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CMU folk dancers perform for Beaver Islanders, 1979

Also 1979 Central Michigan University folk dance visit

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TypeEvent
Date1979-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1979-10
Kind
Performance
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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performanceeducationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

A Central Michigan University folk-dance troupe taught Beaver Island schoolchildren and performed for island residents at the hall.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper performance report, not a university roster, tour contract, or attendance record.

Sources

  1. Reports a CMU folk-dance troupe spending the day teaching schoolchildren and performing in colorful costumes at the hall for island residents. It is a newspaper performance report, not a university roster, tour contract, or attendance record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1979-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the folk-dance report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “CMU folk dancers perform for Beaver Islanders, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cmu-folk-dancers-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1979, Central Michigan University folk-dancers report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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