Tom Goss

Ages: All Ages

14th Annual Community Tree-Lighting Celebration Set for Saturday, December 5th NASHVILLE, TN - The Annual Community Tree-Lighting Celebration sponsored by OutLoud! Books will be held on Sunday, December 5, beginning at 7 p.m. For the past 14 years, OutLoud! Books has organized this event to bring together the community for a celebration of our work and our hopes for the upcoming year. Everyone is invited to join in the celebration. Participants are encouraged to create their own ornament to put on the community tree. There will be an opportunity to mingle--and to shop! 10 of all purchases during the celebration will go toward the Tennessee Equality Project. Refreshments will be provided. Washington, DC-based musician Tom Goss will be performing at OutCentral Cultural Center beginning at 8 p.m. Goss is a singer-songwriter whose muscular style and sensitive spirit has earned him a growing national following. With an acoustic guitar (and sometimes piano), He moves from powerful pop to beautiful ballads as he sings of love, loss and longing. Tom has released three albums since 2006; he is just back from a 58-city US tour in support of his latest, Back to Love. The video for 2008's "Rise" soared to #2 on MTV's LOGO and the video for 2009's "Till the End" created an instant buzz, generating more than 100,000 views on YouTube and Facebook. The concert will begin at 8 p.m., and is free to the public. From 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., Santa will be around to hear everyone's wish list. Kids, pets, singles, couples, friends and entire families are encouraged to get their picture taken with Santa for $5 a print. All proceeds will go toward the cultural center. OutLoud! Bookstore is an independent bookstore committed to providing the LGBT and progressive communities essential educational and entertaining resources, an interesting and diverse selection of books and general merchandise, high quality clothing and gifts, extensive community programming, and public access to current information and opportunities in a comfortable, inviting, and inclusive environment. We are located at 1703 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203.