Per Spelman Had a Cow
An Interactive Music & History Program Featuring Arna Rennan
Wednesday, October 19
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Many know the folk song about Per Spelman, who traded his only cow for a fiddle. In this music and history program musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behind the song.
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.
AGE GROUP: | Middle Grade (Ages 10-13) | K-5th Graders (Ages 5-10) | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Presentations | Legacy Events |
Bagley Public Library
The Bagley Library is located on Spencer Ave SW just one block south of Kubiak's Grocery Store on the right side of the street. The library is housed in the same building as the Bagley Community Room which also has the Bagley Area Arts Collaborative fine arts exhibit available for viewing anytime during open hours.