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Tag by Swag
2015-09-26 08:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Tag by Swag offers fashionistas a “chic-onomic” way to purchase high-end, authentic luxury items. You won’t want to miss our collection of designer handbags, shoes, clothing, and jewelry!
Register today to participate in Middle Tennessee’s best high-end consignment sale. Shop our huge selection of designer items at a fraction of the cost! Make plans to shop or volunteer today!
General admission to our TAG by SWAG event is FREE and open to the public beginning Friday, September 25th from 8 AM to 8 PM and Saturday, September 26th from 8 AM to 2 PM, but you MUST register in order to attend.
The sale will be hosted at the Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road. You MUST register to consign AND shop. No Exceptions.
Please visit Tag by Swag for more information.

Starlight Jams at Bowie Park
2015-09-25 19:00 - 22:00
Fairview Parks Department has announced the schedule for the upcoming Starlight Jams at Bowie Nature Park. The Starlight Jams are a whole new concert series that include picking parties. Performers include a mix of local, regional, and national performers all in the Americana and Bluegrass type genera.
September 25th Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters will be sticking strictly to the roots of first generation bluegrass musicians, promising to bring enthusiasm and charisma to an often mislabeled musical category. Opening for The Bluegrass Drifters will be Dan and Thandiwe with Fairview Guitar and Repair.
Starlight Jams are Friday nights running through October. The events are from 7:00-10:00PM. Each month will include live Americana music on the main stage. Pickers are encouraged to bring their instruments and find a spot under the trees to jam. The goal is to provide a place for musicians to get together and play and for music lovers to have a place to go and enjoy great music in a laid back, family friendly environment under the stars.
Gates open at 6:30pm. A suggested donation of $5/adult is requested. All money collected will go back in to the music program at Bowie Nature Park. Park Staff recommends you bring your own blankets and folding chairs. You could even bring a picnic dinner or snack. Water and soft drinks will be available for purchase. The event is rain or shine. The event will be moved inside in case of inclement weather.
For more information please visit Starlight Jams at Bowie Park.

Gypsy
2015-09-25 19:00, 2015-09-24 19:00, 2015-09-20 14:00, 2015-09-18 19:00, 2015-09-17 19:00
Presented by The Tennessean Williamson
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Arthur Laurents

Sept. 17 – Oct. 4, 2015 at Jamison Hall – The Factory at Franklin, Franklin TN
A long-time short-list production for Studio Tenn, “Gypsy” is widely exalted as the Greatest American Book Musical, integrating a rich, compelling story and complex characters into its Broadway songbook standards such as “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” and “Together (Wherever We Go).”
Bombastic and overbearing stage mother Rose is desperate to catapult her children to stardom during Vaudeville’s heyday. When her younger daughter June flees the family and The Circuit, quiet, sidelined Louise steps into the limelight. With Vaudeville waning, mother and daughter find themselves on an unexpected path to fame.
Studio Tenn is going all out in this bold, dynamic production–nothing short of the royal treatment “Gypsy” deserves.
For tickets, show times and more please visit Gypsy.

Tag by Swag
2015-09-25 08:00 - 20:00 | THE FACTORY AT FRANKLIN, 230 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Tag by Swag offers fashionistas a “chic-onomic” way to purchase high-end, authentic luxury items in Franklin. You won’t want to miss our collection of designer handbags, shoes, clothing, and jewelry!
Register today to participate in Middle Tennessee’s best high-end consignment sale. Shop our huge selection of designer items at a fraction of the cost! Make plans to shop or volunteer today!
General admission to our TAG by SWAG event is FREE and open to the public beginning Friday, September 25th from 8 AM to 8 PM and Saturday, September 26th from 8 AM to 2 PM, but you MUST register in order to attend.
The sale will be hosted at the Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road. You MUST register to consign AND shop. No Exceptions.
Please visit Tag by Swag for more information.

Music City Roots
2015-09-23 18:00 - 21:00
feat. Oh Pep!, Raised By Eagles, Ruby Boots and Emma Swift

19th Century Trades Festival
2015-09-23 09:00 - 14:30, 2015-09-22 09:00 - 14:30
Come on out to Travellers Rest for our annual Trades Festival! Step back in time to 200 plus years ago and watch history come alive through the work of over thirty talented artisans and re-enactors. Converse with a Civil War surgeon, or learn the art of soap making…maybe even discover what a flintknapper does! Period demonstrators and re-enactors include blacksmithing, basket weaving, spinning, weaving, civil war and frontier life plus much, much more. A wealth of hands-on activities await such as clothes warshin’, thaumatropes, rolling hoops, quill pen writing, doll making, candle dipping, corn grinding and perhaps a few surprises. Picnic lunches are welcome…so you can sit for a spell or visit with us all day! Come on out and experience Nashville’s oldest historic house where everyday is alive with history! The event will take place on Tuesday, Sept 22 and Wednesday, Sept 23 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Historic Travellers Rest Plantation.
Registration required for school groups. Contact Tonya Staggs at tonya@travellersrestplantation.org or (615) 832-8197 x15.
Please visit website for more information.

Restless Heart & Friends, An Evening for OneGenAway
2015-09-22 20:00 - 22:00
Award winning country group Restless Heart headlines a benefit to raise awareness for OneGenAway, a non-profit committed to wiping hunger off the face of America.

BIG STONE GAP
2015-09-22 18:00
SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND – JOIN ASHLEY JUDD & BRIDGES AT A PRE-RELEASE SCREENING OF BIG STONE GAP
Writer and director Adriana Trigiani brings her best-selling novel Big Stone Gap to the screen in a heartwarming tale of family secrets and self-discovery in a small coal-mining town during the late 1970s. Shot entirely on location in the real Big Stone Gap, Trigiani’s hometown, the film captures the joys, the tribulations and the rewards of life in the Appalachian Mountains. The award-winning ensemble includes Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski with Anthony LaPaglia and Jenna Elfman.
Join Ashley Judd and Bridges Domestic Violence Center at a pre-screening of the movie at Carmike Thoroughbred 20 Theater, 633 Frazier Drive in Franklin, Tennessee on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 6PM. The movie is set to release to the public October 9th.
Please visit Big Stone Gap for tickets and more information on this event.
About Bridges
Bridges Domestic Violence Center is the only domestic violence shelter in Williamson County. Our not-for-profit organization is dedicated to assisting victims of physical, mental and sexual abuse. If you have experienced domestic violence or your children have witnessed domestic violence, we recognize that the decisions you face are difficult ones. Our role is to provide a safe place for you to make those decisions and to regain control of your life.
We provide a 24-hour crisis hotline staffed by people who can help immediately, an outreach support group, and shelter at an undisclosed location. Our programs do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, class, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or marital status.
Our services are supported by local law enforcement officials, government grants, corporations, foundations and individual contributions. We are a member agency of United Way of Williamson County.
Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to the belief that no man, woman or child, under any circumstance, should be subjected to domestic abuse.
To find out more about the organization and finances of Bridges, visit Giving Matters

FACULTY RECITAL
2015-09-21 20:00 - 22:00
Jared Hauser, oboe, and Peter Kolkay, bassoon
Blair’s double reed faculty, Hauser and Kolkay, are joined by Stephen Miahky, violin, Felix Wang, cello, Polly Brecht, harpsichord, and Heather Conner, piano, for an evening of woodwind chamber music, including David Diamond’s youthful Partita, Francis Poulenc’s insouciant yet poignant Trio, and Jan Dismas Zelenka’s exhilarating Trio Sonata No. 3.

Heritage Ball
2015-09-19 18:00
For four decades, the Heritage Ball has emphasized the importance of historic preservation in the community and underscored the efforts of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County. Generations of Williamson County residents have made a tradition of supporting the Heritage Ball, the community’s longest-running black tie event. This year’s proceeds will benefit the ca. 1941 Old, Old Jail–the Foundation’s future headquarters and the community’s Big House for Historic Preservation!
For event information please visit Heritage Ball.
Producing the Heritage Ball 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.

Gypsy
2015-09-19 14:00 - 19:00
Presented by The Tennessean Williamson
Music by Jule Styne, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Arthur Laurents

Sept. 19th, 2015 at 2:00pm and at 7:00pm at Jamison Hall – The Factory at Franklin, Franklin TN
A long-time short-list production for Studio Tenn, “Gypsy” is widely exalted as the Greatest American Book Musical, integrating a rich, compelling story and complex characters into its Broadway songbook standards such as “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,” and “Together (Wherever We Go).”
Bombastic and overbearing stage mother Rose is desperate to catapult her children to stardom during Vaudeville’s heyday. When her younger daughter June flees the family and The Circuit, quiet, sidelined Louise steps into the limelight. With Vaudeville waning, mother and daughter find themselves on an unexpected path to fame.
Studio Tenn is going all out in this bold, dynamic production–nothing short of the royal treatment “Gypsy” deserves.
For tickets, show times and more please visit Gypsy.

Junior Excursion Adventure Program - Zip Lines
2015-09-19 09:00 - 16:00
J.E.A.P.s Activities – Junior Excursion Adventure Programs

The Williamson County Parks & Recreation Department will be offering adventure programs for teens who are from the ages of 11 to 15 years old. This program will offer day trips that are more adventurous for your child to participate in. All trips will departure from the Franklin Recreation Complex- 1120 Hillsboro Rd., Franklin, TN 37064. For more info. about trips and trip registration please call Whitney Osborne at 615-302-0971 ext. 2214 or WhitneyO@williamson-tn.org.

SEPTEMBER 19: ZIP LINES
OCTOBER 19: PAINT BALL

PRE-REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE SPACE IS LIMITED!

* Teens MUST arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to trip departure times.

Colley Whisson Four-Day Workshop
2015-09-15 09:30 - 2015-09-18 16:00
Presented by Leiper’s Creek Gallery at Leiper’s Creek Gallery
Colley will teach value, light, composition and overall expression, utilizing images in a studio setting. Colley teaches all levels of painters in this class in an encouraging and upbeat manner.

High Hopes & Hops
2015-09-14 17:30 - 19:30
High Hopes Development Center is a local non-profit that has been equipping children and youth, with and without special needs, to reach their maximum potential for over 30 years with two programs. They offer an inclusive preschool, where children who are typically-developing make up 60% of their enrollment and 40% have a diagnosed special need ranging from developmental delays all the way to rare chromosomal disorders, and everything in between. They also offer an on-site pediatric therapy clinic providing physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapies.
For more information on High Hopes & Hops please contact Lori Scott at lscott@highhopesforkids.org. To purchase tickets please visit High Hopes & Hops.
High Hopes Development Center was established in 1984 by five Middle Tennessee families who recognized their children’s needs were not being met in local preschools. Each of these families had a child with a special need or chronic disease and they found themselves driving to several locations weekly to receive all of the therapy services needed. These visionaries were determined to create a place where their children’s needs could be met, both academically and therapeutically, and where their children would be educated among their typically-developing peers.
On July 18, 2014, High Hopes celebrated our 30th birthday in our first permanent home at 301 High Hopes Court in Franklin, a tribute to the foresight of those first young families.
The Preschool at High Hopes Development Center nurtures and educates children ages six weeks to Pre-Kindergarten. The preschool provides inclusive education to children with and without special needs in a research-based, developmentally-appropriate manner, while maintaining a ratio of 60% children who are typically-developing to 40% children who have developmental delays. Inclusion allows children with special needs to learn alongside typically-developing peers, instilling the values of diversity, acceptance, and individuality. Each of our eight classrooms is staffed with a highly-experienced and/or degreed lead teacher and a teaching assistant that support the individual needs of each child. High Hopes’ preschool is licensed by the State of Tennessee and was voted #1 “Best Daycare” in The Tennessean’s “Pick of Williamson County.”
The Therapy Clinic at High Hopes Development Center helps children and youth from birth to 21 years achieve success in all areas of their daily lives by offering physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapies. Children work one-on-one with therapists reaching goals and improving skills. Therapy sessions for preschool students are often conducted in the classrooms, incorporating everyday situations and peer interactions into the sessions. All High Hopes therapists have advanced degrees and an average of over 14 years of specialized pediatric experience.
High Hopes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

19th Annual Williamson County Marching Band Exhibition
2015-09-12 19:00
Sept. 12th @ 7:00 Pm
Fairview High School
2595 Fairview Blvd, Fairview TN 37062​
Please visit 19th Annual Williamson County Marching Band Exhibition for more information.

Fork Fest
2015-09-12 19:00
FORK FEST is 3 days of music, food and fun at the Lawnchair Theatre. Come early before the entertainment starts to visit the shops and grab a bite to eat!
Events take place at the LAWNCHAIR THEATRE located just behind Leiper’s Creek Gallery. Bring lawn-chair/blanket.
September 12th: FORK FEST CONCERT TBD – For updates/more information, please visit Fork Fest.

Chukkers for Charity Polo Match & Classic Car Show, Franklin TN
2015-09-12 13:00
For the third year in a row, Nissan will present Chukkers for Charity, a polo game and outdoor event held in Franklin, Tenn. Roldan, a world-class polo player and one of Town & Country’s Top 50 Bachelors will be a highlight of the September 12 event.
Chukkers returns for the 19th year to raise funds and awareness for the Rochelle Center and Saddle Up! This year the honorary co-chairs are Lexie Armstrong and Cathy Brown, and Patron Party co-chairs are Mary Kate Brown, Lisa McInturff, and Kim Williams. Auto Week is also a returning sponsor for the event as well as Lipman Brothers.
The event will also feature a vintage car show parade during half time, a silent auction and tailgating competition. The theme, selected by the co-chairs, is “Vintage French Circus.” Guests are encouraged to participate in celebrating the theme through the décor of their individual cabana tailgating headquarters, which will include black and white stripes with a pop of red.
The gates for the event will open at 1 p.m. for tailgaters and 2 p.m. for general patrons. The opening ceremony will be held at 2:45 p.m. with the polo match beginning around 3 p.m. Following the polo match, the Patrons’ Dinner will begin at 6:15 p.m.
For event day information and to purchase tickets please visit Chukkers for Charity.
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 on-campus day programming in addition to residential services. For more information, call 601.254.0673 or visit the 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! has served more than 1,300 children with disabilities, provided more than
50,000 hours of services, and cared for more than 130 noble horse since incorporating in 1991. Saddle Up! offers recreational therapeutic riding, physical and occupational therapy (called hippotherapy), a school-based equine assisted learning program, the Saddle Up! Equestrian Club, and workshops/seminars. More than 500 volunteers gave over 17,000 hours of service in 2014. Saddle Up! is a PATH Intl. Premier Accredit Center and the only member center in Tennessee of the American Hippotherapy Association. For more information, please visit saddleupnashville.org.

Made South Market
2015-09-12 10:00 - 17:00
**$17 in advance / $20 at the door on September 12**
Come be a part of the growing community of folks who LOVE the South and who LOVE shopping locally and regionally. MADE SOUTH Market will feature beautiful, handmade goods from 80 of the finest makers & artisans from all over the South, plus delicious food and a Front Porch Music Stage curated by Franklin’s own Robert Hicks (author of The New York Times bestselling novel The Widow of the South). It’s going to be a whole bunch of fun, and 10% of all proceeds will benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Programs at Williamson Medical Center. Y’all come out!

Children 10 and under admitted free
Free parking
All ages event
Rain or shine

For tickets and more information please visit Made South Market.

Heroes in Recovery 6K Run & Walk
2015-09-12 08:00
Online registration closed September 9th. – You can still register at the packet pick up locations and race morning… details under the schedule tab.
REGISTRATION

Early bird: $30 (through 6/14/15)
Regular: $30 (through 8/23/15)
Late: $35 (through 9/11/15)
Race Day: $40 (9/12/15)
Virtual Runner: $25 (through 9/11/15)
Wag & Run- Get a Bandana for K9 Participant: $5 (through 9/12/15)

ABOUT THE RACE
The Leiper’s Fork Heroes in Recovery 6K is the original 6K event and a unique run/walk presented by Foundations Recovery Network. Foundations Recovery Network’s mission is to be the leader in evidence-based, integrated treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders through clinical services, education and research. The Heroes in Recovery movement started because according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 20 million people needed substance abuse treatment last year and did not receive it. About 10 million Americans did not receive needed mental healthcare. The stigma associated with substance abuse and mental health disorders creates a significant barrier to individuals and families seeking help. It takes a heroic effort to live clean and sober each day, and a Heroes 6K celebrates that effort. The sixth kilometer separates a Heroes race from a typical 5K to symbolize the extra effort it takes to sustain recovery. The six kilometers also represent the six letters in the word HEROES. These races inspire communities to support recovery and also to live healthy, active lifestyles.*
For more information please visit Heroes in Recovery 6K Run & Walk.

FRANKLIN 4 THE CURE
2015-09-12 06:30
Franklin 4 The Cure is Westhaven’s annual fundraiser benefiting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital At Vanderbilt. This year’s event will take place on September 12, 2015. The proceeds from Franklin 4 The Cure go to fund Discovery Grants for pediatric cancer research conducted right here in Nashville at Vanderbilt Hospital.
Franklin 4 The Cure, an all day event which includes ‘Run 4 The Cure 5K Run/Walk’ and ‘Concert 4 The Cure,’ and takes place on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 in the Westhaven community in West Franklin off New Highway 96W. The race portion of the event will take place in the morning with the concert in the evening. All events will fund the Franklin 4 the Cure Discovery Grant supporting important cancer research at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Run 4 the Cure is a 5K race and run/walk event. Bring the whole family and run, jog, or walk the certified distance and enjoy a Pancake Breakfast after the race. This flat course winds through Westhaven and will be enjoyable for everyone from the serious runner to the casual walker. Kids runs will be held following the 5k. Kids activities will be held in the “Hope Street” family area after the race.
This year’s Concert 4 The Cure features Uncle Kracker, starting at 6:30 PM on the Great Lawn at the Westhaven Residents Club. Vic & The Spoils will start the evening off at 5:30 while you have time to browse all the items at the Silent Auction.
For more information please visit Franklin 4 The Cure.

REGISTER FOR THE RACE 4 THE CURE AND KIDS FUN RUNS HERE!

Femme Fido
2015-09-12 08:00
Franklin TN – Femme Fido is a bicycle ride celebrating women and supporting local non-profit animal rescues.
This ride is an established event (Formerly Femme Fondo), in operation since 2005, and drawing between 200-400 women annually. In 2015, Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue is partnering with Gran Fondo Cycles once again to organize the Femme Fido ride being held in beautiful Leiper’s Fork, TN. This is a charity event supporting three well deserving local 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescues. 100% of all proceeds will be split evenly between Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue, Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue and Nashville Pittie. This year’s ride will consist of approximately 20 and 50 mile distances starting and finishing in the “Spin Zone” providing food, fun and community presence.
Where:
Leiper’s Fork, TN, just outside Nashville
Start:
Hillsboro Elementary School 5412 Pinewood Road, Franklin, TN 37064

Distances Offered:
About 20 and 50 miles
Start Time:
8:00 am,
Packet pickup beginning at 6:30 am
We have a simple Registration process – you will not need to allow very much time.
ABOUT: Nine years ago, a unique local bicycling event was created to give women a chance to ride together in support of the fight against breast cancer. Called Hope on Wheels, this annual ride raised money and awareness, and benefitted Nashville’s Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. Though the foundation is now directing its efforts to other events, women bicyclists throughout Middle Tennessee continue to seek opportunities to ride together.
Femme Fido formally Femme Fondo provides that opportunity—a women’s ride in the tradition of Hope on Wheels. Femme Fido is a celebration of the joys of riding a bike for women. It is just that simple.
Femme Fondo was changed to Femme Fido in 2014. After directing the race for 9 years, Vida Greer has decided to take a step back. Femme Fido will continue to be sponsored by Gran Fondo Cycles along with Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue. The ride will give riders the opportunity to raise funds(or just ride) for local 501c3 Animal Rescues. Each year 2 deserving rescues will be recipicents of the funds raised along with Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue. With so many small rescues struggling to raise money the idea of Gran Fondo and Middle Trennessee Boxer Rescue giving back to other rescues would AWESOME!!! Gran Fondo employee Vida Greer served as HOW100 Event Director for the initial 5 years of the event’s history. Middle tennesee Boxer rescue board member Suzanna Dever will now be the aciting Event Director. Gran Fondo Cycles continues the tradition as the event promoter for Femme Fido.
According to former Femme Fondo Director, Vida Greer, “The time spent helping to create and direct Hope on Wheels was some of the most gratifying hard work of my life. Every year, I was moved by the special spirit of hundreds of women, coming together to ride their bikes. I saw hundreds of women achieve what they’d never imagined they could. I watched new friendships blossom. I heard women encouraging each other up hills, over long miles, and in weather that wasn’t always perfect. I ride a lot, but there was always something unique about that day when our beautiful Middle Tennessee country roads were filled with women on their bikes. Gran fondo Cycles and Middle Tennessee Boxer Rescue is committed to continuing the fantastic tradition of celebrating women on bikes and helping save the lives of animals.”

It's Vintage Baseball Tournament
2015-09-12 - 2015-09-13
Join us for the Vintage Base Ball Tournament!
The Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball was established in 2012 to entertain and educate our communities by recreating the civility of 19th century base ball.

Fork Fest
2015-09-11 20:00, 2015-09-10 19:00
FORK FEST is 3 days of music, food and fun at the Lawnchair Theatre. Come early before the entertainment starts to visit the shops and grab a bite to eat!
Events take place at the LAWNCHAIR THEATRE located just behind Leiper’s Creek Gallery. Bring lawnchair/blanket.
September 10th: OPEN MIC NIGHT 7pm – One of the greatest events to happen each week in the Fork moves to the big stage. This will be a fabulous night of rising talent – and you just never know who will show up!
September 11th: MOVIE NIGHT at 8pm
September 12th: FORK FEST CONCERT TBD
PUCKETT’S GROCERY OF LEIPER’S FORK will also have live music FRI & SAT, check their schedule HERE.
Proceeds go to the Community of Leiper’s Fork so we can continue to bring you free events.
For more information, please visit Fork Fest.

Live on the Green Music Festival
2015-09-10 18:00 - 21:00
Lightning 100 proudly announces the return of the Live On The Green Music Festival to Public Square Park in downtown Nashville. In its seventh year, Nashville’s premiere free music festival will take place Thursdays August 20, 27 and September 3, and will wrap up with a weekend finale planned for September 10, 11 and 12.
