by Village Insider on May 9, 2012
Peddler’s Village presents the annual Fine Arts & Contemporary Crafts Show on Sat., June 2, and Sun., June 3, 2012, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, contemporary crafts and more at the Fine Arts and Contemporary Crafts Show on June 2 & 3
More than 40 of the region’s best artists will exhibit and sell a variety of work including paintings, photography, wood creations, mixed media, jewelry, pottery, glasswork, fiber creations, and ceramics. Artists were juried in by a committee of art experts, ensuring only the highest quality of exhibited work. Judges will select show winners, awarding $2,000 in cash prizes. One artist will receive the Founders Award and Peddler’s Village will purchase the artwork for the Jamison Family’s art collection on permanent display in the Village.
The Village will swing with the smooth sounds of the area’s finest jazz, blues and pop musicians. The schedule of entertainment includes:
Saturday, June 2
Noon – 2:00 p.m.: A Perfect 5th, Main Green Gazebo
Don’t miss this entertaining jazz ensemble.
1:00-3:00 p.m.: Peter Pix, Courtyard
Lots of personality plus incredible cover tunes.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Rendition, Main Green Balcony
Energetic, swinging and always entertaining jazz ensemble
Sunday, June 3
Noon – 2:00 p.m.: The Overtones, Main Green Balcony
This duo performs songs that span generations.
1:00-3:00 p.m.: Tony Alosi, Courtyard
A songwriter/singer with a unique mix of blues, funk, R&B and smooth jazz.
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.: Jersey Harmony Chorus
Strolling a Capella Choir.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Eric Mintel Quartet, Gazebo
Energetic, swinging and always entertaining, the Eric Mintel Quartet has entertained audiences from the White House to the Kennedy Center.
The Peddler’s Village 50th Anniversary Landscape Design Competition in partnership with Delaware Valley College also kicks off this weekend. The following three DelVal students were chosen from a group of 10 landscape design students who competed for their designs to be planted on the Peddler’s Village Street Road Green flower beds: Christopher Casola, Junior, Ornamental Horticulture/Environmental Design; Cecilia Probst, Junior, Ornamental Horticulture/Environmental; and Kristen Ryan, Senior, Floriculture. The public can vote at Peddler’s Village for their favorite design from June 2 through August 13. The winner of the competition will be announced on September 15.
The show is held rain or shine. Admission and parking are free. For more information, please visit www.peddlersvillage.com or call 215-794-4000.
by Village Insider on May 1, 2012
Watch the Civil War brought to life at Peddler’s Village Civil War Days, Friday, May 11, through Sunday, May 13.
Experience the thrill of a Civil War living history and reenactment! Travel back in time as you watch infantry, cavalry and artillery units in battle scenarios. Watch President Lincoln address the troops and deliver the Gettysburg Address. Walk through the confederate and union camps to see how the troops lived, attend a Civil War wedding, take a Candlelight Camp Tour and enjoy musical performances by the Providence Brigade Brass Band and the 69th PA Irish.
Civil War Days begins on Friday with a mid-day program for school and community groups from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit seven Living History stations on the following topics: A Soldier’s Life; Drill and Marching; Firing the Civil War Musket; Civil War Medicine; Officer in the Civil War; Artillery, and Commissary.
Reservations are recommended for school and community group visits on Friday, May 11. For more information and to make reservations, please call 215-794-4000.
Saturday schedule, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.:
Camp Opens at 10 a.m. with Artillery Demo, Infantry Marching and Drilling
Civil War Wedding Reenactment at 11:30 a.m.
The Sixth New York Independent Battery Artillery Demonstrations, noon & 2 p.m
Providence Brigade Regimental Brass Band of Rhode Island performs, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Battle Skirmish between the Union and Confederate troops at 4 p.m.
Candlelight Camp Tours 8-9 p.m.
Bucks County Civil War Round Table featuring Lt. Edwin Fretz (PA 104th) Br. Gen. Francis Barlow
Civil War Heritage Foundation Longstreet Corp. featuring General Longstreet, General Kemper, Major Fairfax, Mrs. Kemper and Mrs. Fairfax
Daily Life of a Civil War soldier demonstrations
Sutler Camp (Civil War version of traveling peddler)
Traveling Minstrel strolls and performs Civil War era repertoire
Sunday schedule, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.:
Camp Opens at 10 a.m. with Camp Life and Living History
Civil War Church Service at 11 a.m. Open to the public
69th PA Irish Infantry Drilling, Marching, Safety and Weapons check at 12:00 p.m.
69th PA Irish Band Performance at 1:00 p.m. in the Main Green Gazebo
President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, 2 p.m., Gazebo
The Sixth New York Independent Battery Artillery Demonstrations at 2:30 p.m.
Bucks County Civil War Round Table featuring Lt. Edwin Fretz (104PA), Br. Gen. Francis Barlow
Civil War Heritage Foundation Longstreet Corp. featuring General Longstreet, General Kemper, Major Fairfax, Mrs. Kemper and Mrs. Fairfax:
Traveling Minstrel strolls and performs Civil War era repertoire
Peddler’s Village Civil War Days takes place on the Street Road Green. Admission and parking are free. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.peddlersvillage.com/ or call 215-794-4000.
