The late and great Tommy Allsup with Johnny Rogers in front of the                   Buddy Holly Center in Buddy's home town LUBBOCK TX             Buddy Holly Center Presents The Day the Music Died, Feb. 3                                     Provided by City of Lubbock February 3, 2017 marks the 58th anniversary of the tragic plane crash   that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson, "The Big Bopper", and pilot Roger Peterson. This date has affectionately been coined as "The Day the Music Died", after a lyric in the Don McLean song, "American Pie," that references   the deaths of these rock and roll legends. The Buddy Holly Center will   commemorate the anniversary with a day-long schedule of events.   We invite everyone to join us in remembering Lubbock's favorite son.                                       Special events include:                                    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2017               Buddy Holly Gallery: Free Admission 10:00am – 9:00pm                 J.I. Allison House: Free Admission 10:30am – 3:30pm               First Friday Art Trail: Free Admission 6:00pm – 9:00pm                          New Permanent Exhibit in partnership with                                 The Buddy Educational Foundation The Buddy Holly Center is partnering with The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation headquartered in London, England, to open a new permanent exhibition in the Center's Foyer Gallery beginning on Friday, February 3, 2017. The exhibition will feature an exact replica of Buddy's Model J200 Gibson guitar signed by legendary performer Sir Paul McCartney, and numerous framed certificates signed by the many Foundation musical ambassadors who recognize Buddy Holly's inspirational musical influence in the earlyyears of Rock and Roll.   The mission of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation is to honor   Buddy's legacy as well as to make Buddy and Maria Elena Holly's dream   of extending musical education, including songwriting, production,   arranging, orchestration, and performance, to new generations regardless of income or ethnicity or learning levels. We will empower a new generation to follow in Buddy's footsteps. The Foundation will periodically lend additional items for the exhibition   from its extensive collection of artifacts.  The Center will use this   opportunity to display other items from its collection, namely, Buddy's   bedroom furniture, acquired by the Center through the auspices of Civic   Lubbock, Inc.    "The Music of Buddy Holly and The Crickets: The Definitive Story" This 2005 90-minute documentary "…explores the brief life and career of a young man from Texas whose music and performing style would   influence both Rock and Roll and Country music. Buddy Holly became   famous on the strength of his songwriting talent and his musical style, but died in a tragic airplane accident that also took the life of Ritchie   Valens and The Big Bopper."                                         10:00am – 5:00pm                Shown in the Fine Arts Gallery on a continuous loop.                        FREE TROLLEY TOURS – Weather permitting  Join Museum Curator, Jacqueline Bober, on a guided tour of Lubbock     landmarks that are significant to the life and career of Buddy Holly.            Cost: $5, purchase in the gift shop on the day of the tour.                                  Tour Times: 11:00am & 1:00pm   Seating is limited; patrons are encouraged to call and reserve their            seat by visiting the Gift Shop or calling (806)775-3562.                      ORIGAMI CRICKETS, BUDDY HOLLY GLASSES &                                   AN INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO                               Free, Hands-on activities for all ages                      Time:  10:00 am - 3:30 pm & 6:00pm – 9:00pm                                  (during the First Friday Art Trail) Each year, on the anniversary of Buddy's death, the Center staff places a spray of yellow roses on Buddy's grave, located at the City of Lubbock                          Cemetery at 31st Street and Teak Avenue.