The worlds of rock and roll, photography, and great wines collide this month as the Women’s Guild of the Huntsville Museum of Art presents Rock the Museum, for its 43rd annual Winter Wine Event.

The Exhibit

The event centers around a new exhibit, Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock and Roll Photography, which opens January 26 and features photographs of iconic performers from the last five decades in the world of rock and roll, blues, and hip-hop.

There are around 20 photographers represented in the exhibit who either went on tour with these musicians or at some point captured candid shots of them. But this event is more than great wine, great music and great art; it is a fundraiser for the Huntsville Museum of Art.

“Designing the Women’s Guild’s Winter Wine Event around an exhibit opening is a new way to promote the Huntsville Museum of Art’s current offerings AND raise money for their ongoing educational programs and exhibits simultaneously,” Rock the Museum Chair Kelly McCool told me.

Then there’s the wine

You can enjoy two events with wine and music starting with a Wine Tasting Friday, January 25. There will be live music from Microwave Dave and The Nukes. You will also have a chance to preview the exhibit.

The featured vintner is Wines That Rock, a winemaker from Mendocino, Calif. They have created offerings such as Grateful Dead Wine, Rolling Stones’ Forty Licks Merlot, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon Cabernet Sauvignon, Woodstock Chardonnay, and The Police’s Synchronicity.

To read more about Wines That Rock awards and reviews, check out their website, Twitter, or Facebook.

Friday Event Information

Event: Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
Date: Friday, January 25, 2013
Time: 6:30pm (Wine Tasting and Exhibit Preview- 6:30-8:30pm Silent Auction-6:30-8:15pm)
Location: Huntsville Museum of Art (Church Street Entrance)
Cost: Members $65, Non-Members $75
Tickets: Purchase your tickets on the Huntsville Museum of Art website here

Rock n’ Roll Dinner

On Saturday at the annual Backers of Bacchus Dinner, food will be paired with wines from vineyards owned by musicians such as Dave Matthews and Boz Scaggs.

A live auction will include trips, catered dinners, works by local artists, and a sculpture created especially for the Wine Event by Sloane Bibb, who recently exhibited a collection of mixed media works at the Museum.

There will be live entertainment from blues artist Dave Gallaher. The evening concludes with a musical tribute to the musicians featured in the exhibit, which include Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, and many more. Among the photographers included are Harry Benson, Joel Brodsky, Art Kane, and Mark Seliger. [spacer size=”0″]

Saturday Event Information

[pullquote align=”right”]“Designing the Women’s Guild’s Winter Wine Event around an exhibit opening is a new way to promote the Huntsville Museum of Art’s current offerings AND raise money for their ongoing educational programs and exhibits simultaneously,” -Rock the Museum Chair Kelly McCool[/pullquote]

Event: Backers of Bacchus Dinner
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Huntsville Museum of Art (Williams Street Entrance)
Cost: Members $15o, Non-Members $175
Tickets: Purchase your tickets on the Huntsville Museum of Art website here

About the Huntsville Museum of Art

Located in Big Spring Park, The Huntsville Museum of Art is North Alabama’s leading visual arts center. The nationally-accredited Museum houses 13 galleries. At any given time these galleries feature prestigious traveling exhibits, the Museum’s own 2,522-piece permanent collection, works of nationally and regionally acclaimed artists and more. The Museum also offers art classes for children and adults along with special programs, lectures, and musical presentations that add extra dimensions to the art work on display. To learn more about the Museum visit their website, like them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter.

About the Author

Mark B. Moore spends his days working as an art director at Red Sage Communications and his nights playing with Theatre Huntsville. A self proclaimed geek, he enjoys comic books, sci fi movies, and odd shows on the Discovery Channel.