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June 2016
International Puppet Festival Nashville
The Brightest Event of the Summer at Nashville Public Library - June 17th through the 19th. The Nashville International Puppet Festival is a three-day celebration when puppet troupes from countries around the world, including Russia, Belgium, Italy, Argentina and more, will join our own Wishing Chair Productions. This free, family-friendly festival includes puppet shows, craft workshops, street performers, musical performances and food trucks. Tickets are required for all seated festival performances in the Main Library and may be picked up…
Find out more »Calicos & Cadets Summer Camp
Calicos & Cadets Summer Camp - June 17-18, 2016 Every summer, The Battle of Franklin Trust hosts Calicos & Cadets in June and July. Boy and girls ages 6 - 12 are invited to join us as we explore 19th century soldier and civilian life through activities, games, and re-enactor demonstrations. For questions or more information, please contact Angell Wallace at (615) 794-0903 or angell@boft.org. For more information please visit Calicos & Cadets Summer Camp.
Find out more »City Farmhouse Summer Pop-Up Fair
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…
Find out more »Fan Fest Presents: Ernest Scared Stupid
He's gone to school, jail, and Africa, and now one of Ernest's most beloved films is coming back to the big screen! Watch Ernest Scared Stupid with director/creator John Cherry on June 17 at The Franklin Factory. Following the screening of the film, there will be a Q&A with John Cherry and Coke Sams (Writer/Producer). These guys have so many gut-bustingly funny stories from the set of the film, as well as the many other Ernest films. Audience questions will…
Find out more »The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee – Pull-Tight Players Theatre
June 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18 – 2016 Trust us – your elementary school spelling bee was never like this! Take a group of neurotic, over-achieving grade schoolers with a dictionary in their hands and hope in their hearts, add a group of equally wacky moderators and stir for a delightful and sharply funny comedy that will have you rolling in the aisles. But don’t get too comfy on the floor – you might just be…
Find out more »Robin & Linda Williams
Robin & Linda Williams - The Franklin Theatre - Downtown Franklin, TN For more than four decades now, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, “a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism.” Today some might call it “Americana,” but these two revered music masters were living and breathing this elixir 20 years before that label was turned into a…
Find out more »City Farmhouse Summer Pop-Up Fair
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…
Find out more »Juneteenth Celebration
12th Annual JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION - Franklin, TN "Lest We Forget" Saturday, June 18th - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM McLemore House Museum 446 11th Ave. North Franklin, TN 37064 Sponsored by Franklin Community Church and Hard Bargain Association. For more information, contact: Alma McLemore 615-305-0904 Ashley Patterson 615-521-4116
Find out more »Meet a Retired Astronaut
Meet Retired Astronaut Rhea Seddon at the Williamson County Public Library, at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 18 in Franklin, TN Did you ever dream of traveling to outer space? Want to hear about what it’s like from someone who has been there/done that? Rhea Seddon will talk about her out of this world life as an astronaut on Saturday, June 18, at 1:00 p.m. at the Williamson County Public Library in Franklin. She spent 19 years with the National Aeronautics…
Find out more »Porchfest
Join us on June 18, 2016 as we celebrate the 5th Annual Westhaven Porchfest! For Everyone! The annual Westhaven Porchfest in Franklin, Tennessee, is a quaint throwback to the days of sitting on your porch and rocking in your chair to toe-tapping tunes as the sun goes down. The one-day event features a diverse lineup of over 100 homegrown musicians playing across 26 porches in the neighborhood, all culminating in a giant concert off the lake. In addition to the music,…
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