NASHVILLES DEAD (stay educated)

TONIGHT! FEB 27th!

5-10pm

Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery / Rumors Wine Bar

12th Ave. South

Please come down tonight to Blackbird and Rumors to celebrate local music, art, wine and food to benefit the UN World Food Program Haiti Relief Fund!

Bands performing:

Super Bowl Rocketship
Buffalo Clover
Julia the Menace
Eric Zarycki & the Persuasion
POWERBRRRD
Ghostfinger
Holly House SUPERGROUP

There will be a silent auction and raffle with donations from:

Halcyon Bike Shop, Belcourt Theatre, Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, Nashville Rollergirls, Mafiaoza’s, Big Machine Records, Music City Roots, The Lost Boys Foundation, the Nashville Film Festival, Eric Powell, John Donovan, Lanie Gannon, Julia Martin, Alan Messer, Jeff Bertrand, Nathan Brown, Brent Montgomery, Kelly Craig, Johnny Lashley, William Gentry, James Green, Avery Gardner, Coral Smith and more.

$10 entry fee gets you in, and ALL PROCEEDS go to the UN Relief Fund. This is a fantastic way to spend your Saturday night while helping those whose lives have been forever changed by this disaster.

There will also be a bike ride starting at Halcyon at 3pm that will end at the event. See you tonight!

photo by P.G. Rodman

Tonight marks the first session in 2010 of the Halcyon Bike Workshop! The Workshop is a partnership between our shop and the Oasis Center where we teach underprivileged youth the basics of bicycle repair, maintenance, and safe riding. Each students earns a free bike through the program, and over the past year, we have taught over 60 students. The Workshop continues to grow and we are excited about the plans we have for 2010.

photo by P.G. Rodman

The Workshop is always looking for volunteers and donations. We will take any type of bicycle donation, regardless of the condition of the bike. Bike parts, accessories, and monetary donations are also accepted. Please contact Dan Furbish for more information!

photo by P.G. Rodman

Not us, or any of the other fantastic Nashville businesses that were nominated for the Intuit’s Love a Local Business Grant.

Blossom Birth, a non-profit birth and parenting center in Palo Alto, CA, was the January grant recipient, and we are certain that this business will think of incredible ways to use the grant money! Halcyon got over 300 votes, but the selection process wasn’t based completely on votes- five businesses were randomly selected to be considered for the top prize. Regardless, we are utterly floored by the amazing words you all made. Imagine all of Halcyon, gathered around a computer screen, each of us humbled and near tears, and you have an accurate picture of the effect your comments had on us. Our customers are the reason we are here, and you are the driving force behind everything we set out to do. To hear your experiences and ‘why you love’ Halcyon was a great boost to each of us, and we promise that our commitment to you and to our community is as strong as ever!

We are in the running for the February grant, but whether we receive it or not, we know that 2010 is going to be full of many new projects for Halcyon. It is exciting to see how much we have grown already, and we can’t wait to keep growing and providing you with the best product and service possible.

Saturday, February 27th

5pm

Blackbird Tattoo & Gallery/ Rumors Wine & Art Bar

2304 & 2306 12th Ave. South

We are hyped up to be participating in this event, put on by our neighbors (and friends) at Blackbird and Rumors. We will celebrate local art, music, wine and food, with all proceeds going to the UN World Food Program Haiti Relief Fund.

Featuring:

-Raffle and silent auction, with donors including: Halcyon Bike, Belcourt Theatre, Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, Nashville Rollergirls, Mafiaoza’s, Big Machine Records, Music City Roots, The Lost Boys Foundation, the Nashville Film Festival, Eric Powell, John Donovan, Lanie Gannon, Julia Martin, Alan Messer, Jeff Bertrand, Nathan Brown, Brent Montgomery, Kelly Craig, Johnny Lashley, William Gentry, James Green, Avery Gardner, Coral Smith, with more locals adding to the list daily.

-Live music by  Woodgrain, Apollo Up, Admirals Club, Buffalo Clover, Julia the Menace, Zarycki, Thad Solina, and more.

-A special food and drink menu at Rumors, as well as new work by photographer Quinn Ballard

-Blackbird will also be donating 25% of all tattoo work to the relief fund

It is fantastic to see so many local businesses and creative minds coming together for a truly good cause. We look forward to seeing you there!