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• Five Finger Death Punch | Wednesday, Aug. 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Bridgestone Arena | $72+ | The rock band is joined by special guests Marilyn Manson and Slaughter To Prevail.
• Restore + Reiki | Wednesday, Aug. 14 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Carter Studios | $40 | Instructors will weave through a blend of restorative yoga, individual reiki energy healing, and a savasana sound bath.

• Style With A Purpose | Thursday, Aug. 15 | 5-8 p.m. | Bellevue Goodwill | Cost of purchase | Local fashion influencers will curate racks and offer shoppers styling tips.

• Deep Tropics | Friday, Aug. 16-Saturday, Aug. 17 | Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park | $125+ | The eco-friendly festival features music, art, style, and sustainability experiences.

• Museum Fun Day | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Lane Motor Museum | Cost of admission | With your regular paid admission, the special event includes free vault tours, rides in select museum vehicles, and vehicle demonstrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Sno Day | Saturday, Aug. 17 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Southern Grist Brewing | $10 | The Nations taproom will celebrate the release of its Melted Sno Cone can, offer special guest sours + have kids activities with Kona Ice.

• Burn & Brunch | Sunday, Aug. 18 | 10 a.m. | Virgin Hotels Nashville | $15 | Tickets include fitness class admission, a complimentary mimosa, 10% off your meal, and a day pass to the pool.

• Boot Scootin’ Ruby: Boot-shaped + golden, enjoy layers Caramel Corn Mousse, Butter Pie chunks, and salted caramel in this delectable cake.
• Air Ruby: This Air Jordans-inspired cake layers chocolate with sumptuous caramel touches.
• Ruby Vuitton: Rich and classy (like a Vuitton), this purse-shaped cake features strawberry mousse + chocolate passion fruit ganache.

• New combination vinyl record listening lounge and Japanese restaurant 888 will debut downtown (800 Clark Place) in early September. The concept is set to feature two sushi bars, a private dining room, and central cocktail island + a menu with nigiri, maki, cured salmon onigiri, and donabe fried rice. Make a reservation soon.

• Egg-citing news — breakfast and brunch-focused restaurant Eggspectation is now open at Tanger Outlets next to Prince’s Hot Chicken. The biz is open daily and offers fresh-squeezed juices and a full bar, as well as lunch and dinner options like pasta, seafood, salad, and steaks. View the menu + look inside.

• Up Hospitality Partners, the group behind Germantown Cafe and Park Cafe, are opening a new restaurant in Brentwood. Karrington Rowe will occupy space formerly home to Bricks Cafe (330 Franklin Rd., Ste. 913) by November with a menu taking inspiration from dishes at the other two cafes. View its offerings. (Nashville Business Journal)

• Carbon Performance is celebrating the launch of its first Nashville location with a grand opening event at the Nations fitness facility on Saturday, Aug. 17. From 1 to 4 p.m., guests can visit the 35,000-sqft space for meet-and-greets with bodybuilding celebs and to browse 15 vendors, with proceeds benefiting local charity Dream Streets.

• Wedgewood-Houston is getting its roses. The Nashville neighborhood was featured on TravelMag’s roundup of the “16 Most Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods in the US.” The publication shouts out companies choosing WeHo as a headquarters location + its diverse activities from soccer to farmers markets and an art crawl.

• What do Will Levis and mayo have in common? Well, the Titans quarterback partnered with Hellman’s Mayonnaise on a mayo-scented cologne — and it already sold out. The $8 bottle, which will be restocked at 9 a.m. today, offers tart lemon notes with “mayonnaise accord” and coffee undertones. Watch the ad.

• Two private investigators are shaking up the book club scene. Lori Morrison and Sheila Wysocki launched “The Cold Read,” a new true crime book club with the hope of solving unsolved cases. A Nashville detective will speak at the Aug. 31 (10 a.m.) event at NPL’s Green Hills branch, which covers “We Keep the Dead Close” by Becky Cooper. (WZTV)

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• “Festival of Ghouls” | Oct. 26 | Annual Halloween event inspired by classic campfire ghost stories
• “A Symphony of Rats” | Dec. 6-8 | Singing, stunts, and screen visuals in a sort of “scientist’s laboratory”
• “Balance and Imbalance” | March 5-6 | Live music and movement drawing from martial arts, hip-hop, and street dance