Dear Friends,
We’re excited to invite you to join us for a the presentation, The Pentiment Series #5 –
Rose Thorne, on Friday, April 18th at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:00pm).
Join us at the beautiful and historic WAH Center for this very special performance!
About This Performance:
Prairie songstress Rose Thorne was born in South Dakota in 1896 and died in Oregon
in 1950.
A searcher & a dreamer, Rose Thorne wrote dozens of songs of prairie life, hope,
loneliness & love in the 1920’s, 30’s & 40’s.
Towards the end of her life all of her handwritten music, along with all her paintings and
poetry were believed to be forever lost in a fire — a fire intentionally set!
After her son Charlie Wollesen died in 2014, a stack of her handwritten music charts
were found among letters she had sent to him in 1944. The surviving charts eventually
made their way to a grandson she never knew – Kenny Wollesen – by way of the man
who lit the match!
Kenny Wollesen arranged her music and assembled a band of his dear friends for a
very special night of Rose Thorne’s music!
Please come hear Rose Thorne’s songs come alive again after 100 years at the WAH
Center!
Don’t you dare miss this show!
Featuring:
KENNY WOLLESEN – drums
VICENTE ARCHER – bass
WILL SHORE – bass marimbaMICHAEL COLEMAN – synthesizer & electric piano
SAMI STEVENS – voice
ELIZABETH PUPO-WALKER – congas & percussion
DIDA PELLED – voice & guitar
JESSE HARRIS – electric guitar & banjo
DOUG WIESELMAN – electric guitar & tenor saxophone
TONY SCHERR – electric guitar
SASHA DOBSON – electric guitar & voice
YUSUKE YAMAMOTO – electric vibraphone & marimba.
In addition to the evening’s performance, this event will include the opportunity to
enjoy drinks and light snacks in the art gallery before and after the show,
featuring our latest showcase!
For more information about the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, visit:
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