Program 725: Crystal Bridges; Route 66 Kicks; Amsterdam By Bike

We're looking for America on the next Travel with Rick Steves.

The director of the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art tells us how a small city in Arkansas became home to a major art museum.

Author Rick Antonson tells us how motoring west along the legendary Route 66, can reveal slices of Middle America you might otherwise overlook.

Plus, a Dutch tour guide explains how they rely on bicycles in Amsterdam. And what visitors need to know before jumping into the bike lane.

• Crystal Bridges Museum executive director Rod Bigelow
• Rick Antonson, author of "Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer" (Greystone)
• Amsterdam-based tour guide Dennis Gerrits

• Rod Bigelow is the Executive Director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
• The Arkansas Tourism website provides an overview of Crystal Bridges.
• The museum opened a satellite art space in downtown Bentonville, called The Momentary, in 2020 as a venue for concerts, events, and artist residencies.
• Rick Antonson writes about his cross-country road trip in "Route 66 Still Kicks." His most recent book is "Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer."
• Dennis Gerrits leads walking tours of Amsterdam through Love My City Tours, and can include segments on bicycles and using private canal boats.
• The Holland2Stay website outlines the rules for bicycling in the Netherlands.

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Sir Georg Solti, "'The Shrovetide Fair-Tableau 1' from 'Petrushka' (Stravinsky)," Stravinsky: Petrushka & Jeu de Cartes / London Records
• Bob James and Earl Klugh, "Fugitive," Cool / Warner Bros.
• MPATH_MPATH_0020_00201_Gentle_Journey_APM
• Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra, Scott Yoo, conductor, featuring Mark O'Connor, "Strings and Threads, Suite X: Queen of the Cumberland (composed by Mark O'Connor)," The American Seasons / Sony 
• Toledo Clarinets, arr. Greg Kostraba, "Venezuela-Las Pascuas, No. 3: Aguinaldo (William  Grant Still)," Works by Moross, Still, Osborn, and Dietz / Cambria
• Everything But The Girl, "Imagining America," Language of Life / Atlantic
• * Sonny Treadway, "In the Garden," None But the Righteous: Masters of Sacred Steel (collection) / Rope A Dope Records 
• Beegie Adair Trio, "Route 66," Martini Lounge (collection) / Green Hill
• CEZ_UBM_2158_00901_Alone_On_Route_66_APM
• Bartender, "Apache,"100% Recycled Music / (self released)
• Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, "Green, Green Rocky Road," The McGarrigle Hour / Hannibal
• Peace River Rangers, "Teen Age Boogie," Bear Family 'Perfect for Parties' Highlight Album (compilation) / Bear Family Records (Germany)
• Robbie Robertson, "The Vanishing Breed," Music for the Native Americans (collection) / Capitol
• King Cole Trio, "Route 66," The World of Nat King Cole / Capitol - EMI
• John Cale, "Bicycle," Hobo Sapiens / Or Music
• * Nelson Riddle Orchestra, "Theme to 'Route 66,'"  Ultra-Lounge (collection) / Capitol
• Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic, Alexander Rahbari, cond, "Vrolijike Ouverture (Marcel Poot)," Flemish Romantic Music / Naxos
• Peter Salem, "Biking," Call the Midwife - The Album (soundtrack) / Demon Music Group
• Simon Gledhill, "Ace of Clubs," California Here I Come (performed on the Wurlitzer organ at San Francisco's Castro Theatre) / TV Recording
• The Nits, "Christine's World," Ting / Columbia
• Erik Visser, "The Canals of Amsterdam," One Man Parade / Flairck
• Joris Teepe, "Going Dutch," Going Dutch / Twinz Records

* Indicates filler music used during breaks

• In a reset at 12:40, Rick says that Rod Bigelow is "celebrating ten years" as Executive Director at Crystal Bridges, and has "more than 20 years in the art world." He adds that Crystal Bridges opened The Momentary art space "a few years ago."
• Rod adds, at 18:00, that his museum hosts around 800 events a year, and is adding a massive addition for indigenous art and crafts.
• Rick Antonson notes at 21:43 and 24:28 that "2026 will be the 100th anniversary" of the creation of Route 66.
• At 32:44, in a reset, Rick S. notes that "Train Beyond the Mountains" is Rick A's latest book.
• At 41:00, Dennis says that Amsterdam has about 800,000 in population, and more than one million bicycles.