Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement

Kick off Summer Reading Club 2023 “Find Your Voice” at a concert at Harvard Diggins Library with award-winning musician Chris Vallillo. Chris will perform his show “Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement” live and in-person. This concert is free and open to the public, all ages welcome to attend, but registration is required. Registration for this event will open May 1, 2023 here on the event calendar page.

This concert is sponsored by Illinois Humanities through the Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.

Adult members of Summer Reading Club will receive a raffle ticket for attending, and an extra badge for those tracking their reading on Beanstack. Questions about our adult summer reading club? Please send an email to Leticia at adultservices@harvard-diggins.org.

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