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This is a can't-miss event happening at Nelson's Green Brier Distillery in their beautiful Oak Room event space.

Tickets include:

  • 2 included drinks (signature Nelson's Green Brier cocktails, beer and wine) with additional cash bar
  • Southern Hors d'oeuvres
  • Live country music from artist TBD
  • Silent auction
  • Wine pull
  • Pop up shops from Bell Bird Books , Daniel Diamond, and Kendra Scott Jewelry

Ami McConnell Literary Agency 

A Dolly Good Time

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Middle TN

presents the Fourth Annual

benefit for

  • Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides books for free to children from birth until age 5. The largest chapter of this organization is based right here in middle TN, serving Davidson, Sumner and Williamson Counties. In order to give all of these books out, The Imagination Library of Middle TN must fundraise about $1.3 million dollars annually, and A Dolly Good Time is the only adult-attendance fund-and-friend-raiser to support the amazing work they do in promoting children’s literacy.

  • Wonderful! You can become a fiscal sponsor, a silent auction donor, a wine pull donor, or even share the event ticket info with your network to support the event.

  • To donate to our silent auction or wine pull, please fill out this form.

  • Learn more about fiscal sponsorship of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Middle TN and this event A Dolly Good Time in our fiscal sponsor packet.

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Dress code is "Dolly Chic"— think rhinestones meets cocktail attire. We can't wait to show you a Dolly Good Time!

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It is through the joined efforts of our sponsors and wonderful volunteer board that A Dolly Good Time raises funds for The Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee. Thank you!

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Ana Cristina Cash

Daniel Musto of Daniel Diamond

Honorary Co-Chair

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Brooke Seigle, Senior Manager, Imagination Library Middle Tennessee, United Way of Greater Nashville

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Event Emcee

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A Dolly Good Time

Volunteer Committee

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Ami McConnell

Founder, AMLA & Dolly Good Time

Mary Elizabeth Colton

Literary Agent, Ami McConnell Literary

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Danielle Marshall

Literary Agent, Jane Rotrosen agency & Consultant to AMLA

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Katie Carella

Editorial Director, Scholastic Inc.

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Mary Louise Stiles

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Faith Clark

Dolly Good Time Social Media Volunteer

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Senior Marketing Manager, Harper Collins

Camille Smaby

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Jessica Pearson

Regional Sales Manager, Penguin Random House

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Katie Gustafson

Dolly Good Time

Sponsorship Volunteer

Mary Ann Weprin

Owner, Bell Bird Books

Vivian Shea

Dolly Good Time Social Media and Community Outreach Volunteer

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Frank Ewert

Founder, Work with Words

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Clara Suters

Dolly Good Time Social Media Intern

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Sara Wigal

Executive Director, AMLA

Associate Professor & Director of Publishing, Belmont University