Nashville Benefits

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

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.

January 28th at The Listening Room $10 Donation

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

COUNTRY, POP ARTISTS JOIN FORCES FOR COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT AT MERCY LOUNGE DEC 2

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.