It can be challenging to host a fundraiser with meaningful programming. In Nashville, there is no shortage of big names to add to a night of music and asking for cash, but the best kind of benefit show ties the work of who they’re raising money for to the act itself. Girls Write Nashville, a songwriting mentorship nonprofit, put on the most lovely show at 3rd and Lindsley late last year. A couple of the teens in the program, Magdalene and Amira the Weirdo, performed in the round alongside known pros Margo Price, Brittany Howard, Tristen, Erin Rae and Becca Mancari. The evening shed light on just how much mentorship means and how it can transform young artists. Take my money.
