WEDGWOOD CIRCLE INSTITUTE SPRING RETREAT: MAY 12-13, 2010

The well known storytellers, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, met together for years at Oxford's Eagle & Child to share stories with their inner circle of friends, the Inklings. Wedgwood invites you to join our“Inklings” gathering to share stories, relax, enjoy live music, and strengthen friendships within our community. Please join us in the Music City for the first ever Wedgwood Spring Retreat for Members, Sector Liaisons & Senior Advisors. The fun begins at 3pm on May 12th on music row in Nashville and we'll wrap up a day at the Art House at 6pm on May 13th. Invited Guests Include:  Genesis Drummer, Chester Thompson, Nashville Musicians from Ten out of Tenn Tour and many more! 

Wednesday, May 12th

2:30- 3:00 pm   Retreat Registration 

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Conference Room: 2 Music Square West, Nashville, Tennessee

3:00- 5:00 pm   Music City Roundtable

Welcome by: Mark Rodgers, Managing Director, Wedgwood Circle

Moderated by: Barry Landis:  President, Landis Entertainment

Charlie Peacock: Co-Founder and Senior VP, 2010 Music

Steve Taylor: Musician & Director, Blue Like Jazz

Nate Yetton: Co-Founder, Sensibility Music

5:30-8:00 pm   Bringing The Eagle and Child to Nashville:

Dinner & Dialogue at The Bluebird Café

The Bluebird Café: 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

Stories in Songs (Part I) Live Music with:

Featuring: Isaac Slade: Lead Singer, The Fray

Jazz Quartet: Charlie Peacock: Grammy Award Winning Musician & Producer

Chester Thompson: Drummer for Genesis

Jeff Coffin: Saxaphonist with Dave Matthews Band

Calvin Turner: Bassist, Marc Broussard

Nashville Singer/Songwriters: Matthew Perryman Jones, Brooke Waggoner, Sam&Ruby

*Note: Transportation for guests will be provided from ASCAP Building to The Bluebird Café.

10:00- 10:30 pm    Guests Transported to Hilton Suites Brentwood

9000 Overlook Boulevard, Brentwood, Tennessee |Phone 615-370-0111

Thursday, May 13th

8:00- 8:30 am   Guests Transported from Hilton to Art House

7544 Old Harding Pike, Nashville, Tennessee

Note: All events for Thursday May 13th will take place at Art House

8:30- 9:30 am   Breakfast at Art House

9:45-10:30 am   Telling Good, True and Beautiful Stories with Our Lives

Morning Devotional with Jillian Edwards and Erwin McManus: Worship in Story & Song

10:45 am - 12:00 pm   Sapere 2.0: Graphic Novel Updates & Storyboards

Ever wanted to help write a Graphic Novel? This creative session allows our members to help write the stories they are supporting. Wedgwood’s Graphic Novel sector liaisons want to hear your input on stories written for Sapere 2.0 graphic novels & illustrate them before your eyes!

Jim Krueger: President, 26 Soldiers Entertainment

Doug TenNapel: Executive Producer/Creator, Cartoon Network

12:00- 2:00 pm   Casual Lunch at the Art House

2:15- 2:45 pm   The Inklings as a Model for Community 

Dr. Harry Lee Poe: Author, The Inklings of Oxford: C. S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Their Friends & Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture, Union University

3:00-4:15 pm   Small Group Discussions:  Community Creating Culture

Moderated by: Dave Carlson, Experience Creator and Founder, Bucktown Pictures

As Lewis and Tolkien worked together on creating stories for the common good, the Wedgwood Circle was created for Members and Sector Liaisons to work together on projects and investments that result in culture artifacts, funds, entertainment companies etc.  Meet with other investors or advisors to discuss the entertainment sector that you are most drawn to, and brainstorm potential areas for synergies or joint investments.

4:30- 5:30 pm   Stories in Song (Part II): Art (in the) House:

Updates & Songs from Nashville Ten out of Tenn Musicians: Joy Williams & Sam Ashworth and Andrew Belle

Moderated by: Steve Garber, Wedgwood Circle's Facilitator of Meaning

5:45- 6:00 pm   Retreat Wrap-Up