The Tennessee Arts Commission was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly with the special mandate to stimulate and encourage the presentation of the visual, literary, music and performing arts and to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of Tennessee. The mission of the Tennessee Arts Commission is to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. You can find out more at https://tnartscommission.org.

Springer Mountain Farms is a family-owned business nestled in the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with over 50 years of experience in raising chickens.  We exercise great care in all that we do, and our dedication to providing our chickens with a quality life and healthy diet results in a healthier, more delicious chicken for you and your family to enjoy.  You can find out more at https://www.springermountainfarms.com.

Mockingbird Theater is a state-of-the-art music venue managed by Will Jordan and located in the Factory at Franklin Bldg 6. The Mockingbird Theater offers a full bar — serving beer, wine, spirits, and food — as well as special events and productions, with an emphasis on live music. The space hosts bands of all genres on a regular basis.

You can find out more at https://www.mockingbirdtheater.com.

The Legendary Kimbro’s. Kimbro’s opened in 2005 as a pickin’ parlor by songwriter Ron Kimbro. In 2007, Will Jordan became a partner and changed it to a music venue. In 2014 Kimbro retired, handing over the reins to Jordan. Kimbro’s won second place behind The Ryman Auditorium for “Best Live Music Venue” in one of The Tennessean‘s reader’s polls and second place behind The Bluebird for “Best Open Mic” in The Nashville Scene‘s reader’s poll.   You can find out more at https://www.legendarykimbros.com.

Carnes Group LLC is an IT Consulting agency in Franklin, TN that specializes in  infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft Products such as Microsoft 365, Hyper-V, Azure, and AWS.  We developed the Normalized Scoring System used by the Grand Master Fiddler Championship and other fiddle competitions and provide Technology Support to fiddle organizations. You can find out more at https://www.carnesgroup.com/normalized-scoring-system.