Heritage Foundation Tour

1:04 pm | Wednesday, May 13th
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Join the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County on June 6 & 7, 2015 to “Experience History Beyond the Door.” 

Each summer, members and supporters of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County open their homes and businesses as part of the Heritage Tour, showcasing the community’s dedication to protecting those resources as part of our legacy.

Now in its 40th year, the Tour will invite the public inside historic residences, commercial structures and notable examples of sensitive infill within historic districts on Saturday and Sunday, June 6th and 7th. The event acts as a fundraiser for the non-profit preservation organization, and underscores the importance of protecting the architectural and cultural heritage of Williamson County.

J. Edward and Brenda Campbell, a husband-wife team of real estate brokers in Franklin, have been named as chairs for the 2015 event. They say the benefit’s theme this year is “Experience History Beyond the Door,” and will expand past personal homes into historic sites that also have rich stories to tell.

“All of these buildings are within historic environments, and hold special significance to the Foundation and its efforts,” said J. Edward. “By purchasing a ticket, participants are given a first-hand look at why the organization works so tirelessly to preserve our cultural inheritance. This tour acts as an educational vehicle for both the public and the Foundation.”

This year’s event features 10 properties, including six personal homes. Tour destinations–several of which are located in Historic Downtown Franklin, within walking distance of each other–include:

  • The Masonic Lodge-Hiram Lodge #7, circa 1823-1826, was the barracks for the Union soldiers during wartime occupation.

  • FirstBank at Five Points (ca. 1924) is a stunning example of an early commercial building that has served for decades as downtown Franklin’s post office, and recently underwent a complete renovation.

  • The Historic Franklin Presbyterian Church is a Romanesque Revival structure built in 1888 that stands as the third house of worship to be established in downtown Franklin.

  • The Hicks-Friesinger House on 5th Avenue South is a ca. 1878 home renovated in 2015.

  • The Turley-Marshall House on West Main Street is a ca. 1880 home that once resembled Italianate style and now stands as an English Tudor.

  • The Smith-Hardcastle House (ca. 1893) on Fair Street is a beautifully restored two-storey Victorian home.

  • The Ross House on Lewisburg Avenue was built in 2010 in a way that seamlessly blends old with new, and offers a breath of fresh Cape Cod air in Franklin.

  • The Breezeway at The John Herbert House (ca. 1830) on Clovercroft Road is the oldest double-pen dogtrot log house in Williamson County.

  • The Ogilvie Place-Beech Hill Farm, built in 1796 in College Grove, showcases an original log cabin with additions in an early-American style that has been “home” to six generations of Ogilvies.

  • The historic Rest Haven Cemetery on Fourth Avenue North will feature a costumed re-enactor portraying John McEwen, the Civil War-era mayor of Franklin.

The 40th Annual Heritage Tour is presented by Synergy Realty Network and Homeland Title. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door, and are good for the weekend of June 6th and 7th. Tour hours are generally 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with special hours for Rest Haven Cemetery and Historic First Presbyterian Church.

To learn more about the Tour or to purchase tickets, please visit www.historicfranklin.com.

Producing the Tour 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.

Iroquois Steeplechase

12:00 am | Saturday, May 9th
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Held on the second Saturday of every May at Nashville’s Percy Warner Park, the Iroquois Steeplechase is the premier spring race in American steeplechasing and Music City’s traditional rite of spring – typically attracting more than 25,000 spectators. Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received nearly $10 million from the event proceeds. For information on advance ticket purchases, corporate and hospitality tents, and tailgating and RV spaces, visit www.iroquoissteeplechase.org or call (615) 591-2991.

Eat the Street

5:00 pm | Friday, May 8th
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The fourth annual food truck themed fest benefits the 21st Drug Court on Friday, May 8, from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Bicentennial Park.

Visit website to learn more!

Voices for Children

6:30 pm | Thursday, May 7th
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Join the Williamson County CASA on May 7, for “Voices for Children” fundraiser at the Franklin Theatre. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m.

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Here comes the Bride

9:55 pm | Tuesday, May 5th
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May 9
Bridal Event

8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Hosted By: Debi Lynn & JR Brown Band
AJ’s Bar & Grill | map
8283 Carthage Hwy
Lebanon, TN 37087
May 16
Pre-marital Seminar

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Hosted By: Start Right – Stay Connected Pre-Marital Seminar
Pastoral Center for Healing | map
1024 Noelton Ave
Nashville, TN 37204
Price: $100.00, $60 of which will be deducted from cost of wedding license, for a net cost of $40.00 for the workshop.
May 16
Bridal Show
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hosted By: Brides Against Breast Cancer
The Lodge | map
3088 Smith Springs Road
Nashville, TN 37013
Price: $20
May 17
Bridal Show
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hosted By: Brides Against Breast Cancer
The Lodge | map
3088 Smith Springs Road
Nashville, TN 37013
Price: $5
May 28
Bridal Show
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Hosted By: The Big Fake Wedding
One Cannery Ballroom | map
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN 37203
Price: $25

The Big Payback

8:00 am | Tuesday, May 5th
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24 hours to donate to your fav non-profit!

It’s Vintage Baseball

12:00 pm | Sunday, May 3rd
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Vintage Baseball

May 3, 2015 – Double header – 12:00 pm & 2:30 pm

After nearly 150 years, a Civil War-era style of baseball will once again be played in Tennessee. Vintage base ball (yes, it was two words in the 1860s) was revived in the Mid-South when the Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball was formed in 2013. Carnton Plantation is pleased to be the home field for the Franklin Farriers. The base ball games are free to the public.

 

Iroquois Steeplechase Kicks Off Online Auction

4:26 am | Friday, May 1st
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The Iroquois Steeplechase announced that its annual online silent auction kicks off today and will run through Monday, May 11.

Proceeds raised from the online auction will benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. As the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Children’s Hospital has received nearly $10 million from the event proceeds since 1981.

“We’re very excited to feature so many amazing items from our partners and sponsors in the auction this year. From paintings and rugs, to jewelry and accessories, there is something for everyone,” said Libby Cheek, executive director of the Iroquois Steeplechase. “It’s a wonderful way to show your support for and give back to the Children’s Hospital.”

Items available for auction include:

  • Three oil on canvas paintings from the 2015 Featured Artist Phillip Crowe. Crowe’s “The Finish Line” immortalizes the essence of horse racing and captures the emotion and connection between a man and an animal. Crowe also created two smaller paintings, “Flat Out” and “Last Turn,” that embody the movement and swiftness of the racers in the Steeplechase event. These paintings are on display in Absolution at The Mall at Green Hills now through May 8. These paintings may be bid on separately. The starting bid for “The Finish Line” is $12,000, while the bidding prices for “Flat Out” and “Last Turn” start at $2,000 each.
  • Two wool rugs from The Nashville Rug Gallery. The 6’1” x 9’ Nepalese and 10’3” x 13’8” Turkish rugs are bound to spice up any room. Choose one of these beautiful rugs, which are on display at DIGS Interiors on Bandywood Dr. in Green Hills through May 8. The rugs can be exchanged for the value of the final paid price. The Nepalese rug has a starting bid of $2,800. The Turkish rug’s starting bid is $7,800.
  • Christine A. Moore Millinery has donated a Race Day Ladies Hat from her collection for bidders with style and flare. While Christine A. Moore designs a vast range of hats, she is best known for her wonderful racing styles, and NBC has referred to her as “the hat designer to the Triple Crown.” The starting bid of this hat is $325.
  • Jewelry set from Kendra Scott Jewelry, which includes a pair of earrings, a bracelet and necklace for those that love to accessorize. The beautiful jewelry brand has become a household fashion name to women and celebrities around the world. This jewelry set has a starting bid of $145.
  • Visit Music City has provided a backstage pass for two, which provides admission to 36 local hot spots and venues including the Carnton Plantation, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Zoo at Grassmere and more. The pass also offers discounts at 16 local restaurants including Bar-B-Cutie Restaurant, Jimmy Kelly’s, Kitchen Notes and Music City Pizza. The starting bid is $650.
  • Jack Daniel’s bag toss game, perfect for outdoor fun with family and friends. The set includes two boards and eight beanbags and has a starting bid of $125.
  • A package with face and body products from Private Edition for beauty connoisseurs. Private Edition offers a wide selection with some of the finest beauty products on the market. With a starting bid of $100, this package includes a 75-minute Omorovicza waterbed facial and a professional spray tan.
  • A beach getaway to South Walton, Florida, provided by Visit South Walton, FL. This getaway package includes a four-night stay in a three-bedroom convo at any of the South Walton Wyndham Vacation Rental properties, a gift card to Seagar’s Prime Steaks and Seafood, a gift card to Serenity by the Sea spa and a Visit South Walton beach pack for everything needed to hit the beach. The entire package is valued at $3,575.
  • A pair of the official 75th Anniversary Iroquois Steeplechase Boots from Peter Nappi. Peter Nappi boots are designed in Nashville and handmade in Tuscany, with the ability to wear beautifully with time and age. These riding boots have a starting bid of $500.
  • Four passes to the Music City Food + Wine Festival. This package includes four all-access passes to the Grand Taste Event and the Harvest Night Dinner and Concert. Merchandise items from Music City Food + Wine Festival and $50 worth of Uber credits to be used September 19-20 are also included. Bids for this package start at $1,650.

For information on how to purchase items up for bid, visit http://www.32auctions.com/iroquoissteeplechase2015 or contact the Iroquois Steeplechase office at 615-591-2991. Winning bidders may collect their items beginning May 12 at the Iroquois Steeplechase office located at 203 Third Ave. N. in Franklin. For delivery, additional shipping fees are applied.

About the Iroquois Steeplechase

Held on the second Saturday of every May at Nashville’s Percy Warner Park, the Iroquois Steeplechase is the premier spring race in American steeplechasing and Music City’s traditional rite of spring – typically attracting more than 25,000 spectators. Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received nearly $10 million from the event proceeds. For information on advance ticket purchases, corporate and hospitality tents, and tailgating and RV spaces, visit www.iroquoissteeplechase.org or call (615) 591-2991.

O’More Alum Spotlight

4:21 am | Friday, May 1st
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Walk into any Marshalls store and head over to the women’s section. Odds are that the dress you’re looking at is one that Miranda Internicola (an alum of O’More) has hand selected for the store.  As a senior allocation analyst for TJX Companies, Inc.–the giant off-price department store chain that also includes sister company T.J. Maxx–she’s charged with creating the unique blend of special size collections at 880-plus Marshalls locations around the country.

“Our buyers purchase the right product, and then I step in with placing that product at the right store at the right time and price,” she says. “It’s about analyzing market trends and perceived value.”

Miranda works directly with TJX buyers in her role, sifting through thousands of pieces in company warehouses to find the products she’ll ship to different stores. She’s responsible for considering two components when selecting garments and collections: 1) is it what Marshalls’ customers are looking for, and 2) does the price point make sense?

It’s a lot of responsibility for a recent college graduate, but one Miranda relishes. She says she finds that the job’s challenges hold daily rewards.

“It’s so competitive–not only do you have to keep in mind the company’s off-price mindset, but you also have to find trends that are in the department stores right now,” she says. “I love touching a sample, challenging the buyer on that retail price, getting them to bring it down and then going to stores to see what we’ve created. You get to see someone wearing a garment that you’ve played a part in.”

Miranda, who has worked in retail since high school, says her constant source of upbeat energy lies in doing what she enjoys.

“I’m really passionate about off-price fashion. There are so many opportunities for growth,” she says. “I just love what I do, and making a difference on a store level.”

Though she’s well on her way to her end dream of becoming a buyer for the corporation, this is one businesswoman who proves the old adage that hard work pays off.

“I’m the definition of working your way up,” she laughs. “I helped opened a T.J. Maxx store in Mt. Juliet [Tenn.] when I was 16 years old and continued working in stores through college.”

By the time she interned in the company’s Boston headquarters, Miranda had worked for T.J. Maxx for six years. She spent the summer before her senior year at O’More helping a product specialist: adjusting hems, rearranging the darts, sewing buttonholes and maintaining general brand quality control. Because of it, Miranda landed a job as an allocation analyst immediately following graduation.

Though much of her work now is searching out perfect, already-purchased garments through outside buyers, she’s not limited to picking and choosing. Miranda often plays a direct role in creating those pieces on the Marshalls’ racks.

“Sometimes I find samples that may be successful in our markets. We do a lot of our own productions from our headquarters, so we may send that sample overseas to mass produce on our own label,” she says. “That’s where my background with O’More comes into play.”

She points out the business classes she took at the College as an important influencer in her role now.

“It’s interesting how O’More marries the two sides: fashion and business. They do a good job with it,” she says. “As you are doing your design for your collection, you’re also creating a business proposal. It helps me now as a future merchant to understand quality and cost of goods.”

Miranda says the O’More instructors’ high regard for their students was a unique factor that’s not lost on her.

“Hands down, my favorite part of O’More was the intimacy of the classroom setting. You aren’t intimidated when you walk in, and it’s easy to get one-on-one attention,” she says. “The teachers are genuinely interested in your personal success. It’s about developing your talent, teaching you from the ground up and expanding on it each year.

“O’More successfully equips its students to be strong business partners after graduation.”

Fashion on Kickstarter

4:15 am | Friday, May 1st
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Fashion designer and chemist create the first stain-proof silk fabric using nano “whiskers” that are 100,000x smaller than a grain of sand.

 

The Perfect White Shirt – while women everywhere love an elegant white silk blouse, they also have a fear of actually wearing it. April 21st, Elizabeth & Clarke, the innovative fashion startup, launched a line of Unstainable™ White Shirts on Kickstarter, that repel water and oil-based stains on delicate fabrics such as silk and modal cotton. By day 4 The Unstainable™ White Shirt earned “Top Ranking” within three Kickstarter categories and surpassed funding goal. Fundraising campaign will continue through May 31st, backers of $25 or more will receive shirts, well below their value of over $200 if sold via the costly retail process.

The Unstainable™ Perfect White Shirt
Elizabeth & Clarke understands the beauty of the perfect white shirt. For three years since the company’s launch, that has been their focus.

“When I created Elizabeth & Clarke, I set out to create the perfect white shirt for women of all shapes and sizes,” says founder Melanie Moore, “[The Perfect White Shirt] has to be beautiful, soft, washable, and most importantly you have to be able to wear it in your daily life.”

Revolutionary Technology
Elizabeth & Clarke worked with a world-class chemist for a year developing the Unstainable™ shirt using nanotechnology. The result is a proprietary treatment consisting of tiny ‘fibers’ that work at a molecular level to suspend the liquid above, never allowing stains to touch the silky cloth. Much like a dewdrop rolls off a flower petal, stains, such as coffee and wine, simply roll off the Perfect White Shirt. The molecular application preserves the breathability, feel, and comfort of the company’s signature Crêpe de Chine and Modal fabrics.

Unstainable™ is Sustainable
The Unstainable™ treatment has been tested by the AATCC and includes raw materials derived from renewable, farm-grown sources. The shirt is machine washable, needs no dry-cleaning and will remain Unstainable™ for the life of the fabric. Similar products in the industry only treat cotton and sturdy synthetics, but as of this release, Elizabeth & Clarke’s Unstainable™ is the only effective solution for such delicate materials.

Designer-Quality for $50 or Less
Like all Elizabeth & Clarke products, the Unstainable™ shirt is highly affordable at $50 for blouse styles and $25 for the tee. And once you consider that an Unstainable™ shirt will not have to be replaced for several years, well, it’s basically like getting a closet full of shirts in one. The company is able to offer designer-quality at a mass price point due to its innovative business model: Elizabeth & Clarke sells entirely online, without the overhead of physical stores or the heavy mark-ups of department stores.

Beautiful, sustainable, affordable, washable, and Unstainable™: it all adds up to The Perfect White Shirt.

Elizabeth & Clarke is a seasonal subscription box, which brings designer-quality blouses and tees to your door each season. Shirts are a mix of blouses, tees, and work-appropriate tops in quality cotton, soft jersey, and luxury blends of silk and modal.

Contact Details
Melanie Moore
Founder | Elizabeth & Clarke
Phone: 917-207-1420
Email: melanie@elizabethandclarke.com
Twitter: @perfect_basics
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethAndClarke
Kickstarter: http://unsta.in/pr_news

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