Dan Couch performs at the 2019 Bluebird in the Boro Benefit.
Photos by Howard Ezell.

Alive’s annual benefit concert series in Murfreesboro, Bluebird in the Boro, returns Feb. 26 and 27. Songwriters perform their hit songs in the round at the Grove at Williamson Place to fund care for hospice patients, grief support for children and adults, and free community education on end-of-life issues.

Each show includes dinner and an open bar. Attendees will also have a chance to bid on one-of-a-kind paintings created for the event by artist and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ray Stephenson.

Songwriters performing at the 2020 Bluebird in the Boro include Dan Couch, J.T. Harding, Tim James, Doug Johnson, Rivers Rutherford, Elvie Shane, Ray Stephenson and Adam Wood.

Now in its seventh year, Bluebird in the Boro tickets support Rutherford County patients of Alive, the only nonprofit hospice in the region, committed to bringing excellent end-of-life care to all who need it, even when insurance doesn’t cover all the costs.

“At Alive, we are reimagining the way people can live as they approach the end of life,” said Kimberly Goessele, Alive’s president and CEO. “Our care is designed to help lift some of the weight off patients and their loved ones so they can share meaningful time together. The relationship doesn’t end there. We are here to support community members as they deal with transitions, grieve, and learn to live with loss.”

Tickets to the two concerts can be purchased individually for $100 or by the table for $1,000. This option seats eight and includes show memorabilia and donor recognition.

The Wednesday, Feb. 26, show, from 6–9:30 p.m., will feature Doug Johnson, Elvie Shane, Adam Wood and J.T. Harding.

The Thursday, Feb. 27, show, from 6–9:30 p.m., will feature Tim James, Dan Couch, Ray Stephenson and Rivers Rutherford.

The Grove at Williamson Place is located at 3250 Wilkinson Pk., Murfreesboro. Find tickets at alivehospice.org/boro.

Grammy Award-winning musician and visual artist Ray Stephenson donated this year’s original artwork. Stephenson’s paintings hang in the collections of Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. and Oprah Winfrey, and he has been the official painter of the Monsters of Rock Tour. Two of his songs have gone platinum: the title track of Kenny Chesney’s album Hemingway’s Whiskey and the Blake Shelton/Miranda Lambert album title track “Red River Blue.” Find more on Stephenson at raystephenson.com.