Friday, September 03, 2004

 

BCMA has home for planned cultural arts center

From the Bristol Herald Courier
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance has a home for a planned cultural arts center.

Developer Steve Johnson donated a 24,000-square-foot building at Cumberland and Moore streets to the nonprofit group. He presented the deed to the former Goodpasture Motor Co. building Thursday during a news conference at nearby Bud Walling Memorial Park.

"I met with (alliance officials) a few weeks ago, and as they told their story, I realized they were telling this region’s story," Johnson said. "I knew they needed a home.

"Today, we take the first step toward building that cradle for the birthplace of country music," said the alliance’s president, Greg Wallace.

A cultural arts center focusing on Bristol’s contributions to country music would add to the "synergy and focus to the revitalizing of downtown" that began with the renovation of the Paramount Theatre into the Paramount Center for the Arts, he said.

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Bristol Herald Courier


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