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New museum exhibit in Urbana showcases history of Farm Aid

Produced by Christine Hatfield
 
John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert.

John Cougar Mellencamp performs both on stage and on one of two large screen television screens set up at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. on Sept. 22, 1985 during the Farm Aid concert. Seth Perlman/AP Photo

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Today marks 40 years since the first Farm Aid concert took place in Champaign in 1985. The Spurlock Musuem of World Cultures in Urbana is presenting an exhibit on both the event and the ongoing Farm Aid organization.

It's called “Songs in Solidarity: The 1985 Farm Aid Concert.” The exhibit is open now through January 11. Two representives from the museum, who are involved with the exhibit join the program.


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Nicole Frydman 
Manager of Communications and Development, Spurlock Museum

Daniel Gilbert
Associate Professor of History & Labor and Employment Relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign