2024 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.
We 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
The 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
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.
In 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!
Step aboard for an unforgettable journey 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 at the in Memphis, where you will see where
Join 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 &
Join us as we celebrate America 250 with a new exhibit, Ragged Old Flag: Johnny Cash and the American Experience. Explore the story of American history and patriotism through the powerful music and message of Johnny Cash. Through lyrics, photographs, artifacts, and historical context, visitors will experience how Johnny Cash’s music captured the complexities of
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.
For America 250, we will be administering a Red, White, and Blue concert series. The first concert will be a red dirt country tailgate concert as part of an A-State football game. More information will be available in due time, so keep checking back in for updated information.
Join us for a night filled with joy and merriment for the holidays! For part II of our Red, White, and Blue concert series, we will administer a Christmas concert. Details will become available closer to time, so keep checking in for updates!
Join us for a night of good old fashioned bluegrass music as we partner with KASU to bring you Monroe Crossing at the historic Collins Theatre in Paragould, Arkansas.
