Polish up your belt buckle, shine your boots and brush the dirt off your cowboy hat for a Saturday night on the town featuring the music of legendary Hank Williams!

Hank walks on stage to hear a DJ call him a golden oldie. He pulls the plug from the wall, saying, "I ain't dead yet!" The band kicks into Settin' the Woods on Fire and the show is off!

For two hours, you'll be treated to Hank Williams tunes and an intimate, revealing evening about one of the legends of country music. This show is more than just music - it is a true-to-life theatrical performance.

1952: it seemed like the beginning of the end for Hank Williams. His marriage had ended, his contract with the Grand Ole Opry had been terminated, and his health - never good - was in serious decline. His drinking got worse, the stream of concerts he was used to dried up, and even his old friend and mentor Fred Rose said he couldn't put up with Hank's shenanigans any longer.

Then, suddenly, in September of '52, things changed: he'd be going back on the radio with the Louisiana Hayride, he'd be touring again, he was getting married in October, and he was going back into the studio to make a new record.

Hank was riding high again. History, of course, proved Hank to be a little too optimistic for his own good. He died early on the morning of January 1, 1953 - on his way to a concert. But what caused the turn around? We may never know.

But Hank did spend a great deal of time at a friend's cottage the summer before he died, near a diner called the Kowaliga Cafe. This "Hank Williams" show gives audiences a glimpse at what might have been: a night with Hank, just as the world seem to be getting rosier. So spend an evening and as Hank would say, "What Momma don't know won't hurt her."

Spend the evening at Meaford Hall this Saturday, March 1, for Hank Williams 'LIVE' 1952, presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation. Tickets are $30 each and are available from the Meaford Hall Box Office seven days a week, or by calling 1.877.538.0463. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in the newly renovated Opera House at 12 Nelson St.

Up next at Meaford Hall is the live theatre production of The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) - a hilarious parody of Shakespeare's works, followed by March Break events including The Velveteen Rabbit children's theatre on March 11 at 2 p.m. and The Best of The Second City on March 15.

For more information on these or any Meaford Hall events, please call 1.877.538.0463 or visit the website