Baking Pies Like Mama Cash
The Grange 15 South Jefferson Street, Wilson, arUsing Mama Cash's recipes, participants will each make their own pineapple or chocolate pie (two of Johnny's favorites) in the kitchen at The Grange in Wilson, AR, followed by a tour of Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. Registration information is coming soon!
John Carter and Ana Cristina Cash Concert
Fowler Center 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, ArkansasJoin Johnny's son, John Carter, and his wife, Ana Cristina Cash, for an amazing concert on Sunday, February 25. Tickets are available now at https://bit.ly/JohnCarterCashConcert. This concert kicks off the 50th Governor's Conference on Tourism. Attendees tickets are included in registration. The concert is open to the public.
Arkansas Roots Music Festival
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Dyess, ARJoin us April 6th at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home for an afternoon of Roots music performances! Live music begins at 12:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM. The admission fee is $35 for ages 18 and over, $10 for 13 through 17-year-olds, 12 and under free. Bring your chairs and come on out with
Watch the Eclipse at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess, Arkansas
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Dyess, AR2024 Solar Eclipse Festival at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Join us at the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home to experience the Great North American Eclipse, April 5-8, 2024. Primitive camping will be available for a weekend of special events, highlighted by the eclipse on April 8. Evening entertainment will be available at nearby Wilson, Arkansas.
Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle 2024
Fowler Center 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro, ArkansasWe are excited to announce the lineup for the 2nd Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle August 24, 2024! * Rosanne Cash * Brandy Clark * John Hiatt * John Leventhal * Details: * Presale date for members April 15 Members at any level will receive a special access code for the presale. Circle Club & above members
Life on the Mississippi Reading Retreat
Southern Tenant Farmers Museum and Johnny Cash Boyhood HomeThe Life on the Mississippi Reading Retreat will be held on September 7, 2024. The two books are Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, published in 1883, and Rinker Buck’s Life on the Mississippi, published in 2022. Twain and Buck both traveled down the Mississippi River and chronicled their experiences. Twain reminisces on his life
Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle
Rosanne Cash will host the third annual Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle and will be joined by Trisha Yearwood, with accompaniment by John Leventhal. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center. Description: A pre-sale for Boyhood Home Museum members will start on Tuesday, July 1.
Birthday Celebration of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Dyess, ARIn recognition of Johnny Cash's birthday on February 26, Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home will be giving free tours all day on that date. We will also be serving desserts from Mama Cash's recipes, so stop by for a sweet treat!
Roots and Rhythm Bus Tour
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Dyess, ARStep aboard for an unforgettable journey on February 28 into the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where music, agriculture, and history intertwine. This curated day trip from Memphis explores the stories that shaped American culture—from the fields of the Delta to the birthplaces of legendary sounds. Our tour begins with Backbeat Tours bus pickup at
Arkansas Roots Music Festival: Roots of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Dyess, ARJoin us as we commemorate the life, legacy, and lasting influence of the Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll and Arkansas music legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Born in the Delta and raised on gospel, Tharpe revolutionized American music by blending sacred gospel with electric guitar and blues-infused rhythms—paving the way for rock, soul, and rhythm &
Sunkenlands Songwriting Circle
Join us for our annual Sunkenlands Songwriting Circle, an intimate concert at the Fowler Center at Arkansas State University. This year's artist will be revealed later this year, so keep checking in to see what we have in store! Admission information will likewise be revealed closer to the event.