Samuel Barber Festival Festival Flyer[PDF]
January through December 2010
The Chester County Historical Society, the School of Music at West Chester University & West Chester's First Presbyterian Church in partnership with other arts organizations present a year long celebration of the music of Barber.
Layers: Unfolding the Stories of Chester County Quilts #3
February 26, 2010 - September 11, 2010
The final installation of Chester County community owned quilts will be placed on view in this third installation. Don’t miss the chance to see the outstanding work and read the stories that tell us that quilts are about more than fabric.
Independence Day Reading
12:00 noon
Admission: Free
July 1, 2010
Come out at lunchtime and join us in a communal reading of the fiery July 5, 1852 speech in which the great abolitionist orator Frederick Douglass took exception to being asked to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Part of a nationwide commemoration of Frederick Douglas, the reading by prominent Chester Countians will take place on the steps of Horticultural Hall, next to 225 N. High Street, a building in which Douglas gave a speech in 1863. In case of rain, the reading will be held inside the Historical Society.
Path to Freedom Teacher Institute
Time: Sunday – 2:00-5:00 p.m.; Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free but must complete application form at www.civilwarphilly.net/pathtofreedom/
July 25-30, 2010
Teachers, sign up for a free week-long immersion course on African American life in antebellum America, the abolition movement, the Civil War and Reconstruction for k12 teachers. Discover engaging ways to share Civil War history, create new lessons that tie into PA’s new Standards Aligned System, and consider the 150th anniversary of the Civil War within the context of contemporary events. Participants may receive 90 hours of Act 48 credits and three credits for graduate study through Arcadia University. FREE to Pennsylvania teachers, but must pre-register. Funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, through a Preserving and Interpreting African American Heritage in Pennsylvania grant to the Civil War History Consortium of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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