Opening Ceremony, Reception, Songs, and Screening--Thursday October 24, 1913
6.00-7.00 pm Registration, snacks/light dinner, drinks Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
Opening Reception
Opening Remarks, Dr. Ron Strickland, Department Chair--Humanities
Welcoming, Dr. Karla Kitalong, Director Composition Course
Word about the Conference, Gary Kaunonen, Conference Organizer
7.00-8.00 pm Concert “Working Class Songs” Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
The Thimbleberry Band "Keweenaw Folk"
The 1913 Singers "Songs from the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike"
8.00-9.30 pm Screening, 1913 Massacre Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
Filmmakers Ken Ross and Louis Galdieri will introduce the film and take questions after the showing
Opening Reception
Opening Remarks, Dr. Ron Strickland, Department Chair--Humanities
Welcoming, Dr. Karla Kitalong, Director Composition Course
Word about the Conference, Gary Kaunonen, Conference Organizer
7.00-8.00 pm Concert “Working Class Songs” Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
The Thimbleberry Band "Keweenaw Folk"
The 1913 Singers "Songs from the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike"
8.00-9.30 pm Screening, 1913 Massacre Location: Isle Royale Ballroom
Filmmakers Ken Ross and Louis Galdieri will introduce the film and take questions after the showing
1913 Massacre
A documentary about the infamous Italian Hall tragedy, folk music icon Woody Guthrie's 1940s song about the terrible event, and the public memory that surrounds the disaster that happened on Christmas Eve, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, 1913 Massacre captures the last living witnesses of the 1913 tragedy and reconstructs Calumet’s past from individual memories, family legends and songs, tracing the legacy of the tragedy to the present day, when the town –out of work, out of money, out of luck — still struggles to come to terms with this painful episode from its past.
Learn more about 1913 Massacre
A documentary about the infamous Italian Hall tragedy, folk music icon Woody Guthrie's 1940s song about the terrible event, and the public memory that surrounds the disaster that happened on Christmas Eve, 1913, in Calumet, Michigan, 1913 Massacre captures the last living witnesses of the 1913 tragedy and reconstructs Calumet’s past from individual memories, family legends and songs, tracing the legacy of the tragedy to the present day, when the town –out of work, out of money, out of luck — still struggles to come to terms with this painful episode from its past.
Learn more about 1913 Massacre
The "1913 Singers"
At the reception, the "1913 Singers" will perform songs from the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike in period clothing. A can't miss, the "1913 Singers" combine research and raw talent in performing songs from the strike era in an authentic manner. Alice Margerum, lead historian of the group, will also be presenting her research at the conference.
The Thimbleberry Band featuring Oren Tikkanen and Friends
Oren Tikkanen
In addition to the "1913 Singers," Oren Tikkanen and friends will bring the reception a taste of Copper Country folk music. The Thimbleberry Band is an all-star group of performers who are preserving the working-class culture of Michigan via music. Tikkanen, a multi-instrumentalist, is and has been a member of a number of popular Upper Peninsula music groups, and has assembled a group of accomplished musicians to highlight the strong immigrant inflection of Copper Country musical history.