The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Frank B. Converse is considered by many to be the first great virtuoso of “America’s instrument” the five-string banjo.
Join Converse, portrayed by veteran Chautauqua performer Carl Anderton, for a discussion of his life and a demonstration of some Civil War-era banjo music. Converse worked tirelessly to dismiss the idea that the banjo was a simple instrument.