Cancer Benefit at The Rutledge Combines Art and Music Friday, Nov. 12, 8:00 p.m.

Local grassroots nonprofit Adventures Inside a Campus for a Cure will host an evening of art, music and conversation about cancer at The Rutledge Fri., Nov. 12, with doors opening at 8 p.m. The evening will feature works from local artist Jeff Bertrand and performances by Venus Hum, Starlume and Trenton, with all proceeds from the door benefiting Gilda’s Club of Nashville.

“The mission of Adventures Inside a Campus for a Cure is not to find a cure for cancer, although we would all love for that to happen, but to ‘cure’ the lack of dialogue about this all-too-common disease,” said Campus for a Cure’s Founder and President Chuck Beard.

The evening of art, music and discussion will kick off with an artist reception by mixed-media visual artist Jeff Bertrand, followed by three hours of some of the area’s finest music. In between sets, those who have been affected by cancer we be invited to the stage to share their testimonials.

“‘Cancer’ is a big, scary word. We believe that the more we can create a platform for conversation about it, the more barriers will crumble and the more hope and resources will
rise above despair.”

The Event Line Up:

Artist Reception: Jeff Bertrand
8:00 p.m.

Combining old with new, Jeff Bertrand drips ink and brushes acrylic paint on used, aged paper from the early 1900s to create edgy portraits of musicians, presidents, and other iconic figures. Bertrand has shown his work near and far; from the walls of the Rymer Contemporary Arts Gallery, Nashville to the Land of Odd Gallery in Los Angeles. Staying active in Nashville’s local arts community, he participates in the annual Tomato Art Festival and is a regular curator at Billups Art.

Currently, Bertrand’s father is battling cancer. Proceeds from the sale of Bertrand’s work at the event will go towards his father’s medical bills.

Trenton
9:00 p.m.

Trenton is a band that has made a name for itself by creating melodies that are both beautiful and strikingly innovative. Brothers Aaron and Ryan Courtney, and good friends Colin Moore and David Gross, are all “driven by a sincere passion of sound.”

Trenton’s music has been described by several critics as “an uplifting melancholy.” Their song Diamond in the Mine was recently featured on ABC’s Brothers and Sister. They recently released their full-length album Reasoning in Doubt in August.

Starlume
10:00 p.m.

Voted Best Local Band in Nashville for The Tennessean’s 2009 “Toast of Music City” award and runner up in the 2010 Nashville Scene’s Best Local Band category, Starlume is the perfect blend of accessible-pop with some darker overtones. Lush arrangements created by Corey Eggleston (drums), Isaac Wriston (bass), Nate Woodall (guitars), accompanied by Landon Rose’s (piano) falsetto vocals make for a full and cinematic sound, so much so, their track So Please was featured on an episode of One Tree Hill.

With a sound similar to that of some of their influences–Coldplay, Keane, Travis, U2, and The Jayhawks–Starlume’s mission is to bring audiences to their feet and inspired them with their music.

Venus Hum
11:00 p.m.

Venus Hum was formed in Nashville more than 10 years ago and consists of the eclectic electronic stylings of Kip Kubin and Tony Miracle merging with the powerful yet angelic vocals of Annette Strean. Together, they deliver distinctive music, with a sound that is all their own. The band is now geographically separated–with Strean living in New York, Kubin remaining in Nashville and Miracle in the Midwest–but they are reuniting for this rare Tennessee show.

With the recent release of their fourth album, Mechanics and Mathematics, one thing is certain, Venus Hum continues to separate themselves from the overplayed radio pop-pack and trail-blaze a path that a loyal and growing fan base is more than eager to follow.