The Bill Monroe Centennial was celebrated starting September 13, 2010 and goes through September 13 2012.  Many events occurred on and around Septmeber 13, 2011.  I was fortunate to be able to attend some of these events. 

The International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) 117 Daviess Street (270) 926-7891 www.bluegrassmuseum.org (Museum closed on Mondays) is doing many things for the celebration of Monroe's 100th birthday.

The Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit will be open during the entire two-year Bill Monroe Centennial Celebration. Featured in the Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit are many of his personal artifacts illustrating the impact of his long and eventful career. Two major artifacts on display at the Bill Monroe Centennial Exhibit are: Uncle Pen's fiddle, on loan from Terry Woodward, one of the Museum's founders; and the Bill Monroe F5 Mandolin headstock veneer on loan from John Carter Cash, musician/arranger/producer of Carter Family and Johnny Cash fame, and his wife, Laura, an accomplished vocalist and instrumentalist who captured the title of National Fiddle Champion as a teenager and again as an adult. These artifacts are known to bluegrass enthusiasts as two of the most important in the history of bluegrass.

Another exhibit opened on September 12, 2011 features artifacts of the Blue Grass Boys-those legendary members of Bill Monroe's band over many decades. It will be open until September 15, 2012.