Everyone deserves a break! Visit the Ellis Library Colonnade from 6-10 pm on Tuesday of finals week for free drinks and snacks.

The Health Sciences Library will be handling out cake pops and other goodies in celebration of National Libraries Week. Stop by to say hello to your friendly library staff April 17^th from 11am to 1pm and share what YOU love about your library!

On April 19 at 10:30 am in the Ellis Library Colonnade the MU Confucius Institute will present Chinese-language and culture materials to the MU Libraries. The MU Vice Provost Handy Williamson, MU Libraries Director James Cogswell  and Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Chris Belcher will speak. The MU Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs invite you to attend this book presentation ceremony to learn more about these important materials. 

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
1 pm
Ellis Library Colonnade

For several decades, Dr. Howard Marshall, Professor Emeritus of Art History and Archaeology and former director of the Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, has nourished a not-so-secret passion for Missouri’s heritage of “old-time” fiddle and dance music. His training (PhD, Folklore, Indiana University) and previous positions at the Library of Congress and at museums. and many publications, reflect his life-long interest in recording the nuances of daily life and grass roots history — such as old-time violin playing. As a scholar, Marshall has recorded and photographed numerous fiddle events, and interviewed numerous older fiddlers, and published research in various places. As the descendant of generations of Missouri fiddlers, Marshall has sought, in his own playing, particularly to carry on the repertoire and performance style of the state’s Little Dixie cultural region. In today’s presentation, Marshall will discuss themes in his new book, “Play Me Something Quick and Devilish:” Old-Time Fiddlers in Missouri (University of Missouri Press, with accompanying archival CD of 33 fiddlers) and play examples of music in the book.