Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Fall Schedule, continued

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM EVENTS THROUGH OCTOBER 9 , 2011
All events are included with Museum admission and FREE for Museum members, except as noted.
* Please visit the Museum’s Web site for autograph signing rules.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Cooking Out Country w/ Ty Herndon*                                                                 11:00 a.m.
($15 ticket includes lunch and performance. See www.countrymusichalloffame.org for details.)
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Family Program: Classic Country Songs                                                              10:00 a.m. (FREE)
with Professor Smartypants
Crump Bluegrass Day
Performance: Jim Hurst                                                                                            11:00 a.m.
Bass workshop: Missy Raines                                                                                 12:00 p.m.
Performance: Chris Jones & the Night Drivers                                                   1:30 p.m.
Guitar Workshop: Chris Jones                                                                                2:30 p.m.
Performance: Missy Raines & the New Hip                                                         3:30 p.m.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Banjo Demonstration w/Blake Williams                                                              1:00 p.m.
Film Screening: Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)                  2:00 p.m. (FREE)
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Cooking Out Country w/ Restless Heart*                                                              11:00 a.m.
($15 ticket includes lunch and performance, see www.countrymusichalloffame.org for details.)
Concert: Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music                                                7:00 p.m. (FREE)
Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music
Tickets required. Tickets can be picked up at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum or Blair administration office.
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Saturday, October 1, 2011
Songwriter Session w/Larry Cordle                                                                         11:30 a.m.
Concert: Joe Robinson and Pat Bergeson Salute Chet Atkins                           2:00 p.m.
Autograph signing w/Joe Robinson and Pat Bergeson*                                    3:00 p.m.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Thumbstyle demonstration w/Roger Hardin                                                        1:00 p.m.
Community Outreach: Musical Petting Zoo at                                                      2:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.
We Care for Kids Day                                                                                                   (FREE)
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Community Outreach: Musical Petting Zoo at                                                      10:30 a.m. (FREE)
Nashville Public Library, Thompson Lane Branch
Cooking Out Country                                                                                                    11:00 a.m.
($15 ticket includes lunch and performance, see www.countrymusichalloffame.org for details.)
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Thursday, October 6 , 2011
Community Outreach: Musical Petting Zoo at                                                      4:30 p.m. (FREE)
Nashville Public Library, Edmondson Pike Branch
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
Songwriter Session w/Tim Buppert                                                                          11:30 a.m.
Family program: Introduction to Thumbpick Guitar                                           1:00 p.m. (FREE)
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Sunday, October 9, 2011
Instrument Demonstration w/Belmont University                                              1:00 p.m.
Bluegrass Ensemble
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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum tells the story of one of the world’s most popular art forms.  Here, the music and its makers speak through timeless art, the latest interactive exhibits and live performances.  Visitors may also dine at Two Twenty-Two Grill & Catering, located in the Museum’s Curb Conservatory, which offers a wide variety of contemporary southern cuisine.
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The Museum is located at 222 Fifth Ave. S. in downtown Nashville (SoBro district), and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
The Museum Store is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily and Two Twenty-Two Grill & Catering is open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.  Guitarist David Andersen performs Monday through Saturday at the restaurant from 11:30 am to 2:30 p.m.  A snack bar, Two Twenty-Two 2Go, is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.
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Admission is $19.99 for adults, $11.99 for children ages six to 17, and free for children under six.  The Museum offers discounted admission ($17.99) to seniors (60 and older), the military and students (with valid IDs).  Group rates are available for tours of 15 or more.  There is no charge to visit the Curb Conservatory or the Museum Store.
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Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964.  The Foundation also operates CMF Records, the Museum’s Frist Library and Archive, the CMF Press, historic RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print ®.
More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or by calling (615) 416-2001.