The Arrowhead Library System is pleased to host Going To Bartalina: Songs & Stories of Commercial Sailing on the Great Lakes, a concert by COMPAS songwriter and performer Charlie Maguire.
With unequaled authenticity, Charlie brings a program of songs and stories to mark important maritime anniversaries in 2025. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the 120th Anniversary of the Mataafa wreck off Duluth’s Canal Park on Lake Superior.
Charlie Maguire is the only songwriter ever granted passage to write about two working vessels: Nordic Trader and William Clay Ford. Charlie Maguire also served as an embedded crew member on USCG Sundew. From these unprecedented opportunities Charlie Maguire turned experience into songs with insightful narratives behind each one in time for these important anniversaries.
In addition, Maguire’s program includes Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” and Woody Guthrie’s “Merchant Marine” songs to round out a solid hour of deep water adventure.
“If you have ever seen a big ship entering a harbor, or glimpsed one out on the horizon and wondered what it must be like to be onboard, then this program is for you. Charlie’s songs and stories make it as real as the wind in your face, the comradeship of the crew, and the movement of the deck under your feet.”—Davis Helberg Director (Ret.) Seaway Port Authority of Duluth
This program is one hour long, and is appropriate for all audiences.
These free programs are being offered at the following locations:
Thursday, May 1, 4:00pm – Grand Rapids Area Library
Friday, May 2, 4:00pm – Buhl Public Library
Saturday, May 3, 10:30am – Duluth Public Library
Monday, May 5, 1:00pm – Babbitt Public Library
Tuesday, May 6, 10:00am – Ely Public Library
Tuesday, May 6, 2:00pm – Aurora Public Library
Wednesday, May 7, 2:00pm – Virginia Public Library
Wednesday, May 7, 5:30pm – Cook Community Center, hosted by the Cook Public Library
Thursday, May 8, 10:00am – Mountain Iron Public Library
Thursday, May 8, 2:00pm – Broadview Manor, hosted by the Gilbert Public Library
Friday, May 9, 2:00pm – Hibbing Public Library
Saturday, May 10, 10:00am – Eveleth Public Library
Monday, May 12, 2:00pm – Coleraine Public Library
Tuesday, May 13, 2:00pm – Chisholm Public Library
Wednesday, May 14, 2:00pm – Marble Public Library
Thursday, May 15, 10:30am – Hoyt Lakes Public Library
Friday, May 16, 10:00am – CHI LakeWood Health, hosted by the Baudette Public Library
Saturday, May 17, 11:00am – International Falls Public Library
Monday, May 19, 10:00am – Two Harbors Public Library
Monday, May 19, 6:00pm – Mount Royal Branch Library, Duluth
Tuesday, May 20, 6:00pm – Silver Bay Public Library
Wednesday, May 21, 6:00pm – Grand Marais Public Library
Thursday, May 22, 6:00pm – West Duluth Branch Library
Friday, May 23, 4:00pm – Carlton Area Public Library
Tuesday, May 27, 6:00pm – Cloquet Public Library
Wednesday, May 28, 10:00am – Calumet Public Library
Wednesday, May 28, 4:00pm – Keewatin Public Library
This program, sponsored by Arrowhead Library System, was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF).
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