DARE you to eat pancakes Saturday!

As always, it's a big weekend in Brentwood.

And to get your carbs for all the energy you'll need, may I suggest you start the weekend at O'Charleys bright and early Saturday morning.You see, the Maryland Farms' restaurant is hosting a pancake breakfast to raise funds for the Brentwood Police Department's D.A.R.E. program.

Now, the good news is that I'm pretty sure O'Charleys staff and not Brentwood D.A.R.E. Officers Sam Bady and Mark Wood doing the cooking. The great news is that Bady and Williams will be there to share the good news about the program which gives kids the life skills they need to avoid involvement with drugs, gangs, and violence.

So set your alarm early: The breakfast opens at 6 a.m. and only runs to 9, so if you snooze you lose. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased from Officer Wood or Officer Bady. Call 371-2267 or email woodm@brentwood-tn.org for more info.

Community Band at Crockett

The Summer Concert Series returns Sunday with a change of pace from the past few weeks. The Williamson County Community Band performs in the Eddy Arnold Amphitheater this week, beginning at 7 p.m.

Sunday's forecast calls for a high of 94 degrees and only a 10% chance of rain so unlike the Nashville Symphony a few weeks ago, I have no doubt our own symphony of sorts will play a concert worth remembering.

Southern Summer Jam

With the line between Brentwood and Nolensville blurring more and more these days (not to mention the "Brentwood" portion of Metro Nashville where the "east Brentwood" Kroger and Publix are), I'd be remiss for not mentioning the weekend's Southern Summer Jam festival held at the Winters family farm at 829 Vernon Road just outside Nolensville. Hosts Lynda Winters swears to Williamson A.M.'s Bonnie Burch that this will be the last year for popular gathering. Read all about it in Bonnie's story: http://tinyurl.com/l5matj