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• Love Birds Sunset Hike | Tuesday, Feb. 14 | 5-6 p.m. | Shelby Bottoms Nature Center, 1900 Davidson St. | Free | Watch the sunset in Shelby Bottoms with other nature enthusiasts.
• Fitz and The Tantrums | Tuesday, Feb. 14 | 8 p.m. | Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, 925 3rd Ave. N. | $34+ | Watch this indie pop band perform with special guest Sammy Rash on the “Let Yourself Free” tour.

• The Movie Gang Presents: “Pitch Perfect” | Wednesday, Feb. 15 | 7:30 p.m. | The Franklin Theatre, 419 Main St., Franklin | $15 | Arrive early to try microphone cookies from Triple Crown Bakery.

• Winter Shakespeare 2023: “Love’s Labor’s Lost” | Thursday, Feb. 16-Sunday, Feb. 26 | Times vary | Troutt Theater at Belmont University, 2100 Belmont Blvd. | $21.70+ | The Nashville Shakespeare Festival and Belmont University’s College of Music and Performing Arts team up for this rendition of one of Shakespeare’s works.
• Chef Takeover: Star Rover Sound x East Side Banh Mi | Thursday, Feb. 16 | 7 p.m. | Star Rover Sound, 1400 Adams St. | $135+ | Menu selections will include roasted gulf oysters, mini tuna tostadas, smoked bologna banh mi, and cocktail pairings.

• Community Pop-up: Musical Petting | Friday, Feb. 17 | 10:30-11:30 a.m. | Nolensville Public Library, 915 Oldham Dr., Nolensville | Free | Bang a drum, strum an autoharp, and pick a banjo.
• Celebrate Mardi Gras w/ The Gumbo Bros | Friday, Feb. 17-Tuesday, Feb. 21 | Times vary | The Gumbo Bros, 505 12th Ave. S. | $10 | Attend Mardi Gras-themed DJ nights, followed by a Sunday jazz brunch.

• Royal Comedy 2023 | Saturday, Feb. 18 | 8 p.m. | Nashville Municipal Auditorium, 417 4th Ave. N. | $59+ | The tour includes laughs from Special K, Bruce Bruce, Sommore, Bill Bellamy, and Sleezy Evans.

• 67º | Cloudy | 44% chance of rain

• Nashville Stampede, the reigning PBR Team Series champions, will once again bring their three-day homestead to Bridgestone Arena — Friday, Aug. 18-Sunday, Aug. 20. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.
• Cheekwood in Bloom returns to the botanical garden with over 250,000 bulbs on Saturday, March 11-Sunday, April 9. The six-week festival will feature workshops, wellness classes, musical performances, and weekend festivities including a spring art hop, daffodil show, and a Wellness 360 yoga series. 🌷

• In other Cheekwood news, LIGHT: Bruce Munro at Cheekwood will return after 10 years on Thursday, May 4-Friday, Oct. 27. The 10th anniversary celebration will feature 10 immersive light productions throughout the estate and 2D works in the museum galleries.
• “This is Hip-Hop,” a year-long exhibit at the National Museum of African American Music, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the genre by featuring photographs of hip-hop icons “frozen in time.” (WTVF)

• Ghost will take over Ascend Amphitheater as part of their 27-date “Re-Imperatour U.S.A.” tour. Amon Amarth will join the band as a special guest, and tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. 🎸

• Les Dames Nashville is hosting its annual “Diversity, Equity Inclusion Symposium Series” featuring three cocktail and supper workshops with speakers — February 13, March 6, and March 27. Explore ticket options for “Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort,” “Inclusivity Matters,” and “Building a New Culture.”

• WestJet will offer an international nonstop flight from Nashville International Airport to Vancouver in May. The seasonal route will operate on Mondays and Fridays from Friday, May 19 to Monday, Oct. 9. Review booking details. ✈️

• The votes are in... more than 300 people cast a vote to name the City of Franklin’s snowplow. The winning name is “Scoop Dogg,” and “PlowaBunga” trailed just 50 votes behind for second place. See a full breakdown of the results.

• BJ’s Wholesale Club — a retailer that offers food, a full-service deli, household supplies, and more — will open its first Tennessee location in La Vergne in the first half of this year. 🛒 (WSMV)
• Firehouse Subs, Tropical Smoothie Café, and Shoe Dept. Encore are among the new tenants slated for Lebanon’s Western Plaza retail development — 1443 W. Main St. The businesses will join already announced stores like Marshalls, Buff City Soap, Five Below, and Ulta Beauty. (The Tennessean)

• Our online store Six & Main is now featuring a|dash, a Nashville-based wellness brand that delivers a daily dash of adaptogens through organic cold brew coffee. Try the Lavender Matcha with Cordyceps or Beauty Berry with Chaga. Start sipping now.
• What’s getting us through February: Our humidifiers. We love the Levoit Blue Cool Humidifier for its quiet design, multiple mist levels, and how easy it is to clean. Do your skin (not to mention, your houseplants) a favor and up your home hydration.*

• We want to wish a happy birthday to NASHtoday City Editor Dylan. Happy birthday, Dylan!