Ford Center supporter Susan Meredith, of Oxford, helps create table decorations for the ‘Boots and Bling’ Friendship Ball. Hosting the May 18 event are Erin and Ben Napier of HGTV’s ‘Home Town,’ with a concert by a Grammy-winning Nashville country music artist. A dinner and dance follow with music by the band Moonstone & Friends. Photo by Kirsten Faulkner/UM Foundation