Full moon pickin’ party, collage workshop, enchanted castles, and more. 
Happy Friday, Franklin. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Franklin Brief serve up everything you need to know for the weekend ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Franklin High students nab gold overseas, a lost track resurfaces on a Nashville artist’s album, and a coworking hub opens with songwriters night — catch up here.
State-level stories: Fayetteville factory expansion to add jobs, Tennessee’s first baby box sees its first surrender, and a Mt Juliet astronaut concludes his NASA career — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Federal judge orders fresh review of gray wolf safeguards, OPEC+ output increase pushes oil under seventy dollars, and a mislabeled pasta recall — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Navigate Parkinson’s journey at hybrid expo
- Shop fresh refugee-grown Asian produce
- Shop school essentials at Nashville craft market
- Join our Saturday book discussion group
- Play bunco to fund library books
- Compare home equity loans for free
🫶 We got your back
Pizza: Tired of your usual takeout? Around Franklin, these pizza spots serve slices so good you’ll want to rethink your toppings game.
Cuisine: Check out these signature bites where Cherokee farming smarts meet African American soul food mastery and Scots-Irish mountain know-how to create Tennessee dishes that hit every craving. You’ll discover there’s more to Volunteer State eats than you ever imagined.
Organizing: You spend a weekend lining up matching containers only to see chaos return three weeks later. Explore sustainable organization tips that work with your messy, beautiful life and help order stick around.
Florist: In need of a last-minute gift, a romantic gesture, or just some color in your life, Franklin Flower House arranges petal-powered masterpieces that speak volumes without saying a word.
Family: An emergency vet visit could cost you $7,000+ (ask me how I know 🙃). From the initial fee just to be seen to x-rays, surgery, medicine, and aftercare, it adds up quicker than a chew toy turns into a crime scene. The good news? You could get up to 90% cash back on your vet bill with this pet insurance plan.
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📆 Around town this weekend
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Today
🌕 Full Moon Pickin’ Party @ Percy Warner Equestrian Barn | Friday (8/8) at 6:00pm – Grab a lawn chair, unleash your inner banjo critic, and mosey over to Percy Warner Park. Local pickers serenade the full moon with bluegrass classics at this all-ages affair, food trucks dish out dinner, and dogs provide the background bark.
🎶 Child’s Anthem: The Music of Toto@ Franklin Theatre | Friday (8/8) at 8:00pm – Still humming ‘Rosanna’ in the shower? This crew of Nashville studio all-stars, led by ex-Toto tour singer Keith Landry, delivers every synth swoop, rock riff, and sweeping ballad with spot on detail and energy. It’s like reliving the ’80s, without the spandex.
This weekend
🚗 German Cars and Coffee@ Carlock Volkswagen of Cool Springs | Saturday (8/9) at 9:00am – Whether you’re there to drool over turbocharged rear-wheel drive or just crave that first cup of joe, German Cars and Coffee lines up VW, Audi, and Porsche beauties alongside live tunes and food trucks. Consider this your ideal Saturday morning pit stop.
📖 Saturday Book Chat @ Spring Hill Public Library | Saturday (8/9) at 10:00am – Saturday Book Chat is the library’s weekend answer for us Thursday escapees, reading the same picks a month apart so we all get a copy. Registration is required, books are first come, first served at the desk, or borrow via TN READS, Libby, or Hoopla.
✂️ Collage Workshop @ Warner Park Nature Center | Saturday (8/9) at 1:00pm – If you’ve been hoarding old magazines, now’s your chance to use ’em. Join the Nashville Collage Collective for a no-registration, supplies-included DIY session, complete with light guidance and zero judgment. Cut, paste, and finally channel your inner artist, whatever your age.
🏰 Enchanted Castles @ Cheekwood Botanical Gardens | Sunday (8/10) at 9:00am – Think adulting means ditching fairy tales? Cheekwood’s gardens beg to differ with five locally built castles, courtesy of Castle Homes, from a Dragon’s Den to a Flower Fairy Palace. Bring your sense of wonder, leave the glass slipper at home.
🎷 Jazz Greats @ Cheekwood Botanical Gardens | Sunday (8/10) at 9:00am – Dust off the cardigan and swing by the gallery for 33 iconic shots of Ella, Louis, and company, frozen in mid-note or backstage banter from the Twenties to the Eighties. It’s a low-key dive into jazz history, minus the trumpet solos in your ear.
Next week
❤️ Masterpiece Art Series: Robert Indiana’s LOVE Sculpture @ Cheekwood Botanical Gardens | Monday (8/11) at 9:00am – If you’ve been craving a dash of iconic pop art in your backyard stroll, swing by Cheekwood to encounter Robert Indiana’s legendary LOVE sculpture in patriotic white, blue, and red. It’s a perfect excuse for fresh air, people-watching, and pretending you’re artsy.
🎲 Bunco For Books @ Better Days Diner | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:00pm – Whether you’ve been rolling dice since tumbleweeds roamed town or need an excuse to catch up with neighbors, our women’s club is throwing Bunco For Books to fund 50 new titles for Spring Hill Library’s 50th anniversary. Tickets are a $20 donation and vanishing fast.
🧠 General Knowledge Trivia @ Fozzy’s Bar & Grill | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:00pm – Think you’ve still got town trivia locked down from all those backyard barbecues? Join your trivia dream team at Fozzys for music, mini-games, a rapid-fire halftime, all controlled from your phone, plus tacos, cold beers, margaritas, and gift card prizes for the sharpest minds.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/8 The Red Wheel @ Factory at Franklin – 6 pm
- 8/8 Phil Barton and more @ Bluebird Cafe – 9 pm
- 8/9 Scott Reeves and more @ Bluebird Cafe – 6 pm
- 8/9 Brooklyn Summer @ Paddle Dog – 7 pm
- 8/9 The Lubben Brothers and more @ Harpeth House – 7 pm
- 8/9 The Pretender @ Mockingbird Theater – 7:30 pm
- 8/10 Live and more @ FirstBank Amphitheater – 6 pm
- 8/10 The Tennessee Warblers @ Bluebird Cafe – 6 pm
- 8/12 Elvis the ’68 Comeback Live! @ Factory at Franklin – 7:30 pm
🏠️ Price is right – Franklin edition
How it works: We’re going to give you some facts about a home for sale, including a picture of the outside, the kitchen, and one additional room. Your job? Guess how much it’s listed for (preferably before you click to find out).
Listed by: Angela Crutcher- (BROKER/REALTOR®) CSP SRES (Westhaven Realty)
A European-inspired exterior sets the stage for this 7-bedroom, 6-bath stunner, where a dramatic spiral staircase makes an entrance of its own, winding from the two-story foyer all the way to the basement. The great room features a showpiece fireplace and custom ceiling details, flowing right into a chef-friendly kitchen and sunny breakfast nook. A butler’s pantry links the kitchen to a formal dining room built for feasts.
Movie nights and game days are handled in the finished basement, while a bonus room upstairs leaves plenty of space for hobbies or homework. Out back, a grilling station and spacious deck keep the party going. The three-car garage is ready for your fleet.
Make your guess, then (and only then)… see how much it costs →
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