BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Birthplace of Country Music - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Birthplace of Country Music X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Birthplace of Country Music REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTSTAMP:20240328T183006 CREATED:20230216T204317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T171908Z UID:10022969-1679529600-1704067199@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:I've Endured: Women in Old-Time Music Special Exhibit DESCRIPTION:March 23 – December 31\, 2023 \nLocation: Special Exhibits Gallery\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \n“Congratulations to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for honoring the women of old-time music with their own exhibit. These women were from the hills and hollers of the rural south\, who helped plant musical seeds for all of us. My momma could have been in that exhibit\, since she taught us kids old ballads and immigrant songs\, gave us a love for music\, and access to banjos\, fiddles\, and a wash-tub bass. It’s great to see the seeds growing\, from Mother Maybelle Carter all the way to my fellow-Tennessean Amythyst Kiah.” ~ Dolly Parton \nVisit the “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” website. \nThe Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Historic Downtown Bristol honors the hidden heroines\, activists\, and commercial success stories of women who have impacted the roots and branches of old-time music in a new special exhibit\, “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music\,” on display March 23 – December 31\, 2023. Created by a women-led content team\, this will be the first exhibition curated by the museum that will eventually travel to other institutions. \nA commercial career in music may never have occurred to many women tending large families and domestic responsibilities. Women were frequently tied to the home. Others were discouraged or even forbidden by their husbands to keep their music going at home or to play in public. Some women were influenced by their church leaders to stay away from dancing and the music that surrounded it. In many cases women had fewer opportunities than men to make a viable career from their music. Nonetheless\, several found ways to work within these challenges – and move beyond them – in order to pass on old-time music\, and the related genres of country and bluegrass\, as performing musicians or in other roles in music. \n“I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” spotlights commercial success stories and iconic musicians like Mother Maybelle and Sara Carter\, Ola Belle Reed\, Elizabeth Cotten\, Lily May Ledford\, Hazel Dickens\, Etta Baker\, and Alice Gerrard. It also includes women who have impacted the genre in other ways\, such as Audrey Hash Ham\, Florence Reece\, Helen White\, Anne Romaine\, and Bernice Johnson Reagon. By showcasing today’s torchbearers and innovators\, the exhibit also illuminates the ways that women are carrying the old-time genre forward and the work still to be done to open it up to other underrepresented communities. Women like Rhiannon Giddens\, Martha Spencer\, Carla Gover\, Suzy Thompson\, and Amythyst Kiah are but a few examples of students of old-time who are blazing new trails. The content development team interviewed dozens of contemporary female old-time musicians and industry professionals as part of the exhibit. \nSpecial Thanks \nThis exhibit has been funded in part by grants from Virginia Humanities\, the Massengill-DeFriece Foundation\, and the IBMA Foundation\, along with local women-led business sponsorship from Friends of Southwest Virginia\, The Crooked Road\, Artemis Consulting Services\, LLC\, Bristol Ballet\, Suzi Griffin (Studio 6)\, Kim Sproles (KS Promotions)\, and Kayla Stevenson (Matte Nail Bar). East Tennessee Foundation Arts Fund provided grant funding for related public programming\, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation provided grant funding for the exhibit’s website. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/ive-endured-women-in-old-time-music-special-exhibit/ LOCATION:VA CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events,Special Exhibits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_BCMM_WIOTM_Web-e1684265675903.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230408T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230408T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T183006 CREATED:20220511T124945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T131845Z UID:10029306-1680962400-1680973200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Monthly Country Jam DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a country jam session focusing on country\, old-time and blues music. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick\, collaborate\, share their experiences\, and—most importantly—to have fun! \nThe jams are free and open to the public. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Those just interested in attending as a spectator are also welcome at no charge. \nJams will be held on the second Saturday of each month from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.\, serving as a great warm-up for Saturday night gigs. Musicians are asked to bring their own instruments. \nThe sessions will be held in the Learning Center at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. \nFor more information call 423-573-1927. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/monthly-community-jam-8/2023-04-08/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CountryJamWeb.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T183006 CREATED:20221222T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T132054Z UID:10029344-1682172000-1682182800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Monthly Bluegrass Jam DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, in partnership with the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association\, hosts a monthly gathering of local musicians for a bluegrass jam session. The jam events are intended to provide a space for local musicians to gather and pick\, collaborate\, share their experiences\, and—most importantly—to have fun. The jams are acoustic and only feature traditional bluegrass instruments: acoustic guitar\, upright bass\, fiddle\, mandolin\, banjo\, and dobro. \nThe jams are free and open to the public. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Those just interested in joining as a spectator are welcome at no charge. \nBluegrass Jams will be held every fourth Saturday of the month from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.\, serving as a great warm-up for Saturday night gigs. Musicians are asked to bring their own instruments. Beginner-focused hour from 2:00-3:00. \nThe sessions will be held in the Learning Center at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. \nFor more information call 423-573-1927. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/bluegrass-jam-2/2023-04-22/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BluegrassJamWeb.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR