# A Child's Calendar Puppet Show (Wishing Chair Productions) > Event for families in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (TN). Times are Central Time. - When: Fri, Nov 13 (+5 more dates) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM - Where: Nashville Public Library — Main Library (Childrens Theatre), 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219 - Ages: Children - Price: Free - Organizer: Nashville Public Library - Official page: https://events.library.nashville.org/cal/event/eventView.do?calPath=%2Fpublic%2Fcals%2FMainCal&guid=CAL-8a3e8e4c-9f4a3061-019f-6269fac7-00001ac6demobedework@mysite.edu&recurrenceId=20261113T163000Z - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/nashville/activities/a-child-s-calendar-puppet-show-wishing-chair-productions--listing-0213491ed349d1250945a6d4 ## About Wishing Chair Productions, Nashville Public Library's puppet troupe, turns John Updike's collection of children's poems, A Child's Calendar, into a musical puppet show that travels through the seasons month by month. Sarah Hart and Brian Hull composed original music for the adaptation. Performances are free and open to the public in the Children's Theatre on the second floor of the Main Library at 10:30 and 11:30 am on November 13, 14, 20 and 21 and December 18 and 19. 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