Tom Barr was a legend in his time and September 2011 would have celebrated 80 years of an astonishing life as a renowned cave biologist, university professor, and a gifted scientist.
To celebrate his life Nashville Grotto is hosting Barraroo at Cumberland Caverns on September 17, 2011.
Barraroo, named after Tom Barr to include some of Mr. Barr’s humor, will begin at 4:00 in the gift shop at Cumberland Caverns. Attendee’s will be lead down to the cave entrance at 4:30 and food will be served at 5:00.
A fun night filled with guest speakers who knew Tom personally, live music to honor Mr. Barr’s love for the mandolin and violin and the evening will end with a DVD capturing moments of his life and his book Caves of Tennessee.
You can find more information about Barraroo at: http://www.barraroo.com, http://www.nashvillegrotto.org or http://www.cumberlandcaverns.com.
Tickets are $25.00 which will include, live music, display’s of Tom Barr’s artifacts from his work and life, meal, presentation with speakers and DVD movie about Tom Barr and his book Caves of Tennessee.
Copies of the DVD and t-shirts will be available to purchase the night of the event. Barrarroo event can be found at Cumberland Caverns, September 17, 2011 starting at 4:00; tickets are available by calling Cumberland Caverns at: 931-668-4396 or online at: http://www.barraroo.com Tickets to include meal on sale until September 12, 2011, tickets without meal available up until September 16, 2011.