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Community Square Dance: A Partnership with Bristol Ballet

Bristol Ballet 330 Buford Street, Bristol, VA, United States

Join the Birthplace of Country Music and Bristol Ballet for a community square dance on Saturday, April 20. Caller Tyler Hughes will lead a short introduction to dance steps, followed by a full square dance with a lively string band. It's always a hand-clapping and foot-stomping good time!

Workshop: Introduction to Oral History Methods

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Join us for a workshop on oral history methods - with nothing more than your phone and your curiosity, you can start recording the precious memories of family and community members around you!

Community Square Dance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Join the Birthplace of Country Music for a community square dance on Saturday, July 27. Caller Tyler Hughes will lead a short introduction to dance steps, followed by a full square dance with a lively string band. It's always a hand-clapping and foot-stomping good time!

Join in the NEA Big Read 2024!

As part of the NEA Big Read, partner organizations the Bristol Public Library, Washington County Public Library, and Birthplace of Country Music Museum are offering a full schedule of NEA Big Read programs at all three sites – and beyond – during October and November 2024, including book discussions, a film screening, writing and family history workshops, author talks, an art exhibit, and a storytelling evening!

NEA Big Read: Book Giveaway

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

As part of the NEA Big Read, the museum – along with partner organizations Bristol Public Library and Washington County Public Library – are giving away free copies of the community read book, Burning Bright by Ron Rash, and companion book, Same Sun Here by Neela Vaswani and Silas House. 

Songwriters in the Round: Linda and David Lay, Sandy Shortridge, and Rafe Van Hoy

Birthplace of Country Music Museum 101 Country Music Way, Bristol, VA, United States

Join us for a "Songwriter in the Round" evening at the museum on Thursday, October 17, 7:00 p.m. featuring three songwriter-musician acts from the Bristol area and the surrounding region: Linda and David Lay, Sandy Shortridge, and Rafe Van Hoy.