Psychology teaches us that some qualities come from nature and some from nurture, but local farmer Rebecca Fly had nature nurtured into her at an early age. 

Franklin will once again open its arms (and streets) to thousands of music fans as the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival makes its return to The Farm at Harlinsdale Park this weekend.  

The Franklin Theatre will host the first concert of the 2019-20 season of Gateway Chamber Orchestra’s Masterworks Series, titled ‘Artistry of Lorna McGhee,’ on Monday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. 

The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County hosted its annual Heritage Ball Sponsor’s Party on Thursday at the home of Tom and Cordia Harrington in Franklin. 

Williamson County Republican Career Women meeting  

The owners of South 40 Farm are opening their property to any and all creatives for a sunset golden hour photography opportunity from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. 

Williamson County Parks and Recreation’s annual Touch a Truck will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Thompson’s Station Baptist Church. 

Just in time for the winding down of summer, Rippavilla and the Spring Hill High School Career Tech Program will co-host the free Harvest Festival and Antique Tractor Show at Rippavilla on Saturday, Sept. 14.

The Franklin Art Scene celebrated its eighth anniversary on Friday with unique artists and musicians scattered all throughout downtown Franklin.  

Chukkers for Charity 

Rendezvous at Ravenswood, the final event of a series of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Brentwood becoming a city, is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at the historic Ravenswood Mansion in Marcella Vivrette Smith Park. 

The Williamson County Performing Arts Center will bring to the stage Tennessee’s own Kellye Cash & Family in Concert for an evening filled with some of the finest country songs ever written.  

Franklin Art Scene will celebrate eight years of “Connecting Art to the Community” on Friday, Sept. 6 from 6-9 p.m.   

The Historic Franklin Masonic Hall Foundation has announced Vanderbilt Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies Dr. David Ikard as the keynote speaker for the two-day history symposium starting Friday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. 

“Sherlock Holmes, The Final Adventure” is a delightfully suspenseful success, as Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre celebrates its 53rd season by turning its stage into 1893 London, complete with villains, dangerous plots, dense fog and old-fashioned street lamps.

During the celebration of its 10th anniversary season, Studio Tenn has announced Kay and Rod Heller as honorary chairs of its One Night Only annual fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 18.

Local businesses will battle it out at the third annual Waves Lip Sync Battle, presented by A. Marshall Hospitality, on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Academy Park in Franklin. 

TV legend, Ed Asner, whose long celebrated career was highlighted by playing Lou Grant, the TV news producer and journalist on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, made a delightful sold out return to the Franklin Theatre, on Friday night, August 23rd, in “God Help Us”. It was hard to believe that at …

AMVETS Labor Day fundraisers

Mercy Community Healthcare’s 41st Franklin Classic is already off to a good start, with more than 2,000 runners and walkers expected to gather at the starting line for the 5K walk/ run, 10K run or the 1K kids fun run, all set for early Labor Day morning. 

After a six-week run at their brand-new location at oneC1TY in Nashville, The Nashville Shakespeare Festival is bringing their production of “The Tempest” to the Williamson County Performing Arts Center at Academy Park in Franklin.