The Orioles hosted a star-studded philanthropy event on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
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Niki Kottmann
| 9:35 p.m. March 17, 2017
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Some of Nashville’s most famous songwriters got some dirt on their boots March 17 on the practice fields of Ed Smith Stadium, but it was all in the name of a good cause.
The occasion was the 2nd annual Nashville's Music Row Comes to the Ballpark, a charity concert hosted by the Orioles that benefits the Library Foundation for Sarasota County and Nashville’s Music Health Alliance. Festivities began with a VIP cocktail reception featuring several Grammy award-winning songwriters along with several Orioles players. Guests enjoyed drinks and hors d’oeuvres before taking their seats per request of event emcee Jim Hunter.
Programming began with a live auction featuring a VIP trip to Las Vegas for two, a golf foursome with football legend Jim Brown, the chance to be a bat boy or girl for the day and two tickets to any Orioles game plus a meet and greet with the players.
The real fun began when several renowned country music performers and songwriters took to the stage, including Liz Rose, Laura Veltz, Jimmy Robbins, Ryan Beaver and Margaret Valentine, who performed some of their biggest hits such as “White House,” “Drunk Last Night” and “We Were Us,” respectively.
Special guest performer was Jenae Cherry, a singer-songwriter who is married to Orioles pitcher Brad Bach and co-wrote the Orioles-inspired song “Don’t Miss the Magic” with musician Margaret Valentine.
Event organizer Kimberly Manooshian with Dr. Si and Shannon McAninch
Christina and Chris Tillman, Wayne Kirby, Jamie Russell, Stone Russell and John Russell
Anolay Senenoi, Cylvia Lele and Kita Tiam with the Oriole
Katrina and Ian Pemberton
Rick Piccolo, Amy Tuten and Sally Piccolo
The Orioles hosted Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
Anolay and Veth Senenoi
Noel and Richard Geer
Shrimp cocktails and several other hors d’oeuvres were available at Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
Christy Arndt and Bennett Fite
Jeff Mayers and Juliette Valin
The Oriole Bird writes its name down on an Observer notepad at Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
Lee Ann and George Anderson, Roula Paterakis and John Iucker
Chris Bitters, Art Grandizio and Mark Carroll
Baltimore Orioles player Chris Davis celebrated his birthday at Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
George Petrocheilos, Leslie DiPiero, Executive Vice President of the Baltimore Orioles John Angelos and Pete Koroneos
Baltimore Orioles Ownership Representative Louis and Taryn Angelos with son Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of the Orioles John Angelos and emcee Jim Hunter listen to Isabel Norton of the Library Foundation for Sarasota County Board of Directors thank attendees at the event on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
Tracy Naffziger, Clara Ramos and Jennifer Grondahl
Desmond Child and Lisa Roberts
Liz Rose performs “White Horse,” which she co-wrote with Taylor Swift, at Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
Charlie Dunn with Becky and Jeff Taylor
Pat and Lesly Sajak
Laura Veltz sings “Drunk Last Night,” which she wrote for Eli Young Band, at Nashville' s Music Row Comes to the Ballpark on March 17 at Ed Smith Stadium.
