Highlights

PHC ended Season One of Humanities on the Road with a bang with Charles Pettaway's presentation of The Black Mozart at the Trinity Center for Urban Life. Please share your thoughts on The Black Mozart or on any other program from Season One (e.g., (R)Evolution of Nancy Drew, PA German Groundhog Lodges) by visiting our blog. Season One will broadcast on PCN in the fall. Sign-up for our e-news to receive an announcement of the dates.

Apply now for a fall Commonwealth Speakers presentation. With free presentations on everything from our founding fathers to pop culture to Pennsylvania folk traditions.

Annual Report [791K PDF]
Read about PHC's impact in the state last year.

Grants in Action!

What’s the Buzz?
September 10 & 12

The Da Vinci Art Alliance offers a series of lectures through November that are designed to enhance the Alliance's goal of presenting thought-provoking exhibits by illuminating the content and context of the art. Next up on September 10 and 12 are two lectures which focus on the history of beekeeping and the bee as artistic subject and symbol. Presented at the historic Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia who also will host the National Honeybee Bicentennial on its grounds in September.

Photo: Wenceslas Hollar: A Moth, Butterflies and Bees (detail), C. 1640s

Upcoming Events

"Rachel Carson, Pennsylvania and the Nature Discovery Treasure Chest"
Sunday, September 5
Ohiopyle

The Music of World War II
Thursday, September 9
Emporium

Dynamic Duo: Food and Books
Thursday, September 9
Havertown

Cliveden Conversations
Friday, September 10
Philadelphia

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