Jeff Bates spent a week in Colombia with Compassion International.
The Judds Benefit for The Franklin Theater
The Judds are playing a concert on Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. to benefit the Franklin Theater. Tickets start at $85 and will go on sale Sept. 23 at www.franklintheatre.com.
Holiday Notes From Home
Nan Kelley and Clay Walker host Holiday Notes From Home at the Opry House with performances by Little Big Town, Lee Ann Womack and a pre-show set by Adam Fisher. Set to tape Thurs., Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., the concert will air as a Christmas special for Armed Forces Radio & Television on Christmas day. Tickets are available here and free parking will be available in the Opry Mills lots.
Jimmy Wayne and VH1 Save The Music
Jimmy Wayne and the Energizer Bunny surprised students at Nashville’s Norman Binkley Elementary School with a keyboard grant worth $30,000, donated by Energizer and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The grant will provide 16 new keyboards for the school. To learn more, please click here.
America’s Greatest Picnic
Music City Honor Flight will hold America’s Greatest Picnic on Sunday, Oct. 2 from noon to 6 p.m. Enjoyed at Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet, TN, the new annual fundraiser supports and honors surviving Middle Tennessee veterans of WWII. The event will feature performances by Bo Bice, Martin Ramey, John Ford Coley, Reverend Zack and the Good News Blues and Greez Monkeez. Along with a children’s carnival and field games, there will also be a public guitar pull, Pickin’ for Patriot. Ticket sales and individual contributions will be donated to the Music City Honor Flight. To learn more or purchase tickets please visit, www.nowplayingnashville.com and www.musiccityhf.org.
30 Days Of Hope
The Listening Room Cafe is hosting a free 30 Days Of Hope event on Wed., Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. The writer’s round will feature more than a dozen successful singer/songwriters such as Brice Long, Bridgette Tatum, Wynn Varble, and Billy Yates. The 30 Days Of Hope show and month-long campaign is to help raise awareness for childhood cancer.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
A group from the Martina McBride Fan Club is coming from five states to walk at LP Field for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on Oct 15. They are inviting members of the industry to walk with them to support the American Cancer Society and breast cancer research. For details, contact Sheila Jones on ?Twitter @teammartina2011 or http://www.teammartina.com?.
