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The Eternal Silence sculpture, pictured here in 1977. The black-and-white image shows a hooded sculpture set against a slab of black granite. Image: ST-40001541-0009, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum

The Eerie Legend of Graceland Cemetery’s “Eternal Silence” Statue

Meredith Francis

An eerie sculpture near the grave of an early Chicago settler at Graceland Cemetery comes with a spooky legend. 
Pete Seeger & The Weavers, Peter, Paul & Mary, Arlo Guthrie and more on stage. Photo: Robert Corwin

A Legendary Folk Concert at Carnegie Hall

Daniel Hautzinger

In 2003, Pete Seeger, The Weavers, Peter, Paul & Mary, Arlo Guthrie, and more gathered in Carnegie Hall to celebrate the influential folk impresario Harold Leventhal. Learn about the background of the concert and careers of these folk legends.
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