Carol Stream Historical Society hosts Farmhouse Folk Fest Sept. 17

The Carol Stream Historical Society will host its annual autumn community event on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The Farmhouse Folk Fest will feature a performance by folk singer Bucky Halker at 1 p.m. on the lawn of the historic farmhouse at 301 W. Lies Road.

The concert will feature songs from Woody Guthrie and American folk music. Guests are asked to bring their own blankets and chairs. Parking will be available at Hampe Park directly east of the Farmhouse. There is no charge for the program.

The day's activities will include farmhouse tours from noon to 1 p.m. and following the concert from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Tour participants are asked to wear face masks. Delectable seasonal apple cider doughnuts from Gourmet Goodies will be available for purchase.

Featured artist Bucky Halker is a songwriter, performer, and historian with 15 albums to his credit, including "The Ghost of Woody Guthrie."

Born in Wisconsin, Halker is a self-professed troubadour and professor, who performs throughout the U.S. and Europe, composes music, and teaches kids and adults. He is a published author and has been a guest professor at Carl von Ossietzky University in Germany. Halker was also an Archie Green Fellow with the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. He has been described as, "The living heir of Woody Guthrie. Halker reaches into his strings and conjures up the passionate fire of John Steinbeck," in the German regional daily newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz.

To learn more, go to www.facebook.com/carolstreamhistoricalsociety/.

The Carol Stream Historical Society works to honor, preserve, and share local history.