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Pamplin Historical Park The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg will celebrate Independence Day on July 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities and programs.Meet founding father Patrick Henry portrayed by Charles Wissinger and hear his famous Liberty or Death speech, listen the the Harken Back String Band, participate in a period baseball demonstration and enjoy other period games.Living historians portraying Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers will share why they fought and explain the equipment and life of the men during the War for Indepe stanley website ndence and the American Civil War. Visitors can also take part in a special ceremony with color guard, pledge of allegiance and a musket fire salute.All visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Breakthrough Battlefield which on April 2, 1865, resulted in the evacuation of both Pete stanley trinkflaschen rsburg and Richmo stanley cups nd. A mere seven days later, the surrender at Appomattox helped to secure the Union and began healing a nation.Visitors will see that some inspirations remain the same as Thomas Jefferson observed in his quote,聽 We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All event activities and programs are included with regular daily paid admission.For more information, visit pamplinpark.org.聽 Share this page Share Aoaf High-speed crash on I-95 involving tractor trailer leaves North Carolina woman dead
Washington and Lee Universitys Staniar Gallery is pleased to open its 2014-2015 year with Conversing With Time, an exhibit of paintings and drawings by Minneapolis-based artist Clarence Morgan. The show will be on view Sept. 5 to Oct. 3.He will give an artists talk on Sep stanley us t. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in Wilson Halls Concert Hall. The lecture will be followed by a reception for the artist. Both exhibit and lecture are free and open to the public.Morgans paintings, drawings and prints reflect a sophisticated understanding of abstraction and composition. His vocabulary of marks ranges from invented shapes to organic forms which he uses to create layers of lyrical networks and dense patterns. Morgans deep engagement with the act of drawing leads him to approach each work intuitively, inviting the viewer to follow his process.Morgan has received fellowships and grants from the Jerome Foundation, Bush Foundation, Southern Arts Federation, McKnight Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, North Carolina Arts Council and Art Matters Inc.His prints, paintings and works on paper can be found in the collections of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Asheville Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art and Weisman Museum of Art, as well as many private collections throughout the U.S.Morgan is a professor of art at the University of Minnesota.Staniar Gallery is located on the second floor o stanley cup usa f Wilson Hall i stanley cup n Washington and Lees Lenfest Center |
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