Grand Ole Opry member and multi-platinum singer-songwriter Lauren Alaina will perform a benefit for the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation on Monday, May 1.
Saddle Woods Farm in Murfreesboro will host the “Artist at the Alley” event, where attendees will enjoy an evening of fine dining with food from The Alley on Main, music and an auction.
All of of proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Lee and Susan Moss Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Expansion.
Need for NICU services is increasing. Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford cares for an average of 421 NICU infants each year. The necessity for an expanded NICU is becoming more prevalent with the increasing rate of opioid use among pregnant women, according to the foundation.
This new space within the NICU will include six additional incubators.
Doors for the May 1 private event open at 4:45 p.m. with dinner at 5:30 and the Lauren Alaina show kicking off at 7:30 p.m.
Lauren Alaina—a Georgia native who American Songwriter called “a vibrant force of positivity in the world”—earned three No. 1 hit singles in just under three years with her smash “Road Less Traveled” in 2017, the 7-times-platinum “What Ifs” in 2018 with her childhood friend Kane Brown (his first career No. 1), and “One Beer” in 2020 with friend and rising star Hardy (his first career No. 1 as well). Alaina has also released duets with Chris Lane and Jon Pardi.
She has appeared on A Capitol Fourth, Dancing With the Stars, American Idol, Beyond the Edge, Good Morning America, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and on various other television programs and sporting events.
She has also starred in the Hallmark Channel movie Roadhouse Romance and became a best-selling author with the release of her inspirational book Getting Good at Being You: Learning to Love Who God Made You to Be.
Saddle Woods Farm is located at 9522 Franklin Rd., Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Tickets are $125. For tickets or more information, call 615-396-4996. Find more on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation at rutherfordfoundation.org.
