oin educators from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Virginia Humanities, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum to engage with historical thinking skills through the project-based learning program Virginia History Day and the education resources of all three institutions.Â
Just in time for "spooky season," join us for our October Speaker Sessions with Cam Collins, co-creator of the Old Gods of Appalachia, an eldritch horror fiction podcast set in an Alternate Appalachia.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene and the devastation that has followed we have made the difficult decision to cancel the October 10 Farm and Fun Time.
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.
Weekly, small group music lessons on guitar, fiddle, and banjo for students grade 4-8 and beyond! Meets every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Learning Center at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
Join us on Saturday, October 19, 1:00 p.m. for a FREE screening of The Library that Dolly Built, a documentary about the creation and impact of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
SOLD OUT: Birthplace of Country Music's 1927 Society presents the 1927 Concert Series, an intimate concert experience with Sam Grisman Project!
Join us for the museum's annual Community Day on Saturday, October 26. Admission is FREE all day long, and a wide variety of family-friendly activities will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., plus bluegrass music with local jammers will start at 2 p.m.
Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will gather on the first Friday of each month to read a music or Appalachia-related storybook, sing along with WBCM Radio Bristol show host Ella Patrick, and enjoy a related activity or coloring sheet. There is no cost to attend.
American Songcatcher is a documentary-style podcast that educates, preserves and connects the cultural heritage of American roots music, weaving stories from across the roots spectrum from Traditional music to Blues, […]
