The Emergence & Evolvement of Blues Music in American Culture

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Program Type:

Entertainment, Presentation

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will close on April 13, 2025 @ 2:00pm.
There are 49 seats remaining.

Program Description

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Register and join musician, author, and storyteller Fruteland Jackson to explore a historical overview of blues music through song and lecture. Fruteland and his acoustic guitar guide us from West Africa through the southern United States and then to Chicago via the Great Migration.


This event is part of Read Between the Ravines, the joint nonfiction reading program from Lake Forest Library and Lake Bluff Public Library. To learn more, visit our Read Between page.


Know Before You Go

Support for this event is provided by the Friends of Lake Forest Library. 

To reserve your spot, please scroll down and complete the registration form below. Registration opens February 10 for spring events, May 10 for summer events, August 10 for fall events, and November 10 for winter events.

To respect the time of attendees and presenters, Library events begin on time. For events with limited capacity, only registered patrons are admitted. Please let us know if you must cancel so that a waitlisted person may attend. Contact us if you would like assistance with registration or have any questions.

This event is in-person.

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