EVENTS CALENDAR AUGUST 2022 BY ANDREA STOCKARD AUG. 7
reer Closet has professional attire available at no cost for students seeking their first internship or job interview. Students may acquire one full outfit each school year from the closet. While all donations are welcome, high-need items include women’s blouses, plus-size clothing, blazers without shoulder pads, and belts. Men’s items needed include tall and size 28–32 waisted slacks. For questions about the Career Closet, email kim.collins@mtsu.edu or call 615-8985467. The Career Development Center offers a myriad of online and in-person services to help students find the right job. Learn more at mtsu.edu/career.
MOVIE TRIVIA WITH BRAINIAC Brainiac Trivia will present a special movie trivia night at The Warehouse (730 Middle Tennessee Blvd.) beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7. The event will focus on movies from the 1980s to today. Local artists Ryan Frizzell and Meagan Armes will both be on hand selling their original artwork. For more information, email musictreeentertainment@yahoo.com or find Brainiac Trivia on Facebook.
AUG. 9 RUTHERFORD CABLE BREAKFAST MEETING The theme for the August meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9, is “Pandemic, Purpose & Panic: One Woman’s Survival Guide.” The meeting is at the Doubletree Murfreesboro (1850 Old Fort Pkwy.), with a virtual zoom option, from 7:15–9 a.m. This conversation centers around authenticity, conscious leadership and the need for transparency. Nancy Youssef, a recovering corporate executive, shares her story involving Fortune 1000 companies, an award winning start-up, and leadership in the not-for-profit world to address her personal challenges, social stigmas and disruption. Youssef currently serves as chief business development officer for Soles 4 Souls, a nonprofit based in Nashville. She is also founder and President of Curves with Purpose and is an adjunct professor of fashion entrepreneurship and retail management at Belmont University. Bring plenty of business cards. For more information, visit cablemembershipdirectory.wildapricot.org or email yourrutherfordcable@gmail.com.
AUG. 9 TENNESSEE TRAILS ASSOCIATION MEETING The Tennessee Trails Association’s monthly meeting of the Murfreesboro chapter will be on Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 7–8 p.m. at Barfield Crescent Park Wilderness Station (401 Volunteer Road). For more information, visit tennesseetrails.org or call or text 615-971-8894.
AUG. 11 LINEBAUGH HOSTS LOCAL AUTHOR WARREN GILL Linebaugh Public Library (105 W. Vine St.) 6 * AUGUST 2022 * BOROPULSE.COM
AUG. 11 AUG. 5 FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE CONCERT WITH MIXTAPE The Main Street Friday Night Live Concert Series is on the historic Murfreesboro Square on Friday, Aug. 5, from 6:30–9:30 p.m. Bring a chair to see Mixtape’s ’80s tribute and enjoy supper from one of the food trucks onsite or at one of the downtown restaurants. This is a free family concert. For more information, visit mainstreetmurfreesboro.org/friday-night-live. hosts local author Warren Gill for a book signing on Thursday, Aug. 11, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Gill will be signing and selling copies of Cane Creek Days, published in October 2021. Cane Creek Days is the memoir of a boy growing up on a farm near Petersburg, Tennessee, and illustrates the kind of farming life that no longer exists. It takes place among the fields, small towns, bridges and dusty roads through which winds the beautiful, life-sustaining stream called the Little Cane Creek. Gill shares about growing up in the 1950s, the lessons he and his community learned and how they survived without the technological tools that modern farms use today. Gill, who retired after a career as an educator, including time as a researcher and professor at MTSU and UT with his primary focus on animal husbandry, lives on a farm near Petersburg. Books are $20 for hardback and $15 for paperback. Learn more at warrengillbooks.com.
AUG. 11 SUMMER COCKTAILS & APPETIZERS Shaken or stirred? Come out to The Curious Kitchen (327 E. State St.) for a cocktail party on Thursday, Aug. 11, from 6–9 p.m.
In this three-hour class, a skilled mixologist teaches how to whip up famous cocktails while creating an array of delicious appetizers. Afterwards, you will be prepared to throw your own cocktail party. The menu includes naan flatbread with fontina and mushrooms, fresh ceviche with corn chips and more, and cocktails include watermelon mojito and a lavender lemon drop. All participants must be at least 21. For more information, visit thecuriouskitchen.net.
AUG. 11–12 MTSU CAREER CLOSET CLOTHING DRIVE Middle Tennessee State University’s Alumni Office and the Career Development Center have teamed up for a clothing drive to restock the MTSU Career Closet. The inaugural Career Closet Extravaganza will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 11–12, with clothing drop-off at the MTSU Alumni House (2263 Middle Tennessee Blvd.). Donors may use the visitor parking spaces to drop off items. The Career Closet is part of MTSU’s Career Development Center, located in Keathley University Center. Thanks to MTSU alumni, faculty, staff and local community, the Ca-
DISCOVERY CENTER ALL ACCESS NIGHT Don’t miss the fun at the next All Access Night on Thursday, Aug. 11, from 5–8 p.m. at Discovery Center (502 SE Broad St.). Your little paleontologist will “dig” learning more about dinosaurs and exploring fossils. All Access Nights are a time for special-needs families to enjoy the Discovery Center’s exhibits in a sensory-friendly environment. The event is free, but reservations are suggested. For more information, call 615-890-2300 or visit explorethedc.org/allaccess.
AUG. 12 AND 13 A FEW OF MY FRIENDS The Annual AFOMF Gathering is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12 and 13, at the Hilton Garden Inn (1335 Conference Center Blvd.). The women’s gathering begins with speaker and founder Patricia Douglas at 7 p.m. on Friday and continues Saturday with prophet Janet Wells at 9 a.m. and evangelist Lisa Hooks at 2 p.m. This is the event’s fourth year of existence, and this 2022’s gathering will be “digging up treasures of darkness and hidden riches in secret places.” Enjoy musical guest Shelley Massey and vendors The Closet Experience and Kaylee Boutique. Lunch is provided. The cost to join the weekend is $50. For more information, visit worldcovenantministriesinternational. org or find AFOMF (A Few of My Friends) Annual Gathering on Eventbrite.
AUG. 13 PURPLE PAWS MOVIE DAY, DC
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