On Dolly Parton's 76th birthday (Wednesday, January 19), the Graduate hotel will host a small birthday week kickoff event from 2-5PM with pop-ups hosted by:
Pandy Cotton Candy
The Tilly Goose
The Cookie Cart
+ photographable moments under a balloon arch install by Rock Paper Scissors
On Saturday, January 22, to keep the week of Dolly fun going, guests of all ages can enjoy a family-friendly celebration fit for a country queen. Graduate Nashville is partnering with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to enjoy a live reading of the children’s book Sir Drake the Brave by author Joy Jordan-Lake, followed by a clay craft led by illustrator Susan Eaddy. Event activities will include:
Pandy Cotton Candy
crafts from The Tilly Goose
Local art from Joanna Dee
cookies from Frosted in Franklin
Clay crafts for kids
Chance to speak with Imagination Library team to learn how to enroll your lil' one
Tickets (can be purchased here) are $10 per family, which directly benefits the Imagination Library program. You can even add a clay craft activity for $5. The book reading will begin at 12 p.m. with the clay craft session following afterwards.
The Facebook event with full details on the Dolly Week celebrations can be found here.