This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Great American Folksong

Event Details

When
09/09/2010 - 6:30pm
Where
Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library
103 E Main St
Wyanet, IL, 61379-0023
United States
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Bureau
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library
Where
Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library
103 E Main St
Wyanet, IL, 61379-0023
See map: Google Maps
County: 
Bureau
Fee: 
Free. Open to the public.
Sponsor Organization: 
Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library
A Road Scholar Program by Bucky Halker

2012 marks the centennial of the birth of Woody Guthrie, the greatest folksong writer the nation has produced. Coming of age during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, Guthrie would write hundreds of songs and become the voice of the nation's downtrodden, unemployed and homeless. At the same time, Guthrie celebrated the nation's natural beauty and its great democratic potential. Join Bucky Halker for a program that combines performance and commentary as he reviews the life and songs of Woody Guthrie.

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Sheila Johnsen, 815.699.2342.
IHC Road Scholars Speakers Bureau