Leisure: Arts & Entertainment

How to wrap your loved ones in love with prayers

Feb 24, 2020 at 09:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Prayers they taste like chocolate comforting and sweet to savor And how … Like snow They fall upon the chaos covering it with blankets of forgiving white And s.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 10 reasons to attend Storybook Breakfast next week

Feb 20, 2020 at 08:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

It's interesting what parenthood does to you, and I'm not just talking about the weight gain or crow's feet. For me, becoming a mom put childhood needs at the top of my radar.... Read More

Much-needed advice from Murfreesboro Mama about rainy days

Murfreesboro Mama: 8 Curiously Cool Spots for Rainy Day Play

Feb 13, 2020 at 11:00 am by Laura Beth Payne

Most of us have had our fill of rain lately. I think that's called an understatement. As long as the temps stayed warm-ish I was fine to send the kids out to play in our mudd.... Read More

Declarations of Love for Valentine's Day

Feb 13, 2020 at 07:00 am by Paulette Jackson

His name was Walter and he was fourteen years old. School was out for the summer, and his mother was driving him to Texas to live with his two great uncles. Retired soldiers o.... Read More

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Murfreesboro Mama: 5 things you might have missed about Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center

Feb 06, 2020 at 09:30 am by Laura Beth Payne

Murfreesboro still surprises me. As I planned this article I felt it was only right to draw attention to a place helping us remember African-American history this month, but.... Read More

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Feb 03, 2020 at 10:00 am by Paulette Jackson

Certainty From man's perspective in this extraordinarygame of lifeIt is so easy to become confused and thinkyou are the doerBut from God's infinite certainty Hea.... Read More

Murfreesboro Mama: 7 reasons to get creative with Rutherford Arts Alliance this year

Jan 28, 2020 at 09:03 am by Laura Beth Payne

When I began writing this column last year one of the first people who reached out to me was Ginna Foster Cannon. She was the director of cultural and heritage tourism at the.... Read More

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'Focus on the Boro' announces 3rd year for photo event

Jan 24, 2020 at 07:00 am by BoroNews

In 2020, its third year, Focus on the Boro will be on display in the City Hall Rotunda from March 31 - May 27. The purpose for this photography event, as stated on event webpa.... Read More

Dinosaurs: Land of Fire and Ice in Smyrna

Murfreesboro Mama: 3 can't-miss exhibits opening this month

Jan 15, 2020 at 09:31 am by Laura Beth Payne

At this point in January I'm usually making my family's winter-survival plan, when the moody weather generates a constant low-grade cabin fever in our house. I've found it's a.... Read More

Bradley Academy Museum celebrates Women's Suffrage through art at Jan. 16 forum

Jan 13, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire

Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage with an educational forum, set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16. The free.... Read More

Murfreesboro introduces 2020 Cultural Arts Laureates Jan. 12 at reception

Jan 06, 2020 at 07:00 am by Voice Wire

The public is invited as Murfreesboro Cultural Arts will introduce and honor the 2020 Painter, Photographer and Poet Laureates at a reception January 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m..... Read More

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