Hero Hangout at Children’s Hospital features food trucks and super heroes
The first-ever “Hero Hangout” will bring kids up-close-and-personal with some of their favorite hero and princess characters on the Williamson Medical Center campus in Franklin on Friday, October 27....
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Local children chosen for senior community’s advertising campaign
EXCEPTIONAL LIVING CENTERS Children in Maury and Williamson Counties got a chance of a lifetime, to appear in a marketing campaign for The Reserve at Spring Hill, a skilled nursing and assisted living...
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"One Night Only" hits another high note on behalf of Studio Tenn
By NICOLE FLINT One Night Only on Friday at The Factory packed the Factory’s Liberty Hall once again for a first-class gala event to raise money for the Franklin-based professional theater company. An...
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Cars, crafts coming to Ag Expo at 27th Holiday Craft Show
WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION The 27th annual Holiday Craft Show and 14th annual Kris Kringle Kar Klassic is coming up on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11 and 12, 2017, at the Williamson County A...
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MasterChef is looking for amateur cooks in Nashville
Nashville is one of 11 cities hosting an Open Casting Call for the Fox cooking show MasterChef. The casting team is looking for talented amateur cooks from all types of backgrounds and with a range of...
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A HOMEGROWN TRADITION: Pumpkins and gourds, not just for decoration
Above, pumpkins from King Farms at the Franklin Farmer’s Market. // AMY DISMUKES By AMY DISMUKES With Halloween growing closer, pumpkins of all shapes and sizes are beginning to show up on fron...
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Free "spooky" movies continue Monday at Performing Arts Center
Williamson County Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce a series of free “spooky” movies in October at the new Williamson County Performing Arts Center at Academy Park, 112 Everbright Ave. At 6:...
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Symphony will perform new music in free Composers Lab and Workshop program
Free tickets are available for the Nashville Symphony’s Composer Lab & Workshop, featuring new music by four up-and-coming composers selected from a nationwide call for submissions. The prog...
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Heritage Foundation will doubly celebrate 50 years of preservation work
HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF FRANKLIN AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County has announced its 50-year anniversary celebration event, which will take place on Sunday...
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Haunting indie film shot in Nashville premieres Sunday in Franklin
By JUSTIN STOKES A celebration of the darkest offerings culture can bring, Halloween is a time for the shadow self to come to the surface. It’s an occasion that lets movie-goers indulge in madness, bl...
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Christian music label finds new home in Franklin neighborhood
PHOTO: Awards won by Centricity Music artists // Photo by Brooke Wanser By BROOKE WANSER “Centricity is sort of the act or the place of being centered, or having a center in your life,” Centricity Mus...
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VIDEO: Downtown Franklin’s Celebration of Nations
PHOTO: Brenda Perez, right, tells Alderman Pearl Bransford about her body paint and the instrument she is playing // Photo by Brooke Wanser By BROOKE WANSER On Saturday, folks wandered in and around 4...
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Mayor praises Friends of Library for improvements, programs
Mayor Rick Graham and the Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen have joined Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam in proclaiming the week of Oct. 15 – 21, 2017, as Friends of the Library Week. In making this p...
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Grassland Gallop 6K is next week: Run to help foster kids
The 5th Annual Grassland Gallop 6K race and 2K walk is fast approaching. Runners, walkers, kids and supporters are invited to come join the fun starting at 8 a.m. on Oct. 21 to race, walk or play in s...
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Thirteenth year for Franklin Wine Festival proves lucky
The Franklin Wine Festival’s royal court// Photo by Brooke Wanser By BROOKE WANSER Hosting the Franklin Wine Festival’s thirteenth year on Friday the 13th was unintentional, said Sarah Beatty, t...
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Stage comedy tells the story of a village under curse of stupidity
Neil Simon’s comic fable FOOLS is coming to Brentwood’s Towne Centre Theatre this fall. The play tells the story of a Russian village that is cursed with stupidity. Leon Tolchinsky (played...
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"Touch a Truck" is back next week in Thompson’s Station
WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION Williamson County Parks and Recreation’s annual “Touch a Truck” is Saturday, Oct. 21. This free family friendly event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...
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Star gazing at Arrington Vineyards, cockpit simulator part of statewide Tennessee STEAM Festival
Above, Attendees may get to see the airplane cockpit simulators during the Saturday, Oct. 21, open house at the MTSU Flight Operations Center and Murfreesboro Airport. (MTSU file photo) MIDDLE TENNESS...
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Tennessee Youth Symphony takes the stage Oct. 21, Dec. 3
The Tennessee Youth Symphony will be presenting their Winter Concert at Belmont University – McAfee Concert Hall located at 2100 Belmont Boulevard at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3. The concert is free and op...
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"Director’s Cut" of Loudermilk tribute concert coming to Franklin Theatre
The Franklin Theatre will play host to the premiere screening of the “Director’s Cut”of A Tribute To John D. Loudermilk, beginning at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24. Filmed in March 2016 at the Franklin Theatre...
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