tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41922794702916712832011-12-15T15:21:21.806-06:00Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-29196031049130815892009-11-30T15:57:00.016-06:002009-11-30T16:21:54.323-06:002009-11-30T16:21:54.323-06:00<div><div><div><div><strong>"Art in the Evening" to Showcase Local Artists</strong></div><br /><div></div><div>NASHVILLE - On December 5, 2009, Nashville modern eclectic home furnishings boutique <strong><a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">Retropolitan</a></strong> will host "<strong>Art in the Evening</strong>", its first art exhibit showcasing works by local artists.</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SxRDLH0cAcI/AAAAAAAAALk/ZMG3_3PJYZg/s1600/Retropolitan+Logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 111px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410022910735417794" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SxRDLH0cAcI/AAAAAAAAALk/ZMG3_3PJYZg/s200/Retropolitan+Logo.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>This free public event will feature paintings by Nashville artists <strong>Scott Moore</strong>, <strong>Gene Miller</strong> and <strong>Tony Armani</strong>. Retropolitan owner <strong>Amy Heimermann</strong> says promoting local artists has always been a part of her business plan, because it benefits everyone involved.</div><div></div><br /><div>"Working with and promoting local artists from my retail space is exciting because it not only promotes local culture and talent," <strong>Heimermann</strong> says, "but it also puts great art pieces and commission resourcs in my hands for my customers' design projects. I enjoy being the connecting point between an artist's work and a buyer who is completely moved by it."</div><div></div><div> </div><div>All of the featured artists have other art-related careers. <strong>Scott Moore</strong> is currently a production designer for the Nashville film community, and has a background in visual merchandising and retail space planning. <strong>Gene Miller</strong> is a professional musician who has found success with commissioned paintings for local residents, most notably <strong>Amy Grant</strong>. <strong>Tony Armani</strong> is a popular hair stylist and clothing designer who also released an independent full-length LP in 2007. </div><br /><div></div><div>Retropolitan wil continue to carry their artwork after the event.</div><br /><div></div><div>"<strong>Art in the Evening</strong>" will take place at Retropolitan on December 5, from 7pm - 9pm. Holiday refreshments will be served. <strong><a href="http://retropolitanstyle.com/">Retropolitan</a></strong> is located at 1813 21st Ave. South in Nashville's <strong>Hillsboro Village</strong>. For more information on this event, call <strong>615.383.3455</strong>. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-2919603104913081589?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BMHoHe8WrqdMqFMX8Uq9E5oBzTM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BMHoHe8WrqdMqFMX8Uq9E5oBzTM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BMHoHe8WrqdMqFMX8Uq9E5oBzTM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BMHoHe8WrqdMqFMX8Uq9E5oBzTM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/LD-ZCoekLss" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/nashville-boutique-retropolitan-to-host.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-73311399110654862902009-08-10T16:40:00.021-05:002009-08-10T19:52:25.993-05:002009-08-10T19:52:25.993-05:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SoCUnUy2hZI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Fo_enVnMvAs/s1600-h/King+Emmanuel+Adebayo+Headshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368454159143437714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 108px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SoCUnUy2hZI/AAAAAAAAAKU/Fo_enVnMvAs/s200/King+Emmanuel+Adebayo+Headshot.jpg" border="0" /></a>Public Events Planned During King Adebayo's Visit<br /><div></div><br /><div>NASHVILLE – Middle Tennessee will welcome royalty in October 8-14, 2009 with the visit of His Royal Majesty, King Emmanuel Adebayo and Queen Mary Adebayo of Emure Kingdom, Nigeria. The royal family will be guests of Princess Fumi Ogunleye Hancock, King Adebayo’s cousin and President of the Adassa-Adumori Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit based in Spring Hill, TN. </div><div><br />While in Tennessee, King Adebayo and members of his cabinet will meet with business and education leaders in Davidson, Williamson, Maury and Rutherford Counties to promote education and economic investment in Emure Kingdom. The delegation will tour local schools, hospitals and libraries, the Westhaven residential development in Franklin and Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. They will also attend a community development symposium and public fundraising events for the Adassa-Adumori Foundation. </div><div><br />King Adebayo was crowned on February 2, 2008. A respected national figure and authority on security in Nigeria, the king spent his career in Nigeria’s police force and rose through the ranks to become that nation’s Chief of Police. He has won numerous awards on the local, state and national level for his contributions to law enforcement, economic development, education, and environmental improvement. His role as a trusted national leader convinced tribal chiefs to unanimously select him to be their king. Emure Kingdom is a prominent community of the Yoruba tribe and is located in the southwestern Nigerian state of Ekiti.</div><div></div><div>The public will have opportunities to see the royal family during their visit. A list of confirmed public events is provided below.<br /></div><div>October 9 – GiveBack Tennessee™ Benefit Concert hosted by Oasis Records<br />(Location to be announced)<br /><br />October 10 – An Evening with The King black-tie gala<br />Westhaven Residents Club, Franklin, TN<br /><br />October 11 – Adassa® Fashion Show and Benefit Concert<br />Dawn T. Totty’s Head to Toe Woman Studio, Franklin, TN </div><div><br />For more information on these events, King Emmanuel Adebayo, and the Adassa-Adumori Foundation, visit <a href="http://www.adassafoundation.org/">http://www.adassafoundation.org/</a> and <a href="http://www.givebacktn.org/">http://www.givebacktn.org/</a>. </div><div></div><div>Pictured Above: His Royal Majesty, King Emmanuel Adebayo</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-7331139911065486290?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uiHxg2uFPGhXWvEzR6UUZnr1640/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uiHxg2uFPGhXWvEzR6UUZnr1640/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uiHxg2uFPGhXWvEzR6UUZnr1640/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uiHxg2uFPGhXWvEzR6UUZnr1640/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/8MsdBspEZTw" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/african-royals-set-to-visit-middle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-41767213399177815032009-05-15T10:35:00.092-05:002009-05-15T12:13:44.336-05:002009-05-15T12:13:44.336-05:00<p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sg2fwfx8BTI/AAAAAAAAAKE/xWOrGD-CcCE/s1600-h/Posh+Logo.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336096789017396530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 149px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 87px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sg2fwfx8BTI/AAAAAAAAAKE/xWOrGD-CcCE/s200/Posh+Logo.png" border="0" /></a></p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sg2f7hPV1GI/AAAAAAAAAKM/feI-3P-yois/s1600-h/Retropolitan+Logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336096978387719266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sg2f7hPV1GI/AAAAAAAAAKM/feI-3P-yois/s200/Retropolitan+Logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;">invite you and your friends to their</span><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>BLOCK PARTY IN THE VILLAGE</strong></span><br /></span><span style="color:#333333;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">to celebrate the grand openings of<br /><br /><strong>Posh Boutique</strong><br />at its new location in Hillsboro Village </span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#333333;">(1801 21st Ave.)<br /><br />and </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#333333;"><strong>Posh Home/Retropolitan<br /></strong>(1813 21st Ave.)<br /></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#333333;">Saturday, May 23, 2009<br />12pm - 4pm<br /><br />For more info, call (615) 383-9840.</span><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></p></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-4176721339917781503?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lwliCC4tiftw3bCjAz1EdQU_dGg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lwliCC4tiftw3bCjAz1EdQU_dGg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lwliCC4tiftw3bCjAz1EdQU_dGg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lwliCC4tiftw3bCjAz1EdQU_dGg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/ZkoA2maOH44" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/block-party-in-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-9832578902732299682009-04-03T20:33:00.016-05:002009-04-03T21:19:48.119-05:002009-04-03T21:19:48.119-05:00<strong>Announcement Coincides with Introduction of Parental Rights Amendment Bill</strong> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sda_aSTtvfI/AAAAAAAAAH8/iAHSVEsF-WQ/s1600-h/PRO_1080x270+logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 50px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sda_aSTtvfI/AAAAAAAAAH8/iAHSVEsF-WQ/s200/PRO_1080x270+logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320650468096851442" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.parentalrights.org">ParentalRights.org</a>, a national group that aims to secure the passing of a constitutional amendment to protect parents’ rights, has appointed Nashvillian Dr. Eric Potter as its Tennessee spokesperson. Dr. Potter will oversee the organization’s campaign efforts throughout the state.<br /><br />The announcement coincides with the introduction of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to create a constitutional amendment that would explicitly protect parents’ rights from government intrusion. <a href="http://hoekstra.house.gov/">Congressman Pete Hoekstra </a>(R-MI), the lead sponsor of the bill, introduced it in the House on March 31, 2009. ParentalRights.org is advocating the bill's passage, and has been working to gain Congressional support. To date, 72 other Congressional leaders have joined in co-sponsoring the bill, including Tennessee Representatives <a href="http://blackburn.house.gov/">Marsha Blackburn</a>, <a href="http://www.roe.house.gov/">David Roe</a>, and <a href="http://www.house.gov/wamp/index.shtm">Zach Wamp</a>. <br /><br />Dr. Potter will coordinate grassroots awareness events for ParentalRights.org throughout Tennessee, and will meet with parent groups, various school groups, churches, and state government leaders. He is organizing a rally at the state capital building that is tentatively scheduled for mid-July.<br /><br />A concerned parent, Dr. Potter joined ParentalRights.org because he realized how different families across the nation would become if the right to raise their children were infringed upon by the federal government. <br /><br />“The right of parents to raise their children has been a part of our nation’s heritage for over 200 years,” he says. “We cannot stand idly by and watch this right be taken from parents who are lovingly nurturing their children in the very values which made our nation great.”<br /><br />Dr. Potter will be based in Nashville, but will travel throughout Tennessee in the coming months to promote the proposed constitutional amendment. He can be reached at 615-714-0002. <br /><br /><strong>ABOUT PARENTALRIGHTS.ORG</strong><br />ParentalRights.org exists to secure a constitutional amendment that defends the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. Without the amendment, the vital child-parent relationship is exposed to imminent danger posed by anti-parent judges within the federal courts and to the risks of international law which seeks to undermine the parental role. The Parental Rights Amendment will ensure that parental rights are preserved as a fundamental constitutional right and the special child-parent relationship is protected and secured for generations to come. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.parentalrights.org">www.parentalrights.org</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-983257890273229968?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6KhVkVLzQfNnY3sNSRKJiTo43cg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6KhVkVLzQfNnY3sNSRKJiTo43cg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6KhVkVLzQfNnY3sNSRKJiTo43cg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6KhVkVLzQfNnY3sNSRKJiTo43cg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/jitA9p_1ZH4" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/04/parentalrightsorg-appoints-nashvillian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-26880742461563206172009-03-09T15:47:00.011-05:002009-03-10T10:17:38.207-05:002009-03-10T10:17:38.207-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SbWE610ShKI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ATfG_ZzjrmA/s1600-h/YLGC.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 180px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SbWE610ShKI/AAAAAAAAAHE/ATfG_ZzjrmA/s400/YLGC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311297481967043746" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.yllc.org">Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee</a> and <a href="http://www.pbg.com">Pepsi Bottling Group</a> present the fifth annual Youth Life Learning Center (YLLC) Golf Classic on Monday, April 27 at <a href="http://www.thegovernorsclub.com">The Governor's Club </a>in Brentwood. <br /><br />All proceeds from the golf classic will benefit the at-risk children served at the Youth Life Learning Centers’ after-school programs in Nashville’s inner city communities. <br /><br />Sponsorship levels for foursomes with celebrity players, and individual player information, are available at <a href="http://www.yllc.org">www.yllc.org</a>. Sports celebrities from recent YLLC Golf Classics include NFL Hall of Famers Darrell Green and Art Monk, Tennessee Titans veterans David Thornton, Chris Sanders, and Ben Troup, Baltimore Raven Derrick Mason, and Washington Redskins veterans Charles Mann and Tim Johnson.<br /><br />Golf registration is at 9am. Shotgun start is at 10am. <a href="http://www.thegovernorsclub.com">The Governor’s Club </a>is located at 9681 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN. <br /><br /><strong>ABOUT YOUTH LIFE FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE</strong> <br />The Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee operates Youth Life Learning Centers, faith-based after-school programs for at-risk children. The Centers serve 350 elementary school students at five sites in Nashville, one site in Memphis, and two in Jacksonville, Florida in partnership with the <a href="http://www.bosellifoundation.com/tony-boselli-youth-life-learning-centers.html">Boselli Foundation</a>. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.yllc.org">www.yllc.org</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-2688074246156320617?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vi5yI6pr7fTGHdsy486WznL5jPo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vi5yI6pr7fTGHdsy486WznL5jPo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vi5yI6pr7fTGHdsy486WznL5jPo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vi5yI6pr7fTGHdsy486WznL5jPo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/WJHKBoBPuVo" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/03/youth-life-foundation-of-tennessee-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-76370245661857475132009-02-24T08:48:00.006-06:002009-02-28T10:54:40.924-06:002009-02-28T10:54:40.924-06:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SalsNIvQRQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/91aIQPJi88g/s1600-h/BBI-logo-BW(white+outline).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SalsNIvQRQI/AAAAAAAAAGI/91aIQPJi88g/s200/BBI-logo-BW(white+outline).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307892608772621570" /></a>FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT NEW TENNESSEE OFFICE<br /><br /><a href="http://bestbuddies.org/find-a-program/tennessee">Best Buddies Tennessee</a> is pleased to announce its first annual Spirit of Friendship Gala, to be held Friday, March 20th at <a href="http://www.factoryatfranklin.com/">The Factory at Franklin's </a>Jamison Hall. <br /><br />Proceeds from the gala will go toward the launch of Best Buddies’ Tennessee office, which will serve Tennesseans with Down syndrome and other intellectual disabilities. The new office will be located in the Nashville area. Best Buddies currently has two Tennessee college chapters, located at Vanderbilt University and Carson Newman College. <br /><br />Bob Mueller of News 2 will emcee the Spirit of Friendship Gala, and live entertainment will be provided by The Pat Patrick Band. A silent and live auction will also be held during the event. Individual tickets are $125 and are available for purchase by calling 615.483.3177 or by emailing tennessee@bestbuddies.org. <br /><br />For more information on Best Buddies Tennessee, visit <a href="http://bestbuddies.org/find-a-program/tennessee">www.bestbuddies.org/find-a-program/tennessee</a>. <br /><br />ABOUT BEST BUDDIES:<br />Best Buddies is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. It was founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, son of Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and has grown to over 1400 chapters worldwide. Our vision is to end the social isolation that people with intellectual disabilities too often experience, by creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships with their non-disabled peers.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-7637024566185747513?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D8lw1BAvfe8Q19KQD_It5-GZfOc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D8lw1BAvfe8Q19KQD_It5-GZfOc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D8lw1BAvfe8Q19KQD_It5-GZfOc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D8lw1BAvfe8Q19KQD_It5-GZfOc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/YY5a_DeiDdU" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/best-buddies-tn-hosts-first-annual.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-23533928763592790312009-02-17T09:44:00.002-06:002009-02-28T01:23:39.208-06:002009-02-28T01:23:39.208-06:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SZrb989AfHI/AAAAAAAAADk/4Hm5h1XcAUg/s1600-h/TPA+Banquet_Governor+Bredesen+Photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303793368562695282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SZrb989AfHI/AAAAAAAAADk/4Hm5h1XcAUg/s400/TPA+Banquet_Governor+Bredesen+Photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">Retropolitan</a>'s Amy Heimermann and her husband Mark joined MTSU officials and Governor Phil Bredesen at the Tennessee Press Association's winter convention banquet on February 5, 2009 in Nashville. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Mark Heimermann, a multi Grammy and Dove Award-winning producer/songwriter, was recently named to the Board of Professional Advisors for <a href="http://www.mtsu.edu/masscomm">MTSU's College of Mass Communications</a>. The Board is chaired by legendary journalist John Seigenthaler. Pictured (l-r) John Seigenthaler; Dr. John Omachonu, MTSU Mass Comm College; Dr. Sydney McPhee; MTSU President, Elizabeth McPhee; Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen; Amy Heimermann; Mark Heimermann; Dr. Roy Moore, MTSU Mass Comm College.</span><br /><br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-2353392876359279031?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rBAbnPWqTFAh4WYroZ3B3jxaK1I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rBAbnPWqTFAh4WYroZ3B3jxaK1I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rBAbnPWqTFAh4WYroZ3B3jxaK1I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rBAbnPWqTFAh4WYroZ3B3jxaK1I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/UT2K2kqzs54" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/amy-mark-heimermann-with-mtsu-officials.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-22936641629561986082009-02-15T00:18:00.001-06:002009-02-28T10:09:00.928-06:002009-02-28T10:09:00.928-06:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sald5XUsB0I/AAAAAAAAAEo/AFEZ8PMrImE/s1600-h/DSC01854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sald5XUsB0I/AAAAAAAAAEo/AFEZ8PMrImE/s400/DSC01854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307876875927553858" /></a><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Celebration of the Heart was a success for <a href="http://www.angelawillismd.com/">Dr. Angela Willis</a>. She and her staff shared information about heart health and their relocation to Lenox Village in the summer of 2009</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. A</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> nutritionist also shared heart healthy diet tips. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Interior stylist <a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">Amy Heimermann of Retropolitan </a>provided a beautiful spa ambiance to the decor, offering a sneak peek into what Dr. Willis' practice will look like when she moves it to Lenox Village.</span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Publix at Concord Road in Brentwood provided heart-healthy sandwiches and bottled water for attendees. </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A gift basket prize included a one-month membership to Snap Fitness at Lenox Village, gift certificates from <a href="http://www.adassacouture.com/">Adassa </a><a href="http://www.adassacouture.com/">Couture</a>, Elixa Hair Studio, <a href="http://www.anitamanicure.com/">AnitaManicure</a> by celebrity nail stylist Anita Allen, plus Amy Heimermann's Retropolitan Soundtrack CD and a bottle of pomegranate wine sponsored by Parfait Creative Media.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">If you weren't there, you also missed out on the Lenox Village Chocolate Fest and Mardi Gras Fest, which included lots of king cake and wine...all free. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND EVERYONE WHO CAME!</span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sale5BUAxOI/AAAAAAAAAFA/97otEHrNrvI/s1600-h/DSC01864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sale5BUAxOI/AAAAAAAAAFA/97otEHrNrvI/s400/DSC01864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307877969530766562" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SalfZzw9ctI/AAAAAAAAAFI/1A4khV8cRWs/s1600-h/DSC01873.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SalfZzw9ctI/AAAAAAAAAFI/1A4khV8cRWs/s400/DSC01873.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307878532829770450" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Salf_fJhLQI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/B6bWcgwlmLY/s1600-h/DSC01844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Salf_fJhLQI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/B6bWcgwlmLY/s400/DSC01844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307879180130659586" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-2293664162956198608?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DOmxpzGg1dSKptRc3YaeAQ333UE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DOmxpzGg1dSKptRc3YaeAQ333UE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DOmxpzGg1dSKptRc3YaeAQ333UE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DOmxpzGg1dSKptRc3YaeAQ333UE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/aBKrT9LYSEk" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/celebration-of-heart-at-lenox-village.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-26227550288070669622009-02-06T15:17:00.004-06:002009-03-03T12:56:37.753-06:002009-03-03T12:56:37.753-06:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sa18RwftCAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/G-dEne2PNHY/s1600-h/DSC_0297_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Sa18RwftCAI/AAAAAAAAAGs/G-dEne2PNHY/s400/DSC_0297_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309036180257179650" /></a> PICTURED: Princess Fumi Ogunleye-Hancock, Ph.D. and the delegation from Tennessee with His Excellency Engr. Segun Oni, Governor of Ekiti, Nigeria (center, in light blue) and Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, King of Emure (left center).<br /><br />Princess Fumi Ogunleye-Hancock, Ph.D. and Yolanda Shields, residents of Spring Hill and owners of Adassa Brand™ and the Adassa-Adumori Foundation, led a delegation from Middle Tennessee to Africa on a two-week trip in January 2009. The group met with government and community leaders in Emure-Ekiti, Nigeria to discuss education and leadership development opportunities that would be funded by the foundation. The Governor of Ekiti state, His Excellency, <a href="http://ekitinigeria.net/Latest/EKSG-CALLS-FOR-SUPPORT-OF-INTERNATIONAL-ORGANISATIONS-ON-EDUCATION.html">Engr. Segun Oni</a>, hosted a state dinner to welcome the delegation. Princess Fumi’s cousin, Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, is King of Emure, which is located in Ekiti.<br />The Adassa-Adumori Foundation collected school supplies in Nashville to bring to children in Emure. The Princess and Ms. Shields are working on a documentary based on their trip to Africa, and they are already raising funds and collecting books for a return trip in the summer of 2009. For more information, visit </span><a href="http://www.adassabrand.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.adassabrand.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> and </span><a href="http://www.adassafoundation.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.adassafoundation.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">.</span> <br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SallDAFM6uI/AAAAAAAAAFo/NGta0vgjHVM/s1600-h/DSC_0355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SallDAFM6uI/AAAAAAAAAFo/NGta0vgjHVM/s400/DSC_0355.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307884738068671202" /></a>PICTURED: Princess Fumi Ogunleye-Hancock, Ph.D. and the delegation from Tennessee with Oba Emmanuel Adebayo, King of Emure, Nigeria (left center, in gold) and members of his royal household, pictured in front of his royal palace.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-2622755028807066962?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Db9Iqi5SG1AL7pcWPagujvRiSe4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Db9Iqi5SG1AL7pcWPagujvRiSe4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Db9Iqi5SG1AL7pcWPagujvRiSe4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Db9Iqi5SG1AL7pcWPagujvRiSe4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/16MlCyCPTKA" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/princess-fumi-delegation-meet-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-62204838635107081662009-02-02T09:06:00.001-06:002009-02-28T10:38:27.149-06:002009-02-28T10:38:27.149-06:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Saln4UjSAgI/AAAAAAAAAFw/7bOTtidqWtA/s1600-h/Amy+Heimermann+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/Saln4UjSAgI/AAAAAAAAAFw/7bOTtidqWtA/s400/Amy+Heimermann+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307887853119865346" /></a>These are exciting times in the world of Retropolitan. Stylist extraordinaire <a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">Amy Heimermann</a> is featured in the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Greater Nashville House &amp; Home Magazine. Amy recently completed a remodel of the Nashville Visitor Information Center located inside the Sommet Center. Stop in and see it for yourself! The music-themed site is nothing less than "way cool". Amy also decorated the event space and merchandise placement for Afternoon Tea with Princess Fumi, a tea social held on January 3rd. <br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"> <br />She is styling the event space for <a href="http://www.angelawillismd.com/">Celebration of the Heart</a>, a community mixer to promote heart health, which will be held at <a href="http://www.lenoxvillage.com/">Lenox Village</a> on Saturday, February 14. Amy plans to provide the space with the spa feel that will be featured in the future family practice of Dr. Angela Willis, who is hosting Celebration of the Heart and who is moving her family practice to Lenox Village in the summer of 2009. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Amy is also decorating the event space for the <a href="http://www.bestbuddies.org/">Best Buddies Nashville</a> introductory fundraiser event, which will be held at The Factory in Franklin on Friday, March 20, 2009. Founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, Best Buddies exists to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Learn more at </span><a href="http://www.bestbuddies.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.bestbuddies.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">On a Heimermann family note, I'd like to congratulate Amy's husband, Grammy Award-winning music producer/songwriter <a href="http://www.gravityproject.org/">Mark Heimermann </a>for recently being named to the Board of Professional Advisors for <a href="http://www.mtsu.edu/masscomm">Middle Tennessee State University's College of Mass Communications</a>. In his new role, Mark will contribute his music business expertise toward strategic planning and development for the College's Recording Industry Department, and will also do some classroom instruction (very lucky students!). His involvement in this program is invaluable! Congratulations Mark!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Amy has other irons in the fire, so there is more news to come. See her previous design projects and order copies of her Retropolitan instrumental soundtrack (produced by Mark Heimermann) exclusively at </span><a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.RetropolitanStyle.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Look for more Heimermann family news in the coming days!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-6220483863510708166?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qwFhtlO8fBzw2WW7MF6NetTemog/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qwFhtlO8fBzw2WW7MF6NetTemog/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qwFhtlO8fBzw2WW7MF6NetTemog/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qwFhtlO8fBzw2WW7MF6NetTemog/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/7a0QelZP514" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/02/news-briefs-all-things-retropolitan-amy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-36358547268687053312009-01-27T14:37:00.000-06:002009-02-16T10:07:22.368-06:002009-02-16T10:07:22.368-06:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SX9yav9mV9I/AAAAAAAAAAo/dsbC1TsISsI/s1600-h/merche%27+02%5B5%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296077490687989714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SX9yav9mV9I/AAAAAAAAAAo/dsbC1TsISsI/s400/merche%27+02%5B5%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Adassa Brand Founder Princess Fumi Ogunleye designed this two piece couture ensemble for 16-year-old EMI Gospel recording artist Merche Moore to wear at the 2009 Stellar Awards. Moore is a spokesperson for Princess Fumi's Adassa-Adumori Foundation.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The 2009 Stellar Awards were held at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House on Saturday, January 17. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">For more information on Princess Fumi Ogunleye, visit </span><a href="http://www.adassafoundation.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.AdassaFoundation.org</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">For more information on Merche Moore, visit </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/MercheMoore"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">www.Myspace.com/MercheMoore</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">. </span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-3635854726868705331?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5yKr1KCOBhS_UivPDepFDdZ868/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5yKr1KCOBhS_UivPDepFDdZ868/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5yKr1KCOBhS_UivPDepFDdZ868/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w5yKr1KCOBhS_UivPDepFDdZ868/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/rDqcRtC6viI" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/recording-artist-merche-moore-in-adassa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-38952977067694455012009-01-15T21:57:00.000-06:002009-02-09T15:00:29.805-06:002009-02-09T15:00:29.805-06:00<div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SZCYoNLR3fI/AAAAAAAAABQ/MIaE2H-_YsM/s1600-h/Celebration+of+the+Heart+Logo.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>YOU ARE INVITED!</strong></span> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SZCZXD1yd4I/AAAAAAAAABY/EEDHMcAjdBI/s1600-h/Celebration+of+the+Heart+Logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300905382862026626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-ma2E-ev1Ig/SZCZXD1yd4I/AAAAAAAAABY/EEDHMcAjdBI/s200/Celebration+of+the+Heart+Logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong>Celebration of the Heart: An Afternoon to Celebrate Health, Hope and Happiness</strong></span><br />Saturday February 14, 2009<br />1:00pm - 4:00pm<br /></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.lenoxvillage.com" rel="vcard:url" property="vcard:fn"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Lenox Village Regents Building</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">6901 Lenox Village Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37211</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br />Free and open to the public!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br />A free community mixer to celebrate heart health, in observance of Heart Disease Awareness Month. Food, prize giveaways, and entertainment! Heart health and nutrition information provided by Angela Willis, M.D. Family Practice.<br />Held in conjunction with Lenox Village's Second Saturday event, featuring the second annual Valentine's Day Chocolate Fest and Mardi Gras Celebration. The Regents Building is located at the corner of Nolensville Road and Lenox Village Drive.<br />For more information, call Sherry Parfait at 615.429.2511. </span><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-3895297706769445501?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LFJaYghm-P_pk4vCGjI82dMC4ZE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LFJaYghm-P_pk4vCGjI82dMC4ZE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LFJaYghm-P_pk4vCGjI82dMC4ZE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LFJaYghm-P_pk4vCGjI82dMC4ZE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/TfFfGIUhHw8" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/mark-your-calendars-celebration-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-91539818531193592982009-01-13T21:11:00.000-06:002009-01-13T22:10:08.733-06:002009-01-13T22:10:08.733-06:00<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Much is happening in my world at the moment. I'm preparing for the spring semester while working on some PR opportunities. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Here's an update....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.adassabrand.com/"><strong>ADASSA BRAND</strong></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks to everyone who attended "Afternoon Tea with Princess Fumi". It was a great opportunity for the community to get to know the founder of Adassa Brand and see some of her garments and accessories. <a href="http://www.adassabrand.com/">Princess Fumi</a> returned to her homeland, Nigeria, last week for her three-week journey that will include meetings with her royal family and community leaders to discuss infrastructure and leadership development opportunities for the youth of Emure Kingdom, which is ruled by Princess Fumi's cousin, King Emmanuel Adebayo. The accompanying team of Americans will arrive in Nigeria this week. To say they are excited is an understatement! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Princess Fumi plans to conduct a photoshoot with some of her designs at her family's royal palace during the trip. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">On another note, EMI Gospel recording artist Merche Moore is wearing an Adassa couture gown to the Stellar Awards on January 17. The gown was designed especially for Merche, who is an ambassador for Princess Fumi's Adassa-Adumori Foundation. Look for pictures next week. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong><a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">RETROPOLITAN</a></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Amy Heimermann is working on her own design projects, one of which is for a well-known music artist. Be sure to check out her personalized instrumental CD on <a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">RetropolitanStyle.com</a>. Great to listen to while your cruisin' down the highway. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>CELEBRATION OF THE HEART</strong> - hosted by Dr. Angela Willis</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The best family doctor in Nashville will be moving her practice to <a href="http://www.lenoxvillage.com/">Lenox Village</a> in the summer of '09, but she is wasting no time connecting with that lovely community. Dr. Willis will be encouraging guests to live heart healthy at Lenox Village's monthly Second Saturday event on February 14. The doc will host her own mini-event there, called "Celebration of the Heart", a meet and greet/mixer event to raise awareness about heart disease, the #1 killer of women in the U.S. Come to meet the doc, learn tips on staying heart healthy, and enter to win great prizes. Second Saturday will also provide live entertainment, a 'chocolate fest', and Mardi Gras king cake and trinkets. Come! Come! Come! </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I'm penciling in events for the rest of the year, so if you have one, I'd love to receive an invitation. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Have a great week!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Sherry</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-9153981853119359298?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pq6u2oCpD435m0FmyrqiaudhtE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pq6u2oCpD435m0FmyrqiaudhtE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pq6u2oCpD435m0FmyrqiaudhtE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_pq6u2oCpD435m0FmyrqiaudhtE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/wCegbtQ5SM0" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/updates-on-adassa-brand-retropolitan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-78831352549004196672008-12-31T11:06:00.001-06:002008-12-31T11:17:11.488-06:002008-12-31T11:17:11.488-06:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Princess Fumi Ogunleye is featured in today's Williamson County editions of The Tennessean. T</strong></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>o read, click on the link below.</strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081231/COUNTY0904/812310307/1164/county09"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081231/COUNTY0904/812310307/1164/county09</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Sherry</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-7883135254900419667?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlax16SFCmEADxzpnbtas79B7P8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlax16SFCmEADxzpnbtas79B7P8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlax16SFCmEADxzpnbtas79B7P8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qlax16SFCmEADxzpnbtas79B7P8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/fyTTWVQw-to" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2008/12/princess-fumi-founder-of-adassa-brand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4192279470291671283.post-11464858561155329632008-12-28T14:24:00.000-06:002008-12-28T17:04:08.602-06:002008-12-28T17:04:08.602-06:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Hello, Happy New Year and welcome to The PM Scoop! This blog will serve to provide you with the latest news from my Marketing/PR clients, and news about me, of course. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Although it's a few days until the start of 2009, it might as well be spring 2009 for me. I'm living in an entirely new season from even a month ago. I just launched Parfait Creative Media because the PR opportunities came, and I couldn't help but oblige (gleefully, of course!). </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm busy working on a handful of promotional opportunities, but I'll just give you a briefing on a few news events. Hopefully you or someone you know can benefit from this information. Feel free to share The PM Scoop! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>AFTERNOON TEA WITH PRINCESS FUMI</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">at </span><a href="http://www.worldcupoftea.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">World Cup of Tea </span></a><span style="font-size:78%;">in Cool Springs, January 3, 2pm-4pm</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>**Look for the article on Princess Fumi in <a href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=COUNTY09">The Tennessean/Williamson A.M.</a> this week.**</em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.adassabrand.com/">Princess Fumi Ogunleye</a> is a member of the Adumori Royal Dynasty, which rules the Emure Kingdom in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Princess Fumi, who lives in Spring Hill, TN, recently launched <a href="http://www.adassabrand.com/">Adassa Brand</a>, which is hosting "Afternoon Tea with Princess Fumi" to introduce the women of Nashville to Adassa Brand and Princess Fumi's non-profit, The <a href="http://www.adassafoundation.org/">Adassa-Adumori Foundation</a>. The foundation will benefit from sales of Adassa Brand merchandise, and will help to develop and support sustainable community projects in third world countries. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This tea social is a meet and greet event only -- no Adassa Brand merchandise will be sold. <a href="http://www.worldcupoftea.com/">World Cup of Tea </a>is co-hosting the event, and will serve free tea samples as well as sell tea by the cup or pot. Owner Rosemary Staggs, a passionate tea lover, has traveled all over the world to study tea and is excited about partnering with Adassa Brand to raise awareness about The Adassa-Adumori Foundation's global cause. <a href="http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/131429">"Afternoon Tea with Princess Fumi"</a> will be an exciting event to kick off the new year with. World Cup of Tea is located at 9200 Carothers Parkway, Suite 104 (between Dan McGuinness Irish Pub and Dunkin Donuts), Franklin, TN 37067. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>AMY HEIMERMANN'S "Music City Pop Modern" Landscape</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Congratulations to <a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">Retropolitan's Amy Heimermann</a>, who recently remodeled the Nashville Tourist Information Center inside the Sommet Center. Amy was picked by the Nashville Convention &amp; Visitor's Bureau to update the look of the site to tie into the convention bureau's new marketing campaign, "Music Calls Us Home". The result is a design Amy calls "<a href="http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081215/GETPUBLISHED/812150370">Music City Pop Modern</a>". Amy was a natural for developing the concept, as music is an integral part of her life: she is married to Grammy and Dove-Award winning producer and songwriter <a href="http://www.gravityproject.org/?page_id=6">Mark Heimermann</a>. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">See Amy's home interior styling projects on her website, <a href="http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/">http://www.retropolitanstyle.com/</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Soon, I'll provide more updates on these talented women and other opportunities in the works.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Sherry</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4192279470291671283-1146485856115532963?l=thepmscoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxZb4ojRqMDtLWHXeYV4D2Kh8C4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxZb4ojRqMDtLWHXeYV4D2Kh8C4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxZb4ojRqMDtLWHXeYV4D2Kh8C4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XxZb4ojRqMDtLWHXeYV4D2Kh8C4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThePmNashvilleScoop/~4/TNGaQSO5T4k" height="1" width="1"/>Sherry Parfaitnoreply@blogger.comhttp://thepmscoop.blogspot.com/2008/12/introducing-pm-scoop.html