Franklin Theatre Begins Gradual Reopening Plan
The theater is currently open for private rentals and will bring back limited-capacity weekend movies, as well as in-person and streaming performances through June.by BWW News Desk
After going dark to public performances last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN, parent organization of The Franklin Theatre, is excited to announce the theater s phased reopening plan for 2021.
Currently the theater is open for private rentals, including Monday nights through April where another local non-profit, Studio Tenn, is hosting its popular virtual talk show: Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy. In addition, as part of its mission to be a platform for local philanthropy, The Franklin Theatre is currently working in partnership with local video production companies and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) to provide an opportunity for non-profits to film affordable p
Tornado victims benefit from donations to Community Foundation
So far, the tornado relief fund by the Community Foundation has raised close to 13 million dollars. More than half of that has gone directly to nonprofits and other groups to help those in need.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â Within hours after the tornado hit Middle Tennessee one year ago, NewsChannel 5 partnered with the Community Foundation to set up a disaster relief fund and you responded.
So far, the fund has raised close to $13 million. More than half of that has gone directly to non-profits and other groups to help those in need like Josh and Tabitha Mundy. Theyâll never forget the early morning hours of March 3, 2020.
It’s a beautiful, sunny day today in Nashville, one that also marks the 365-day deluge of devastation for Middle Tennessee including the city’s restaurants and bars over 40 of which were damaged or devastated by the March 3 tornado in 2020. And that was just the beginning.
No one needs a reminder of what it was like to live through the sounds of the midnight tornado that ripped through 50 miles of town one year ago, and certainly not of the heartbreaking loss of life and hundreds of homes, restaurants, and other businesses that came to light with the sunrise that March morning. Those are images that many find triggering, even more so after the year that unfolded in Nashville. The tornado was the natural tragedy that began the 2020-2021 year, which also included the coronavirus pandemic, a social justice reckoning and protests, a derecho, a Christmas morning bomb, and an ice storm that all furthered the overwhelming toll on the city’s once-bustling restaurant and tourism in
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Bill Frist Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Bill Frist, heart and lung transplant surgeon and former Senate majority leader.
Personal
Birth place: Nashville, Tennessee
Father: Thomas Frist Sr., physician
Mother: Dorothy (Cate) Frist
Children: with Karyn (McLaughlin) Frist:
Bryan Edward, 1987; Jonathan McLaughlin, 1985; William Harrison Jr., 1983
Education: Princeton University, A.B. in health policy, 1974; Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1978
Religion: Presbyterian
Has performed more than 200 heart and lung transplant procedures.
Serves as co-chair on the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Project.
Currently holds the position of adjunct professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine. Frist is also a clinical professor of surgery at Meharry Medical College.