Williamson, Inc.

Knee-High Naturalist: Summer Session
2024-06-12 10:00 - 23:30 (America/Chicago) | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Summer: June 12 & 19, July 10 & 17 Registration Opens April 16
Cost: $115 adult / child pair | $85 additional child
All sessions meet 10-11:30am.
Young children, ages 3-5 years old, with an adult will explore the natural world through a series of topics lead by an Owl’s Hill Environmental Educator. Each week has a different focus emphasizing working together through discovery, crafts, and outdoor exploration.
No strollers or unregistered siblings, please. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Fees are per adult/child pair for one 4- or 6-week series (spring, summer, or fall).

Blood Drive at NHC Cool Springs
2024-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 | NHC Cool Springs, 211 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, 37067
NHC Cool Springs is hosting a public blood drive with Blood Assurance. Blood and blood products collected by blood assurance go to your friends and neighbors right here in Williamson County. One blood donation can save up to three lives! Please schedule your donation today.
When you donate with Blood Assurance in June, you will receive a color-changing cup and cooling towel with our ‘United we Give’ design.

Family Firefly Hikes
2024-06-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
June 14 & 21 and July 12, 2024
7 – 8:30 pm
$25/Adult+Child pair, $15 additional adult, $12 additional child
Age 4+
Gate opens 1 hour before program start. Program begins promptly at noted time. No late entries. No exceptions.
Pack dinner and arrive early to picnic on the grounds. We are a pack-in/pack-out facility.
This evening program is designed to introduce young explorers to the wonders of the natural world after dark. Find out what makes owls such good hunters, why a firefly lights up, and how your vision changes in the dark. Meet our owl ambassadors, listen for night sounds, and keep an eye out for nocturnal creatures as we go on a kid-friendly hike through the meadow and orchard.
This program includes an easy hike over mostly flat ground. Our trails are natural surface and hikers can expect a few spots with uneven terrain. Wear shoes suitable for hiking. Insect repellent is strongly recommended. This program is designed for participants ages 4 and up.

Power Wheels Jr. Rally
2024-06-15 | Williamson County Soccer Complex, 1878 Downs Boulevard, Franklin, 37064
Join us as we host our 2nd annual Power Wheels Jr. Rally! Children ages 3-8 are invited to bring their personal Power Wheel (or borrow a WCPR Power Wheel) and compete in a friendly race! The competition will be divided into two age classes ages, 3-5 and 6-8 competing separately. Trophies will be awarded for 1st 2nd & 3rd place for both age classes.
Cost is $20 per racer and free for all others to attended, so be sure to bring your “PIT CREW” to cheer your racer on to victory! All registered participants will start their morning with “Inspections” where our mechanics will verify that there have been no engine modifications.
“Inspections” will begin at 9:00am followed by the first race at 10:30am! Registered Power Wheels must be original stock vehicles (12V battery) with no modified batteries. Helmets are required for participation.
SAFETY GEAR & ATTIRE: Participants will be required to wear at a minimum, a bicycle helmet, tennis shoes or boots. Flip Flops, sandals or open toe footwear is NOT allowed.
REGISTRATION: Pre-registration for race is required. We are unable to accept on-site/day of registrations.
VEHICLES
• Stock Power Wheels only.
• Driver’s body must be fully contained in the vehicles. Vehicles where the legs are on the outside (4-Wheelers) are not allowed. Must be a sit in vehicle – NOT a sit on vehicle ; Ride in not ride on vehicle
• Only 12V batteries designed for power wheels vehicles allowed.
• Traction devices or studs are NOT allowed in tires.
• NO bumpers, weights or anything to reinforce the vehicle is allowed.
CLASSES
• 3 to 5 year old’s
• 6 to 8 year old’s
• We will run heats – 5 to 6 vehicles at a time. Placing in heats determines when they will race again. Each child is guaranteed two races. Races will continue until we have 6 racers left who will then compete in the Feature.
*All registration cancellations must be submitted in writing no later than 72hrs. prior to the start of this event. No credits or transfers will be processed less than 72.hrs before the date this event is scheduled to happen.

First Annual Academy Park Acoustic Fest
2024-06-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-06-15 22:00 - 23:30 | Wiliamson County Performing Arts Center, 112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064
The Williamson County Performing Arts Center is excited to announce our first Acoustic Fest to be held on the Academy Park Courtyard just outside the theater in Franklin, TN. This year’s fest will feature a range of talent, from local up-and-coming performers to 50-year veterans in the music business.
6:00pm: us two and him
The evening kicks off at 6pm with us two and him, a local bluegrass trio consisting of brothers Jim and John Rickman (“us two”) and Phil Comstock (“him”). These three close buddies have been telling stories and harmonizing together for five decades. They have appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage, “The Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree,” “Nashville Gospel Show,” WSM’s “Bill Cody in the Morning” radio show, and for many years they were semi-regulars on Nashville’s “The Ralph Emery Show.”
7:00pm: Jay Rin
At 7pm, we welcome Jay Rin, soulful ‘Rockicana’ singer-songwriter originally from Whittier, CA and graduate of Belmont University 2017. She has been featured on Knoxville’s WDVX, Murfreesboro’s WMOT, and Los Angeles’ KLOS after the release of her debut 2023 album “Fool on the Fringe.” Jay Rin is a full time performing artist and also spends her time as the ‘John Lennon’ in the internationally touring all female Beatles tribute – Penny Lane.
8:00pm: Jim & Valerie Gabehart
Husband and wife team, Jim & Valerie Gabehart, who have also been musical partners for 29 years, will be our featured entertainers at 8pm. Recent transplants to Tennessee from the hills of West Virginia, Jim is a 5-time West Virginia State Champion banjo player, and Valerie is a dynamic bluegrass vocalist! They will be joined by their daughter, Amy Taylor on guitar, and Corey Hensley on bass.
9:00pm: Mike Dunbar
Closing out the evening at 9pm is songwriter and performing artist Mike Dunbar. A New England native, Mike’s music is equal parts Paul Simon and Tom Petty, blending lyrical depth with a rock-and-roll attitude. His work has been featured in the Boston Globe as well as on Nashville’s Lightning 100, Channel 4’s Today in Nashville, Boston’s The River, and New Hampshire Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”
Grab your lawn chair and come support these fine musicians at this inaugural event!
Saturday June 15th from 6:00 – 10:00pm
General Admission: $10

First Annual Academy Park Acoustic Fest
2024-06-15 18:00 - 22:00 | Williamson County Performing Arts Center, 112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064
Description: Invite your friends and join us for “The Road Home”, a spring concert performed by the Williamson County Community Chorus under the direction of Karen Mabry Lewis. This is a FREE event but due to limited seating, registration is required in advance for all guests planning to attend.
Saturday, June 15th from 6:00pm – 10pm
Williamson County Performing Arts Center
The Williamson County Performing Arts Center is excited to announce our first Acoustic Fest to be held on the Academy Park Courtyard just outside the theater in Franklin, TN. This year’s fest will feature a range of talent, from local up-and-coming performers to 50-year veterans in the music business.
6:00pm: us two and him
The evening kicks off at 6pm with us two and him, a local bluegrass trio consisting of brothers Jim and John Rickman (“us two”) and Phil Comstock (“him”). These three close buddies have been telling stories and harmonizing together for five decades. They have appeared on the Grand Ole Opry stage, “The Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree,” “Nashville Gospel Show,” WSM’s “Bill Cody in the Morning” radio show, and for many years they were semi-regulars on Nashville’s “The Ralph Emery Show.”
7:00pm: Jay Rin
At 7pm, we welcome Jay Rin, soulful ‘Rockicana’ singer-songwriter originally from Whittier, CA and graduate of Belmont University 2017. She has been featured on Knoxville’s WDVX, Murfreesboro’s WMOT, and Los Angeles’ KLOS after the release of her debut 2023 album “Fool on the Fringe.” Jay Rin is a full time performing artist and also spends her time as the ‘John Lennon’ in the internationally touring all female Beatles tribute – Penny Lane.
8:00pm: Jim & Valerie Gabehart
Husband and wife team, Jim & Valerie Gabehart, who have also been musical partners for 29 years, will be our featured entertainers at 8pm. Recent transplants to Tennessee from the hills of West Virginia, Jim is a 5-time West Virginia State Champion banjo player, and Valerie is a dynamic bluegrass vocalist! They will be joined by their daughter, Amy Taylor on guitar, and Corey Hensley on bass.
9:00pm: Mike Dunbar
Closing out the evening at 9pm is songwriter and performing artist Mike Dunbar. A New England native, Mike’s music is equal parts Paul Simon and Tom Petty, blending lyrical depth with a rock-and-roll attitude. His work has been featured in the Boston Globe as well as on Nashville’s Lightning 100, Channel 4’s Today in Nashville, Boston’s The River, and New Hampshire Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”
Grab your lawn chair and come support these fine musicians at this inaugural event!

Franklin Tomorrow FrankTalks
2024-06-17 09:00 - 10:30 | FSSD Performing Arts Center, 1030 Excellence Way, Franklin, 37064
Join Franklin Tomorrow on Monday, June 17, as we welcome Williamson County Schools Superintendent Jason Golden and Franklin Special School District Director of Schools Dr. David Snowden for FrankTalks as they deliver a “Report Card for 2023-24 School Year.” The event will be held at the FSSD’s Performing Arts Center, located at the north end of Poplar Grove Middle School at 1030 Excellence Way in Franklin.
The event will start at 9 a.m. with a 30-minute coffee social and we encourage guests to visit the FSSD Legacy Gallery, a space where the district’s long history is celebrated in multimedia displays and a classroom vignette.
To RSVP for the event, please visit https://June17FrankTalks.eventbrite.com
The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the PAC and we expect an informative discussion from both men on the outcomes of the 2023-24 school year, but also some glimpses into what’s ahead for 2024-25.
FrankTalks is presented monthly with the support of Renasant Bank and our sustaining partners, Atmos Energy and Williamson Health. Thank you to Lyon Leadership Group, our local McDonald’s franchisee, for providing coffee for that morning.
FrankTalks is free and open to the public thanks to the generosity of our partners.

Oddity Improv Monday Night Shows
2024-06-17 19:30, 2024-06-24 19:30, 2024-07-01 19:30, 2024-07-08 19:30 | The Mockingbird Theatre, 230 Franklin Rd, Franklin, 37064
Oddity Improv is a non-profit theatre company based in Franklin, TN on a mission to empower and build confidence through the joy of improv and sketch-comedy. Every Monday night we perform clean-ish improv shows at the Mockingbird Theatre! Our talented performers will deliver unique performances keeping you entertained with their quick wit and hilarious antics. Bring your friends and family for a fun-filled evening you won’t forget! Tickets are available for purchase online at www.oddityimprov.com. Bar opens at 6pm; doors at 7pm. Ideal for ages 13 and up – see you there!

Hello Summer Festival
2024-06-20 15:00 - 18:00 | Vitality Living Franklin, 1035 Fulton Greer Rd, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
Welcome, Summer! Come join us for food, fun, and festivities at Vitality Living Franklin! Live music courtesy of the fabulous local “Music for Seniors”, games, and prizes!

Relive Health Grand Opening
2024-06-20 16:00 - 20:00 | 1010 Perrone Way Suite 100 Franklin, TN 37064, 1010 Perrone Way Suite 100, Franklin, 37069
Please come and celebrate our Grand Opening in Brentwood, we are offering 30% OFF loads of our services at our brand new health center! Save 30% on services like…
💧30% OFF Blood Work
💧30% OFF Botox & Fillers
💧30% OFF IV Therapies
💧30% OFF HydraFacial
… and plenty of other services.

Music in the Meadow at Owl's Hill
2024-06-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Music in the Meadow is a one-of-a-kind concert series to raise vital operating funds for Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary.
This intimate concert event is a wonderful evening held under the stars and among the rolling hills of Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary.
This year, we will host local Nashville artist Matt Belsante on June 22nd, and Grammy Award winning songwriters, The DonJuans on October 5th. Guests bring their own picnic dinner, chairs and coolers and enjoy a great night of music for a great cause!
Tickets to each event are sold separately.

The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute
2024-06-22 19:00 | Williamson County Performing Arts Center, 112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064
The ULTIMATE GARTH BROOKS TRIBUTE featuring Shawn Gerhard is a high-energy show based in Nashville, TN and features unparalleled showmanship, and top-level musicianship, promising guaranteed excitement for all ages. When not touring, Shawn Gerhard worked in residence with LEGENDS IN CONCERT in Las Vegas as their ‘go-to’ Garth Brooks. SHAWN GERHARD’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of Garth Brooks and has ignited crowds across the country.
Join us at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center for one of the world’s longest, continually performing Garth Brooks tribute acts.
Saturday, June 22nd at 7pm

The Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute
2024-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Williamson County Academy Park Campus, 110 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, 37064
The ULTIMATE GARTH BROOKS TRIBUTE featuring Shawn Gerhard is a high-energy show based in Nashville, TN and features unparalleled showmanship, and top-level musicianship, promising guaranteed excitement for all ages. When not touring, Shawn Gerhard worked in residence with LEGENDS IN CONCERT in Las Vegas as their ‘go-to’ Garth Brooks. SHAWN GERHARD’s live performance is an unrivaled celebration of Garth Brooks and has ignited crowds across the country.
THE ULTIMATE GARTH BROOKS TRIBUTE featuring Shawn Gerhard is one of the world’s longest, continually performing Garth Brooks tribute acts.
Saturday, June 22nd at 7pm
Tickets:
Reserved Seating
Adults: $27.50
Seniors (55+): $25

Lunch & Learn at Williamson County Animal Center
2024-06-24 12:00 - 13:00
All are invited to have lunch on WCAC and learn about the animal center! Dates will vary each month and space is limited, so reserve your seat now. Beginning at 12:00pm, guest will be treated to a boxed lunch (bottled water also provided) while they get a look into the programs and services offered at WCAC and the impact we have in our community. Following the introduction to the workings of the center, guests will then tour the cat and dog adoption areas of the shelter.

Ingram Cup Golf Challenge
2024-06-24 12:00 - 17:00 | Golf Club of Tennessee, 1000 Golf Club Drive, Kingston Springs, 37082
Boasting a superior experience on one of the most prestigious golf clubs in the southeast, the Tom Fazio designed Golf Club of Tennessee, the annual Ingram Cup Golf Challenge continues to drive the impact of the Boys & Girls Clubs home, year after year. Making their way around the green in teams of four, players indulge in a day of fun, friendly competition to benefit and ensure quality programming to the over 7,000 youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. This is an exclusive opportunity to steward your clients, network with leaders from across the region, and most importantly, make an investment in life changing youth development programming. Thousands of golfers have enjoyed the Ingram Cup Golf Challenge while knowing the funds raised provide youth ages 5 to 18 a safe place to go after school and in the summer. The success of this golf challenge each year helps us to continue to serve the youth in our community.
This fun-filled, tournament is a four-player scramble that includes:
18 holes of golf
Refreshments available on the course
Golfer gift
On-course games
Lunch
Awards reception
We invite you to support our mission and join us for a fantastic day of golf, refreshments and networking! To learn more visit bgcmt.org/golf

Public Blood Drive
2024-06-25 13:00 - 18:00 | Bone And Joint Institute, 3000 Edward Curd Lane, Franklin, 37206, United States
Bone and Joint Institute is hosting a public blood drive from 1pm to 6pm.
Blood Assurance is the only local blood bank in Middle Tennessee, and we need your help.
Please be a hero, and save three lives by donating blood today!

Blood Drive at PetVet Battlewood
2024-06-26 10:00 - 2024-06-28 23:30 | PetVet, 2340 Hillsboro, Franklin, 37069
PetVet Battlewood is hosting a public blood drive with Blood Assurance. Blood and blood products collected by blood assurance go to your friends and neighbors right here in Williamson County. One blood donation can save up to three lives! Please schedule your donation today.
When you donate with Blood Assurance in June, you will receive a color-changing cup and cooling towel with our ‘United we Give’ design.

Meetup & LIVE Show with Bitcoin Ben
2024-06-26 16:00 - 20:00 | 1619 Galleria Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027, 1619 Galleria Blvd., Brentwood, 37027
Join us from 4-5 pm to Meet Bitcoin Ben and then watch him in person film his Wed Night show from 5-8 p.m. the Nashville CLUB! Bring your family and friends!!

Artist Reception honoring Wendy Latimer - Animal Alley
2024-06-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Wiliamson County Performing Arts Center, 112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064
Join us for a reception honoring our summer featured artist, Wendy Latimer!
Wendy’s collection, “Animal Alley,” was inspired by subjects at the San Diego zoo, Nashville zoo and several other zoos and aquariums. The collection aims to delight children as well as the young at heart and to bring a smile to all.
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, June 26th 5:30 – 7:00pm
FREE Event – No ticket required!

Wine and Wills
2024-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Williamson, Inc., 4031 Aspen Grove Drive Suite 630, Franklin, 37067
Estate planning is for everybody, not just the wealthy. Without an appropriate estate plan, friends and relatives can spend a lifetime (and their life savings) battling over your assets.
It can be intimidating, but it is a necessary step in ensuring that your assets end up where you want them, without the interference of the government or the courts.
During this informative seminar you will receive valuable information on next steps for setting up an estate plan to ensure your loved ones avoid conflict and court.

Blood Drive at IMT Apartments Franklin
2024-06-28 15:00 - 19:00 | IMT, 201 Gillespie, Franklin, 37067
IMT Apartments Franklin is hosting a public blood drive with Blood Assurance. Blood and blood products collected by blood assurance go to your friends and neighbors right here in Williamson County. One blood donation can save up to three lives! Please schedule your donation today.
When you donate with Blood Assurance in June, you will receive a color-changing cup and cooling towel with our ‘United we Give’ design.

Classic Car Show
2024-06-29 11:00 - 13:00
Please join us for our first annual Classic Car Show! All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Our event is on Saturday June 29th from 11am until 1pm. Tickets are $20 if purchased before June 15th or $25 at the door. Ticket price includes admission to the car show, a plate of food, live music and silent auction. Event is located at Charter Senior Living of Franklin, 105 Sunrise Circle, Franklin TN 37067. We hope to see you there!

Beer Quest VIII
2024-06-29 16:00 - 18:30 | Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN, 37027, United States
Saturday, June 29, 2024
4 pm Launch – Quest 1: Team Competition
4:45 pm Launch – Quest 2: Individuals
Pricing and more information coming soon!
All tickets include admission, beer, and food truck meal combo.
Beer Quest returns for its eigth year to the trails and forests of Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary! Find the SIX token locations using either a map or GPS coordinates. Collect all six tokens to exchange for your flight of beer from Jackalope Brewing Company and a food truck meal!
QUEST TEAMS: All teams will gather at the pavilion (aka start line) at 4 pm sharp. Team prizes for Best Dressed Team, First Return (ALL team members must have all 6 tokens), and The Never Surrender.
NOTE: You MUST be 21 or older with valid photo ID.

Jacob Tolliver: A Tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis
2024-06-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Wiliamson County Performing Arts Center, 112 Everbright Avenue, Franklin, TN, 37064
Jacob Tolliver presents a tribute to trailblazing rock ’n’ roller Jerry Lee Lewis. A self-taught piano prodigy and close personal friend, Jacob has spent the last few years playing and portraying Jerry Lee Lewis in the hit Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet. He has performed to sold-out audiences across the county, sharing the stage with luminaries including Ricky Skaggs, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jackson Browne and The Beach Boys. This tribute show is packed with decades of hits and honors the electrifying, piano-driven sound and style of the late Jerry Lee Lewis.
Saturday, June 29th at 7pm
Tickets:
Reserved Seating
Adults: $27.50
Seniors (55+): $25

19 Miles to Music Row with Regie Hamm #1 Hits Launch Party
2024-07-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Franklin First UMC Main Campus, 120 Aldersgate Way, Franklin, 37064
It’s a Regie Hamm Greatest Hits Album Release Party On July 2 at 19 Miles to Music Row
Regie Hamm’s life has had all the twists, turns, and drama of a Hollywood movie. He was raised in Pentecostal churches, tent revivals, and all-night singings. But rose from those humble beginnings to experience unprecedented success in the music industry, writing 18 number-one hits from 1994 to 2001. With Grammy and Dove nominations, and winning SESAC’s Songwriter of the Year award four times. Regie was about to launch into that same stratosphere as a pop artist signed to Universal Records. Regie and his family have experienced the highest of highs …and the lowest of lows, and have overcome enormous obstacles on a journey that would test not only their physical resources and their faith but their very sanity. Regie Hamm’s amazing story sent his life in a different direction and was chronicled in his book, Angels & Idols. Through that process, Regie found himself writing a weekly blog as well as screenplays and movie treatments. His skills as a master story-telling songwriter have been re-imagined into first-rate author and dynamic blogger.
Don’t Miss 19 Miles to Music Row on July 2 right here at the corner of Franklin Road and Mack Hatcher.

PFLAG Franklin LGBT Support Group
2024-07-08 19:00 - 20:30 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 501 W. Main Street, Franklin, TN, 37064, United States
A support meeting for LGBT individuals, their families, friends, and allies. Confidential gathering and all are welcome. Not a political or religious organization.
