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Coopersville, MI, United States, 2009/11/06 - The Plowboys Gospel Show and The Buffalo Girls & the Chips will have you singing along and tapping your toes. These bands are local favorites from the long-running Jam Nights at the Farm Museum, a regional showcase for traditional arts.
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The Plowboys (Cal Dyke, Jeff Line, Imre Bryant, & Don Kramer) and The Buffalo Girls (Donna Carlson, Ruth Sorenson, JoAnn Windburg) & the Chips are two favorite bands from the long-running Coopersville Farm Museum acoustic Jam Nights held year round on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday every month, from 6pm – 9pm. The Plowboys will be presenting a gospel show followed by The Buffalo Girls (& the chips) performing classic folk music. The Coopersville Farm Museum is a regional showcase for traditional arts. In addition to exhibits on farming and rural life, the museum features local musicians in acoustic jams twice a month and several concerts throughout the year. The musical programs at the Coopersville Farm Museum are keeping traditions alive and encouraging new ones.
Coopersville Farm Museum (coopersvillefarmmuseum.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, located between Grand Rapids and the Lakeshore, just a stone’s throw from the Del Shannon Memorial in downtown Coopersville. Built in 2001, the Farm Museum was the vision of Ed Hanenburg, a local businessman and farmer. Ed's love for farming and family comes through loud and clear in the silo that was built as the entrance to the museum. It contains a mural with his late father, Peter Hanenburg, his son, Keith, and his grandson, Tyler, alongside one of Ed's John Deere tractors. Ed built the museum in 01 and donated it to the community, along with it's contents, when it was established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2005. Museum director, LeeAnn Creager began in 2002 to create a true representation of this small mid-west farm town and today the museum is a vibrant community based active facility. It takes many volunteers to keep things running smoothly, but the volunteers are the ones who add the warmth and the vision to the museum.
Additional events and exhibits at the Coopersville Farm Museum include a two month long quilt show in August and September, several art galleries and contests, a antique tractor show, doll show every February and March, a train layout, petting zoo in April, holiday happenings every winter, and constantly changing displays representing life in a rural community. Arrive early to see the exhibits before the show. "Down home" hospitality during special events most likely will include a punch bowl or snacks.
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