THE FIFTH ANNUAL “MUSIC CITY MARDI GRAS:
“A CELEBRATION OF HOPE”
BENEFITING THE LISA ROSS PARKER FOUNDATION

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2010 IN NASHVILLE
Nashville’s Hottest Funk, Rock, Rhythm & Blues Band BURNING LAS VEGAS to Perform

NASHVILLE, TN – October 12, 2009 – The fifth annual “Music City Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Hope,” benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation [the Foundation], is scheduled on Friday, February 12th at the Cannery Ballroom in downtown Nashville featuring the hottest band in Nashville - BURNING LAS VEGAS.  Doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $25.00 each and include food and admission to the party. There will be a cash bar. Tickets will be on sale, starting December 1st, at wwwlrpfoundation.org.

BURNING LAS VEGAS, Nashville’s foremost funk, rock, rhythm & blues soul band and known as the “hottest band in the South” are the featured entertainment. Known for their riveting and explosive performances, their shows are one of the hottest tickets in town.  They play everything from the sounds of the Oldies, to Motown, to Dance/Disco/Funk to Memphis/Muscle Shoals. The band features three powerful female vocalists, each with a distinct style.  A tight horn section helps round out the powerful rhythm section which features some of Nashville's best players.  BURNING LAS VEGAS incorporates a chemistry and passion into their shows that invites the audience to participate - you just can’t sit down! For more information you can go to www.burninglasvegas.com.

The fifth annual “Music City Mardi Gras” will again hold a silent auction that will take place throughout the evening with many celebrity items, Titans and Predators memorabilia and various other items to bid on. Last year’s auction was one of the bigger silent auctions in the city.

The first four “Music City Mardi Gras” events were resounding successes having raised over $75,000 for the Foundation’s efforts to support families touched by cancer and assisting animal welfare organizations. Just a few of the things that the money raised went towards were buying 27 refrigerators for each of the rooms of the Leukemia Lymphoma Wing (11 North) at Vanderbilt Hospital and starting a scholarship for a graduating senior whose family has been touched by cancer. Also, more supplies for the “hospital survival kits” were bought for the patients and their families. Financial grants were also made to several patients to assist with medication and household bills and donations were also made to many animal welfare organizations in the area.

The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 2004 by her sister Janet Ross, and operated by Janet and a small group of committed citizens, dedicated to the memory and charitable legacy of Lisa Ross Parker, whose life was taken at age 33 by leukemia. The Foundation’s mission encompasses two things that were most important to Lisa - providing support for families touched by cancer, and assisting animal welfare organizations. The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is a tax exempt public operating charity under Internal Revenue Code Sections 501 (c )(3) and 509 (a)(1). For more information on Lisa Ross Parker and the Foundation, go to www.lrpfoundation.org

For more information, contact:

Rachel Gwinn
Executive Director
rachel@lrpfoundation.org
615-373-7739

Janet Ross
President/Founder
janet@lrpfoundation.org
615- 373-7739

The Fourth Annual Music City Mardi Gras was a HUGE success!

We'd like to thank all of our sponsors, volunteers and the hundreds of people that supported the event which has become the Biggest Mardi Gras Party in Nashville! Our silent auction was the largest ever with over 120 items and we'd like to thank everyone that donated items to be auctioned. It was a great event!

To see our event on youtube, click the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgu8iPfezFg

To see pictures of the event, click the following link:
http://www.pbase.com/deadelvis/mg09

The 3rd Annual Music City Mardi Gras Was a Huge Success! Thanks to All of You Who Made it So Special

THE THIRD ANNUAL “MUSIC CITY MARDI GRAS: A CELEBRATION OF HOPE” BENEFITING THE LISA ROSS PARKER FOUNDATION was held
on February 29th, 2008 in downtown Nashville at the Cannery Ballroom. The event was a huge success with over 700 people in attendance. Over $20,000 was raised during the evening toward the mission of the Foundation. We’d like to thank everyone who made the evening so special! Make plans to attend next year!

Click Here to view video from the event.

Click Here for our see photos from the event.

The 2nd Annual Music City Mardi Gras:
A Celebration of Hope
Benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation
February 20th, 2007 in Nashville, TN

Nashville’s Hottest Funk, Rock, Rhythm & Blues Band BURNING LAS VEGAS To Perform.

NASHVILLE, TN – The second annual “Music City Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Hope,” benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation [the Foundation], is scheduled on Fat Tuesday, February 20 at City Hall in the Gulch in downtown Nashville featuring the hottest band in Nashville - BURNING LAS VEGAS. Doors open at 7:00 PM with a Mardi Gras costume contest sponsored by Chappy’s on Church Restaurant beginning at 7:30 PM. Beer will be provided by Blackstone Brewery and food will be available. Tickets for the event are on sale now at all TicketMaster locations or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $15.00.

BURNING LAS VEGAS, Nashville’s foremost funk, rock, rhythm & blues soul band and known as the “hottest band in the South” are the featured entertainment. Known for their riveting and explosive performances, their shows are one of the hottest tickets in town. They play everything from the sounds of the Oldies, to Motown, to Dance/Disco/Funk to Memphis/Muscle Shoals. The band features three powerful female vocalists, each with a distinct style. A tight horn section helps round out the powerful rhythm section which features some of Nashville's best players. BURNING LAS VEGAS incorporates a chemistry and passion into their shows that invites the audience to participate - you just can’t sit down! For more information you can go to www.burninglasvegas.com.
The second annual “Music City Mardi Gras” will again hold a silent auction that will take place throughout the evening with many celebrity items, Titans and Predators memorabilia and various other items to bid on.

The first “Music City Mardi Gras” was a resounding success having raised over $24,000 for the Foundation’s efforts to support families touched by cancer and assisting animal welfare organizations. Just a few of the things that the money raised went towards were buying 27 refrigerators for each of the rooms of the Leukemia Lymphoma Wing (11 North) at Vanderbilt Hospital. Also, more supplies for the “hospital survival kits” were bought for the patients and their families. Donations were also made to several patients to assist with medication and household bills.

The First Music City Mardi Gras

Terri Clark Headlines the First Annual “Music City Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Hope"
Benefitting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation
At the Wildhorse Saloon February 28th, Nashville, Tennessee

Chely Wright and Anita Cochran to Join Terri Clark

NASHVILLE, TN – January 12, 2006 - Terri Clark will headline the first annual “Music City Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Hope,” benefiting the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation [the Foundation], on February 28 at 7:30 PM at the infamous Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville. Tickets for the event are on sale now at all TicketMaster locations including the Wildhorse Saloon box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $25 for reserved seating (limited number); $15 for General Admission.

“Music City Mardi Gras” will also include performances from Chely Wright and Anita Cochran. GAC host Suzanne Alexander will serve as the night’s emcee. A silent auction will take place throughout the evening with celebrity paintings and various other items to bid on.

Terri Clark has dedicated her support to the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation. Terri wrote an emotional entry on her artist website www.TerriClark.com before the holidays a couple years ago telling of how her life was touched by the Ross family and how her song “The One You Love” came to be. Terri, a good friend of Lisa’s sister Janet, first met Lisa after she was in the hospital battling her fight with leukemia. She saw the fearless fight in Lisa. Only three days after that visit Lisa lost her battle. Terri says, “I saw the devastation it caused within a very close family, and how hard it was for them to keep the bedside vigil going, being from out of town, and not having many of the means to make staying with Lisa throughout her ordeal very easy.” After Lisa passed away, Terri was inspired to write the poignant “The One You Love.” This song is on her PAIN TO KILL album and can be heard at the Foundation’s website www.lrpfoundation.org. Terri’s fans have since answered her requests to donate to the Foundation in lieu of sending her gifts. In response, the Lisa Ross Parker Foundation has received donations from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation is a charitable foundation founded in 2004 by her sister Janet Ross, and operated by Janet and a small group of committed citizens, dedicated to the memory and charitable legacy of Lisa Ross Parker, whose life was taken at age 33 by leukemia. The Foundation’s mission encompasses two things that were most important to Lisa - providing support for families touched by cancer, and assisting animal welfare organizations. The Lisa Ross Parker Foundation, affiliated with the National Heritage Foundation, is a tax exempt public operating charity under Internal Revenue Code Sections 501 (c )(3) and 509 (a)(1).