Country music star Keni Thomas and Bruce Strassburg of Champion Ford pose for the last time with the GuitarTown 10-foot-tall guitar sculpture which was exhibited at Champion Ford in Nashville before the big GuitarTown Auction Gala on February 23, 2006. Thomas will perform and Champion Ford is the sponsor of this Star-studded event to be held at BMI Nashville. For information on tickets to the GuitarTown Auction Gala call 615-871-4500 Ext 2908. For more information on GuitarTown and how to bid on one of the many sculptures and guitars up for bid go to www.nashvilleguitartown.com 

Bidders can also bid live via on line bidding on eBay or live via television broadcast. To register to bid and/or for more auction information, please visit www.juliensauctions.com.

All proceeds from the auction will benefit four local charities: The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; The DISTRICT; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and the United Way of Nashville.

WHEN:  Thursday, February 23, 2006
              6 PM Red Carpet Arrivals
              Keni Thomas, Special Acoustic Performance
              7:15 PM Live Auction

WHERE:  BMI 
               10 Music Square East
               Nashville, TN.

For More Information and Red Carpet Arrival Press Placements: 
Please Call Kim Dettwiller at (615) 330-5656 or Caroline Galloway at (440) 338-3469

Nashville’s GuitarTown is presented by Gibson Guitar.

The Auction Gala is sponsored by Champion Ford.