Performing Arts Center
The FSSD Performing Arts Center (PAC) is a beautiful 34,400 square-foot auditorium available to FSSD schools for students to showcase their talents, as well as for the community to use on a rental basis. The PAC is located at the north end of Poplar Grove Middle School and includes a 485-seat auditorium with a multipurpose stage, fly loft, and performance support spaces. Additionally, there are performance areas including changing rooms, a prop shop, and prop and costume storage. In the lobby area, guests may visit the FSSD Legacy Gallery, a space where the district’s long history is celebrated in multimedia displays and a classroom vignette.
Event Calendar
All FSSD schools have access to the Performing Arts Center and reservations are coordinated through the Operations Manager. The Event Calendar provides a brief summary of the event.
Reservations
The Performing Arts Center is currently accepting two types of reservations:
- School- or district-related events reserved by an employee
- Events reserved by outside organizations. We are currently accepting rental requests for May 27-July 31, 2023. We will begin accepting rental requests for the 2023/24 school year beginning April 10, 2023.
The PAC Connector Gallery is also open to reservations. The Connector Gallery is a beautiful, multi-functional space ideal for receptions, meetings, and gatherings of all kinds. This 1000-square-foot room is outfitted with track lighting, portable tables and chairs, and multiple digital screens.
To reserve the PAC or the PAC Connector Gallery, please click the appropriate button below and enter the details of your event.
Performing Arts Center
1030 Excellence Way
Franklin, TN 37069
Franklin, TN 37069
Performing Arts Center Gallery
Legacy Gallery
The Franklin Special School District Legacy Gallery, located inside the PAC adjacent to the lobby, is an interactive exploration of the history, significant events and traditions that make this district and our schools an integral part of the Franklin landscape.
The room is inspired by the FSSD’s rich history of providing an exceptional education to the many families that have walked the halls of our schools for over a century. Visitors will learn about the district’s inception through a vote by the City of Franklin’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen, how the city school district became a “special school district,” the beginning of transportation, black history within the school district and an early 1900s classroom vignette depicting early school life. The interactive table provides a look into the history of all of our schools, past and present.
Through use of compelling and diverse stories, the Legacy Gallery serves as a place for discovery and inquiry, and introduces visitors to the narratives and themes that make the FSSD so special in the Franklin community.