Smithsonian “Roots Music” Exhibit
To Visit Six Kentucky Cities
Henderson, Kentucky’s Riverbend Academy’s School of Visual & Performing Arts, in cooperation with John James Audubon Museum and the Kentucky Humanities Council, will explore various aspects of America's roots in music as it hosts the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music.
Photo by Jim Herrington. www.jimherrington.com
New Harmonies will be on view to the public in Henderson from May 3 through June 14.
In Henderson, the exhibit will coincide with two annual American roots music events, the Homegrown Bluegrass Festival in May and the W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in June. More
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