

Music Row: Country Stars Flock To “Birdhouse Thing”
February 18, 2010 by Owlki
Filed under Artwork, Danny Gokey
The 9th annual Birdhouse Thing, a live and silent auction of birdhouses decorated and signed by recording artists, fine artists and local celebrities, will be held Thursday, March 11 at Nashville’s W. O. Smith Music School. Proceeds will benefit the school, which has been providing 50-cent music lessons to Nashville’s underserved children for more than 25 years.
Country stars who have contributed decorated and signed birdhouses include Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Wynonna, Josh Turner, Vince Gill, Kellie Pickler, Sara Evans, Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Danny Gokey, Keith Anderson, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Ray Price, Clint Black and others. Celebrities including Billy Bob Thornton, golfer John Daly, the Nashville Predators along with artisans Paul Harmon, Diana Johnson Wiles, Delia Seigenthaler and Bob McGill have also donated houses.
In addition to birdhouses, paintings, sculpture and other pieces of fine art by artists including Cindy Wunsch, Joanna Carter, Charlie Dyer, Toni Hooper and others will be auctioned and a silent auction will include hotel stays, golf outings and other gift packages. Food will be provided by more than a dozen of Nashville’s top caterers and restaurants along with wine, martinis, margaritas and other adult beverages.
Tickets for the Birdhouse Thing are $40 and are available here or by calling .
via: Music Row: Country Stars Flock To “Birdhouse Thing”
Great American Country (GAC) has once again generously agreed to host our online Celebrity Auction. Auction items for the Celebrity Auction feature specialty items and birdhouses decorated by or honoring celebrities in the music industry.
Bidding opens on March 4th and closes on Tuesday, March 23.
Participants this year include Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, Josh Turner, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Gretchen Wilson, Keni Thomas, Danny Gokey, Wynonna, Phil Vassar, Chris Young and many, many more.
Once the inventory has been posted, you may view the items and place bids online at www.opryauction.com.
For items being auctioned at The Birdhouse Thing event on March 11, 2010, please see the main auction inventory











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