To dovetail on Lisa’s comment regarding Peter Bergin as part as our Northeast Exposure Music Series, funded in part through MCACA and CFNEM, we hosted Peter Bergin in April 18, 2018 at our Rogers City Theater (which we own). He gave a concert to over 200 area students in the morning, which was well received. The evening concert for the general public sold 150 seats. He was so popular that many of those who attended asked for him to return. We are now entraining a silent motion picture with Peter Bergin performing on piano. Keeping it in perspective Rogers City has a population of 2,695 and this is prior to our summer residents returning.
Amber Clement,MLIS
Library Director
Presque Isle District Library
181 E. Erie Street
Rogers City, MI 49779
989.734.2477, 222
From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Waskin via Michlib-l
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 9:51 AM
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Subject: [Michlib-l] wonderful music program suggestion
I just want to give a shout out to Peter Bergin, concert pianist and ragtime musician extraordinaire. He put on a fantastic concert at the Bayliss Library last night with his lovely wife Carol. We did the first half of the evening with ragtime classics which included a wonderful explanation of the different types of rag, their history, and stories about the musicians who made these songs famous. The second half was an audience sing-a-long from the American Songbook of classics such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow, It Had to be You, You Make Me Feel So Young, and Kay Sera Sera. I had probable half the audience come up to me afterwards and tell me we have to have him back again.
He brought in an audience of over 40 people in our little town, including many young families, and he was competing against events like the Slashin’ on Ashmun classic car cruise, Willy Wonka production at the local theatre, another music concert up at Lake Superior State University, and a class reunion. We even had a few people come over from Canada for the event.
We will definitely be booking Mr. Bergin again.
If you would like to book him too, his contact information is:
Peter Bergin berginmusic@gmail.com
Lisa Waskin, Director
Superior District Library
541 Library Drive
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Ph. (906) 632-9331
Fax (906) 635-0210