The 2025 Induction Ceremony is moving back to March! The ceremony had been moved to September because of COVID-19, which seemed to be stronger in the spring than in the fall.
The Board of Directors has decided to return to our old schedule of holding the Induction Ceremony in the spring and the Picnic & Jam in the fall. Therefore the 2025 Induction Ceremony is scheduled for March 9, 2025. Please mark your calendar!!
Attention musicians! If you want to be considered for this Induction Class, please send in your questionnaire soon! There is a link to the questionnaire form on our home page.
The Class of 2024 has been inducted! We extend our congratulations to our new inductees.
We also extend our thanks to all who supported the Hall and the inducttees by attending the ceremony. We are especially grateful to those who supported the Hall through the purchase of our merchandise, 50/50 tickets, etc., and a special thanks to those who made cash donations. This money is used to support music education in local schools, as well as other charitable contributions. Without your help, we cannot provide this support.
We hope to start posting photos in the photo gallery for the Induction Ceremony next week. It takes a little while to sort, crop and clean photos, so we appreciate your patience. Selected photos are already being posted to our Facebook page, so be sure to check it out.
Announcing the Induction Class of 2024! The following candidates have been chosen to be members of the Class of 2024:
Scott Aselage
Joe Craft
Pete Ford
Frank Manderino
John Newman
Eric O'Brien
David "Peewee" Orman
Patti Reed
Hank Roberts
Karen Layton Smith
Scott Sweitzer
Donnie Wollam
Please join us in congratulating them. For those candidates who were not selected this year, you have not been forgotten! Your name remains in the Candidate Pool and will be considered again next year.
The Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, September 15, 2024. As in
past years, it will be held at the Zorah Shrine in Terre Haute, IN. Be sure to mark your
calendars!
Tickets will go on sale starting on August 1. You can purchase them from the Music Shoppe
or from any Board Member. The cost is $20 per ticket, which includes your meal.
We didn't want to raise ticket prices, but like every other non-profit organization, we have
been hurt by rising costs. In particular, food prices have nearly doubled over the last
few years while the money we brought in did not increase, resulting in a sharp drop in what was
left over for us to do our charitable work.
Please help us out! It is only with your support that the Hall will
survive and be able do the community work that we are known for, particularly in our schools.
Consider buying a ticket even if you can't attend, or if you wish, make a donation. Please
support us and the musicians we represent. We appeal particularly to our members!
Help us to be able to honor musicians in the future like you were honored in the past.
Mike Spice has announced his resignation from our Board of Directors. He joined
the Board in 2009 and made many contributions to the Hall, including serving as Treasurer
since 2010. Mike has graciously volunteered to train his replacement as Treasurer.
The Board offers its thanks to Mike for all of the time and effort he put in to making the
Hall of Fame as success, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. If you
see him, please congratulate him on a job well done.
We had another great Picnic & Jam!
Attendance was down slightly this year, but a lot of musicians showed up and played.
If you didn't make it, you missed getting to see members from some of the Valley's most
popular bands perform!
Once again, we collected non-perishables for the local food banks, and the response was
amazing. Thanks to allwho donated.
Make plans to join us for the 2024 Induction Ceremony in September.
information will be posted here in the near future.
Please mark your calendars for the Hall of Fame's 2024 Picnic & Jam!
As in the past, the Picnic will be held at the Shrine Country Club (Shrine Hill) and we will
once again be collecting canned goods and other non-perishable foods to share with the local
food banks, as part of our coommunity involvement.
Attention musicians! Would you like to perform? Come early and sign up.
Bring your whole band, or if this isn't possible, let us know and we can help find musicians for
you to perform with.
Want to be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Here is your chance to
introduce yourself to members of the Board and to get up and show your skills!
Mike White has announced his resignation from our Board of Directors. He joined
the Board in 2018 and was a valued member.
The Board wishes to thank Mike for all of the time and effort he put in to making the
Hall of Fame as success, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. If you
see him, please congratulate him on a job well done.
Please mark your calendars for the Hall of Fame's 2024 events:
The Picnic & Jam is scheduled for May 19, 2024.
The Induction Ceremony is scheduled for September 15, 2024.
As in the past, the Picnic will be held at the Shrine Country Club (Shrine Hill) and
the Induction will be held at the Shrine on North 7th Street. We look forward to
seeing you there!