Special Event: An Evening with Country Music / Bluegrass Legend Ricky Skaggs
Talk about an unforgettable evening!
Ricky Skaggs — the Country Music legend, the winner of multiple Grammy and CMA Awards, member of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 30 years, and all-around incredible musician — has a new memoir coming out, “Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music,” and he’s coming right here to Gaithersburg to talk about it, sign books, and even, perhaps, play a couple songs.
Please note that this is a ticketed event and there are a limited number of seats, so act now!
An Evening with Country Music Legend Ricky Skaggs
WHEN: Wednesday, August 14, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WHERE: Rosborough Cultural Arts Center
Asbury Methodist Village
301 Odenhal Avenue
(Enter at gate at the intersection of Odenhal and Lost Knife Road)
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
COST: $30 – One admission ticket and one copy of “Kentucky Traveler.”
$40 – Two admission tickets and one copy of “Kentucky Traveler.”
Purchase tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/428974
Note: There will be a small service fee included in the final purchase price.
In “Kentucky Traveler,” Skaggs, the music legend who revived modern bluegrass music, gives a warm, honest, one-of-a-kind memoir of more than 40 years in music. Skaggs’ reflections include the Ten Commandments of Bluegrass, as handed down by Ricky’s mentor, Bill Monroe; the Essential Guide to Bedrock Country Songs, a lovingly compiled walk through the songs that have moved Skaggs the most throughout his life; Songs the Lord Taught Us, a primer on Skaggs’ most essential gospel songs; and a bevy of personal snapshots of his musical heroes.
For readers of Johnny Cash’s autobiography, lovers of the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?” and fans of country music and bluegrass, “Kentucky Traveler” is a priceless look at America’s most cherished and vibrant musical tradition through the eyes of someone who has lived it.
This special event is brought to you by the Gaithersburg Book Festival, Politics & Prose Bookstore, and Asbury Methodist Village.
