50th Anniversary Celebration
When:
October 17, 2018 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Where:
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
1800 Little River Rd
Flat Rock, NC 28731
USA
1800 Little River Rd
Flat Rock, NC 28731
USA
Contact:
Join us for a day long celebration of the park’s 50th Anniversary at the new amphitheater!
9am to 1pm
Community reading of Carl Sandburg’s poem, “The People, Yes.” Visitors are welcome to serve as guest readers. Each person will read for five minutes. Please sign-up at https://www.nps.gov/carl/planyourvisit/50th.htm
2pm to 4pm
The celebration continues with special guests celebrating the history of the park and the legacy of Carl Sandburg. Guests include: National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Bob Vogel, Park Superintendent Polly Angelakis, and Poets Glennis Redmond and Kimberly Simms Gibbs.
The celebration closes with music by Grammy Award-winning artist Dan Zanes.