This all-star evening begins at 7 p.m. with a pre-concert illustrated talk by Ratcliffe, author of the recently published University Press of Mississippi book, Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues followed at 7:30 p.m. with a concert featuring the Fedora Brothers with Bruce Nemerov and Gene Bush (himself a close friend and protégé of John Hurt).

The participants will be on hand for a meet-and-greet and book signing after the show.

Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors and groups and may be purchased by calling the box office at 615-563-2787 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday or online at artscenterofcc.com.

For this evening the Arts Center and Spring Fed Records are offering a very special package deal.

For $55, fans will receive an advanced copy of the CD (a $20 dollar value), a signed copy of “Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues” (a $30 value) and special reserved seating for the Fedora Brothers concert.

S.A.V.E. Night Fun Run
Sustaining a Village Everyday, a charity created and run by six teens from Murfreesboro, will be holding its biggest fundraising event of the year at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 30 at Gateway Island.

Planned by Laura Bean, the S.A.V.E. the Night Fun Run 5K is a family and teen friendly race that will raise funds and awareness for the malnutrition in Haiti.

The 5K will also be a superhero costume contest and will feature a DJ. Awards and door prizes will be given out after the race.

The entry fee for participants 10 and over is $25 and the fee for those 8 and under is $20. Proceeds will go towards the organization’s overall goal of raising $25,000 to build wells and lakes, as well as purchase livestock, for the malnourished village of Boukeron, Haiti. 

In January, Tayllor Cochrane was inspired by an episode of ABC’s 20/20 to raise $25,000 to feed a malnourished village for an entire year. Others expressed interest in the cause, and soon the core leadership group was formed, including Laura Bean, Mary Cate Ownby, Tony Allen and Brock Baker. Kristi Cochrane and Melissa LaDuc also stepped up as adult supervisors to guide the group. 

Attending six different churches and two different schools in Murfreesboro, they brought together their various interests and experiences to develop a plan for Tayllor’s idea. The goal quickly shifted from merely feeding a village to giving a village the resources and knowledge to provide sustenance for themselves long term.

With this in mind, the S.A.V.E. team developed a financial plan to achieve its goal by the end of 2011.

Thursday
11:30 a.m. - Brown Bag Lunch. Topic: Butterfly Gardens. Lane Agri-Park, 315 John Rice Blvd. 898-7710

8:30 p.m. - Movies Under The Stars. “The Karate Kid.” Siegel Neighborhood Park.

Friday
6-11 a.m. - Rutherford County Farmer’s Market. Lane Agri-Park on John Rice Boulevard.

5-9 p.m. - Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club Cruise-In. The Avenue in the Belk parking lot. 4mhrc.net

8:30 p.m. - Movies Under The Stars. “The Karate Kid.” Mitchell Neilson Primary School.

Saturday
8 a.m. - Main Street Saturday Market. Historic Public Square. 895-1887

9-10:30 a.m. - Bike the Battlefield. Stones River National Battlefield on the Old Nashville Highway. 893-9501 or nps.gov/stri

8:30 p.m. - Movies Under The Stars. “The Karate Kid.” Hobgood Elementary School.