Buy a piece of twang town

Knoxville had its hounds, Chicago had its cows and Nashville has had 10-foot-tall fiberglass guitars scattered around the city in The GuitarTown Project.

The public art exhibit of nearly 70 guitars, created by noted visual artists and some signed and embellished by music stars including George Jones, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, Kenny Chesney, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack, Vince Gill and Brenda Lee, has been on display since last spring. The exhibit closes with a live auction of the 100-pound guitars at the GuitarTown Auction Gala Event on Feb. 23 to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, The DISTRICT, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the United Way of Nashville.

A limited number of tickets for the gala, $200 per person, will be available beginning Monday. The event includes the live guitar auction, a VIP reception, food and drink, a goodie bag, and a chance to appear in a television program taping. 871-4500 ex. 2908 or nashvilleguitartown.com. Or bid online now through the live auction on Feb. 23 at juliensauctions.com.