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Voodoo Smokehouse opened April 20 at 104 N. Maple St., in Lebanon
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Business

Voodoo looks to hook customers

A new Lebanon restaurant will look to take customers’ taste buds on vacation with Caribbean-influenced food and simpler, customer-friendly service.

Apr 20, 2018 at 6:07 PM
RaeLynn performs at the Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage at Ascend Amphitheater on Saturday, June 10 during the 2017 CMA Music Festival in downtown Nashville.
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Music

Free CMA Fest nightly concerts to return to Cracker Barrel Country Roads stage

Cracker Barrel Country Roads Stage at Ascend Amphitheater will kick off festivities June 7 with a lineup of non-stop music, featuring Chase Bryant, Craig Campbell, Lindsay Ell, Everette, Chase Rice, Runaway June and Granger Smith.

Updated Yesterday at 6:00 PM
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy drama students Braeden Mahabir as Don Lockwood, Abigail Wilson as Kathy Seldon and Mason Tabor as Cosmo Brown prepare for the April 20-22 production of ‘Singin’ in the Rain.’
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Drama

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ premiers Friday at MJCA

Mt. Juliet Christian Academy’s high school drama students will perform “Singin’ in the Rain,” often referred to as “the greatest movie musical of all time,” next weekend for public audiences.

Apr 19, 2018 at 7:53 PM
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Music

Cumberland Chorale, University Singers to perform

The Cumberland Chorale and University Singers’ spring choral concert will take place Friday at 7 p.m. in Baird Chapel on the Cumberland University campus.

Updated Apr 19, 2018 at 8:00 AM
The 29th annual spring Watertown Mile-Long Yard Sale, sponsored by the Watertown County Chamber of Commerce, will start early Saturday with vendors ready to go at 7 a.m.
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Mile-Long Yard Sale

Mile-Long Yard Sale scheduled for Saturday, rain or shine

The 29th annual spring Watertown Mile-Long Yard Sale, sponsored by the Watertown County Chamber of Commerce, will start early Saturday with vendors ready to go at 7 a.m.

Apr 18, 2018 at 5:41 PM
Jacob Smith•Lebanon Democrat The Batch & Bushel Farmer’s Market will return May 3 from 4-7 p.m. at the Wilson County Expo Center. It will be held each Thursday thereafter through July and return September and October.
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Batch & Bushel

Batch & Bushel market to return

The Batch & Bushel Farmer’s Market will return May 3 with an extended season that will last from May through July, September and October.

Apr 18, 2018 at 5:31 PM
Pictured (from left) are the cast of ‘Little Women,’ Emma Bivens as Mrs. Kirk; Tanner Buttrey as Professor Bhaer; and Macy Ruggiero as Jo March. The play premiers Wednesday at the Capitol Theatre in Lebanon.
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Entertainment

‘Little Women’ to open at Capitol Theatre

The musical, based on the Louisa May Alcott book, follows the lives of the March sisters and showcases their passage from childhood to womanhood. It is based on Alcott and her sisters’ lives.

Apr 17, 2018 at 9:35 PM
Wilson County residents dressed up in all kinds of costumes for the 13th annual Wilson Books from Birth Imagination Dinner on Thursday.
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Imagination Dinner

Wilson County suits up for Imagination Dinner

Locals dressed in a variety of costumes – many inspired by children’s books – filled the Expo Center for the 13th annual Wilson Books from Birth Imagination Dinner on Thursday evening.

Apr 12, 2018 at 8:08 PM
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Arts

Focus art show to open this week at Cumberland University

The annual grand finale of the student art shows at Cumberland University, the Focus Show, will open Thursday from 4:30-6 p.m. with a reception that will include an announcement of awards.

Apr 11, 2018 at 4:03 PM
(Seated) James Laxton, who plays Edward Bennett, Corinne Cook, who plays Sorel Bennett, (back row) Tamasin Platt, who plays Victoria Van Roth, Jeff Lay, who plays Walter Pearce, and Tammy Sutherland, who plays Bridgit, act out a scene during practice for the April 20 opening of ‘Death by Design’ at Encore Theatre Co.
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Encore Theatre to present ‘Death by Design’

Show co-director James Bealor, who also serves as Encore’s creative director, said the play is “quite a funny show. You have interesting characters. There’s a murder at the end of act one, and we spend act two trying to figure out who did it. It’s quite a surprise ending.”

Updated Apr 11, 2018 at 8:00 AM
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Library

Lebanon Library offers free keycard replacement for National Library Week

The Lebanon-Wilson County Library will offer free keychain library card replacements for National Library Week from April 8-14.

Apr 9, 2018 at 6:13 PM
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Theater

Encore Theatre to hold auditions for ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Double Wide Texas’

Roles for all voices and all ages will be available. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Some roles will be read by the same person. Headshots and bios will not be required.

Updated Apr 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM
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Cooking with JoJo: Is your energy in the pits? Try this fix

Most of my life, I had been missing out on the delicious and nutritious avocado until a dear friend of mine introduced them to me in a delicious recipe she had. Since then, I haven’t looked back and continue to eat these powerhouses of good fats and a long list of vitamins.

Apr 3, 2018 at 9:41 PM
Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto spoke at the Fiddlers Grove Historical Village seasonal opening Tuesday.
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Fiddlers Grove

Fiddlers Grove holds opening ceremony

Fiddlers Grove Historical Village held its 27th seasonal opening Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Building in Fiddlers Grove.

Apr 3, 2018 at 5:55 PM
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Theater

TPAC announces ‘Wicked’ lottery for $25 seats

Two-and-one-half hours prior to each performance, people who enter the lottery at the TPAC Box Office will have their names placed in a lottery drum. Thirty minutes later, names will be drawn for a limited number of orchestra seats at $25 each, cash only.

Updated Apr 1, 2018 at 4:00 PM