TPAC House Concert, 11.11.2010

TPAC's second house concert, held 11.11.2010, featured one of Nashville's finest daughters, Julie Lee, accompanied by the amazing Jake Bradley. If you've not heard Julie's music before you must treat yourself to the experience. Her songwriting is straight from life, often stemming from the inspiration of her family; the love and richness of each song permanently entwined.

Julie manages to weave heart, soul and melodies that draw the listener in with emotion and steadfastness while warming the soul as a quilt and winter fire. From Stillhouse Road, which chronicles the fight for and loss of land her grandparents experienced to Till the Cows Come Home, which hauntingly speaks of the loss of a spouse and loved one, her songs resonate with anyone blessed to listen.

 As the soul and heart were fed by Julie's offerings, those in attendance were fed a fabulous meal, courtesy of House Blend catering of Dickson, TN. Mouthwatering dishes prepared from fresh, local ingredients made the taste of each menu item all the more sweet. Thanks and graditude to Jeremy and Holly Spencer of House Blend and to the Lipman Brothers and Coca Cola for the beverages of the evening.

Many thanks to TPAC and the evening's sponsors for feeding our hearts and bodies...


Harry and Karan

To view the entire house concert image gallery, please visit www.mimosaarts.com/TPAC/HC02...

MUMFORD AND SONS

Mumford and Sons played to a sold out house at TPAC's War Memorial Auditorium on 11.01.2010. Mimosa Arts provided exclusive coverage of the event and the full set of images may be viewed at www.mimosaarts.com/tpac/mumfordandsons.

jason+raquel

A Walk in the Park, A Courtyard Celebration and A First Dance Not to be Forgotten…
Harry and I met Jason earlier this year while shooting Straight No Chaser at TPAC. The lovely Ms. Dara Carson, Marketing Manager for TPAC and friend of Jason, told us of his lovely girlfriend, Raquel. Dara’s words: "supermodel gorgeous"… Dara does not exaggerate…

Jason is a concert promoter and owner of Sherpa Concerts, based in Nashville. Raquel, in addition to her supermodel gorgeousness, is a data analyst with Vanderbilt… beauty and brains…

To our delight and honor Raquel contacted us a few months later to discuss their upcoming wedding.

The day of the wedding, we all met on the campus of Vanderbilt in a sweet little section of historic buildings and glorious green space. We had one quick hour of shooting and then off to the wedding venue for family shots before the ceremony.

In front of the swing in the courtyard of their lovely neighborhood café, Jason and Raquel exchanged vows with their closest family members present to celebrate with them.

After the ceremony, champagne and hugs all around, the family enjoyed a lovely dinner just steps away from that courtyard swing.

Did I mention that they are really fun people, too?


But this story doesn’t end here…


Twenty-four hours later Jason and Raquel greeted friends, colleagues and family for a celebration party and their first dance as husband and wife; which called for some last minute practice…

The dance that followed… the Tango…

 

Yes, you could say it was a total success… ;)


Jason and Raquel, thank you for a lovely weekend and for the honor of witnessing and documenting the beginning of your marriage.

May you have many, many more tangos…
Harry and Karan

TPAC'S HOUSE CONCERT SERIES

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Angel Snow with Viktor Krauss

Our lovely friends and business partners at TPAC opened their House Concert Series on Thursday, August 26th, to a full house anxious to hear Angel Snow with Viktor Krauss. The intimate musical evening, in true TPAC form, seemed effortless, causal and low key; belying the work and coordination required to make an event feel like dessert to the end of a long day.


Craft Studio, owned by Tony and Iris Baker, was the ideal setting for the opening of this House Concert Series. Located at 709 2nd Avenue South in Nashville, Craft Studio is a combination of photography studio and event space.


Tony, a well-known Nashville photographer, and Iris, his equally well-known wife and producer, envisioned just such events taking place in their studio as they were designing the space, which opened in early 2010.

In talking with Iris after the event, Harry and I both could sense her excitement in seeing their hard work realized and the encouragement the success of the evening brought to her. Iris, we look forward to working together and visiting with you and Tony again soon!
Concert guests were offered delicious food selections from Saffire Restaurant, including Beef Tenderloin Biscuits, Cucumber Shrimp Pico de Gallo, Country Ham Profiteroles and Crunchy Crawfish Sushi. Thank you, Jessie Goldstein! Saffire Restaurant is located in Building 11 of The Factory in Franklin, TN. Go there! Tell them we sent you…

Wine for the evening was provided by Liberty School Wines and Lipman Brothers. And grateful acknowledgement to Sarah Norman with Coca Cola for providing colas and water!


Fortunately for all of us, Angel is planning to release a new CD in the near future. She and Viktor have co-written many songs and their live performance is a musical treat.

Angel’s previous release, Fortune Tellers, is available for download via CD Baby and iTunes. You won’t be disappointed if you take a listen and we’re certain you’ll feel the power to help a worthy artist by purchasing the tunes.

Thank you, TPAC, for what promises to be the destination house concert in Nashville...