Marian Anderson was a contralto whose voice won her acclaim around the world. Her 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial was a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement.
The legendary opera La Ville morte, the only opera ever composed by leading music educator and conductor Nadia Boulanger, in collaboration with her mentor Raoul Pugno, will be given its Greek premiere –and only its third ever production worldwide– on the GNO Alternative Stage, at the SNFCC.
Pennsylvania - Colonial History, Amish Culture, Industry: Pennsylvania has retained strong elements of folk culture among its diverse ethnic groups. The Plain People the Amish, the Mennonites, and other small sects have kept their traditional ways of life based in the teachings of the Bible. Lancaster county is the original home of the Amish, but owing to the growth of their population, they have expanded to other areas in Pennsylvania and throughout the country. The folk art and cooking of the Pennsylvania Dutch are famous, and their brightly painted designs known as hex signs adorn their large barns. Typical Pennsylvanian foods include scrapple (seasoned cornmeal mush with pork), baked
MONTGOMERY Paulette E. Montgomery (nee Hartswick) age 76 of Mt. Royal passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Aug. 7, 2023, in the Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Mrs. Montgomery was born in Washington, DC on March 5, 1947, to Paul and Dorothy (nee Brown) Hartswick. She was raised in Paulsboro and had lived in