NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Beginning November 14 and running through February 9, the Nashville Zoo is once again showing off over 1,000 custom-made glowing silk lanterns in Zoolumination.
But this year, there's a new twist to Zoolumination thanks to the Nashville Predators — an ice skating rink!
The rink is in honor of an American figure skater and Olympic Gold Medalist who is on the board of the Nashville Zoo, Scott Hamilton.
In addition to the rink, visitors will experience live entertainment at 6, 7 and 8:00 p.m. at the amphitheater, holiday drinks and food, and from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4 there's a North Pole Village as well.
Single night tickets are $25 for adults and teenagers, $21 for kids ages 2 to 12, and free for children under 2. You can purchase tickets on the Nashville Zoo website.
For people of my generation, in our younger days we spent part of our weekends watching music shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train. That was before the age of music videos. Several years before Soul Train was syndicated out of Chicago, another syndicated R&B show was taped in Nashville at NewsChannel 5. Night Train aired in the 60s and included what may have been the first TV appearance for legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Forrest Sanders has another great look back at station history.
-Lelan Statom
