Many Midwesterners know the folk song abou t Per Spelman\, a man who traded his only cow for a fiddle. In this intera ctive music and history program especially suitable for elementary school children\, musician Arna Rennan will tell the tale of the real person behi nd the song. Meet Per Spelman\, a legendary traveling fiddle player and sh oemaker who lived on a small farm named Kringelhaugen in Boeverdalen and h ad 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 th an poverty and lack of opportunity. \; This program is offered free-of -charge thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts &\; Cultural Heritage Fund. \;
\n\nThis program will be held a t the Fertile-Beltrami Public School\, 210 South Mill St.\, Fertile\, MN. Attendees who are not students should check in with the main school office for directions. \;
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