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The Sweet Sounds Of Jonell Mosser And Cole Ritter Are Coming To The Monthaven Arts And Cultural Center In Hendersonville

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (July 21, 2022) – Two of Music City’s top talents will headline Sweet Summer Concert Series performances at the Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) in Hendersonville, Tenn. Jonell Mosser will appear at the MACC on Aug. 20, sharing the stage with her band the Taj maholics. Cole Ritter arrives with the Night Owls on Sept. 17.

“We are thrilled to bring Jonell Mosser and Cole Ritter to Monthaven,” says MACC Executive Director Cheryl Strichik. “Both are incredibly entertaining, and I know our audiences will love them.”

 A veteran of Nashville’s music scene, Mosser has been described as a singer’s singer. “What Mosser does, quite simply, is sing in a superbly modulated voice that can be gritty or reflective, depending on whether she’s covering a blues standard or neglected classics by the likes of Nick Lowe and Townes Van Zandt,” writes Edd Hurt in the Nashville Scene. 

Born in Kentucky, Mosser moved to Nashville in the mid-1980s and has been a fixture of Music City’s night life ever since. (The late, great Nashville Scene Editor Jim Ridley referred to her simply as “the ubiquitous Jonell Mosser.”) In recent years, she’s been a regular at Madison’s Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge, where she performs everything from Carole King standards to her own original material. Her concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.

The Sweet Summer Concert Series continues Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. with Cole Ritter and the Night Owls. Ritter, a Gallatin native, achieved national recognition when he appeared on the 20th season of the television series American Idol. Ritter and his alternative country band released an impressive pair of singles in 2021 – “Hard Times” and “All the Stars Across the Sky.” They won the Belmont Country Showcase in 2020. 

This year’s Sweet Summer Concert Series is presented by the Tennessee Honey Festival. This annual event was created to celebrate local honey and to bring the community together through honey, produce, art, music, education, and inspiration. Every year, there are over 10,000 event attendees and more than 100 vendors, including honey-themed products and local honey from acclaimed honey artisans, renowned honey inspired food and beverage merchants, live music and headlining entertainment acts, interactive bee-keeping classes and exhibits and much more! 

Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) is a jewel-box art museum and education facility housed in one of Tennessee’s most spectacular antebellum mansions. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the MACC has staged exhibitions featuring everything from the ceramic art of Pablo Picasso to the evening gowns of Princess Diana. The artwork of local artists and military veterans are also on frequent display. As an art school, the MACC offers classes to more than 600 children and adults each year. The MACC also provides free arts outreach and healing arts to underserved children, families and military veterans. For more information, visit www.monthavenartsandculturalcenter.com or call (615) 822-0789.

Kaylin Warden

External Affairs Coordinator

Kaylin Warden joined the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center staff in 2024 as External Affairs Coordinator. In this post, she organizes special off-site events and manages the organization’s external communications. She also works with the development department by updating the MACC’s customer relations database, and she assists the executive director in setting up exhibitions. Above all else, Kaylin is passionate about the arts. It comes as no surprise, then, that she is now pursuing a master’s degree in art history. When she’s not at the MACC, you can find her reading her favorite books (especially ones dealing with maritime mysteries), cooking, gardening, playing with her cat and two dogs, and cheering for the Nashville Predators.

Ruth Chase

Regional Arts Director
Ruth Chase is the Regional Arts Director of Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, joining the team in 2023. For Ruth, the job is all about community, bringing people together to uplift and educate artists and art lovers alike. Her role at Monthaven is to strengthen the local artist community and build connections that will enrich Hendersonville and our surrounding communities through art exhibitions, art education, and opportunities for regional artists.
 
Prior to joining Monthaven, Ruth worked in the arts for over 30 years and is a multimedia artist and graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute. Her artistic practice is inquiry-based and engages in community bridge-building. She was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles, curated and juried exhibitions, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum.
 
Ruth was awarded an Artist-in-Residence for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film Belonging screened at both the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She has received the Legendary Female Artist of Venice award, and she has exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute. Ruth also continues her work as a Curatorial Consultant and Art director for the Californian Indigenous Research Project, where she has worked with the local tribe since 2018.