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16 Tons: Lumberjacks and American Folk Puppetry Workshop with Dr. Paulette Richards

Saturday, April 19th 2-4pm

Limberjacks are a folk art form that incorporates elements of object performance traditions from European immigrant groups along with African American and indigenous peoples. This workshop reviews the history of limberjack puppets in the U.S. Participants will then build a simple, cardboard limberjack and celebrate the bonds of solidarity workers of all ethnicities formed in the United Mine Workers of America union while performing Merle Travis’ “Sixteen Tons.” The workshop is free and supplies are included. Please sign up using the form below or email info@hapevilledepot.org. Seats are limited.

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The Hapeville Depot Museum offers a free, regular workshop for adults which combines art and history. Our goal is to have visitors explore history in a new way. Past workshops include: thinking about memory through collaging personal family photos, considering the impact of passed down traditions by learning to embroider warming tortilla cloths and learning the history and art of calligraphy. Through creating these experiences, we are able to make an impact and have visitors consider how history affects people today. The workshops are also a fun, stress free way for visitors to be creative and meet new people.

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