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SUMMARY:Birthplace of Country Music Museum Excursion
DESCRIPTION:Join Thomas Grant Richardson (WACultures) and Katy Clune (Virginia Folklife) on a tour of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in nearby Bristol\, TN/VA. Thomas served as the founding Curator of Education and Outreach at the Museum's foundation in 2014 under then Museum Director Jessica Turner. Thomas was part of the original team that wrote policy\, designed programs\, and set a course for the direction of the museum. Katy has since taken the mantle of working with the BCMM as a strategic partner in VA for ongoing research and programming projects. This tour will be of interest to those engaged in museums\, public folklore\, song and dance\, and Appalachian studies.The shuttle will depart Asheville on Tuesday\, Oct 27th\, at 9AM. We will arrive in Bristol in time for an 11AM tour. (Feel free to meet us there if you're driving to Asheville.) During the Museum tour\, we will meet with Museum Director Dr. Ren  Rodgers\, as well as Radio Bristol Program Director Kris Truelsen. Following the tour we will have lunch at a local restaurant (to be determined) to continue a conversation about heritage tourism\, partnership engagement\, and whatever has been sparked for people along the way.Transportation will return to Asheville in mid-afternoon\, in time for people to attend the Time of Remembrance and the Opening Ceremonies.*For anyone interested\, Katy will take a smaller group to Asheville via Morganton\, NC\, where that group will visit a family-owned Laotian restaurant\, where Katy will introduce you to often unaccounted for residents of Appalachia.\n\nCost: $55 covers your AFS shuttle transportation. \nParticipants are responsible for museum admission ($11-$13)\, lunch\, and other personal expenses.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.7999999999999998\;background-color:#ffffff\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><meta charset="utf-8" /></p><p><meta charset="utf-8" />Join Thomas Grant Richardson (WACultures) and Katy Clune (Virginia Folklife) on a tour of the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in nearby Bristol\, TN/VA. Thomas served as the founding Curator of Education and Outreach at the Museum&rsquo\;s foundation in 2014 under then Museum Director Jessica Turner. Thomas was part of the original team that wrote policy\, designed programs\, and set a course for the direction of the museum. Katy has since taken the mantle of working with the BCMM as a strategic partner in VA for ongoing research and programming projects. This tour will be of interest to those engaged in museums\, public folklore\, song and dance\, and Appalachian studies.</p><p>The shuttle will depart Asheville on Tuesday\, Oct 27th\, at 9AM. We will arrive in Bristol in time for an 11AM tour. (Feel free to meet us there if you&rsquo\;re driving to Asheville.) During the Museum tour\, we will meet with Museum Director Dr. Ren&eacute\; Rodgers\, as well as Radio Bristol Program Director Kris Truelsen. Following the tour we will have lunch at a local restaurant (to be determined) to continue a conversation about heritage tourism\, partnership engagement\, and whatever has been sparked for people along the way.</p><p>Transportation will return to Asheville in mid-afternoon\, in time for people to attend the Time of Remembrance and the Opening Ceremonies.</p><p>*For anyone interested\, Katy will take a smaller group to Asheville via Morganton\, NC\, where that group will visit a family-owned Laotian restaurant\, where Katy will introduce you to often unaccounted for residents of Appalachia.<a fr-original-style="" href="https://dashboard.fourwaves.com/events/dadb340b-44e7-49f9-86fc-bbf932bf0376/program?selectedDate=2026-10-27" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Arial\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:700\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Cost</span><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Arial\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">: $55 covers your AFS shuttle transportation.&nbsp\;</span><br /><span style="font-size:11pt\;font-family:Arial\,sans-serif\;color:#000000\;background-color:transparent\;font-weight:400\;font-style:normal\;font-variant:normal\;text-decoration:none\;vertical-align:baseline\;white-space:pre\;white-space:pre-wrap\;">Participants are responsible for museum admission ($11-$13)\, lunch\, and other personal expenses.</span><br /><br /></p></body></html>
LOCATION:101 Country Music Way Bristol 24201
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DTSTAMP:20261005T024149Z
URL:https://members.americanfolkloresociety.org/calendar/Details/birthplace-of-country-music-museum-excursion-1943397?sourceTypeId=Hub
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