Event date: Friday and Saturday, April 8
and 9, 2011
Event place:
Redlands, CA
“A Guthrie
Weekend” at the County
Museum
Visitors are invited to the
San
Bernardino
County Museum on the second weekend in April to enjoy “A
Guthrie Weekend,” a tribute to Woody Guthrie.
His life is reflected in his famous song, “This land is Your Land.”
Guthrie was a troubadour who traveled by foot and freight train from
California to the New York island. He traveled Route 66 and visited the
migrant camps in the Inland Empire in the 1930s, and he wrote thousands of songs,
leaving the footprint of his music and stories across
America.
The tribute will start on Friday, April 8 evening at 7:30pm, with “Joel Rafael Presents Woody’s
America.” Rafael has been a featured performer at the
annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah, Oklahoma since it started in 1998. A natural interpreter
of Wood Guthrie’s music, Rafael is also a member of the national touring cast of
the Guthrie revue, “Ribbon of Highway.” Rafael mixes traditional idioms with
contemporary ideas and sensibilities. This program is free of charge to the
public.
On Saturday, April 9 at 1:30pm, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion will present
an interactive concert, “Go Waggaloo!” Traditional folk music blends with
contemporary lyrics in this musical experience for children, written and
performed by Sarah Lee (Woody’s granddaughter) and her husband Johnny. This
program emphasizes the gift of sharing music between parents and children.
Before the concert, the museum’s Education Division will help families make
rattles between 11:30am to 1:15pm to play during the performance. This program is
included in paid museum admission.
The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California
Street
exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays and
holiday Mondays from 9am to 5pm. Admission is $8 (adult), $6 (military or
senior), $5 (student) and $4 (child aged 5 to 12). Children under five and
Museum Association members are admitted free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive
listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in
museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor
Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’
telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD)
909-792-1462.
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