BBB Songwriter’s Night

5:30 pm | Friday, May 3rd
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BBB Songwriters Night, music events in Franklin, TN, Brentwood, TN and Williamson County, TN on FranklinIs.Join BBB for a fun evening of food, drinks, auctions, and music –all while supporting a great cause! All proceeds from the event benefit BBB’s Integrity Foundation, which supports ethical business, personal integrity, and smart consumerism.

BBB’s Songwriters Night, sponsored by Dalamar Homes and Firestone Complete Auto, is a spirited musical event that spotlights the importance of integrity in the music industry.

Enjoy delicious food from The Puffy Muffin, spirit tastings from Prichard’s Distillery, a live and silent auction filled with great items, and stage performances from three renowned songwriters, Wynn Varble (The Official Page), Lee Thomas Miller and Aaron Raitiere.

Davis House Button Ball

6:00 pm | Saturday, Mar 11th
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THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF DAVIS HOUSE
The mission and purpose of Davis House is to combat child abuse by coordinating services to children and families in crisis and providing community education focused on prevention and early intervention. We were established as a 501c3 not for profit organization in 1999 and serve Williamson, Hickman, Lewis and Perry counties in Tennessee. All of our services are provided at no cost to the children and families we serve.

Franklin Wine Festival

8:47 pm | Friday, Oct 14th
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There are four primary components to this fall’s wine festival:

 

KING & QUEEN OF THE VINES

With all the exciting components going on at the Franklin Wine Festival Grand Tasting: wine, food, live music, an auction, and simply great people… it’s like we’re a city unto ourselves. So we needed a King and Queen!

Enthusiastic supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters conduct personal fundraising campaigns on behalf of the children’s charity beginning in later summer. All donations are tallied on site at the event, and it’s quite simple, the man with the highest fundraising total is crowned King, and the women bringing in the most donations is proclaimed Queen.
The King and Queen candidates hold many different smaller events as part of their fundraising… everything from a Fashion Show and Private Sale to private dinners and crazy personal quests. Why not throw your own tiara in the ring and join us?

GRAND TASTING
A truly Grand experience for both foodies and wine connoisseurs, pairing extensive offerings by Middle Tennessee’s finest chefs with selected wines from around the world. Nowhere else will you have the opportunity to sample more than 300 wines and outstanding food!

The Grand Tasting is held Friday, October 21, 2016 throughout The Factory at Franklin. Ticket prices for the Grand Tasting are $89 in advance, $100 if you elect to purchase at the door, provided such is available.

SILENT AUCTION
At the Franklin Wine Festival Auction you will find a diverse selection ranging from hard-to-find wines, gift certificates, artwork and more. The auction is designed to appeal to every taste at every price range. Make sure to check the web site – www.franklinwinefestival.com – for an ongoing update of this year’s auction items.

ON SALE AT COOL SPRINGS WINES & SPIRITS
From Saturday, October 22, to Friday, October 28 all the wines featured at the Franklin Wine Festival will be available at Cool Springs Wines & Spirits on sale! That includes allotted, hard-to-find and collectible wines. The Franklin Wine Festival is one of the only events in the country that is able to offer this special sale to its attendees afterwards. Cool Springs Wines & Spirits is the largest wine and spirits store in Tennessee, located at 1935 Mallory Lane in Franklin.

Don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of the most exciting wine and food tasting in Middle Tennessee. Come learn why everyone is talking about the Franklin Wine Festival!

For more information, contact Sarah Beatty at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, 615.522-5659 or sarah.beatty@mentorakid.org.

JAZZMANIA 2015

6:00 pm | Saturday, Oct 24th
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Jazzmania 2015 Franklin TNIt’s that time again!! Mark your calendars for Jazzmania 2015, the annual fall jazz party and fundraiser. The event will again be held this year in Liberty Hall at The Factory in Franklin and will happen Saturday, October 24, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm.

The ticket price includes food and complimentary wine.  Please visit JAZZMANIA to purchase tickets.

Jazzmania 2015 is the Jazz Party of the Year and will feature fine food from Sargent’s Fine Catering and complimentary wine, beer, and signature cocktail courtesy of Lipman Brothers.

Music this year will be provided by a special 10-piece all-star ensemble of some of the NJW’s finest jazz faculty and performing artists. The ensemble will be directed by Denis Solee with arrangements by the incomparable Jeff Steinberg. Featured soloists will include vocalistChristina Watson and trumpeter Rod McGaha.

The event will include a live and silent auction, with unique and desirable items that include vacation packages, tickets to top events, special dinner packages, in-home concerts, artwork by the city’s top artists, and much more.

A distinctive feature of our silent auction is Small Works – a collection of small canvases with paintings by some of the area’s top artists, produced especially for this event. Guests will enjoy browsing the works and placing bids on their top picks in fun competition with other patrons – the ultimate proceeds going entirely to benefit the mission of the Workshop.

The Honorary Event Chairperson for Jazzmania this year is Beegie Adair, one of the best-known and most revered figures on the city’s jazz scene for over 40 years. Beegie’s music is heard and loved around the country and around the world. Jazz fans come from across the country to attend her monthly performances in the Jazz Cave! Beegie also holds a place of honor in the Nashville Jazz Workshop’s history — she was one of the first Board members and taught some of our first vocal classes. She was also the first recipient of the NJW Heritage Award, in 2008. We are excited to celebrate Beegie and her jazz legacy.

All proceeds from Jazzmania go to support the operation of the Jazz Workshop, including classes, performances, and community outreach activities for youth, seniors, and the entire community.

Please visit JAZZMANIA for more information.

 

I Cared for One

6:00 pm | Saturday, Oct 17th
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What is “I Cared for One?”

“I Cared for One” October, 17, 2015 is the annual fall fundraising event for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes. It is a business casual event featuring dinner, auction, activities and entertainment.

Purpose of “I Cared for One” Fall Fundraising Event

The purpose of this event is multifaceted.  First is to raise the awareness of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes and its ministries to children. Second is to raise funds for the current IMPACT Campaign.  The IMPACT Campaign seeks to raise 5.2 Million Dollars over a three year period.  We have currently raised 2 million dollars, in gift and commitments, toward that goal.  The items to be funded through the IMPACT Campaign are as follows;

DENISE AND GEORGE SHINN FOSTER CARE PROGRAM – $2,430,725 –  Funding (three years) for dedicated staff to identify, screen, train, certify, and support families to receive children in the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services system for foster care. These dollars provide foster care staff for each of our three regions: (West [2], Middle [2], and East [3] Tennessee).CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE – $394,000 Tennessee school systems are moving to a BYOT (bring your own technology) position. To ensure that the children in residential care are equipped for success in school, funds are needed for a laptop computer for each TBCH child in school and to fund an IT staff position to oversee the residents’ technology needs.

RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE $1,500,000. TBCH is now at the point where there is a need for renovations and improvement of structures statewide. Funds for these needs will be distributed based on the most critical need.

LONG-TERM FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE – $835,500 To sustain current and new initiatives, TBCH must continue to be intentional, savvy, and creative in developing and cultivating funding sources to fully support its ongoing ministries.

For more information please visit I Cared For One.

Franklin Wine Festival

7:00 pm | Friday, Oct 16th
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Friday, October 16, 2015 – Franklin Wine Festival – 7-10 p.m.

For tickets and more information please visit Franklin Wine Festival.

A truly grand experience for both foodies and wine connoisseurs alike! You will be afforded the opportunity to taste over 300 wines from around the world, paired with food from more than 30 of Middle Tennessee’s best restaurants.  The eleventh annual Franklin Wine Festival—a celebration of wine and food— is slated for October 16 at The Factory at Franklin.  The event is open to the public and features numerous wine and food tastings that are simply second to none.

All proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee, and the event is hosted by Cool Springs Wines & Spirits and presented by Nissan.  Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  By supporting the Franklin Wine Festival events, you are helping vulnerable children throughout Middle Tennessee beat the odds – and that is certainly something to celebrate.  Cheers!

Saturday, October 17, 2015 – All the wines featured at the Franklin Wine Festival are available at Cool Springs Wines & Spirits for 10% off – that includes allotted, hard-to-find, and collectible wines!

One-Day Wine Sale!
8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Cool Springs Wine & Spirits
1935 Mallory Lane, Franklin, TN