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Resident renews pitch to revive Bluegrass Country Festival, propose country-music museum
Summary
A longtime resident said financial and logistical barriers stalled a Bluegrass Country Festival and proposed a small country-music museum; council asked staff to explore options.
Tom Mulally told the Lamar City Council on July 1 he wants to revive a Bluegrass Country Festival and pursue a country-music museum but has encountered financial and logistical obstacles.
Mulally said he previously ran a Bluegrass Country Festival and stopped because of COVID and financial losses. “With the festival, Bluegrass Country Festival, that's me. I'm up against financially because it hurt me to do the 2 years I did,” he said. He described a related idea to open a museum featuring country-music artifacts and said he could access items but would not proceed without some assurance they would be used rather than “rot in some building.”
Council members asked about prior procedures and whether Mulally had followed the same steps as before. One councilmember suggested exploring the idea and encouraged the resident to pursue next steps. “Let's explore that,” a councilmember said.
Why it matters: The proposal could affect local tourism, events programming and use of city or chamber resources; Mulally asked for at least a nonbinding expression of support so he could pursue funding and organization.
Ending: Council members said they would explore options; no formal commitment of city funds or services was made during the meeting.
