Events
Woody Guthrie in Song & Conversation
Sunday, August 14, 2:00 pm
$10/$5 members prepaid registration, $15 at the door
Join us for a living history presentation with Jeff Putnam. WOODY GUTHRIE (1912–1967) was a folksinger, songwriter, progressive political activist, radio entertainer, veteran, artist, and novelist. He is best known as the composer of thousands of songs, many of which describe the challenges of surviving during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Along with his contemporaries Pete Seeger, the Weavers, Brownie Terry and Sonny McGhee, Burl Ives, Cisco Houston, and Lead Belly, he helped bring folk, blues, and other traditional music of America into the spotlight. His song “This Land Is Your Land” was voted the most essential American folk song in a recent poll by the website Folk Alley.
Woody Guthrie had a profound influence on the folk revival of the 1950s and ‘60s and is considered the spiritual godfather of the movement. Among the artists indebted to him are Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Peter, Paul & Mary, Eric Anderson, the Kingston Trio, Buffy St. Marie, and Ian and Sylvia.
Sunday, August 14, 2:00 pm
$10/$5 members prepaid registration, $15 at the door
Join us for a living history presentation with Jeff Putnam. WOODY GUTHRIE (1912–1967) was a folksinger, songwriter, progressive political activist, radio entertainer, veteran, artist, and novelist. He is best known as the composer of thousands of songs, many of which describe the challenges of surviving during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Along with his contemporaries Pete Seeger, the Weavers, Brownie Terry and Sonny McGhee, Burl Ives, Cisco Houston, and Lead Belly, he helped bring folk, blues, and other traditional music of America into the spotlight. His song “This Land Is Your Land” was voted the most essential American folk song in a recent poll by the website Folk Alley.
Woody Guthrie had a profound influence on the folk revival of the 1950s and ‘60s and is considered the spiritual godfather of the movement. Among the artists indebted to him are Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Peter, Paul & Mary, Eric Anderson, the Kingston Trio, Buffy St. Marie, and Ian and Sylvia.
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On an American Childhood: Author Talk and Book Signing
Sunday, October 16, 1:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, 163 E Wheeling Street, Lancaster
$15/$10 members prepaid registration, $20 at the door
Join Lancaster native David Contosta as he speaks about his memoir written with co-author Phillip Hazelton. On an American Childhood is a memoir of reflections on growing up in Lancaster. Attendees will be invited to reflect on projected illustrations from the memoir as David reads brief related portions of the text. Following the program, David will be signing copies of his book.
Sunday, October 16, 1:30 pm
First United Methodist Church, 163 E Wheeling Street, Lancaster
$15/$10 members prepaid registration, $20 at the door
Join Lancaster native David Contosta as he speaks about his memoir written with co-author Phillip Hazelton. On an American Childhood is a memoir of reflections on growing up in Lancaster. Attendees will be invited to reflect on projected illustrations from the memoir as David reads brief related portions of the text. Following the program, David will be signing copies of his book.
Register for Author Talk