Taste of UIS opens with fiddle and folk music

The U of I Alumni Association at UIS will present “Incorporating Fiddle and Folk Music into the 21st Century Classroom: Why It Matters!” the first program in this fall’s Taste of UIS series, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, at Maldaner’s Upstairs, 222 South Sixth St., Springfield.

Featured speaker will be Sharon Graf, assistant professor of Ethnomusicology and winner of the 2004 Illinois State Old-Time Fiddle Championship. Read more>>