Mar 4, 2000

When Alison Krauss + Union Station perform at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the show attracts Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Maura O'Connell and Ashley Judd

Mar 18, 2000

The U.S. Post Office issues a stamped postcard bearing the likeness of the Ryman Auditorium, the former home of the Grand Ole Opry. The price on the card: 20 cents

Apr 5, 2000

Guitarists Duane Eddy and Grady Martin are celebrated at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Willie Nelson and Vince Gill trade licks on several songs that featured Martin's guitar, including "El Paso," "Don't Worry" and "Oh, Pretty Woman"

May 7, 2000

Patti Page performs at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. In the audience: Emmylou Harris, Radney Foster and Oak Ridge Boy Duane Allen

May 24, 2000

Artists from the soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" preview the picture with a concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Among the performers: Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, John Hartford, The Whites and The Cox Family

Sep 20, 2000

Sculptor Bill Rains unveils life-size statues of Johnny Cash, Buck Owens and Hank Snow at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville

Oct 9, 2000

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band appears at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to shoot a performance of "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" for the IMAX movie "Our Country"

Dec 30, 2000

Skeeter Davis performs on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on her 69th birthday. It proves to be her final appearance

Jan 19, 2001

Hank Williams III performs on the Grand Ole Opry during the Opry's promotional return to the Ryman Auditorium. As a result, he plays the show on the same stage where his grandfather, the original Hank, made his stunning historical debut

Feb 11, 2001

Joe Diffie hosts his annual Country Steps In For First Steps concert at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, with Mark Wills, comedian Mike Snider, Keith Urban, The Martins and Chalee Tennison