The Tennessee Performing Arts Center (known as TPAC) offers a lot of neat performances. They do childrens shows on occasion, operas, plays, etc. I remember taking countless field trips to TPAC as a child in school, and most of the time it was a lot of fun (there was always the borring play that happened every once in awhile). It's a nice place to go out on a weekend evening for a play after a nice dinner out. A lot of employers (I know mine does) allow you to purchase tickets to the show at a discount. They will mail gift certificates for you to someone if you call and ask them to and pay by credit card over the phone.
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