AKALI® Project Athena Racing Series - Saturday, August 28th
NASHVILLE - Nashville is home to a full-scale 42-foot Athena statue, a replica of the one from ancient Greece. On August 28, Percy Warner Park expects hundreds of Athenas to participate in run/walk events to raise money for Project Athena Foundation. All participants receive AKALI® performance water, a Merrell Tech shirt and a unique performance medal with detachable Athena charm. The Nashville Striders, a non-profit running club with over 1,000 members, will provide ChampionChip timing services.
15K God/Goddess Race. 7:00 a.m. Men and women can run or walk 9.32 miles. This timed event is open to individuals and teams (2-6people). One time will be posted when all members of team cross the finish line.
6K(ish) Athena Team Trek. 8:30 a.m. This adventure “scavenger hike” is exclusively for women, with 2-6 members on each team. Participants move from station to station, dancing to the Electric Slide, swinging hula hoops, and competing in other activities.
Merrell Mini Athena & Mini Zeus Kidz Challenge. 9:30 a.m. Children 12 and under can showcase their skills on a ¼-mile obstacle course. Ozzie from the Nashville Sounds will be present to encourage all children to have fun.
Saturday, August 28th PERCY WARNER PARK Hwy 100 & Old Hickory Rd, Nashville, TN 37221
It’s the BATTLE OF THE BANDS AT ROCK CREEK PARK
LEWISBURG - The 2nd Annual Battle at Rock Creek battle of the bands competition returns to Rock Creek Park in Lewisburg starting in August and leading up to the Goats, Music and More Festival on Oct. 8th, 9th and 10th, 2010.
Last year, twelve bands from across the region competed for the chance to play as an opening act at the Goats, Music and More Festival with the winner, Tyterope, of Chapel Hill, taking home the grand prize. This year, twelve more bands will compete for the Battle at Rock Creek title beginning with three bands on August 28th at Rock Creek Park in Lewisburg. The next three bands hit the stage on Sept. 4th followed by three more bands on Sept. 18th and the final three taking the stage on Sept. 25th. All Battle at Rock Creek shows are free admission so just bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music beginning at each night at 7 p.m. except for the Sept. 4th show.
On Sept. 4th, a special Battle at Rock Creek Show will be held as Buddy Jewell will headline the event to help raise money for the Caney Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
Buddy Jewell burst onto the country music scene in 2003 when he won the coveted title of USA Network’s first ever Nashville Star. A true crowd favorite from the premiere episode to the finale, TV audiences and critics alike fell in love with Buddy Jewell’s gentility, enthusiasm and true musical passion.
Buddy’s self-titled debut album on Columbia Records was certified gold, and garnered two back-to-back top five hits with “Sweet Southern Comfort” and “Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey’s Song.)” Buddy Jewell debuted at #1 on the Top Country Album charts, and was recognized by the ACM, CMA and CMT Awards with multiple nominations.
At the time of this writing, Buddy’s current single “Somebody Who Would Die For You” is number 2 on the Power Source Christian Country Chart as well as enjoying its second week at the top position on Chart Country in April 2010. “Somebody Who Would Die For You” is available through several on line retailers including iTunes.
The Battle at Rock Creek will begin at 5 p.m. on Sept. 4th followed by Buddy Jewell in a benefit concert for the Caney Springs Volunteer Fire Department who will be raising money to assist in its formation.
There is still a few band slots left for any bands who would like the chance to compete. One band winner from each night of competition will advance to the Oct. 7th show at Rock Creek Park for the semifinals. The two band winners from that night will open the Goats, Music and More Festival show on Friday, Oct. 9th for headliner Johnny Lee. Lee and the Urban Cowboy Band are best known for the smash hit song, “Lookin’ for Love,” the theme for the movie, “Urban Cowboy.”
The winner of the Battle at Rock Creek will be announced following Johnny Lee’s performance and will win $2,000 with the Runner-up band taking home $500.
The Battle at Rock Creek proved a fan favorite last year providing music in the park on a Saturday night for folks from Marshall and surrounding counties. If you didn’t catch the talent last year, come out on August 28th, September 4th, September 18th or September 25th to vote for your favorite as the Battle at Rock Creek winner.
For more information on the shows or to put your band in the lineup of contestants, contact the City of Lewisburg at (931) 359-1544.
BARNSTORMER OPENS MARCH 2011 AT DOLLYWOOD!
DOLLYWOOD - Take to the sky high above Dollywood next season with the new Barnstormer family thrill ride!
Enjoy the same breathtaking moments that daring stunt pilots of the 1920s might have experienced as they zoomed over the fields of nearby farms. The $5.5 million Barnstormer features two pendulum arms with seating for 32 riders.
Seated back to back, riders travel progressively higher on each swing of the Barnstormer’s massive arms, reaching a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour and 230 degrees of rotation. At its peak, the Barnstormer reaches a staggering 81 feet in the air!
Located adjacent to the Mountain Slidewinder, the Barnstormer rests amid a big, red barn, creating a huge, barnyard-themed area which includes a 22-foot by 16-foot bi-plane play area as well as a pig pen water play area for children.
Get ready for Dollywood’s new aerial sensation—the Barnstormer—opening March 2011!
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Shakespeare Festival's 23rd annual Shakespeare in the Park offers delightfully witty comic theatre under the stars with this summer's production of "Love's Labor's Lost" Aug. 19th - Sept. 12th at Centennial Park. Performances run Thursday through Sunday evenings and Labor Day Monday.
This year, the festival's artistic director Denice Hicks presents her interpretation of Shakespeare's "Love's Labor's Lost," a witty romantic comedy of almost-fairy tale proportions about Cupid, courtship and confusion. The play begins as four young men take an oath to dedicate the next three years to strict study - renouncing the distractions of love on the same day that four beautiful women arrive in town.
"Love's Labor's Lost" is rarely produced because of its unconventional, reality-based ending. "One of the male characters actually says, ‘Our wooing doth not end like an old play.' As a director, that makes this story fresh and fun to tell," Hicks said.
To highlight the play's themes of repressed impulses and restrictive rules about interaction with the opposite sex, the play will be set in the 19th century, complete with bustles and tail coats, gloves, fans and whimsical hats. For this humorous play about the "birds and the bees," the actors have studied the courtship rituals of birds to incorporate their distinctive bobbing, fluttering and strutting into their performances to add a layer of physical comedy to the play. Adding to the production's lightheartedness, a musician playing an original score takes on the role of Cupid.
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival is a non-profit theatre company established in 1998. Its mission is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional Shakespearean experiences, including shows, workshops and readings. The NSF stages two annual Shakespearean performances, Shakespeare in the Park and Winter Shakespeare, and conducts educational and business workshops. For more information, please visit nashvilleshakes.org.
