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Per Spelman Had a Cow

An Interactive Music & History Program Featuring Arna Rennan

2022-10-21 14:00:00 2022-10-21 15:00:00 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. Hawley Public Library -

Friday, October 21
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-21 14:00:00 2022-10-21 15:00:00 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. Hawley 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. 

Hawley Public Library

hawley@larl.org
Phone: 218-483-4549
Branch manager
Melissa Larson

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Mon, Oct 06 Closed
Tue, Oct 07 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Oct 08 1:00PM to 7:00PM
Thu, Oct 09 1:00PM to 7:00PM
Fri, Oct 10 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 11 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Sun, Oct 12 Closed

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The Hawley Public Library is located on Hartford Street near the Hawley Fire Department. The library offers five public computers and several tables for studying and working space.

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