Charles Kelley and Wife Cassie Host St. Jude Presents: Curated Event

Raise a Glass! Celebrate with Country Stars Inside the 3rd Annual St. Jude Presents: Curated Event

Held at the home of Lady A's Charles Kelley and his wife Cassie, the dinner party raised over $1 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and featured a six-course meal prepared by Chef Philip Krajeck of Nashville mainstays Rolf and Daughters and Folk

Sarah Michaud

Published on October 31, 2022 10:20PM EDT

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Cheers to Charity

Cassie & Charles Kelley host Curated, the annual St. Jude fundraiser — Mary Craven

A stormy day turned into a stunning night on Oct. 25, as friends gathered at the Nashville home of Lady A's Charles Kelley and his wife Cassie to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where the families of kids fighting cancer never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food.

The Kelleys were already familiar with St. Jude Presents: Curated, as Cassie had emceed the inaugural event in 2019 at the home of Charles' bandmate Dave Haywood and his wife Kelli before hosting and chairing themselves this year. Opening their own doors, the couple welcomed 60 guests inside for a six-course dinner prepared by Chef Philip Krajeck of Folk and Rolf and Daughters, an acoustic performance by a St. Jude patient and a live auction, which raised over $1 million for the Tennessee institution dedicated to fighting childhood cancer.

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Sittin' Pretty

Guests — including Dierks Bentley, Kelsea Ballerini and Tyler Hubbard — gathered in this serene space for the dinner, performance and live auction before posing for portraits.

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Men at Work

Chef Philip Krajeck (center) with his sous chefs plating one of the courses.

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Hostess with the Mostess

Cassie Kelley prepped a tantalizing tower, but there were plenty of sips to choose from — Wine pairings were donated by Spire Collection, specialty cocktails from Bardstown Bourbon Company and non-alcoholic pairings from Proxies.

Additionally, a rare five-bottle collection of Pappy Van Winkle went up for auction later in the night.

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Perfectly Plated

Live auction items listed in this booklet included trips to Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, a villa at Piazza Del Dotto in Napa, California and the Kelleys' Florida beach house.

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Chef's Choice

Chef Philip Krajeck (right) and his team took a break from their mussel prep to strike a pose.

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Sweet Harmony

St. Jude patient Addie — who has since beaten cancer — shared her journey with guests, explaining how she "fell in love" with songwriting and country music along the way. She sang her original song, "Slow Dancin'," for the crowd before being joined by Kelley and Haywood to sing the Lady A hit "American Honey."

The performance, which garnered a standing ovation, had producer Nathan Chapman — along with the men of Lady A — offering to produce a song for Addie if 15 guests would give $2,500. Spoiler alert: Addie will be heading to the studio soon!

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