Seniors in Mind: Behind the Scenes with Working Boys Band Featuring History Theatre Cast

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In a world before child labor laws, many young people worked in factories to help their families get by. One visionary educator, Professor C.D. Heintzman, saw music as a way to bring structure and meaning into the lives of those rough-and-tumble children by forming the Working Boys Band. Learn how the band became a Twin Cities institution with playwright Dominic Orlando and cast members from St. Paul’s History Theatre as they share this fascinating true story illustrated with samples of the original music from the show. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/seniorsinmind.