Announcement of Fantastic Raffle to attend the Americana Music Festival in Nashville in September!!!

Children’s Home Society of West Virginia- Parkersburg site and “Tuck’s Music Journal” present:
A RAFFLE: A chance to win a trip to attend the 2009 Americana Music Festival in Nashville Tennessee, September 17-20, 2009. (see more information about the Festival at: (www.americanamusic.org)

The prize is valued at over $1000!!!!
Package includes: * 3 nights lodging for two at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee ( located near the Ryman Auditorium and other venues for the festival) (an approximate $700 value) (for information about the Renaissance go to:
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnash-renaissance-nashville-hotel/ )
*2 tickets to the Americana Music awards ceremony (at the Ryman Auditorium) Thursday evening ($55 value x 2) (for information about the awards ceremony, and examples of past winners, visit the www.americanamusic.org website)
*2 wristbands to attend many shows at many venues over the three evenings ($45 x 2)
(also provided by the Americana Music Association, such renowned Nashville venues as:
The Basement, Mercy Lounge, Cannery Ballroom, Station Inn, and 3rd and Lindsley)
*$200 spending money for gas, food and incidentals

RAFFLE TICKETS ARE $5 EACH, AND MAY BE PURCHASED AT Children’s Home Society of West Virginia, 1739 St. Mary’s Ave., Parkersburg. (call 304-485-0650, or e-mail Steve Tuck, at stuck@childhswv.org . Tickets will also be available at the Americana Music benefit events on July 28, 29, 30th in Parkersburg.
Tuesday, July 28, Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle, two Americana musicians from Nashville will be performing at Children’s Home Society of WV in a coffee house setting at 8 pm. Wednesday evening, July 29th, there will be a showing of the films “Be Here to Love Me” (about the life of Townes Van Zandt) and “Fallen Angel” (about the life of Gram Parsons) at CHS starting at 7:30 pm. And Thursday, July 30th, the Weedhawks and special guest, Nick Barry will be performing at 6 Pence Pub, 7th St. in Parkersburg at 9 pm.
THE DRAWING: WILL BE HELD JULY 30TH AT 11 PM AT 6 PENCE PUB, DURING THE WEEDHAWKS SHOW.

PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF WV – PARKERSBURG AND SPECIFICALLY, OUR WV PROMISE VISTA PROJECTS
AND MENTORING PROGRAM.