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December 2019

Franklin’s Annual Christmas Parade

December 1, 20193:00 pm

828-524-3161 Chamber / Featured

A wonderful tradition falling on the Sunday after Thanksgiving is the procession of the Franklin Christmas Parade. This year's theme will be announced soon.

The Parade floats will line up on Church Street entering Main Street through Town Hall's parking lot. The parade will continue down Main Street, turning left onto Porter Street at the Lazy Hiker. ...

The Balsam Bee

December 3, 20194:00 pm

Historic Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center
51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin NC 28734 828-342-9071 http://www.coweeschool.org

Enjoy live dulcimer music by Phil, John and Sally. Make new friends and catch-up with old ones, breathe in the Balsam and relax. Help cut up Balsam, stuff and sew up pillows, do some early Christmas shopping. It's the Balsam Bee at Cowee! Fundraiser for Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center.

Fraiser Fir Cafe will be serving ...

The Balsam Bee

December 5, 20194:00 pm

Historic Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center
51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin NC 28734 828-342-9071 http://www.coweeschool.org

Enjoy live dulcimer music by Phil, John and Sally. Make new friends and catch-up with old ones, breathe in the Balsam and relax. Help cut up Balsam, stuff and sew up pillows, do some early Christmas shopping. It's the Balsam Bee at Cowee! Fundraiser for Cowee School Arts and Heritage Center.

Fraiser Fir Cafe will be serving ...

Andrew Peterson: Behold the Lamb of God

December 5, 20197:30 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 828.524.1598 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=5&y=2019&evt=1

Dove Award-nominated recording artist, songwriter, filmmaker and award-winning author Andrew Peterson presents his Behold The Lamb Of God tour. Logging multiple sold-out events each year since its inception in 2000, the Christmas tour has become a yearly tradition for Peterson and his band, as well as families and churches across the nation who look forward to attending each holiday season, recounting the Christmas story through song.

NCWorks Community Resource Fair

December 6, 20192:00 pm

Macon County Public Library
149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin NC 28734

Multiple community organizations will be available to to share information on their valuable resources for residents of all ages.

Multiple community organizations will be available to to share information on their valuable resources for residents of all ages.

Christmas Open House – SMCPA

December 6, 20196:30 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 828.524.1598 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=6&y=2019&evt=1

Join us for a special Christmas gathering and openhouse as we introduce our 2020 Season.

Cowee Christmas

December 7, 20199:00 am

Historic Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center
51 Cowee School Drive, Franklin NC 28734 828-342-9071 http://www.coweeschool.org

FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING
For more information contact Claire Suminski at 828-342-9071 or

FREE ADMISSION & FREE PARKING
For more information contact Claire Suminski at 828-342-9071 or

Winter Wonderland Nights

December 7, 20195:00 pm

828-524-2516 Community

Franklin's holiday celebration is held two Saturday nights in downtown Franklin. November 30 and December 7 will feature living window displays, free wagon rides, tree lighting ceremony, music and more.

Franklin's holiday celebration is held two Saturday nights in downtown Franklin. November 30 and December 7 will feature living window displays, free wagon rides, tree lighting ceremony, music and more.

Carenet Benefit Concert

December 8, 20193:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Franklin
26 Church Street, Franklin NC 28734 828-524-3119

The annual benefit concert for CareNet will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 8 at First Presbyterian Church. Admission to the concert is free with a love offering being taken for CareNet. FPC-Franklin will match the first $1,000 of donations. For more information, please contact the church office at 524-3119.

The annual benefit concert for CareNet will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 8 at First Presbyterian Church. Admission to the concert is free with a love offering being taken for CareNet. FPC-Franklin will match the first $1,000 of donations. For more information, please contact the church office at 524-3119.

Steven Curtis Chapman

December 10, 20197:30 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=10&y=2019&evt=1

In a career that has spanned over 30 years, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history with 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five GRAMMYs, an American Music Award, 48 No. 1 singles, selling more than eleven million albums and with ten RIAA-certified gold or platinum albums to his credit.

Steven Curtis Chapman

December 10, 20197:30 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=10&y=2019&evt=1

In a career that has spanned over 30 years, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history with 58 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, five GRAMMYs, an American Music Award, 48 No. 1 singles, selling more than eleven million albums and with ten RIAA-certified gold or platinum albums to his credit.

LeAnn Rimes

December 13, 20197:30 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=13&y=2019&evt=1

LeAnn Rimes is an internationally multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter. Globally, she has sold more than 44 million units, won two Grammy Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of Country Music Awards; one Country Music Association Award and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won "Best New Artist" making her the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award.

LeAnn Rimes is an internationally multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter. Globally, she has sold more than 44 million units, won two Grammy Awards; 12 Billboard Music Awards; two World Music Awards; three Academy of Country Music Awards; one Country Music Association Award and one Dove Award. At 14, Rimes won "Best New Artist" making her the youngest recipient of a Grammy Award. LeAnn recently inked a worldwide deal with RCA UK who recently released her 16th studio album, Remnants. The album dropped on February 3, 2017 in the U.S. and debuted at # 4 on Billboard's Independent Album Chart and peaked at #3 on iTunes overall charts in its first week. The first single released in the U.S. was "Long Live Love", which has peaked at # 1 on Billboard's Dance Chart and held the #1 spot for multiple weeks. While her second dance hit "LovE is LovE is LovE" topped the Billboard Dance Chart at # 1 shortly after it's debut, making this her 3rd career #1 dance chart-topper. Rimes recently released her third installment of her trilogy of love with her latest dance single, "Love Line".
She had her first national hit at age 13 with the 1996 release of Blue, which remained at the #1 spot on Billboard's country albums chart for more than three months. 2016 marked the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Blue. Out of the 42 charting singles she has released throughout her expansive career, LeAnn's song "How Do I Live", ranks #4 on Billboard's "Greatest of All Time: Hot 100 Songs," and it holds the record for being the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 15 of her multi-genre singles are top-10 hits, including "Can't Fight the Moonlight", which went #1 in 11 countries. She had a hand in penning every song on her 2007's release Family, which received two GRAMMY nominations. Her last album with Curb Records, Spitfire, was released in June 2013 and was immediately a critics darling, debuting at #9 on Billboard's Top Country Album chart and #4 on iTunes. An album of greatest hits dance remixes, Dance Like You Don't Give A ....Greatest Hits Remixes, released the summer of 2014 and went to #1 on the iTunes Dance chart. In 2015, LeAnn released her third Christmas album titled, Today is Christmas, which is a follow up to her 2014 album, One Christmas.

SMCPA Singing Christmas Card

December 19, 20197:00 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=19&y=2019&evt=1

Join family and friends as the community comes together to enjoy stories and songs of the Christmas Season.

The Polar Express Movie Party

December 20, 20197:00 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=20&y=2019&evt=1

"It's time to BELIEVE!" The magic of the award-winning film, "The Polar Express" pulls into the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts for a fun-filled Polar Express Pajama Party!

Christmas Back Home – Scott Thompson

December 21, 20197:00 pm

Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts
1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 http://www.greatmountainmusic.com/eventdetail.asp?t=i&m=12&d=21&y=2019&evt=1

Christmas Back Home opened its inaugural season in December 2017 to rave reviews with Scott Thompson and an eight-piece, all-star band of musicians for a new take on timeless holdiay masterpieces.

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