An Evening with Fred and Dinah Gretsch
date:Saturday, October 18, 2008 time:7:00 PM venue:Experience Music Project address:325 5th Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 View map from:Experience Music Project
The Oral History Live! series at EMP|SFM features intimate interviews before a live audience.
Enjoy a live interview with Fred and Dinah Gretsch as they celebrate The Gretsch Company’s 125th anniversary. Founded in 1883 as a small musical instrument shop in Brooklyn, NY, The Gretsch Company, now based in Savannah, GA, has produced some of the world's greatest drums and guitars over the span of four generations.
Fred and Dinah Gretsch will be joined by Gretsch artists Steve Ferrone, drummer from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and TV Jones, a leader in the development and manufacture of innovative, high-quality guitar pickups.
An EMP|SFM curator will interview Fred and Dinah about this incredible milestone in their family business.
7 p.m.
Tickets: Free to EMP|SFM members; $5 general public, 206-770-2702 or 1-877-EMP-SFM1. Reserved seats unclaimed 10 minutes prior to the event may be released.
Information: Call 206-770-2702 or 1-877-EMP-SFM1
