2nd Annual Bluebird In The Boro March 2-4

Feb 26, 2015 at 08:51 am by bryan


The inaugural Bluebird In The Boro concert series was a big hit in 2014, and it's coming back March 2 to 4, 2015! This second annual event will bring the Bluebird Cafe experience to Rutherford County with a dozen hit songwriters coming together to support nonprofit Alive Hospice. Tickets can be purchased online at www.AliveHospice.org/boro.

The 2nd Annual Bluebird In The Boro concert series will be held at Mayday Brewery again this year and is presented by Reeves-Sain and Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital with support from additional sponsors.

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Featured artists include Murfreesboro's own Tim James and Dan Couch as well as songwriters Marshall Altman, Dylan Altman, Jeff Cohen, Kendell Marvel, Marla Cannon, James Slater, Caitlyn Smith, Phil Barton, Matt Warren and Phil O'Donnell.

Each has an impressive list of chartbusters to their names with songs recorded by Garth Brooks, Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Lorrie Morgan, Jason Aldean, LeeAnn Womack, Rascal Flatts, Dolly Parton, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Cheryl Cole, Eric Paslay, Eli Young Band, Joe Nichols, Jake Owen, Blake Shelton, Tracy Byrd, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sugarland, Josh Groban, Big and Rich, the Spin Doctors and many others.

True to the Bluebird Cafe experience, each evening will feature four songwriters "in the round" (in a circle at the center of the room with the audience seated around them). Tickets are $100 and will include dinner from Five Senses, a Murfreesboro favorite. Proceeds will support the building of Alive Hospice's services in Rutherford County.

The 2nd Annual Bluebird in the Boro concert series will feature:

  • Monday, March 2 at 6 p.m.: Marshall Altman, Dylan Altman, Matt Warren, Marla Cannon
  • Tuesday, March 3 at 6 p.m.: Jeff Cohen, James Slater, Caitlyn Smith, Phil Barton
  • Wednesday, March 4 at 6 p.m.: Tim James, Dan Couch, Phil O'Donnell, Kendell Marvel

The concert series will also include something new this year: a silent auction featuring an acoustic guitar signed by each of the event's participating songwriters. The instrument was donated by Taylor Guitars, one of the world's leading manufacturers of premium acoustic and electric guitars, in support of Alive Hospice.

Alive Hospice receives tremendous community support

Supporting Alive Hospice as presenting sponsors of Bluebird In The Boro are Reeves-Sain and Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital.

"Reeves-Sain is truly blessed to have the opportunity to partner with Alive Hospice on the 2nd Annual Bluebird In The Boro, bringing the unique Bluebird Cafe experience to Rutherford County. Not only is the event a great time, but it also benefits an extraordinary cause with all proceeds benefiting Alive Hospice's services in Rutherford County," said Reeves-Sain Co-Owner Rick Sain.

"As we continue to enhance the availability of various health care services in our region, Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to support Alive Hospice and Bluebird In The Boro," said Gordon Ferguson, CEO at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. "It was a great event last year and I know it will be just as fun this year."

Bluebird In The Boro is part of The Bluebird Cafe's ongoing support of Alive Hospice. It began 22 years ago with The Bluebird's very first fundraiser for Alive Hospice, a concert series that continues each January in Nashville. The inaugural Bluebird In The Boro in 2014 raised more than $30,000 for Alive Hospice in just three nights. Alive Hospice hopes to exceed that amount in March 2015.

"Alive Hospice's work in our Middle Tennessee community is so important," said Erika Wollam Nichols, GM of The Bluebird Cafe. "We're excited to continue The Bluebird Cafe's presence in Rutherford County for this benefit. The local support for last year's event in the Boro was overwhelming, and we are delighted to be involved in this outreach for a second year."

"Music touches everyone in a profound way, and Bluebird In The Boro will help ensure that everyone can be touched by something equally profound in times of need: the care that Alive Hospice provides," said Alive Hospice President and CEO Anna-Gene O'Neal. "Our community made our inaugural event a tremendous success last year, and we couldn't be more excited about this year's event. It doesn't get any better than phenomenal music for a wonderful cause, and we hope to see everyone at Mayday Brewery March 2nd, 3rd and 4th!"

Alive Hospice is a nonprofit organization with a Murfreesboro team of caregivers based on Medical Center Parkway. When a cure is no longer possible, Alive Hospice provides pain and symptom management for patients to maximize quality of life. It also provides emotional and spiritual support for the entire family. Additionally, Alive Hospice provides grief support services for anyone who has been touched by a loss and community education on end-of-life matters.

Alive Hospice was founded in 1975 and was the first hospice provider in Tennessee and the Southeast, and one of the nation's earliest hospice programs.

Sponsors of the 2015 Bluebird in the Boro concert series include Reeves-Sain, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, The Bluebird Cafe, Cowan Benefits Inc., Barbara Futter & Philip DeBusk, Mayday Brewery, Regions Bank, Tennessee Pediatrics, Tots' Landing Learning Centers, VIP Murfreesboro and Middle Tennessee Public Radio WMOT 89.5 FM.

Alive Hospice would like to express special thanks to The Bluebird Cafe and the 2015 Bluebird In The Boro participating songwriters for their ongoing support.

About Alive Hospice

Alive Hospice is a nonprofit organization that provides care and support for terminally ill patients and their families; grief support services; and community education in 12 Middle Tennessee counties. The agency's Murfreesboro Team of caregivers, based on Medical Center Parkway, provides care and services in 5 counties: Rutherford, Bedford, Cannon, Coffee and DeKalb counties. Alive Hospice was founded in 1975, making it the first hospice program in Tennessee and one of the nation's earliest. For more information, call 615-327-1085 or visit www.AliveHospice.org.

About The Bluebird Cafe

The Bluebird Cafe is one of the world's preeminent listening rooms gaining worldwide recognition as a songwriter's performance space where the "heroes behind the hits" perform their own songs; songs that have been recorded by chart-topping artists in all genres of music. For more information and reservations, visit www.BluebirdCafe.com.

About Reeves-Sain

A Murfreesboro institution since 1980, Reeves-Sain is a family-owned business offering comprehensive pharmaceutical care; specialized medical equipment and supplies; a gift shop; and award-winning milkshakes at the Reeves-Sain Soda Shoppe. Its guiding principles: providing the best customer service and patient care available today. For more information about Reeves-Sain, call 615-278-0770 or visit www.reevessain.com.

About Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Saint Thomas Health is Middle Tennessee's faith-based, not-for-profit health care system united as one healing community. With more than 6,500 associates, Saint Thomas Health is focused on transforming the health care experience and helping people live healthier lives, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable. The regional health system includes - Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery, Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro and Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital in Centerville - as well as four hospitals in the Capella-Saint Thomas Health network. A comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities complement the hospital services and cover a 68-county area. Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.STHealth.com.

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