School Patrol

7:35 pm | Tuesday, Jul 26th

The Franklin Police Department is seeking qualified applicants for the seasonal position of School Patrol. Under general supervision, School Patrol team members are responsible for pedestrian safety and efficient vehicular traffic flow at assigned school zones.

Duties include directing vehicular traffic and ensuring the safety of children and other pedestrians attempting to cross traffic lanes in school zones. A high school diploma (or GED equivalent) is required.

The ideal applicant must be assertive, tactful, and able to work in various weather elements for approximately two hours per day during times that school is in session.

APPLY ONLINE HERE:

July Jamboree: A Picnic on the Grounds of Oaklands Park

6:42 pm | Wednesday, Jul 6th

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Less than two weeks remain to purchase your tickets to Oakland’s Summer Picnic on the grounds featuring The Knott Brothers Band, all-you-can-eat fried catfish and chicken and spirits by Prichard’s Distillery.

The summer picnic-style party will be held Saturday, July 22, 2016, at 6:30 PM on the front lawn of Oaklands Mansion, 900 N. Maney Ave.

“The July Jamboree is a fun, casual night out that provides a very different way to support Education and Historic Preservation in downtown Murfreesboro,” said James Manning, Executive Director for the historic site that was once home to one of Murfreesboro’s first families. “This is one of only two major ‘fun-raising’ events held annually that sustain this nationally-registered historic site.”

While Nashville’s The Knott Brothers Band performs favorites on the front porch, guests can expect to be treated to Southern-fried chicken and catfish, cooked on site by Uncle Bud’s and served with all the “fixins”. To wet your whistle, there will be both an open bar as well as Prichard’s Distillery, who will be personally serving Rum tastings to guests.

“Oaklands After Dark”, night-time tours of the mansion are always a favorite of party-goers.

Tickets are $75 per person. For tickets, call Oaklands at 615-893-0022 or visit www.OaklandsMansion.org. Although the evening is picnic themed, there will be plenty of casual outdoor seating provided, in addition to air-conditioned seating in Maney Reception Hall. For those concerned about mosquitos, the grounds are being treated for biting-pests.

Oaklands Mansion is nestled in Oaklands Park, a native tree arboretum and natural wetlands, which includes Maney Spring as well as heritage and native gardens. Oaklands Visitors Center houses a gift shop and Maney Reception Hall for special events and temporary exhibitions. Oaklands Mansion is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00AM – 4:00PM and Sundays 1:00PM – 4:00PM. For more information visit these sites:

www.OaklandsMansion.org www.prichardsdistillery.com

www.knottbrothers.com www.unclebuds.com

The Second City Improv All Stars

8:00 pm | Saturday, Jun 18th

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The Second City Improv All Stars – The Franklin Theatre – Downtown Franklin, TN Events

The Second City Theatre Company continues to produce the premiere comic talent in the industry. From Mike Myers to Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey – The Second City imprint is felt across every entertainment medium.

Additionally, The Second City has grown well beyond a single stage to become a diversified entertainment company. Second City Training Centers in Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles teach thousands of students every week; four touring companies perform Second City revues all over North America and abroad; Second City Communications has become an industry leader in bringing improv-based methodologies to the corporate sector; and Second City continues to create unique media in television, film and the digital realm.

An hour of improvised comedy from the master of the form, Second City’s Improv All-Stars will astound you with their talent, skill and wit- without the aid of scripts or sets.

Please note that the Second City is known for nearly 60 years of political and social satire, some of it relating to issues and situations more appropriate for a 17 and up audience.

For tickets and more information – The Franklin Theatre.

An Evening with Billy Dean

8:00 pm | Wednesday, Jun 8th

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The Franklin Theatre – An Evening with Billy Dean – Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

There was a time in Billy Dean’s life when it looked like basketball was his future, not a stage. The 6’4″ singer from Florida received a basketball scholarship to attend East Central Junior College in Decatur, Miss., where he majored in physical education. But music was always courtside.

After he made the finals of the Wrangler Country Star Search in 1982 and then became a male vocalist champ on Ed McMahon’s Star Search in 1988, Billy earned a Top 5 hit in 1990 with his debut country single, “Only Here For A Little While.” His second single, “Somewhere In My Broken Heart,” also went Top 5, as did follow-up singles “You Don’t Count The Cost,” “Only The Wind” and “Billy The Kid.”

Kids Art Festival of Tennessee

10:00 am | Saturday, Jun 4th

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Presented by the City of Franklin Parks and The Williamson County Cultural Arts Commission.

We Invite you to participate in the 2nd Annual Kids Arts Festival of Tennessee

Fine Arts Exhibit

We welcome all Tennessee Kindergarten through 12th Grade Artists to apply to display your original pieces in this juried exhibit. We will accept and include a wide variety of art pieces in multi-media platforms.

Winning pieces will be displayed at the Fire Hall Art Gallery in City Hall in Downtown Franklin throughout the summer months.

Please click here for additional information and application.

Hand-crafted Art Sale

Youth art vendors sell their hand-crafted art.
Unique pieces are available for festival patrons to purchase.

Do you create art that would appeal to others? Sell your hand-crafted art to festival attendees. We are expecting over 5000 people this year who will all get the chance to purchase your items.

Please click here for additional information and application.

Stage Performers

Do you dance, act, sing, play and instrument, or write poetry? We are looking for talented groups and individuals to perform on the stage at the Kids Arts Festival of Tennessee. Whether you are a seasoned performer or just starting out, we would like to highlight the variety of talent in Tennessee.

Please click here for additional information and application.

Art Installation

This year’s installation will be a glass tile mosaic created by 1000 attendees of the event.
Make sure you come early before we run out of supplies.
More details to come.

Art Stops

Several area organizations and businesses generously offer their time and financial support to allow festival patrons the opportunity to experience the arts in new and unique ways.

For more information, please visit Kids Art Festival of Tennessee.

Willy Wonka Live Theater

2:25 pm | Thursday, May 26th

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WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY will be performed at Generations Church in downtown Franklin this summer. Visit www.offthesquaretheatre.com to learn more.

SHOW TIMES:

Thursday, June 16th 2016@7:00PM
Friday, June 17th 2016@7:00PM
Saturday, June 19th 2016@11:00AM & 4:00PM

Make-A-Thon: A Festival of Creativity

11:00 am | Saturday, May 21st

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The Williamson County Public Library presents Make-A-Thon: A Festival of Creativity.

The Williamson County Public Library will be hosting its fourth annual Make-A-Thon: A Festival of Creativity from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 21. We are partnering with businesses and artisans local to Williamson County to show you what is available in your own backyard. Exhibitors include the Tennessee Ghostbusters, 501st MidSouth Garrison (Star Wars characters), Williamson County Master Gardeners, and many more. There’s something for everyone!

The festival will consist of live demonstrations, and hands on activities that will range from using robots to beekeeping. There will be crafts, including Lego construction and take home art projects for patrons of all ages. You can even adopt an adorable pet from the Williamson County Animal Center’s mobile unit.

This event is free, open to the public, and fun for the whole family. For more information about the event or becoming an exhibitor at the event, contact Randi Peters with the Main Library at 615-595-1250.

The Williamson County Public Library is located in downtown Franklin at 1314 Columbia Avenue. For further information about other library programs or services, call the library at 615-595-1243 or visit the library’s web site at http://wcpltn.org. Sign up to receive email notifications about library events and announcements by sending an email to ref@williamson-tn.org with the subject line: Subscribe_Library_Bytes.

Open Data Performance Site

2:37 pm | Thursday, May 19th

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The City of Franklin is proud to launch its new Open Data performance website – https://performance.franklintn.gov. The City teamed up with Socrata, a company that provides cloud-based solutions for online data, to create the website. It is the first in Franklin dedicated to the City’s strategic plan – FranklinForward – and allows anyone to fully explore each of the themes, sub-themes and goals which comprise the plan and the data behind them.

“We want the citizens of Franklin to have the ability to not only be informed about what the City does with their resources but to dig in and see exactly the same information we see on a daily basis”, said City Administrator Eric Stuckey. “Together, we can share a common understanding of what information is used in building and reaching our shared goals, and in turn build a stronger and more sustainable Franklin.”Unlike other websites, what makes this site unique is the full ability for users to explore the data. Rather than just a static webpage, users can click any chart or table on a page and access the data behind the graphic. Users can then export the data and do their own visualizations, or analysis. Users can even export snapshots of the data into a variety of display formats and even post through social media.

So check it out! – Click here: https://performance.franklintn.gov

Downtown Franklin reaches quarterfinals in national contest

8:23 pm | Friday, May 13th

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2016 Independent We Stand “America’s Main Streets” contest voting still open.

Herald Reports

The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, announced the quarterfinalists for the 2016 Independent We Stand “America’s Main Streets” contest and Downtown Franklin was included.

Independent We Stand invites the public to vote for their favorite quarterfinalist and move a deserving Main Street one step closer to the grand prize of $25,000.

“The goal of this inaugural Independent We Stand ‘America’s Main Streets’ contest is to promote the importance and strong economic benefits of Main Streets and the small businesses that help them thrive,” says Independent We Stand co-founder Bill Brunelle. “We are so pleased to see how passionate people are about their Main Streets. It’s evident by the broad range of nominations we saw representing 44 states in the first round.

“Now, it’s time to rally and vote again for your favorite Main Street in quarterfinals.”

Comedian Elayne Boosler

8:00 pm | Saturday, May 7th

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The Franklin Theatre – Comedian Elayne Boosler

Comedian/writer/animal activist Elayne Boosler is best known for her thoughtful and feisty humor, and her love of baseball and animals, all sharing a big part of her act.

For forty years, she has appeared on seemingly every talk show ever on TV, has written and starred in five one-hour Showtime standup comedy specials, written and directed two movies for Cinemax, appeared on Comic Relief for years, on Politically Incorrect over thirty times, and has hosted specials, series, and events. She has done lots of baseball color commentary, and sung the National Anthem and/or thrown out a first pitch, many times for many teams.