Museum to host program on The Beatles’ ‘White Album’

| October 18, 2018

COSHOCTON – Local Beatles aficionado Gary Baker will present a 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ “White Album” program at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy rare audio and video footage, LPs, 45s, posters and advertisements as Baker shares the fascinating stories behind the writing, recording and production of the best-selling album of the sixties.

Baker is well-known around the Coshocton area as a lover of all things Beatles. He has made multiple trips to both Liverpool and London to explore Beatles’ haunts such as the famous Cavern Club, Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields and Abbey Road. For the past two years, he has been a special guest on WTNS-FM with host Mike Bechtol for shows on both the 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and “The White Album”.

This special night is for everyone: The diehard Beatles fan, students of 1960s counterculture and young listeners just discovering the music of the most influential band in history.

The cost for the event is $2 for adults. Students are $1.50 and Friends of the Museum receive free admission.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is located in Historic Roscoe Village, a restored canal-era town, at 300 N. Whitewoman Street, Coshocton, OH. 43812. For more information contact the museum at 740-622-8710 or at [email protected].

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