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William Furry, who is a member of the
speakers bureau of the Illinois Humanities Council's Road Scholar
program, will be the featured speaker. Furry serves as acting
director of the Illinois State Historical Society and is an expert
on the life and poetry of Vachel Lindsay, a poet and artist who grew
up in Springfield. In his
program, Furry will examine the life and career of "The Prairie
Troubadour" and demonstrate the power of poetic incantation in a
delightful, informative and entertaining poetry-filled slide
presentation. Furry has published numerous articles and essays for
popular and scholarly publications and is the editor of Illinois
Heritage Magazine.
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Dominic Dalpoas, executive director
of the senior center, has scheduled the program for 1 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 11 (Veterans Day), at the center. Oasis members and the general
public are invited to attend.
In advance of the program, residents
are invited to stop at the senior center or at Heartland's campus at
620 Broadway to pick up the recently published article "Vachel
Lindsay: Springfield's Ambassador of Culture," written by Cynthia A.
Fuener. The article is in the latest issue of Historic Illinois and
provides excellent background information about the Lindsay's life
and career.
[From Dan Cavallini,
director of outreach,
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