Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum Confirms ‘Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey’ Exhibition Opening Festivities

As reported, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s exhibit Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey is set to open on Thursday, March 28 kicking off a weekend of festivities running through Saturday, March 30. Tickets for the event at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky are on sale now.

Opening weekend festivities include three days of concerts with house band Leftover Salmon and Sam Grisman Project. Special guest performers include Peter Rowan, David Nelson, Jim Lauderdale, Ronnie McCoury, Eric Thompson, Pete Wernick and Kyle Tuttle.

Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey opening weekend will also feature documentary screenings, exhibition tours with interactive displays, artist panel discussions and advance access to exclusive merch. Documentaries set for screening are Grateful Dawg, Long Strange Trip and Festival Express. Panelists include Garcia’s first wife Sara Katz, Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman and SiriusXM Grateful Dead channel’s Rob Bleetstein.

Read more about Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey as per a press release below.

In 2021, the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum embarked on a journey to capture Garcia’s bluegrass legacy through interviews with family, contemporaries, and those influenced by him. The exhibition features 12 of Garcia’s personal instruments, custom-made shirts from his early bluegrass era, recordings, and other artifacts, creating an immersive experience in a 1000 square foot gallery.

The museum has conducted over 20 interviews to help tell this story, sitting down with David Nelson, Eric Thompson, Sandy Rothman, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Sara Ruppenthal Katz, Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Garcia, Dennis McNally, Del McCoury, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Sam Bush, Vince Herman, and more to capture their perspectives of Jerry Garcia and his love of bluegrass music.

Tickets for Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey opening weekend festivities are on sale now. Purchase here. Also, check out a preview video for the exhibit below: