What This Story Is About
- A popular bar on Broadway in Nashville has declared Sept. 25 “Dolly Day” to support children’s literacy.
Why It Matters
- Friends in Low Places, a bar owned by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, will donate its entire income that day to children’s literacy, including to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
- “Dolly Day” is planned to be an annual event at the bar, beginning on Sept. 25, a nod to Parton’s iconic song “9 to 5.”
For Context
- Parton passed away at the age of 80 on Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer.
Catch Up
- It’s not the only one paying homage to Parton that day. Sept. 25 will also be Dolly Parton Day in Cocke County, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are set to honor Dolly Parton in a way that celebrates her remarkable life and passion for helping children later this month.
Their bar, Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk on Broadway in downtown Nashville, will honor Parton by declaring Sept. 25 “Dolly Day,” an homage to her iconic song “9 to 5.”
On that day, Friends in Low Places will donate its entire income for the day to children’s literacy. The plan is to then make “Dolly Day” an annual event at the bar…