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Per Spelman Had a Cow

An Interactive Music & History Program Featuring Arna Rennan

2022-10-17 09:30:00 2022-10-17 10:30:00 America/Chicago Per Spelman Had a Cow In this music and history program musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behind the song Per Spelman Had a Cow. This program will be held at the Barnesville Public School. Barnesville Public Library -

Monday, October 17
9:30am - 10:30am

Add to Calendar 2022-10-17 09:30:00 2022-10-17 10:30:00 America/Chicago Per Spelman Had a Cow In this music and history program musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behind the song Per Spelman Had a Cow. This program will be held at the Barnesville Public School. Barnesville Public Library -

In this music and history program musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behind the song Per Spelman Had a Cow. This program will be held at the Barnesville Public School.

Many Midwesterners know the folk song about Per Spelman, a man who traded his only cow for a fiddle. In this interactive music and history program especially suitable for elementary school children, musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behind the song. Meet Per Spelman, a legendary traveling fiddle player and shoemaker who lived on a small farm named Kringelhaugen in Boeverdalen and had 19 children, many of whom immigrated to the Midwest. Through pictures, folk songs and stories about Per Spelman and others like him, Arna will delve into who immigrated and why, exploring questions that go deeper than poverty and lack of opportunity.  This program is offered free-of-charge thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. 

Non-student attendees should check in at the high school office before attending the event.

This program will be held at the Barnesville Public School, 305 Fifth St SE, Barnesville, MN.

Barnesville Public Library

barnesville@larl.org
Phone: 218-354-2301
Branch manager
Carol VanBrocklin

Hours
Mon, Nov 18 Closed
Tue, Nov 19 11:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Nov 20 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Thu, Nov 21 11:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Nov 22 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Sat, Nov 23 Closed
Sun, Nov 24 Closed

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The Barnesville Public Library is located right next to the City Hall. The Barnesville Library has a meeting room that can be used for small meetings or events.

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