Bill Monroe

Bill Monroe 100th Birthday Celebration!

2011 EVENTS

“Come Home to Bluegrass” Mandolin Trail
Search for beautifully decorated 8 ft. mandolins outside attractions and businesses.
Read historical facts and stories about Bill Monroe’s early life and Bluegrass beginnings.
Enter drawing for prizes if you see them all!

Bluegrass Events and Festivals - SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 10th, Homeplace Life (Homeplace)
9:00 – 5:00 .................Tours
Crafts by local artist (instrument display, wooden toys, basket weaving, youth games)
11:00 -2:00 .................Bluegrass Young’uns

Sunday, September 11th, Gospel Music at the Park (Rosine Park)
1:00 ..............................Prayer & Opening Remarks
1:05 – 1:35 .................Jerusalem Ridge
1:35 – 2:00 .................God’s Little Voices
2:00 – 2:45 .................Blue River Band featuring Michael T. Jones
2:45 – 3:15 .................County Line
3:15 – 4:00 .................The Chris Jarboe Band

Monday, September 12th, Bluegrass Hee-Haw (Homeplace)
6:00 .............................Prayer & Opening Remarks
6:05 – 6:45 .................Jerusalem Ridge
6:45 – 7:30 .................The Persimmon Sisters
7:30 – 8:15 .................McDonald Road
8:15 – 9:15 .................Hee-Haw performance by Courthouse Players

Tuesday, September 13th, Birthday Party on Lawn (Homeplace)
10:00 – 10:05 ............Prayer & Opening Remarks
10:05 - 10:30 .............Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music
10:30 – 11:15 ............Mountain Drive
11:15 – 12:00 ............Cornfields & Crossroads
12:00 – 12:30 ............Birthday Cake Cutting
12:30 – 1:15 ...............Leiper’s Fork Bluegrass Group
1:15 – 2:00 .................Cumberland River
2:00 – 2:45 .................Blue Lonesome
2:45 – 3:30 .................King’s Highway
3:30 – 4:15 .................David Parmley & Continental Divide
4:15 – 4:45 .................Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music
4:45 – 5:30 .................Mountain Drive
5:30 – 6:15 .................Cornfields & Crossroads
6:15 – 7:00 .................Leiper’s Fork Bluegrass Group
7:00 – 7:45 .................Cumberland River
7:45 – 8:30 .................Blue Lonesome
8:30 – 9:15 .................King’s Highway
9:15 – 10:00 ...............David Parmley & Continental Divide

Sponsored by: 
Bank of Ohio County, Barnes’ Yesterday Antiques & Unique, Beaver Dam Inn, Community Gifts, Flowerland Florist, JMB Automotive, Lizzy’s Frizzy’s Dolls, Main Street Marketplace, McDonalds, Ohio County 4-H, Ohio County EMS, Ohio County Fiscal Court, Ohio County Sheriff Office, Ohio County Tourism Commission, Petal Pusher Florist, Rice Gift Gallery, Rosine Fire Department, Together We Care, Wal-Mart, Where the Grass Grows, William L. Danks Funeral Home, Young’s Manufacturing, and many volunteers.

Don’t miss the SPECIAL 100th Birthday Jerusalem Ridge Festival!

Bill Monroe Celebration

For More Information...
Contact the Ohio County Tourism Commission at
270-298-0036 or email Ohio County Tourism




DIRECTIONS TO MONROE HOMEPLACE - 6210 Hwy 62 East, Rosine, KY
From North: Follow signs. Take Wm. Natcher Pkwy south to Exit 48. Take Hwy 69 W. to Hwy 231 So., turn left at Hwy. 62 E, go approximately 6 miles, turn right at sign.
From South, East or West: F ollow signs. Take Western KY Pkwy to exit 75. Take 231 North, turn right at Hwy 62 E, go approximately 6 miles, turn right at sign.


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