CONCERT
IN THE COURTYARD with RAMBLIN’ RICHARD: Richard Kruppa, known musically
as ‘Ramblin ’Richard,” will perform songs and stories from the war years on Tuesday, June 16th @ 6:30 PM.
Along with these
memorable songs, he tells interesting stories. The songs span many years and
include familiar American popular songs from the 1930s into the 1960s, along
with music from Broadway and motion pictures, and some traditional folk,
old-time, Gospel, and patriotic tunes, as well. Along with singing, he
accompanies himself on acoustic instruments including guitar, banjo, and
ukulele. His stories relate to the songs- how they came to be, what was
happening in the world when they were popular, and what they dealt with that
may not be apparent. The stories are told in an interesting, ‘…the rest of the
story’ manner.
A retired professor, Ramblin’ Richard establishes an
especially relaxed, comfortable and casual rapport with his audiences. A
seasoned musician and member of the New England Foundation for the Arts, he
studied American folk music as a graduate student and was in a group that
opened for the Beach Boys and the Lettermen. Recently, the Seacoast, New
Hampshire musician provided music for the sound track of a motion picture.
Several of his songs are found on CD, and some of his music is included on a
2012 Christmas CD.
Richard is a retired professor from Bowling Green State
University in Ohio. This delightful
event is sponsored by the generous Friends of the Kimball Library. Don’t miss out!
SUMMER
READING REGISTRATION STARTS JUNE 8th: Please bring in children entering
grade K-5 to register for ‘Every Story has a Hero’ and youth entering grade 6
and up to register for ‘Unmask’. Participation
is the key factor in this year’s summer reading program.
BIG TRUCK
NIGHT: This is our 3rd Annual Big Truck Night! Everybody’s welcome to our big truck event on
Monday, June 29 @ 6:30pm. Bring the friends, grandmas and grandpas to see the
diggers, fire trucks, emergency vehicles and police cars! Climb aboard and toot
the horns! Bring your cameras!
We will locate between the fire station and the library in the
parking area. There’s fun for all ages as you climb aboard the big rigs and
chat with the drivers. Each year we try
to add new vehicles.
Please register in case of cancellation due to inclement
weather. This way we’ll be able to
contact you.
MORE INFO: Our
calendar on the website has detailed information on these events and many others
you may have missed reading about. Go to
www.kimballlibrary.com and not only
read the posts on the page, but also click the calendar icon and see each event
for the month and months to come. Please
also ‘like’ us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. You may call us Monday-Friday from 10-8 and
on Saturday from 10-3 at 603.362.5234.
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