Exhibit Reception and Issue Launch: Country Music

by | Feb 18, 2026

Color portrait of country music singer Rissi Palmer pictured with her guitar
Exhibit Reception and Issue Launch: Country Music

Exhibit Reception and Issue Launch: Country Music

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Color portrait of country music singer Rissi Palmer pictured with her guitar
Rissi Palmer is a country music singer and the host of Apple Music’s Color Me Country, a podcast dedicated to celebrating BIPOC country artists. She is photographed before her set at the famed Bluebird cafe. Photo by Amanda López.

Join us to celebrate two photography exhibits from the Southern Cultures special issue, Country Music’s Mythology: Photographs from the Grand Ole Opry archive in conjunction with the Opry’s 100th anniversary and portraits of contemporary country musicians by Amanda López.

Rissi Palmer and Frankie Staton will perform and join guest editor Amanda Marie Martínez (American Studies, UNC) in conversation.

5:30–7:00 PM. Refreshments. Love House

 

Date And Time

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 05:30 PM to
Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 07:00 PM

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