Vaudeville in Minnesota 2011
Michael Callahan of the Nicollet Historical Society provided a historical look at the presence of vaudeville in Minnesota, including a live performance of vaudeville magic routines.
- Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
06/06/2011 - Gonvick LINK Site - 8, Fertile Library - 7, Hendrum LINK Site - 14
06/07/2011 - Barnesville Library - 6, Valley Pines Senior Center in Twin Valley - 20, Mahnomen Library - 8
63 people attended the Activity programs.
- Partner Organization(s):The Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, Lake Agassiz Regional Library
- Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:This program was selected from the Public Library History Programs Catalog of statewide programs provided by The MN Alliance of Local History Museums.LARL provided $102.00 of advertising from the LARL operating budget.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.
- Attendees will have a better understanding of the history of vaudeville in Minnesota.
Survey results:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (0), 2 - (0), 3 - (0), 4 - (0), 5 - (24), Average (5.00)
What did you like best about the program?
- Everything(6)
- The knowledge about Vaudeville very well presented
- Children participation
- It was fun and informational
- History/magic
- Making us really think, amazing
- Audience participation
- Quick transition from info to action
- I liked the history along with the tricks; he included the audience
- Cards (2)
- Magic(2)
- The interaction with the kids
- The ball trick
- I loved everything about this program; it was fantastic
- Very professional, very well done - very entertaining using only simple items - A great break from what I get on TV - A true entertainment
- Active with the crowd, knew what he was talking about
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- Magic
- Yes(9)
- How to do the tricks
- History of Vaudeville (2)
- A very interesting program
- Very much so
- Learn - enjoy
- To be entertain & learn history
- I had no idea what I was in for!
- See some tricks that were unexplainable
- Entertainment
- I expected to see crap card tricks and I did not see them
- I expected to see a trick go wrong and I did not see it
- I expected to be entertained and learn, perhaps, something new about Vaudeville
- Some entertainment
- Expectations were exceeded (2)
- To learn more about Vaudeville, great on the history
- Yes, saw some cool stuff
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- More magic(3)
- Anything (3)
- If it's a talk show, use a mike
- Rugby
- History (2) - civil war - social practices
- Fun, entertaining, educational
- Wild life volunteers bringing cool animals
- A pro biker coming in
- I would love to see more "magic" programs offered
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (16) - No (8) How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 3Information/poster at the library - 8Information/poster in the community - 3Library newsletter - 1Library web site - 3Newspaper/magazine - 10Radio - 1Television - 0From library staff - 11From another person - 7 Check your age range: Birth to 5 (1), 6-17 (7), 18-54 (4), 55 and over (12)What is your zip code? 56540 (5) - 56646 (2) - 56742 (3) - 56621(1) - 56550 (9) - 56501(1) -56557(1) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 19 No - 4 NA - 1 # of evaluations received: 24