Presentation on Hines Farm Blues Club at Way Library 2/26
On Wednesday, February 26th at 7 pm, Matt Donahue, instructor of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, will speak about Hines Farm Blues Club, a local venue which played host to many legendary musicians. Hines Farm is located in Swanton Township and saw countless Blues musicians pass through its doors, including John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. The presentation will provide a history of both the Blues and Hines Farm, as well as discuss popular music.
Dr. Donahue is a lecturer in the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University, specializing in topics related to popular culture, popular music, film, media and culture and popular culture and the arts. In addition to his academic work, he is also a musician, artist, filmmaker and writer. As a musician, he has released sound recordings internationally working within a variety of rock and roll genres. As an artist he uses popular culture as the basis of his artistic creations working in two and three dimensional collage/mixed media, street photography and art cars and has exhibited his work at exhibitions, galleries, festivals and museums throughout the United States. He is an award winning documentary filmmaker for such films as “The Hines Farm Blues Club” and “Motorhead Matters”. His written work consists of the award winning “I’ll Take You There: An Oral and Photographic History of the Hines Farm Blues Club” and a collection of photography related to his art cars titled “Taking It To the Streets: An Art Car Experience”. His academic and creative efforts can be viewed at www.md1210.com.
This program is made possible in part by the Ohio Humanities Council a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
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