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HMS Market Day

When: Friday, December 3, 2010: 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Where: Heritage Middle School Cafe and Gym, Thompson's Station, TN (Just south of Franklin, TN) Cost of Table $25 (if paid by November 1st a business card size advertisement will be put included in our school Directory). The PTO will supply the table. Each Vendor is responsible for the decor of their table. Also if power supply is needed for your table please let us know how many plugs you will require.

When: Friday, December 3, 2010: 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Where: Heritage Middle School Cafe and Gym, Thompson's Station, TN (Just south of Franklin, TN)

Cost of Table $25 (if paid by November 1st a business card size advertisement will be put included in our school Directory). The PTO will supply the table. Each Vendor is responsible for the decor of their table. Also if power supply is needed for your table please let us know how many plugs you will require. If there are any other special requirements for your table please let us know when you send in your agreement, business card and payment. We will start on the layout of the venue next week. We also hope to have a map available to all paid entrants.

New to our Community Market Day we have added Door Prizes!! These items will also be listed on the map.

We are working hard to keep the tables unique and the price down. This event is a community event and all schools will be invited. We will be advertising in all the local papers, our school website, the WCS infocus newsletter and we will have banners on Highway 31 and in many local yards (small versions of this will be available if you have a store front or would like to put on your webpage).

If you know of a business that may be interested in renting a table PLEASE forward this information to them. We are not renting duplicates tables. This is a first come first serve basis. So if you see that we do not a table in a certain category and know of someone that may want to participate remember the vendor that contacts us first gets the spot! If your church youth group would like a table please have them contact us!

We will be selling dinner plates for $5 a plate. We are still working on the logistics of dinner. Admission is free for students and ADULT admission is only $2. Our school directories will be going out before Thanksgiving (God willing) and the back cover of the directories will be an Advertisement for MARKET DAY! Again all vendors which pay before November 1st and have included a business card these will go in our school directory.

Please contact Julie Costa for more information:

Julie Costa Meadows
1178 McCoury Lane

Spring Hill, TN 37174

615 336-9460

Here is a list of businesses that have signed up if you are a confirmed vendor with all pertinent information received, I have printed your name in bold print

Mary Kay, Melody Morris *

Silpada Jewelry, Kellee Beckler

Tupperware, Rikki Hack *

Pampered Chef, Kristi Westbrooks *

BC Day Spa

Monogramming/hair bows, Katie Branham (business card needed)

Allergy Doctor, Dr. Owen

Happy Hooves and Paws ~Pet Sitter

Hand made Scarves, Kimi Brinkman

Polka Dotz Gift Store
Artist, Sher Fick
HMS Spirit Wear, Suzanne Strong & Asa Wingerter

IHS Spirit Wear, Dawn Adams

Premier Jewelry, Cathy Harter (business card needed)

31 Bags, Cathy Lynn
O'Charley's Restaurant
Hand painted signs and frames by Jolie,Vickie Hubbell

Financial Planner, Jason Armbruster

Allstate Insurance, Tim Hollander

Logan's Restaurant

neighbordog.com A NEW family friendly Social Network (Business Card needed) Andrea McCurry

The Paper Princess ~ Personalized Stationery

Christmas Mailbox wreathes

Creative memories~Tracy Ryan

Photographer (we actually do have two photographers and they have agreed to this)

Photography by Marion

Pocket Lights, Lauren Robertson (I have not been up to HMS in a few days and I believe the rest of your items are there)
Celebrating Home, Suzanne Bradley (spoke with you on the phone today )

Animal Creations, Suzanne Bradley

Kathy Carney unique Spirit Wear tote bags

Willow House (Formerly Southern Living)~ Amy Bobo

PD Promotions

Unique Bulletin Boards by Dawn and Michelle

Rodan + Fields Skin Care (I have been in touch with you)

Artist that does commisions and wall murals

Java and gift baskets, Deedre Carroll

Hand crafted watches and chalkboards ~ Kirsten Reed (business Card needed)

Destress Me out~Refurbished/Distressed furniture

Chiropractor ~ Jeremy Johnson

Gayle Billington photographer

Music lessons & Internet marketing~ Bob Gerstenberger

Tushy Rolls ~ Myra Chinn washable absorbent decorative changing pads

Carters Creek Station Antiques, Linda Jones
XO Cai Healthy Chocolate, Timothy Zehr
Dog trainer ~ Stephanie Reifsnider

Scentsy Wickless, Mary Kay Michels
Melaleuca, the Wellness Company, Peggy Evans
Asian Productions -Vimeo Channel, Bart Conover
Judy Hooper, Author
A Cake Boutique, Becca Whitaker
Sincerely Soldered, Custom Photo Jewelry pendants and ornaments)

STEVEN J. GREIL TAPPED TO LEAD HISTORIC FRANKLIN THEATRE

LONGTIME ARTS EXECUTIVE BRINGS PASSION

FOR FILM AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

FRANKLIN — The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced the selection of Steven J. Greil, one of Tennessee’s best-known arts executives and events producers, as the new managing director of the historic Franklin Theatre.

Greil, former head of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), The Nashville Symphony, and a 15-year veteran of the music industry, will oversee the Franklin Theatre’s ongoing restoration, lead the Main Street landmark through its start-up phase, and then manage day-to-day operations. Following the restoration, the theater will operate as a 350-seat film, music and event venue, and anchor downtown Franklin’s ongoing revitalization.

“Steven’s integrity, his management experience in the arts, and his passion for film, music and live entertainment, make him the perfect fit for this job,” said David Garrett, president of the Heritage Foundation. “We’re pleased that he’s going to lead the re-emergence of the Franklin Theatre, and we’re grateful for the community’s continued trust and confidence in this exciting project.”

Greil’s selection caps a four-month executive search led by the Heritage Foundation and the Center for Nonprofit Management. The foundation’s board of directors unanimously chose Greil based on his successful track record leading high-profile arts and entertainment venues, building community support, and overseeing complex capital-renovation projects.

Greil served as president and CEO of TPAC from 1994 to 2005. Prior to leading TPAC, he was executive director of the Nashville Symphony Association. More recently, Greil worked as a marketing and event-management consultant, a real-estate professional in Nashville with Zeitlin and Company, and was one of the producers of August Wilson’s final play, Radio Golf, on Broadway in New York. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University.

“I am excited to join the team at The Heritage Foundation in bringing back the historic Franklin Theatre,” Greil said. “Going back to its historic name signifies that we will be much more than a cinema. I believe the Franklin Theatre will be ‘the hub’ of the arts in Williamson County. “Middle Tennessee is blessed with a fantastic arts community. We hope we will become ‘the little sister’ to the major arts institutions in Nashville like TPAC, The Nashville Symphony, Nashville Ballet, Nashville Opera, the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, and the many other excellent theater companies and performing arts groups.”

Greil said he is excited about the Heritage Foundation’s commitment to install premium sound, lighting and projection systems in the renovated facility.

“All of the artists and musicians that make Middle Tennessee and Williamson County their homes are going to be able to play with ‘the best and the newest toys’ of their craft at the Franklin Theatre,” Greil said.

The Franklin Theatre opened in 1937 and enjoyed a continuous run as Main Street’s movie theater until rising property values forced a significant rent increase in 2007. Also, the building had deteriorated and needed a complete restoration. The Heritage Foundation embarked on a major fundraising campaign lead by Emily Magid, Cal Turner and the Martin Foundation and raised more than $6 million to purchase and renovate the two buildings. Construction work is well underway with a projected opening date in spring 2011. Greil will be working in the Heritage Foundation’s offices at the Five Points Post Office until the Franklin Theatre construction is complete.

“I look forward to working and playing with a whole new group of arts patrons and community minded citizens,” Greil said. “The citizens of Franklin and Williamson County have already demonstrated their commitment to historic preservation and to downtown vitality. The Franklin Theatre will bring the lights back on Main Street and become a new cultural destination for all of middle Tennessee, and hopefully the World.”

The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County is a 43-year-old nonprofit association with the mission to protect and preserve the architectural, geographic and cultural resources of Franklin and Williamson County and continue the revitalization of downtown Franklin in the context of historic preservation. For more information, see www.historicfranklin.com.

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