Featured Events in Franklin in April, 2025 (August Updated)

Welcome to Cowboys and Cupcakes 2025! Join us at St Philip Catholic Church for a fun-filled event featuring award winning Country Music Star, Clay Walker . It is the perfect combination of cowboys and cupcakes. Saddle up for delicious treats, western-themed activities, live and silent auctions and best of all, an up close and personal concert by Clay Walker . Whether you're a fan of Country Music or just have a sweet tooth, there's something for everyone. Athenus Venicus , Latin Grammy Nominee, will open the evening of fun. Don't miss out on the chance to indulge in a variety of cupcakes while enjoying the music of Clay Walker . Grab your boots and hat and come on down to Cowboys and Cupcakes 2025 for a memorable experience! All proceeds benefit St Philip Learning Center . Information Source: St Philip Learning Center | eventbrite

One WillCO & Minority WCEA members invite parents to get acquainted with the support available to our students, right in their own building. Together let’s talk about what are some of the issues happening now and how you can find and feel supported. Information Source: One WillCo | eventbrite

Join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction benefiting United Way's work to strengthen early literacy. Our featured speaker will be bestselling children's book author, Dorena Williamson. Program begins at 7 p.m. Dressy casual or festive spring attire. **Silent auction & parking info to come. What We Do: The Patricia Hart Society provides opportunities for its members to lend their time, talents, and energy to supporting United Way’s early childhood education and literacy work. Together, we can give every child in our community the skills and support they need to succeed — from kindergarten to graduation. Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee delivers a free monthly book each month straight to children’s mailboxes. Childcare Nashville is a child care finder that connects families seeking quality child care in Middle Tennessee with programs that have availability. Read to Succeed is a comprehensive early childhood learning model that builds academic and social-emotional skills for children from birth through age five. Raising Readers Nashville is a collective impact group collaborating to improve the systems and structures supporting Nashville’s families and young children. Raise Your Hand partners with administrators and teachers to implement free, volunteer-led tutoring sessions in participating schools. We currently have 250 members who donate a total of $400,000 annually. Your gift of $500 or more can: Send 25 at-risk kids to a safe, educational summer camp. Provide 8 children with age-appropriate books each month from birth to age five. Ensure a local child receives counseling and mentorship to avoid juvenile detention. Provide 44 students participating in after-school tutoring with transportation home. Information Source: United Way of Greater Nashville | eventbrite

ESSENTIALS U x GRACE VALENTINE! mark your calendars and join kenz & tay (essentials university) as they welcome their friend, Grace Valentine to The Format Fitness, to share all about her newest book "the better friend" ! expect an evening of community ft. yummy smoothies, personalized headshots, encouragement from grace, and a q&a panel with your hosts. it is going to be the sweetest night! we will see you there x *$25 due via Venmo at the door to @kenziewesp upon arrival for your goodies x! Information Source: Kenzie Wesp, The Format & True Form | eventbrite

Join us on the evening of April 25th on the Residents' Club Great Lawn for the Kick-Off Event of the Westhaven has Heart Day of Service. We are excited to announce that one of Nashville's hottest bands, Stretta, will perform at the event. Check out the video below to preview their sound . Tickets are $50/adult and $10 for children under 12 (children under 3 enter at no charge with no ticket needed) . A bbq dinner & dessert included in the ticket cost. Music begins at 5:30 p.m. This is a rain or shine event. The silent auction goes live online on Wednesday, April 23rd at noon. Link will be provided at a later date. Proceeds subsidize all expenses incurred from the Service Projects on April 26th. All remaining proceeds will augment the funding of the Westhaven Foundation Care & Compassion Committee's Hearts Helping Hearts Program that provides financial assistance for school age children to participate in extracurricular activities in which they otherwise would unlikely be able to participate due to limited family resources. Be sure to sign up to participate in the Westhaven has Heart Day of Service on Saturday, 4/26. For details about the roster of volunteer projects and to volunteer for one of the projects, go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F44A8A82CA2FC1-55817040-westhaven#/ . Last year, we had almost 250 volunteers. Let's plan to outdo that number this year!. For questions, contact drdanamhardy@gmail.com. Information Source: The Westhaven Foundation | eventbrite

Victoria Banks Labeled “one of the best songwriters in the business” by Nashville’s MusicRow magazine, Victoria Banks has been nominated for 11 Canadian Country Music (CCMA) Awards, has been named both CCMA Female Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, and was Grammy-nominated as a songwriter behind Mickey Guyton’s Remember Her Name album. Her songs have earned ASCAP, SOCAN, CCMA and Covenant-awards and have been cut by over 100 artists including Carly Pearce, Lauren Alaina, Terri Clark, Isaac Slade (of The Fray), with screen placements including Breakthrough , Nashville , American Idol, and Dancing with The Stars . Notable cuts include Reba McEntire’s 2024 single “I Can’t”, the solo-written “Saints & Angels” (Sara Evans), Jessica Simpson’s Billboard record-breaking “Come on Over”, plus numerous songs by Mickey Guyton, including What Are You Gonna Tell Her and Sister . Victoria has released 4 self-penned, self-produced albums, has toured with artists from Reba to Wynonna, appeared on NBC’s Songland TV show, performed alongside the Nashville Ballet in a choreographed set of her songs called City of Dreams , and co-hosts the podcast The Table Women which explores the female experience in entertainment. She is an instructor of Songwriting at Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business and a master coach for the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project. She shares songs and stories with her “Ko-fi club” at www.victoriabanks.net . Lauren Lucas I s an Academy of Country Music nominated Recording Artist, and a Tony Award nominated Songwriter based in Nashville, TN.  Her unique blend of singer-songwriter/country/soul has been heard on the ABC Network, Broadway ( Urban Cowboy) , in various films and on a variety of artists' records, such as Danielle Peck (Big Machine/Y2Country Sirius radio host), Damien Horn (Circle TV), and Risa Binder, to name a few.  In addition to writing music for TV/Film, Broadway and artist projects, Lauren can be heard as a featured singer and background vocalist for marketing campaigns and recording projects. Most recently, Lauren joined multi-Grammy award winning artist, Keb' Mo' as his duet partner for an International Marketing Campaign for the Canadian National Railroad Company. In touring, Lauren has shared stages and/or opened shows for artists such as Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Old Dominion, The Bacon Brothers (Kevin & Michael), Randy Houser, Maia Sharp, among others, across the U.S. and in Europe. For nearly three years, Lauren toured and recorded as a member of the all-female indie Americana/Country band, Farewell Angelina. Rolling Stone had high praise for the band when the magazine named them as one of "10 New Country Artists you Need to Know." In fall of 2022, Lauren joined the songwriting department staff of her alma mater, Belmont University, as an Instructor of Songwriting in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. In December of the same year, Lauren launched the Happiest Hour podcast. Her guests include well-known recording artists, hit songwriters, film directors, wellness coaches, and creative entrepreneurs. She and her guests pair each episode with a delicious beverage and an easy weekend recipe. Think of it like happy hour -- but better. It's the Happiest Hour!  By summer of 2023, Lauren joined veteran Nashville singer/songwriters Sara Beck and Kimberly Quinn for a full-length album of classic country songs from the 1970's-early 1990's. On the heels of that, Lauren three solo singles of her own.  New music is planned for 2024. You can enjoy Lauren's music and her podcast on all major digital streaming platforms. Information Source: The Westhaven Foundation | eventbrite

Franklin Tomorrow's popular Breakfast With the Mayors, presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners and Gresham Smith, will be held Tuesday, April 29, when Franklin Mayor Dr. Ken Moore and Williamson County Mayor Rogers Anderson will welcome Williamson County Property Assessor Brad Coleman. Williamson County is completing a reappraisal of all property, commercial and residential, and Coleman will offer a snapshot of the potential impacts of the reappraisal on Williamson County property owners and their property tax burdens. During a recent City of Franklin Budget and Finance Committee meeting, Coleman compared the 2024 total assessed value of property in Franklin at $7.6 million to the projected 2025 assessed value of $11.7 million. The City of Franklin's current tax rate is $.3261 per $100 of assessed value, but with the growth in the assessed value, the projected tax rate Coleman told the commission was $.2111. State law requires a reappraisal be "revenue neutral," meaning the certified tax rate may only generate the same amount of tax revenues for the city as the previous year. In Tennessee, agricultural and residential property is assessed at 25% of its appraised value, while commercial is assessed at 40% of its appraised value. Coleman will offer insight into how property owners across the county, not just Franklin, may be impacted, with values in some areas projected to increase by more than 50%. Williamson County Trustee Karen Paris will talk about tax relief programs and Coleman is also expected to discuss the appeals process. Breakfast With the Mayors is held quarterly with the support of presenting partners, Pinnacle Financial Partners and Gresham Smith, as well as our sustaining partners, Atmos Energy, Williamson Health and Ragan Smith, a Pape-Dawson company. The event is free thanks to the generosity of our partners. It will be held at Rolling Hills Community Church, 1810 Columbia Ave., with coffee service by Lyon Leadership Group, the local McDonald's franchisee, as well as breakfast from Puckett's Gro. & Restaurant starting at 7 a.m. Additional support for Breakfast With the Mayors comes from GFiber,FirstBank, Hazen and Sawyer, and UHY Certified Public Accountants. Breakfast With the Mayors begins at 7 a.m. with a 45-minute networking breakfast. The program will begin at 7:45 a.m. and will also be broadcast live on Franklin Tomorrow's website and Facebook pages. Information Source: Franklin Tomorrow | eventbrite