![]() No one had heard the term “app,” and few of us thought of cellphones as an informational lifeline. Downtown hosted a fraction of the attractions and nightlife now available, and relatively few people lived there. ![]() Think back: Ten years ago, virtually no one ventured downtown. After extended conversation about different opportunities which could be created, in late summer 2007 The Community Foundation launched the nonprofit website .ġ) “ Butts in Seats” - Building traffic and ticket sales for area arts and entertainment organizations Ģ) “ Heads in Beds” - Promoting Middle Tennessee as a cultural tourism destination ģ) “ Economic Development” - Recruiting employers and talented employees to the region. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee knew how lucky we had been and saw the need to cushion any future calamity by helping arts organizations create income streams which could be sustained. Those present - which included Susan Simons, Jack Bovender, Nelson Andrews, Howard Stringer, Judy Liff Barker, Cathy Jackson, Kitty Moon Emery, Steve Turner, Pat Embry, Kerry Graham and Denise Alper - acknowledged the fact, however, that the Arts were vulnerable to the changing fortunes of the untimely deaths of benefactors, or the ever-possible fluctuation of political will to support the Arts. ![]() In 20, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee convened a conversation about the extraordinary support our community had shown in creating and supporting the Arts. Established in 2007 NowPlayingNashville: Celebrating 10 Years of Where to Go and What to Do
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