JOIN US IN
STRIKING A CHORD
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES
JOIN US IN
There’s a famous old saying about country music: “all you need is three chords and the truth.” And that’s where you come in.
We would love for you to be a part of this notable undertaking. To walk alongside legends, helping carry their exceptional personas forward to new generations. To help us endow the strings and tell the stories of a genre steeped in generational folk traditions. A little bit of a twang and a whole lot of spangles.
FUNDING NEEDS
The Congress of Country Music needs your help to reach our $50 million goal. This funding will help finish phase 3 of our construction on the Museum and Community Hall as well as fund our endowment to make sure country music culture is conserved and furthered for generations to come.
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
ELLIS THEATER
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The Balcony
$1M -
George Day Portrait Gallery
$100K -
Box Seat (1)
$200K -
Box Seat (2)
SOLD -
Box Seat (3)
SOLD -
Marquee Upgrade
$500K -
Kennedy Center Rose Room Seats
SOLD -
Ulla Darni Chandelier & Sconces
SOLD -
The Stage
SOLD -
The Lobby
SOLD -
The Historic Theater Booth
SOLD -
Production/Dressing Room 1
SOLD -
Dressing Room 2
SOLD -
Dressing Room 3
$50K -
Sound Booth
SOLD
WHERE ARE WE NOW
COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION: ELLIS THEATER
If these walls could talk. Built in the 1920s, the Ellis Theater has been the home of entertainment for generations of theatergoers. Vivid plays. Saturday matinees. Stolen kisses in the balcony. History that may not be repeated but lives on in countless memories in our community. Now, this iconic theater has been restored to its former glory and stands ready to plant those memories in the hearts of a whole new generation of concert goers.
THE WAREHOUSE
In 2013, Neshoba County donated the old Coca-Cola building in downtown Philadelphia to house Marty’s collection and archives. The vision for this historic space is to make it available for an offsite classroom, working areas during songwriting camps, a staging space for assembling or disassembling exhibits, rehearsal space, a broadcast facility, conferences, offsite event space, or storage space for gift shop inventory.
CYNTHIA LAKE GREEN ROOM & ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
The Cynthia Lake Building houses administrative offices for Congress of Country Music staff and provides a state-of-the-art green room for visiting artists. The green room includes three private dressing rooms with showers, a kitchenette and a spacious gathering area. Upstairs, a world-class stage connects performers to the heart of the Ellis Theater.
WHAT REMAINS:
THE MUSEUM &
COMMUNITY HALL
JOIN US IN STRIKING A CHORD
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