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Show dates and themes are as
follows:
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Saturday, July 11, Classic
Cars & Famous Stars
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Saturday, July 18, 50’s and
Rock and Roll
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Saturday, July 25, Hot New
Country
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Saturday, August 1, Western
and Bluegrass
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Saturday, August 8, Best of
Opry
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Sunday, August 9, Best of Opry
(2 PM Matinee)
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Tickets for any of this summer's
performances of Little Ole Opry!
All shows are 8pm with the
exception of Sunday August 9, which will be a Sunday Matinee at
2pm
Advance tickets for Little Ole Opry are
available on the web at $12 per ticket or by telephone to 1-800-595-4TIX
(1-800-595-4849) plus surcharges. Remaining tickets will be available
at the door for $15 apiece.
Current ticket surcharges are applied, per
ticket, as follows:
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online, $1.50 ($13.50 total price)
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by phone, $3.50 ($15.50 total price)
Groups of 10 or more: please call the
theater at 1-541-756-4336 (out of town call 1-877-756-4336) for discounted
pricing information.
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Little Ole Opry is a Country Western Musical Variety show fashioned after
“Grand Ole Opry” and “Hee Haw.” It has been running, nonstop, for a quarter
of a century. Its focal point is a live band, so “with it” that they can
learn a tune just by listening to a CD and charting it. We are so fortunate
to have Dave Ford as our leader. He was in the original band when the show
started…but I’m not saying anything about his advancing age!!!! He was 5
years old when Opry first started, but a music genius! (Is that OK Dave?)
Dave leads the band on guitar and vocals and is joined by another veteran of
the early years on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dwain Rayburn. Doug Jones can tickle
those ivories like nobody’s business, plays a lovely guitar and sings like
an angel. Other superb musicians will complete the lineup each week to
provide a professional sound. Fred Corbett may even join us once in a while
on banjo and vocals. It is a well rounded group with incredible sound.
we have assigned a theme to each Saturday night performance. The
dates and themes of the first show are: July 11, “Classic Cars and Famous
Stars.” Try to find a song that is about driving a car, or being in a car,
or about the car itself. The “Famous Stars” part means to impersonate
someone who is a Country singer. The obvious would be Dolly Parton with a
wasp figure and blonde wig, and then sing one of her songs…men included. Way
back, Jill Hanson and I had matching outfits and blonde wigs and inflatable
chests, and we sang “Here they come again” as we vigorously pumped up the
chests during the choruses. Not to be outdone, Dick Booth wore a similar
dress and a string mop as a wig!
July 18 will be themed “50’s and Rock and Roll.” The Young Bucs will be
there to entertain as well as the regular Opry family. Look for songs either
Country or Rock and Roll in the Pre-Beatles era. Ok, “60’s” as well! July 25
will feature songs from “Hot New Country.” This would include anything you
can hear now-a-days on the radio. The final themed show will be on August 1
and will feature “Western and Bluegrass” music. The Young Bucs Bluegrass
group, and Hudson’s Ridge usually grace our stage, and if you like to sing
Gospel, this is where you would put those songs. If you just can’t find a
song to fit any of the themes, it’s OK to sing any Country song during any
of the themed shows.
The final weekend is called “Best of Opry” and there will be 2 shows that
weekend. It will be the same show Saturday night and Sunday at 2pm. This is
the show where I get to decide, as Director, which song, during the regular
season, was your best, and we showcase that song. It’s a fabulous show, and
that’s why we have two on one weekend—so everyone can get a chance to see
it.
If you would like to get a feel of what Opry is like, look around our
website. If you visit the Opry 2008 page, you will find many pictures from
last year's shows. And if you would like to get
a head start on reserving your seat for the performances, you can click on
tickets at the same web site.
Advance tickets for Little Ole Opry are
available on the web at $12 per ticket or by telephone to 1-800-595-4TIX
(1-800-595-4849) plus surcharges. Remaining tickets will be available
at the door for $15 apiece. Groups of 10 or more: please call the
theater at 1-541-756-4336 (out of town call 1-877-756-4336) for discounted
pricing information.
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