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SESSION INTRODUCED 22107536D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
SESSION ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
65 I Offered March 10, 2022 N Commending The Birchmere.
65 E Commending The Birchmere.
T –––––––––– Patrons––Ebbin, Barker, Boysko, Favola, McPike, Saslaw and Surovell R –––––––––– O Alexandria, has delighted audiences as one of the premier music and comedy clubs in thein Commonwealth and the United States;
N R Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2022 WHEREAS, for more than 55 years, The Birchmere, owned by Gary Oelze and now located in O Alexandria, has delighted audiences as one of the premier music and comedy clubs in the L Commonwealth and the United States;
and D WHEREAS, Gary Oelze, a Kentucky native, former musician, United States Air Force veteran, and successful restaurateur, cofounded The Birchmere with the late William Hooper in 1966;
and L successful restaurateur, cofounded The Birchmere with the late William Hooper in 1966;
the origCnal location was near the Pentagon and primarily served government workers and members of the military;
the originaE location was near the Pentagon and primarily served government workers and members of the military;
andWHEREAS, Gary Oelze began booking bluegrass and folk musicians on Wednesday and Saturday E nights, and the performances were so well received by the community that The Birchmere became aD full-time music venue by 1975;
and D nights, and the performances were so well received by the community that The Birchmere became a full-time music venue by 1975;
and WHEREAS, The Birchmere moved to a new location in Alexandria in 1981 and settled in its current location on Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria in 1996;
and WHEREAS, The Birchmere moved to a new location in Alexandria in 1981 and settled in its current musical genres, including country, rock, soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues, and also features comedy programs;
the club offers shows from an array of musical genres, including country, rock, soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues, and also features comedy proWHEREAS, over the years, The Birchmere has hosted more than 14,000 performances and thousands of bands and musical artists, with big names like Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Keiko Matsui, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Guy, Mary Chapin CarpentSr, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Shawn Colvin, Sir George Martin, and John Waters;
and S WHEREAS, over the years, The Birchmere has hosted more than 14,000 performances and thousands 6 of bands and musical artists, with big names like Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Arlo E Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Shawn Colvin, Sir George Martin, and John Waters;
and 6 WHEREAS, Grammy Award-winning country artist Vince Gill got his start playing at The Birchmere when he was 17 years old, and the legendary Ray Charles performed his final live show at The BirWHEREAS, in 2021, The Birchmere commemorated its 55th anniversary with the release of an illustrated history book, All Roads Lead to the Birchmere:
andpin Carpenter,R WHEREAS, Grammy Award-winning country artist Vince Gill got his start playing at The Birchmere when he was 17 years old, and the legendary Ray Charles performed his final live show at The BirWHEREAS, in 2021, The Birchmere commemorated its 55th anniversary with the release of an illustrated history book, All Roads Lead to the Birchmere:
now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That The Birchmere hereby be commended on the occasion of its 55th anniversary;
now, therefore, be it of its 55th anniversary;
and, be it presentation to Gary Oelze, owner of The Birchmere, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the venue's contributions to cultural life in Northern Virginia.
and, be itia, That The Birchmere hereby be commended on the occasion RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Gary Oelze, owner of The Birchmere, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the venue's contributions to cultural life in Northern Virginia.
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