Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will celebrate its 50th season of country music shows with its second anniversary show on Saturday night. This show will highlight the past, present and future of the Opry, featuring the house band, Shades of Country, and all of the Opry singers plus many special guests.
The group will perform at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30. Ticket prices are $15 for all adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under and can be purchased in advance at the Mathews Visitor Center in Mathews and Marketplace Antiques on Route 17 in Hayes. As always, tickets are available at the door on show night, starting at 6:30.
“Our first 50th anniversary show [held on June 14] was amazing and we’re pretty excited to do it one more time with a whole different lineup of special guests and songs,” stated Opry president, Lynda Smith. Smith, daughter of Opry founder Jimmy Smith, was there for the very first show and started performi...