Benefit News Daily (2/15/07)

Jon Freeman

The third annual Music Row Springtime Stroll for St. Jude, a “100 yard walk, downhill,” will take place Friday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. The stroll begins in front of Dan McGuinness Pub and ends 100 yards down Demonbreun St. at the Tin Roof Restaurant. After the walk participants will be treated to live music by Wade Bowen, Stoney LaRue and David Nail. There will also be a live auction, emceed by the event's founder, MCA Southwest Rep. E.J. Bernas. The first two Springtime Strolls have raised more than $16,000 for pediatric cancer research. For more information, visit http://www.countrycares.org/content/whats_new4.cfm.

Doak Turner and Barbara Cloyd will host a fundraiser at Lyrix (94 Peabody St., Nashville) on March 7. The event begins at 7 p.m. and will feature musical performances as well as an auction of merchandise. All proceeds will benefit the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center. For information contact Turner at 354-6400 or doakt@comcast.net.