BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Birthplace of Country Music - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD 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;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221116T132611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221116T133229Z UID:10021511-1670526000-1670533200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Darrell Scott\, John Long DESCRIPTION:Be part of the live studio audience for WBCM Radio Bristol’s variety show hosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles. \nDate: Thursday\, December 8\, 2022 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: $40 \nBUY TICKETS \nJoin us in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time live variety show with special guests Darrell Scott and John Long. \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Darrell Scott \n \nDarrell Scott “mines and cultivates the everyday moment\, taking the rote\, menial\, mundane\, and allowing it to be surreal\, ever poignant\, and candidly honest\, lilting\, blooming\, and resonating. The words he fosters allow us to make sense of the world\, what is at stake here\, and our place in it. And ultimately\, Darrell knows the sole truth of life is that love is all that matters\, that we don’t always get it right\, but that’s the instinctive and requisite circuitous allure of things\, why we forever chase it\, and why it is held sacred. \n2017 and 2018 Darrell opened for and performing with the Zac Brown Band\, these days find him roaming his Tennessee wilderness acreage hiking along the small river\, playing music\, or sharing each day with the woman he loves\, also an artist in her own right. He often leads songwriting workshops to help people tell their own truths with their stories\, and is as busy as always writing\, producing\, performing\, and just plain fully immersing himself at the hips in life. \n​If one really opens their eyes and sees how incomparably varied in surreal depth and breadth the musical territory he is both delving into and setting the high water mark with\, it leaves the rest in a bewildered wash of gravel road dust and fading taillights. For good luck finding that two-legged soul who walks around among us who can keep up with him─ain’t gonna happen.”\n~ Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate \nAbout John Long \n \nDelta blues man John Long is a native of St. Louis\, but his love of the blues took hold in Chicago. He moved to Denver in the mid-1970s and soon became known as “Colorado’s own Bluesman\,” and has had the opportunity to open shows for many and varied names in the blues\, and also folk music artists\, many of whom he also got the chance to play with. A few of these included\, along with Homesick\, Muddy Waters\, John Hammond\, B.B. King\, Snooky Pryor\, John Lee Hooker\, the Fabulous Thunderbirds (Stevie Ray & brother Jimmy)\, Odetta\, Big Mama Thornton\, George Thorogood\, Phoebe Snow\, Steve Goodman\, John Prine\, and Big Walter Horton. Long has played internationally\, in Europe\,  Canada\, Austria and Germany\, as well as coast to coast in the United States. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, TN-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-darrell-scott-and-john-long/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022_RB_FFT_Dec_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221213T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221027T221537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T142203Z UID:10029340-1670958000-1670965200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Series: "All Aboard!" Inside Appalachia's Santa Train with Don Royston DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, December 13\, 2022 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EDT \nCost: Free and open to the public; we encourage all in-person attendees to bring a non-perishable food item for the Bristol Emergency Food Pantry  \nIn-person: RSVP here \nVirtual: LINK here \nJoin us on Tuesday\, December 13 at 7:00pm for an evening with Don Royston a.k.a. Santa Claus from the Appalachia’s Santa Train! Royston will share the program’s history and his memories from his time on the Santa Train over the years. \nThe train\, which is set to make its 80th trip from Pikeville\, Kentucky\, to Kingsport\, Tennessee\, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in celebration of the holiday season\, makes 14 stops in Kentucky\, Virginia\, and Tennessee\, distributing more than 15 tons and $300\,000 worth of clothing\, food\, candy\, toys\, and gifts to thousands of people in the Appalachian region. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but you will need to register for the Zoom link if you attending virtually. We ask that you RSVP at the link above if you will be joining us in-person. We also encourage all in-person attendees to bring a non-perishable food item for the Bristol Emergency Food Pantry! \nAbout Don Royston \nDon Royston was with Dent K. Burk Associates\, P.C. from 1974 and a principal from 1982 until 2016 when they merged their firm with Brown Edwards & Company\, LLP. He retired from the full-time practice of public accounting in 2018. He is a graduate of Tennessee High in Bristol\, Tennessee and East Tennessee State University (ETSU). He now maintains his active CPA license. \nDon is a member of Colonial Heights Baptist Church. In addition\, he serves in numerous professional andcommunity organizations\, including the Appalachian Chapter of TSCPA; the Tennessee Society of CPAs; Kingsport College Foundation\, which serves as the advisory committee for ETSU at Kingsport; the Inventor Center of Kingsport; Kingsport Homeless Ministry Inc.; Appalachian Miles for Smiles\, Inc.; Kiwanis Club; Tennessee Baptist Association; and Microloans of Belize. \nHe has been actively involved in the Kingsport Chamber/CSX Transportation Santa Train\, playing Santa Claus since 1999 (24 years!). He also supports the Santa Train Scholarship Program. \nDon and his wife Vicki (deceased) have two children\, Audrey and Rachael\, and five grandchildren. \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-series-don-royston-all-aboard-appalachias-santa-train/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022_BCM_VSS_Dec_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230106T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221227T182509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T182509Z UID:10029356-1673001000-1673003700@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time! DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, January 6\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 AM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program! Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will come together on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Coat of Many Colors written by Dolly Parton and illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes. \nCountry music legend Dolly Parton’s rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song “Coat of Many Colors\,” the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When her mother sews her a coat made of rags\, the girl is mocked by classmates for being poor. But Parton’s trademark positivity carries through to the end as the girl realizes that her coat was made with love “in every stitch.” Beautiful illustrations pair with Parton’s poetic lyrics in this heartfelt picture book sure to speak to all young readers. \nAbout the Author \nDolly Parton is an internationally renowned superstar who has contributed timeless classics to the world of music entertainment\, including “Jolene\,” “Coat of Many Colors\,” and the mega-hit “I Will Always Love You.” She has garnered seven Grammy Awards\, ten Country Music Association Awards\, five Academy of Country Music Awards\, three American Music Awards\, and is one of only five female artists to win the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year Award. She has written over 3\,000 songs and authored four books\, including the inspirational Dream More (Putnam) and the children’s book I Am A Rainbow (Penguin). \nMs. Parton’s Dollywood Company provides family entertainment and hospitality to five million guests per year at Dollywood\, Splash Country\, Dixie Stampede\, Pirate’s Voyage\, Lumberjack Adventure\, and the Dream More Resort. \nIn 1988\, she began the Dollywood Foundation to inspire children in her home community to dream more\, learn more\, do more\, and care more. Currently the foundation offers Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to communities across America\, the United Kingdom\, Australia\, Canada\, and Belize. The program works with local partners to give every preschool child a book each month from the time he or she is born until the child reaches kindergarten. Currently over 90 million books have been gifted to preschool children. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Coat-of-Many-Colors.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230110T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221027T222026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221227T151840Z UID:10021505-1673377200-1673382600@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions: Kristina Gaddy on the Banjo's Hidden History DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 10\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EDT \nCost: Free and open to the public \nIn-person: RSVP here \nVirtual: LINK here \nJoin author Kristina Gaddy for a discussion of her new book Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History. In an extraordinary story unfolding across two hundred years\, Kristina uncovers the banjo’s key role in Black spirituality\, ritual\, and rebellion. Learn about the earliest history of the banjo through music\, images\, and a reading\, with a special focus on the history of the banjo in Virginia and the resurgence of Black banjo players in American music today. Books will be available for purchase and signing. \nAbout Kristina Gaddy \nKristina R. Gaddy\, author of Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History and Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates\, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis\, is a Baltimore-based writer and fiddler. She has received the Parsons Award from the Library of Congress\, Logan Nonfiction Fellowship\, and a Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Rubys artist award. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Goucher College\, and her work has appeared in The Washington Post\, Baltimore magazine\, Washington City Paper\, Baltimore Sun\, Bitch Magazine\, Narratively\, Proximity\, Atlas Obscura\, OZY\, Shore Monthly\, and other smaller history and music publications. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-series-kristina-gaddy-on-the-banjos-hidden-history/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022_BCM_VSS_Jan_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230112T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221201T145220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T145220Z UID:10021552-1673550000-1673557200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring The Deslondes\, Erika Lewis DESCRIPTION:Be part of the live studio audience for WBCM Radio Bristol’s variety show hosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles. \nDate: January 12\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: $40 \nBUY TICKETS \nJoin us in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time live variety show with special guests The Deslondes and Erika Lewis. \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout The Deslondes \n \nThe Deslondes revealed their self-titled debut to widespread tastemaker applause during 2015. However\, they really hit their stride on “Hurry Home” in 2017. Right out of the gate\, Noisey proclaimed\, “The Deslondes have found a comfortable sound to create art in\, and it serves them well\,” while Rolling Stone noted\, “The Deslondes’ take on country relies on gritty\, grimy mix of early rock ‘n’ roll and lo-fi R&B.” In addition to praise from American Songwriter\, Paste\, The Boot\, and more\, the record closed out on the year on Uncut‘s “Favorite Albums of 2017.” The band’s latest record\, “other side\,” might just be its brightest yet. \n  \nAbout Erika Lewis  \n \nKnown for her lengthy tenure touring and busking with beloved New Orleans jazz band Tuba Skinny\, prolific songwriter and singer Erika Lewis has been churning out American originals all her own for the past several years. From classic country to cosmic Americana to dreamy indie folk\, Lewis continues to dip her toes more deeply into an every expanding pool of roots music styles. Her new record\, “A Walk Around the Sun\,” was produced by John James Tourville of The Deslondes and is a testament to Lewis’ songwriting prowess and exceptional vocal ability. \n  \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, TN-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-the-deslondes-erika-lewis/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_RB_FFT_Jan_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230114T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230114T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20220511T124945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T131845Z UID:10029303-1673704800-1673715600@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-8/2023-01-14/ 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:20230117T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230117T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221227T154711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T155641Z UID:10029349-1673953200-1673956800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening -- Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 17\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 47 minutes \nJoin us on Tuesday\, January 17\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Seizing Justice: The Greensboro Four. Learn how four African American college students began a nonviolent sit-in at a Woolsworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro\, North Carolina\, and started a revolution. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-seizing-justice-the-greensboro-four/2023-01-17/1/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_Greensboro4_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230118T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221227T155247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T160214Z UID:10029351-1674039600-1674043200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black Wings DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, January 18\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Wednesday\, January 18\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black Wings. For early aviators\, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But Black aviators had an additional challenge – conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century\, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level. From biplanes to commercial jets\, from barnstormers to wartime fighters\, meet the path-breaking pilots who opened the skies for all – and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/49537/2023-01-18/1/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackWing_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230119T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221227T161704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T222617Z UID:10029355-1674153000-1674158400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening and Discussion - The Green Book Guide to Freedom DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, January 19\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nRSVP to attend HERE \nJoin us on Thursday\, January 19\, at 6:30 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Green Book Guide to Freedom. By the turn of the 20th century\, the motor age was dawning all across the United States. African-Americans embraced the automobile and the promise of the open road\, but they faced a world of danger driving to unfamiliar locales. In the 1930s\, a black postal carrier from Harlem named Victor Green published a book that was part travel guide and part survival guide. This is the story of The Negro Motorist Green Book\, a travel guide to navigate the sometimes treacherous highways of a segregated nation. See how it became a roadmap to some of the most significant people\, successful businesses\, and important milestones of the Civil Rights Movement. \nThe film screening witll be followed by a discussion about local and regional Green Book sites. \nFor the safety of participants\, masks are encouraged at this event. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-and-discussion-the-green-book-guide-to-freedom/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_Green_Book_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221227T160151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T173152Z UID:10029353-1674298800-1674302400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening - Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier DESCRIPTION:Date: Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00 AM; 3:00 PM \nCost: Free and open to the public \nLength: 51 minutes \nJoin us on Saturday\, January 21\, at 11:00 AM or 3:00 PM for a FREE screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier. America’s experiences during the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race are well documented. However\, few know about the moment these two worlds collided\, when the White House and NASA scrambled to put the first Black astronaut into orbit. This is the untold story of the decades-long battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first superpower to bring diversity to the skies\, told by the Black astronauts and their families who were part of this little known chapter of the Cold War. \nThis programming is part of Bristol’s MLK Jr. Day events for 2023. The Smithsonian Channel documentary is provided free to the Birthplace of Country Music Museum as a Smithsonian Affiliate. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-black-in-space-breaking-the-color-barrier/2023-01-21/1/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smithsonian_Doc_BlackInSpace_WEB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230121T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221219T161154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T150658Z UID:10021555-1674324000-1674334800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! 1927 Concert Series featuring Paul Thorn DESCRIPTION:SORRY! Tickets to the 1927 Concert Series featuring Paul Thorn are now SOLD OUT. \nDate: Saturday\, January 21\, 2023 \nTime: 6:00 p.m. EDT \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music \nTickets: $100 \nThe 1927 Concert Series is an intimate concert experience set in the “acoustically perfect” performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. It’s more than a night of music\, it’s a very personal event with some of the most renowned roots music artists performing today. Guests are asked to arrive promptly at 6:00 p.m. to enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar (ages 21+ with valid ID) before the show\, food and drinks included with ticket. Post-performance\, guests will have the opportunity to mingle with the artist(s) after the show. \nMembers of the Birthplace of Country Music’s 1927 Society are given access to exclusive ticket pre-sales to the 1927 Society Concert Series before they go on sale to the public. To learn more about becoming a member of the 1927 Society and all its advantages\, click here. \n \nAbout Paul Thorn \nSome years ago Paul Thorn performed on an outdoor stage at a street festival in the heart of a small Mississippi town. Suddenly\, in mid song\, Thorn stopped playing and looked down at the upturned\, sugar-splattered face of a fan on the front row. “I sure would like me a funnel cake\,” Thorn announced. The crowd exploded with laughter. By the end of the next song\, someone in the audience had responded\, and soon Thorn was happily munching on the doughy confection. \nAnd that\, dear people\, is one more shining example of how Paul Thorn is able to breathe in the air around him\, everyday and commonplace\, and exhale something original and often side-splitting funny. It’s a kind of genius\, and it’s there plain to see\, in his music\, his art and through his performances\, which not only showcase his chops as a singer-songwriter\, but as a pitch-perfect improv comic. \nHis audiences love it. And they come back for more because no two Paul Thorn performances are alike. For further confirmation of this\, check out Thorn’s YouTube videos\, though I warn you. You will find yourself a long time in this rabbit hole. \nWe live in a world where the terms “artist” and “genius” have been rendered meaningless through overuse. To use either in describing Thorn\, though\, is not overreach. Pick up any of his dozen or so CDs. The evidence is plain to see. Just listen. \nVisit the Paul’s website: PaulThorn.com URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/1927-concert-series-featuring-paul-thorn/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCM_1927ConcertSeries_PaulThorn_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230128T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221222T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T132054Z UID:10029341-1674914400-1674925200@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-2/2023-01-28/ 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230203T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230120T214640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T174612Z UID:10029358-1675420200-1675422900@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: The Little Black Truck DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, February 3\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading The Little Black Truck written by Libba Moore Gray and illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles\, read with permission from Simon & Shuster.  \nA charming tale depicted in luminous pastels recounts the history of a trusty pickup truck left out in the woods after it gets too old to work anymore\, until the owner’s grandson restores its original beauty. \nAbout the Author \nLibba Moore Gray has been an actress\, a dancer\, and for twenty years\, a teacher of high school English and drama. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in a number of literary magazines\, and Miss Tizzy was her first book for children. Ms. Gray’s four children include a businessman\, a ballerina\, a teacher\, and a professional clown. With her husband\, Robert\, she makes her home in Knoxville\, Tennessee. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time-2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Little_Black_Truck.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20221215T170144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T155625Z UID:10021554-1675515600-1675526400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week Qualifying Round at the Museum DESCRIPTION:The Birthplace of Country Music is hosting a qualifying round for the 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week. Registration for songwriter participation at this Qualifying Round location is now closed. \nDate: Saturday\, February 4\, 2023 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: $10 (For spectators only; songwriters enter below\, no registration fee required)\n \nBUY SPECTATOR TICKETS HERE  \nREGISTRATION FOR SONGWRITERS NOW CLOSED \nAspiring singer-songwriters dream of the opportunity to perform at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe\, and for a few lucky artists\, that opportunity will arrive during 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week! A number of venues\, including the Birthplace of Country Music in Downtown Bristol\, Virginia-Tennessee\, will host qualifying rounds for singer-songwriters to compete for a place in the spotlight at this historic proving ground for artists – and spectators are invited to watch the competition! \nFour (4) songwriters will be chosen from the Bristol competition to move forward and compete during Tennessee Songwriters Week Showcase at The Down Home in Johnson City\, Tennessee on Feb. 22. One songwriter will move forward from each Showcase event across the state of Tennessee to perform at Bluebird Cafe in March. \nUp to 20 contestants will be considered for the Qualifying Round at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Saturday\, February 4\, 2023\, but we will be accepting a waitlist after the first 20 spots are filled. There is no registration fee. Any legal resident of the Unites States\, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are eligible. \nThe deadline to register for Bristol qualifying round is Friday\, January 13\, 2023.  \nTo enter\, songwriters must submit their contact information\, song lyrics for the song they plan to perform\, and a YouTube link to a video of the song they will perform during the competition. Songwriters will be judged based on their overall performance\, originality and connection to the audience. Songs deemed inappropriate or inflammatory will not be considered. Songwriters are only permitted to register with one venue during qualifying rounds. Internet access is required to enter\, with no purchase necessary. \nTennessee Songwriters Week Official Rules.  \nFor more information on qualifying rounds across the state of Tennessee\, click here. \nFor 2023 Tennessee Songwriters Week FAQs\, click here. \nTimeline of events for Tennessee Songwriters Week: \nDecember 15: Songwriter registration opens \nJanuary 13: Deadline for Bristol qualifying round entry \nJanuary 29 – February 11: Qualifying Rounds statewide \nFebruary 19 – 25: Showcase Events statewide \nMarch ?: Finale at The Bluebird Cafe \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/2023-tennessee-songwriters-week-qualifying-round-at-the-museum/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCM_TNSongwriters_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230204T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230123T163829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T164743Z UID:10029359-1675535400-1675544400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Square Dance at the Museum DESCRIPTION:  \nTime to “do-si-do”! You’re invited to a square dance at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum! \nDate: Saturday\, February 4\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nTickets: Free\, but please RSVP HERE \nJoin us for the first Square Dance at the Museum in 2023! An evening of old-fashioned square dancing with caller Tyler Hughes and live string band music is sure to get your feet moving. No partner or experience necessary – just a desire to have a great night out! \nThis square dance is free and open to the public\, though donations at the door are greatly appreciated and help the museum to offer free and low-cost programming to our community. \n\n6:30pm – Half-hour of instruction on basic square dance steps\n7:00–9:00pm – Do-si-do and promenade in our lively square dance\n\nGet your dancing shoes on and spread the word! For more information\, email info@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org or call 423-573-1927. \n\n* The square dance will be held in the museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery\, and we ask participants to wear sturdy\, comfortable shoes (no heels please!) to protect the wooden floor. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/square-dance-at-the-museum-3/ 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/2022/10/2022_BCMM_SquareDance_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230209T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230106T160452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T142937Z UID:10029357-1675969200-1675976400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:SOLD OUT! Farm and Fun Time featuring Town Mountain\, Anya Hinkle Trio DESCRIPTION:Sorry\, tickets are sold out! Be sure and join us on WBCM Radio Bristol’s Facebook page to view online for free! \nDate: Thursday\, February 9\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to please be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Performance Theater \nTickets: SOLD OUT! \nJoin us in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time live variety show with special guests Town Mountain and Anya Hinkle Trio. \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Town Mountain \n \nHailing from Asheville\, North Carolina\, Town Mountain is the sum of all its vast and intricate influences — this bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin. \n“For us\, it’s all about the interaction between the audience and the band — doing whatever we can onstage to facilitate that two-way street of energy and emotion\,” says mandolinist Phil Barker. “Whether it’s a danceable groove or a particular lyric in a song\, we’re projecting what we’re going through in our daily lives\, and we feel that other people can attest to that\, as well — it’s all about making that connection.” \nAbout Anya Hinkle Trio \n \nWith vivid storytelling\, vibrant musicianship and arresting honesty\, Anya Hinkle and her band explore the beauty of song craft through the lens of the Appalachian string band tradition. Originally from the mountains of Virginia\, Anya’s music is steeped in the tones of folk and bluegrass and seasoned by travels across the world. A founding member of Asheville-based bands Dehlia Low (Rebel Records) and Tellico (Organic Records)\, Anya released the first full-length album under her own name\, “Eden And Her Borderlands\,” in July 2021 on Organic Records. Hinkle won the MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Competition in 2019 for her song “Ballad of Zona Abston” and was runner-up in the International Acoustic Music Awards in 2022 for her song “Hills of Swannanoa.” \nAnya tours regionally and nationally in the U.S. as well as Japan and Europe. The Trio includes dobro master Billy Cardine and Mary Lucey on bass and vocals. \nBilly Cardine has been recognized as a slide guitar pioneer\, taking the dobro with him into unchartered genres. Dobro master Jerry Douglas calls him “…an amazing Dobro player…He is fluent in everything that I do and…everybody that has come before. I couldn’t…pick a better example of where the Dobro is now or what the possibilities are with the instrument.” Billy has performed original compositions at Carnegie Hall\, The Kennedy Center\, and The Grand Ole Opry.  His albums have been awarded Indie Acoustic Music Project’s Roots Album of the Year and Chicago Tribune’s Bluegrass record of the year.  His memorable compositions and emotive playing have been featured on Television productions such as The History Channel’s “Our Generation”\, BBC World’s “Destination Music”\, and PBS’ “RoadTrip Nation”.  An internationally featured artist\, he tours and teaches in India\, Japan\, Europe and Canada. \nMary Lucey is a talented vocalist\, multi-instrumentalist and performer. She played bass for the The Biscuit Burners\, as well as for the all female group\, Uncle Earl. Mary has played venues such as The Kennedy Center\, Ryman Auditorium and festivals such as Bonnaroo\, Merlefest and Rockygrass. Her music has been featured on Mountain Stage and Woodsong’s Radio Hour. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, TN-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-town-mountain-anya-hinkle-trio/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_RB_FFT_Feb_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230124T212009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T143524Z UID:10029390-1677006000-1677011400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW DATE: Speaker Sessions: Musician Greg Cornett on Jimmie Rodgers & Other Influences with Special Guest Wayne Henderson DESCRIPTION:NEW DATE! Tuesday\, February 21\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum & Via Zoom \nFree Event! \nRSVP (in-person)\nREGISTER (online) \nAbout Greg Cornett \nGreg B. Cornett is a fourth generation musician\, born and raised in one of the most musically rich areas in the country – east Tennessee. It is there that he heard his father and grandfather play the songs of the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. His great-grandparents played fiddle and banjo. Greg’s influences are woven into his guitar\, mandolin\, and banjo to create is own distinctive style. \nWayne Henderson \nWayne C. Henderson is an American guitar maker who specializes in the crafting of handmade\, custom acoustic guitars. He also occasionally makes other stringed instruments\, such as mandolins\, banjos\, and fiddles. \nHenderson’s guitars are inspired by the great pre-World War II guitars of C.F. Martin & Company\, and are hand-built in limited quantities; by October 2012\, over five hundred Henderson guitars had been constructed. As of the year 2022\, Henderson has built nearly nine hundred acoustic guitars\, over one hundred mandolins\, and has also built several banjos to add to his name. Henderson was originally exposed to the art of luthiery by a local of Grayson County\, Albert Hash. Hash was a violin builder and repairer who gave inspiration to Henderson and helped him learn about different types of wood and how to work with wood. \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-musician-greg-cornett-on-jimmie-rodgers-other-influences/ CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_BCM_SS_Feb_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230209T210411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T182730Z UID:10029418-1677839400-1677842100@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: Cowboy Dreams DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, March 3\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Cowboy Dreams written by Dayal Kaur Khalsa and read with permission by Penguin Random House. \nAbout Cowboy Dreams \nAll little May ever wanted to be was a cowboy\, for as long as she can remember. At the movies each Saturday\, she studies how to be a cowboy\, how to push her hat back and squint in the sun\, or ambush something on her bike. All she needs is a horse\, but her parents won’t even let her have a dog. So May builds her own horse from a blanket and a piece of clothesline on the basement banister. On her banister horse\, she dreams of the world of cowboys\, the open trail\, and her favorite cowboy songs. \nAbout the Author \nDayal Kaur Khalsa both wrote and illustrated picture books that celebrate the joys in life: the love between grandparents and grandchildren\, the togetherness of a family holiday\, the ingenuity of a girl who wants a dog\, the thrill of discovering a new and delicious food. Her books have won numerous awards\, including being chosen twice for the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year and twice as a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Dayal Kaur Khalsa died in 1989. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time-cowboy-dreams/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/StoryTime_CowboyDreams_Web_Update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230213T214913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T155416Z UID:10029421-1678820400-1678825800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions: Insider Access to The Opry Archives with Jen Larson (Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, March 14\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Online Via Zoom \nFree Event! \nREGISTER (online) \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 14\, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions when we will be hosting Jen Larson\, the Grand Ole Opry’s Archives Manager. For this virtual program\, Jen will be providing a behind-the-scenes view of the Grand Ole Opry archives\, sharing several interesting country music artifacts and collections that represent nearly a century of legendary programming with an iconic roster artist members. \nThe Grand Ole Opry archives are comprised of thousands of photographs and live recordings from some of the most significant artists in the history of American music. The archive spans decades and includes photographs\, interviews\, performances\, and appearances by both country artists and non-country talent at the height of their careers. \nAbout Jen Larson \nJen Larson is the Archives Manager for the Grand Ole Opry Archives\, and she also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Museum. While simultaneously developing her career in museum collections and archives management\, over the years she also garnered critical praise with the bluegrass band Straight Drive\, and she’s performed widely in concert series and music festivals. Additionally\, Jen has shared her passion for bluegrass music through educational programs through Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, a U.S. State Department goodwill tour\, and the Augusta Heritage Center. \n  \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/march2023-opryarchives-jenlarson/ CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCM_SS_Mar_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230127T170050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T140842Z UID:10029360-1678993200-1679000400@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Sam Bush\, Annabelle's Curse at the Paramount DESCRIPTION:Join the audience for a live broadcast of WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time variety show\, featuring special guests Sam Bush and Annabelle’s Curse and hosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, on the stage of the historic Paramount! \nDate: Thursday\, March 16\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.) \nLocation: Paramount Bristol (518 State Street\, Bristol\, TN) \nTickets: $43.02 – $85.13 \nBUY TICKETS \nFarm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Sam Bush \n \nThere was only one prize-winning teenager carrying stones big enough to say thanks\, but no thanks to Roy Acuff. Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. Only one progressive hippie allying with like-minded conspirators\, rolling out the New Grass revolution\, and then leaving the genre’s torch-bearing band behind as it reached its commercial peak. \nThere is only one consensus pick of peers and predecessors\, of the traditionalists\, the rebels\, and the next gen devotees. Music’s ultimate inside outsider. Or is it outside insider? There is only one Sam Bush. \nHe’s released seven albums and a live DVD over the past two decades. In 2009\, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist. Punch Brothers\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, and Greensky Bluegrass are just a few present-day bluegrass vanguards among so many musicians he’s influenced. His performances are annual highlights of the festival circuit\, with Bush’s joyous perennial appearances at the town’s famed bluegrass fest earning him the title\, “King of Telluride.” \n“With this band I have now I am free to try anything. Looking back at the last 50 years of playing newgrass\, with the elements of jazz improvisation and rock-&-roll\, jamming\, playing with New Grass Revival\, Leon\, and Emmylou; it’s a culmination of all of that\,” says Bush. “I can unapologetically stand onstage and feel I’m representing those songs well.” \nAbout Annabelle’s Curse \n \n“This five-piece alternative folk band from Bristol\, Tennessee/Virginia doesn’t seem to be cursed as much as blessed with talent.” – Huffington Post \n“Annabelle’s Curse are one of several folk-rock bands that have gone out on a limb to give the classic American genre an engaging revitalization…”\n– PopMatters \nFarm and Fun Time is made possible by Eastman Credit Union\, Toyota of Bristol and Virginia Tourism. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-sam-bush-annabelles-curse-at-the-paramount/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_BCM_FFT_Mar-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240101 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 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/ 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:20230327T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T173000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230321T190252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T192603Z UID:10023381-1679932800-1679938200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Teacher Introduction To I've Endured: Women In Old-Time Music DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, March 27 from 4:00-5:30 PM EST for a FREE educator introduction to our new special exhibit – “I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music” \nWe will share information about booking school group visits\, related resources and lessons\, a curator-led tour of the exhibit (starting at 5:00pm)\, and refreshments! \nDate: Monday\, March 27\, 2023 \nTime: 4:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to all educators \nRSVP HERE \n  \nAbout The Exhibit \nOld-time music is described and experienced in different ways and for different purposes\, but at its heart\, old-time is mountain folk music with strong ties to Appalachia and the diverse peoples who have called it home. While old-time music has primarily been related to “hillbilly music” and its roots and branches can be found in the development of country and bluegrass\, it is one of the melting pots of American culture\, connecting to multiple genres\, influences\, and instruments. \nWomen have always been central to old-time music – in the home and on the stage\, and as instrumentalists and singers\, preservationists\, activists\, promoters\, and cultural memory keepers. I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music highlights the many women who have been integral to this music\, exploring the challenges they’ve faced making a career in the field\, the ways they have impacted the genre\, and their vision for the future of old-time. \n*Image courtesy Earl Neikirk URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/teacher-introduction-to-ive-endured-women-in-old-time-music/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC0106-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230210T183829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T155905Z UID:10029420-1680863400-1680866100@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: Come a Tide DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, April 7\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading Come a Tide written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. \nAbout Come a Tide \nCome a Tide is a lighthearted account of the spring floods. At a young girl’s rural home it’s been raining for days and the river is rising. “It’ll come tide\,” says Grandma – and it does. But these kinfolks are used to floods in the mountains\, to delighted pigs swirling by the swollen creek\, to the mess of mud that’s always left behind. “Then it’s time\,” as Grandma says\, “to make friends with a shovel.” And they do. \nAbout the Author \nGeorge Ella Lyon has published award-winning books for readers of all ages\, and her poem\, “Where I’m From\,” has been used as a model by teachers around the world. Recent titles include She Let Herself Go (poems) and the following picture books: “Which Side Are You On?” The Story of a Song\, and All the Water in the World (both CCBC Choices)\, The Pirate of Kindergarten (Schneider Award) and You and Me and Home Sweet Home (Jane Addams Honor). Originally from the mountains of Kentucky\, Lyon works as a freelance writer and teacher based in Lexington\, where she lives with her husband\, writer and musician Steve Lyon. They have two grown sons. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/new-museum-story-time-come-a-tide-2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230413 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230407T200631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T200702Z UID:10029422-1681171200-1681343999@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Radio Bristol Fund Drive DESCRIPTION:Please support WBCM Radio Bristol! \nDates: April 11-12\, 2023\n \nCLICK HERE TO DONATE  \nRadio Bristol is proud to lift the voices of our region and offer a multifaceted platform to an internationally spanning and ever-growing audience. As a community station your support is a crucial part of the continued success of this important project. Though our on air fund drive starts April 11th you can donate today and become an active member of the Radio Bristol community.\nConsider becoming a sustaining member by donating at the “Radio Bristol Record Breaker” level. By donating just $25 a month or a one time donation of $300 you will receive the following:\n– Limited edition T- shirt designed by celebrated regional artist Harry Slater\n– Radio Bristol hat\n– Limited edition Radio Bristol mug\n-One year membership in the 1927 Society including:\n\nUnlimited entry into the Birthplace of Country Music Museum\nName listed in donor display at BCMM and on website\nReceive quarterly newsletters on all things BCM\n6 Museum passes to share with friends\nA Smithsonian membership Opportunity to purchase Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion passes at lowest available price\nDonate at: shorturl.at/dqEKP\n  \nRadio Bristol is listener supported and your donations help provide funds for staff and programming. Listeners can pledge online during the fund drive by dialing 1-833-I-LUV-Bristol (1-833-458-8274). \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/radio-bristol-fund-drive-2/ CATEGORIES:Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_Radio_FundDrive_Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230407T195059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T142457Z UID:10023509-1681218000-1681228800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Radio Bristol Songwriter Showcase DESCRIPTION:Kicking off our annual Fund Drive with Radio Bristol DJs in concert! \nDate: Tuesday\, April 11\, 2023 \nTime: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. \nLocation: Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nFree event! \nCLICK HERE TO DONATE \nJoin us in celebration of all things Radio Bristol! We have curated a special performance highlighting some of your favorite Radio Bristol DJ and local songwriters during this variety show! Our Radio Bristol Songwriter Showcase coincides with our upcoming Radio Bristol fund drive. \nThe program will be free and open to the public; donations are encouraged in support of our unique community radio station! \nPerformers include: \nAlli Epperson\nDallas Wayne\nMomma Molasses\nChance Lawson\nLightnin’ Charlie\nAdam Bolt\nHarrison Hunt\nVirginia West\nMarshall Ballew\nJP Parsons\nBill Smith\nJared Bentley\nHosted by Kris Truelsen \n  URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/radio-bristol-songwriter-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_Radio_FundDrive_Showcase_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230316T193352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T160209Z UID:10022972-1681239600-1681245000@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions: The cast and collaborators for Barter Theatre's "Keep on the Sunny Side" DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, April 11\, 7:00pm \nWhere: In-person and via Zoom\, please RSVP or register to participate \nCost: FREE! \nRSVP HERE for in-person attendance \nRegister HERE for the Zoom link \nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 11\, 7:00pm for our next Speaker Sessions with the cast and collaborators of Barter Theatre’s upcoming production of Keep on the Sunny Side: The Songs and Story of the Original Carter Family. Together they will tell stories about the history of the play and their collaboration with members of the Carter Family\, along with singing songs from the show and sharing the joy this play has brought to thousands of people. Featuring playwright Doug Pote\, director Nick Piper\, Eugene Wolf\, and members of the cast. \nKeep on the Sunny Side runs from April 22nd-May 20th on Barter‘s Gilliam Stage. \nAbout the Barter Theatre \nBarter Theatre opened its doors\, proclaiming “With vegetables you cannot sell\, you can buy a good laugh.” The price of admission was 40 cents or an equivalent amount of produce. Four out of five theatregoers paid their way with vegetables\, dairy products and livestock. To the surprise of many\, all the seats for the first show were filled. The concept of trading “ham for Hamlet” caught on quickly. At the end of the first season\, the Barter Company cleared $4.35 in cash\, two barrels of jelly\, and a collective weight gain of over 300 pounds. \nToday\, at least one performance a year celebrates Barter’s history by accepting donations for Feeding America Southwest Virginia. Barter Days happen in the month of June as a birthday celebration for Barter Theatre. The state theatre of Virginia\, the Barter is the nation’s longest running professional theatre\, and has received countless awards and accolades over its history and has been a launching pad for the careers of many iconic actors and actresses. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-the-cast-and-collaborators-for-barter-theaters-keep-on-the-sunny-side/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-03.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230208T142253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T142549Z UID:10029417-1681326000-1681333200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Farm and Fun Time featuring Joslyn & The Sweet Compression\, Time Sawyer at the Museum DESCRIPTION:Join us in the intimate performance theater at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum for WBCM Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time live variety show with special guests Joslyn & The Sweet Compression and Time Sawyer. \nDate: Wednesday\, April 12\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. ET (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.\, audience is asked to please be seated by 6:55 p.m.) \nLocation: Birthplace of Country Music Museum Performance Theater \nTickets: $40 \nBUY TICKETS \nHosted by Kris Truelsen and his house band Bill and the Belles\, Farm and Fun Time is a re-imagining of the classic WCYB Radio program of the same name that aired in the 1940s and 1950s. Radio Bristol’s Farm and Fun Time broadcasts live before a studio audience and recorded for television syndication on Blue Ridge PBS\, East Tennessee PBS\, and PBS North Carolina. It can be accessed on 100.1 FM in the Bristol area\, or online at ListenRadioBristol.org and on Radio Bristol’s free mobile app. Viewers may also tune in to watch through Radio Bristol’s Facebook page. \nAbout Joslyn & The Sweet Compression \n \nAfter cultivating her dynamic voice and performance skills in backup roles and stage plays\, Joslyn Hampton teamed with her stepfather\, Marty Charters (a touring guitarist and songwriter who has shared the stage with legends such as Junior Wells\, Buddy Guy\, and Van Morrison)\, to compose a captivating set of tunes and assemble an ace band. Joslyn & The Sweet Compression (Robert Frahm – guitar\, Smith Donaldson – bass\, Rashawn Fleming – drums\, Trevin Little – saxophone\, and Isaac Stephens – trumpet) combine to deliver a hook-filled mix of funk and soul on their self-titled debut album\, released in 2019. A headlining favorite at regional clubs and music festivals\, they are poised to engage fans across the country with widespread touring in 2023. \nAbout Time Sawyer \n \nTime Sawyer’s name reflects the pull between the past and the future. The character Tom Sawyer evokes the rural background and love of home that the band shares. Time is a muse for songwriting; it’s the thread that runs through life\, bringing new experiences and giving us a sense of urgency\, while still connecting us with our past. \nThe folk-rock band has performed on the stages of some of the Southeast’s most iconic festivals\, including Merlefest\, Floydfest\, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion\, Albino Skunk Music Festival\, and Carolina in the Fall. They’ve shared bills with American Aquarium\, John Craigie\, Hiss Golden Messenger\, Langhorne Slim\, John Moreland\, Steep Canyon Rangers\, The Wood Brothers\, Susto\, and many more. \nAbout Bill and the Belles \n \nBill and the Belles is a Johnson City\, Tennessee-based band known for combining a stringband format with their signature harmonies\, candid songwriting\, and pop sensibilities. Their delightfully deadpan new album\, Happy Again\, is full of life\, humor\, and tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Bill and the Belles is Kris Truelsen on guitar\, fiddler Kalia Yeagle\, banjo/banjo-uke player Aidan VanSuetendael\, and bassist Andrew Small. The group has a knack for saying sad things with a bit of an ironic smirk\, and anyone who’s been to one of their shows can attest that you leave feeling lighter and refreshed. This is a band that revels in the in-between: deeply engaged with the stringband tradition and eager to stretch those influences to a contemporary setting. A timeless place where Jimmie Rodgers and Phil Spector can overlap\, and a driving fiddle and banjo tune makes way for a sentimental parlor song. And while Bill and the Belles’ latest chapter offers a bigger\, moodier\, and more decade-ambiguous sound\, they maintain their status as the most refreshing stringband around. \nFarm and Fun Time is made possible by our generous sponsors Eastman Credit Union\, Toyota of Bristol and Virginia Tourism. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/farm-and-fun-time-featuring-joslyn-the-sweet-compression-time-sawyer-at-the-museum/ CATEGORIES:Farm & Fun Time,Radio Bristol ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_RB_FFT_Apr_Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230425T200000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230328T144513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T160623Z UID:10023382-1682447400-1682452800@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Film Screening: Songcatcher DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, April 25\, 2023 \nTime: 6:30 p.m. EST \nLocation: The Performance Theater\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public\, but please RSVP HERE \nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 25\, 6:30 p.m. for a screening of the 2000 film Songcatcher. \nThe fictional story of musicologist Dr. Lily Penleric\, Songcatcher traces her journey of discovery in the mountains of Appalachia. After losing out on a promotion at her university\, Lily visits her sister\, a teacher in rural Appalachia. There she discovers the Scots-Irish music of the mountains. She decides to travel into the isolated Appalachian region to “collect” these old ballads in an effort to prove herself as a university researcher and secure her promotion. There she meets war veteran and musician Tom\, who makes her question the motivations and ethics of her work and shares a deeper understanding of the music and the people of Appalachia. \nThis film screening is complementary programming for the museum’s current special exhibit\, I’ve Endured: Women in Old-Time Music\, on display at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum through December 31\, 2023. \nSpecial thanks to the East Tennessee Foundation Art Fund for their support of the exhibit programming. Other funders of the exhibit and related assets include Virginia Humanities\, the Massengill-DeFriece Foundation\, Virginia Tourism Corporation\, the Crooked Road\, Friends of Southwest Virginia\, Artemis Consulting Services\, LLC\, Bristol Ballet\, Suzi Griffin (Studio 6)\, Kim Sproles (KS Promotions)\, and Kayla Stevenson (Matte Nail Bar. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/film-screening-songcatcher/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-05.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230505T111500 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230210T182236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T132437Z UID:10029419-1683282600-1683285300@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:NEW! Museum Story Time: My Great-Aunt Arizona DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, May 5\, 2023 \nTime: 10:30 a.m. EST \nLocation: The Learning Center\, Birthplace of Country Music Museum \nCost: Free and open to the public \nJoin us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups\, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook\, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick (a.k.a. Momma Molasses)\, and a related activity or coloring sheet. \nThis month we will be reading My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb\, shared with permission from Harper Collins. \nAbout My Great-Aunt Arizona \nReminiscent of the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder\, My Great-Aunt Arizona is an inspiring tale rich with history\, family\, and artistry. Based on a true story\, author Gloria Houston’s joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona’s quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the special place a great teacher can hold in our hearts—even after we’ve grown up. \nArizona was born in a log cabin her papa built in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing\, square-dance\, and—most of all—read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day. Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher\, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. \nAbout the Author \nDr. Gloria Houston wrote over 10 books that were published in numerous languages. Her books have won and been listed on more than forty awards and awards lists. Over the years\, Houston taught at the University of South Florida and Western Carolina University and was lovingly referred to as “Ms. Mack” in earlier years teaching in Florida and Texas schools grades K-12. She frequently identified herself as “first\, last and always\, a teacher.” \nHouston’s books are filled with Appalachian mountain history and culture with great attention to detail woven throughout the characters and scenery with many of the character’s based on her relatives. Her “Littlejim” series are books about her father\, J. Myron Houston’s life and “The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree” features her Mother\, Ruth Houston\, as the main character. She penned a tribute to teachers in “My Great Aunt Arizona\,” a story about her Aunt Arizona Hughes\, and librarians are the stars of “Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile.” \nIn each book Houston wrote of her childhood experiences and stories handed down through her family and community. Dr. Houston was designated as a Distinguished Educator by the International Reading Association. She won the National Excellence in Literacy Education Award\, and was named a Distinguished Alumni at Appalachian State University. She is listed in Who’s Who in America\, Outstanding Women of the Twenty-First Century\, Who’s Who in the Southwest\, Who’s Who in Education\, International Who’s Who of Authors\, Something about the Author\, Contemporary Authors as well as other references. Houston passed away at the age of 75 in 2016. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/my-great-aunt-arizona-2/ LOCATION:Birthplace of Country Music Museum\, 101 Country Music Way\, Bristol\, VA\, 24201\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_April-01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T203000 DTSTAMP:20240328T140412 CREATED:20230424T150210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T204446Z UID:10029423-1683658800-1683664200@birthplaceofcountrymusic.org SUMMARY:Speaker Sessions - Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend with Taylor Hagood (Virtual Only) DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, May 9\, 2023 \nTime: 7:00 p.m. EST \nLocation: Virtual only \nCost: Free and open to the public\, but please register for the Zoom link HERE \nJoin us on Tuesday\, May 9\, 7:00 p.m. for our next Speaker Sessions with author Taylor Hagood as he shares the story of the life and murder of Stringbean. \nNovember 10\, 2023\, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of country music legend\, David\n“Stringbean” Akeman\, and his wife\, Estelle. The brutal murder of the beloved couple shook\nNashville and the country music industry to its foundations\, changing it in fundamental ways.\nStringbean’s death ended a life that had spanned country music from its beginnings to the Outlaw Country era. Along the way\, Stringbean played a foundational role in developing bluegrass music\, continued through the honky tonk era\, and survived the onslaught of rock-and-roll. He made his mark as a banjo player\, singer\, and comedian on the Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw\, forging a persona at once hilariously retro and strikingly ahead of its time. The publication of Taylor Hagood’s book\, Stringbean: The Life and Death of a Country Music Legend\, coincides with the 50th anniversary of Stringbean’s murder and explores both the myths and facts of the\nenigmatic performer and his death. Hagood will offer fresh perspectives on Stringbean’s life and career while revisiting the intrigues of the murder\, investigation\, trial\, and parole that altogether form one of country music’s most tragic stories. \nAbout the Speaker \nTaylor Hagood is a writer\, speaker\, literary critic\, musician\, artist\, and educator. An\ninternationally-renowned scholar of the writing of William Faulkner\, Hagood is the author of\nmultiple books\, including Faulkner\, Writer of Disability\, which won the C. Hugh Holman Award\nfor Best Book in Southern Studies. His many articles range from literary criticism to a series of\ntravel essays for the online journal Throomers. He has lectured throughout the United States and\nEurope at universities\, institutes\, and private clubs. His interest in country music is deep and\nlifelong\, and he has had a particular fascination with banjo playing\, construction\, and history. A\nnative of Ripley\, Mississippi\, he is currently a professor at Florida Atlantic University. URL:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/event/speaker-sessions-stringbean-the-life-and-murder-of-a-country-music-legend-with-taylor-hagood-virtual-only/ CATEGORIES:Museum,Speaker Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_BCMM_WebEvents_May_02.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR