Grand Ole Opry Birthday Bash This Weekend

Posted by amyclark on 08/18/2008
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10/17/2007 Stephen L. Betts On Oct. 19 and 20, the Grand Ole Opry welcomes some of country music’s brightest stars to the Opry House in celebration of the Opry’s 82nd Birthday. The Opry’s Birthday Bash will include two star-packed Signature Shows both Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 19 (7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) and 20 (6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) (all times Central). Performers scheduled to appear during the weekend include Lorrie Morgan, Travis Tritt, Steve Wariner, Carrie Underwood, and many others. Opry member Ronnie Milsap is also performing on the Opry, as well as headlining the Opry Birthday Bash Concert on Sat., Oct. 20 at 1 p.m., and will be meeting and greeting fans after the concert. In addition, fans can enjoy a full day of fun on Oct. 20, as the Opry Plaza will be overflowing with birthday activities including: backstage tours, children’s activities, picnic in the Plaza, an Opry Pie Auction benefiting the Opry Trust Fund, an Opry member Q&A Session in the Acuff Theatre, free music in front of the Opry House, and autograph sessions with Around the Opry Table cookbook author Kay West. Among the artists appearing on the Grand Ole Opry this weekend:

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Travis Tritt
  • Emerson Drive
  • Ronnie Milsap
  • Mike Snider
  • Jeannie Seely
  • Jimmy C. NewmanFor more details, be sure to visit www.opry.com
  • Carolina Rain
  • Jimmy Dickens
  • Dale Ann Bradley
  • Del McCoury Band
  • Neal McCoy
  • Jim Ed Brown
  • Charlie Louvin
  • Jack Greene
  • Lorrie Morgan
  • Bill Anderson
  • Riders In The Sky
  • Steve Wariner
  • George Hamilton IV
  • Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
  • Opry Square Dancers
  • The Whites
  • Hal Ketchum