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Per Spelman Had a Cow

An Interactive Music & History Program Featuring Arna Rennan

2022-10-19 15:00:00 2022-10-19 16:00:00 America/Chicago Per Spelman Had a Cow 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. Bagley Public Library -

Wednesday, October 19
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-19 15:00:00 2022-10-19 16:00:00 America/Chicago Per Spelman Had a Cow 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. Bagley Public Library -

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. 

Bagley Public Library

bagley@larl.org
Phone: 218-694-6201
Branch manager
Heidi Moore

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Mon, Oct 06 Closed
Tue, Oct 07 1:00PM to 7:00PM
Wed, Oct 08 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Oct 09 1:00PM to 7:00PM
Fri, Oct 10 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Oct 11 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Oct 12 Closed

About the branch

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.

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