2021 Bristol Rhythm Tickets On Sale Soon,
New Special Exhibits, Virtual Events, and More
Bristol, Tenn.-Va. – November happenings at the Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) in Historic Downtown Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia include discounted early bird ticket sales to the organization’s annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, a webinar with author, photographer, and filmmaker Henry Horenstein, and a virtual Farm and Fun Time variety show featuring special guests Merle Monroe and The Wildmans.
“Now is a great time to visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum,” said Head Curator Dr. Rene Rodgers. “We have four special exhibits on display and seasonal holiday items made by local artisans available at The Museum Store. We also want to assure our guests that strict safety protocols are being followed so they can shop and enjoy their visit worry-free. There are also a variety of ways to virtually engage with the museum and its content.”
On Tuesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. the museum will host a free online discussion with photographer, filmmaker, educator, and author Henry Horenstein in conjunction with the special exhibit Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music, 1972-1981, which features Horenstein’s work. Now a professor of photography at Rhode Island School of Design, Henry’s photos are collected and exhibited internationally and several of his books have been used by photography students as textbooks. Honky Tonk will be on display at the museum through March 2021. Visit the Events page at BirthplaceOfCountryMusic.org to register for the virtual event.
A Selection of Hard Rock’s Country Music Memorabilia and two poster exhibits celebrating the centennial of American women’s suffrage – Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and To Make Our Voices Heard: Tennessee Women’s Fight for the Vote from the Tennessee State Museum, are also currently on display.
Through the Birthplace of Country Music Museum’s affiliation with the Smithsonian, a free virtual lecture series called Pandemic Perspectives: Stories Through Collections will be offered over the coming months starting in November. Topics include voting and comfort food during a pandemic, museums collecting to record the history of COVID-19, vaccine development, and the Free African Society in Philadelphia, among others. You can learn more and register online at AmericanHistory.si.edu/
WBCM Radio Bristol’s popular Farm and Fun Time variety show will stream on the station’s Facebook Live on Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. EST with special musical guests Merle Monroe and The Wildmans. The program will also air at 100.1 FM in the Bristol area and can be accessed on the station’s free mobile app.
Museum Talk, hosted by Head Curator Dr. Rodgers and museum Digital Media, Programming and Exhibit Logistics Manager Scotty Almany, has merged with The Radio Bristol Book Club to take listeners behind-the-scenes at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum and other museums and cultural institutions each week on Radio Bristol. The program will air Thursdays at 11:00 am EST. The Radio Bristol Book Club, also hosted by Rodgers and Bristol Public Library Executive Director Tonia Kesner, will continue to air on the fourth Thursday of each month during that time slot. On November 19 the Book Club will discuss Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives, followed by an interview with editor Holly Gleason. Listeners may tune in live online via ListenRadioBristol.org or the station’s free mobile app.
The re-scheduled 20th anniversary of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will now take place September 10-12, 2021 with many of this year’s would-be headliners on board for next year including Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Tanya Tucker, Blackberry Smoke, and Yola. Deeply discounted early bird weekend passes to the event go on sale Black Friday, November 27, online at BristolRhythm.com and at The Museum Store at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
For a complete list of events and a comprehensive look at everything the Birthplace of Country Music has to offer, visit BirthplaceOfCountryMusic
Web links to November happenings:
Current Special Exhibits
A Selection of Hard Rock’s Country Music Memorabilia
Centennial of American Women’s Suffrage
November 3
Pandemic Perspectives:
Stories Through Collections
Voting During a Pandemic
November 12
Farm & Fun Time ft. Merle Monroe, The Wildmans
November 17
A Conversation with Henry Horenstein Virtual Event
November 24
Pandemic Perspectives:
Stories Through Collections
Comfort Food During a Pandemic
November 27
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Weekend Passes On Sale