The Green McAdoo Cultural Center, in cooperation with Humanities Tennessee Council, will explore this and other aspects of America's roots music as it hosts the local showing of New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. New Harmonies will be on view beginning May 3, 2008 and continue through June 15, 2008 at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Green McAdoo Cultural Center and the surrounding community has been expressly chosen by the Humanities Tennessee Council to host New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music as part of the Museum on Main Street project, a national, state and local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs to rural cultural organizations.
Through a selection of photographs, recordings, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music will explore the distinct cultural identities of American roots music forms. The exhibition will examine the progression of American roots music, as rich and eclectic as our country itself. Other musical genres profiled include zydeco, tejano, bluegrass and klezmer.
"We are pleased to be able to bring New Harmonies to our area," said Marilyn Hayden, Director of Green McAdoo Cultural Center. "It allows us the opportunity to explore this fascinating aspect of our own region's musical history and we hope that it will inspire many to become even more involved in the cultural life of our community."
"Allowing all our state's residents to have access to the cultural resources of our nation's premier museum is a priority of the Humanities Tennessee Council," Melissa Davis, Director of Tennessee Community History Program of the Humanities Tennessee Council. "With this special tour, we are pleased to be working with the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and Clinton, Tennessee to help develop local exhibitions and public programs to compliment the Smithsonian exhibition."
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils across the nation, and local host institutions.
Concert Series
In addition to the exhibit, music will be provided at local venues in downtown Clinton and on the lawn of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center.
Friday, May 2: Kick-Off : Soul Connection
Saturday, May 10: Slow Blind Hill, 5:30 pm
Saturday, May 10: Crossroads, 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 17: New Harvest, 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 17: Dawn of Destiny (DOD), 7:00 pm
Monday, May 26: JoAnn Allen Boyce, Doug Davis, 8:00 pm
Friday, June 6: Avery Trace Bluegrass Band, 6:30 pm pm
Sunday, June 15: Breaking of the Bread Gospel Concert, 3:00 pm
All the details regarding these concerts are available on the Green McAdoo Cultural Center web site at www.greenmcadoo.org.
