A little piece of history: Heggan Library Friends founding member, Janet Ruggiero, shared the minutes from the initial organizational meeting held May 26, 2005. Thankful to this group for laying the groundwork.
Member Highlight:
An Evening with Garrison Keillor - by Sharon Milligan, Member of the MHL Friends
Recently my friend, Debbie, and I had the opportunity to enjoy a performance by Garrison Keillor at the American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA. Garrison Keillor is a humorist who along with a team performed a version of his long running radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." The sold out audience witnessed many songs both by Keillor himself and a full cast with only 2 fantastic musicians. At 80 years of age Keillor stayed on stage for practically every minute, and during the intermission kindly led the entire audience in a singalong of a dozen or more songs starting with "My Country 'tis of Thee," "America the Beautiful," "How Great Thou Art," as well as songs by the Beatles and the Eagles ending with "Going to the Chapel." His connection with the audience was very touching concluding the show with news from "Lake Wobegone" including the Chatterbox Cafe and the Norwegian bachelor farmers. He, of course, signed off from Lake Wobegone "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average."
Recently my friend, Debbie, and I had the opportunity to enjoy a performance by Garrison Keillor at the American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA. Garrison Keillor is a humorist who along with a team performed a version of his long running radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." The sold out audience witnessed many songs both by Keillor himself and a full cast with only 2 fantastic musicians. At 80 years of age Keillor stayed on stage for practically every minute, and during the intermission kindly led the entire audience in a singalong of a dozen or more songs starting with "My Country 'tis of Thee," "America the Beautiful," "How Great Thou Art," as well as songs by the Beatles and the Eagles ending with "Going to the Chapel." His connection with the audience was very touching concluding the show with news from "Lake Wobegone" including the Chatterbox Cafe and the Norwegian bachelor farmers. He, of course, signed off from Lake Wobegone "where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average."
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