Chris Sayre will share “Nebraska’s Musical Smorgasbord: Music from Various Ethnic Groups in Nebraska” a Humanities Nebraska presentation at Alliance Public Library on Wednesday, June 28 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Community Room. This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, the State of Nebraska and the Alliance Public Library Foundation as part of the Humanities Nebraska Speaker Bureau.
Lincoln native Chris Sayre has been performing music professionally for over 40 years. He has dedicated much of that time to the promotion and preservation of traditional folk music from Western Europe and North America. His awards include three-time Folk Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year and Hall of Fame recipient, as well as several first-place finishes in contests throughout the Midwest. Presenting on Button Accordion, Concertina, Dulcimer, Guitar, Mandolin and saw, Chris endeavors to leave his audience with a greater appreciation of who we are and where we came from.
For more information on this presentation at the Alliance Public Library, please contact Cynthia Horn, Children’s and Youth Services Librarian at 762-1387.