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Decades: Travel Through Time 1830s - 1970s

Decades: Travel Through Time 1830s - 1970s

Sat

07

Aug

Decades: Travel Through Time 1830s - 1970s

Midway Village Museum

Midway Village Museum

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Saturday, August 07

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM


Midway Village Museum

6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL 61107

815-397-9112

Midway Village Museum

admin@midwayvillage.com

$8.00

Midway Village Museum invites you to explore pop culture and the lifestyles of a variety of eras in Rockford history from 1830s to 1970s. Visitors will walk through seven interactive history stations as they are greeted by History Interpreters in period clothing who will share stories of the past. The special event also includes encore performances of entertainers from the Charlotte's Web music venue featuring music of the 1970s. Popular names in the music industry will perform songs as visitors enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the museum.

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Charlotte's Web - A New Exhibit

As part of the day's festivities, encore performances by popular entertainers from the Charlotte's Web music venue. Your admission also includes viewing of the new exhibit "Charlotte's Web: Spinning Songs in Rockford for 50 Years." The exhibit showcases more than 100 artifacts of the Charlotte's Web. You'll have the chance to talk to a museum representative about the interesting pop culture of the music venue spanning the five decades of its popularity in the Rockford region.

Plan to purchase delicious tacos and other authentic Mexican cuisine from Tacos El Rey food truck. Visitors may also bring their own picnic. Beverages will be available for purchase at the Town Hall building.

Charlotte's Web is part of the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center.

Charlotte's Web Entertainers To Perform:

11 am

Andrew Holm

11:30 am

Peter Johnson

12 pm

Emery Christiansen, Trinadore, Dorothy Paige-Turner and more!

12:45 pm

Betsy Kaske Memorial

1 pm

DK Kolars

1:30 pm

Mark Dvorak

2 pm

Dave Rudolf

2:30 pm

Richard Pinney

3 pm

Small Potatoes

3:30 pm

Larry Rand

Cost

$12 Adult

$8 Child

Infants (ages 0-2) are Free

Museum Members are Free

Tickets are also available in-advance at the Museum Gift Store or by calling 815-397-9112. You may purchase tickets at the gates the day of the event upon arriving to the museum. This is a rain or shine event.

If you want to purchase your tickets in-advance online go to: tinyurl.com/decadescharlottesweb.

This event takes place in the 13-acre Victorian Village on the grounds of Midway Village Museum, 6799 Guilford Road. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the outdoor performance as seating is limited on the museum grounds near the Gazebo which is the staging area.

Questions? Call 815-397-9112.

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