Gibson Foundation’s “Night Out for Nashville” –
An Evening for Music City Flood Relief
Set for Friday, June 18, 2010 Throughout City
Citywide Music City Flood Relief Gibson Donation Banks Stationed in Key Locations For Final Push
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus to be Stationed at Hard Rock Café for Public Tours and Silent Auction of an Epiphone Guitar Signed by the Black Eyed Peas to Raise Money for Flood Relief
For the past month Gibson Guitar and the Gibson Foundation have placed Music City Flood Relief Donation Banks throughout Nashville at landmark venues and businesses to help aid the victims of the recent Nashville floods. The donation banks created from actual Gibson guitar cases have been placed throughout the city for visiting patrons to make a donation to help aid the thousands of people who have been left homeless and without the basic necessities of everyday life. 100% of all proceeds will benefit the flood victims in Nashville and surrounding affected areas. On Friday, June 18, a final push to raise funds for the banks will be conducted through the citywide event “Night Out for Nashville” – An Evening for Music City Flood Relief. All participating businesses and venues with donation banks will rally this day and night to host simultaneous final encouragements for donations to be made to the guitar banks. Music events and special incentives, including the addition of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus onsite at the Hard Rock Café for public tours throughout the day, will encompass the close of this evening with all donations made to the guitar case banks going directly to the Gibson Foundation Flood Relief Programs.
Businesses and venues where donation banks can be found are below. Please visit each business and venue’s website for more information on details for Friday, June 18:
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One of the many Music City Flood Relief Donation Banks created from actual Gibson guitar cases as seen at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitor’s Center. |
Nashville Convention and
Visitors Bureau Visitor's Center
Located in the Bridgestone Arena
501 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203 |
Diana’s Sweet Shoppe
318 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37201 |
Gibson Café
Located in the Nashville International Airport
Nashville, TN 37214 |
Embassy Suites Hotel at Vanderbilt
1811 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203 |
Hotel Indigo
1719 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203 |
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Venues:
Hard Rock Café
100 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37201 |
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37219 |
Douglas Corner Cafe
2106 8th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37204 |
Cannery Ballroom
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN 37203 |
Mercy Lounge
1 Cannery Row
Nashville, TN 37203 |
Rocketown
522 5th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203 |
3rd and Lindsley
816 3rd Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37210 |
The 5 Spot
1006 Forrest Ave.
Nashville, TN 37206 |
Dan McGuiness
1538 Demonbreun St.
Nashville, TN 37203 |
Listening Room Cafe
209 10th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203 |
12th and Porter
114 12th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37203 |
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The Gibson guitar case banks will be placed in area establishments in Nashville through June 18, 2010, when the initiative will culminate in a final push to raise funds through a sponsored event titled “Night Out for Nashville” – An Evening for Music City Flood Relief. All participating businesses and venues with donation banks will rally this day and night to host simultaneous final encouragements for donations to be made to the guitar banks. Music events and special incentives will encompass the close of this evening with all donations made to the guitar case banks going directly to the Gibson Foundation Flood Relief Programs. Night Out for Nashville is supported by Gibson Foundation, Nashville CVB, Next BIG Nashville, American Songwriter, and the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.
Beginning at Noon on Friday, June 18, the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will be stationed in front of the Hard Rock Café and will be open for public tours. The Lennon Bus a non-profit state-of-the-art mobile Pro Audio and HD video recording facility that provides hands-on experiences for students of all ages. As part of the flood relief effort, the Lennon Bus will be hosting a silent auction on site at the Hard Rock Café of an Epiphone acoustic guitar signed by the Black Eyed Peas. 100% of the proceeds from this auction will also go to the Gibson Foundation’s Flood Relief efforts. Furthering their support, in conjunction with The School of Audio Engineering (SAE) Institute in Nashville, The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus will also be announcing the establishment of the Dan Brown Memorial Scholarship. Dan Brown was a promising student and aspiring musician and engineer at SAE Nashville who lost his life in the 2010 Nashville flooding. In his memory, SAE is offering one full scholarship to a deserving student. Eligibility will be based on both need and merit and administered by SAE Institute in association with the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.
Night Out for Nashville is supported by Gibson Foundation, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Next BIG Nashville, American Songwriter Magazine, Lightning 100, and the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. For more information on “Night Out for Nashville” please go to www.gibson.com/nightoutfornashville.
For more information on Gibson Foundation’s on-going efforts with Flood Relief please go to www.gibson.com or www.gibsonfoundation.org. Founded in 2002, the Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health & welfare causes. Follow Gibson at http://twitter.com/gibsonlifestyle or http://www.facebook.com/GibsonGuitar.
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Details and updates on the Gibson guitar case banks will be posted here regularly each week.
For more information on Gibson Foundation’s on-going efforts with Flood Relief please go to
www.gibson.com or
www.gibsonfoundation.org. Founded in 2002, the Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organizations in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health & welfare causes. Follow Gibson at
twitter.com/gibsonlifestyle or
www.facebook.com/GibsonGuitar
CONTACTS:
Caroline Galloway, GIBSON GUITAR, caroline.galloway@gibson.com, 615-423-4904
Cie Hoover, GIBSON GUITAR, cie.hoover@gibson.com, 615-260-8835