| 06/02/2004 COUNTLESS SUMMER EXPERIENCES AWAIT IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA |
Contact: Lauren Tosti, Public Relations Manager
Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau, Inc. 215-639-0300 x231 or [email protected]
COUNTLESS SUMMER EXPERIENCES AWAIT IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA The Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau, Inc. is pleased to present a calendar of events for July, August and September 2004. Whether its an outdoor movie on the lawn of the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, a guided walking tour through Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve minutes from historic New Hope, a tubing trip down the Delaware River, a visit to Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bensalem (home of champion Smarty Jones!) or a drive on scenic River Road, something new and inviting awaits visitors of every age and interest this summer in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Peddler’s Village, a country-style shopping village full of independent boutiques and landscaped gardens, will kick off the summer season in Bucks County with their first annual Celebration of Freedom featuring live entertainment, picnic foods, children’s activities and evening fireworks on July 3. Other highlights this summer include a full line-up of concerts and performances at Bensalem’s Commerce Bank Amphitheater; an early 20th-century July Fourth Celebration at Fonthill Museum featuring a decorated bike parade, pony rides, watermelon eating contests and old-time games; a comprehensive exhibition of the work of Pennsylvania Impressionist Edward Redfield at the James A. Michener Art Museum’s New Hope site; and a new multicultural festival called Colonial Crossroads at Pennsbury Manor, the home of William Penn. With so much to see and do in Bucks County this summer, travelers will want to take advantage of the Bucks County Conference & Visitors Bureau’s “Stay a Night on Us!” package available through August 31 by booking rooms exclusively on-line at www.ExperienceBucksCounty.com. Guests will receive a free third night at participating hotels, bed & breakfasts and country inns. Additional information and photographs are available upon request or by contacting the individual sites/organizations. BUCKS COUNTY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July, August and September 2004
Performing Arts, Music and Film
Bristol Riverside Theatre. 215-785-0100. www.brtstage.org Over the Rainbow, July 8 – 11, 16 – 18 Showstopper Broadway, August 5 – 8, 13 – 15 Bucks County Community College. 215-968-8087. www.bucks.edu/jazz Jazz at Bucks – The Mike Kennedy Quartet, September 20 Commerce Bank Amphitheater, Bensalem Central Park. 215-633-3635. www.cbaevents.com U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, July 8 BREAK (hip-hop show from NYC), July 18 Janis Ian, July 25 Lauren Hart Band, August 1 Blackthorn, August 8 Trout Fishing in America, August 15 Sinatra Review with Gene Krupa Band, August 22 Rockin’ Ron Cade’s Memphis Memories, September 12 Rockapella and Fireworks Spectacular, September 18 The Main Street Theatre, Quakertown. 215-536-3545. www.themainstreettheatre.com How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, June 30 – July 17 Mame, July 21 – August 7 Ragtime, August 13 – 30
I Do! I Do!, September 9 – 26 Sellersville Theater 1894. 215-257-5808. www.ST94.com Commander Cody, July 1 The Electric Strawbs, July 10 The Emperor’s New Clothes (family performance), July 10 and July 17 Tom Rush, July 11 Suzy Bogguss, July 12 Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul, July 16 The Harry James Orchestra, July 23 John Sebastian, July 24 The Glass Slipper (family performance), July 24 and July 31 Greg Brown with Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey, July 29 Ollabelle, July 31 Junior Brown, August 7 Burrito Deluxe, August 13 Dr. Demento, August 14 Under the Stars (outdoor film series), Mercer Museum. 215-345-0210. www.mercermuseum.org The Wizard of Oz, July 6 Signs, July 13 Duck Soup & Disney Cartoon Parade, July 20 An American in Paris, July 27 Jailhouse Rock, August 3 Toy Story, August 10 Visual Art
Buckingham Valley Vineyards. 215-794-7188. [email protected] 3rd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, July – August James A. Michener Art Museum. 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org The Cities, the Towns, the Crowds: The Paintings of Robert Spencer, through September 19 (Doylestown) Edward Redfield: Just Values and Fine Seeing, through January 9 (New Hope) Red, Hot, and Blue: A Salute to American Musicals, July 24 – October 17 (Doylestown) David Hayes, through October 3 (Doylestown, outdoor sculpture) Historic Demonstrations & Museums
Bucks County Audubon Society. 215-297-5880. www.bcas.org Historic Barn Tour & Reception, July 23 and 24 Fonthill Museum. 215-348-9461. www.mercermuseum.org Tower Tour for Families (Explore Henry Mercer’s castle), July 3 and August 7 Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, July 4 Graeme Park. 215-343-0965. www.ushistory.org/graeme Living History Sundays, through August Celtic Heritage Festival, July 17 Mercer Museum. 215-345-0210. www.mercermuseum.org Duck Decoys and the Delaware, through January 3
Log House Open House (Costumed Interpreters & Craft Demonstrations), July 3 and August 7 Early American Craft Demonstration: Wildlife Watercolor Art, July 31 Early American Craft Demonstration: Delaware River Decoys, August 28 New Hope Canal Boat Company. 215-862-0758. www.canalboats.com Mule-drawn canal boat rides with costumed historian on board Pennsbury Manor. 215-946-0400. www.pennsburymanor.org Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration, July 18 and September 26 Garden Highlights, July 25 and September 26 Historic Trades Demonstration, August 1 Living History Theater, August 8 Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration, August 15 Animals at Pennsbury, August 29 Colonial Crossroads, September 11 and 12 Nature Centers & Outdoor Activities
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve. 215-862-2924. www.bhwp.org Daily Guided Tours, July – September Open House Day, July 17 Fall Plant Sale, September 11 & 12 Bucks County River Country. 215-297-5000. www.rivercountry.net Tubing, canoeing, kayaking and rafting trips on the Delaware River Churchville Nature Center. 215-357-4005. www.churchvillenaturecenter.org Saturday Morning Bird Walks, July – September Sunday Naturalist Programs for the Family, July – August North American Butterfly Association’s Annual Butterfly Count, July 10 Native American Festival at Lenape Village, July 24 and 25 Delaware River Fly-Fishing. 215-343-1720. www.flyfishingguideservice.com Full and half-day fly-fishing tours Haycock Stables, Inc. 215-257-6271. www.haycockstables.com Guided horseback riding in Nockamixon State Park Festivals, Celebrations and Competitions
Bristol Cultural & Historical Foundation, Inc. 215-781-9895. www.bristolhistory.org Peach Festival, August 15 National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. 215-345-0600. www.czestochowa.us 39th Annual Polish American Festival, August 28, 29, 30 and September 4 and 5 Peddler’s Village. 215-794-4000. www.peddlersvillage.com Celebration of Freedom, July 3 Teddy Bear’s Picnic, July 10 and 11 International Food and Fun Fair, August 14 and 15 Scarecrow Competition & Display, September 13 – October 31 |
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