Mary Helen Randall waxed enthusiastically about “Wax & Wine,” a fundraiser held June 28th at Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
“It was one of our bigger events,” says Randall, Stax director of communications. “It was insane how quickly the tickets went.”
A total of 240 people attended. “It was our second year to do it, and was an absolute success. It was sort of a new crowd for Stax — people who had never experienced the music before or didn’t have a reason to come. There’s a really passionate group of DJs and vinyl collectors and vinyl lovers out there who were instantly drawn to this event.”
The “wax” in the title was the vinyl sets from DJs, including celebrity DJs Sean Brock from Nashville, Tennessee, and DJ Paola Puente, aka Double Peas, from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The “wine” was the more than 15 wines selected by Rootstock Wine Merchants.
The “wefreshments” (sorry, can’t lose the alliteration) included fare from celebrity chef Sean Brock, who, in addition to being a DJ, is also the two-time award-winning James Beard chef/owner of Bar Continental in Nashville.