History & Highlights
Swan Ball
● A white-tie gala that is a premier charity ball in the United States
● Attended by 700 prominent southeastern, national, and international guests
● 62nd Annual Swan Ball, Saturday, June 1, 2024
● Benefits Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Nashville, Tennessee
● Includes an evening of cocktails, seated dinner, dancing to nationally acclaimed entertainment, and a featured fine jewelry exhibit
Swan Award
The Swan Award is presented annually to individuals distinguished in their service to humanity.
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
● The grounds and museum are a privately supported non-profit educational institute for the study and appreciation of the arts and botany.
● Situated atop 55 acres of rolling hills, Cheekwood has long served as an important cultural center and a source of educational opportunities for the families of Tennessee.
● Once the private estate of the Cheek family of the Maxwell House Coffee fortune, Cheekwood’s grounds include the Museum of Art, the Frist Learning Center, the Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail, and the Botanical Gardens.
Prior Swan Award recipients
• Gerald and Florence Van der Kemp
• The Honorable Walter H. Annenberg
• The Honorable C. Douglas Dillon
• The Duncan Phillips Family
• Olga and Joseph Hirshhorn
• Mr. Anthony A. Bliss
• Mr. Roger L. Stevens
• Mr. J. Carter Brown
• Mr. Albert Hadley
• Mr. and Mrs. Dave H. Williams
• Mr. Michael Kaiser
• Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell
• Mrs. Veronica Hearst
• Mrs. Lynne S. Wyatt
• Mr. Bill Ivey
• Mr. Mario Buatta
• Mr. Robert Warren Beckham
• Carolina Herrera
• Ms. Bunny Williams
• Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Carell, Jr
• Lysiane Luong and Red Grooms
• Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr.
• Senator and Mrs. William H. Frist
• Mrs. Anne Hendricks Bass
• Mrs. Martha Rivers Ingram
• Dr. Armand Hammer
• Miss Nancy Hanks
• Mr. S. Dillon Ripley
• Mr. Kip Forbes
• Mr. John Russell and
• Mrs. Rosamund Bernier
• Mrs. Teresa Heinz
• Mr. Earl Powell
• Julia Reed
• Clare Armistead
• Dale Chihuly
Prior Entertainers
● Barbara Mandrell
● Johnny Cash
● Lou Rawls
● The Temptations
● Natalie Cole
● The Pointer Sisters
● Tony Bennett
● Martina McBride
● Donna Summer
● Michael McDonald
● Jay Leno
● Earth, Wind & Fire
● LeAnn Rimes
● Diana Ross
● Al Green
● Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
● Aretha Franklin
● Kool & The Gang
● Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell
● Jennifer Hudson
● Reba McEntire
● Sheryl Crow
● Boz Scaggs
● Lady Antebellum
● Darius Rucker
● Idina Menzel