Your Thursday CMA Music Festival Schedule

6/4/2008 Webb Monday marked the unofficial kickoff of the 2008 CMA Music Festival, with the 5th Annual CMA Global Artist Party. Global artists Jasmine Rae, Jessie Farrell, Johnny Reid, Kat'Lee Jones, Shea Fisher, The Murphy Band, Troy Cassar-Daley, and Wim van de Vliert appeared at The Stage on Broadway Monday from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. Yesterday, Tuesday June 3rd, The inaugural Porter Wagoner  Memorial Fishing Tournament was held at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, with weigh-ins at  Bass Pro in Opry Mills.  Country Music  stars Darryl Worley, Josh Turner, Marc Chesnut, and Jamey Johnson performed at The Stage  Tuesday night at the 103 WKDF Beach Bash to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Wednesday marks the official Kickoff Parade at 2:00 p.m., immediately followed by the CMA Block Party. This evening celebrate with Marty Stuart and friends at the 7th Annual Late Night Jam taking place at Ryman Auditorium at 10:00 p.m. Below is a list of events for Thursday, June 5, and you can find a full listing of events in the CountryHound CMA MusicFest Guide.  Be sure to check back for daily event lists, and for fans who are unable to attend the festival, be sure to check out live coverage on XM Satellite Radio, http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/cma_2008.xmc. Thursday, June 5, 2008 9:00 a.m. Fun Zone opens—Broadway between 1st and 3rd 10:00 a.m. Country Kickstart Show—Greased Lightning Stages Tru TV Fan Hall Opens—Nashville Convention Center 10:30 a.m. NASCAR Autograph signing—Super 8 booth at the Fun Zone 11:00 a.m. Chevy Sports Zone opens—5th Avenue and Demonbreun Music City Rising Star Youth Vocal Competition—Family Zone Main Stage Show—Family Zone 11:30 a.m. K9s In Flight—Sports Zone Daytime Outdoor Stage—Hard Rock Café 12:00 p.m. McDonalds-Dr Pepper Mega Music Show—Greased Lighting Stages Carl Black Chevy Booth Artist Signings—Family Zone FLW Pro Fishing Autograph Signings—Sports Zone 12:30 p.m. Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge—Sports Zone 1:00 p.m. Dock Dogs—Sports Zone 1:30 p.m. K9s In Flight—Sports Zone CMA Celebrity Close Up presented by GAC—Ryman Auditorium 2:00 p.m. Wrangler Complete Country—Greased Lighting Stages 2:30 p.m. NASCAR Autograph Signings—Sports Zone, Chevy booth 3:00 p.m. Dock Dogs—Sports Zone FLW Pro Fishing Autograph Signings—Sports Zone 3:30 p.m. K9s In Flight—Sports Zone 4:00 p.m. Nashville Spotlight—Greased Lighting Stages CMA Celebrity Close Up presented by GAC—Ryman Auditorium 6:00 p.m. Tru TV Fan Fair Hall Closes 6:30 p.m. VAULT Concert Stages open—LP Field 7:45 p.m. Nightly Concert at LP Field 11:00 p.m. Oudoor Stage—Hard Rock Cafe CMA Songwriter Series—Hard Rock Café CMA Music Festival After Hours—Downtown Nashville For a full list of the CMA Music Fest Events, click here.