill
5 to 8 p.m. · 4285 Port Royal Road, Spring Hill
Bring the kids in costume to Fischer Park for candy from a lot full of decorated trunks.
Rose Hill Cemetery Tour
7 to 9 p.m. · Rose Hill Cemetery · $10 cash, 5 and under free
Rose Hill's fall tour is back, with an evening of local history among the graves.
Let's Hike! Yanahli Park Lantern Tour
8 p.m. · Yanahli Park, meet at the trailhead · Free
Grab a flashlight, or borrow one of the county's lanterns, for an easy 1-mile hike through Yanahli Park after dark. Maury County Parks will talk about the park's history and the animals that come out at night, and maybe tell a ghost story. It's free, but they ask you to register ahead.
A Night of Worship
6:30 to 9 p.m. · The Mulehouse
Come as you are for an evening of worship music.
Thursday, Oct. 22
Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
7 p.m. · Cherry Theater, Columbia State Community College · $35
Friday, Oct. 23
Blue Velvet Jazz
6 to 9 p.m. · American Barrel, 118 W 7th St
Ben Owens
7:30 to 9 p.m. · Puckett's, 15 Public Square
Saturday, Oct. 24
Shannon McCue & The Harpeth River Boys
7 to 9 p.m. · McCreary's Irish Pub, 814 S Main St · No cover
Righteous Intonation
7:30 to 9 p.m. · Puckett's, 15 Public Square
Spring Hill will pay Columbia to treat its wastewater
Once Columbia's new treatment plant opens, expected in 2027, the city will treat up to 1.5 million gallons of Spring Hill's wastewater a day. Spring Hill pays the full $12 million to connect, and Columbia expects to collect $21 million to $62 million over 10 years. More at columbiatn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=380
$1 million more to move the Bear Creek Pike pump station
The station serves parts of downtown, the Bear Creek corridor and the interstate area, and it keeps flooding, so Columbia is moving it to higher ground. A new $1 million state grant brings the state's share to $5.8 million. More at columbiatn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=379
Spring Hill's new 2-million-gallon water tank is online
The Southside Water Tank, just south of the Stonegate Subdivision, came online Oct. 19 and brings the city's storage to 12 million gallons. More at springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1664
Spring Hill's library is looking for volunteers
The Spring Hill Public Library needs volunteers 14 and older to reshelve returned books; email Volunteer Coordinator Ezra Fitz at efitz@springhilltn.org. If you're going Friday, Oct. 23, the library closes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a staff luncheon. More at springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1660
Spring Hill Senior Center gets $50K grant for repairs
Spring Hill's Community Senior Center is getting $50,000 from the Tennessee Department of Disability and Aging for new floors and plumbing repairs. More seniors have been joining the center lately. More at springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1661
Spring Hill honors Lochridge Farm for 100 years of family ownership
The city gave Lucy Lochridge a plaque for her family's farm, which has stayed in the family and kept producing crops for at least a century, earning Tennessee's Century Farm designation. More at springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1662
Glen David's 60 years of paintings now at Spring Hill Library
Self-taught artist Glen David has been painting for more than 60 years, and his acrylics, watercolors and colored-pencil pieces hang on the library's Adult Art Wall through November. More at springhilltn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?aid=1665
Columbia Home Solutions - Home repairs and remodels for your home or office
Columbia Home Solutions has more than 15 years of renovation and remodeling experience. The crew handles flooring, drywall, paint, light electrical and plumbing, plus kitchen, bath and exterior projects, and no job is too small. Their motto: "Yes, we can do that for you!" Call Shane Smith at 931-626-3688. Learn more
Fall Fun Fest
Saturday, Oct. 31, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. · Woodland Park Rotary Shelter
Food and fun, with a costume contest.
Haunting in the District
Saturday, Oct. 31, 6 to 8 p.m. · Downtown Columbia · Free
Trick-or-treating downtown for kids 12 and under. No candy before 6 p.m.
First Fridays Holiday Kickoff and Tree Lighting
Friday, Nov. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. · West 7th Street and the Public Square · Free
Live music, food trucks, local vendors and shops open late. There's free parking in the lots on 6th Street, Woodland and 8th Street.
That's it for week one. Have a great weekend, and we'll see you next Thursday.
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