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Sports Zone - Thursday

Presented by Country Music Association - CMA at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 10, 2010

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The Sports Zone is the place to be for sporting fun, friendly competitions between celebrities, athletes, and artists. Located on Broadway between Third and Fourth Avenues as well as in the parking lot to the north of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and east of the Hilton Suites Nashville Downtown, The Sports Zone Stage will host a variety of cooking demonstrations and other activities throughout the Festival.

All Things BBQ Ribs will host demonstrations on how to trim, rub, and cook ribs Thursday through Sunday (11:00am-12:00pm). Join Chef John "Chappy" Chapman from Chappy's on Church for the "Chap Dat! Country Creole Cooking Show" on the Sports Zone Stage. Taking place Thursday through Sunday (12:30pm - 1:30pm), Chef Chappy will have celebrities helping in his onsite "kitchen" including Lynn Anderson, Danielle Peck, Marty Raybon, and Pam Tillis. Also taking place Thursday through Sunday (2:00pm-2:30pm), Whole Foods will give fans tips on creating healthy meals with "Whole Foods Market Health Starts Here."

Aspiring singer-songwriter Michael Nelson, will perform a song on the Sports Zone Stage on Thursday (3:45pm), followed by "Giddy On Up and Dance with Laura Bell Bundy." On Friday (4:00pm), Country songbird Patty Loveless will sign autographs in the DRIVE4COPD booth in the Sports Zone. Saturday (3:00pm), Jamie O'Neal hosts the Manwich Open Mic Contest Finals on the Sports Zone Stage. On Saturday (4:30pm) and Sunday (3:00pm), Reserve Generation, the band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve will perform on the Sports Zone Stage.

The Chevy Stage in the Sports Zone will feature a variety of activities, appearances, meet and greets and performances. Slated to appear are Rhett Akins, Realtree's David Blanton, Corey Cox, Cracker Boys Outdoor cooking demo, FLW pro angler Anthony Gagliardi, Josey Greenwell, Jolie Holliday, FLW pro angler Jimmy Houston, Sean Patrick McGraw, Bone Collectors' Nick Mundt, Sons of Eden, and Bone Collectors' Michael Waddell.

Visitors to the Sports Zone can also cool off with a free ice cream sample from Blue Bell Creameries; check out the new Chevy Silverado HD and Camaro; win prize packages from DRIVE4COPDT; check out the GAC tour bus; take a tour of the Jack Daniel® traveling experience; learn about the No. 1 selling tractor brand in the world at the Mahindra Tractors booth; register to win prizes from Margaritaville; cool off with Mello Yello; get free samples and purchase limited edition "Dogs Rule" merchandise at the Pedigree booth; visit the Texas on Tour exhibit for an experiential virtual trip to the Lone Star State and a chance to win a free Texas vacation; visit the TNT "Memphis Beat" Lounge for free barbeque, live music and a chance to win VIP concert tickets; and visit the USDA's Food Safety Discovery Zone - an educational mobile exhibit that highlights how you can fight bacteria and prevent food borne illness.

The Sports Zone at Fort Nashboro (First Avenue North at Church Street, adjacent to Riverfront Park) will host three exciting events. On Friday (12:00pm-3:00pm) the Field & Stream Celebrity Total Outdoorsmen Challenge pits artists and celebrities against each other testing their skills in fly casting, archery, and air rifle shooting. Participants include Bo Bice, Rhean Boyer, Jason Brown, Matt Dame, Lucas Hoge, Julie Ingram, Rusty Tabor, Keni Thomas, James Wesley, Trent Willmon, and Mark Wills. On Saturday (10:00am), the Field & Stream Total Outdoorsmen Challenge Regional Qualifier will take place. Fifty pre-qualified sportsmen and sportswomen will compete to move on to the National Championship, to be held in Springfield, Mo. in September. Also on Saturday (2:30pm), the Outdoor Life Celebrity Save-A-Stream Pro-Am sponsored by Primos Game Calls, will offer artists and celebrities an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in game calling. Participants include Julie Ingram, Trent Tomlinson, and James Wesley.