Hall of Fame Hosts Connie Smith Residency

Connie Smith Residency: The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is prepping its 2011 Artist-in-Residence series with Connie Smith. She’ll be joined onstage at the Ford Theater by some of her favorite collaborators for the intimate performances, taking place Monday nights Aug. 22, Aug. 29 and Sept. 12. Event tickets can be purchased by Museum members for $35 per show, or by the general public for $45 per show at www.countrymusichalloffame.org or the Museum box office.

All For The Hall LA: Individual balcony seats for the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s All for the Hall Los Angeles fundraiser, taking place Tues., Sept. 13, at L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia, will go on sale to the public Sat., Aug. 20. Tickets start at $65 at www.ticketmaster.com. The “guitar pull” will feature performances by Zac Brown, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum welcomed its four millionth visitor on Tuesday (8/16): Jerry and Wilma Van Der Veer, from Christiansburg, WV received a prize package including free admission, and a $250 gift certificate for the Museum Store, Two Twenty-Two Grill and Hatch Show Print. Pictured (L-R): Senior Director of Marketing Jeff Schwartzenberg, Jerry and Wilma Van Der Veer and Director of Sales and Service Suzanne Tolbert. Photo: Michael Manning