The Shelby County Historical Society will present Jame Whitcomb Riley interpreter Danny Russel.   The performance will be Friday June 12, 2009 at 7:00pm.   Admission is FREE.

Danny says:  "Join me as I portray our Hoosier Poet, the famous James Whitcomb Riley, just as he was entering the world of entertainment as part of a traveling medicine show.  Be on your guard as he attempts to sell his patented snake oil!  Then, learn about his colorful struggles to find fame before becoming one of America’s most popular writers.  Engaging, fast-paced and humorous, I intersperse true moments from Riley’s life with some of his best-loved poems, including "Little Orphant Annie," "The Raggedy Man," "When the Frost Is on the Punkin" and many others."
 

You can find out more about Danny Russel at this web site: http://www.dannyrussel.com