ITOW Veterans Museum features exhibits

Published 11:37am Thursday, September 20, 2012

The ITOW Veterans Museum in Perham is hosting several events in upcoming weeks:

Through Oct. 20: “Our Lives, Our Stories: America’s Greatest Generation” An exhibition organized by the Minnesota Historical Society and toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance and NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Events

• Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Enjoy a concert with 42nd Street Jazz and the music of WWII

• Oct. 7, 3 p.m. Dale Blanshan presents “Norman Rockwell and Patriotism”, an entertaining tour of selections of Rockwell paintings about soldiers and the American spirit, accompanied by the patriotic music.

• Oct 12, 7 p.m., Oct. 13, 3 and 7 p.m. Pippa White presents “Voices from the Resistance”, a one-woman drama that tells the true stories of five resistance fighters in WWII who risked their lives to do all they could to bring down the Nazi regime. Sponsored in part by a grant from Arts Midwest.

• Movie Nights – Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

The ITOW Veterans Museum is located at 805 West Main, Perham. For information call 218-346-7678 or visit www.ITOWmuseum.org. Summer Hours are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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