A Midsummer's Evening of Music - Thomas Neeley House, Washington Crossing
Posted by Jo-Anne Atwell
on Aug 15, 2010
Sunday evening, August 15th, will be a special evening in Solebury Township. The Friends of the Washington Crossing Historic Park and the Thompson Neely House Auxiliary will present faculty members of the Community Conservatory of Doylestown in concert for the first time in eastern Bucks County. FREE to the public, the event will take place at the Military Cemetery at the Thompson Neely House on the corner of Aquetong and River Roads, two miles south of New Hope. The program will begin at 6 p.m. but you are encouraged to come early with a picnic and blanket and/or chairs and enjoy this beautiful setting along the Delaware Towpath and River. For your safety and comfort, there will be open automobile access to the sight directed by the Solebury Township Police and the New Hope/Solebury Fire Company squad.
Sunday evening, August 15th, will be a special evening in Solebury Township. The Friends of the Washington Crossing Historic Park and the Thompson Neely House Auxiliary will present faculty members of the Community Conservatory of Doylestown in concert for the first time in eastern Bucks County. FREE to the public, the event will take place at the Military Cemetery at the Thompson Neely House on the corner of Aquetong and River Roads, two miles south of New Hope. The program will begin at 6 p.m. but you are encouraged to come early with a picnic and blanket and/or chairs and enjoy this beautiful setting along the Delaware Towpath and River. For your safety and comfort, there will be open automobile access to the sight directed by the Solebury Township Police and the New Hope/Solebury Fire Company squad. The Community Conservatory faculty will include performances by Albena Stoykova, a violinist from Bulgaria, Mark Ingerman, from Russia on Keyboards, a local vocalist Sarah Herot and a duet by Richard Diblassio, singer and accordion player, and singer and guitarist Rich Dellelo. The duet will perform a variety of popular songs from the 50s and 60s. FREE admission to the evening will also include the granting of two wishes to area seniors, one from New Hope, PA and one from Lambertville, NJ, by the Twilight Wish Foundation, a national organization begun in Doylestown, PA. The wishes are being sponsored by the Doylestown Rotary Club. The evening will conclude with a performance by international opera star Ms. Emily Golden who now resides in Solebury, PA. For further information, please call 215-297-9799. There is no rain date.