past events

WORLD BEAT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 6, 2010
1-4pm
Free with paid admission to the museum Music filled the Everhart Museum on Sunday, June 6, 2010 during the World Beat Music Festival. Museum visitors enjoyed a vigorous afternoon of music, dance, and rhythm as they explored the traditions of Africa, Latin America, and the British Isles via Québec and Appalachia, thanks to the support of ARTS Engage, a program of the Lackawanna County Dept. of Arts & Culture.
The following groups performed at the Everhart's World Beat Music Festival: Jorge T. Cuevas & The Caribe Jazz Allstars (featuring some of the area's best jazz musicians); Kofi and Sankofa (an African Drum and Dance Ensemble); and Tunescape (an innovative contra dance band inspired by the music of Ireland and North America).
Each group hosted a hands-on workshop, a general audience demonstration, and a musical performance and visitors were invited to follow a single track of programs across the musical spectrum, such as all three hands-on workshops, or focus on one musical region and explore it in-depth through three different program elements with a single group.
Suitable for all ages, the Everhart's World Beat Music Festival served to highlight the Museum's African, Folk Art, and Ethnographic collections by interpreting them through music. Activities and performances were free with paid admission to the Museum..

4th Annual Summer Solstice Event
June 19, 2010, 5:00 pm to Midnight
The weather was beautiful for the Everhart's 4th Annual Summer Solstice and the event was a tremendous success! Attendees celebrated the beginning of summer with great food, libations and music on the Museum's front lawn! After dining on a mouth-watering dinner catered by Russell's Restaurant, attendees bid on a variety of wonderful items during the silent and live auctions which were led by WNEP's Ryan Leckey and auctioneer John Cowley. After the auctions closed guests danced the night away to the lively music of Shakey Ground! Thank you to everyone who helped make this event so successful! Check back soon for a complete list of our contributors who helped make this event possible...

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THE ART OF THE BRICK COMMUNITY DAY AND BRICK BUILDING CONTEST
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
The Art of the Brick® Community Day proved to be a fun day for all! Patrons enjoyed hands-on activities and demonstrations inspired by the Museum's temporary exhibit The Art of the Brick. As part of the family-oriented programming NEPA residents age 6 and older were invited to create and enter their own LEGO® brick masterpieces in a community-based building challenge. Patrons were invited to vote for their favorite entry in the "Viewer's Choice" category while a panel of professional judges voted for top prize in each of two categories: Most Creative/Original and Most Complex. Prize packages for the Brick Building Contest were donated by Penn Security Bank & Trust Co., The Oppenheim Family and Gertrude Hawk Chocolates, Inc. Financial assistance for The Art of the Brick Community Day was provided by Penn Security Bank & Trust Co. The Everhart Museum wishes to thank our Community Day Sponsor, our prize sponsors, our exhibit sponsors, all of the community partners who participated in the event, and all of the patrons who attended for helping make this such a successful day. Each image will open in a new window.

DAY OF THE DEAD COMMUNITY DAY
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Attendees had a great time exploring the traditions, celebrations, and art of Latin American culture on Sunday, November 1st. The Museum's Community Day event was held on one of the actual Days of the Dead which is celebrated traditionally on November 1st and 2nd . The Community Day event featured exhibition tours, hands-on activities and demonstrations inspired by the Everhart's exhibit Day of the Dead: Art & Culture in the Americas. From ofrendas and traditional Latino crafts, to music and dancing, the Everhart Museum along with community groups such as: Steamtown National Historic Site, RJG Latino Multi-Cultural Dance Group, Friends of the Poor, Saint Joe's Baby Pantry, Mariachi Tequila, SCOLA, CYC Luzerne County, and Marywood's LA RAZA Spanish Club were on hand to provide an imagination-filled day of fun! Activities were free with paid admission to the Museum and no reservations were required.

“FIESTA AT THE EVERHART MUSEUM”
Thursday, October 1, 2009; 6:00 to 8:00 pm
“Fiesta at the Everhart Museum,” a benefit preview featuring the Museum's new exhibitions Day of the Dead: Art & Culture in the Americas and Celebrating Ancestors: Student Art at the Everhart, was a great success. Attendees enjoyed great Mexican-inspired food and cocktails catered by Accentuate Caterers of Distinctive Events and authentic pan de muerto (bread of the dead) provided by Taqueria Oaxaca while they tapped their toes to the festive sounds of Mariachi Tequila. “Fiesta at the Everhart Museum” was sponsored in part by Parente Randolph, LLC.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Sunday, August 9, 2009; 12:00-4:00pm
The 4th annual "Sunday in the Park," a collaborative event put on by the Everhart Museum, Lackawanna County Library System, and the Scranton Cultural Center for children and their families was a great success! This collaborative event featured hands on interactive projects, crafts, face-painting, games, raffles and live musical performances. This year highlighted fossils, dinosaurs, and creativity focusing on the libraries summer theme Be Creative at Your Library and the Everhart's summer exhibition Ancient Microworlds. Activities were free and suitable for all ages.

MUSEUMS ON THE MOVE SCAVENGER HUNT
August 2-15, 2009
The Everhart Museum was pleased to partner with the new Snö Cove Water Park as part of its Museums on the Move Program during the month of August. Visitors of the Everhart Museum and Snö Cove were given discount coupons to each location. Each location offered a joint scavenger hunt comprised of a selection of objects which were carefully chosen to highlight elements of each location that that relate to something at the other location. The scavenger hunt was suitable for ages 16 and under and was free with paid admission to the Museum and/or Snö Cove. The goal of the hunt was to find as many objects as possible at each location. Upon completion of the scavenger hunt, children were able to redeem them for a small prize at Snö Cove or the Everhart Museum.