The Musical Instrument Museum will host a weekend devoted to country music.

The event, Celebrate Country, goes 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11. The museum is at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., in Phoenix.

Highlights of the weekend include:

• Craft: Washboard: Create your own unique washboard and play along with the day's performances.

• Curator Talk: Country Music: How It Started and How It’s Going: Rich Walter, MIM’s curator for the United States/Canada, will discuss the roots of early country music, the distinctive sounds that continue to define popular country music today, and relevant instruments from MIM’s galleries.

• Performance: Robert Creelman and CrossRoad: Enjoy traditional and original country songs with local honky-tonk musicians Robert Creelman and CrossRoad.

• Film: DeFord Bailey: A Legend Lost: Watch a short documentary following the career of country’s first African American star, “Harmonica Wizard” Deford Bailey. Film courtesy of Nashville Public Television.

• Performance: Pick and Holler: Enjoy a live bluegrass performance and try learning some square dance moves with local band Pick and Holler.

Additionally, patrons can explore the museum’s exhibition “Acoustic America: Iconic Guitars, Mandolins, and Banjos,” before it closes Sunday, Sept. 15.

The event is supported by Greater Arizona Country Music Association and the West Valley Country Music Association. Programming is supported in part by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Arizona Commission on the Arts.