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Marla Matkin, Hill City, an independent humanities scholar and performer, will present “Pioneering Women” Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Hoxie High School Auditorium.
Admission to the Western Plains Arts Association program is by season ticket or at the door.
This program is funded by numerous businesses, individuals, The Sheridan County Community Foundation, and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.
Matkin will provide an elementary school program in the Quinter gym at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27.
Matkin comes by her love of history having been born in Dodge City and raised nearby. She is on a continuing search to expand her knowledge and understanding of the legend and lore surrounding the region and its people. This deep connection can be traced back to her great-grandparents who homesteaded in southwest Kansas in 1877.
Add to this her love of drama and she makes a compelling case for the ladies she portrays and the history she imparts as teacher, historian, living historian and now children’s author.
A graduate of Fort Hays State University with a degree in education, she has informed, inspired, as well as entertained her audiences for 25 years from the heartland to the Smithsonian.
In addition to Pioneering Women, Matkin presents related programs to communities throughout America’s heartland, especially in Kansas and Nebraska.