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The Girl of the Golden West was spotted onstage at the Nashville Opera. Come see more fateful love triangles performed by the resident opera company featuring the Nashville Symphony. You'll enjoy the highest caliber of grand opera entertainment with full scale productions delivering heart pounding excitement. Where's your ticket?

Mercy me! The nightlife rocks at Mercy Lounge with the popular 8 off 8th night where someone with their eye on the local music scene hand-picks 8 bands at his or her discretion for a night of truly diverse, talented musical mixing. Catch the next 8 off 8th and see if you have what it takes to get up on stage.

It gets a little batty at Duber Cave State Park, where its most prominent natural cave used to lend its big roomy mouth to local square dances, radio shows and big band instrumental concerts; the cave is now temporarily sold out due to a thriving bat community. Bats aside, there's plenty of outdoor recreation like fishing, hiking and picnicking to enjoy, making a trip to this bat cave well worth the drive.

Make science a fun exploration at the Adventure Science Center, in Nashville. Kids can see attractions like Cosmic Concerts with lasers, music and stars, climb the world's tallest tower at Adventure Tower, explore animal habitats at the Animal Secrets exhibit, and discover far away galaxies at the Planetarium.