Artist Updates: Toby Keith, Mindy McCready, Ty Herndon, Amy Grant

12th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic Coming in May

Singer, songwriter and entertainer Toby Keith will host the 12th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic, to be held May 15-16, 2015 at Belmar Golf Club and Riverwind Casino in Norman, Okla.

“This event and our USO Tours are the best things we get to do all year,” says Toby Keith. “I’ve been blessed with healthy kids, and I’m more than blessed to bring a bunch of folks together who want to help folks who haven’t. The great time we have – and we do have one, now – is a far distant second to making a difference for kids and families right here where we live.”

Roughly 750 attendees are expected at Friday (May 15) night’s dinner, which will include live and silent auctions. Serving as the evening’s host and auctioneer, Toby also brings in some friends for a musical performance. Live auction items include four tickets to the British Open, a trip to Cabo and a Dallas Cowboys Founders Club experience with private jet.

More than 100 silent auction items include memorabilia from Miranda Lambert, Larry Bird, Jason Aldean, George Strait, Tony Romo, Luke Bryan, The Highwaymen (Cash, Willie, Waylon, Kristofferson), Phil Mickelson, Eli Manning, Roger Clemens, Roger Federer, Jack Nicklaus, Tim Tebow, Ted Nugent, Mia Hamm, Greg Jennings and Nolan Ryan.

Saturday’s twin shotgun golf starts will feature 120 golfers and celebrities in the morning and 144 more in the afternoon. Both will have first and second place winners, and the winner of the Built Ford Tough Shootout will drive off in a new Ford Truck.

Mindy McCready Musical Headed For Los Angeles Opening

Mindy McCready

The life and career of late country singer Mindy McCready will soon be the focus of a new musical production. Beginning May 8, actress Jennifer Blake will star in McCready the Musical, which will run for six weeks at Los Angeles’ Spirit Studio in Silverlake. The project was co-created by Blake and writer/director Jon Bernstein.

The show will feature new arrangements of McCready’s hits, such as “Ten Thousand Angels” and “Guys Do It All The Time.” McCready the Musical will also cover the singer-songwriter’s childhood, early career, and relationships with actor Dean Cain and baseball’s Roger Clemens, among others.

McCready the Musical, starring Blake and band members Brady Harris, Jim Bianco, Michael Ursu and Clinton Pickens, will run through June 12.

For tickets, visit mccreadythemusical.com.

Ty Herndon, Meghan McCain To Host Concert for Love and Acceptance in Nashville

Mindy McCready

Ty Herndon, along with political commentator and author Meghan McCain, will host the inaugural Concert for Love and Acceptance at City Winery in Nashville on June 12.

Additional artists will be announced over the coming weeks. Herndon created the Concert for Love and Acceptance in partnership with GLAAD.

The event will be commemorated by the presentation of the first RALY Awards (Rescue A Life Y’all), which will honor and celebrate individuals and businesses that have demonstrated their support of at-risk youth and saving lives.

Doors will open at 2 p.m., with the show beginning at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at citywinery.com.

Amy Grant Teams With Barefoot Republic Camp

Amy Grant

Amy Grant will host two day camp sessions during this year’s Barefoot Republic Camp, which will be held at Amy Grant’s 400-acre family property, located in Franklin, Tenn. Barefoot at the Farm is for rising K-6th graders, and will take place June 15-19, and June 22-26.

The unique location will allow Barefoot Republic to offer programming its typical day camp sites do not provide. Outdoor adventure, horseback riding and other traditional Barefoot programs like team and extreme sports, music production, STOMP, dance, photography and more will be available.

For more information, visit barefootrepublic.org.