Important Announcement: Bowman Library Renovations

Bowman Library will be installing new carpeting from January 12–23. During this time, some services will be limited:

  • Printing will be limited
  • Only laptop computers will be available
  • Study rooms will be unavailable
  • Access to many adult materials will be limited
  • Faxing and scanning will be unavailable

These services will still be available at both Handley Library and Clarke County branches.
Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to your library.

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A Life of Sorrow : The Life and Times of Carter Stanley

Program Type:

Story Sharing, History & Genealogy, Performances & Lectures

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

For 20 years, Carter Stanley helped lay the foundation of bluegrass music as one half of the Stanley Brothers Old-time Mountain Music Show. Carter’s passion was playing music and enjoying the musician’s way of life – the lights, the stage, the song, the applause, the adoration, the camaraderie, and the drink; the drink that stole the passion. Gone from the music scene for nearly 50 years, his legacy has largely been forgotten with the passage of time. Until now.

Join actor, musician, and writer Gary Reid as he becomes Carter Stanley in this dramatic theatrical production of Stanley’s life. A storyteller, 40-year bluegrass veteran, and the foremost authority on the Stanley Brothers, Gary affords today’s bluegrass and old-time music fans a chance to reminisce through his performance.