Come and make and decorate a homemade "harmonica" with simple materials and jam along to harmonica music! We'll be doing this craft in honor of DeFord Bailey, a harmonica virtuoso and the first Black star of the Grand Ole Opry. Ages 5-8.
Check the library's calendar for more events about African-American Country Music leading up our December 7th family friendly celebration, and culminating in the first ever DeFord Bailey Legacy Festival, beginning on December 13th at Freight and Salvage.
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Westward Bound: African-American Country Music History & Cowboy Lore exhibit is on display at the Library from early October to mid-December. Westward Bound explores the history of Black cowboys in the United States and celebrates African-American musicians in country music.
The Library thanks curator Vania Kinard and Freight & Salvage for this creative partnership.