The Bluebird Cafe

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The Bluebird Cafe
Hello one and all!
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Here's a little about what's happening here at The Bluebird this week and beyond: we just kicked off a special auction for Last Minute Toy Store via ebay.com (info below), info about the New Year's Eve shows, a holiday merchandise reminder, Nashville updates, info on Bluebird On The Mountain 2014, links to the Nov calendar (Dec to post soon), our partnership with the RIAA, info about adopting your own seat here at The Bluebird, advertising with us and having your private event at The Bluebird.
THE BLUEBIRD CAFE MEMORABILIA AUCTION - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE LAST MINUTE TOY STORE:
Yesterday, November 11, 2013 The Bluebird Café will began auctioning off an assortment of Bluebird Café memorabilia. The online auction – hosted by www.ebay.com – consists of a variety of signed original Bluebird Café chairs and signed Hatch Show Prints. One to two items per week, for five weeks, will be available for online auction. The majority of the auction proceeds will benefit The Last Minute Toy Store in Nashville, TN.
The chairs available for auction are the original Bluebird Café chairs. The chairs sat in the café – and in the round - since the late 1980’s. They have been signed by several notable songwriters and artists including:
original Bluebird Café in-the-rounders Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch Tony Arata and Jelly Roll Johnson (a chair with all four songwriters signatures will be one of the first items up for auction – 11/11-11/17), #1 hit songwriters/artists – and father and son – Rhett Akins and Thomas Rhett (a chair with Akins’ and Rhett’s signatures will be the second item up for auction 11/18-11/24), legendary songwriter Schlitz (a chair with Schlitz’s signature will be the 3rd item up for auction – 11/25-12/1),  Nashville cast members (a chair with several Nashville cast members signatures will be the 4th item up for auction 12/2-12/8), the auction will then conclude with country superstar Martina McBride (a chair with McBride’s signature will be up for auction 12/9-12/15).  Each chair comes with a mounted plaque and certificate of authenticity from The Bluebird Cafe.
Kicking off the auction, along with the Schuyler, Knobloch, Arata, Johnson chair, is a Bluebird Café Hatch Show Print/poster pack. This “pack” includes prints and posters signed by country music stars Toby Keith, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban (the poster pack will be up for auction 11/11-11/17).
The Bluebird Café will donate the majority of the auction proceeds to its longtime partner The Last Minute Toy Store in Nashville, TN – allowing the Last Minute Toy store time to do some not-so-last minute shopping. More about The Last Minute Toy Store: www.lastminutetoystore.com.

HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE REMINDER: 
In order to guarantee Christmas delivery, all Bluebird Cafe online merch orders must be received by December 16th, 2013.

NASHVILLE NEWS:
There's an all new Nashville tomorrow at 9pm CST : Maddie feels lost as Teddy and Peggy's wedding day approaches; Juliette angers a lecherous but influential DJ; Deacon discovers an unexpected ally as he tries to find his way back to music. For all things Nashville, please visit: http://abc.go.com/schedule 

NEW YEAR'S EVE @ THE BLUEBIRD CAFE:
Get ready to ring in the New Year Bluebird Café style!
This year’s New Year's Eve Show(s) will feature recent Nashville Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame inductees Thom Schuyler and Tony Arata, hit writer Fred Knobloch and award winning instrumentalist Jelly Roll Johnson. 
The New Year is the chance for fresh starts and new beginnings and we thought it was only appropriate to celebrate with some of the gents that started the “in the round” (or “ITR” for folks in the know) way back at the beginning of The 'Bird's long and esteemed history. That's right! Thom Schuyler (16th Avenue, Long Line Of Love), Fred Knobloch (If My Heart Had Wings, Feels Like Mississippi), Tony Arata (The Dance, Here I Am) and Jelly Roll Johnson (award-winning harmonica extraordinaire) will be our New Year's Eve entertainment. And we know that just one show won't be enough, so they're gonna go ahead and play twice! The first show is from 7:00pm-9:00pm (hey, it's midnight somewhere) and the second is from 10:00pm-the New Year. The original ITR-ers will provide the music. The 'Bird will provide the hats, party favors, champagne toast and all other important New Year's regalia. You just need to show up and enjoy the show (and the shenanigans).
***Reservations are available now via www.bluebirdcafe.com.  

BLUEBIRD ON THE MOUNTAIN 2013 AND 2014!
Thank you all for making the Bluebird on the Mountain 2013 season absolutely wonderful!
Thank you, too, to our always wonderful Bluebird on the Mountain sponsors: Nissan, Jack Daniels and Red Wing Shoes. Special thanks to Vanderbilt Heart.  
Regarding next year: Bluebird on the Mountain 2014 season passes went quickly! There will be a limited number of single show passes available closer to the actual show dates. More info to come!

ADOPT A SEAT AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFE!
In 2010 The Bluebird Cafe launched its "Adopt-A-Seat" campaign which allowed supporters of The Bluebird Cafe to adopt and name a chair in the club. Some of the earliest adopters were: ASCAP, Avenue Bank, BMI, The First Amendment Center, Wendell Moore (in memory of Isaac Hayes), the Nashville CVB, Regions Bank, Terry & Wanda Seay, SESAC and SunTrust.
 
The campaign continues to this day. You, too, can adopt your very own Bluebird Cafe seat! How do you do that, you ask? It's easy! Simply follow this link. By adopting a seat, not only will you have your very own chair at The Bluebird, but you will also help provide a solid foundation for the future of The Bluebird Café.
A little more about the adoption process: The "Adopt-A-Seat" campaign allows supporters to adopt and name a chair in the club.  Each chair and barstool at the club will feature an etched plaque on the back of the seat.  An individual can have their name placed on a seat, a corporation can present their company's name, or a donor may choose to honor someone by naming a seat for them at The Bluebird Café.  The cost for each seat is $1200 for a three year term. The benefactor will then receive their adopted seat, with name plate, at the end of the term.
 
Additionally, The Bluebird will also be offering their original chairs for sale, with a limited number of them signed by some of the songwriters who have gotten their start at The Bluebird Café.  All chairs will be marked Bluebird originals and have a certificate of authenticity.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS THE RIAA!
Monday, June 20th, at a press conference held at The Bluebird Café, The Bluebird announced its new partnership with the RIAA and the Nashville member labels. Both the RIAA and the Nashville labels have come on board to, as RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol described it, support “the Bluebird Café’s incubator” of rising and developing talent; including The Bluebird Café’s Open Mic Nights, Sunday Writers’ Nights and the Early Rounds throughout the week. Bluebird COO Erika Wollam Nichols stated, “The Bluebird Café is a place where new talent is discovered nightly. We are thrilled that the RIAA and Nashville labels recognize this and that this recognition has led to this exciting new partnership.”
THE BLUEBIRD CAFÉ STORE:
You can visit The Bluebird Cafe Store here. Stay tuned for new merch designs!
ADVERTISEMENTS/OFFERS/EVENTS:
BOOK: THE ADULT GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA
Our founder Amy's father Shelly Kurland  wrote a very funny little book which would make a great stocking stuffer for any musician in your life. The Adult Guide To The Orchestra is now available at our favorite local bookstore- Parnassus Books in Green Hills or through this website: http://darkhorsebooksonline.com 
CD'S FROM STARS OF THE BLUEBIRD
Their own CDs, from some of your favorite Bluebird artists!
www.AmericanOriginalsCDs.com 
PITCH PERFECT RECORDING
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MORE INFO:
PRIVATE EVENTS:
Now is the perfect time to start thinking about planning your Fan Club party (CMA Music Fest is fast approaching!) or another special event at The Bluebird Cafe! The Bluebird Cafe offers a variety of event special event opportunities. For more information email:
events@bluebirdcafe.com
RESERVATIONS:
We take reservations online at our website www.bluebirdcafe.com. Reservations are available at 8:00am CST online.
SOCIAL STATUS:
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