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Behind the Design A look inside four of the city’s most spectacular homes

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As a teenager, Ming fought valiantly to escape one of history's darkest eras - China's Cultural Revolution - during which millions of innocent youth were deported to remote areas to face a life sentence of poverty and hard labor. He eventually made his way to the U.S. with $50 in his pocket, where against all odds, he later earned a PhD in laser la physics and graduated with the highest honors from Harvard Medical School and MIT. To date, Dr. Wang has performed over 55,000 eye procedures including on over 4,000 physicians. He has published 9 textbooks, holds several U.S. patents, and performed the world’s rst laser arti cial cornea implantation. Dr. Wang is currently the only surgeon in the state who performs 3D SMILE and 3D LASIK (18+), 3D Implantable Contact Lens (21+), 3D Forever Im Young Lens (45+), and 3D Laser Cataract Surgery (60+). He established a non-pro t charity which to date has helped patients from over 40 states in the U.S. and 55 countries with all sight restoration surgeries performed free-of-charge.

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Ming and his younger brother, Ming-yu (1968)

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Contents October 2019 | Vol. xxvi, No. 10

parties

features

29

Just Ducky

51

Behind the Design

30

Stronger Together

From Discarded to Divine

32

Rise Up

69

36

Fitting In

38

A step back in time at Frist Art Museum’s Art Deco Affair

7x7 Productions brings out the collaborative spirit in 14 local artists

The TPAC Gala celebrates Broadway blockbuster Hamilton

Assistance League of Nashville welcomes Mary Laura Philpott

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A Smashing Affair

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Always There to Help

How Broadway costume designer Clint Ramos used repurposed materials to create a wardrobe for the gods in Once on This Island

departments

12

In Our Words

A Jolly Good Time Chukkers for Charity draws inspiration from Downton Abbey

A look inside four of the city’s most spectacular homes

14

Creating a peaceful refuge in our busy lives

72

State of the Art

Behind the Scenes

74

Local Flavor

75

Best Behavior

76

Step Inside

77

Backstory

78

Pencil In

80

Nretrospect

Textile designer Andra Eggleston

Counting down to opening night at Petey’s Preds Party

Tiffany Circle Fall Luncheon welcomes Rebecca Ginn

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Nsider Sunset Safari Kick-Off, River Swing Patrons Party, Symphony Ball Prelude Party, Nightfall at the Hall and more

ON THE COVER

Denise and Jeff Hopmayer photographed at home by Daniel Meigs. For a look inside Denise and Jeff ’s home and three other beautiful houses, check out our Behind the Design feature beginning on page 51.

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Vadis Turner

What’s cooking at the Loveless Cafe and The Grilled Cheeserie food trucks

Expert etiquette advice from John Bridges

Superica

The art of paying attention

Calendar of October events

A look back at class picture day at Percy Priest School in 1969

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5 BR & 6 FULL, 6 HALF BA | 19,137 SQFT $8,100,000

MARY SUE DIETRICH 615.351.0073 JANET JONES 615.300.5045

206 DEER PARK DRIVE

5 BR & 3 FULL, 1 HALF BA | 5,364 SQFT $1,875,000

AMY JACKSON SMITH 615.300.1025

5629 OTTERSHAW COURT

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MARY SUE DIETRICH 615.351.0073 JANET JONES 615.300.5045

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AMY JACKSON SMITH

ERIN BIRDEN

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831 TYNE BOULEVARD

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JANET JONES 615.300.5045 MARY SUE DIETRICH 615.351.0073

5545 NEVIL POINTE

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NANCY BROCK 615.406.6083

JOSEPH BAER

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Homeward Bound Creating a peaceful refuge in our busy lives one of my favorite parts of touring homes for our Interiors Issue is discovering the ways designers and homeowners create restful spaces in a house. It might be a book-lined reading nook, a wine tasting room, a breathtaking outdoor patio or a music room. Every home is different, and every owner utilizes it in a different way. But there’s one thing that unites them all: the need for areas that offer rest and relaxation.

The busier my schedule gets — and this time of year, it’s crazy — the more I crave the comforts of home and the more I work to make sure my home is comforting. I’ve made it a priority in recent years to develop rituals and to create living spaces that have a calming effect.

The homes in our Behind the Design feature (page 51) tell a unique

NASHVILLE

story about the people that live in them and their specific needs and interests. They’re gorgeous homes without a doubt, but they’re also soothing spaces. Having a beautiful home is great, but isn’t the real point to create a refuge that provides safety and security from the rest of the world? I think these properties will inspire you to create a soothing space of your own.

Speaking of the chaos of life, we’ve got coverage from 20 fabulous parties this month! See how party-goers channeled Downton Abbey at Chukkers for Charity (page 38), Hamilton at the TPAC Gala (page 32) or the Roaring ’20s at Art Deco Affair (page 29). I hope you’re enjoying “Party Season” but that you’re taking time to slow down once in awhile too.

BY NaNcY FloYd

Nancy is a reader of books, rider of bikes and lover of all things local. She lives in East Nashville with her husband, Kyle, and beagle, Gus. Email her at nfloyd@nfocusmagazine.com.

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behind the scenes

Andra Eggleston While in Memphis a handful of years ago, Andra Eggleston discovered countless drawings her father, iconic photographer William Eggleston, had done in years past, many decades before she was even born. Andra was inspired by the sketches and began, almost unconsciously, to turn them into repeating patterns. This unexpected father-daughter collaboration birthed the textile and print design company, Electra Eggleston Fine Textiles, that Andra runs today.

Andra begins by painting, drawing or dying a piece of artwork by hand. Then comes the arduous task of deciding what will become of that piece. “Unlike traditional textile design, our selection of artwork is not textile-driven,” she says. “Each step is uniquely experimental, from artwork to fabric, and full of uncertainty until the very end. Sometimes a piece of art may be beautiful on its own and does not translate well onto fabric. Other times, it takes on sublime form as a textile.”

Recently Andra began to collaborate with Lumen Lamps. She and Lumen co-owner Jessica Rich developed a natural friendship through Andra’s visits to the shop, and now Nashville benefits from the fruits of this friendship via Electra Eggleston lampshades, exclusive to Lumen. Pop into Lumen’s shop on White Bridge Pike or visit electraeggleston.com to see some of Andra’s work, and keep reading for a behind-the-scenes look at what inspires her and what she loves most about Nashville.

by Lauren Langston Stewart photograph by Daniel Meigs

What did you first want to be when you grew up? A swim teacher! What I remember most, though, was the purple towel I used exclusively for my swim lesson every time — houndstooth print from the ’70s in orange, pink and purple. First pattern I ever fell in love with.

The Basics

What was your first job? When I turned 15, retail sales in a discount fashion store in downtown Memphis. My first love was definitely fashion.

What inspires you? My 9-year-old son’s artwork, which is completely untethered and uninhibited

Name: Andra Eggleston Profession/Title: Textile designer and founder of Electra Eggleston Fine Textiles Hometown: Memphis Years in Nashville: Six (although a Southerner by birth) Zip code: 37206 Number of prints in your collection: Currently 32, up to 45 in 2020

What does your artistic process look like? My creative process for the most part has to start with an emotional connection. For my first collection, it was my father’s spirit and our relationship. For my next collection, it is a celebration of my mother and how she saw the world. This is not where I start, but it is most certainly what keeps me focused and grounded in the process.

If you could collaborate with any artist (dead or alive) who would it be? Maxfield Parrish, the great illustrator and painter What’s your current favorite pattern? Any from Pierre Frey and especially prints that feature jungle, grass, flowers and water and are jewel-like in color (lots of deep greens, blues and blacks)

What building exhibits your favorite design? I love churches. I don’t consider myself a Christian, but my relationship with God began in the Christian church.

Now my spirituality is too large to hold in one religion, but I will never stop feeling God and divine intelligence in a church. I am still humbled by God’s awesomeness and feel great reverence and connection there.

What home trend do you love? Pattern on pattern (my favorite part of maximalism). Also, painterly, brush-stroked, abstract prints in fabric and wallpaper.

What home trend should disappear? Overall minimalism.

Also: adding indigo as a “pop” to neutrals.

What’s your favorite place in Nashville to see a show or peruse a gallery? The Ryman — classic, weathered, full of history, intimate, moving

What’s your best advice for someone redecorating their home? A lot of my friends find decorating completely overwhelming and hiring an interior designer out of their reach or comfort zone.

Start with one piece you love and let this define your visual direction for the rest of the room. This is how I have always started — more as a collector and less of a producer.

What do you hope never changes about Nashville? The spirit of its people and the sense of community, which have always felt very inclusive to me, no matter what industry you are in or what God you pray to. A genuine willingness to help each other and connect are what gave me the ability to carry out the vision of Electra. I love you Nashville community! And thank you for loving me back!

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Linda and Larry Bridgesmith

Jill Robinson, Walker Mathews

Courtney Hensley, Bob Lawhon, Lisa Shacklett

Michael Shane Neal, Mary and Calvin Lewis

Co-chairs Vandana Abramson and Kathryn Sasser

Shawn Bakker, Kaaren and Ben May

Steven Ezell, David Briley, Lucy Haynes, Kate Ezell

Diane Hayes’ Farewell Celebration

Literary Award Gala Kick-Off Party

More than 400 nonprofit and community leaders gathered at the Gulch Crossing to bid a fond farewell to Young Leaders Council’s departing executive director, Diane Hayes. The packed house lined up to extend well wishes to Diane, who has served the organization for 24 years. The crowd included many of YLC’s alumni, also eager to extend their appreciation over the great work that Diane has done in her role, like expanding the program from two classes per year to five and tripling the number of annual graduates. It was obvious from the turnout that Diane will be sorely missed.

Past chairs, sponsors, patrons and foundation supporters gathered at the personal art studio of Michael Shane Neal for this year’s Literary Award Gala Kick-Off Party. The 2019 co-chairs, Vandana Abramson and Kathryn Sasser, buzzed with anticipation of the upcoming gala, set for Nov. 16, while guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’œuvres and chatted away about the excitement of honoring this year’s award recipients: co-authors Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas.

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Gary and Robin Satyshur, Julie Walker

Co-chairs Julie Dretler, Karly Hart, Jennie Garth Lowe and Allison DeMarcus

Anne Puricelli, Whitney Schickling, Whitney and Matt Musser

John Lewis and Judy Alexander

John Guider, Claude Carmichael, Bill and Candace Wade

Bruce and Misty Westebbe

Bryan and Ashley Youngsma

Felix Allen, Brandon Marshall, Stephen Phillips, Amanda Flynn

Sunset Safari Kick-Off Party

River Swing Patrons Party

It’s not a gathering for the Nashville Zoo without animals, so several of its residents joined the humans at the Sunset Safari Kick-Off Party. Co-chair Julie Dretler and husband Adam opened their home for the crowd, and she and her co-chairs, Allison DeMarcus, Karly Hart and Jennie Garth Lowe, excitedly shared news about the wildly popular event. While adults nibbled on light hors d’œuvres from The Food Company, some wide-eyed children stayed mesmerized by the prehensile-tailed porcupine, striped skunk, two-toed sloth, boa and tortoise that added to the fun.

Gruhn Guitars opened its doors to welcome attendees of the River Swing Patrons Party. Mary and Hank Brockman, Jennifer Masley and Tom Morales joined the Gruhn team in co-hosting an evening that included a preview of River Swing’s featured cocktail, Old Hickory Sipping Tea, and delicious bites from Acme Feed & Seed and The Southern Steak & Oyster. Tours of the building included a stop on the second floor where George Gruhn houses his rare collection of snakes from around the world.

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Co-chairs Amy Jackson Smith and Laura Kimbrell

Vicki Horne, Jay Jones

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Biscuit Breakfast

Symphony Ball Prelude Party

Supporters of Family & Children’s Service gathered at The Temple for the annual Biscuit Breakfast to raise funds for social services that help “fill in the gaps” for those in crisis and transition. This year, Premier Parking’s CEO and executive chairman Ryan Chapman was honored with the Luminary Award. Ryan spent 28 days at a treatment center at age 18 followed by several months in a sober living facility. Because of his personal experience, he later purchased The Integrative Life Center, which provides a full spectrum of care for those suffering through trauma, addiction and eating disorders.

Lyn and Steve Cates opened the doors of their magnificent new home to welcome supporters of the Nashville Symphony for the Symphony Ball Prelude Party. Co-chairs Laura Kimbrell and Amy Jackson Smith, along with underwriters Mark and Emily Humphreys of The Pointe on 30A, were on hand to greet guests as they arrived. Although there wasn’t an official announcement about the Harmony Award Winner (coming soon!), Symphony CEO and President Alan Valentine, Laura and Amy shared brief remarks with the crowd about what to expect at this winter’s fabulous white-tie gala.

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Nick Mullikin, Sharyn Mahoney, Mike Ford, Meera Ballal, Joe Sowell

Lisa French, Ashley and Jonathan Gensler

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Nashville Ballet Benefactors Society Event Nashville Ballet kicked off the 2019-2020 season with a special reception for the members of its Benefactors Society at Noelle Nashville. Attendees mixed and mingled while enjoying cocktails and snacks like the hotel’s smoked chedder grit cakes with tomato balsamic jam. Sharing exciting news, Artistic Director Paul Vasterling announced a transformative gift from the Patricia & Louis Todd Family Foundation that will fund company apprenticeships. Everyone was thrilled to be among the first to meet and congratulate these talented young artists who represent the future of Nashville Ballet.

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Jessica Mackintosh, Madison Hargraves

Beth Neil, Erika Scheer, Javaris Simmons

Molly Shehan, Ashley Gibson, Chris Beverly

Grace Nevin, Ella Marie Sullivan

Nightfall at the Hall Members of the Troubadour Society gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame after hours for an exclusive night of food and fun. The festivities included an intimate members-only concert with singer-songwriter Devin Dawson in the museum’s event space, featuring Nashville’s skyline as a stunning backdrop. The night was certainly memorable, but benefits for Troubadour members don’t stop here.

The young professionals also enjoy curated quarterly networking events as well as complimentary admission to the museum year-round.

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Cumberland Heights Friends Fashions for Fall The temperatures may have been sweltering, but inside Hillwood Country Club, the Cumberland Heights Friends annual luncheon held the promise that cooler days would indeed return. At Fashions for Fall, a lot of ladies — and a few gents — viewed the latest styles from The French Shoppe. The presentation also showed that models come in all ages. Mother-daughter duos walked the runway, and there was even a grandmother-granddaughter pair! Funds raised at the stylish affair benefit the Friends’ culinary contributions to the rehabilitation facility.

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Temple St. Clair Trunk Show Chic awearness kicked off a little earlier than normal this year with the official launch of Temple St. Clair jewelry in Nashville at King Jewelers. Guests mixed and mingled over cocktails and small bites at the launch party until their gaze was stolen by something sparkly. For anyone who needed extra incentive to take home a Temple St. Clair piece, a portion of proceeds from the evening was donated to the T.J. Martell Foundation in support of ovarian cancer research at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, the beneficiary for the Chic Awearness event. by lauren langsTon sTewarT photographs by Eric England continued on page 24

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CigArt It was an evening of dinner, drinks, art and (of course) cigars at the fifth annual CigArt benefiting Oz Arts Nashville. Everyone enjoyed tastings of top-shelf spirits and a top-notch dinner from Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint, while those more interested in the “cig” of the event had a great night to step outside for a smoke.

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Artclectic Preview Party artclectic has been a much-anticipated event for 23 years now, and for those who just couldn’t wait for the main art show in late October, Angie and Chris Howard hosted a Preview Party at their home. Attendees and co-chairs Danielle Gilbert, Ingrid Perdikis and Caroline Shockley dressed gallery chic to learn more about the upcoming event and brush elbows with 15 of the 60 established and up-andcoming artists who will show their work later this month. Proceeds from the art show will support the Artclectic Endowment Fund for Innovative Teaching to encourage creativity and excellence at University School of Nashville. by lauren langston stewart photographs by daniEl MEigs

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t the Art Deco Affair, guys and gals took a step back in time to celebrate the Frist Art Museum’s historically significant building, take in the current exhibits and generally have a roaring good time. Money raised from the evening supports the ongoing care and maintenance of our city’s architectural treasure and important cultural space.

Ladies embraced the theme in dresses dripping with sequins, beads and fringe, while others took their cues from flapper style and glided around the lobby in sleek slip dresses. Long necklaces — the majority of them pearl — were common accessories all around, and bowlers and suspenders were quite popular among the men. One fellow channeled casual ’30s attire with a classic Cuban shirt. Whether completely interpreting the theme or simply using it as inspiration, everyone looked stylish as they sipped on “Frida at the Frist,” a cool cucumber beverage of tequila, aloe vera juice, orange liqueur and a hint of jalapeño essence. They nibbled on chilled shrimp, spanakopita and vegan crab cakes (made from hearts of palm and delish!) compliments of Clean Plate Club, and DJ Houndstooth played a selection of current hits, old favorites and a few tunes reminiscent of the ’30s.

Without a doubt, the highlight of the night was wandering through the galleries to take in Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism, Diana Al-Hadid’s Sublimations, and Monsters & Myths: Surrealism and War in the 1930s and 1940s.

For many, it was the first chance to view Murals of North Nashville Now, which had opened the week before the event. The number of wine glasses — topped with “save my drink” cards — at the gallery entrance was all the proof anyone needed to know that many guests took advantage of this unique opportunity. Once again, the popular Art Deco Affair was a smashing success. Everyone had a great time, and those who missed it still benefit because valuable funds were raised for the Frist Art Museum.

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Stronger Together 7x7 Productions brings out the collaborative spirit in 14 of Nashville’s most talented artists

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nticipation was running high as more than 100 art lovers convened at The King House for the unveiling of the latest project from 7x7 Productions, an ongoing photography series founded by Alex Berger. The unique event brought together seven photographers and seven visual artists earlier that day, paired them up at random and gave them less than five hours to create seven original pieces of art. The photographers had 30 minutes to capture a portrait of their visual artist partner before editing and printing the large-format photo. The visual artists then had a few hours to turn the photograph into a brand new piece of art, altering it however they wanted. The end result was a diverse and moving collection of new pieces by some of Nashville’s most talented rising stars.

Painter Tess Erlenborn, photographed by Sam Frawley, kept her portrait front and center and added florals in soft hues around it, incorporating anti-feminist tweets to make a statement about the strength and power of women. Wendy Walker Silverman used a silhouette of the portrait Daniel Meigs shot of her to frame an abstract botanical painting in pastel hues to create her “Woman in Nature.”

Olasubomi Bashorun transformed his moody photo by Acacia Evans into a lion, while Delaney Royer and Alex Berger created a vibrant tropical scene with their partnership. Shabazz Larkin drew on his face before Jake Matthews captured his portrait, later adding typography and additional abstract elements.

Jessica Amerson’s action photo of Cassidy Cole was accented by bold blocks of color to conjure up the feeling of movement. Lastly, Jessica Steddom’s photo of Ty Christian’s hand on a fence, titled “Eqwallity,” was meant to symbolize the challenge facing detained families at the southern border, the focus of the event’s fundraising initiative for Together Rising.

Continuing the spirit of collaboration and spontaneous creativity, guests were treated to a video recapping the event, filmed and edited that day with an original soundtrack that was written and recorded earlier in the afternoon as well. It was a fitting end to a day celebrating the artistry and collaborative spirit of Nashville.

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Rise Up The TPAC Gala celebrates Broadway blockbuster Hamilton

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he Tennessee Performing Arts Center wasn’t about to throw away their shot to host a Hamilton-themed gala in honor of the blockbuster musical that’s making its way to Nashville this winter. TPAC Gala co-chairs Gary Bynum and Lisa and David Minnigan teamed up to plan a “revolutionary” black-tie event worthy of the Founding Fathers.

A host of local actors were outfitted in period-appropriate attire — and attended the event with period-appropriate attitudes. From shrieking over the marvel of a camera to sputtering in disbelief over the capabilities of a cell phone, these performers added a flair of hilarious charm to the night’s festivities.

During the cocktail hour, held in TPAC’s lobby, guests nibbled on Maryland crab cakes, Mt. Vernon vegetable tarts and Georgia pork belly bites and sipped on a tasty rum concoction, while taking turns posing alongside scrolls, feather pens and crowns in the photo booth. King George finally attracted the attention of his not-so-loyal subjects and directed everyone to the stage of the Andrew Jackson Hall for dinner.

Board chair Tracy Kane welcomed the crowd, joking that she was asked to rap her remarks but politely declined. Board secretary Kevin Hartley presented the Teacher of the Year Award to Adam Prouty, and Jennifer Turner — attending her first gala as the new CEO and president — handed out Applause Awards to Delta Dental and Mike Shmerling.

Following the remarks, it was time for the real show to begin. Former Belmont student Chris Lee, who played the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Chicago cast of Hamilton, performed four songs from the hit show, backed by 18 students from Belmont’s musical theater program. For those who’ve already seen the musical, it was a fun trip down memory lane, and for those who haven’t yet had the pleasure, it served to raise anticipation even higher for the New Year’s Eve opening of the production at TPAC. Regardless of one’s level of Hamilton fandom, the gala served as an apt reminder to all of TPAC’s spectacular programming and their commitment to provide and promote quality cultural entertainment for Nashville and beyond.

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ince the April release of I Miss You When I Blink, author Mary Laura Philpott has crisscrossed the country sharing her hilarious and poignant memoir-inessays with fans. During a recent break from her book tour, she made time to speak to followers at the Assistance League of Nashville’s Fall Author Luncheon.

Founded in 2005, ALN programs provide school uniforms and clothing to disadvantaged children in Metro Nashville Public Schools through a partnership with Pencil and collaborate with other agencies to supply books, coats and snacks. All funds raised by the organization go toward helping Nashville’s children in need, and its members take part in hands-on activities.

The program began with Megan Cusson-Lark, MNPS executive director of school counseling, describing how ALN’s Operation School Bell gives children newfound confidence in themselves and their clothes, betters their attendance and lets them focus on learning. A priceless video showed children receiving their ALN backpacks and captured their joy and pride as they held their new items up to the camera.

Mary Laura’s address was relatable, funny and smart as she talked about being a Type A personality trying to do everything right, reading from her book and reflecting on the things people are willing to trade to get something else they want. Using Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid — who wants to give up life under the sea for a human soul and the love of a prince — as an example, she reminded the audience that “you don’t have to trade away part of yourself to get [love].” In closing, she congratulated ALN for “telling children they’re not less lovable because they don’t have things” and making it so “they can be free to learn and, without a doubt, know they do belong.”

Last school year, the Assistance League of Nashville helped more than 3,500 children in 87 schools do just that. Proceeds from the third annual luncheon will continue to boost the numbers reached.

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he Crawley family would’ve felt right at home at Riverview Farm for Chukkers for Charity this year, as the annual charity polo match drew its inspiration from Downton Abbey with an elaborate ’20s-style affair. Inside the Patrons Tent, the Union Jack flew alongside the American flag above a sea of women in cloches, drop-waist dresses, long strands of pearls and lace gloves and equally dashing gents in three-piece suits and bowler hats. Nashville-based fashion design darling Cavanagh Baker was quick to snap photos of everyone outfitted in period-appropriate attire for the Best Dressed Contest. It was obvious that everyone came to play!

Prior to the match, servers in frilly aprons passed hors d’œuvres, like salmon wellington, on silver platters as the crowd perused the silent auction or sipped refreshingly cold libations on the warm summer day. Returning co-chairs Nina Lindley and Matt Paco — who looked adorable in matching polo uniforms — were a flurry of activity all afternoon, keeping the event moving on time and greeting attendees. The festivities kicked off with the National Anthem (America’s, not England’s) sung by singer-songwriter Sarah Darling.

Siblings John Menefee and Eleanor Menefee Parkes went head-to-head in the competition as the team sponsors. John’s Ironhorse Farms team, representing the USA, was comprised of Tim Kyne, Aaron Bennett, Wes Finlayson and Stevie Orthwein. Eleanor’s Colonial Hill Farm team, representing the British Commonwealth, included Lexie Armstrong, Zulu Scott-Barnes, Max Secunda and Whistle Ulys. After a tight match, John’s team prevailed with a 6-5 victory and Stevie Orthwein was named MVP. The event concluded with a British-inspired dinner, consisting of London chicken, classic English pork roast, buttered peas and carrots and roasted Englishstyle potatoes, served in the Patrons Tent. Chukkers for Charity raised $200,000 for Saddle Up and Rochelle Center, contributing to more than $3 million that’s been raised since the event began 23 years ago.

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he 2019-20 hockey season unofficially kicked off at the ninth annual Petey’s Preds Party. Part of the Nashville Predators Foundation’s Weekend of Giving — which includes a youth hockey clinic and fishing and golf tournaments — this event did not require any athletic prowess except perhaps superb thumb skills for online bidding in the massive silent auction.

The whole team showed up for their fans and to show their support for the Peterson Foundation for Parkinson’s, founded by longtime coach Brent Peterson, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2003 and is determined to help others fighting the same battle. In the VIP lounge, players gladly posed for photos and signed caps and jerseys for their admirers, who had no trouble recognizing them without their helmets on.

The main event took place on a completely transformed rink decorated in blue and gold, of course. The silent auction loaded with sports memorabilia ran along the perimeter, and the interior was a snazzy dining area where guests savored dishes like Triple Bogey Tri Tip, Sweet Birdie and Bunker Baby Bakers — all clever references to the next day’s Brent Peterson Golf Classic. During dinner, attendees laughed along with comedian Dusty Slay and heard about the great work of both foundations.

As if anticipation for the upcoming season wasn’t high enough, the live auction only increased fans’ fervor with three rare opportunities: the chance to go on a road trip with the team, host an away game viewing party in the players’ lounge and attend the 2020 Winter Classic game in Dallas. These only-in-Smashville experiences brought in a record-breaking $35,000!

Petey’s Preds Party was the successful start to the Nashville Predators Foundation’s year, and proceeds from the night go to support and enhance lives of people with Parkinson’s, their caregivers and families through the Peterson Foundation for Parkinson’s. Everyone left looking forward to seeing the Preds again on Oct. 3, when the puck drops against the Minnesota Wild.

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Always There to Help Tiffany Circle Fall Luncheon welcomes Rebecca Ginn

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t the Tennessee Region Tiffany Circle Fall Luncheon, Belle Meade Country Club buzzed with energy from this special sisterhood of women who contribute their time, talent and treasure to the American Red Cross. Hostess Barbara Bovender and Nashville Area chair Jennifer Wolcott looked smashing in Tiffany-blue ensembles, and a Tiffany Circle charm bracelet adorned the wrist of every member.

The women sat down to a light lunch of fresh peach salad, seared Canadian salmon and panna cotta. “This is a wonderful way to celebrate the work all of you do,” welcomed Barbara, before introducing four new members, increasing the group to 70 in Tennessee. The catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Dorian was on everyone’s mind, and there was a moment of silence for those affected by the storm.

Before introducing the speaker, Katie Crumbo recounted that two years ago, the luncheon was held right after hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and this year’s luncheon fell on the heels of Dorian. The guest speaker was certainly appropriate, as disaster services are one of the most valuable things the Red Cross does to alleviate suffering following such an event.

Rebecca Ginn joined as a Red Cross volunteer in disaster relief 16 years ago, rose to Division Nurse Leader over the Southeast and Caribbean and remains active today on disaster teams. She is a nurse and the highest-ranking volunteer in the organization. Rebecca explained that the role of a Red Cross nurse is as diverse as the clients they serve and shared some of her personal experiences.

Although the disasters are varied, all victims are looking for one thing: help. And that’s ultimately the goal of Red Cross volunteers.

Afterward, members reached into their favor bags and pulled out the trademark blue box tied with a white ribbon. Inside each was a custom-made Tiffany charm, varying to represent the number of years of participation. After Rebecca’s inspiring talk, there should be a few more bags with blue boxes next year.

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A Designer’s Modern Masterpiece in Green Hills Build Nashville’s Jamie Duncan creates a colorful and art-filled home for her family After only eight months of living in their previous home in Franklin, Jamie Duncan and her husband, Jay, received an offer that was too good to turn down. And so they decided to sell and begin to build once again, this time in Nashville.

Jamie and Jay are no strangers to home construction. Jamie runs a thriving business with partner Shaun Burroughs called Build Nashville, which began just shy of five years ago and has quickly grown to a team of 11 that designs and builds a whopping 40-45 houses a year. Build Nashville focuses on modern homes in the $800,000 to $1.5 million range, which Jamie says was a market previously untapped in Nashville. Jay, on the other hand, focuses on bringing life back into older homes. The pair is well-acquainted with what they like and don’t like, what works and what doesn’t, so when they found this lot on Castleman Drive in Green Hills, they quickly got to work.

The result is what Jamie calls “mountain modern, not Jetson modern.” What she means is that the home is filled with color and texture, not the stark, all-white walls common today. The house is a work of art, with great attention paid not only to unique character but everything down to the nitty gritty details like light switch and window placement. Jamie says people often forget that windows are about more than letting light in. You also have to think about what you’re looking out to see.

Beyond design, art is of utmost importance to Jamie, and it’s impossible to move from one room to the next without something beautiful catching your eye. “I wanted it to be a local art gallery. I really wanted it to be filled up with local art,” she says. And fill it up she did. All of the works in the house have meaning to her, and they’re all by local artists she’s discovered in Nashville or Franklin or in travels abroad. The face carved into a stump in the entryway was a gift Jay painstakingly wrapped and brought back for Jamie (miraculously intact) from Mexico City.

Since moving in a year ago, Jamie and Jay have had two surprisingly high offers on their house — which isn’t even on the market, by the way — but they’ve built their dream home and have decided that, this time, they’re staying. “This is it,” says Jay.

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Walls OF Art Art doesn’t just hang on the walls in this home, it’s on the walls (and by Walls) too. Instead of opting for wallpaper in the powder room, Jamie commissioned artist Jennifer Walls to paint a custom design to perfectly fit the space. The design even wraps onto the ceiling with an impressive continuation of lines and pattern that turns a small, functional space into a masterpiece all on its own.

Looking Up One of the most jaw-dropping aspects of this space — and there are many — is the 26-foot atrium that’s home to a two-story piece of art by Franklin’s Cory Basil. The work is even more impressive from the second floor, where the perspective is completely different and a unique Graham’s Lighting chandelier cascades down and casts warm amber light across the wraparound stairwell.

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Heart of a Home Stunning Galapagos granite on the kitchen island incorporates green and black hues that inspired Jamie and served as an anchor for her color palette throughout the house.

Gorgeous custom cabinetry and small details like a walk-in pantry outfitted with a light that flips on when you enter and outlets to keep unsightly appliances off the kitchen counters are subtle reminders of Jamie’s persistent attention to detail.

Stepping Out Jamie’s favorite room in the house is technically outside of it. Large glass doors off the living room slide completely open and tuck away, leaving the 12-foot opening to the screened porch completely unencumbered.

Outfitted with an outdoor kitchen, ample seating, a fire pit table and a sunken hot tub, it’s the place Jamie always likes to start her day.

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A Welcoming Dream Home in Elmington Onyx & Alabaster’s Tanya Hembree creates the perfect space for a family relocating to Nashville To say that Andrea and John Crist’s Elmington home was move-in ready is an understatement. When the couple arrived to their new house after relocating to Nashville from Tampa, Tanya Hembree of Onyx & Alabaster had the home painted, furnished and ready for the family of four to settle seamlessly into their new life.

The couple purchased the property — a spec house from Focus Builders directly across from Elmington Park — a few months before moving to town, and Tanya got to work immediately. She partnered with the builder to take the already beautiful new construction and transform it into the “modern farmhouse with a Nashville bend” that the couple dreamed of. She updated cabinetry, changed hardware, lighting and faucets, and did all of the interior design. The end result is a house that’s both functional for a family with young children and incredibly chic and contemporary.

The project started, quite literally, at the front door when Tanya decided to change out the original green door for a black one. That simple design decision helped dictate the tone and feel of the rest of the house. Settling on a neutral palette, comprised primarily of black and white with metallic accents throughout, Tanya worked with Andrea and John to sort through their existing pieces and to select brand new furnishings. The couple weighed in on major decisions, like furniture and art, but left all of the smaller design decisions up to Tanya’s discretion.

Taking into account the couple’s two young children and two beagles, Tanya chose durable fabrics and materials for many of the rooms to keep the home inviting and accessible to everyone. The clean and comforting aesthetic carries into the outdoor spaces as well, with an expansive living area on the front porch and a remarkable outdoor dining and sitting area in the backyard. The outdoor living spaces were particularly important to the family after living in Florida, where they had a pool. Tanya installed turf in the backyard to keep it looking green year-round and added cement pads for contrast. She helped design a brick wood-burning fireplace and grilling area, surrounded by cozy seating. Nearby, a covered dining area allows for al fresco meals in nearly any weather.

“We adore the outside space,” John says. “We can use this back area 12 months a year, whether it’s hot or cold. It’s very versatile out there.

It’s very comfortable.”

The partnership with Tanya and the Crists is an open-ended one. Although she created a welcoming dream home upon their arrival in Nashville in 2018, she’s continuing to update the property as they go. “This is an ongoing relationship with them,” Tanya says. “We are always doing something new.”

by Nancy Floyd Photographs by Allison Elefante of Ruby & Peach Photography

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Beam Me Up The wood beam that runs along the kitchen ceiling was added by Tanya at John’s request. It was a nod to the dark beams that were common in the family’s former home in Florida and a way to add a shot of contrast to the predominantly white kitchen.

For the Boys Andrea and John’s son is a Star Wars fan, so Tanya designed his bedroom with the movie franchise as an inspiration. “We certainly wanted it to be classy, unique and not your typical character-themed room,” she says. She chose an understated Star Wars wallpaper from York and accessories like an R2-D2 bedside lamp, balancing it with subtle nods to the theme like the Aviator Storage Bed from RH Teen with an aluminum exterior, exposed screwheads and leather accents.

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Powder Up It’s easy for a powder room to be a second thought, but that’s not the case in this first-floor stunner at the Crists’ home. Tanya used a metallic bronze and black wallpaper from Thibaut, which she carries in her downtown Franklin retail store, to add interest and contrast against the bronze accents in the room.

The Great Outdoors The family wanted a functional outdoor space, so Tanya designed a seating and cooking area in the backyard. “I had an idea in mind and she took that idea and made it 10 times better,” John says of the white brick fireplace, Big Green Egg cooking station and seating area. Even the string lights come with a remote control to make setting up as easy as can be.

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The Big Reveal Having left the house on installation day, Kathy remembers she and Bob walking into their newly redesigned home. “It was like 9:30 at night, so they had the [dining room lights] dimmed and this room was just breathtaking,” says Kathy.

“It was so gorgeous and so dramatic and sophisticated.” Phillip Jeffries parquet-patterned wood veneer wall covering adds interest, as does silver tea paper on the ceiling. “The goal was to add a reflective nature,” says Jonathan.

As he aptly puts it, “I live for a detail.”

Soaring to Great Heights There are two-story, 20-foot ceilings in the living room.

Built-ins, which faux painter Daryl Garrison lightened up, were then lined with a wallpaper in tones of white, chocolatey taupe and brass. A colorful Andy Baird painting — à la Jackson Pollock, just not abstract — hangs over the fireplace, except during football season, when it is replaced by a flat-screen TV. Flanking the sofa are two French modern Maison Jansen round accent tables from the 1940s or ’50s that Jonathan and Kathy spotted when leaving the Paris flea market.

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Hearth and Home For the hearth room, off the kitchen, Jonathan chose an apartment-size sofa and small, comfortable velvet chairs. “This space is not a big space, and the furniture in here before was a little overpowering for the room,” says Jonathan. “The goal was to make it where it’s a small intimate space that’s functional.”

French doors lead to a pool with cabanas and a pool house, complete with a wine cellar. While that renovation was done earlier, Jonathan has seamlessly blended the redesign into the existing décor.

A Luxe Makeover in Green Hills Jonathan Savage balances traditional and contemporary design in this Tudor-inspired home Kathy and Bob Olsen’s Tudor-inspired home on a quiet street in Green Hills could appropriately be dubbed the Art House. The moniker in this case doesn’t refer to film but rather another visual art: Bob’s extensive collection of paintings. After living in the home almost five years, the couple enlisted designer Jonathan Savage to reimagine the first floor of the 9,500-square-foot, six-bedroom house. There were two main considerations — Bob’s art and the couple’s three Schnauzers.

“When [Kathy and Jonathan] were first starting this process, Jonathan was trying to scope out how we think about things,” says Bob. “Art is very important to me, so it was a nonstarter to just decorate the house and the art goes up in the attic. He was great about building around the artwork.”

In regard to the second consideration — the couple’s dogs — Jonathan chose a number of high-performance fabrics and indoor-outdoor carpets so the four-legged family members could have the run of the house.

Despite an underlying utilitarian aspect, the redesign is luxe, from the Maison Charles demilunes Jonathan and Kathy found while scouring a flea market in Paris to the Ferrell Mittman taupe chairs in the living room, the fabric reminiscent of a Chanel tweed suit with just the faintest silver metallic thread running through it. The chairs were found closer to home at another favorite shopping haunt, the Ainsworth-Noah showroom in Atlanta.

The home is mostly done in neutrals, with the artwork adding the only pops of color, save for the dining room.

While they gave away much of their old furniture, deeming it uncomfortable or not to scale, the couple kept a rectangular cherry dining table. “This is the first piece of furniture Bob and I bought after we got married 30-something years ago,” says Kathy. “And we had these funky chairs that we loved. We had them in our lake house and lacquered them [navy] blue.” That color choice was inspired by two paintings in the dining room: a Charles Lassiter, one of Bob’s favorite artists, and a Picasso.

Some of Kathy’s silver, crystal and china collection, much of it handed down, is beautifully displayed in the dining room in a large china cabinet. There’s a tea service that belonged to her mother, Erté crystal champagne flutes and pieces of Limoges china.

The vintage pieces comfortably co-exist with the lacquered chairs. Jonathan, who grew up in Livingston, Tennessee, in a traditionally designed home, studied in London before finishing his education at O’More. After graduation, he worked in New York City and often utilized more contemporary elements, but after returning home and opening his own firm, he’s found he is most comfortable in the middle.

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First Impressions In the entryway, two brass Baker lamps sit atop a creamy white parquet chest, which, like many of the special, unique pieces, Jonathan and Kathy found while shopping at the Paul Bert Serpette flea market. Jonathan calls the flea market “the soul of the project.” A colorful Joan Miró painting completes the picture. The entrance sets the scene for the striking redesign, with each room complementing the next. A stairway leads upstairs to six bedrooms, perfect for lots of visits from family, including the couple’s two grown sons.

A Cook’s Kitchen While Kathy defers to Bob as the cook in the house — he even has an organic garden out back — they both agreed the kitchen needed a makeover. Kathy never liked the previous island, which jutted out to leave room for stools, or the round table next to it, which made the space cramped. Jonathan replaced the former with a white Cambria island, added a striking geometric glass chandelier and swapped the round table with a rectangular ebonized oak table and four upholstered dining chairs.

Tear Down the Wall When Jonathan took on the project, he suggested knocking down the wall between what is now the music room and the living room. Kathy, an accomplished pianist, had inherited a mahogany Steinway from her grandmother, which was in the living room. Now, it is front and center in the newly appointed music room, done in shades of gray and black, with its horsehair wall coverings and painted coffered ceiling. Two John Dickinson triangular stools are treasures Kathy and Jonathan found in Paris at the flea market.

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A Joint Effort in Historic Richland-West End Denise and Jeff Hopmayer create a welcoming first home together with help from Mary Stahlman of Collaborations For Denise Hopmayer, an in-demand real-estate agent, and husband Jeff, an entrepreneur in the wine and spirits industry, building a house wasn’t something they’d thought much about. That is until they found a wonderful lot in the Richland-West End Historic District and realized they wanted to create their first home together. Once that decision was made, they dove into planning. After a lot of research, they knew exactly what they wanted, but with busy careers and frequent traveling, they also knew that they wanted someone to guide them and keep a sharp eye on the progress. Denise doesn’t specialize in new construction, so she reached out to someone who did.

Mary Stahlman of Collaborations has worked with local builders on spec, high-end and custom homes for more than 15 years, and Denise had run into her numerous times in the course of showing and selling homes. Denise and Jeff enlisted her to help with the designing, building and decorating process. From the start, Mary was at meetings with the couple and the builder serving in a role she describes as hybrid. “It’s not construction, it’s not design — ­ it’s everything,” she explains. “[I’m] a liaison between the client and the builder, interfacing with all the vendors and the trades and helping clients navigate the process in the order of events so that they aren’t worried about the wrong things at the wrong times.”

Abundant natural light and a comfortable flow were high on the priority list, and the concept was “all about being able to host people and have fun,” says Denise. That was certainly accomplished. Every space in the 5,300-square-foot house is welcoming and encourages guests to wander, sit, chat or share a glass of wine. The family room has a soaring 24-foot ceiling and a stunning wall of windows. The adjacent kitchen’s ceilings stretch to 15 feet high, and 11-foot ceilings are found everywhere else. Three sets of French doors open to the outside, adding extra entertaining space on pleasant days.

They’ve only lived there since January, but Denise and Jeff ’s new home is already settling in gracefully alongside the classic homes and tree-lined streets the neighborhood is known for. The real story of this house, however, is the one of collaboration between Mary and the couple to create their home every step of the way, from vision to reality.

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Gather Around Because the size, scale and floor plan were so different from their Sylvan Park bungalow, very few pieces of furniture worked in the new house. An exception is in the dining room where the round table fills its new space splendidly. The same can be said for the chairs, which were reupholstered in coordinating neutral fabrics, one a leopard print that adds an element of surprise. “This is the first time I’ve been able to have my leaves in!” Denise points out enthusiastically.

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Make Room for Art The couple has an outstanding art collection, including quite a few oversized pieces that they needed to find homes for.

Thanks to advance planning and Mary’s wealth of knowledge, she was able to communicate to the builder early in the process where extra support in the walls would be necessary to hold works as well as the heavy draperies to be hung in the family room. One striking print — so long it had never been framed — now has a commanding spot overhead in the family room.

Master of Flow The fabulous open kitchen is a perfect example of focusing on the right things at the right time, in this case picking appliances in time to ensure the entire design would work properly. Mary worked with electricians on correct placement of lights to highlight the custom steel hood from François & Co. before wiring was put in. After selection of the Sub-Zero refrigerator, Mary was able to amend the plan to ensure ample space and power and open the wall into the kitchen from the hallway.

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Layered Effect In the family room, as in every instance, Denise, Jeff and Mary considered different layouts and decided what would work best before sourcing furniture that would fit with the scale of the house. To stay within the monochrome palette yet keep the space from being flat, they brought in layers of texture. Here, a petrified wood side table, shagreen coffee table, gender-neutral fabrics and fun coyote fur stools from G&G Interiors keep things interesting and inviting.

Bottle Service Considering Jeff’s profession, it’s no surprise that having a superior wine cellar was at the top of his list.

Canadian firm Genuwine Cellars custom-built the 4,000-bottle-capacity cellar and tasting room. The seamless glass wall provides a clean aesthetic and puts the premium wood, granite counter and trim lighting — not to mention the wine collection! — in clear view. On the opposite wall, Mary transformed Jeff’s growing collection of guitars — many won at charity auctions — into an art installation.

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From Discarded to Divine How Broadway costume designer Clint Ramos used repurposed materials to create a wardrobe for the gods in Once on This Island

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he national tour for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Once on This Island officially kicks off in October right here in Nashville. Opening at Tennessee Performing Arts Center on Oct. 10, the tour will hit 26 cities this season. The 2018 Broadway revival of the 1990 musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards, taking home a win for Best Revival of a Musical. Set on a storm-ravaged Caribbean island, the show follows the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who seeks guidance from the island gods on a journey to find love. This colorful, dynamic retelling of Ti Moune’s story was brought to the stage by Tonynominated director Michael Arden with music and lyrics from Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, the duo behind Ragtime and Anastasia. Drawing inspiration from post-earthquake and post-hurricane Haiti, set designer Dane Laffrey and costume designer Clint Ramos used repurposed and recycled materials to craft the island and the costumes. We chatted with Clint about the show’s compelling and creative costumes — which are constructed from materials ranging from plastic tablecloths to crushed Coke cans — and his process for bringing Ti Moune and the gods to life.

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Where did the inspiration for the show’s costumes come from?

The inspiration for the costumes really came from the Haitian people. [Director] Michael [Arden] was really firm about how we can honor these people, who at that time when we were conceiving this musical were going through so many of these natural disasters, like the earthquake and the hurricane.

And yet through sheer human fortitude, [they] were able to really rebuild and withstand all of those trials. So the inspiration really came from them, that strength and how do you actually survive through a hurricane? And then a lot of it was about looking at the photographs, looking at the folk art of Haiti and the French Antilles and using that as a touchstone for the design.

All of the show’s costumes are made from repurposed materials. Tell me about that decision.

In looking at all of the photographs, we would look at hurricane-ravaged Haiti, and there was so much destruction and so much garbage, discarded materials, and I just kept thinking, “Is there anything we could do with this idea?” And I kept on thinking about the story, and in the story Ti Moune is discarded. She’s left all by herself in a tree. Her foster parents find her in a tree. In a way, she is kind of discarded; she is kind of like those materials that have been swept away. I thought maybe there’s a way to sort of transform these materials so they change from the discarded into the divine, which happens to Ti Moune, too, when she becomes a goddess at the end after she dies. And I thought maybe there’s an idea here that we can use for the gods. They start as these hurricane-ravaged people and through what they’ve been collecting, they manufacture the costume for when they become divine, when they become divinity. For each god there is a story of how the materials manifest itself into their divine being.

How did using repurposed materials change your creative process?

For a Broadway show, it is challenging because it needs to survive eight performances a week. It really opened up my mind about different ways to [create]

Sketch for Agwe, the god of water’s costume, including headpiece made of plastic bags

the sustainable design. How do we actually make this feasible? It takes a lot of trial and error to get it right, but to me, it was a welcome challenge.

How did you go about sourcing the materials?

A lot of the original clothes in the very beginning are found clothes from secondhand stores or thrift stores. ... And then in terms of the unconventional materials, we sourced them everywhere. We sourced them from recycling depots, we sourced a lot of those wires from Salvation Army, [and] we sourced the discarded plastic tablecloths online.

What’s the most bizarre material you used?

I think maybe the most bizarre was all of these plastic trash bags that make Agwe, the god of water’s beard. I had seen this photo of a homeless person, and he basically fashioned this whole costume out of discarded plastic bags. And I was just looking again at those photographs and looking at how polluted our oceans are, it kinda made sense to me that this god of water, the god of the ocean, had this beard made out of plastic bags. So we just started weaving the plastic bags, tying them together to create — it’s almost like a lion’s mane around him. That’s one of the stranger ones. And of course there are the pounded Coca-Cola cans that make the spine for Papa Ge. It’s sort of the spikes for that. That was fun.

That was a challenge because how do you prevent the actor from hurting themselves? It’s metal, you know? What comes with the unconventional materials are also safety concerns.

What costume was the most fun or rewarding to design?

All of them were really fun. The gods were really special, but I think the payoff is Ti Moune’s final dress when she becomes a goddess. It has this really long train — it’s about 40 feet. When we were on Broadway, it covered the aisles in the theater, so that was really fun, seeing her in her full glory after she died and [had] risen back to divinity. The funny thing was that that costume happened in three days. We whipped up a dress that has this train and all of these hibiscus flowers in three days, and we were scram-

Sketch for Papa Ge’s costume, including metallic spine made of pounded Coca-Cola cans

bling, but the story behind it and the pleasure of seeing it makes it really my favorite moment in the play.

What costume was the most difficult?

There’s a ball scene that happens, and these are ball gowns made out of really luxurious fabrics, and part of it was trying to understand what fabrics we could use with the sand. Because the sand really did a number on a lot of the fabrics, especially with ball gowns that go down all the way to the floor. So those were difficult in a way that we just needed to learn how to maintain them. When you see these beautiful huge ball gowns on sand, the juxtaposition of it is really powerful and strong.

The set is also built using repurposed materials. How do the set design and costume design work together?

That’s a really great question. Dane Laffrey and I are really good friends — he’s the set designer — so we really worked closely on how we can create this seamless transition. Because, in essence, what the gods are wearing has to come from the set because they’re collecting the garbage. But we really worked together on curating and picking the right materials that would eventually make sense on the costumes for a lot of the gods, like Papa Ge, Agwe, Erzulie and everybody. We needed to see the materials on the set before they can actually put it on their bodies. If you watch the play, a lot of the pre-show is establishing that kind of relationship between the materials they found on the set and how they used it on their costumes.

We’re very excited that the national tour is officially opening in Nashville. What should audiences expect from this show?

I think they should expect a world-class Broadway show coming to their city, but also I would say what we’ve done with this production is really redefined Once on This Island for our generation now, the way we live in this world with everything that’s happening to our earth, with everything that’s happening all around us. It’s ultimately a story about how love triumphs over death.

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The Basics Name: Vadis Turner Represented by: Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville, Geary Contemporary in New York City Education: BFA and MFA from Boston University See her work: Brooklyn Museum, 21c Museum Hotel, Hunter Museum of American Art, Tennessee State Museum, KMAC Museum and the Egon Schiele Art Centrum Website: vadisturner.com

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A Rich Tapestry History and heritage are unexpectedly moving in Vadis Turner’s quilt-based work There’s a kind of artwork that instantly polishes a space. Usually an amalgam of slick reds and Lichtenstein geometry, this category of painting can make the most humble cottage walls sing with sophistication. The quilt-based paintings of Nashville-based artist Vadis Turner take that vision a step further — instead of merely polishing the spaces that surround them, Vadis’ quilt works exude warmth, depth and a sometimes knotty history. They have the same quiet swagger as Vadis herself, a powerhouse of an artist who wears her talent with the ease of a loose garment.

Vadis is a Nashville native and an alumnus of Harpeth Hall, but she moved to New England for college and was in New York until just a few years ago. Upon her return home, her art career was sparked. She even had a solo exhibit at the Frist Art Museum.

“I didn’t move here for my art career,” she told me in 2017, “but it was the best thing I could have ever done — for the work and for professional opportunities that I’ve had. It has delighted and shocked me how brilliant it was to move to Nashville to be an artist, and I didn’t see that coming, but I’m so thankful.”

She has a wide variety of work in her oeuvre — from paintings that use ribbon in place of paint to monumental scaffolds wrapped in swaths of torn bedsheets. But it’s her quilt-based mixed-media paintings that access a particular connection with Nashville history, and in doing so feel revelatory.

She’s a little like a shaman, able to align a complicated and sometimes fraught history with a singular, artful vision. The resulting works borrow from quilt-making and weaving traditions but are elegant enough to look comfortably at home on a museum wall.

Vadis created the works after interviewing 22 women — all seniors, all Nashvillians. She asked them about their definition of the word “heirloom,” and the value assigned to objects and traditions a woman passes down to her descendants. As the Frist’s Katie Delmez says in her curatorial statement, Vadis collected their stories, which she calls “wisdoms,” and identified four types of heirlooms connecting these families based on object, place, ritual and spirit.

That’s the kind of polish these pieces create in a space — a graceful, complicated presence that’s bundled in one corner, smoothed over in the next and filled with wisdom throughout.

by Laura Hutson Hunter photographs by Daniel Meigs

"Spirit Heirloom (Moonlight on a Shimmering Rock)," 2017, 72 x 120 inches, hand-stitched quilts, ribbon, fabric dye and mixed media Vadis’ heirloom works begin as quilts, but they evolve to include much more.

“These are about making paintings about unconventional materials,” she says. “The foundations are unwanted quilts — scraps, really — and the inspiration is the collected stories from female seniors in our community.” The quilts are often donated, and sometimes Vadis finds them through Craigslist or eBay. “But it’s not about the person who made [the quilt], or what the original purpose was,” she says. “It’s about redirecting the handiwork of another woman, presumably of a different generation, and making it my own.”

"Ritual Heirloom 2 (Champion Roses and Burnt Logs)," 2017, 87 x 69 x 4 inches, hand-stitched quilts, ribbon, fabric dye, charred logs, resin, acrylic paint and mixed media With “Ritual Heirloom 2,” Vadis introduces another symbolic medium to her work — collections of charred wooden logs and nuggets. These are remnants of piles of sticks that Vadis’ mother collects and burns after storms on their family estate. “With so many of the women in our community,” she explains, “their hobbies and rituals are all different means of tending to the earth in some way.” This piece was inspired by a flower-arranging group, and its colorful, grid-like sections resemble a flower garden.

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Comfort to Go What’s cooking at the Loveless Cafe and The Grilled Cheeserie food trucks

by Carrington Fox

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After almost 70 years as a roadside landmark in the shadow of the Natchez Trace Parkway, Nashville’s iconic biscuit baker hit the highway this summer, bringing a scratchmade repertoire of country comfort food to festivals, sporting events and private parties.

Loveless Cafe Food Truck means “Rolling Biscuits” is no longer an activity relegated to the chicken-fried kitchen under the signature neon sign on Highway 100. It’s a roving rural restaurant bringing classic Southern cuisine to spokes of the city’s wheel, from Centennial Park to the Sounds stadium.

So the next time you’re at a baseball game, a festive fundraiser or an outdoor concert and you develop a hankering for oven-kissed pillows topped with famous peach and blackberry jams or a mobile mouthful of world-famous crispy drumsticks, pulled pork and famous Southern sides, look around for the bright-blue biscuit bus adorned with a platter of buttery bread and jams against a backdrop of sunrays. Talk about a rising star!

And while the Loveless Cafe Food Truck expands its countryside table service with roadside delivery, some things never change. Wherever you find Loveless biscuits, you’re sure to find a line, and whether you’re sitting in the lobby of the roadside landmark or queuing up beside the bus, Loveless biscuits are always worth the wait.

Ten years ago, if you had daydreamed out loud about a roving bus that served grilled cheese and tomato soup, people would have said you were crazy. A decade later, it’s hard to imagine a Nashville without Joseph Bogan and Crystal De Luna-Bogan’s epic epicurean automobile. Since The Grilled Cheeserie first put its comfort-food menu in drive, it has become synonymous with the food truck movement, receiving accolades and acclaim from media at home and across the country.

The menu of deceptively commonplace delights — think grilled cheese sandwiches and tater tots — bakes uncommon creativity and care, along with local and sustainably sourced ingredients, into the recipes. Innovations such as Pimento Mac & Chee (housemade pimento cheese, cheddar, macaroni, tomato slices and Benton’s bacon bits on grilled sourdough) and tomato soup simmered with ham stock lure loyal lines of outdoor diners at events as diverse as Porter Flea, outdoor concerts, and private weddings and birthday parties. Part of The Grilled Cheeserie experience is stalking the food truck calendar online and finding the pop-up party wherever the black-and-yellow truck puts it in park. But for the growing legions of fans who can’t wait between food truck stops, there are now two brick-and-mortar stores (one in Hillsboro Village and one in downtown Franklin) and more on the way. Maybe the only thing more comforting than comfort food is knowing exactly where to find it when you need some.

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Speak the Truth Expert etiquette advice from John Bridges

Pay to Play Lately, I’ve been dating a man whose company I really enjoy. We’re both middle-aged, and we’ve got a lot in common. But the problem comes down to dollars. He’s a very talented artist, but he’s never made very much money, and he hasn’t saved any either. I feel the need to go to ticketed parties, all of which come with a sizable price tag. They’re good for my career, and I figure they’d be good for his too. I know this sort of thing happens all the time in straight relationships. Doesn’t it? But paying for the tickets and for dinner has gotten to be embarrassing — for him and me, I think. I don’t want to turn down the invitations, but I don’t want to go by myself. What do I do?

—Anonymous, West End When you write the check, you’re in charge — at least supposedly. Gentlemen have a habit of paying for their dates at pay parties. If a woman is doing the asking, she has to cough up — or, if she and her date are good friends, maybe not. The job is to get the table filled. It’s what happens to unmarried couples.

But you’re living in a different world now. Paying the price for two seems to be embarrassing to you and annoying to your pocketbook. (You probably can’t take the price of your boyfriend’s ticket as a tax deduction.) You’re both middleaged men, and it’s nice to have him with you because he’s such good company.

You might tell him you’re planning to go and leave it up to him whether he chooses to pay. He may actually say no. Sometimes, he may say yes. He’s probably made that decision before.

In the end, you may have to sit down at a table by yourself, so arrange to be in bearable company. It’s a job requirement, of course. When you get home, try not to sound like you had a good time.

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If your daughter has a weight problem, it’s time to have a talk with her. If your sister has noticed, somebody else has too, maybe her girlfriends. She wants to dress the same way they do, but that may not be the best idea. Replacing the contents of her closet, however, isn’t going to happen.

Give your daughter a tissue and remind her that her aunt isn’t her mother.

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Go West, Young Man From the moment guests step into Superica, they are instantly transported to the Lone Star State. Whether it’s the honky-tonk music or the cowboy hat and chaps on the wall, you know Texans had a hand in it. In the entryway, there’s a lime-green leather sofa with striped throws in Southwestern colors. An iron chandelier adorned with decorative chili peppers hangs overhead. A sunburst mirror, crafted from wooden piano hammers, is an ode to the restaurant’s musical presence — whether it’s piped in or from live bands.

Superica

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Growing up in Dallas, chef Kevin Maxey didn’t think of Tex-Mex as anything out of the ordinary. It was just what he’d have for dinner. It wasn’t until he left Texas that he really began to miss it.

“I’ve lived on both coasts,” says Kevin, vice president of the Atlanta-based Superica restaurants, whose newest location recently opened in The Gulch. “I’ve lived in the Rocky Mountains. I’ve lived in a bunch of different places, and fortunately my parents have lived in Texas the whole time. So I always come back, and flying in, my mouth is watering to go eat at some of those Tex-Mex restaurants we grew up going to.”

After working for 10 years with celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, first at New York City’s legendary Gramercy Tavern and later at Craft, he relocated to Atlanta to open an outpost there. It was in Atlanta that he met fellow Texan, chef and restaurateur Ford Fry. After Craft in Atlanta closed, Kevin and Ford joined forces, opening several restaurants, all the while commiserating about the lack of TexMex in their adopted city.

They opened their first Tex-Mex restaurant, The El Felix, in Atlanta almost five years ago and the first Superica soon after. The Nashville Superica, located on Overton Street, right behind Patagonia in The Gulch, is the 18th eatery in Ford Fry’s restaurant group and the fifth of its kind. In addition to Music City and Atlanta, there are locations in Houston and Charlotte.

The 5,800-square-foot restaurant, designed by Atlanta-based Smith Hanes Studio, is flanked by an outdoor patio dotted with wooden tables and avocado chairs.

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The hallmark of Superica is the wood-fired oven, where meats are cooked over mesquite and oak. Menu highlights include classic skirt steak and chicken fajitas, enchiladas, nachos, and, of course, chile con queso and guacamole.

“That was the most important thing with this restaurant,” says chef Kevin, “that we didn’t make it something it wasn’t, that we didn’t make it chef-y or change any of the dishes.”

The menu is accented by handcrafted cocktails, including a blood orange margarita, as well as Mexican beers and tequilas.

Chef Kevin says Tex-Mex has evolved over the years, and the type that’s popular also depends on the region in Texas. In addition to having traditional Tex-Mex dishes, such as fajitas and enchiladas, Superica will incorporate what Kevin calls the “third wave.” “When you go deeper into the barrio, that’s where you start seeing pozole or people wanting to eat menudo and tripe and ceviche, things like that.” So there’s a shrimp and snapper ceviche tostada, for example, served with smoked jalapeño salsa, cilantro and radish.

Superica is the first of four eateries the Ford Fry group has planned for Nashville. Three concepts are slated to open in either late 2019 or early 2020 in the former Hammer Mill in Germantown, including a Nashville location of seafood restaurant The Optimist, a craft cocktail bar called Le Loup and Star Rover, a music venue with Tex-Mex snacks. “We like to open restaurants where we want to be and visit and spend time,” says chef Kevin. “So Nashville seemed like a natural fit for us.”

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Watching for Signs The art of paying attention

a few years ago, mostly out of curiosity, I visited a seer. One observation stood out: “There are signs all around you,” she said, “and you see them but don’t think they have meaning. Pay attention to them.”

The signs I’ve noticed lately have come primarily from friends of varying ages. A wise and charming dinner partner and I were commiserating over the burdens everyone carries and marveling over how we all deal with private troubles in different ways. Born during the Depression, she had lived through World War II, the crazy ’60s, decadent ’80s and the Great Recession of 2008 and was the widow of a noted economist, a handy narrator through turmoil. Delightful and funny, she had seen it all and bounced through it.

“Unless you were born into poverty,” she said, looking me full in the face, “snap out of it.” Don’t hold your misery close, wearing it on your heart, your sleeve, your face. Open the blinds, square your shoulders and feel the warmth of the morning sun or the greeting of a stranger. The clarity of her wisdom was refreshing and without apology. No, this won’t pay the bills or, sadly, cure cancer, but it will get you out the door with a little more optimism, humility and energy to figure it out.

The next night, I greeted a young friend with a hug, expecting a brief, casual exchange. He launched into a dizzying recount of books he was reading — Sapiens, 12 Rules for Life, Tribe of Mentors — and dropped ref-

erences from Mark Cuban to Warren Buffett and the Atocha, finally comparing the value of old Roman coins with foreign currency of later epochs.

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Three generations and — like every prior generation back to Adam and Eve and their troublesome sons — each suffered hard times.

It’s anguish that gives a person a stiff spine, pain that drives someone to desperate learning, loss that teaches the infinite value of small kindnesses. The values my friends expressed — of humility, curiosity and empathy — comprise a resilient survivor, the very best dinner partner, the dearest friend.

Of course, I don’t remember not paying attention before, but watching and listening for signs — without fretting over the source — sometimes reveals flashes of hope as bright as the face of a sunflower at summer’s end.

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October 2019 02 What: Public Schools

Hall of Fame For: Nashville Public Education Foundation When: Wed., Oct. 2, 11 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $200 per person Info: nashvillepef.org

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What: Swan Ball Committee Kick-Off For: Cheekwood When: Wed., Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Home of Jane Anne and Dale Pilkinton Info: swanball.com

For: Hospital Hospitality House When: Fri., Oct. 4, 11 a.m.

Where: JW Marriott Info: hhhnashville.org

04 What: Wirtgen Golf Classic

and Reception For: T.J. Martell Foundation When: Fri., Oct. 4, 1 p.m.

Where: Hermitage Golf Course Tariff: $750 per patron, $500 per golfer, $1,750 per foursome Info: tjmartell.org

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What: Conservancy Gala

02 Patrons Party

For: Centennial Park Conservancy When: Wed., Oct. 2, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Tracy Guarino Info: conservancygala.com What: Dinner by the Bridge 03 For: Greenways for Nashville When: Thurs., Oct. 3, 6 p.m.

Where: Cumberland Park Co-chairs: Sherry and Mark Deutschmann Tariff: $750-1,500 per patron, $200 per person Info: greenwaysfornashville.org

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What: Champagne & Chardonnay For: Nashville Wine Auction When: Thurs., Oct. 3, 6 p.m.

Where: Home of Vicki Porter Co-chairs: Beth Fortune and Debbie Turner Tariff: $250 per person Info: nashvillewineauction.com What: The Men’s Event For: Nashville Wine Auction When: Thurs., Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Josephine Co-chairs: David Hawkins, Jim Lewis and David Osborn Tariff: $250 per person Info: nashvillewineauction.com

04 What: Tennessee Craft

For: Tennessee Craft When: Oct. 4-13 Where: Centennial Park Tariff: Gratis Info: tennesseecraft.org

Where: Eastern Flank Battlefield Park Co-chairs: Katie Lillard and Sarah Locker Tariff: $100-125 per person Info: williamsonheritage.org

04 What: Patrons Luncheon

What: Pearls & Pinstripes For: Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence When: Fri., Oct. 4, 6 p.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $125 per person Info: tncoalition.org

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08 What: Rock the Cradle

For: Saint Thomas Health Foundation When: Tues., Oct. 8, 6 p.m.

Where: The Loveless Barn Party note: Featuring Wynonna Judd Tariff: $200 per person Info: rockthecradlenashville.com

05 What: Bike MS: Bike to

Jack & Back For: National MS Society When: Oct. 5-6 Where: Page High School Tariff: $47 per cyclist Info: nationalmssociety.org

Cumberland Heights For: Cumberland Heights When: Wed., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Ryman Auditorium Party note: Featuring Josh Turner; pre-party at 5 p.m.

Tariff: $300 per patron, $225 per fan, $32.50-49.50 per person Info: cumberlandheights.org

What: Nashville AIDS Walk When: Sat., Oct. 5, 9 a.m.

Where: Public Square Park Info: nashvilleaidswalk.org

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What: Grape Stomp For: A Vintage Affair When: Sat., Oct. 5, 4 p.m.

Where: The Factory at Franklin Pavilion Tariff: $50 per person Info: avintageaffair.org What: Heritage Ball For: The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County When: Sat., Oct. 5, 6 p.m.

Where: Eastern Flank Battlefield Park Co-chairs: Tracy and Bill Frist Tariff: $7,000 per table for 10, $450 per person Info: williamsonheritage.org

05 What: Heritage Ball Late Party For: The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County When: Sat., Oct. 5, 8 p.m.

Charity Golf Tournament For: Pedigree Foundation When: Fri., Oct. 11, 7:30 a.m.

Where: Hermitage Golf Tournament Info: pedigreefoundation.org

11 What: Play Big, Change Big

For: Oasis Center When: Fri., Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Youth Opportunity Center Tariff: $35 per person Info: oasiscenter.org/play-bigchange-big

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05 For: Nashville Cares

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What: Comedy for a Cause For: Rocketown When: Mon., Oct. 7, 6 p.m.

Where: Rocketown Party note: Featuring Ryan Hamilton Tariff: $250 per person Info: rocketown.com

11 What: Pedigree Foundation

What: Nashville Jewish

16 Film Festival

For: Nashville Jewish Film Festival When: Oct. 16-Nov. 7 Where: Theaters across Nashville Info: nashvillejff.net

10 What: The Love of Dogs

Benefit Concert For: Pedigree Foundation When: Thurs., Oct. 10, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Country Music Hall of Fame CMA Theater Party note: Performances by Lee Brice, Easton Corbin and Hunter Hayes Tariff: $49-74 per person Info: pedigreefoundation.org

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What: Southern Festival of Books For: Humanities Tennessee When: Oct. 11-13 Where: War Memorial Plaza and Downtown Nashville Public Library Tariff: Gratis Info: humanitiestennessee.org/sfb

What: Rascal Flatts’ Celebrity Golf Classic and Dinner For: Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt When: Mon., Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m.; dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Golf Club of Tennessee Tariff: $300 per person (dinner and concert only) Party note: Golf classic sold out Info: childrenshospital. vanderbilt.org

16 What: Red Door Bash

For: Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee When: Wed., Oct. 16, 6 p.m.

Where: Omni Nashville Hotel Chair: Victoria Marger Party note: Honoring Mark Carver, Danielle Gilbert and John Havron Tariff: $250 per person Info: gildasclubmiddletn.org

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What: Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award Luncheon For: The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee When: Thurs., Oct. 17, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Music City Center Party note: Honoring Clare

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20 What: Peacock Invitational Golf Tournament Pre-Tournament Dinner For: The Onsite Foundation When: Sun., Oct. 20, 7 p.m.

Where: Sopapilla’s Tariff: $50 per person Info: theonsitefoundation.com

18 What: Martin Masters Art Show and Sale For: FiftyForward When: Fri., Oct. 18, 5 p.m.

Where: FiftyForward Martin Center Tariff: Gratis Info: fiftyforward.org

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What: Hermitage Gala For: Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage When: Fri., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Omni Nashville Hotel Co-chairs: Kim Holbrook and Robin Puryear Party note: Keynote speaker Rick Atkinson Tariff: $3,500 per table host, $1,500 per patron, $350 per person Info: thehermitage.com/gala

18 What: One Night Only

For: Studio Tenn When: Fri., Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m.

Where: The Factory at Franklin Tariff: $2,800 per patron table, $250-350 per person Info: studiotenn.com/ono-2019

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What: Fall to Table For: Harvest Hands CDC When: Fri., Oct. 18, 7 p.m.

Where: Harvest Hands Tariff: $500 per table for eight, $50 per person Info: harvesthandscdc.com What: Newcomers Coffee For: Vanderbilt Woman’s Club When: Sat., Oct. 19, 10 a.m.

Where: Home of Joy AllingtonBaum Info: vanderbilt.edu/vwc

What: Jazzmania 19 For: Nashville Jazz Workshop When: Sat., Oct. 19, 6 p.m.

Where: The Factory at Franklin Liberty Hall

Co-chairs: Sandy Cornelius and Shane Foshee Tariff: $125 per person, $1,000 per table for 10 Info: thenextdoor.org

Party note: Patrons party at 5 p.m.

Tariff: $300 per patron, $200 per person Info: nashvillejazz.org

What: Peacock Invitational 21 Golf Tournament For: The Onsite Foundation When: Mon., Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Vanderbilt Legends Club Tariff: $2,000 per fivesome, $1,600 per foursome Info: theonsitefoundation.com

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What: Heroes in Heels For: YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee When: Tues., Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m.

Where: The Factory at Franklin Liberty Hall Tariff: $750 per table for eight, $375 per half table for four, $60 per person Info: ywcanashville.com

What: 20th Anniversary Launch 23 Party For: Nashville Conflict Resolution Center When: Wed., Oct. 23, 5 p.m.

Where: 222 Second Ave. S., 12th floor terrace Info: nashvilleconflict.org What: Business Hall of Fame 23 For: Junior Achievement When: Wed., Oct. 23, 6 p.m.

Where: Music City Center Tariff: $250 per person Party note: Honoring Darrell Freeman Info: janash.com

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26 What: Bone Bash

For: Arthritis Foundation When: Sat., Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Factory at Franklin Tariff: $100 per person Info: arthritis.org/tennessee

24 What: Artclectic Patrons Party

For: University School of Nashville When: Thurs., Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m.

Where: University School of Nashville Co-chairs: Amy Manoukian and Kim Sandler Rhodes Tariff: $125-250 per patron Info: artclectic.org

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What: The Tournament of Roses For: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation When: Fri., Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Gaylord Springs Golf Links Tariff: $1,500 per foursome Info: events.cff.org/ nashvilletournamentofroses What: Artbash For: University School of Nashville When: Fri., Oct. 25, 6 p.m.

Where: University School of Nashville Co-chairs: Jennifer Aaron and Margie Horwitz Tariff: Gratis Info: artclectic.org

26 What: The Bike Thing

For: Daystar Counseling When: Sat., Oct. 26, 8 a.m.

Where: Natchez Trace Parkway Garrison Creek Info: daystarcounseling.com

24 What: Fall Benefit Breakfast

and Luncheon For: The Next Door When: Thurs., Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Where: Loews Vanderbilt Hotel

What: Academy for Women of Achievement For: YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee When: Thurs., Oct. 24, 6 p.m.

Where: Music City Center Co-chairs: Sara Finley and Tara Scarlett Tariff: $200 per person Info: ywcanashville.com/ events/awa

For: University School of Nashville When: Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m.

Where: University School of Nashville Co-chairs: Danielle Gilbert, Ingrid Perdikis and Caroline Shockley (Artclectic), Lana Pargh and Leeron Resnick (Popclectic) Tariff: Gratis Info: artclectic.org

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What: Once in a Blue Moon For: The Land Trust for Tennessee When: Sat., Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Glen Leven Farm Co-chairs: Bonnie Cross and Caroline Smith Party note: Luminary reception at 5:30 p.m.

Tariff: $250-375 per person, $125-250 per New Moon guest 35 years or younger Info: landtrusttn.org/bluemoon

27 What: Flavors of Nashville

For: American Liver Foundation Mid-South When: Sun., Oct. 27, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Tariff: $250-350 per person Info: alfflavors.org/nashville

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What: Sage Awards For: Council on Aging When: Mon., Oct. 28, 11:30 a.m.

Where: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Party note: Honoring Julian Bibb, Thelma Harper, Bill and Sallie Norton, Gracie Porter, Mental Health America and Nashville Public Television Tariff: $75 per person, $700 per table for 10 Info: coamidtn.org

What: Artclectic and Popclectic Artisan Market

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Remember how important picture day was? Choosing what to wear and whether to show off that snaggletooth grin were probably big decisions for these second graders in Mrs. McGowanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class at Percy Priest School. Since that time, the introduction of uniforms eliminated the first problem, and early orthodontic intervention the latter. But picture day is big business, so big it now has its own holiday. Thursday, Sept. 12, was declared the first-ever National School Picture Day, joining the multitude of other national days, weeks and months. Now, on every second Thursday of September, take time to dig out those old class photos to celebrate, regret or laugh at decisions made around this fall tradition.

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