Oxygen Day in the Garden: Special 250th Anniversary Celebration!
August 4 @ 11:30 am - 4:00 pm
This is a FREE event, and Kid-centered outdoor activities will begin at 11:30am with light refreshments.
On Sunday the museum will host its annual Oxygen Day Garden Party. The museum will open for tours beginning at 1 pm, with special indoor music in the front room (across from the library) provided by Fred Hooper, piano and Broderick Lesher, violin from 1:30-3:30 pm. On the grounds, visitors can interact with a Brewmeister, who demonstrates the brewing of beer as it would have been done during Priestley’s time, and listen to the music of fiddler Beverley Conrad. At 1:30 pm and again at 3:30 pm in the Pond Building, Dr. Priestley, portrayed by Ron Blatchley, will demonstrate science experiments using equipment common during Priestley’s lifetime. A tribute to the American Chemical Society and special recognition of Rory Arne Olofson, Phd retired professor of Chemistry, Penn State University. There is no charge for Sunday’s events, although anyone wishing to attend the science demonstrations must get tickets in the Visitors Center, because seating is limited.