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Calendar of Events
Events by county:
All
Adams (1 events)
Allegheny (10 events)
Berks (5 events)
Blair (1 events)
Bradford (2 events)
Bucks (6 events)
Butler (2 events)
Cambria (1 events)
Cameron (2 events)
Centre (2 events)
Crawford (1 events)
Cumberland (1 events)
Delaware (8 events)
Fayette (1 events)
Franklin (1 events)
Huntingdon (1 events)
Lackawanna (2 events)
Lancaster (2 events)
Lawrence (1 events)
Lebanon (4 events)
Lehigh (3 events)
Luzerne (2 events)
Lycoming (1 events)
Mercer (1 events)
Monroe (3 events)
Montgomery (7 events)
Northampton (2 events)
Perry (1 events)
Philadelphia (13 events)
Potter (1 events)
Schuylkill (3 events)
Somerset (2 events)
Susquehanna (2 events)
Union (1 events)
Venango (1 events)
Washington (2 events)
Wayne (1 events)
York (1 events)
Below is a calendar of events funded in full or in part by the PHC. While every effort is made to insure the information is accurate, you are advised to call the contact person to verify the site, date, and time.
Ongoing
May
"Underground Singing-Book&Poetry Discussion, Exhibits, Performance, that Explore Coal Mining in Amer
Pottsville
Humanities Grant
Through May
"Friends in Frankford: Celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Frankford Friends School and the History
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
May
"Fresh Fasch: A Celebration of Johann Friedrich Fasch's 250th Aniiversary"
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
Through May
"SATORI 2007-2008 Season Pre-concert Lectures"
Allentown
Humanities Grant
Through May
"Murder By the Book: Great Suspense Novels and Corresponding FIlms"
Clarks Summit
Humanities Grant
Through May
"Murder By the Book: Great Suspense Novels and Corresponding FIlms"
Clarks Summit
Humanities Grant
Through May
"Listening and Lunch: Spring Opera Series"
Glen Mills
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
Through May
"When Hens Pee" "Cuando las Gallinas Mean)
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
May to June
"Art Goes to the Library"
Swarthmore
Humanities Grant
Through June
"Stage Door: Where Theater and Community Meet"
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
Through June
"Historically Speaking: A Book Discussion Program"
Kutztown
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
June
"Philadelphia Stories Writers & Readers Series At Rosemont College"
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
June
"Exploration Never Ends"
Philadelphia
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
June
"Envisioning Othello"
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
July
"Clifford Township Chautauqua Weekend"
Dale
Humanities Grant
July
"American Indian Traditional Skills Demonstration Weekend"
Horsham
Humanities Grant
Through September
"The Weaver's Trade"
Harleysville
Humanities Grant
May to September
"2008:Year of the Barn"
Towanda
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
Through October
"Civil Rites"
Pittsburgh
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
May 2008
10
"From the Golden Plough to the Golden Arches"
Newport
Commonwealth Speakers
11
"Mother's Day at Graeme Park"
Horsham
Humanities Grant
12
"Researching Your Pennsylvania Commonwealth Ancestor"
Easton
Commonwealth Speakers
12
"Researching Your Pennsylvania Commonwealth Ancestor"
Easton
Commonwealth Speakers
15
"Reminiscing with a Pennsylvania Officer About the Civil War"
Towanda
Commonwealth Speakers
15
"Meet General Meade, Victor of the Battle of Gettysburg"
Hollidaysburg
Commonwealth Speakers
15
"The Music, Dance, and Instruments of the PA Dutch"
Lehigh
Commonwealth Speakers
16
"Ragtime Jazz and Stride Blues"
Lansdale
Commonwealth Speakers
17
"What's So Funny?The Biology, Psychology and Philosophy of Humor"
Media
Commonwealth Speakers
18
"Children's Creative Workshop: Touching the Underground Railroad"
Aspers
Humanities Grant
19
"The Eurydice Symposium"
Philadelphia
Humanities Grant
21
Detecting Women
Pittsburgh
Read About It!
21
"The Battle of Bushy Run"
Washington
Commonwealth Speakers
21
"Philadelphia and the Civil War"
Garnet Valley
Commonwealth Speakers
27
American Life Stories
Somerset
Read About It!
28
"The Rhythms and Rhymes of American Folk Music"
Titusville
Commonwealth Speakers
28
American Life Stories
Philadelphia
Read About It!
31
Books on Screen
Wyoming
Read About It!
June 2008
1
"To Speak Her Heart: A History of Jewish Women's Devotional Literature"
Pittsburgh
Humanities Grant
3
"Ukrainian Immigration to the Coal Region of NE PA"
Shenandoah
Commonwealth Speakers
3
"Lenape Foodways"
Montgomery
Commonwealth Speakers
4
Books on Screen
Southampton
Read About It!
4
"Based on the Book: Best Seller Cinema"
Glen Mills
Commonwealth Speakers
6
"Insects of Dutch Still-life and Old Master Paintings"
Jenkintown
Humanities Grant
6
Facts in Fiction: the Civil War Era
Centre
Read About It!
6
100 Years of Dance in American Society
Turtle Creek
Commonwealth Speakers
7
"The Underground Railroad in Quilts"
Mifflinburg
Commonwealth Speakers
7
"Growing Yesterday's Garden"
Bernville
Commonwealth Speakers
7
"Did You Feed My Turkey?"
Chester
Commonwealth Speakers
8
"Music of Irving Berlin"
Sewickley
Humanities-and-the-Arts Grant
9
"The Crisis in Book Reviewing"
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Speakers
12
"Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?"
Upper Saint Clair
Commonwealth Speakers
12
"Missing Pages: The Neglected Literature of the Alleghenies"
Emporium
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"The Music, Dance, and Instruments of the Pennsylvania Germans"
Macungie
Commonwealth Speakers
16
Detecting Women
Pittsburgh
Read About It!
20
"How the Circus Helped Folks During the Great Depression"
Zelienople
Commonwealth Speakers
20
"The Indians of Pennsylvania"
Mount Gretna
Commonwealth Speakers
24
American Life Stories
Somerset
Read About It!
25
American Life Stories
Philadelphia
Read About It!
25
The Rhythms and Rhymes of American Folk Music
Sharon
Commonwealth Speakers
25
Books on Screen
Southampton
Read About It!
28
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt & the Paradox of Leadership
Columbia
Commonwealth Speakers
July 2008
11
"Lenape Lifeways"
Mount Gretna
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"From Earth Day to Global Warming: A Modern Environmental History of Pennsylvania"
Scranton
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"Pennsylvania Mountain Voices"
Uniondale
Commonwealth Speakers
20
"Pennsylvania's American Revolution"
Bridgeville
Commonwealth Speakers
25
"Meet General Meade"
Coudersport
Commonwealth Speakers
25
"Pennsylvania's Post Office Art of the New Deal"
Oil City
Commonwealth Speakers
27
"The Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania"
Wyomissing
Commonwealth Speakers
27
"Lenape Foodways"
Gilbertsville
Commonwealth Speakers
28
"Alive to the Call: Women and History in Northeastern Pennsylvania"
Brodheadsville
Commonwealth Speakers
August 2008
1
"Civil War Era Music"
Sewickley
Commonwealth Speakers
7
"Black Knights and Dead Parrots: The Philosophy of Monty Python"
Jenkintown
Commonwealth Speakers
11
"Civil War Era Music"
Cranberry Township
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"Lenape Foodways"
Mount Gretna
Commonwealth Speakers
18
"Growing Yesterday's Gardens"
Ephrata
Commonwealth Speakers
23
"Singin on the Rails"
Hesston
Commonwealth Speakers
30
"Pennsylvania Mountain Voices"
Ohiopyle
Commonwealth Speakers
September 2008
11
"Singin on the Rails"
Emporium
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"Civil War Era Music"
Doylestown
Commonwealth Speakers
15
"Dining With William Penn"
Kempton
Commonwealth Speakers
15
"How the Circus Helped Folks During the Great Depression"
Washington
Commonwealth Speakers
18
"Pennsylvania Musical Heritage in Song"
Newtown Square
Commonwealth Speakers
24
"Black Knights and Dead Parrots: Monty Python and Philosophy"
Mountainhome
Commonwealth Speakers
24
"Pennsylvania's Vanished Industries in Post Office Art"
Pottsville
Commonwealth Speakers
24
"The Rise and Fall of Mario Lanza"
Levittown
Commonwealth Speakers
28
"Ukrainian Immigration to the Coal Region of Northeastern Pennsylvania"
Weatherly
Commonwealth Speakers
October 2008
2
"Researching Your Pennsylvania Civil War Ancestor"
Bellefonte
Commonwealth Speakers
4
"Underground Railroad in Quilts"
Shrewsbury
Commonwealth Speakers
5
"Jefferson's Daughters"
Jamison
Commonwealth Speakers
10
"Based on the Book: Best-Seller Cinema"
Wyomissing
Commonwealth Speakers
12
"The Underground Railroad in Quilts"
Pleasant Mount
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"Indians of Pennsylvania"
Ellwood City
Commonwealth Speakers
14
"The Indians of Pennsylvania"
Greencastle
Commonwealth Speakers
18
"Secret Symbols in African Textiles"
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Speakers
19
"Pennsylvania Mountain Voices"
Cresco
Commonwealth Speakers
19
"The Underground Railroad in Quilts?"
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Speakers
23
"The Crisis in Book Reviewing"
Newtown Square
Commonwealth Speakers
November 2008
5
"Born of Fire: Songs of Steel and Industry"
Pittsburgh
Commonwealth Speakers
9
"Travelin' on the Main Line Canal"
Portage
Commonwealth Speakers
13
"Early Pennsylvanians and the Rise of the Fine Arts"
Washington Crossing
Commonwealth Speakers
16
"The Pennsylvania German Groundhog Lodges
Mechanicsburg
Commonwealth Speakers