Events 2006
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February 11, 2006
Antique Valentine Workshop
Prior registration required
March 15, 2006
Trip to Civil War Museum
Harrisburg speaker on bus Dr. David Valuska, Civil War expert and author of
"Damn Dutch". More information
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March 25-26, 2006 (Sat. 9am-5pm : Sun. 10am-4pm)
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman Spring Fine Art & Crafts Festival The Reading-Berks & Lehigh Valley Chapters of the Guild host their Festival
at Kutztown University Field House.
More
information
April 1, 2006 (10am - 4pm)
Springtime Cleanup at the Farm
This is a work day. Lunch is
provided for all volunteers that come out and help.
Easter on the Farm
(Rain date April 9, 2006) FREE admission and parking. Interesting and fun activities are planned for every visitor to this event. A program featuring Pennsylvania German Easter customs and traditions, a book reading of “The Egg Tree” by Katherine Milhous. Don Kemmerer and the Bethlehem Area Moravian Trombone Choir will perform their trombone music as part of the program in the schoolhouse. Artisans in the Farm House will be demonstrating and offering traditionally decorated Easter eggs, fabric crafts, Bees-wax candles and other items, Folk-Art decorated items, and there will be samples of Pennsylvania Dutch Spring-time foods. Fastnachts will be made and sold in the Summer Kitchen. Outdoors, children may make traditional onion-skin dyed eggs, a paper Easter basket and participate in an egg hunt. Everyone will help decorate an old-fashioned Egg Tree on the lawn. There will be nanny goat and her kids and traditional farm activities. One of the two log cabins will be open for tours. More information
April 22-23, 2006
(10am-5pm)
16th
Annual Old Time Plow Boys spring plowing show and Civil War
Encampment.
The Feature this year are the case tractor and the associated engineflea market spaces, vendors,
craftersMente
Chevrolet, Haldeman Ford, DeWalt's Rv's displays.barrel rides, wagon rides
around the property, children's games and crafts, food available, NO
FEES FOR PARKING OR ADMISSION
May 8, 2006
Glieder Fescht Membership dinner by invitation
only**
May 21,
2006 (1pm - 5pm)
Rye Basket Workshop
Another in our series of
almost extinct traditional crafts. Class is being taught by renowned artisan Vicki
Heffner. Registration includes all materials and lunch. Event begins is being
held at the Heritage Center at 22 Luckenbill Road.
More information
June 3, 2006
Pennsylvania Artist Blacksmith Association Show
More information
July 1-9, 2006
Kutztown PA German Festival
More information
July 24-27, 2006
Children’s Cultural Camp in the morning
Yunge (Older Children) Cultural Camp in
the afternoon
August 12-13, 2006
Old Time Plow Boys plowing show
October 14-15, 2006 (Sat. 10am-4pm
: Sun. 11am-4pm)
Heritage Harvest Fescht, 2nd Annual
Come to the Heritage Center to experience Pennsylvania German Music, Food,
Crafts and different farm activities. This event is children and family
friendly. Local artisans will come to demonstrate their crafts and display
their art. Demonstrations will occur daily in the farmhouse museum and at
different locations on the heritage center complex. Several non-profit
groups will be on site to pass out information. The historical farmhouse
will be open for tours as well as demonstrations will be occurring
throughout the day. Other outbuildings such as the summer kitchen/washhouse,
the bank barn and one of the log houses. The Pennsylvania German Cultural
Heritage Center’s mission is to educate and disseminate information to the
community on the history and culture of the Pennsylvania Germans and rural
life in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Click to
view photos from 2005 1st Annual Heritage Harvest Fescht
November 26, 2006
Decorate for Christmas on the Farm Volunteers needed to help us decorate
for our Christmas on the Farm event.
December 2, 2006 (10am-4pm)
Christmas on the Farm
FREE admission. More
information
** Events held off site.
Using the grounds
The Heritage center is available for functions such as family reunions, children's birthday parties and weddings. Tent set-ups, catering, etc. can be arranged. We also offer speakers for community functions. Contact Darlene Moyer, Assistant Director, for more information.
Tours or the Heritage Center
Ongoing tours are held throughout the year by appointment.
Large group tours need at least 4 weeks to arrange.
Please call 610-683-1589 or email
heritage@kutztown.edu.
Volunteering
Volunteers are needed to help make these events the best they can be. If you would like to find out how you can help please contact us at (610) 683-1589 or heritage@kutztown.edu, or visit our Volunteering page.
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday10:00am - 12:00pm
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Tours by Appointment
Contact us at (610)683-1589 or heritage@kutztown.edu
Updated: 01-05-07