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Award-winning country music icon Reba serves as guest announcer for the sixth episode of “Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris” on Tuesday, Oct. 20 (8 p.m. ET/PT). Reba will appear throughout the hour from the coveted guest announcer booth, providing commentary and previewing what’s to come throughout the show.
Next week, Musicians On Call (MOC), a groundbreaking nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities across the country, will be kicking off a first-of-its-kind, four city Rock The Room Tour. The tour will launch on October 21st in Nashville with an event that is almost sold out at City Winery, which will feature performances by Martina McBride, Kelsea Ballerini and now Reba, one of the most successful female recording artists in history, who will do a special acoustic performance at the event, a rare occurrence for the artist. Also set to present at the event will be Kelly Clarkson. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets you can go to www.musiciansoncall.org/RTRT.
Music City’s legendary honky-tonk Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and NASH FM 103.3 will celebrate Tootsie’s 55th Anniversary NASH Bash in Downtown Nashville on Wednesday, Oct. 21FREE Broadway street party (between 4th and 5th Avenue). As part of the celebration, Tootsie’s, in partnership with Dollar General, is hosting a sanctioned Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest at 5pm. The top male and female finisher will each qualify for a spot to compete in the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island on July 4, 2016. Once again, the event will feature a star-studded line-up on the outdoor Broadway stage throughout the day, including Randy Houser, Terri Clark, LOCASH, Chase Bryant, Michael Ray, Trick Pony, Confederate Railroad, Amanda Watkins, John Stone, Scott Collier, Anthony Orio and more. Kid Rock, Dierks Bentley and many more have stopped by to surprise fans at past birthday bashes. You never know who is going to drop by! For more information, please visit: tootsies.net.
