Epiphany Celebration 2014 at Glencairn Museum

Sunday, January 5, 2014

12:00 TO 4:30 PM

Glencairn Museum

Admission: First Floor FREE. Guided tours: $8 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students with I.D., members and children 4 and under Free, $20.00 family rate (up to 4 individuals in one household. Half price for additional guests). Trips to the Tower: $5/person, $10 for 3 people.

Mark the date traditionally celebrated as the day the Wise Men visited the Holy Family. View the Follow the Star: World Nativities exhibition one final time until next year, take the "Christmas in the Castle" guided tour, hear live holiday music, participate in an activity, and enjoy light refreshments.

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH

THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH

This year, Bryn Athyn College presents The Phantom Tollbooth. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this story for years on end. A perfect play for audiences of all ages!

•Saturday, Feb 1 | 7 PM

•Sunday, Feb 2 | 2 PM

•Friday, Feb 7 | 7 PM

•Saturday, Feb 8 | 2 PM

All shows are performed in the Mitchell Performing Arts Center. | Buy tickets!

Christmas Birding...

Participate in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust on Saturday, December 21, from 8 a.m. – noon.

Christmas Sing Concert 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

8:00 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 7:15)

Admission: $10 general admission, FREE for Museum members. Reserved seating for Gold members only (reservations required by Monday, December 16. Contact Joralyn Echols at 267-502-2987 or joralyn.echols@glencairnmuseum.org to reserve your seats).

Seating capacity: 225.

The Museum continues a Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family tradition and hosts the “Glencairn Sing,” a Christmas concert open to the public. The program will feature the “Glencairn Horns,” composed of current and former members of the Philadelphia Orchestra Orchestra (David Bilger on trumpet, Blair Bollinger on bass trombone, Eric Carlson on trombone, and Randy Gardner and Daniel Williams on horn). The Glencairn Horns will play a series of Christmas melodies and chorales that was collected and arranged in the 1920s by Anton Horner, former principal horn with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Other performers include graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia pianist Jungeun Kim, the Academy of the New Church Choral and many more. Readings from the Christmas story and audience caroling will be interspersed throughout the musical offerings.

source: BA Post

 

CHRISTMAS TABLEAUX

December 15, 2013

The Christmas story will be presented in living pictures this Sunday, December 9, in two locations:

Cathedral Tableaux: 3:30, 5:00, 7:00,

8:15 pm. On your way in be sure to notice the shepherds and various animals (meet ―Percy,‖ the new baby camel, sheep and donkey) around the campfire near the Porte Cochere. Children may pet the animals, but please try not to frighten them. Children's Tableaux at Heilman Hall: 3:30 & 4:30 pm. Portrayed by children of elementary school age, these four Advent scenes are part of a worship service for all ages. Because this is a worship service, please don't bring cameras for before, during or after the service.

source: BA post