Folks are planning a Heritage Jam for later this fall to benefit the Isanti County Historical Society.

When Pat Donahue (of Prairie Home Companion fame) heard about the blaze that destroyed the Heritage Center, he volunteered to put on a show. Pat performed at the Heritage Center as part of the Coffee House Series earlier this year.

Folks in on the planning include Marilyn McGriff, Pat Schonhardt and Roger Anderson. Contact one of them if you'd also like to get involved.

Award winning poet and essayist Gary Holthaus and internationally acclaimed musician Lauren Pelon team up to offer a unique new program called “The Story of Music, Stories from Home” Isanti County Historical Society, Cambridge on June 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm.  Cost is $10 per person. Tickets are available at www.ichs.ws or at the Isanti County Historical Society.

Pelon plays a variety of ancient and modern instruments ranging from lute, lyre, and concertina, to recorders, gems horn, electric wind controller and pedal board.  Holthaus reads from his poems and essays.  Both the music and the readings offer unique perceptions of the natural world, and celebrate our sense of place, community, and home.

Kathleen McCully, Executive Director, Isanti County Historical Society, said, “We are so pleased and privileged to have Lauren and Gary present this program in our community.  They will both challenge and inspire us.”