Virgil I. Grissom Memorial, Inc. is pleased to announce special guests:
Joel Johnstone & Harrison Schmitt
Joel Johnstone:
Have you ever watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Newsroom or The Astronaut Wives Club? You would’ve seen Joel Johnstone! While he is in Mitchell, he plans to speak about his role on The Astronaut Wives Club, as our honorable hero, Gus Grissom.
Harrison Schmitt:
As the most recent living person to walk on the moon, we are excited to have Schmitt in Mitchell to talk of his life as a geologist, former U.S. Senator and crew member of Apollo 17. You have to hear these stories!
SCHEDULE
10:30 am – 12:00 pm $20 | VIP Tours | Grissom Boyhood Home This includes a tour of the Home, hor d’oeuvres and desserts, as well as, a photo with Joel Johnstone.
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm $45 | Photo Op | Mitchell First Baptist Church Includes a group photo of no more than 5 people with Harrison Schmitt. Tickets will be available at the door on the day of for $50.
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Free | Open House Tours | Grissom Boyhood Home Walk through the home that Gus Grissom grew up in.
7:00 pm $30 | Symposium | Mitchell Opera House This is a special program from Harrison Schmitt and Joel Johnstone.
“Invasive species are a threat to the plant diversity that Spring Mill is dedicated to preserving. Aid in our mission by pulling up as much garlic mustard as possible. Whichever individual pulls the most, by weight, at 11a.m. gets a free 2019 park pass! Meet at the pool parking lot with gloves if you have a pair.
Garlic Mustard: Second year plants produce a 1-4 ft. tall flowering stalk. Each flower has four small, white petals in the early spring. If you pull a leaf off and rub/crush it between your fingers it has a garlic scent.”
Tamala Georgette Jones was born to the only Hall of Fame husband and wife country artists, George Jones and Tammy Wynette. She’s been singing with one or both parents since the age of three. She recorded her first single with her Dad, Daddy Come Home, when she was ten years old and performed it on an HBO special.
Georgette also worked as a backup singer for her Mom. Georgette recorded a duet with Mark McGuinn that was included on his One Mans Crazy CD and has appeared on TV shows such as Crook and Chase, RFD-TV and The Grand Ole Opry. Georgette is a songwriter and member of SESAC and the CMA.
A duet entitled You and me and Time, which Georgette co-wrote for her Dad, was released as the first single from her Dads latest CD, Burn Your Playhouse Down. Georgette has filmed a TV series entitled Sordid Lives starring alongside Emmy award winner Leslie Jordan (Will and Grace) and many other big stars such as, Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard), Margaret Cho and others. Georgette re-recorded three of her Moms songs included with five songs from Olivia Newton-John in the soundtrack. Georgette has recorded 2 cds with Heart of Texas Records including A Slightly Used Woman and Strong Enough to Cry. More recently Georgette has recorded 3 cds with Lennon Records When Tractors Fly, This is Christmas and I Believe.
–Mitchell Opera House
