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List of Events for Elvis 75th Birthday Celebration
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Unveiling of a special exhibit housed in the Welcome Center of the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau
Join Marty Stuart at the Tupelo CVB to unveil a special exhibit of music costuming and enjoy live gospel music. Free event.
Friday, January 8, 2010 – 10 a.m.
Official opening of the Sparkle and Twang exhibit at the Tupelo Automobile Museum
The Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau will bring Marty Stuart’s music memorabilia collection home to his birth state of Mississippi. The collection, named “Sparkle and Twang: Marty Stuart’s American Musical Odyssey” is an homage to music legends like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Bob Dylan and more and includes costumes, instruments, hand-written lyrics and personal mementos. Admission to the Tupelo Automobile Museum gains you entrance to the exhibit at no extra charge.
Friday, January 8, 2010 – 1:00 p.m.
Birthday Party at the Elvis Presley Birthplace
Celebrate Elvis’ birthday “where it all began.” Enjoy birthday cake with guests from around the world while reflecting on his humble beginnings in Tupelo. Free event.
Friday, January 8, 2010 – 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Marty Stuart Booksigning at the Tupelo Automobile Museum
Marty Stuart will sign copies of his book, “COUNTRY MUSIC: The Masters” in the lobby of the Tupelo Automobile Museum. The Sparkle and Twang exhibit available for viewing with paid admission to the Tupelo Automobile Museum.
Friday, January 8, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
TomFoolery opens for Marty Stuart.
Friday, January 8, 2010 – 8:00 p.m.
Marty Stuart Concert at the Link Centre
Marty Stuart will perform in the intimate setting of the Link Centre. Tickets available by calling 662.690.4011.
Tupelo’s tourism industry is being highlighted in a new online literary tourism site that is drawing fans from across the Southeast.
SELTI (Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative) celebrates, promotes, and encourages travel and tourism in the Southeastern US . SELTI has been on a steady course of highlighting--through literature--the attractions and amenities in towns and cities from Mississippi , Alabama , South Carolina , and soon North Carolina . Using mostly short stories and poems, along with travel guides and links to info about the locations, tourist attractions, shopping areas and accommodations, SELTI offers a reader-friendly introduction to potential travel or vacation destinations in the region.
The latest posts highlight Tupelo , Mississippi , in coordination with the upcoming gala activities planned in that city around the upcoming celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Birthday of Elvis Presley. Elvis was born in Tupelo , MS , on January 8, 1935.
SELTI joins in on the celebration with poems by two Tupelo residents, Patricia Neely-Dorsey and Heather VanHoose Truett. Neely-Dorsey is the author of Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia-A Life in Poems, which she calls a celebration of the south and things southern.
Truett conducts poetry/creative writing sessions at The Main ARTery, a local art studio in Tupelo. Truett expects to release her second book of poetry in 2010. Poems in the latest posting include " Tupelo " , "The King" , "Reed's Department Store" , and "Beyond the Shadows of Graceland".
Discover these creative introductions to Tupelo and the magic of Elvis at www.southeasternliterarytourisminitiative.blogspot.com .
Find out more about more about the gala activities planned in Tupelo at www.Tupelo.net