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Rocketown burns its birthday fuse |
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Rocketown is scheduled to host its annual birthday party Saturday to celebrate six years of building relationships with the teenagers who visit annually to enjoy music, skateboarding and coffee.
The party, an all-day event, will feature skateboarding and dodgeball competitions as well as a Halo II and Super Smash Bros. competition, ending with a fashion show.
"Our sixth anniversary of reaching out to teens in downtown Nashville is a great [time] for everybody to come together and see a little bit of what we provide at Rocketown," said Audra Davis, director of programming.
Rocketown is a youth outreach, recreation and entertainment facility.
"Our mission is to provide a safe place for teens where they feel accepted," Davis said.
Rocketown also provides entertainment options, such as concerts, as well as after-school and weekend programming.
"Our after-school programs are targeted toward those in high school, but our concerts are all ages," Davis said. "We have a lot of college students who volunteer down here who help with shows and who also help with some of our mentoring programs."
Rocketown, in addition to providing great entertainment options, is also a great way for college students to give back, Davis said.
"College students are still cool enough to appeal to the high school students," Davis said. "They are little bit further along in the process and can be a good influence on those who are younger."
Prizes will be awarded for each competition and the fashion show.
The skateboarding competition will feature beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Each division will award prizes, in addition to a best-trick contest.
The dodge ball competition will be played in teams of 16. Prizes will be awarded for the first place team, as well as the best-dressed team.
"We offer a lot of great activities in the arts, music and extreme sports that we think are appealing to all ages," Davis said.
Beginning at 11:30 a.m., bands will play all day long.
"There will be several different genres of music that will be appealing to anyone," Davis said.
Genres of the bands include metal, hardcore, punk, pop, indie, alternative and folk. |
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Alex Levasseur Memorial Scholarship Program |
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Jeffrey Steele & Friends, a fundraiser to benefit The Alex LeVasseur Fund (an initiative of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee), will take place on March 12 at Rocketown. The fundraiser will feature Alex’s father, Nashville based singer-songwriter Jeffrey Steele, along with some of his music artist friends, including Keith Anderson, Sebastian Bach, Billy Dean, LoCash Cowboys, and other special guests. In addition, the event will feature a live and silent auction to help raise additional funds.
All proceeds will support the scholarship fund, which focuses on inspiring and encouraging students to succeed academically and behaviorally through skateboarding, while remembering the life of Alex LeVasseur. Get your tickets now: http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/136161 |
New Blue Coast Burrito location grand opening
Saturday, January 24th
11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
10% of proceeds benefit Rocketown Nashville West
6800 Charlotte Pike, Suite 106
Nashville, TN 37209
Directions via Google Maps
Phone: (615) 354-8171
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Blue Coast Burrito Expands Into West Nashville’s Newest Development
Nashville, TN – January 19, 2009 – Blue Coast Burrito, the hottest little burrito shop founded in Nashville, TN under the Baja Burrito franchise banner has made its way into the Nashville West Shopping Center. Located on Charlotte Pike, the Nashville West development is one of Nashville’s newest shopping destinations featuring Target, Best Buy, Costco, World Market and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
The restaurant occupies approximately 2,590 square feet in the center and features a 61 foot arbored patio. Blue Coast Burrito offers “build-your-own” burritos, mouth-watering fish tacos, freshly-made salads, our signature Baja fruit tea, and much more. Blue Coast Burrito prepares all of its food the best way…from scratch every day. The build your own style of service allows each customer to have their food exactly how they want it without sacrifice of speed. The setting accommodates those who have the time to enjoy a leisurely meal in a fun, colorful and festive atmosphere or those looking for a quick lunch on the go. Blue Coast Burrito also offers catering which adds a lot of variety to the way a guest can receive and enjoy our food.
The fourth company-owned restaurant in the Middle Tennessee area is off to a great start. General Manger Rick Causey is excited to be opening the first company-owned location under the new management team which took the helm in January 2008. “I am excited to bring the best burritos and fish tacos to Nashville West and look forward to serving the community.” A Grand Opening event will take place on Saturday, January 24 from 11am-9pm. The community is invited to come out and enjoy great food, register for hourly door prizes and enter a drawing to win an autographed Albert Haynesworth jersey. In addition, we are excited to donate 10% of our net sales for the day to Rocketown, a local music and skatepark venue located in downtown Nashville. Visit www.rocketown.org for more details on how this non-profit organization is changing the lives of Nashville’s teens and their families.
Blue Coast Burrito knows it can’t bring you the sun and surf, but we do our best to bring you the freshest, finest West Coast-style Mexican food available. Come in and taste the difference for yourself at one of our Middle Tennessee Blue Coast Burrito restaurants located in Cool Springs/Franklin, Smyrna, and Murfreesboro and now in the Nashville West Shopping Center.
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Blue Coast Burrito, Inc. began as the franchise arm of Nashville’s favorite, Baja Burrito, which is owned by Troy and Jeanie Smith. Blue Coast Burrito, Inc. is owned by a group of predominantly local equity partners and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN. It operates 6 company-owned Blue Coast Burrito restaurants in middle and west Tennessee; it has franchised restaurants in Hixson and Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jonesboro and Little Rock, Arkansas as well as franchised food court locations at Lipscomb University and the Nashville International Airport operating as Baja Burrito Express. The Company is currently seeking experienced operators to open franchised Blue Coast Burrito restaurants in the southeastern United States. Visit www.bluecoastburrito.com for details. |
Skatepark - We had our 1st ever “Smoke the Bowl” event in the skate park. Now, before you get scared and begin to question the play-on-words here, allow me to explain… This event featured some local “smoking hot” bands that performed INSIDE the Sixth Ave. skatepark “bowl”. It was geared toward an entirely new demographic of kids in Nashville, they were all the “crusty punk” and “punk rock” vein of fashion, music, and lifestyle. These are kids that usually never come here. It was a free event and there were over 130 kids that came out. All the bands were booked by one of our regular skatepark boys. It was an incredible opportunity to empower him, and give him the means to create, and plan an event. Definitely one of the highlights of the month of November!
Skatechurch - November has been a great month at Skate Church. We are averaging 35 kids a week from every area of Nashville, from all walks of life, and faith. We recently conducted what we call “The Bob Marley Experiment” with much success. We listened and dissected two Bob Marley songs and then discussed what the lyrics meant to members of the group. We quickly realized that his songs had different meanings to different people. These open discussions created an environment where kids feel comfortable sharing, and now we are able to go into deeper topics. All the kids are speaking up and none of the kids are criticizing anyone for their beliefs.
Volunteers - On November 6th we had 9 new kids come out for Volunteer Orientation! This is such a vital part of what we do here at Rocketown…developing relationships with kids and getting them involved in every aspect of the programming and outreach. Once they are a part of our volunteer program they are instantly thrown into positions of responsibility, as well as lending their voice and opinions to the events that take place at Rocketown. This takes them out of the “spectator” mode, and places them into the weekly, “behind the scenes” responsibilities of every show.
Facility News - For those of you that don’t already know, Rocketown is facing a move. MDHA is expanding the gateway blvd and it will run directly through our building. We are searching for a new facility within the same vicinity. It is so important that we remain downtown, to serve the diverse young people who walk through our doors each day. And by “walk” we literally mean “walk”. So many kids walk to Rocketown the moment they get out of school. Many do not have the luxury of having parents drive them to and from Rocketown. Some take busses, ride skateboards, or bikes, so being centrally located in downtown Nashville is vital to our mission.
Opportunity for Involvement: - We have recently begun our “R.E.A.C.T” program. R.E.A.C.T is a new tutoring program, in conjunction with our unique afterschool classes. We need volunteers who can mentor, tutor, and encourage participants.
- Lastly, every year Rocketown selects a few of our regular kids in the greatest need, and tries to make Christmas special for them. This year we have selected 30 kids to purchase specific Christmas presents for. While we wish we could buy gifts for every “Rocketown kid” these are just a few in the greatest need. If there’s any way you’d like to be a part of this, with us…PLEASE let me know! We’d love to involve you in this, whether you actually know the kid or not! Thank you again for all that you’ve done to pray, support, encourage, and be a part of our lives here at Rocketown, in 2008!
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