3:00 pm | Saturday, May 14th
Located in beautiful Fr
anklin, Tennessee at the Westhaven community, the Franklin Hot Air Balloon Festival is destined to become one of Franklin’s top family-friendly events.
With an estimated attendance of 5,000 guests, this event will provide an affordable, fun opportunity for the whole family. The event with include craft vendors, live music, food trucks, KidZone and conclude with a spectactular hot air balloon glow at dusk. This is an event people will not want to miss. The event will start at 3PM in the afternoon and will conclude at 9PM after the balloon glow.
For tickets and much more information please visit Franklin Hot Air Balloon Festival.
8:00 am | Saturday, Apr 23rd
Come, enjoy the upcoming spring with a bike ride through the charming countryside of southeastern Williamson County at the second annual Ride the Vines benefiting GraceWorks.
The April 23 event will begin and end at Samary Plantation, 2133 Allisona Road in Eagleville. Novice and experienced riders can choose from a 23-mile or 50-mile ride. Both routes include the challenge of Pull-Tight Hill.
The ride will feature a staggered start with the first beginning at 8 a.m. Brunch will be served afterward at Samary. The first 250 cyclists older than 21 who register will be given a special bottle of wine commemorating the event.
Riders can register through April 21 online at www.ridethevines.org or the day of the event. The cost is $62.
Started in 1995, GraceWorks served Williamson County neighbors in 2015 with 50,069 needs valued at $4.5 million. GraceWorks’ 20 programs include family support, hunger prevention, seasonal needs and education. Food valued at $1.5 million was given in 2015.
More information about Ride the Vines can be found at www.ridethevines.org.
Photo credit: Chris Hanewinckel Photography
9:51 pm | Friday, Nov 13th
By Adam Webb for the Williamson Herald
Haute Hostess founder and designer Elizabeth Scokin hosted an event at Vintage Jolie in Franklin showcasing her high-fashion aprons, which are featured in Oprah Winfrey’s O List for this month in O, The Oprah Magazine.
Former high fashion model Scokin has been designing and selling the high-end aprons for the last nine years. Within the first six months of Haute Hostess’ launch, the brand was featured in O Magazine, and has since had a segment on Winfrey’s show The Oprah Winfey Show and is now on Winfrey’s O List for the month of November.
Scokin said the aprons serve as fashion statements rather than as functional kitchen aids. She was inspired to design the aprons based on an apron that her grandmother wore when she was a little girl.
Since then, her designs have been purchased by people like Sofia Vergara of ABC’s “Modern Family,” Catherine Dutchess of Cambridge also known as Kate Middleton, and Adrienne Williams Bosh, wife of NBA player Chris Bosh.
In addition to designer aprons, Haute Hostess also makes napkins, pillows and table runners all in Tennessee. The brand has spread to over 20 stores in the country and can be found online at http://hautehostessaprons.com
Photo by Adam Webb
Haute Hostess – Sierra Jacobson, Haute Hostess designer and owner Elizabeth Scokin and Kim Briggs at today’s Haute Hostess event at Vintage Jolie in Franklin. Briggs is Jacobson’s mother and the two own the store together.
