Hosted by the team at The Compost Company, this site tour will highlight the process of industrial composting at scale. Topics for discussion will include operating a compost collection service for commercial clients as well as processing food scrap, green waste and industrially-compostable service ware and packaging. We will discuss the unique methodology employed at The Compost Company while company staff demonstrates grinding, screening, and quality-control practices in real time. Participants should expect to walk over uneven terrain and, in case of inclement weather, should dress appropriately. Close-toed shoes required. Additional PPE Provided.

Cost: $85
Capacity: 39
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

Join us for an educational tour showcasing the power of sensor-based technologies in detecting and automatically sorting plastics. You’ll gain valuable insights into the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), NIR, Color and Metal sensing technologies as well as robotic and air jet extraction systems. This experience will conclude with a live demonstration of different pieces of optical sorting equipment. No PPE required but closed toes shoes are required.

Cost: $85
Capacity: 29
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

In this tour, attendees will kick off their visit by learning about the facility, its workforce. The tour will then begin in the SOP and Over Issue News processing areas where attendees will get to see how they receive SOP, OI News and Hogged Book Materials; how the sorting process works through the hogger and single ram baker; and how that material is shipped out of the facility. After this, the group will proceed to the OCC processing area to view to they receive and process OCC and Commercial Dry Mix. The final stop of the tour will include seeing the commercial sortline for commercial and residential single stream and material handling. At the end attendees will get a chance to have a Q&A with the facility’s team. Dress code: attendees will need close-toed shoes. Smurfit WestRock will provide PPE for everyone, which will include hard hats, vests, and safety glasses.

Cost: $85
Capacity: 19
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

Attendees will get to experience the Opry House’s theater as the entire room comes to life with music, state-of-the-art special effects, 3D film images, priceless archival footage, and superstar hosts Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. They will learn stories about the Opry, and country music greats, past and present, and see the artist entrance where legends, superstars and new artists alike walk into the Opry House on the night of a show. They may even have the chance to step on stage and into the famed wooden circle as generations of artists have done. Tours may also make a stop in Studio A, a live television studio and former home of Hee Haw.

Cost: $90
Capacity: 29
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

Come to our Block Party! Hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing blocks by the designers at Hatch Show Print. As one of the oldest poster and design shops in America, we’re still printing show posters for your favorite musicians, bands, and performers, one at a time, via letterpress printing. At the Block Party, adults work with a selection of hand-carved printing blocks and become familiar with the process of relief printing. Instructors will cover the basics of composing an image, with consideration given to creating layers and using color. You will learn how we sling the ink, roll the brayers, and design like it’s 1879, making each piece by hand. (Don’t worry, we’re there and happy to help.) The final reveal is a “Wow!” moment.

Cost: $85
Capacity: 9
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

Come to our Block Party! Hand–ink and print on paper and fabric using some of Nashville’s most recognizable imagery, cut into printing blocks by the designers at Hatch Show Print. As one of the oldest poster and design shops in America, we’re still printing show posters for your favorite musicians, bands, and performers, one at a time, via letterpress printing. At the Block Party, adults work with a selection of hand-carved printing blocks and become familiar with the process of relief printing. Instructors will cover the basics of composing an image, with consideration given to creating layers and using color. You will learn how we sling the ink, roll the brayers, and design like it’s 1879, making each piece by hand. (Don’t worry, we’re there and happy to help.) The final reveal is a “Wow!” moment.

Cost: $85
Capacity: 9
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.

Elevate your Museum visit with a 1-hour Guided Tour of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. This docent-led experience transports guests through country music history with engaging narratives about the people, places, songs, and stages that have played a part in the sound’s storied history – supplemented by priceless instruments, dazzling stage wear, and iconic artifacts.  After the tour, you will have time to go back and visit parts of the museum where you are most interested until 5pm.

Cost: $35
Capacity: 19
RSVP is required and can be added through your registration.