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Julie's Red Cache' Dress To Be Part Of The Country Music Hall Of Fame's 'Something In Red' Exhibit For The American Heart Association January 30, 2012  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is opening a spotlight exhibit, Something in Red, in support of the American Heart Association and Go Red For Women®. The exhibition, which will feature red ensembles from several country stars, including Sara Evans, Naomi Judd and Lorrie Morgan, will open on February 3, 2012 (National Wear Red Day), and run through April 2012. The red dress is a symbol of the fight against heart disease in women. Several country artists have partnered with the American Heart Association and the museum to raise awareness of this disease, the number one killer of women, by making their own red dresses available for this special exhibit. Among the dresses featured in Something in Red:
Spotlight exhibits supplement themes and topics in the museum’s core exhibition, Sing Me Back Home: A Journey Through Country Music. These short-term, informal displays provide a closer look at a particular person, group or aspect of country music, or they spotlight recently donated items or special anniversaries. Rotated often, spotlight exhibits also offer a glimpse into the museum’s unique collection, which includes recorded discs; historical photographs; films and videotapes; posters; books; songbooks; periodicals and sheet music; personal artifacts such as performers’ instruments, costumes and accessories; and more. Other current spotlight exhibits focus on the Academy of Country Music Awards, Bobby Braddock, Nudie Cohn, Bill Monroe, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Jean Shepard and Porter Wagoner. For more information about the American Heart Association, Go Red For Women and National Wear Red Day, visit www.goredforwomen.org. 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 museum’s mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture. With the same educational mission, the Foundation also operates CMF Records, the museum’s Frist Library and Archive, 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.
Julie Headlines Two Shows at Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland January 30, 2012  To kick off 2012 a high note, country artist Julie Roberts will start her new tour with double shows at the Rams Head Tavern OnStage Saturday, Feb. 11, one at 6 p.m. and one at 9 p.m."The Rams Head is one of my favorite venues to play on the East coast," Roberts said. "I can't think of a better place to start my 2012 tour!" In what she calls an "Intimate Evening with Julie Roberts," she will perform selections from her three studio albums, focusing on her most recent, "Alive," which includes the brand new single "Whiskey and You." Roberts plans to sign autographs and take pictures with fans after each of the shows and will have copies of "Alive" available. Physical copies of the critically acclaimed album have previously only been available through online markets including her official website (http://JulieRoberts.com). The evening's set list will also feature a few surprises for fans, including Roberts' performing her renditions of her favorite traditional country songs, as well as a few unreleased songs from her upcoming project set to be released this summer. As the show marks Roberts' return to the road, it proves to be a special one for her. "Last year after I finished my new record, I decided I wanted to get out on the road and play shows again. I had taken a year off to live in Los Angeles and study acting and then was sidetracked with rebuilding my life for the next year by the Nashville flood. At the time, I didn't have a booking agent so I took it into my own hands and began emailing venues around the country that I wanted to play. I would ask my fans on Facebook where they would like to see me play and then I'd spend days at a time emailing these venues," she said. "The Rams Head was the first to respond to me and book me. They believed in me enough to book me for two shows and I am so grateful for that!" After putting much thought into planning the show, she hopes to make the evening even more special for fans. "Since the show is just a few days after my birthday, I wanted to have a contest to give some tickets away to folks that might want to come to one of my shows," she said. From now until Feb. 10, those in the area who have transportation to and from the venue, may tweet Roberts on the social networking platform Twitter telling her their favorite song of hers and use a specific hashtag (#JulieRobertsRamsHead) in the tweet to be entered into the contest. For example, a fan would tweet the following: "@TheJulieRoberts My favorite song of yours is 'Stronger.' #JulieRobertsRamsHead" Roberts will pick one fan the day before the show to receive a pair of tickets to one of her shows. "I can't wait for the show," she said. "I will soak up every second of being on that stage." |
