ARTISTS FOR HAITI – BLACKBIRD GALLERY & RUMOURS
Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery and Rumours Wine and Art Bar announce a one night event to benefit the UN World Food Program Haiti Relief Fund.
The event, Neighborly Love, will take place February 27, 2010 starting at 5:00pm at Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery and Rumours Wine and Art Bar. The one night event will feature a silent auction, raffle ticket auction, live music, food and wine. Open to all in the community 18 years and older, $10 admission wristbands will be available for purchase at the door of both establishments, with all proceeds benefitting the UN World Food Program.
Neighborly Love is a collaborative effort of local creatives and businesses, raising money for the relief of those affected by the disasters experienced in Haiti and the tremendous rebuilding efforts to come.
Rumours Wine and Art Bar will be featuring drink and entree specials for the night, a silent auction, and local acoustic music. In addition to the night’s festivities, Rumours is proud to announce the art opening of local photographer Quinn Ballard, entitled, “Lifescapes”, who will be donating a portion of all art sales for the night to the relief effort.
Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery will host a raffle art auction and live music in their basement gallery. From 1:00 to close, Blackbird will be donating 25% of all tattoo work in addition as a separate donation to the cause. The Nashville Rollergirls will also be making a special appearance at the event.
Tentative business and artist donors for the silent and raffle auctions include: Halcyon Bike Shop, Belcourt Theatre, Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, Nashville Rollergirls, Mafiaoza’s, Big Machine Records, Music City Roots, The Lost Boys Foundation, the Nashville Film Festival, Eric Powell, John Donovan, Lanie Gannon, Julia Martin, Alan Messer, Jeff Bertrand, Nathan Brown, Brent Montgomery, Kelly Craig, Johnny Lashley, William Gentry, James Green, Avery Gardner, Coral Smith, with more locals adding to the list daily.
Bands scheduled for the night include Woodgrain, Apollo Up, Admirals Club, Aquariums, Tyler James, Buffalo Clover, Julia the Menace, Zarycki, Thad Solina, and more.
World Food Program is the food aid arm of the United Nations system. The policies governing the use of World Food Program food aid are oriented towards the objective of eradicating hunger and poverty. As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. WFP has now reached around 1.9 million people since the earthquake struck. While their contribution has been significant, nearly one month after the earth trembled and destroyed much of Haiti, too much remains the same, and too little has changed.
For more inforrmation contact Brit Lei Doyle at brit.lei@gmail.com