Museum Story Time: My Great Aunt Arizona
Fri, May 05
|Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program.
Time & Location
May 05, 2023, 10:30 AM
Birthplace of Country Music Museum, 101 Country Music Wy, Bristol, VA 24201, USA
About the event
Join us in the museum’s Learning Center for our new monthly Museum Story Time program. Aimed at toddler-age children and their grown-ups, we will gather on the first Friday of each month for a music- or Appalachia-related storybook, a tune or two by WBCM Radio Bristol show hostElla Patrick(a.k.a. Momma Molasses), and a related activity or coloring sheet.
This month we will be readingMy Great-Aunt Arizonaby Gloria Houston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb,shared with permission fromHarper Collins.About My Great-Aunt ArizonaReminiscent of the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder,My Great-Aunt Arizonais an inspiring tale rich with history, family, and artistry. Based on a true story, author Gloria Houston’s joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona’s quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the special place a great teacher can hold in our hearts—even after we’ve grown up.
Arizona was born in a log cabin her papa built in the Blue Ridge Mountains.…