Raising money once again for the local Alzheimer’s Association, MS Society and Band Against MS. Come out for a great night filled with not only great music, but an art show by Nashville’s own Amy Bornstein! www.lovebyamy.com One of Amy’s paintings is the current logo for Forget-Me-Not featured above that she created for Forget-Me-Not. As always, musical guests include some of Nashville’s finest artists and songwriters. Confirmed so far are Stealing Angels, Due West, Jason Deere, Marcia Ramirez, Nathan Brumley, Whitney Layne, Steve Rutledge, and Sarah Silva. More artists will be added soon! On percussion will be Matthew Burgess. On fiddle/violin: Michelle Bailey. Come out and support 2 great causes in one evening at the beautiful Listening Room inside Cummins Station! Only $5 for a night filled with great music & art! You don’t want to miss! Reservations recommended by calling (615) 259-3600

GFWC Brentwood Woman’s Club Presents

STEP UP, IT’S A CHARITY AFFAIR

TUESDAY ~ MARCH 9, 2010
10:00 am

BRENTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB

Guest Speaker:

the Lady …the Legend… Brenda Lee

LUNCHEON ~ SILENT AUCTION ~ INFORMATION FAIR

SHOE COMPETITION

SHOE COMPETION RULES:

• Start with a ladies pump with at least a 3” heel.

• Entry must be titled.

• Artist may decorate shoe with “G-rated” theme.

• All work must be original.

• Entry fee of $5.00 made out to the Brentwood Woman’s Club
to be submitted and received by March 1st, 2010.

• Base dimensions must be no larger than 12” by 18”

JUDGING WILL BE BASED ON:
• Originality, Execution, Visually representative of Artist’s title

• Divisions: 9-12, college art student, adult (> 18)

Entry submission and fee must be in by March 1st

Winners will be announced at the Event March 9, 2010

All entries will be displayed

CONTACT: map10@bellsouth.net or 373-1786 for drop-off location

ALL STAR CAST OF MUSICIANS TO GATHER

FOR ‘HELP HAITI LIVE’ ON FEBRUARY 27^TH

Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Amy Grant, Big Kenny and More to Perform Live in Los Angeles and Nashville to Raise Funds for Compassion International’s Continued Relief Efforts

NASHVILLE, TN…2/15/10…One month following the 7.1 earthquake that struck Haiti, an all-star cast of musicians is gathering for “Help Haiti Live,” a two-city ticketed concert event taking place on February 27th, 2010 to benefit Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. The concerts are sponsored by Gaylord Entertainment Company and will be streamed live at HelpHaitiLive.com.

With extraordinary need still existing in the devastated country, Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Amy Grant, Big Kenny, Mat Kearney, Jars of Clay, Rebecca St. James, Brandon Heath, NEEDTOBREATHE, Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz and a to-be-announced special headliner will participate in two concert events, live from Los Angeles at the historic Wiltern Theater and at Nashville’s famed and Gaylord-owned Ryman Auditorium. Produced to inspire live concert and on-line audiences to financially support the relief work of Compassion International in Haiti, all talent and production fees have been donated, along with streaming services (Livestream.com), allowing proceeds to go toward Compassion’s disaster relief fund (more details below).

“This cause has been something our employees have taken very close to heart in recent weeks, and they’re thrilled for Gaylord to be involved in such an inspiring event. We’re also proud to support the generous efforts of all the artists who are donating their time and talent to make this concert a success,” said Colin Reed, Chairman and CEO of Gaylord Entertainment Company.

Tickets for each event will range in price from $25-75 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster locations beginning Monday, February 15^th, as well as through The Ryman box office: 800-745-3000 or ryman.com, and through Live Nation for The Wiltern at http://www.livenation.com/venue/the-wiltern-tickets

Event details include:

Nashville/Ryman Auditorium, 7:30pm cst:

Host: Big Kenny (plus performance)

Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas

Jars of Clay

Mat Kearney

Brandon Heath

Dave Barnes

Matt Wertz

Los Angeles/Wiltern Theater, 7:30pm pst:

Special Guest headliner

Amy Grant

Rebecca St. James

NEEDTOBREATHE

Francis Chan

All net proceeds from HelpHaitiLive.com will go to Compassion International’s Haiti disaster relief fund. All money raised in response to the Haiti earthquake will be used immediately to re-equip Compassion’s local support structure and to provide for the immediate needs of Compassion-assisted children and families.

Compassion has been meeting the physical and spiritual needs of Haitians for more than forty years and will continue to serve them in this time of extreme need. Already Compassion International has supplied more than 15,000 families with clean water, food, blankets, temporary shelter, medical supplies and counseling. Donations will lay bricks, feed, educate, clothe, heal and rebuild Haiti for many months to come.

Compassion International is the world’s largest Christian child development organization that permanently releases children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children in 26 of the world’s poorest countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the individual physical, economic, educational and spiritual needs of children, enabling them to thrive, not just survive. Charity Navigator, America’s largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating “four stars” for eight consecutive years.

“Help Haiti Live” is owned by Compassion International and will be produced by Shaun Groves and Synergy Production Group.

Synergy Production Group creates and produces live events that connect audiences with brands or causes. Offering turn-key event solutions, strategic content development, creative design, audio, video and lighting production,
talent procurement and complete program management, Synergy Production Group is based in Franklin, TN (www.synergyprg.com).

Gaylord Entertainment Company has taken an active and immediate role in supporting earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti. In addition to its involvement in the Help Haiti Live concert event, Gaylord is providing direct aid to family members of employees who live in Haiti through its STAR Assistance Program. The company also provided financial support to the American Red Cross’s relief efforts and is currently working with Harvest Time International in Florida as well as the Salvation Army to transport thousands of pounds of food, clothing, and household goods donated by its STARS (employees) to the hardest-hit areas of the island nation.

ARTIST information:

About Alison Krauss and Union Station: Multiple Grammy winning artist Alison Krauss and Union Station are excited to participate in Compassion International’s Help Haiti Live Concert and webcast from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The band has been on hiatus for a couple of years, and are currently in the studio working on a new album–their first band album since 2004’s Lonely Runs Both Ways. This is one of only a few appearances that the band will make this year.(www.alisonkrauss.com)

About Amy Grant: Amy Grant’s career spans over 25 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality, and philanthropist. Grant has sold more than 30 million albums and won six GRAMMY® Awards in multiple categories, beginning with the platinum selling Age to Age in 1982. She also has six #1 hits, including “Baby, Baby,” and “Every Heartbeat” and is one of only two Christian artists to be awarded a star on the legendary Walk of Fame in Hollywood.(www.amygrant.com)

About BIG KENNY: As one half of the super duo Big & Rich, “Big Kenny” Alphin sold in excess of five million albums, opened sold-out stadium tours for Kenny Chesney, hit the amphitheaters with Tim McGraw, graced the covers of Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Country Weekly and was featured in such magazines as Rolling Stone, People and many others. Also an accomplished songwriter, Big Kenny was named the BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2005, and has written several top 10 hits for artists such as Tim McGraw, Gretchen Wilson, and Jason Aldean. Now, the Culpeper, Virginia, native is celebrating the release of his latest solo effort, The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy, (November 2009). (www.bigkennytv.com)

About Jars of Clay: Jars of Clay launched its breakout career with the multi-format hit “Flood” in 1995. Since then, it’s amassed more than six million in career sales (5 Gold, 2 Platinum and 1 double Platinum certification), 3 GRAMMY Awards (from 8 nominations), an American Music Award nod, 17 No. 1 radio hits, and numerous film credits and BMI honors for songwriting and performing. Compelled to make a difference with needs to around the world, the band founded Blood:Water Mission in early 2002. Blood:water mission empowers communities to work together against the Water & HIV/AIDS crises in Africa. (www.jarsofclay.com and www.bloodwatermission.com).

About Mat Kearney: After spending five years traveling the country establishing himself as a new artist supporting his first release, Nothing Left To Lose, Mat Kearney dug his roots into his new hometown of Nashville, TN, and cultivated the tracks for City of Black & White, released in May 2009 on Aware/Columbia Records. He opened up the writing process to friends and to the community of musicians in Nashville, and crafted hit songs such as “Closer To Love,” “Here We Go,” and “Lifeline.” Kearney was a VH1 You Oughta Know Artist, headlined the first VH1 You Oughta Know Tour, and his video for the single “Nothing Left To Lose” tied the record for the most weeks in rotation (45) on VH1. His songs have received prominent television licensing on popular shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Bones, Friday Night Lights, Army Wives and more. (www.matkearney.com)

About Rebecca St. James: Australian born Rebecca St. James is both a Grammy Award winner and multiple Dove Award recipient, who can count her lead acting role in the November ‘09 film release Sarah’s Choice, among her most recent career highlights. She has received RIAA certified gold album awards—for her ground-breaking album God and her Grammy Award winning project Pray, certified gold in 2006 and has had seventeen Top 10 singles–nine of which have reached the #1 spot on the charts to date. In addition to music, Rebecca is a best selling author, with more than a half dozen books to her credit—including Wait For Me (Thomas Nelson) which has sold more than 100,000 units, Pure(Hachette/Faithwords)which reached Top 10 on the CBA Bestseller List in February 2009 and her latest book, Loved (Hachette/Faithwords)(www.rebeccastjames.com).

About Brandon Heath: Emmy-Award winning, GRAMMY and American Music Award nominated, Brandon Heath holds multiple Dove Awards including the Male Vocalist and Song of the Year (2009) categories. Heath released his sophomore album, What If We (8/2008), yielding two No.1 singles, “Wait and See”, and the blockbuster “Give Me Your Eyes” which was selected by NASA this week as the wake-up song for the orbiting Endeavour shuttle crew on Feb. 8. The album’s third single “Love Never Fails” moves into Top 20 at Billboard’s AC Monitored radio chart this week. Heath’s 2006 debut, Don’t Get Comfortable, produced the radio No.1 hit, “I’m Not Who I Was,” which contributed to his New Artist of the Year Dove Award win. Heath has been covered by The New York Times and “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.” (www.brandonheath.net)

About NEEDTOBREATHE: Formed in 1999, South Carolina based rock band NEEDTOBREATHE made a name for themselves with constant touring. Upon signing to Atlantic, the band released its debut album, “DAYLIGHT” and toured harder than ever following the album’s 2006 release. The band returned the following year with “THE HEAT,” which reached #2 on Billboard’s “Top Heatseekers” chart thanks in part to their top 10 Triple A hit single “More Time” and its inclusion in the movie “P.S. I Love You.” NEEDTOBREATHE recently announced their “Won’t Turn Back Tour” beginning Mar. 3 which celebrates their third album, “THE OUTSIDERS,” released last summer to universal critical acclaim and a top 20 debut on the Billboard Top 200. The “Won’t Turn Back Tour” follows last year’s successful headline tour which included sold-out shows in virtually every market visited. NEEDTOBREATHE has also been invited to play Bonnaroo 2010 this coming summer. (www.needtobreathe.net)

About Dave Barnes: Mississippi-bred, Nashville Based Dave Barnes is not only known for his soulful pop tunes, but also for his comedic story-telling abilities, as can be seen in numerous, frequently-viewed posts on YouTube. Armed with an acoustic guitar, clean-cut good looks and a knack for catchy hooks, Dave Barnes can do it all. (www.davebarnes.com

About Matt Wertz: Over the past 9 years, Nashville resident Matt Wertz has built an incredible story as an independent musician. With four records to his credit and sales of over 75,000, Matt has seen his career grow tremendously through constant touring, commercial radio airplay and having his songs featured in numerous television shows and films. In addition to music, Matt is also passionate about community needs around the world. In 2005, Matt helped launch an organization called the Mocha Club, who’s vision is to provide funding for releif and development projects in Africa. Mocha Club’s five main project areas are: Clean water, Education, Child Mothers, Orphan Care, Healthcare. (www.mattwertz.com)

VENUE information:

About the Ryman Auditorium: A National Historic Landmark, the Ryman Auditorium was built as a church in 1892, served as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943-74, and was completely renovated in 1994. The Ryman is open as a museum during the day and at night continues its more-than-100-year music tradition by offering the best in live entertainment. The Ryman Auditorium is owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that owns and operates Gaylord Hotels and the Grand Ole Opry. (www.ryman.com)

About the Wiltern Theater: The Wiltern Theatre first opened its doors to the action picture crowds on October 7th, 1931. Recognized by the City of Los Angeles as a Historic Cultural Monument, this Art Deco Landmark was refurbished and restored to its creative brilliance in 1985, under the bearing of Bill Graham Presents. Following a famous history of performances and actions, a $1.5 million facelift led to the Grand Re-Opening on October 15, 2002.

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Bid in the Live Auction during the Feb. 19 “Stars In the Round” Show!

On Friday, February 19, 2010, “Stars In The Round” host Brenda Lee will auction off several amazing items during the show — trips to Kiawah Island, SC, and Park City, Utah, one of her own Gold Records and more!

- A five-night stay in a four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath home on South Carolina’s Kiawah Island. This beautiful island home sleeps four couples comfortably and includes all of the amenities. The house is located on the island’s beautiful Vanderhorst Plantation and is a quick drive or bike ride away from the beach. The island includes five championship golf courses (including the famous Ocean Course), access to kids’ camps and activities, family parks, bike trails and wonderful shopping and dining choices. Kiawah also is home to The Sanctuary, one of the nation’s premier resorts. The island is a short drive from historic Charleston, SC, for additional shopping, dining and tourism opportunities. For more island information, visit www.kiawahresort.com. This item is being donated by former Westminster/CIA parents John and Judy Nichols.

- A four-night, five-day stay in a condo at The Silverado Lodge at The Canyons in Park City, Utah. The condo sleeps six and include access to a heated pool, hot tub, sauna, and exercise facility, plus a resort with endless outdoor activities, kids’ camps, dining, spa, and entertainment (priced by resort). A summer family vacation this June could include hiking, biking, rafting, fishing, golf, a day at the amusement park, a quick drive to Robert Redford’s famous Sundance, and hitting favorite tourist spots in the Park City and Salt Lake City areas. Dates also are available for October, November and December (first two weeks only). The winner of this auction item will provide at least two to three date options to the condo owner so that the management company’s bookings can be consulted to determine your travel dates. The Canyons in Park City is an easy 35-minute drive from the Salt Lake City Airport. For additional resort and vacation information, visit www.thecanyons.com and www.parkcityinfo.com. This item is being donated by Dr. Chris Taleghani.

- Several high-value memorabilia items including:
–Brenda Lee Memorabilia Package
*Stage shoes in size three
*Autobiography
*Gold Record of Lee’s hit “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
*T-Shirt, mug, CDs
– A Charlie Daniels gold fiddle
– An autographed guitar (details TBA)

Don’t have a reservation, want to come to the show or need more information? Click here.

About Brenda Lee:  Brenda has sold over 100 million records. She has sold more records than any other woman in the history of recorded music.

She has had more double-sided hits than any other woman in pop music. and charted in more categories (including Pop/Rock, Rock, Easy Listening and Country) than any other female in the history of recorded music.

Brenda is the only female in both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

CountryMusicIsLove is proud to announce the Inaugural CountryMusicIsLove Concert benefiting City of Hope. The intimate, acoustic show featuring Johnny Bulford, Carter Twins, Whitney Duncan, Adam Gregory, Mallary Hope, Jason Jones, Jesse Lee, Caitlin Lynn, Gwen Sebastian, and Matt Stillwell will be held at The Rutledge in downtown Nashville on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7pm. Jon Anthony from Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes Radio” will emcee the event!

Tickets are $15 and 100% of the proceeds will benefit City of Hope. Tickets are on sale now HERE.

CountryMusicIsLove has also teamed up with the Carter Twins to raise additional funds for City of Hope. Fans can now BID to win a date with the Carter Twins and two tickets to the concert.

Click HERE for more information about the auction and HERE for more infomation about the concert event.

About City Of Hope: City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, City of Hope’s research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation. City of Hope is located in Duarte, Calif., just northeast of Los Angeles, and is ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in cancer and urology by U.S.News & World Report. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.

7 PM til 10 PM

Benefiting Savannah who has Stage IV metastatic Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma–a very rare & aggressive type of childhood cancer–Rhabdo for short. She was initially diagnosed at age 5 on Feb. 2, 2006. She’s battling for the 3rd time.

PERFORMERS INCLUDE:

Keith Anderson – Pickin’ Wildflowers, Everytime I Hear Your Name & more!

Dean Sams:  Lonestar !

Gary Burr: Hits w/Randy Travis,Patty Lovelace etc…plays with Ringo!!!

Georgia Middleman: Hits w/Keith Urban and Sara Buxton

Brian White: 13 #1 tunes. “I’ve Been Watchin You”,”Rough And Ready”

Lisa Carver: hit’s w/ Jewell,Tim McGraw,Sugarland,Reba …long list :)

Cory Batten: had two #1’s in 2009 for Blake Shelton and Chris Young

Brice Long: Has Gary Allens “Today” out now.”Anything Goes” Randy Howser.

Chas Sandford: Wrote “Missing You”.Plus tunes w/Fleetwood Mac,Tina Turner

Billy Yates: Hits w/George Jones,G Strait,S Evans,J Nichols,K Chesney,DA Coe

Karyn Williams-White: Has a book out and is an incredible singer/songwriter

Pete Sallis: Hits w/Rodney Adkins and Bucky Covington,2006 CCMA honors

Gary Talley: Member of the Boxtops from the 60’s. Famous for “The Letter” and made his TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Also played w/The Doors.

Rod Janzen: Wrote “Slow And Easy” for Dierks Bentley and his lead guitar player

Karie Jennings: SONGS FOR THE CURE award winner. Awesome Southern rock.

Want you to know….this night is gonna rock!! Hosted by Storme Warren from GAC….Great Amercian Country.

Streamed live on www.uaradio.net or . feel free to check us out at www.songsforthecurenashville.com

Artists Leigh Nash, Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Canaan Smith, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby and other special guests perform at Nashville music club to raise funds and awareness for Compassion International’s Global Food Crisis Fund.

On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:30 pm, many of Nashville’s country and pop artists will perform at Music City’s Mercy Lounge, with the goal of raising funds and awareness for the Global Food.

Crisis Fund, an initiative of Compassion International, a leading Christian child advocacy ministry.  Tickets for the 18-and-over benefit are $10 in advance and at the door; all proceeds from the benefit will go towards assisting children and families affected by the global crisis, specifically in the most needed areas of the world where Compassion serves (see below for links for more information).

Artists scheduled to appear include Sixpence None The Richer’s Leigh Nash, Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby, Alathea and other special guests. Radio veterans Tony Randall and Kris Rochester from the new national syndicated morning show “Tony and Kris in the Morning” will host the event.

Organizing the Dec. 2 event is Nashville music industry consultant Mike Severson, who does Artist and Radio Relations for Compassion International. “We have taken several of these artists on Compassion trips to see the work being done to rescue children from poverty and give them hope,” said Severson. “Every artist upon return wanted to do something relevant to make a direct impact on the lives of the world’s most vulnerable.  As we began to talk about long term strategies, there was an overwhelming consensus to put their passion and talent to immediate use in a way that will not only help those in critical need, but also raise awareness of that need.  That’s what this show is all about.”

“Compassion has been involved within the music industry for over 30 years and now is forming partnerships within the country and pop formats,” Severson continued.  “Artists have such a powerful voice and Compassion provides a platform where they can truly make a life changing impact whether it is through our holistic Child Development Program or one of our intervention programs such as the Global Food Crisis Fund.”

For more information about the Mercy Lounge Benefit on Dec. 2, please contact Mike Severson at mikeseverson@comcast.net.

Tickets are available online and can be purchased here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=603975

For more information about the venue, Mercy Lounge:  www.mercylounge.com.

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Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from economic, social, spiritual, and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education and health care. Today, Compassion helps more than 1 million children in 26 countries.  Go to www.compassion.com for more information.