{Owensboro, Kentucky}...The vision for an International Bluegrass Music Center in Kentucky is coming closer to reality. City Commissioners in Owensboro say they favor a plan to contribute $3 million toward the project if the International Bluegrass Museum comes up with another $7 million. Museum officials say they want the center to include an indoor theater and an outdoor performance area. They plan to host banjo camps, hold bluegrass shows and concerts and offer a bluegrass opry with national talent. Commissioner David Johnson says the success of the annual ROMP: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival, which drew about 20,000 people this year, made the decision easier.
