Artistry in the Ordinary
- NYCHAPS
- Events & Programs
Saturdays, May 9th thru July 4th from 8am - 12pm
Held in conjunction with the Dillsburg Farmers Market
Life in Colonial America was not easy. Art, as a form of expression, was not something for which the settlers had time. However humans have always had a desire to create beauty. So what do you do when you desire beauty but are forced to focus on survival? You let your creativity shine in the ordinary things of life: from fiber arts to blacksmithing, from carpentry to pottery, from masonry to rifle making, colonial Americans turned their ordinary tasks into unique forms of art. Spend the next nine weeks with us as we explore the different ways in which common chores were fashioned into works of art.
Schedule:
May 9th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun Display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing, Sons of the American Revolution encampment and colorguard
May 16th - Colonial children's games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Mashing demonstration, 18th Century Gun display
May 23rd - Pretzel making, Quilting demonstration, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Making powder horns, Pottery making, Stripping demonstration
8:00am - noon Making Powder Horns
8:00am - noon Stripping Demo in the Distillery
9:00am - noon Gary Smith, of the colonial music duo, Forbes Road Frolic, will present "Instrumental Artistry: Tools of the Musical Artist" a display of antique and reproduction musical instruments in the Tavern
9:00am - noon Pretzel Making at the Bake Oven postponed until 5/30
(pretzels will be for sale starting at 10am for $3/each)
9:00am - 11:30am Quilting Demo in the Tavern
18th Century Historic Gun Display in the Wheelwright Shop
May 30th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Lead casting, Making powder horns, Antique musical instruments
8:00am - noon Lead casting
8:00am - noon Making a powder horn
8:00am - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop
9:00am - noon Pretzel making at the Bake oven
(pretzels will be for sale starting at 10am for $3/each)
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
Redware Pottery
June 6th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Decorative painting, Hearth cooking
8:00a - 12:00p Tomahawk throwing
8:00am - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop
Hearth baking inside the Tavern
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
Decorative Painting
June 13th - Spirits Run, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing-make your own cookie cutter, Spinning demonstration, Antique musical instruments
8:00a - noon Spirit run in the distillery
8:00a - noon Tomahawk throwing
8:00a - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop
9:00a - noon Tinsmithing - making cookie cutters at the Bake Oven (bring your cookie cutters back next week and use them to make cookies in the back oven!)
9:00am - noon Gary Smith, of the colonial music duo, Forbes Road Frolic, will present "Instrumental Artistry: Tools of the Musical Artist" a display of antique and reproduction musical instruments in the Tavern
Spinning demo inside the Tavern
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
June 20th - Pretzel/cookie making, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display
8:00a - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop9:00a - noon Pretzels / Cookie making at the bake oven (bring your cookie cutter from last week and use it to make cookies in the bake oven!)
(pretzels will be for sale starting at 10am for $3/each)
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
June 27th - Colonial games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Proofing barrel, Shoe making, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Wood turning
8:00a - noon Proofing barrel in the Distillery
8:00a - noon Tomahawk throwing
8:00a - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop
9:00a - noon Kids games in the yard to the left of the Tavern
9:00a - noon Wood turning in the Wheelwright Shop
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
Shoe making
July 4th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display
8:00am - noon Coopering in the Wheelwright Shop
18th Century Historic Gun display in the Wheelwright Shop
All events are free and open to the public.
Date: every Saturday, May 9th thru July 4th
Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Dills Tavern
227 N Baltimore St
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Phone: 717-502-1440
