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Field Trip: Earl Scruggs Center
SOLD OUT!
The waiting list is closed. You have the option of driving up independently and paying the normal Earl Scruggs Center entry fee.
Cancel Purchased Tickets: Send a message to info@seniorscholars.net. No refunds after Wednesday October 29, 2025
DATE: November 5, 2025
TIME: 10 am – 3:15 pm
COST: $30/person (includes bus and Music Center entrance fee)
ADDRESS: 103 S Lafayette St, Shelby, NC 28150
TRANSPORTATION: SSQ is renting a 50-seat passenger van to shuttle members to the Earl Scruggs Center. The registration cost includes the bus cost plus the entrance fee to the Center. Meet in the lower lot of Providence United Methodist Church at 9:40. Lunch will not be provided and is not included in the fee, there will be opportunities to explore nearby restaurants after the tour.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 31, 2025
This field trip is only available to current paid up members of Senior Scholars.
The Earl Scruggs Center honors legendary banjo master Earl Scruggs, blending his story with the region’s rich history. Through engaging exhibits and events, the Center celebrates his groundbreaking “Scruggs Style” and lasting musical legacy.
Tom Hanchett will join the Magical Mystery Tour leaving PUMC. He’s on the Board of the Center and appears on the video that starts the tour. Joe Kendrick, who spoke to us (at a Friday meeting in January and at Wildacres) about music, will meet with us at the Center. Joe is also a relative of Earl Scruggs, has a weekly radio program about music and a podcast and has a relationship with the Center.
