BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:860@workingmensinstitute.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260512T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T173930Z URL:https://workingmensinstitute.org/programs/arlene-feiner-grant-recepien t-hope-mcleod-the-parke-sisters/ SUMMARY:Arlene Feiner Grant Recepient Hope McLeod -The Parke Sisters DESCRIPTION:Join writer &\; storyteller Hope McLeod for an illustrated j ourney into the lives of The Parke Sisters. From 1898-1906\, these classic ally trained musicians and descendants of Robert Owen toured the U.S. by r ail\, defying the era’s norms to bring music to the masses. Using archiv al photos\, Hope weaves an entertaining narrative of these brilliant women \, charting their creative lives infused with the enduring influences of t heir Owenite ancestors.\n\nHope\, an award-winning journalist\, poet\, and songwriter\, lives in Washburn\, WI. She’s penned two books: The Place We Begin\, a collection of poetry\, and Have I Got a Story for You\, a com pilation of her best newspaper stories. She also has two original music re cordings: Time to Dream &\; Frozen in Time\, with some songs featured i n three PBS documentary films\, &\; two in museum exhibits. Hope’s a contributing writer to a host of national magazines\, including Nieman Sto ryboard\, &\; Wisconsin People &\; Ideas. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/workingmensinstitute.org/wp-co ntent/uploads/2026/04/Hope.jpg?fit=1920%2C2137&ssl=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR