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.  

2019 Raise the Roofs

5:30 pm | Saturday, Aug 17th
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Save the date for the 2019 Raise the Roofs event! This 8th annual event promises to be the best party of the summer! Raise the Roofs, to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 17th, will take over the Tractor Supply Co. Arena at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, with the party next to the main barn. The event includes food, drinks, live entertainment and silent auction.
Raise the Roofs supports the Friends of Franklin Park’s efforts to improve trails and connectivity, the restoration of Harlinsdale Farm, and projects in the City of Franklin Parks.
Interested in being a Raise the Roofs sponsor? Contact Torrey for more information at tbarnhill@friendsoffranklinparks.org.

Bootlegger’s Bash

6:30 pm | Friday, Sep 28th
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Bootleggers Bash, events in Franklin, TN.Sept. 28, 2018

21 & up only

Inspired by Williamson County’s unique history of bootlegging, the Bootlegger’s Bash is an event which attracts a fun crowd. This casual evening at Carnton Plantation will give guests the opportunity to taste local whiskeys, enjoy a delicious Southern supper, and be entertained by a lively band. Reservations are required. Please contact Jayde Jacobs at 615-794-0903 or jayde@boft.org for more information. 

Please see website to confirm times.

Battle of Franklin Trust Hosts Eight Annual Bootlegger’s Bash

7:24 pm | Monday, Jul 9th
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Bootleggers Bash, events in Franklin, TN.

Franklin event features Southern fare, local whiskey and live entertainment

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Battle of Franklin Trust will host its eighth annual Bootlegger’s Bash on Friday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Carnton. The annual event invites guests to celebrate Williamson County’s unique history of bootlegging with a casual evening featuring Tennessee distillers, a traditional Southern dinner and live entertainment featuring Chad Street Band.

This year’s event offers a tasting-only ticket for those who are unable to stay for dinner. All proceeds from this ticketed event are donated to the Battle of Franklin Trust and its efforts to preserve the springhouse at Carnton.

“Bootlegger’s Bash is an exciting event at Carnton and every year we attract a lively crowd to celebrate the bootlegging history of Tennessee,” said Jayde Smith, event coordinator at The Battle of Franklin Trust. “Guests will enjoy an entertaining evening with dinner, whiskey tasting and a live band.”

Dinner will feature a whole hog roast and other traditional Southern fare. Local Tennessee distilleries will provide whiskey tastings, such as Heath Clark, Leipers Fork Distillery, Corsair Artisans, Tenn South, Prichard’s Distillery, members of the Associated Distillers of Tennessee and more to be announced. Community co-chairs for this event are long-time Trust supporters Leigh Bawcom, Bess and Tim Kearns.

Tickets are required and must be purchased in advance online at www.boft.org. Tasting tickets are $35 per person, which includes all tastings from local distillers. VIP tickets can be purchased for $65 per person or $100 per couple, these include tastings, dinner and live entertainment. Bootlegger’s Bash is a strictly 21 and up event. Sponsors for Bootlegger’s Bash include Auto- Owners Insurance, International Insurance Brokerage, LLC, Centre of Holistic & Biological Dentistry, Southern Events Rental Company, Bright Event Productions, Nashville Tent & Awning and Mantra Artisan Ales.

About The Battle of Franklin Trust

The Battle of Franklin Trust is a 501(c)3 management corporation acting on behalf of Franklin’s battlefield sites to contribute to visitors’ understanding of the November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin. The Trust is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of preserving, restoring, maintaining and interpreting the properties, artifacts and documents related to the battle to preserve this important part of the nation’s history.

2018 “Franklin on the Fourth” in Downtown Franklin

10:00 am | Wednesday, Jul 4th
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The annual Independence Day celebration begins at 10 a.m. on July 4th 

This year’s 4th of July Celebration will focus on family fun and include great music, quality crafts, tasty food, antique cars, and a large kids zone.  Downtown Franklin is the perfect location to have a festival and community event such as “Franklin on the Fourth”. 
 
The free festival kicks off at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 4th, with bluegrass music playing from the stage.  Food vendors include everything from roasted corn on the cob to BBQ, ice cream to nachos; and corn dogs to smoothies.  Craft vendors will fill the area with wood working, jewelry and other handmade items. 
 
Food and craft booths will fill the downtown square.  Antique cars will line Main Street between the square and 4th Avenue.  The kid’s zone on 3rd Avenue North will have inflatables, a petting zoo, and pony rides.  The always fun Children’s Parade begins lining up at 4:45 and starts at 5 p.m.  Registration for the parade is free and goes on all day at the Lions Club booth, which also will be selling water.
 
Live entertainment, including many popular groups, continues throughout the day with a variety of music genres including Bluegrass, Country, Soul, and Pop.  The final group of the day will be preceded by the Old Glory Chapter of the Daughter’s of the American Revolution reading the Declaration of Independence, and the singing of the “National Anthem”.
 
Franklin on the Fourth ends at 8 p.m. to give attendees time to get to the Fireworks Display at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm.  The display, put on by the City of Franklin and its sponsors, will begin at approximately 9 p.m.
 
“Franklin on the Fourth” is coordinated by the Franklin Lions Club and TN Events in conjunction with the City of Franklin.  All proceeds benefit the Franklin Lions Club Charities. 
 
REMEMBER !!
The tradition of the “Children’s Parade” will continue and begin at 5:00 p.m. (Children will begin lining up at a designated marked location on 4th Avenue South at 4:45 p.m.) There will be Prizes for best costume and decorated bikes and wagons! 

The Battle of Franklin Trust Legacy Dinner

6:30 pm | Friday, Apr 27th
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April 27, 2018

The Battle of Franklin Trust, which manages Carnton and Carter House, will host its Legacy Dinner, formerly the McGavock Dinner on Friday, April 27 at Carnton. The signature black tie affair will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a gourmet dinner, in addition to live entertainment.

Please see website for exact times.

Pumpkinfest

10:00 am | Saturday, Oct 28th
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PumpkinFest Franklin, TN FranklinIsThe Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County – Pumpkinfest

Pumpkinfest is Middle Tennessee’s largest family fall festival that will return in it’s 34th year on October 28, 2017!

With over 65,000 people in attendance, the festival stretches along Main Street in downtown Franklin, and its avenues, and offers tons of festive fun for families!

Producing Pumpkinfest 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.

Franklin Wine Festival

7:00 pm | Friday, Oct 13th
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Franklin Wine Festival Franklin TNThe Franklin Wine Festival returns this year with another truly grand experience for both foodies and wine connoisseurs alike!

 

The Franklin Wine Festival features more than 300 wines, samples from Middle Tennessee’s best restaurants, an artisan Biergarten, a silent auction, and live entertainment on multiple stages, including the crowning of the new King and Queen of the Vines. The funds raised by the Franklin Wine Festival events will be used to serve more children in Middle Tennessee with a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters programs. Children with a mentor make better, safer choices in life which in turn reduces crime, improves graduation rates, and lays the groundwork for an overall economic benefit to the Middle Tennessee community.

Presented by Cool Springs Wine & Spirits, supported by Nissan, and located at The Factory at Franklin, the Franklin Wine Festival benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. 

300 Wines | 50 Artisan Beers | 30 Restaurants
Silent Auction | Live Entertainment | King & Queen of the Vines

Please see FranklinWineFestival.com for tickets and more information.
Event Contact: 615-522-5659
Advanced Tickets: $89
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Studio Tenn Extends Invitation to its Annual Award-Winning Gala One Night Only 2017 With The Loft Party

4:11 pm | Thursday, Oct 5th
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Franklin, TN – Studio Tenn’s annual fundraising gala, One Night Only, returns to Liberty Hall at The Factory at Franklin in Franklin, TN, on October 20, 2017. Winner of multiple NFocus Nashville’s Best Parties 2016 awards, including “Best Entertainment” and “Best Reminder of Nashville’s Talent,” the dazzling evening of live entertainment is hailed as the most highly anticipated social and philanthropic events of the season.
 
One Night Only features an incomparable night of live entertainment, food, drinks and a silent auction to support the eighth season of Middle Tennessee’s very own world-class professional theatre company. This year’s One Night Only will be tastefully decked in blue and gold, and welcomes the best of Broadway and Nashville talent to the stage, including Eden Espinosa, Mike Eldred, Diana DeGarmo, Kyle Dean Massey, Melinda Doolittle and more.
 
Studio Tenn’s Artistic Director, Matt Logan, says that the evening’s growing popularity has led to the 2017 One Night Only being bigger and better than ever.
 
“We’ve never had an interest this large going into the event,” said Logan. “Tables starting selling so rapidly, we had to quickly find a way to expand the room to accommodate more guests, which is how the new Loft Party was created.”
 
A new addition to this year’s gala, Studio Tenn introduces the One Night Only Loft Party to invite a greater number of people to enjoy Nashville’s best bash. For only $100, Loft Party guests can join the celebration at 8 p.m. for the fabulous entertainment and auction, an open bar, hors devours and more. With a spectacular view from the balcony, the Loft Party will include seating and standing room availability.
 
Charlotte Goldston, One Night Only co-chair, said the Loft Party is a great addition to this year’s gala. “The show is so spectacular that patrons are on their feet most of the night with repeated standing ovations, so the standing room in the balcony is going to make for an incredible view. It’s one that would turn Broadway stages green with envy,” said Goldston.  
 
Driven by the incredible popularity of this event, Studio Tenn has also added superior and premium level seating to the event to accommodate the record breaking attendance of the evening. Tickets start at $225 per person and includes entertainment, an open bar generously provided by Lipman Brothers, a deliciously crafted meal from Sargent’s Catering, and an unparalleled silent auction. The auction is also available online for those not in attendance and customers can begin bidding on items now.
 
“This is Studio Tenn’s fifth annual One Night Only fundraiser,” said Trish Munro, One Night Only co-chair. “Word is out that this is the best show in town. Invitations were not even mailed out this year because the demand was so high and tickets were taken so quickly.”
 
One Night Only will also honor Jean and Denny Bottorff, as well as Emily Magid, whose support and advocacy for advancement of the arts in our community have been integral to Studio Tenn’s success.
 
For tickets or more information on this unforgettable, one night event, visit studiotenn.com or call (615) 541-8200.
 
{ Below are highlights from 2016’s One Night Only  //  all photos courtesy of Anthony Matula for MA2LA }
 
 

Eden Espinosa

Diana DeGarmo

Piper Jones
 

John-Mark McGaha

Melinda Doolittle

Patrick Thomas

Seventh Annual Bootlegger’s Bash

7:00 pm | Saturday, Aug 26th
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bootleggers bash franklin tn events and entertainmentProhibition-era event features Southern fare, local whiskey and live entertainment

FRANKLIN, TN. – The Battle of Franklin Trust will host its seventh annual Bootlegger’s Bash on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at Carnton. The annual event invites guests to celebrate Williamson County’s unique history of bootlegging with a casual evening featuring Tennessee distillers, a traditional Southern dinner and live entertainment. All proceeds from this ticketed event are donated to the Battle of Franklin Trust and its efforts to preserve Carnton and The Carter House.

Tickets are required and must be purchased in advance online at Eventbrite or www.boft.org. Tickets are $50 per person or $90 per couple. Bootlegger’s Bash is a strictly 21 and up event. Sponsors for Bootlegger’s Bash include Auto-Owners Insurance, International Insurance Brokerage, LLC, Centre of Holistic & Biological Dentistry, Southern Events Rental Company, Bright Event Productions, Nashville Tent & Awning and Mantra Artisan Ales.

About The Battle of Franklin Trust

The Battle of Franklin Trust is a 501(c)3 management corporation acting on behalf of Franklin’s battlefield sites to contribute to visitors’ understanding of the November 30, 1864 Battle of Franklin. The Trust is organized for the charitable and educational purposes of preserving, restoring, maintaining and interpreting the properties, artifacts and documents related to the battle to preserve this important part of the nation’s history.

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