Music, festivals and family fun on the cheap - The Tennessean

It is a big week with loads of musical talent, lots of festivals and other free and cheap fun. And there's some good shopping, too.

* First up is Saturday's expanded multigenre Musicians Corner, which this week features Melinda Doolittle and Revolfusion, as well as Choro Nashville, Viva Mexico and the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra. These free family- and dog-friendly musical lawn parties take place on Saturdays in Centennial Park through Oct. 25. But this week is extra special, since it will be an all-day affair (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) that is blended with the Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival taking place all around Centennial Park. There will be 50 or more cultures represented in many ways, including music and dance. It is all free, including admission to The Parthenon. Details: http://ift.tt/1lOi7pu and http://ift.tt/1mVajnB.

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* Another musical treat is a performance by theFisk Jubilee Singersat 10 a.m. Monday as part of the Jubilee Day Convocation in Fisk Memorial Chapel on the Fisk University campus. Details: 615-329-8744.

* There is some good family fun, too: The City of Franklin Parks' Family Day is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm, 239 Franklin Road, with pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, a straw bale maze, music, hayrides, horse demonstrations and more. All free. Details: 615-794-2103.

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* Another good family outing opportunity is the Fisk-Vanderbilt Astronomy Roadshow Planetarium that the Brentwood Library (8109 Concord Road) is hosting from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. This is a day for elementary school-age children to learn about constellations, the nature of stars and the sun and the solar system in 30-minute sessions in this large inflatable planetarium. It's free, but you must register at 615-371-0090, ext. 8290 or 8380.

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The Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival at Centennial Park will feature music, dancing and more, with 50 or more cultures represented. (Photo: Submitted )

* Bowie Nature Park has a family-oriented Fall Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, which includes a free fall carnival in the woods, with games and crafts for the kids, face painting, a hayride and hike, plus a costume parade at 1 p.m. with prizes. Bowie is at 7211 Bowie Lake Road in Fairview. Details: 615-799-5544, www.bowiepark.org.

* It is 'crawl time' for art lovers, too, with Nashville's First Saturday Art Crawlfrom 6 to 9 p.m. the first Saturday of every month, along Fifth Avenue North and around downtown. A free shuttle even takes you from gallery to gallery. Details: 615-743-3090 or http://ift.tt/1oEwqu2.

* There also is adowntown Frankin Tour of the Arts from 6 to 9 p.m. thefirst Friday of every monthin and around downtown Franklin. The tour is free, and a trolley operates on a loop with unlimited pick-up and drop-off service with a $5 wristband. Details: http://ift.tt/1mVahfl.

The Fifth Annual National Banana Pudding Festival is Saturday and Sunday at Centerville River Park. (Photo: Samuel M. Simpkins / File / The Tennessean )

* The Ladies of Charity fall/ winter sale opens Friday and runs Monday-Saturday through Nov. 8 at the shop at 2216 State St. The consignment sale features clothing for the whole family. Proceeds go to help the needy in the community. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Details: 615-327-3453.

* And The Lotz House in Franklin is having its sixth annual Fall Antiques Appraisal Fair on Saturday at the Civil War house museum at 1111 Columbia Ave. across from The Carter House. The fair is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $20 for the appraisal of one item, $25 for two items or $30 for three items, with a three-item limit. For each appraisal, guests will receive one free admission and guided tour of the Lotz House Museum.

'It's a great opportunity to learn about the history and value of your treasures including grandmother's china and silver you may have collected over the years. We always see some incredible pieces and many folks will learn they own a piece of history,' said J.T. Thompson, Lotz House owner .

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Latin Music Festival links with local heritage - The Daily Advertiser

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Santa Cruz Music Festival Pre-Party - SantaCruz.com

After the great success of last year's inaugural Santa Cruz Music Festival, event organizers promise a second festival next April jam-packed with a diverse and stellar roster of acts. But in advance of the main event, organizers are priming the pump with an official pre-party at the Catalyst. Featuring Far East Movement, the Gaslamp Killer, Dimond Saints, Two Fresh, Gladkill and many more bands and DJs, the two-day party aims to get the masses moving and stoke the flames of excitement about our very own multi-venue music festival.

INFO: 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10 and 2 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $27-$32/one day, $50/two days. 423-1338.

WANT TO GO? Enter our Santa Cruz Music Festival Pre-Party Giveaway before 11 a.m. on Friday Oct. 8 for a chance to win a pair of two-day tickets to the festival.

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Macefield Music Festival set to take over the neighborhood this weekend - My Ballard (blog)

The second annual Macefield Music Festival is set to bring two days of live music and excitement to venues all over Ballard.

From October 3 -4 hundreds of people will flock to the neighborhood to enjoy live music at local venues including The Tractor Tavern, The Sunset Tavern, Conor Byrne Pub, Hotel Albatross, Sonic Boom Records, Lucky Dry Goods, and the Macefield Market. The event will also cater for all ages at their outdoor, all-ages main stage in the Hattie's Hat parking lot.

The festival is heavily focused on NW music and this year has expanded to include a second night, a comedy showcase and the two day Macefield Market. The market will feature a poster exhibition, record swap, trade show, clothing, artisans and crafts vendors with its own beer and drink garden and will be free and open to the public.

The festival was put together last year after the Reverb Festival was canceled after an eight-year run and pays homage to Edith Macefield, the woman who refused to sell out and give in to developers who offered her $1 million for modest home just under the Ballard Bridge. This year's festival is sponsored by The Stranger, KEXP, and Do206.

Event goers will not be disappointed with the line up of entertainment that is set for this year's festival which includes performers such as The Sonics, The Posies and Thee Satisfaction. Click here to check out the full line up and performance times.

Organizers want to remind festival goers that entrance into shows at all venues is first-come, first-served, and subject to capacity. Some venues may restrict access to 21+ guests. All-ages venues include the Main Stage, Sonic Boom Records, and Lucky Dry Goods.

Tickets can be purchased online with prices starting at $25 for a day pass up to $40 for a two day pass.

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Here's another chance to win tickets to Life Is Beautiful Music Festival 2014 - Consequence of Sound

Ah, bummer, man - you missed out on your chance to win tickets to the second-ever Life Is Beautiful festival, going down October 24th - 26th in Las Vegas. We gave you like, two weeks to enter, so really, there is no one to blame but yourself.

Wait, what's that? We've got another pair of three-day GA passes we're not using? Well, look who just got a second chance at a chance to see Kanye West, Foo Fighters, OutKast, and Arctic Monkeys headline a festival in the City of Sin.

Of course, those aren't the only big acts worth checking out when Life Is Beautiful returns to Vegas. The bill also features Lionel Richie, The Weeknd, TV on the Radio, The Roots, The Flaming Lips, Girl Talk, Jenny Lewis, tUnE-yArDs, Broken Bells, Phantogram, OK Go, and Kacey Musgraves. Plus, there'll be a slew of celebrity chefs in attendance, like Giada De Laurentiis, Scott Conant, Cat Cora, and Bruce & Eric Bromberg. Oh, and there's a special performance of Cirque du Soleil's The Beatles Live accompanied by the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra.

To reiterate: We're giving away one pair of three-day GA passes, and all you have to do to enter is use the widget below! (Earn extra entries by sharing on social media networks!) Entry is open to all readers, and the winner must provide for their own travel and accommodations. Entering means you also agree to join the Consequence of Sound newsletter. Good luck!

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Vox music festival to support scholarships, new venue - Marshfield News-Herald

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Slipknot's music festival will have an official aroma of burning camel dung - The Guardian

According to Slipknot, their forthcoming music festival is to have an official smell: camel dung. Danzig, Anthrax and Five Finger Death Punch are among the acts who will perform on stage in California, amid wafting clouds of undulated burnt faeces.

To achieve this effect, Slipknot have ordered their 'captains' to bring three days' worth of dung to San Bernardino, California, the site of their second Knotfest. The ordure will be placed in oil drums, percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan told Rolling Stone, and heated over charcoal '[as if] we're doing ribs'. According to a press release, the ensuing aroma 'will infest your brain, body and clothes for days after the festival is over'.

The olfactory undertaking was inspired by Crahan's strong affinity for smells such as freshly mown grass. '[The way grass] smells when a nice spring rain hits,' he said. 'It brings me home.' They tried out the camel-shit concept at Knotfest 2012, where the same fragrance permeated the Slipknot museum tent. '[Fans] came into the museum and they [were] hit with [it],' he called. 'A very distinct smell ... And it's not necessarily the most comfortable thing, but its not necessarily the worst thing, it's just remembering thoughts - it's gonna be a reoccurring thing.'

Crahan hopes that the smell of burning camel dung will become the signature smell of Slipknot's 'culture', reassuring their fans. 'You [will] be somewhere in the world, maybe be in a little pain, and then all of a sudden smell [camel shit] and feel good again,' he said. And if the extreme fragrance doesn't satisfy Knotfest attendees, hopefully the rest of the entertainment will: Slipknot headline two of the festival's three nights, with 59 more bands, five stages, a motorcross race, zip-line, tattoo parlour, drum circles, goat petting zoo and '23-foot fuckin' flames'.

Knotfest runs, pungently, from 24 to 26 October at San Bernardino's San Manuel Amphitheater. Tickets are on sale now.

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