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Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel Benefit Performance April 7
Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel features Actor Tom Milligan portraying Grant
Wood
as he chats with the audience as if talking to an old friend across the backyard
fence, or maybe at his home at 5 Turner Alley in Cedar Rapids. A special performance
of this play will be held at the State Historical Building Friday, April 7.
Wood tells us about his life and how he changed the art world forever with his work. It is the man behind American Gothic that we hear and see, and the story of how he took the moments, the memories and the people of our state, and showed the whole world the specialness of this Iowa.
This
event is a fundraiser for the Children’s Theatre Program at the State Historical
Museum. Since 2004, the program has intrigued students and teachers from across
the state and taught the children valuable lessons about the history of Iowa and
the people who live here.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the performance begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a reception featuring a tempting array of desserts and wine pairings created by Baratta’s Chef Al Franco. Tickets cost $75 or $50. R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, April 4 by contacting Maureen Korte, (515) 281-4132 or Maureen.Korte@iowa.gov.
