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February 22, 2023 Community Press Release
The Yankton Community Library is excited to host nationally-recognized folk singer/songwriter Chris Vallillo for a performance entitled ‘The Roots of Rural Music’ on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. Ideal for teens and adults, this performance is free and open to the public, with no registration required. Free-will donations will be accepted on behalf of the Friends of the Library.
Having spent the last 30 years in the rural Midwest, Vallillo strives to make the people and places of “unmetropolitan” America come to life through song. Performing on six-string and bottleneck slide guitars, Vallillo weaves original, contemporary and traditional songs and narratives into an entertaining portrait of the history and lifestyles of the Midwest. His newest album, Forgottonia, is available for purchase on his website, chrisvallillo.com.
This concert is funded by the South Dakota Arts Council and the Friends of the Yankton Community Library.
Vallillo will also be performing additional programs at the National Music Museum in Vermillion on Friday, March 3 at noon (‘NMM Live! Chris Vallillo and the Historic Instruments of Illinois’) and at the Mead Cultural Education Center in Yankton on Saturday, March 4 at noon (‘Feed Your Mind: The Farmer Is The Man’).
Don’t forget to check out our website at library.cityofyankton.org and follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/YanktonLibrary) for upcoming events.
For questions, please call the library at 605-668-5275 or email us at library@cityofyankton.org.
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