Beyond Bourbon - A benefit bash for OZ Arts

Beyond Bourbon – A benefit bash for OZ Arts

OZ Arts Nashville’s popular fall fundraiser invites guests to enjoy top-shelf sips, delicious food, tempting auctions, and more. All proceeds support OZ Arts’ mission to create innovative and accessible artistic opportunities for artists, audiences, and students in Middle Tennessee.

Party-goers will discover a wide variety of high-end spirits, cocktails, wines, and beers alongside delicious food by local favorite Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint. In a nod to the facility’s history as a converted cigar warehouse, guests can also sample the new launch by Ozgener Family Cigars, special products by Crowned Heads and the CBD line of Canvast Supply, Co. in the venue’s beautiful, open-air patio lounge.

SILENT AUCTION NOW OPEN

All supporters are welcome to participate in the online silent auction; it is not necessary to attend the event. Bid early and often to help raise funds for our 10th season of Brave New Art! The silent auction ends at 9PM on Wednesday, September 28.

STANDARD TICKETS

$250 per person
Includes:

7PM Main Event

VIP PATRON TICKETS

$500 - $1,000 per person
Includes:

5:30PM VIP Tasting Experience
7PM Main Event

Support OZ Arts at the patron level with one of five unforgettable, pre-event tastings featuring exceptional brands and expert hosts.

VIP experiences are limited to as few as 10 guests per tasting and are expected to sell out quickly.

Pappy Van Winkle VIP Experience
$1,000

Enjoy a specially curated vertical tasting of one of the most coveted bourbons in the world: Pappy Van Winkle. This exceptionally rare experience is led by bourbon aficionado and whiskey historian Jason Eskind, founder of The Eskind Foundation and Executive Vice President of Best Brands, Inc. and Bret Moore, President and CEO of Cool Springs Wine & Spirits.

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Willett Family Estate VIP Experience
$1,000

Showcasing one of the hottest cult bourbons in the world, this exclusive tasting features rare gems you can't find anywhere else. John G. Brittle, Jr. of Whiskey House Nashville has selected eight of his favorite Willett Family Estate bottles. Single barrel and at cask strength, these limited-editions were originally created for a one-time, special event.

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Napa Valley Vineyards VIP Experience
$750

The charismatic Mark Lombardi leads a tour of Napa Valley with selections from his enviable private collection. Awaken your senses with luxury California wines including Bond, Cardinale, and M. Étain. Bond is the brainchild of Bill Harlan and Bob Levy of Harlan Estate, a winery known for creating some of the most sought-after, low-production, cult wines in the world. Multiple Harlan Estate wines have been rated 100 points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

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Belvedere Martini VIP Experience
 $500

Prepare to be dazzled by two of Nashville’s most influential hospitality personalities in this luxury cocktail experience with Max Goldberg and Alice Farquhar. Max and Alice select signature bottles from Belvedere’s Vodka Collection to hand-craft delicious martinis for guests. The Co-Owner and Managing Partner at Strategic Hospitality, Max is one of the driving forces behind some of the city’s most acclaimed restaurants, including The Catbird Seat and Henrietta Red. Alice is the Global Education and Training Manager at Belvedere Vodka.

Penta Tequila VIP Experience
$500

In this exclusive private tasting, Penta Founding Partner Steve Reynolds showcases his three new Penta Tequilas: Diamante, Reposado, and Añejo — plus, a special handmade cocktail starring the Diamante. The Penta Añejo was named one of the Top New Tequilas of 2020 by Robb Report. Aged in a combination of new and seasoned Hungarian, French and American oak barrels, the 14-month-old Añejo is a rich and creamy tequila with multiple layers of vanilla, molasses, roasted brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg with an undercurrent of vegetal sweetness from agaves of the Jalisco Highlands.

Co-Chairs

Brittany and Ben Hanback
Kelly and Mark Lombardi
Katherine and Chris Spencer

Host Committee

Murray Allan and Meridith Krebs
Louise and Will Alexander
Carol Arrowood
Amy and Brannan Atkinson
Meera Ballal and Seenu Reddy
Sue and Dave Berryman
Camilla and Mats Bjoerkman
Tom Black
Richard and Sara Bovender
Holly and Gordon Brewer
Sara and Iain Briggs
Diane and Ed Brown
Scott Chambers
Kate and Matt Chinn
Mark Cleveland
Pamela and Tony Cmelak
Marjean Coddon and Henry Johs
Chase Cole
Toby Compton
Katie and Kevin Crumbo
Denise Cummins and Jeff Hopmayer
Natasha and John Deane
Kelly and Chan Dillon
Brian Donnelly
Kelley and Blair Durham
Lynley and John Dwyer
Georgette and Shervin Eftekhari
Deborah and Gary Everton
Brian Fitzpatrick
Jennifer and Billy Frist
Tom Fussell
Tim Gianikas
Alice and Max Goldberg
Lauren and William Gonzales
Connie and Carl Haley
Jim Harbison
Lisa and John Henderson
Jamal Hipps
Tina and Mike Hodges
Beth and Mike Huth
Chenoa and Bob Jacobs
Denice and R. Milton Johnson
Emily and Michael Johnson
Jerry and Cathy Johnson
Alicia Jones
Nora and Kent Kirby
David and Rebecca Klements
Brad and Christy Lampley
Austin Lee
Christina and James Lohse
Bonnie and Hugh Lombardi
Wanda and Jerry Lyle
Lisa Maki and David Osborn
Arnie and Anne Malham
Roy and Susanna Milner
Whitney and Chris Morris
Tara Mullaney
Anne O’Duffy and Jim Kelley
Feliz and Tamay Ozari
Aylin Ozgener and Scott Hethcox
Jana Lisle Parham
Jason Pharris
Elizabeth and Senton Pojani
Joey and Chad Price
Craig and Elizabeth Reavis
Kirk and Cookie Richardson
Susie and Jim Rieniets
Donna and Stephen Roberts
Mary Carolyn Roberts and Matt Davis
Paige and Kevin Roddey
Kelley and Emilio Ruocco
Laurie and Jim Seabury
Karen and Adam Shepard
Rachel and Brian Shore
Jean and Tod Shuttleworth
Alexis and Josh Smith
Joe and Joanne Sowell
David Taylor and Michael Ward
Lynn and Daryl Thompson
Rob Turner and Jay Jones
Angelo Valenti
Jospehine Vandevender and Giles Ward
Karen and Brian Vingelen
Kelli and Jon Walters
Stacy Widelitz
Tim Wilson
Sarah and Jimmy Wilson
Angela and Brian Wright