Program Description
Description
Join us in welcoming Okra Playground! A traditional Finnish music group (from Finland), they combine traditional music with modern instruments for a fresh sound. This will be a performance plus a workshop wherein they talk about their sound and the instruments they play. You may get to strum a kentele. All ages are welcome! Free.
Listen to one of the singles from their forthcoming album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYbQ3shtUD0 And one of their older songs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt7E1cvxgB4
Okra Playground is visiting Freeport for one week only and will be doing workshops in the schools plus a full-on concert at the Winneshiek Playhouse on Friday, Sept 30.
Brought to Freeport by Arts Midwest, Freeport Art Museum, Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, ComEd, and Chicago Theaters League.