Dennis Warner
Minnesota folk singer and songwriter Dennis Warner was at the Wabasso Community Center to present live music and entertainment in line with the Wabasso Library's summer reading theme: "Showtime at Your Library!" This was the wrap up event of the summer reading program.
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Those who attend the program will be able to enjoy live music from a Minnesota singer and artist, and will get to be exposed to different types of music as well. Two elementary teachers who had brought their grandchildren to the event loved Dennis's show, and were excited about mentioning his name and his song "Beads On One String" at a faculty meeting. They asked him if they could borrow the idea for the next school year's theme, and said they would love to have him come back and perform for the students. Anecdotal responses will be collected.
A lot of kids in the audience clapped along and whistled their way through some of the songs. Dennis would give the kids queues about when they should clap or sing along, and the kids were so invested in the music that they tended to match his rhythm and instruction perfectly. Many were still humming some of his tunes when they came to the library after the show. The library purchased a copy of his children's book "Beads On One String," and we cataloged it right away because someone from the audience wanted to take it home for their sick kids who could not make it!
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