Franklin Distillers Dinner

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Franklin Distillers Dinner

Masters of flavor from the culinary and distilling worlds converge in this spirited supper. Local distillers will preside over each of five delicious courses, including portfolio tastings before dinner. The spirit selected for each course will inspire the chef’s creations (and perhaps even find its way into the recipe!) as well as being featured in a cocktail pairing. Guests will enjoy an evening of unique dishes, tastings, live music, and discussion by the distillers.

For tickets and more information please visit Franklin Distillers Dinner.

Dueling Pianos for Waves

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Dueling Pianos for Waves Franklin TNDueling Pianos for Waves with Mike Reid and Phil Vassar

Join us for the 2nd Annual Dueling Pianos for Waves, presented by Franklin Synergy Bank! Chart-topping singer and songwriters Mike Reid and Phil Vassar will perform songs by request during this fun event. Come enjoy some yummy food, delicious drinks, incredible classic cars, and great music! This year’s event will feature both a live and silent auction. All proceeds benefit Waves.

September 8, 2016

6:00-9:30pm

BA Properties

111 Alpha Drive

Franklin, TN 37064

Tickets for the exciting event are $100.00 in advance or $125.00 at the door and can be purchased at www.wavesinc.com. Admission includes valet parking, a self-guided tour of the car collection, food, two drink tickets and music, music, music! For questions, contact Emily Layton at elayton@wavesinc.com.

For tickets and more information please visit http://wavesinc.com/dueling-pianos-waves/.

About Waves:

Over forty years ago, a group of citizens in Fairview decided to “make waves” for people with disabilities. Waves has provided a broad range of services for adults and children with developmental disabilities in Williamson County including home and community based early intervention services, day programs, residential programs, job training, and office recycling.

Carnton Sunset Concert Series

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Carnton Plantation – Sunset Concert Series: Chris Weaver Band  – August 28, 2016

Carnton Plantation serves as a unique venue for friends and families to relax on the lawn and listen to some of area’s most talented musicians. The gates open at 4:30 pm and the music lasts from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Tickets may be purchased either in advance or at the door. Guests are welcome to pack picnic dinners or take advantage of on-site food and beverage vendors. Click here for more information!

 

JLB, a Local Web Design and Marketing Firm – One of Nashville’s Fastest Growing Small Businesses

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JLB – One of Nashville’s Fastest Growing Small Businesses

Brentwood, TN (July 1, 2016) – JLB, a Web Design and Internet Marketing Firm, establishes itself as one of Nashville’s fast growing small businesses in Middle Tennessee with an average growth of more than 50% annually over the last three years.  Fueling new jobs and solutions in the Nashville, Brentwood and Franklin, TN markets.

JLB, delivers professional online Web and Digital Marketing results from concept to support.  JLB was also proudly Voted the Best Web Design and Development firm by the Franklinis Williamson County Sizzle Awards which is a voters choice best-of-the-best award.

JLB’s success seems to driven by its core value to incorporate all the key elements of a business’s website and Internet marketing operation.  Eliminating the need for many vendors, different talents, multiple staff and technical know how.  JLB can fully or partially help the business manage all the branding, design, marketing, software, hardware and different services with one contract, one bill and one business class webmaster support team focused on the businesses success.

“We are really excited about the growth we have established and it’s nice to be able to provide jobs and services in the Nashville market that help everyone” said Ken Royer, JLB’s CEO. “We realized early on that businesses are truly left to figure everything out on their own and either need to have a lot of time, technical skills or money to position their business correctly in today’s Internet market.  Small and mid-sized businesses just don’t have this kind of time or resources.  If you really think about it, web design, development, domain names, email, SEO, SEM, Social Media, Internet Marketing, web support, hosting, security and so on are all different skills offered by different companies but they all really should work in sync to benefit the business and that is what JLB offers”.

According to Royer, business owners need to be on the Internet and they need to be able to work with a company they can trust, has the resources and won’t take advantage of them. “We can provide companies with all the resources in-house with a local face-to-face relationship” says Royer.  “Fortune 100 companies have large firms that take care of them and work with their staff to make sure they dominate the market, but small businesses could never afford these firms.  However, JLB delivers that concept to the small business with a small business budget in mind.”   A true value proposition that seems to be resonating across the Nashville, Brentwood and Franklin, TN market and with many national accounts as well.

JLB’s growth has been fantastic and this helps it invest back into itself.  For instance, JLB invested in software that centralized all the reporting of a customer’s website rankings, social media traffic, SEO, analytics, local directories and content distribution to help with the efficiency and real time accuracy of market effectiveness of all Internet marketing strategies.  JLB has also leveraged its growth to establish a business class infrastructure for its clients where they sit behind private firewalls, on dedicated servers, with website security locks, platform backups and service level expectations that cannot be established with cheap shared platforms unless you spend a lot of money.

“I always wanted to build a company that could provide jobs to great people where they wouldn’t have to worry about their next check and they would enjoy their work”, states Royer.  “I assume that if we do good work and take care of our communities where we operate that this would pay us back so we could pay it forward.  I am so proud of our relationships with the local United Way, the TMA Group, Boys and Girls club, Sports Servants, UMC Cyber Campus, BarefootRepublic, Franklin Theatre, Franklin Special School District, FranklinIs and many more.”  Royer says that his business model is designed to be able to easily expand into other markets and provide the same benefits to employees and businesses market after market.

JLB seems to be revolutionizing the Web Design and Internet Marketing approach for small businesses and its growth continues to bring more and more value to the marketplace with more new job opportunities and valuable services to the business community.  We can expect more great announcements in the future.

JLB, an award winning web design and marketing firm specializing in business class brand and internet solutions.  Great web design, focused on brand and identity.  Excellent development/integration of manageable and scalable Web and online technology.  And, business class marketing and website support with on-demand marketing services.

For more information contact JLB at (615) 794-2123 or info@jlbworks.com

 

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Great Americana Barbecue Festival

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Great American BBQ Festival Franklin TNThe Great Americana Barbecue Festival in Franklin, TN!

On August 27th, 2016 the air in Franklin, Tennessee will be filled with the sweet aroma of hickory smoke and simmering sauce for the inaugural ‘Great Americana Barbecue Festival’ at Harlinsdale Farm. Visitors will enjoy some of the most “finger licking good” barbecue around, prepared by professional pit masters and iron chefs from across the country – all within the town limits of Franklin, TN – “the best small town in America” –  according to Southern Living and Trip Advisor.

The BBQ festival is hosted by The Franklin BBQ Society and The Franklin Noon Rotary Club (FNRC). The FNRC has dedicated over six decades of service to its community and has distributed over two million dollars to local charities. FNRC continues to produce The Franklin Rodeo, Williamson County’s longest running annual event, celebrating its 67th year.

Barbecue will take center stage with vendors, grilling demonstrations, a whole hog smoking contest, and a Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) sanctioned barbecue competition, featuring 60 teams competing in five categories for over $8,000 in total cash prizes. Festival goers will be able to join in on the judging by selecting the “People’s Champion”.

Patrons will enjoy local artisan flavors from Tennessee distilleries and craft beers (21+). Additionally, the festival will feature live music, craft vendors, a variety of food vendors and a kid’s zone with Touch A Truck and all sorts of ways for the little ‘pit masters’ to run, jump and play.

The music stage will feature some of the biggest and brightest young talent Music City has to offer. Plenty of special events during the day will make this a “must attend” event for the entire family!

Come experience the Great Americana Barbecue Festival. It is great barbecue and great fun, all for a great cause.

For tickets and more information, please visit Great Americana Barbecue Festival.

Vintage Base Ball

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Carnton Plantation – Vintage Base Ball – August 21, 2016 – 12 pm

The field adjacent to Carnton Plantation is the home field of the Franklin Farriers, our local vintage base ball team. Bring out your lawn chairs or blankets and take in a base ball game played by 1860s rules.

 

Golf Fore Graceworks

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Join us on August 18, 2016 at Vanderbilt Legends Club for our annual Golf Fore GraceWorks.

What is the Golf Fore GraceWorks Challenge?
The Challenge is a fun day of golf that benefits GraceWorks Ministries. Each golfer identifies contributing sponsors. The more sponsors who support our golfers, the more funds the challenge will raise to benefit the work of GraceWorks.

When is Golf Fore GraceWorks?
Thursday, August 18th at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m., a shotgun start is at 9:00 a.m. followed by a tournament celebration & lunch.

For more information on this event please visit Golf Fore GraceWorks and GraceWorks Ministries.

Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards

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Franklin Tomorrow Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards

Franklin Tomorrow’s 10th annual Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards recognize the “Stars of Our Community” for the good works they do for area nonprofits and organizations.

Awards are given in the categories of Volunteer Spirit, Youth Initiative, Civic Group, Corporate Team, Corporate Individual, with top award of the night being the Anne T. Rutherford Exemplary Community Volunteer Award.

Franklin Tomorrow also presents the Business Legacy Award to honor an individual or individuals who have made a deep impact on our community through their philanthropy.

Ticketholders are invited to attend a pre-event reception at FirstBank at Five Points in downtown Franklin, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The reception will end at 6:30 p.m. and the ceremony at the Theatre at 7 p.m.

For tickets and more information please visit Franklin Tomorrow and The Franklin Theatre.

 

SERVPRO Charity Golf Classic

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SERVPRO Charity Golf Classic Benefiting Williamson County CASA

  • Monday, August 15, 2016
  • 11:00am 4:00pm
  • Westhaven Golf Club, 4000 Golf Course Lane, Franklin, TN

OUR EVENT WILL BE AT WESTHAVEN GOLF CLUB IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE ON MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2016. THE DAY WILL BEGIN AT 11 AM WITH REGISTRATION AND LUNCH AND WILL PROCEED WITH A 1 PM SHOTGUN START. FOR $175/PERSON, ENJOY A DELICIOUS BUFFET LUNCH, 18 HOLES OF CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF, COMPLEMENTARY RANGE BALLS, AN AWARDS RECEPTION AFTER GOLF, OUR ADIDAS/TAYLOR MADE MOBILE PRO SHOP, AND ACCESS TO OUR SILENT AUCTION!

For more information please visit SERVPRO Charity Golf Classic.

About CASA

Our Mission

Advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.

Our Vision

Every child in a safe and permanent home.

Thousands of children are abused or neglected every day in the United States. They are the victims of people who are unable or refuse to accept the responsibilities of raising a child. And through no fault of their own, these children are cast into a complex, chaotic and uncertain environment of courtrooms and foster care. They are alone and often times they are scared.

Williamson County CASA helps children in this situation every day. Speaking on their behalf in courtrooms, identifying safe homes for them to live in and listening to their stories. And while we consider this our mission as a non-profit organization, we are dependent upon people like you for monetary and volunteer support. Helping the helpless is a responsibility we all share.

Craft Beer Celebration

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Front Street Craft Beer Celebration Franklin TN Westhaven

Westhaven Front Street Craft Beer Celebration

08.13

4:30pm – 9:00pm

The Celebration is dedicated to the enjoyment of the best craft beers around. Guests will have the opportunity to sample 30+ craft beers, with many of these brews coming from the best Southern craft and micro-breweries around. This rain or shine event will take place under a tent, at the lake on Front Street in Westhaven Town Center.

Please visit Front Street Craft Beer Celebration for tickets and more information.