Breaking Ground Dinner & Concert w/ Pierce Pettis & Byron Thomas

4113 Crosshaven Drive,Vestavia Hills AL 35243

18 October, 2021

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Join us for a conversation in music featuring Pierce Pettis & Byron Thomas - with artists creating LIVE in response / auction of their art Please join us at the amazing table we're setting at the Leaf and Petal (Cahaba Heights) for a unique interactive experience for the good of our city. We believe beauty brings healing and there's special grace in the raw language of the creative process and in the vulnerability of building friendships. As we continue to seek to love our city and dream for its healing, we invite you to join in this- our first breaking-ground / "bridge building" collaborative art evening. We are excited to feast in community and listen in as musicians Pierce Pettis and Byron Thomas lead us into their unique stories and sounds- and weave harmonies and beauty in their diverse backgrounds and journeys as artists. During the evening you'll watch visual artists around the greenhouse create *LIVE* in their own unique voice and style in response to the music in their favorite medium- and ALL PAINTINGS WILL BE UP FOR AUCTION THAT NIGHT!! *ARTISTS PAINTING LIVE FOR AUCTION*: Amy Stone, Michael Carpenter, Amhad Austin, Amanda Blake, Shawn Fitzwater, Catie Radney, Vaughn Pursell, & Jared Knox. PROCEEDS FROM PAINTINGS GO TOWARD FUTURE INSPERO CITY PROJECTS. *bidding begins at $500 per piece Doors open at 6:15 (7-8:30 CONCERT & LIVE PAINTING, Bidding closed 9pm) Dinner provided by Little Donkey /drinks wine & beer limited to 65 guests- (*come curious) InSpero nurtures Birmingham’s creative community to offer their collective power and influence for the good of the city and reconnects churches to artists in authentic, meaningful ways.  InSpero’s intentional acts of beauty and hospitality build bridges between the creative community, Birmingham, and our local churches. Some of the ways we do this include: Creating a safe place for artists to thrive, collaborate, and communicate truth, beauty and hope Facilitating significant conversations between artists, pastors, and the city that build mutual understanding Partnering in Birmingham’s restoration and reconciliation through creative offerings for the city Investing in relationships with individual artists as well as the greater community of creatives in the city