Alive & The Bluebird Concert Series Extended Throughout 2024
Published on January 30, 2024
Hit Songwriter Amy Grant to Perform Exclusive Season Finale Show for Alive Supporters
Alive’s annual fundraiser with the legendary Bluebird Cafe will be extended beyond January with shows throughout the year. Long-time Alive supporter, Amy Grant, is dedicating a special performance to Alive as the season finale on October 24, 2024.
The only nonprofit hospice in Middle Tennessee, Alive provides nearly 1.5 million dollars in hospice charity care each year so no one in our community has to die alone. The Alive & The Bluebird concert series provides essential contributions to its services.
More details on performers and show dates will be shared as they are scheduled. Artists for 2024 include David Nail, Leslie Satcher, David Hodges, Victoria Banks, Darrell Scott, Sam Bush, Chris DeStefano. and Josh Osborne.
“We are delighted that the Bluebird is giving us the opportunity to extend this special series,” said Joseph K. Hampe, COO and interim President/CEO of Alive. “Proceeds from Alive & The Bluebird help bring Alive’s services to our entire community. This includes grief support, financial assistance for patients when insurance doesn’t cover everything, education for families and professionals, and grief camps for kids.”
Bid on Original Art, Signed Lyrics, and More at This Year’s Auction
Alive supporters will also have the opportunity to collect favorite song lyrics, music memorabilia, original art, and more while contributing to Alive’s community services.
Visit the Alive & The Bluebird event page for more auction information.
Local artist Hollie Roy created the original art that will be auctioned off at the end of this year’s series. Hollie’s father-in-law was cared for by Alive, and the beautiful Tennessee landscape she created for the series represents our shared roots and the peace that comes from excellent end-of-life care.
“I knew I wanted to represent the beauty of Tennessee, Nashville’s deep roots to music and the lovely souls who allow us to spend quality time with our loved ones at their end-of-life transition,” she said.
Details:
Tickets will be available at The Bluebird Cafe website in the coming month. Note: Anyone who had tickets to a January show that was canceled due to weather or venue damages will be fully refunded by The Bluebird Cafe.
For those who can’t attend a performance but still want to support Alive, donations can be made online.
Photo gallery of last year’s series.
Questions: email info@alivehospice.org
About Alive
Alive is the only nonprofit provider of hospice care and end-of-life services in Middle Tennessee. Its mission is to provide loving care for people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives. This includes in-home and in-patient hospice care, grief support, advance care planning, outreach, support to underserved communities, education about the end of life, financial assistance, a robust volunteer program, and clinician training through the Alive Institute. A pioneer in the “good death” movement, Alive established the third hospice in the nation in 1975. Today, it remains true to its roots as an innovator and leader, helping individuals live fully while approaching death. To learn more or volunteer, visit AliveHospice.org or call 615-327-1085.
About The Bluebird Cafe
Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe is a small but mighty venue where up and coming songwriters and artists build their careers and rise to fame. Over the past 40 years, the tiny room has developed into one of the most significant music venues in the world where all songwriters are welcomed and supported, from novice to established hit-makers. Artists such as Kathy Mattea, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill and Taylor Swift have had career moments along with countless hit songwriters whose music is represented on a wide range of charts.
A typical show at The Bluebird features three or four songwriters performing ‘In the round,’ a format made famous at the club where the performers take turns playing their original music, sharing the stories behind their songs, accompanying each other instrumentally, and vocally. The venue’s “SHHHH” policy establishes it as a listening room where audience members are encouraged to pay attention to the song itself – and since it accommodates only 90 people per show, the demand is high, and the room sells out in minutes.
Over 80,000 people visit the venue annually; many of them from seeing the Bluebird on television, in news pieces, The Foo Fighters’ documentary, Sonic Highways, the feature film, The Thing Called Love, or on the ABC hit drama, Nashville. The Bluebird Cafe has been featured in publications such as Southwest Spirit, National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine where the club was voted one of the Top 10 Best Clubs in America. Most recently, the venue’s story was featured in the 2019 documentary, BLUEBIRD, available on streaming channels including iTunes and Amazon.
Media contact for Alive:
Email info@alivehospice.org or call Tambry Brechon, Sr. Director of Advancement at 615-346-8386
Media Contact for The Bluebird Cafe:
Liana Alpino – liana@bluebirdcafe.com