Main Street Brewfest 2017

2:23 am | Sunday, Mar 5th
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Main Street Brewfest, the highly anticipated festival put on each year by the Downtown Franklin Association (DFA), returns Saturday, March 11 to provide beer lovers with a taste of some of the best local, national and international brews. The Franklin, TN event, complete with live music and plenty of Irish cheer, will offer 50-plus craft beers at dozens of tasting sites from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“We are excited to kick off spring with Brewfest once again,” said Julie Walton Garland, Brewfest chair.  “The event is a fun way to encourage participants to explore all that Main Street has to offer, from the unique shops to the incredible restaurants.”

Presented by Lipman Brothers, the popular event plans to showcase the latest product and shine a spotlight on Williamson County’s microbrewery market. All proceeds will go to the continued revitalization and promotion of the Downtown Franklin historic district, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and designated by the National Trust as a Great American Main Street and a Preserve America community.

Many of the shops will extend their hours to remain open during the night event. In addition to the festivities and beer found on “America’s Favorite Main Street,” participants may also expect live music and food vendors along the avenues.

The public is welcome, however only ticket-holders will be able to participate in the beer tasting. Early bird tickets are available now until the end of the year for just $45. After Dec. 31, tickets will be $55 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased online here, via Eventbrite.

Franklin’s Main Street Brewfest is produced by the Downtown Franklin Association, a nationally certified Main Street Program of the National Trust and a division of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. To learn more, visit www.downtownfranklintn.com.

City Farmhouse Summer Pop-Up Fair

4:00 pm | Friday, Jun 17th
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City Farmhouse Summer Pop-Up Fair – JUNE 17-18, 2016 – The Factory at Franklin – Downtown Franklin, TN Events

America’a favorite Pop-up Fair returns for the June shopping event!! Favored and featured in Southern Living, Garden & Gun, Romantic Country!!

Located in the Jamison and Liberty Exhibit Halls and the outside courtyard at the Historic Factory at Franklin!

Amazing shopping featuring 70 + hand selected vendors from across the U.S., live music, food trucks, and a silent auction featuring repurposed pieces designed from antique quilts donated by musician Sheryl Crow!!!

Show Dates: Friday Evening preview, June 17 – 4 p.m. till 8 p.m. Complimentary wine, beer, & snacks. Saturday, June 18, all day shopping from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. (purchase Saturday tickets at the door)

For more information including lodging informaiton and a complete vendor list visit our website at: www.cityfarmhousefranklin.com

GENERAL ADMISSION
{SATURDAY}
8AM – 6PM
$12/person

PREVIEW PARTY

EARLY BUYING ADMISSION
{FRIDAY}
4PM – 8PM
$40/person
*includes weekend pass
*complimentary wine, beer & snacks will be served

Tickets and more information – City Farmhouse Summer Pop-Up Fair.

Dressing For Steeplechase: Shopping Event

9:30 am | Friday, Apr 29th
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Shop participating retailers around town and a portion of your purchase will be donated to help us in raising funds to benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. A complete list of participating retailers will be available in April.

For more information please visit – Dressing For Steeplechase: Shopping Event.

Iroquois Steeplechase celebrates 75 years

2:41 am | Tuesday, Feb 23rd
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Nashville’s Rite of Spring Since 1941 Reaches Milestone, Celebrates Traditions

The Iroquois Steeplechase has been Nashville’s rite of spring since 1941, attracting more than 25,000 spectators to watch the best horses and riders in the world race over hurdles on a three-mile turf track. Held the second Saturday of May each year at Percy Warner Park, May 14, 2016, will mark 75 years for the Iroquois Steeplechase and more than seven decades of Music City’s annual celebration of time-honored traditions, Tennessee hospitality and Southern fashions.


Those who attend the event enjoy areas for families, well-appointed tents and individually organized tailgates where the emphasis is on race day pickings, larger-than-life hats, Honey Jack Juleps and crowd-pleasing recipes. More importantly, guests support a cause at the heart of the event: Since being designated as the official charity in 1981, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received more than $10 million from Iroquois Steeplechase proceeds.


In addition, the Iroquois Steeplechase has partnered with the world-famous Cheltenham Racecourse in England to offer a $500,000 bonus challenge to any horse that can win both the Group 1 World Hurdle at Cheltenham in March and the 75th Anniversary Grade 1 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle Stakes in May–or vice versa–within a 12‐month period. The Brown Advisory Iroquois Cheltenham Challenge was coordinate with the 75th anniversary in mind, and looks to reignite the cross‐Atlantic rivalry that has been a part of steeplechase racing through history.

Tickets to the 75th Iroquois Steeplechasea are now on sale, and range from $20 general admission tickets and $100 tailgating singles to luxurious VIP packages that scale in price. For more information on the 75th anniversary or to reserve a space, go to www.iroquoissteeplechase.org.

 
WHO: Iroquois Steeplechase and the Volunteer State Horsemen’s Foundation
WHAT: 75th Iroquois Steeplechase
WHEN: May 14, 2016 | Gates open at 8 a.m.; First race begins at 1 p.m.; Last race ends at approx. 4:45 p.m. with the featured race, The Calvin Houghland Iroquois.
WHERE: Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee | 2500 Old Hickory Blvd.
COST: Tickets range from $20 general admission tickets and $100 tailgating armbands to
luxurious VIP packages that scale in price. For more information or to reserve a space, go to www.iroquoissteeplechase.org/tickets. For more information, call 615-591-2991.

3BV

1:59 am | Sunday, Feb 14th
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9th Annual 3 Blind Vines will take place in Liberty Hall in the Factory at Franklin on Saturday, February 20, from 6 pm – 10 pm

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!

3BV is an annual wine tasting event presented by The Next Generation Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County. This party for a purpose continues to give all wine lovers, from a boxed wine enthusiast to a fine wine aficionado, the opportunity to taste different varieties of wine while benefiting a great cause: The Old Old Jail, or as it will soon be known, The Big House for Historic Preservation.

Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, plus 3 bottles of wine of your choosing. Admission includes entertainment, food from your favorite local restaurants and chefs, and a cleansing bottle of water. The extremely popular Silent Auction will be back this year, as will the cash bar for beer lovers.

Check in begins at 6:00 p.m. and will go until 7:30 p.m. at which time no more wine will be accepted. Teams of 1 to 3 people will bring 3 bottles of wine of their choosing. Two bottles will be collected, disguised, and set out for tasting and voting. The third bottle is set aside unopened to be given to two Grand Prize Winners.

From 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. tasting and voting will takes place. Grab a few different bottles and take them back to your table. Taste and make notes on the space provided in your program and then pass the bottles along to the next table so everyone has the chance to enjoy!

We are excited to announce that this year’s silent auction will be going mobile! You will be able to bid on items from the comfort of your own seat or even the dance floor using your smart phone! The silent auction takes place from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and the bid winners are announced at 9:30 p.m. along with the two Grand Prize winners – each splitting the vault of all the unopened third bottles. You could go home with hundreds of bottles of wine!