Ralph Stanley celebrates birthday at his museum
Those performing including Stanley, the ETSU Bluegrass Band, Tim White & VW Boys and The Midnight Ramblers. Tickets to the dinner are $100 per plate, and guests may purchase them by calling the Museum & Center at 276-926-8550.
During this event, portrait painter Kenneth Hari will unveil his portrait of Stanley.
The Museum & Center presents this special birthday event each year in celebration of Stanley's life and work. From old-time to bluegrass to country to gospel, the three-time Grammy winner has performed for 62 years.
All proceeds from this dinner will be used to support the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center's operating and programming needs. The museum opened in October 2004 in Clintwood, Va., housing exhibits and artifacts from Stanley's life and career, the Stanley Brothers, and the traditional mountain music of Dickenson County and southwestern Virginia.
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