Wine Down Main Street 19 Returns November 2nd

7:42 pm | Monday, Oct 14th
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Brauninger to Headline VIP Event

FRANKLIN, TN (10/03/19) – On Saturday, November 2, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. downtown Franklin comes alive with Wine Down Main Street, a unique wine tasting event that takes place along Historic Main Street in Franklin, Tennessee.  Voted the number one Fundraiser/Charity Event for 10 consecutive years in the Sizzle Awards, it’s the best night out all year: the streets are closed to traffic; wines, beers and spirits, provided by Lipman Brothers, are poured in the shops; food samplings are provided by area restaurants; and local musicians entertain you along the way. 

Wine Down Main Street benefits Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee and has raised more than $2 million dollars since its inception in support of youth ages 5 – 18 years old.

The highly anticipated, luxury hotel The Harpeth Hotel will host VIP guests this year. The Harpeth is nestled on the banks of the Harpeth river, right in the heart of historic downtown Franklin, and opens late fall 2019. VIP guests will be treated to scrumptious food from the hotels’ 1799 Kitchen & Cocktails; as well as select Lipman Bros. wines and food from Buca di Beppo; Menu Maker Catering; and Taziki’s, all while enjoying the soulful sounds of Brauninger.  VIP tickets are $125 per person and include admission to the VIP location, beginning at 6 p.m., with open bar, hors d’oeuvres, and live music. Premium VIP tickets may also be purchased for $200 and include a gift bag chock full of items such as gift certificates, wine, and jewelry. Both VIP and Premium VIP tickets are nearly sold out.

Advance tickets may be purchased at WineDownMainStreet.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the Franklin Clubhouse located at 129 West Fowlkes Street Franklin, TN 37064.

Event sponsors (as of October 2, 2019) include: Berry Farms; Buerger, Moseley & Carson;  Claiborne & Hughes Health Center; Franklin Synergy Bank;  HCA TriStar Health; Land Rover Nashville; Liberty Financial;  Loy Hardcastle;  McEwen Northside;  MVI Field Services; Nashville Restorative Dentistry;  Nashville Soccer Club;  Ole South Properties;  Platinum Storage;  Publix Super Market Charities;  Reliant Bank;  Renasant Bank;  Renewal by Anderson;  Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions;  Symphony Assisted Living and Memory Support; The Harpeth Hotel;  United Healthcare;  US Bank; Vintage Tollgate; and White Bison Coffee. 

Sponsors receive numerous advantages ranging from various advertisements to tickets and product placement opportunities. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Denise Carothers, Resource Development Director, Williamson County, at 615-628-8188 or dcarothers@bgcmt.org.

Participating vendors (as of October 2, 2019) include: Avec Moi; Bink’s Outfitters; boutiqueMMM;  Dion’s South; Ecco Salon;  Emmaline; Finnleys; Franklin Fine Jewelry;  Hester & Cook;  Imago Dei;  Johnnie Q;  JONDIE;  Kilwins, Merridee’s Breadbasket; MIMI & DOTTIE;  Puryear, Newman & Morton, PLLC;  POSH Franklin;  Rare Prints Gallery; Rock Paper Scissors;  Savory Spice Shop;  Shuff’s Music & Piano Showroom;  The Cellar on Main; The Harpeth Hotel;  The Registry;  The Shop Around the Corner; Tin Cottage; Twine Graphics; Walton’s Jewelry; Vinnie Louise;  Vue Optique; White’s Mercantile; and  Yarrow Acres.  

Participating restaurants (as of October 2, 2019) include: 1799 Kitchen and Cocktails;  Bonefish Grill;  Brooklyn Brothers Pizza;  Buca di Beppo;  Buffalo Wild Wings;  Chuy’s;  Cool Café; Cracker Barrel;  EastLeigh Desserts; Frothy Monkey; Granite City Food & Brewery;  Herban Market; Hogwood BBQ;  Jim ‘N Nick’s BAR-B-Q;  JUICE BAR Franklin;  Kilwins;  MAFIAoZA’s Pizzeria & Neighborhood Pub;  Menu Maker Catering;  Merridee’s Breadbasket; Miller’s Ale House; Miss Daisy’s Kitchen;  Nashville Heat Sauce;  Olivia Olive Oil;  PIEOLOGY PIZZERIA;  Puckett’s Boat House;  Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant;  Pueblo Real;  Ruby Sunshine;  Scout’s Pub; Taziki’s Mediterranean Café;  Tiff’s Treats; Tito’s; Triple Crown Bakery;   White Bison Coffee; and   WithCo Cocktails.

Media Sponsors include: Comcast Spotlight; Edible Nashville; FranklinIs; Nashville House & Home & Garden; Nashville Lifestyles; Southern Exposure Magazine; Williamson Herald; and Your Williamson.

About Brauninger
Some say Brauninger has a distinctive hybrid approach to her style of music; others say she has a smooth, soulful voice. This native, Louisiana girl, has brought her unique style of Blues and Jazz, with little country twist, to Nashville’s Music scene.  After, spending years leading Praise and Worship, she now has turned her focus to sharing her style with everyone. Like many musicians, she has gone through the tough learning curve of becoming a singer/songwriter in Nashville.

She has performed her music in such venues as Hard Rock Café and  BB King’s. You can find all of her music and latest news at her website www.brauninger.net.

About Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

For more than 116 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee (BGCMT) has enabled all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. Annually, more than 4,300 youth are served at eleven Middle Tennessee Boys & Girls Clubs and through community outreach initiatives. Clubs are located in Davidson & Williamson counties. Boys & Girls Clubs provides a safe place, professional caring staff, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles.  To learn more, please visit www.bgcmt.org, like us on Facebook [GreatFuturesStartHere] or follow us on Twitter @BGCMT.  

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.

Pairings Dinner

6:00 pm | Saturday, Feb 23rd
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Indulge in a 5-course meal with featured chefs from Nashville and Charleston paired up with fantastic wines from esteemed vintners all while raising your paddle in the spirited Live Auction!  The event is part of the “Pairings: Nashville’s Ultimate Wine and Food Weekend,” which includes a series of wine events targeted to explorers and enthusiasts. Donnie Counts from City Winery will serve as host chef for Pairings. Joining him from Nashville are Trey Cioccia and Chad Kelly from The Farm House and Black Rabbit as well as Jeffrey Rhodes of Butchertown Hall and the soon-to-open Liberty Common. The Charleston chef representatives include John Zucker of Cru Café, Jim Stein from McCrady’s, and Kevin Johnson of The Grocery. All proceeds benefit the Nashville Wine Auction.

 

2018 – I Cared for One

6:00 pm | Thursday, Sep 27th
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2018 – I Cared for One Gala by The Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes

The 4th Annual, “I Cared for One” gala, is the annual fundraising event for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes. It is a business casual event featuring a tasting station dinner, fellowship, entertainment, and stories from TBCH.     

2018 Arts for Animals

6:30 pm | Saturday, Sep 15th
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Art for Animals is an evening of art, wine, food and fun that benefits Pet Community Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit spay and neuter clinic located in East Nashville.

This highly anticipated event has become one of Nashville’s most popular fundraisers, offering an exciting and fun live auction of exclusive artwork, a sprawling silent auction of local gifts and experiences, plus: bar with a signature cocktail, dinner, dedicated seating & entertainment, and more! All proceeds benefit spay + neuter and animal saving programs at Pet Community Center.

Chukkers for Charity

1:00 pm | Saturday, Sep 8th
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The 22nd annual Chukkers for Charity polo match will take place on Sept. 8 at Riverview Farm. 

Nissan’s Chukkers for Charity returns on Saturday, Sept. 8 for the 22nd annual polo match and car show held in Franklin, Tenn. This year’s theme, “Diamonds and Divots,” will celebrate an afternoon of polo featuring all female polo players for the first time. Chukkers for Charity raises funds for Rochelle Center and Saddle Up! and has raised $2.1 million over the last 21 years.

Chukkers for Charity is the largest polo event in Middle Tennessee and features a vintage car show parade during half time, a silent auction and cabana decorating competition. Guests are encouraged to participate in celebrating the theme through the décor of their individual cabana tailgating headquarters. For the first time ever, Chukkers for Charity will feature a hat contest as well as best dressed in their favorite party attire for the event.

Fieldside Patron Tables are available for $2,500 per table of 10. Standard Patron Tables are available for $1,750 per table of 10 or $175 per individual ticket. Tailgating cabanas are available for $300, which includes six wristbands and a cabana, two additional wristbands per cabana available for $50 each. To purchase tickets, please visit www.chukkersforcharity.net.

Chukkers for Charity is hosted by Lee Ann and Orrin Ingram at Riverview Farm in Franklin, TN. For more information, call 615-794-1150 ex. 320 or visit https://bit.ly/2taeUIv to purchase tickets.

ABOUT ROCHELLE CENTER

In 1968, long time area educator W.R. Rochelle, began the foundation for the agency to offer supports for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. These supports would enhance skills necessary for these individuals to become as independent as possible in our community. Today’s Rochelle Center continues that mission with community integration, employment, in addition to residential services. For more information, call 601.254.0673 or visit www.rochellecenter.org.

ABOUT SADDLE UP!

The mission of Saddle Up! is to provide children and youth with disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop through therapeutic, educational and recreational activities with horses. Saddle Up! offers recreational therapeutic riding, physical and occupational therapy (hippotherapy), a school-based equine assisted learning program, the Saddle Up! Equestrian Club, and workshops/seminars. Saddle Up! is a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center and the only member center in Tennessee of the American Hippotherapy Association. For more information, please visit www.saddleupnashville.org.

 

FrankTown Open Hearts 2018 Annual Benefit Dinner

6:00 pm | Tuesday, Sep 4th
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40th Annual Franklin Classic

5:45 am | Monday, Sep 3rd
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Presented by Tivity Health, the 40th Annual Franklin Classic is set for Labor Day morning (Monday, Sept. 3) on the Public Square in Franklin, offering 5K and 10K races open to anyone regardless of age or skill level, as well as a 1K Fun Run for kids.

The Franklin Classic takes place in the heart of downtown Franklin, TN, every Labor Day. Mark your calendars for this family-friendly, fun event!  The FunZone will be bigger than before with lots of fun activities for children of all ages including face painting for all, balloons, inflatables, cotton candy, basketball shoot, corn hole, and much more!  

Race Day – Monday, September 3, 2018 – 5:45 am – Until your race begins. 

Registration is now open at franklinclassic.org. Individuals and teams are encouraged to sign-up.

RUN OR WALK FOR MERCY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ON LABOR DAY!
The Franklin Classic benefits Mercy Community Healthcare located in Franklin, TN. Mercy Community Healthcare provides integrated primary care to the under-served in Williamson and surrounding counties. As a Community Health Center, Mercy Community Healthcare offers many services beyond primary care, which involve behavioral health counseling, psychiatric services, as well as complete care coordination, including services like chronic care management and assistance with social services. These services are available to patients of all ages, both insured and uninsured. The Mercy staff open their hearts to every patient and family and are committed to treating the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. From shots to wellness checks to counseling, Mercy makes long-term, lasting health more possible than ever.

Chukkers for Charity Announces 2018 Ironhorse Farms & Colonial Hill Farm Teams

2:20 pm | Monday, Aug 27th
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The annual event on Sept. 8 to feature top female players in Tennessee’s largest polo match

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 22nd annual Chukkers for Charity polo match has announced this year’s all-female teams to play on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Riverview Farm. John and Crispin Menefee’s Ironhorse Farms and Eleanor Menefee Parkes’ Colonial Hill Farm are team sponsors, thus creating a bit of sibling rivalry, as the opposing farm owners John and Eleanor are brother and sister.

The signature event returns with the theme “Diamonds and Divots” to raise funds for Rochelle Center and Saddle Up!, local organizations that support individuals with disabilities. Both teams will feature all-female players, with the Ironhorse Farms team including Martha Bennett, Virginia Ingram, Hope Arellano and Gillian Johnston. The Colonial Hill Farm team includes Gracie Brown, Lexie Armstrong, Dawn Jones (wife of actor Tommy Lee Jones) and Allie Henderson.

The gates for Chukkers for Charity will open at 1 p.m. for tailgaters and 2 p.m. for patrons. The opening ceremony will be held at 2:45 p.m. and will include performers Curtis Braly and Sweet Tea Trio, with the polo match beginning around 3 p.m. Following the polo match, the Patrons’ Dinner will begin at 5:15 p.m.

Fieldside Patron Tables and Standard Patron Tables are now sold out, but individual patron tickets are still available for $175. Tailgating cabanas are available for $300, which includes six wristbands and a cabana. Two additional wristbands per cabana are available for $50 each. This year, catering packages are available to cabana groups through The Daily Dish. To purchase tickets or learn more about catering, please visit https://chukkersforcharity.net.

Along with Nissan as title sponsor, additional sponsors include Ironhorse Farms, Colonial Hill Farm, Sieveking Plastic Surgery, 12th Street Management Company, LBMC, D’Andrews Bakery, Williamson Medical Center, Jack Daniel Distillery, Jackie and Barry Alexander, Tennessee Equine Hospital, Associated Terminals/Turn Services, Publix Super Markets Charities, Regions Bank, Grove Park Construction, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, US Trust, Lipman Brothers – R.S. Lipman Company, Ortale Kelley, Waste Industries, Ingram Entertainment, Lithographics, AshBlue, King Jewelers, Nashville Geek and Outdoor Classic Structures.

Chukkers for Charity is hosted by Lee Ann and Orrin Ingram at Riverview Farm at 1475 Moran Road in Franklin, Tenn. For more information, call 615-794-1150 extension 320 or visit www.chukkersforcharity.net.

ABOUT ROCHELLE CENTER

In 1968, long time area educator W.R. Rochelle, began the foundation for the agency to offer supports for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. These supports would enhance skills necessary for these individuals to become as independent as possible in our community. Today’s Rochelle Center continues that mission with community integration, employment, in addition to residential services. For more information, call 601.254.0673 or visit www.rochellecenter.org.

ABOUT SADDLE UP!

Saddle Up! is Middle Tennessee’s center of excellence in equine therapy, education and advocacy. A PATH Premiere Center, Saddle Up! provides equine therapy services that include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and adaptive recreational riding for children ages 2 through 24 with diagnosed disabilities. The program has been incorporated since 1991, and has an established legacy of making positive physical, mental and cognitive improvements in children’s lives through the power of the horse.

40th Annual Franklin Classic Set for Labor Day

4:09 pm | Monday, Aug 20th
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August 15-31 Registrants Entered in Drawing for YMCA Family Membership

FRANKLIN, Tennessee – For 40 years, thousands of people have gathered in downtown Franklin on Labor Day to run for a good cause. Since 1999, the Franklin Classic has been the primary fundraiser for Mercy Community Healthcare, a comprehensive non-profit health clinic providing high quality care to middle Tennessee patients of all ages.

The 40th Annual Franklin Classic is set for Labor Day (Monday, September 3) on the Public Square in Franklin, TN, offering 5K and 10K races open to anyone regardless of age or skill level, as well as a 1K Fun Run for children. The event is presented by SilverSneakers by Tivity Health, and registration is open at franklinclassic.org.

Those who register between August 15 and August 31 will be entered in a drawing to win a membership package from the Franklin Family YMCA, which includes a six-monthfamily membership package (including the sign-up fee) and three personal training sessions for one family member.

“Every year, we see people who achieve personal health and fitness goals, having worked toward this race for months,” said Cindy Siler, CEO of Mercy Community Healthcare. “It’s rewarding for us to have played a part in someone’s life in that way – and to then use the proceeds to be a blessing in other people’s lives by providing access to quality healthcare.”

With a goal of 4,000 runners for the anniversary event, local businesses, churches, clubs, schools and other organizations are encouraged to create teams to run (or walk) the races.

“Anyone who’s been in Williamson County for long has likely supported the Franklin Classic in some way, as a runner, a sponsor, a planner or a spectator,” Siler said. “Many have been beneficiaries of the proceeds raised by the event, and many more may be new to town. We welcome anyone with an interest to join us as celebrate 40 years of this Franklin tradition.

This year’s race committee expanded the Age Group Award Categories so winners will be selected from ages ranging from 9 and under to 80-plus, meaning two race categories have been added – 70 to 74, and 75 to 79.

To learn more or register as a runner, please visit www.franklinclassic.org.

About Mercy
Mercy Community Healthcare was founded in 1999 as Mercy Children’s Clinic, with a mission to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to ALL and support to their families. The non-profit clinic added mental health and social services to its integrated care program in 2006, and expanded to a new facility at Williamson Square on Murfreesboro Road in 2009. Mercy was awarded a grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services designating it as a Federally Qualified Health Center in June 2012, and in 2013, Mercy merged with Grace Medical Clinic and opened the Richard Anderson Adult Center.

As a result of this additional area of focus, Mercy Children’s Clinic transitioned to Mercy Community Healthcare. With its new name, Mercy Community Healthcare seeks to reflect its mission of providing quality, experienced care to everyone – adults, children, insured and uninsured, throughout Middle Tennessee.

As a non-profit community health provider, Mercy depends on the support of private donations to operate. For more information or to get involved, please visit mercycommunityhealthcare.org.

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