NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The Nashville Civic Design Center will honor its past and current board presidents at its “Celebrating The Plan of Nashville” event. The Center will present its inaugural “Innovative Visionary Award” to Steve Campbell, Jim Douglas, Kim Hawkins, Mercedes Jones, David Minnigan, Jeff Ockerman, Loretta Owens, Clay Petrey and Seab Tuck.

The reception will run from 5.00 to 7.00 PM on Tuesday, 3 November 2009. Remarks will begin at 6.00 PM. The event will be held at the Hilton Downtown Nashville (121 Fourth Avenue South).

To purchase tickets online, visit www.nowplayingnashville.com or www.ticketleap.com. For more information on the event, please call 615. 248. 4280 or visit www.civicdesigncenter.org.

The mission of the Nashville Civic Design Center is to elevate the quality of the Nashville's built environment and to promote public participation in the creation of a more functional and beautiful city for all. The NCDC fulfills its mission through neighborhood revitalization projects, community visioning sessions, public input meetings on proposed projects, public education about civic design and urban planning, The Plan of Nashville, and the Urban Design Forum. For more information on the Nashville Civic Design Center and its programs, visit www.civicdesigncenter.org.