Chautauqua on iron horse history April 26 in Kerby
From our weekly issue dated April 23, 2008
Jeni Foster, Chautauqua scholar (Photo provided)
To celebrate its re-opening for 2008, the Kerbyville Museum will present a free Oregon Chautauqua program, “Magic Carpet Made of Steel: Songs of America’s Railroads,” on Saturday, April 26 at 1:30 at the RCC Kerby Belt Bldg.
Chautauqua scholar Jeni Foster, of Grants Pass, will tell stories of the American railway system, documenting them with songs about construction gangs, Gandy dancers, the Underground Railroad and other historical events. She’ll bring her guitar and, at times, will invite the audience to sing along. Children are welcome.
Train items from the museum and a model train will be displayed, as well as photographs of trains taken by Dennis Strayer and Robert Hirning.
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Although “Magic Carpet Made of Steel” will be hosted by Kerbyville Museum, due to space restrictions the program will be held in the RCC Kerby Belt Bldg. at 24311 Redwood Hwy. in Kerby, across from Joe’s Market.
Chautauqua programs are sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), a statewide nonprofit organization that offers free programs to nonprofit groups throughout the state for their communities. OCH is funded, in part, through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Cultural Trust.
For more information phone 597-2007.
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