Tag: presentation
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Cherry & Jerry Ragtime Duo: Early Blues
Come back in time 100 years, when blues was new and everybody wanted more! “There’s a certain excitement about early blues music, as if the composers just wanted to see what effect they could create with a sharped note here or a flat note there,” says musician Jerry Rabushka. Things we’re used to — the…
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Todd Carr Illinois History Program
Local Historian, Todd Carr, presents “Bloody Williamson, Bootleggers, the KKK , and the Shelton/Birger Gang War” This two hour presentation includes a powerpoint with pictures of 1920s Williamson County from the start of prohibition and the Herrin Massacre to the Hanging of Charlie Birger and the break up of the prohibition era gangs.
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Ghosts of Christmas Past with Dustin Pari
In this festive, frightful, and fun presentation Dustin Pair of Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International takes the cobwebs off of a classic tradition, the Victorian Christmas Ghost Story. Not only does he explain the history of this often forgotten practice, but he shares a few timeless tales and even some real-life stories of holiday…
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Halloween: A Haunted History with Dustin Pari
Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything! What is it about this time of year that is so enchanting, so mystifying? In this lecture Dustin Pari of Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters International sheds some light on the spooky shadows of Halloween history and lore. Ghost stories? Oh yeah, he has some…