THIS IS A PREPAID SHOW, REFUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
VENUE INFORMATION:
Minimum: $10 food & beverage minimum per person
Parking: Available in gravel lot behind venue and next door at United Community Bank
*No videography allowed except for pre-approved media outlets.
There will be approximately 10-12 seats available the day of the show on a first come/first served basis when doors open.
Note: When making reservations, choose the table you would like and then add the number of seats you need to your cart by using the + button. You are NOT reserving an entire table if you choose 1 (by choosing 1, you are reserving 1 seat). We reserve ALL seats at each table. If you are a smaller party at a larger table, you will be seated with guests outside your party.
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Artists
Julia Cole
"Nashville recording artist, Julia Cole, encourages empowering self-worth and good vibes to her growing #ColeTeam community.
With an honest and raw musical style that blends authentic country storytelling with a little Houston rhythm-and-attitude, Julia’s music is connecting with millions. Cole got her start performing the Star-Spangled Banner before her own volleyball games, and soon found herself performing for NFL, MLB, MLS, NASCAR, INDYCAR, and ESPN events before crowds of 75,000. Mizuno Athletic Wear uses Cole’s song “Honey Child” as the soundtrack for their women’s empowerment campaign, and has signed Julia on as a sponsored ambassador where she’s recently helped launch Gold-Medal-Olympian April Ross’ athletic wear line, as well as performed in collaborations with current MLB World Series Champions, The Atlanta Braves. Every week, Julia hosts her own radio shows on YOCO 96.7FM, and is currently filming a new television series that will air on Circle TV (a joint venture of Gray Television and Ryman Hospitality Properties subsidiary Opry Entertainment Group) in 2023. Cole was also named one of Country Music Television’s Next Women of Country: Class of 2022.
Signed to CAA, Julia has toured in over 10 countries, opening for acts like Dan + Shay, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Michael Ray, and more.
Charles Esten
Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Charles “Chip” Esten was raised in Alexandria, VA and attended T.C. Williams High School (made famous in the film “Remember the Titans.”) He then attended The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, where he graduated with a degree in economics and met his wife, Patty. While in Williamsburg, he was lead singer/songwriter in a popular local band.
Esten made his theatrical debut in London when he portrayed Buddy Holly, singing, acting and playing guitar in the hit West End musical “Buddy.” In that role he was honored to perform for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and eventually President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush at The White House. He was also very honored to perform with Jerry Allison and Joe B. Mauldin, Buddy’s original hitmaking bandmates, the Crickets.
It was during his run as Buddy that Esten first appeared on the original British version of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” with Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops. When “Whose Line” came to ABC, he became a recurring cast member and frequent song improvisor. Since then he has appeared on Drew Carey’s Improvaganza and toured frequently, performing live improv shows with Stiles, Proops and Jeff B. Davis.
Esten’s many early television credits include recurring roles on “Big Love,” “Enlightened,” “The Office” and “ER.” Besides being the father on Disney Channel’s “Jessie,” he has been a Klingon on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” a secretary on “Murphy Brown” and Kelly Bundy’s fiance on the series finale of “Married with Children.” His film credits include “Swing Vote,” “Thirteen Days,” “61*” and “The Postman.”
Esten has been honored to perform across the US, UK, and Germany for the past several years, including the Grand Ole Opry, the historic Ryman auditorium and the Royal Albert Hall. In addition, he has performed at festivals including Stagecoach, the CMAs, Route 91, C2C, and CMC. He looks forward to resuming touring this summer.His most recent single “Sweet Summer Saturday Night” was released in August 2020. He continues to write and record music with over 9.5 million streams to date, earning a Guinness World Record in 2017 for releasing 54 original songs (available on iTunes, and on Spotify) once a week, for 54 consecutive weeks.
Charles is an active Musicians On Call board member and volunteer, regularly performing for patients and caregivers in hospitals, hospice centers, and VA facilities. With live performances being mostly cancelled in 2020, the singer-songwriter, actor and performer has instead performed a regular online Quarantine Live Stream concert to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where he has served as an honorary spokesperson for the past 8 years.
Tony Evans Jr.
Country newcomer Tony Evans Jr. is making a name for himself in Nashville as a prolific songwriter and a captivating vocalist. Featured on Rissi Palmer’s “Color Me Country Class of 2022” list, the singer-songwriter and self-taught guitar player commands with powerful story songs and intricate guitar picking. “I want everything I do to feel intimate,” the Georgia native says. “If I don’t feel it, there’s no way I can make you feel it.”
It seems to be working. Sounds Like Nashville praised Evans as an “up-and-coming singer with a classic country voice” while Wrangler observed he’s “making waves and gaining fans with his blend on the traditional country style and the energy of a young artist.” Evans has been working with renowned producer and A&R executive Ron Fair and hit songwriter Fred Wilhelm on new music. He estimates he’s written hundreds of songs since he first picked up guitar at age 12. Now 24, Evans is creating his own brand of country music that blends his influence of George Strait for a sound that is 100% Tony Evans Jr. “I’m writing the music that I’ve always wanted to write,” he says, “but the way I do it is different, and I hope listeners feel my intent through the songs.”
Fred Wilhelm
Fred Wilhelm is an award-winning songwriter/singer originally from New England. He grew up on a family farm where his duties included feeding the chickens and carting out a wheelbarrow of cow manure every day before school. The latter experience has proved extremely useful in the music business.
Although his songs have been recorded by a multitude of multiplatinum superstars (like Rascal Flatts, Lindsay Ell, Walker Hayes, Faith Hill, Little Big Town, Trace Adkins, Randy Travis and more), as well as highly revered Americana artists (like Lori McKenna, Matthew Perryman Jones, Mindy Smith and others), featured in film and television, and played on stages the world over, he considers his greatest professional accomplishment to be avoiding a day job since 1999. He is a prolific writer, creating well over 100 copyrights a year, and a regular performer at The Bluebird Cafe and other listening rooms.
