{"id":11064,"date":"2026-09-29T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=11064"},"modified":"2026-09-29T20:41:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:41:57","slug":"johnson-center-for-the-arts-celebrates-dolly-parton-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/09\/29\/johnson-center-for-the-arts-celebrates-dolly-parton-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson Center for the Arts celebrates Dolly Parton Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 The Johnson Center for the Arts<\/a> hosted \u201cWhat Would Dolly Do?\u201d Friday night in downtown Troy, bringing the community together through music and art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event combined diamond art and crafts with Dolly Parton\u2019s music performed by the Troy Ensemble Populus. Community members could create art while listening to some of Parton\u2019s music. Andrea Pack, Executive Director for the Johnson Center for the Arts, said the event reflects the center\u2019s goal of supporting different forms of art in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe like to support all arts, cultural arts that include music, theater, visual arts; of course, that’s what we’re most associated with,” Pack said. “We like to be a source for our community to put on events to come and do classes, to see exhibitions, really anything that has to do with the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parton\u2019s influence also reaches beyond her music. Her Imagination Library<\/a> has played a role in the lives of children and families by providing books to children from birth to age five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CONTINUING COVERAGE: Remembering Dolly Parton\u2019s visit to Troy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy own children grow up with the Imagination Library program, and families with a child from zero to five receive a book in the mail from the Imagination Library,” Pack explained. “That was a huge part of my children’s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

POPulus<\/a>, Troy\u2019s popular music ensemble, also joined the Johnson Center for the Arts for the event. Members of the group said performing Parton\u2019s music was a way to recognize her impact on artists and the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christian Pate, Vocalist Section Leader of Populus, explained the group\u2019s connection to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPOPulus is the music industry program at Troy,” Pate said. “It’s a pop ensemble where you go, and you learn how to be like a rockstar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I mean, Dolly Parton did so much for us, especially as artists in the music industry. When we get to come sing and perform at events like this, we get to show what Dolly gave back to us and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Pate, Parton\u2019s legacy also includes her willingness to remain true to herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDolly was one of the first performing artists who was really open and true to herself. She didn’t care what other people thought. As a kid, that was important to me, and seeing this really glamorous woman everywhere who didn’t care what society thought.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From music and visual art to literacy, \u201cWhat Would Dolly Do?\u201d gave the Troy community a chance to celebrate Dolly Parton\u2019s influence on the arts and the people still inspired by her work. For information about upcoming events at the Johnson Center for the Arts, visit their Instagram page, @JC4ARTS. To learn more about Populus, visit @POPULUSBAND.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 The Johnson Center for the Arts hosted \u201cWhat Would Dolly Do?\u201d Friday night in downtown Troy, bringing the community together through music and art. <\/p>\n

The event combined diamond art and crafts with Dolly Parton\u2019s music performed by the Troy Ensemble Populus. Community members could create art while listening to some…<\/p>\n

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