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September 12, 13 & 14, 2011
Performers Buy Tickets Film Musical Exhibits Full Schedule Mando Camp
Celebrate the life and music of William Smith Monroe, known as the Father of Bluegrass Music! The International Bluegrass Music Museum will have the biggest birthday celebration ever, with concerts, films, a musical, exhibits, presentations, field trips and more! We'll commemorate what would have been the 100th birthday of Bill Monroe with performances by every living, still-performing member of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame, a one-of-a-kind concert experience that has never been presented before! Join us in Owensboro for this historic event.
Performances by all active Bluegrass Hall of Fame members and their bands. Hall of Fame members include: Ralph Stanley Earl Scruggs
J.D. Crowe Curly Seckler Bobby Osborne
Everett Lilly Jesse McReynolds The Lewis Family
Rodney Dillard Melvin Goins Paul Williams
Bill Clifton Tom Gray and Eddie Adcock
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This is a three-day event. Attendees will purchase one ticket that's good for all three days: September 12, 13 & 14, 2011. Call 270-926-7891 to purchase tickets now, reserving your preferred seat in Cannon Hall auditorium. Click here to buy tickets through our internet store. Single-day tickets will be available for $35 each day at the door on a first-come, first-serve basis. The single-day seats will be located on the balcony of Cannon Hall. Price range: $175 for Orchestra level
On the 100th anniversary of Bill Monroe’s birth, the museum will premier a documentary film by Joe T. Gray that provides an intimate portrayal of Monroe as told by the Blue Grass Boys. This film includes dozens of riveting interviews with bluegrass music's iconic first and second generation performers. Donate to this project here.
The museum will premier an original musical, Young Monroe, written by Rick Miller and directed by Teresa Wills. The cast includes hundreds of area elementary school students who have worked with the museum’s education director, Randy Lanham, to compose songs for the show. They will perform onstage with professional musicians, dancers and actors. From the same creative team that brought us Lincoln in the Land of Bluegrass! We will premiere Young Monroe with a daytime performance for local schoolchildren and a nighttime Centennial Celebration performance. "Bill Monroe was 28 years old when he first appeared at the Grand Ole Opry. The influences and inspirations that brought him to that point are portrayed in the bluegrass musical Young Monroe. It's a fascinating look at the Father of Bluegrass before he was a legend." -Rick Miller, playwright, Young Monroe
Monday, September 12, 2011
10:00 Opening of the new Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibits 1:00 Welcome Ceremony: Monroe-Style Mandolin Camp 2011 Faculty & Campers 2:00 The Rodney Dillard Band 3:00 Everett Lilly & The Lilly Mountaineers 4:00 The Dismembered Tennesseans 4:45 Supper Break 7:00 Musical: Young Monroe 9:00 Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:00 a.m. Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys Documentary Premiere (120 min) NOON Lunch Break 1:00 p.m. Bill Clifton 2:00 Eddie Adcock and Tom Gray with Martha Adcock 3:00 Curly Seckler 4:00 Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys 4:45 Supper Break 7:00 Pioneers and Blue Grass Boys Recognition Ceremony 8:00 Earl Scruggs Family & Friends 9:30 James Monroe Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:00 a.m. The Lewis Tradition 11:00 Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain NOON Lunch Break 1:00 p.m. Paul Williams & The Victory Trio 2:00 The Doug Dillard Band 3:00 J D Crowe & The New South 4:00 Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press 5:00-6:30 Blue Grass Boys and Pioneers Stage Jam
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