Roadside Theater Partners With Museum & Center To Present “Christmas in Appalachia”

Roadside Theater, the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center, and the Jettie Baker Center will present Christmas in Appalachia on Saturday, December 22nd at 7:00p.m. at the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia. Admission is free, so bring the whole family for a wonderful community celebration this holiday season!

If your Christmas experience this year has been lost in a whirlwind of shopping and frantically searching for the world's best pecan pie recipe, then you're probably ready for a break from the holiday rush. Let Christmas in Appalachia take you back to a time when Christmas was about the things that really matter.

Christmas in Appalachia features Roadside Theater performer Ron Short, local artists, children, parents, grandmas and grandpas, and aunts and uncles in a performance of holiday music, stories, sing-a-longs, and remembrances. It’s a meaningful community celebration of the holidays that recalls Christmas as a time of sharing and being with loved ones. Guests this year include the Ridgewood Boys, Jim Scott Mullins, Maggie Stanley, Mike & Marsheli Mullins, and more.

Christmas in Appalachia is a part of what Roadside Theater does year ‘round—celebrate our mountain culture,” says Roadside’s Ron Short. “It’s a bit like getting together with your extended family—something you enjoy and look forward to all year long!”

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Dickenson County Food Bank will be accepted at the door. No reservations are necessary. For more information, contact the Ralph Stanley Museum at 276.926.8550, Roadside Theater at 276.679.3116, the Jettie Baker Center at 276.926.8694, or visit us on the web at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com.

"Christmas in Appalachia" Reminder & Sponsor Thank You

"Christmas in Appalachia" is almost here! Plan to spend Saturday, December 16th from 7pm-9pm at the Jettie Baker Center to celebrate the holidays with sing-alongs, special performances, remembrances, free hot chocolate and apple cider, and much more! And did we mention that admission is free?!

Also, after sending out press releases for the upcoming "Christmas in Appalachia," we received notice of three special sponsorships that not only will help to make this event a success, but they will help to make the event possible. So, although we didn't have time to add them to the press release, we want to send out a very special "thank you" to the following organizations for their kind support:

Haysi/Clinchco Lions Club
Clintwood Kiwanis Club
Clintwood Lions Club

We couldn't do this without your help!

Order Your Gift Basket Today!

This holiday season, the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is offering you the chance to create your very own Museum gift basket for a loved one or for yourself! We've priced many items from our gift shop especially for this promotion, so take advantage of great savings while you create a unique gift for a loved one.

Our gift basket price list is as follows:

• Single CDs (except A Distant Land to Roam) - $12.50 (save $3.50)
• A Distant Land to Roam - $15.00 (save $3.00)
• Double CDs - $20.00 (save $5.00)
• Triple CDs - $24.00 (save $6.00)
• Clay Ornaments - $4.50 (save $4.50)
• Museum Logo Mug - $5.00 (save $2.00)
• Museum Logo Glass - $2.50 (save $1.00)
• Jam (Seedless Blackberry, Seedless Black Raspberry, Seedless Strawberry Rhubarb) - $5.50 (save $1.49)
• Mixed Pickles - $7.00 (save $1.99)
• Mountain Music Festival 2006 T-Shirt - $8.00 (save $2.00)
• Museum Logo T-Shirt - $10.00 (save $2.00)
• Museum Sweatshirt - $19.00 (save $5.00)

Please call the Ralph Stanley Museum at 276-926-8550 or email aaron@ralphstanleymuseum.com for more information or to place your order!

"Christmas in Appalachia" Radio Release

If you haven't heard the latest audio release for "Christmas in Appalachia" on the radio by now, you can hear it right hear on the Ralph Stanley Museum Blog!

Remember, "Christmas in Appalachia" will take place on Saturday, December 16th at 7pm in the Jettie Baker Center. Admission is free!

Click on the file below to hear the release:
RSMChristmasRelease.wma

Roadside Theater, Ralph Stanley Museum, and Jettie Baker Center Present Christmas In Appalachia

Roadside Theater, the Ralph Stanley Museum, and the Jettie Baker Center will present Christmas in Appalachia on Saturday, December 16th at 7:00p.m. at the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia. Admission is free, so bring the whole family for a wonderful community celebration during this holiday season!

If you've shopped 'til you've dropped this year and have your Christmas turkey waiting patiently in the chest freezer for a few more weeks, then you're probably ready for a break from the holiday rush. Let Christmas in Appalachia take you back to a time when Christmas was about the things that really matter.

Christmas in Appalachia features Roadside Theater performer Ron Short, local artists, children, parents, grandmas and grandpas, and aunts and uncles in a performance of holiday music, stories, sing-a-longs, and remembrances. It’s a meaningful community celebration of the holidays that recalls Christmas as a time of sharing and being with loved ones. Guests this year include Ken Childress, Scott Mullins, Maggie Stanley, the Ridgewood Boys, and Aaron Davis.

“Christmas in Appalachia is a part of what Roadside Theater does year ‘round—celebrate our mountain culture,” says Roadside’s Ron Short. “It’s a bit like getting together with your extended family—something you enjoy and look forward to all year long!”

Donations to the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center will be accepted at the door. No reservations are necessary. For more information, contact the Ralph Stanley Museum at 276.926.8550, Roadside Theater at 276.679.3116, the Jettie Baker Center at 276.926.8694, or visit us on the web at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com.

Shop for Museums Tutorial Video

As you get your final holiday shopping list in order this season, remember that we have partnered with ShopforMuseums.com to allow you to donate a portion of what you spend shopping online to the Museum at no extra charge to you. The retailers make the donation! (Read our previous blog entry on the Shop for Museums partnership.)

Now, the update of the day is that ShopforMuseums.com has a training video that explains the process and answers many common questions about the program. So, if you aren't sure how the program works, view the Shop for Museums Patron Tutorial video now!

Happy shopping!

Christmas Open House with Refreshments and Holiday Sales!

Join us for hot chocolate on the front porch of the Museum during and after Clintwood's annual Christmas parade to be held on Friday, December 1st, 2006 at 6PM. Refreshments will be provided free of charge to all attendees of the event that evening!

And... while you're on Main Street for the parade, make sure you take a tour through the Museum for a reduced admission price of $5 in celebration of the town's festivities. If you haven't been through or would like to visit us again, we'd love to welcome you into the Museum on December 1st!

Also, you may want to take advantage of our 20% off sale on all CDs for the holiday season as well as a 1/2 price sale on our clay ornaments. Stop by and see us!

Shop for Museums: Donate to the Ralph Stanley Museum Simply by Shopping!

The Ralph Stanley Museum recently partnered with Shop for Museums to allow you to donate a portion of your web purchases to the Museum and its activities. Best of all, it doesn't cost you anything extra! The donation is paid out of the marketing accounts of the places you shop with online.

The process is simple: navigate your web browser to our page on the Shop for Museums site; click "Select This Museum Partner And Start Shopping"; and select your category of interest for a list of cooperating sites. Find the items you want to purchase from these online stores, make your purchase, and a certain percentage of that purchase will automatically be sent to the Ralph Stanley Museum! No strings attached.

Remember, you need to start each online "shopping trip" at Shop for Museums by selecting us as your Museum Partner, but that's it!

So, when you decide to make your holiday purchases this season, consider allowing the companies you shop with to send a special donation on your behalf to the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center. And... be sure to let us know that you used Shop for Museums to help fund the Museum's Operating and Program accounts. They have created a wonderful program for the nonprofit community!

Take care!