Premiere* Merry Christmas, Uncle Scrooge! (feat. John Rhys-Davies)

2:30 pm | Saturday, Jul 14th

About the show

PREMIERE EVENT – with actor John Rhys-Davies

A stimulating new musical by Robin and Bill Wolaver, Merry Christmas Uncle Scrooge!, is based on Charles Dickens’s evergreen novella A Christmas Carol. This world premiere event takes the stage at Jamison Hall – The Factory At Franklin, starring an exciting cast of young performers from the AMSMF and legendary Shakespearean actor John Rhys Davies (The Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones) as the Narrator. Family, friends, and fans won’t want to miss this exciting world premier event! **Two performances will be given.

Price of Ticket: $50

Link to tickets: https://www.itickets.com/events/399336.html

More about the Annie Moses Summer Music Festival

The Annie Moses Summer Music Festival is an educational program for young musicians, located in Franklin TN. From the practice room to live stage performances, the Annie Moses Summer Music Festival is an incredible opportunity for learning musicians to get in the middle of the action. The Festival boasts incredible guest artists like John Rhys-Davies, Josh Turner, Selah, Cimorelli, Jaci Velasquez, Krissy Nordhoff, and the Annie Moses Band. Are you a musician interested to learn more? For more about our musical programs visit www.anniemosessummermusicfestival.com/programs.

Jazz Showcase

7:30 pm | Thursday, Jul 12th

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About the Show

Cool sophistication is the name of the game at this evening of Jazz music, as The Annie Moses Summer Music Festival continues its concert series of essential American genres. Family friendly atmosphere.

Ticket Price: $25 – Tickets:https://www.itickets.com/events/399334.html

Doors open at 7:00 pm

More about the Annie Moses Summer Music Festival

BrightStone Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Bowlability

6:30 pm | Thursday, Jul 12th

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FRANKLIN, TN — BrightStone will be hosting its 10th annual Bowlability event August 6th and 7th of 2018. This time-honored tradition is the perfect way for families, churches, businesses, and communities to gather and support this important local organization. Your support and partnership with BrightStone strengthens our community and profoundly enriches the lives of adults with special needs. Plus, you will have a great time bowling!

“Bowlability is one of the most rewarding and fun evenings you can have joining with friends and colleagues in a special way to support a very special mission with BrightStone!” Recalls Terry Bridges, BrightStone Board Member and retired President of Behavioral Health Systems, HCA.

You can set up a team of up to six bowlers for a registration fee of $150 (individuals can register for $25 each). There are four possible two-hour sessions to choose from beginning at either 5:00 P.M. or 7:30 P.M. Monday, August 6th or Tuesday, August 7th. Upon signing up, each individual bowler receives easy to use online tools to help fundraise and reach your own personal goal. Your own goal is not an obligation, but an opportunity to support BrightStone through fundraising and growing the awareness of BrightStone’s mission through sharing your page with family and friends. Every fundraising bowler that raises at least $100 gets an exclusive Bowlability t-shirt at the event. It’s as easy as asking ten friends to give $10 each!

For more information and to sign up, please visit www.Bowlability.com or contact Daniel Bradley at 615-790-4888 or by email at Daniel.Bradley@BrightStone.org.

When: Monday, August 6th or Tuesday, August 7th beginning at either 5:00 P.M. or 7:30 P.M. Where: Franklin Family Entertainment Center, 1200 Lakeview Drive, Franklin, TN 37067 Cost: $150 covers the team registration fee of up to six bowlers (individuals can register for $25 each-includes shoe rental, lane fee for two hours of bowling).

Contact: Daniel Bradley at 615-790-4888 or by email at Daniel.Bradley@BrightStone.org

All proceeds benefit the adults who attend BrightStone and who live each day with intellectual and developmental challenges. BrightStone’s mission is to provide a comprehensive work, social support, and future residential community for adults with special needs, expanding their potential and helping them develop mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. To learn more about BrightStone and their vision, please visit their website at www.BrightStone.org or call 615-790-4888.

Attached Image: HCA Teams of 2017

WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CHORUS

7:33 pm | Monday, Apr 16th

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Free concert in Franklin, TN on April 22

The Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department (WCPR) is pleased to announce a free concert by the Williamson County Community Chorus, on Sunday, April 22 at 3:00 p.m. at the Williamson County Enrichment Center, 110 Everbright Ave. in Franklin, TN.

The chorus is under the direction of Dr. Linda Bolding who was named as the group’s director in August 2017. With more than twenty years of experience conducting adult choirs, Bolding brings professional excellence and experience to the Williamson County Community Chorus. She received a bachelor’s of music degree from Eastern New Mexico University, a master’s degree in music education from the University of Texas, and a doctorate in choral conducting from Columbia Pacific University. Bolding is a past conductor of the Austin, Texas Civic Chorus and the Round Rock, Texas Community Choir. Her choirs have toured Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Scotland, Ireland and Canada.

Williamson County Parks and Recreation is a public organization, here to benefit the community. Anyone may register for and participate in the department’s programs, teams, classes and events. For program registration, pass purchasing or additional information, visit www.wcparksandrec.com. You may also receive department information by “liking” Williamson County Parks and Recreation on Facebook; following us on Twitter at @wc_parksandrec or Instagram at @willcoparksandrec or on Pinterest or YouTube.

The Franklin Farmers Market

8:00 am | Saturday, Apr 7th

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The Franklin Farmers Market is a true Tennessee farmers market!

From produce, fruit and dairy to baked goods and meats, you’ll find delicious fresh food at the Franklin Farmers Market. And because it’s all from local farms, the variety of goods increases and changes each week through the seasons. You can taste the difference, because it all comes straight from the farm to the market, ripe and ready to enjoy. It’s Tennessee farm fresh food from real farmers, every Saturday morning at the Franklin Farmers Market. Plus, there are a select number of local crafts persons at the market too, with unique and beautiful goods for you to enjoy.

Market Hours: All Year Long, Every Saturday!

Spring/Summer Market: April thru Oct, 8am – 1pm
Fall/Winter Market: Nov thru March, 9am – 12pm

Picture of multiple baskets with a variety of vegetables at the Franklin farmers market Picture of people shopping outside under white tents at the Franklin farmers market

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra Presents the Final Installment of Its Masterworks Series: Landmark Celebration

5:52 pm | Friday, Apr 6th

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The Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO) is proud to present its final concert of the 2017-18 season, The Masterworks Series: Landmark Celebration.

This concert features Ludwig van Beethoven’s Lenore Overture No. 3, Aaron Jay Kernis’ Musica Celestis and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 3 in C.

Beethoven’s overture sets the stage for an evening of inspiring music. Kernis’ spacious and enchanting celestial music soothes the soul. The triumphant third symphony of Sibelius brings an adventurous season to a close.

“Beethoven’s music has been a source of so much inspiration for the GCO that it seems only right to tie up the 2017-18 season with this heroic overture,” explains Gregory Wolynec, Gateway Chamber Orchestra Music Director. “We first performed Kernis’ modern Adagio for Strings five years ago as a special tribute and we are delighted to revisit this gorgeous work.

The largest orchestra that the GCO has ever assembled will perform Sibelius’ classically modeled symphony, which takes the audience on a musical journey ending with a rousing climax to the entire season, and the GCO’s first 10 years.

The ClarksvilleNow Masterworks Series:

The Hand Family Companies presents

LANDMARK CELEBRATION

Sunday, April 29th, 2018 4:00 p.m. – Clarksville, TN

Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3

Aaron Jay Kernis – Musica Celestis

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 3 in C

Clarksville Location

George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall

Austin Peay State University

601 College St, Clarksville, TN 37044

Buy Clarksville Tickets HERE

The Franklin Masterworks Series:

LANDMARK CELEBRATION

Monday, April 30th, 2018 7:30 p.m. – Franklin, TN

Ludwig van Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 3

Aaron Jay Kernis – Musica Celestis

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 3 in C

Franklin Location

The Franklin Theatre

419 Main St

Franklin, TN 37264

Buy Franklin Tickets HERE

About The Gateway Chamber Orchestra

Conducted by Gregory Wolynec, the GCO was formed in 2008 and is recognized as one of the leading new American ensembles. Comprised of professional musicians from Middle Tennessee and beyond, the GCO specializes in presenting traditional masterworks, overlooked treasures, and contemporary American compositions. The GCO’s recordings have received critical acclaim in publications such as the American Record Guide and Fanfare Magazine. Engaging 5,000 Middle Tennessee students annually with classical music through free performances, innovative educational outreach, and interactive Children’s Concerts, the GCO is committed to building new audiences for tomorrow. Funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Tennessee Arts Commission. Visit gatewaychamberorchestra.com to learn more.

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1st Annual Franklin Taco & Tequila Festival

12:00 pm | Saturday, Jan 20th

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The First Annual Franklin Taco and Tequila Festival will include a variety of Tacos from local vendors and Tequilas for you to get your fill. Live music on site will help set the fiesta mood!

The Franklin Farmers Market

9:00 am | Saturday, Jan 6th

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The Franklin Farmers Market is a true Tennessee farmers market!

Market Hours: All Year Long, Every Saturday!

Spring/Summer Market: April thru Oct, 8am – 1pm
Fall/Winter Market: Nov thru March, 9am – 12pm

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Dickens of a Christmas

11:00 am | Sunday, Dec 10th

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The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County – Dickens of a Christmas

Join us for the largest outdoor Christmas festival in Middle Tennessee!

Step back in time with the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County when Dickens of a Christmas returns to Franklin’s Main Street December 9-10, 2017.

The 33rd annual free street festival will recreate the time of Charles Dickens using historic downtown Franklin’s Victorian architecture as the backdrop. Some 200 musicians, dancers and characters will fill the streets, including several from Charles Dickens’s stories. Expect to see and interact with the nefarious Fagin from Oliver Twist; Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim Cratchit with his parents from A Christmas Carol; and of course, a Victorian Father and Mother Christmas with treats for children.

As more attention is turned toward downtown Franklin in both the local and national press, we encourage festival goers to dress in Victorian costume and to add to the ambiance as they stroll the streets.

This year’s event will reprise a crowd favorite from last year: it WILL snow at Dickens of a Christmas! Come decked out in holiday style to capture that perfect family picture.

Producing Dickens of a Christmas is just one of the many activities of The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County. Since 1967 the non-profit group has been dedicated to protecting and preserving Williamson County’s historic, architectural and geographic resources; in short, saving the places that matter.

Dickens of a Christmas

10:00 am | Saturday, Dec 9th

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The Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County – Dickens of a Christmas

Join us for the largest outdoor Christmas festival in Middle Tennessee!

Step back in time with the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County when Dickens of a Christmas returns to Franklin’s Main Street December 9-10, 2017.

This year’s event will reprise a crowd favorite from last year: it WILL snow at Dickens of a Christmas! Come decked out in holiday style to capture that perfect family picture.