The Franklin Performing Arts Center is kicking off this year’s concert season with one of the area’s most electric and popular bands.
The Woomblies Rock Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the performing arts center, located at 2600 Cumberland Dr. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., and ticket prices are in three tiers: $12, $15 and $20. Online tickets can be purchased at thefranklinpac.ludus.com/index.php.
Woomblies Rock Orchestra is a nine-piece band playing a varied and extremely danceable selection of rock and Motown. In particular, the band’s four-piece string section allows it to capture the grandeur of 1970s rock and R&B.
Friday’s concert starts a string of unique concerts and events at the Franklin Performing Arts Center. Those events include:
Sept. 26: “A Night at the Movies” by the Franklin Community High School band
Oct. 3: Franklin Community High School choir fall concert
Nov. 21-24: “Seussical the Musical”
Dec. 5-6: Franklin Community High School choir Christmas concert
Dec. 7: The Good Lovelies
Dec. 8: The Chordlighters
Dec. 12: Franklin Community High School band holiday concert
Jan. 11: Highway 36 Band
Jan. 31-Feb. 2: “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”
April 25: Dragons and Mythical Beasts
