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| Gary Eller |
A concert presented in conjunction with
the Smithsonian traveling exhibit, “The Way We Worked,” – Dec. 16 through Jan.
28, 2011 – will be presented by Gary Eller, Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m., in
the Community Room at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. Admission is free.
He has played American roots music since
he grew up in rural West Virginia. Following a 30-year career as a nuclear
scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, he retired to Nampa
and immediately became deeply involved in Idaho history and music.
With funding from the Idaho Humanities
Council in 2007 and 2008, he compiled almost 200 historically rooted songs of
our region and performs them at many events throughout Idaho.
Eller works closely with regional museums
and universities to collect, archive, and bring to life through performance and
interpretation the wonderful windows into Idaho’s heritage that these songs
present.
This presentation is funded by a grant
from the Idaho Humanities Council, a nonprofit organization that serves as the
state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
“The Way We Worked” is part of Museum on
Main Street, collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and state
humanities councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been
provided by the United States Congress. The exhibit has been made
possible in Idaho by the Idaho Humanities Council and the National Endowment
for the Humanities “We the People” Program, and the Inland Northwest
Foundation. The Museum of North Idaho is a local community partner.
Patrons who need accommodation to participate in library programs or services are asked to contact the staff prior to the activity by calling 208-769-2315. For more library information visit cdalibrary.org. The library is a department of the City of
