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Joe Hill: Alive as You and Me

  • Irish American Heritage Center 4626 North Knox Avenue Chicago, IL, 60630 United States (map)

FREE EVENT!

Please join us at the Irish American Heritage Center in the McGinty Room on Saturday, April 1 at 4 PM for an evening of entertainment with Tom Kastle who brings to life the great labor leader Joe Hill.

 Tom Kastle is a singer, songwriter, actor, and tall ship sailor who has performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He has been a regular member of the Solidarity Sing Along, in Madison, Wisconsin, where he has sung alongside activist singers like Holly Near, Peggy Seeger, Tom Morello, Jackson Browne, and Masha from Pussy Riot. Tom's most recent recording is "Angels & Nightingales", a collection of original songs based mostly on traditional ballads and fiddle tunes. His stage appearances include Man of La Mancha, Henry IV and God Save Us! with Ed Asner as well as independent films like Francisco Torres' Delight In the Mountain.  He recently performed Joe Hill: Alive as You and Me in Madison, Wisconsin and at the University of Ohio in Akron, Ohio.

Tickets are FREE, but there are only 100 available so please RSVP below!