As the holidays fast approach, so do the challenges of finding the perfect gift for family and friends, and one of Nashville's decade old tradition is going to Christmas Village - which is sure to help with any holiday gift giving woes.
Christmas Village, which began in 1961, is recognized as one of the best events of it's kind in the southeast and has raised millions for the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, as well as an additional million or so for other philanthropic organizations too.

This annual event is set open to the public Friday, Nov. 13th and run through Sunday, Nov. 15th at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds*.
Visitors can expect over 250 merchants from across the country to be selling their holiday gift wares and more than 20,000 other enthusiastic shoppers to attend the three-day event, which features such items as Christmas decorations, toys for all ages, clothing for adults and children, jewelry, food, antiques, pottery, collectibles and gifts for the person who has everything.
Tickets are under $10.00, for additional information, please visit www.christmasvillage.org

* Sadly, the Historic Tennessee State Fairgrounds is scheduled to close on June 30th, 2010.
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Downtown Nashville will be making a few traffic and pattern adjustments for CMA Awards this week, beginning Sunday when Demonbreun will be closed between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue. Other road closures, beginning on Wednesday, include the closings of:

-Fifth Avenue South from Franklin Street to Broadway
-Demonbreun from Fourth Avenue to Seventh Avenue
-Clark Place between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
-Sixth Avenue between Broadway and Peabody Street
-Franklin Street between Fourth Avenue and Sixth Avenue

All roads will re-open no later than 2:00a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12th - except for Demonbreun between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, which will re-open at 6:00p.m.

Was Nashville the last dying ground of the last living Smilodon? While that may be just a bit presumptous for most locals to fully accept, the Mighty Saber-Tooth Tiger does have a History in Nashville as well as some serious ties to the Nashville Predators NHL Hockey Team.
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