The Music of Coal
Sunday, June 7, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The Music of Coal will be the first 'Bend Unplugged at the Tennessee Aquarium Auditorium at 5:00pm on Sunday, June 7th. It will feature a group of mountain musicians from the Wheeling, West Virginia area, who will also be playing at the Riverbend Festival at 6:30PM on the Unum Stage later in the evening. "The Music of Coal" came from a book of the same name published a few years ago by Jack Wright, Paul Kuczko and Lonesome Records and Publishing that tells the story with words and pictures of American coalminers and how they turned their hard work and misery into stories of human success and dignity.

The books will be available during the performance at the Tennessee Aquarium Auditorium, and also throughout the month of June at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Visitors to the Library will also be able to view a large, one-of-a-kind traveling photographic exhibit from the Wheeling Jesuit University's Appalachian Institute sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield during the month of June.

All Ages
$5 Per Person ('Bend Unplugged only)

OPTIONAL: Aquarium admission may be purchased prior to the performance. Please allow for enough time to complete your tour BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE; the buildings will close after the performance. This date only River Journey only admission is $10/Adult & $5/Child. Tour time for River Journey only is approximately 1 ½ hours. Admission for both buildings is $21.95/Adult & $14.95/Child. Tour time for both buildings is approximately 2 hours.

Info via dnbweb1.blackbaud.com. Photo via riverbendfestival.com.