Slifer House

Slifer House Museum to Hold Upcoming Musical Events

May 3, 2007

The Slifer House Museum will host the 41st Annual Lewisburg Spring Music Recital by the school-aged pupils of Ruth Blankenship for its Mothers Day program on Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 3:00pm. The piano portion will feature six students: Amanda Albright, Leah Bettner, Maggie Connolly, Deborah and Megan McGinnis and Brandyn Vassey. The students will perform songs such as Bach’s “Prelude in C” and a rousing duet of “The Muffin Man”. The vocal portion includes the above students as well as Kristen Ippolito, Sarah and Robert Murcek and Matt Poremsky. The songs of Irving Berlin will be featured with a variety of solos, duets and ensembles such as “Blue Skies”, How Deep is the Ocean”, “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody”, “Puttin’ on the Ritz”, “Play a Simple Melody”, “The Girl That I Marry”, “Always” and “God Bless America”. Weather permitting, the concert will be held on the front lawn of the museum. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket and a small donation for the freewill offering. In case of rain, the event will be held in Marlow Hall, at RiverWoods Nursing Care Center. An old-fashioned ice cream social will follow the recital.

Slifer House Museum is the former home of Colonel Eli Slifer, who served as both Treasurer (1850’s) and Secretary (during the Civil War) of Pennsylvania. His home is the design of Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. The museum interior is carefully recreated to evoke the life and times of the Victorian period. It is situated on the campus of RiverWoods, a senior living community, and is owned and operated by Albright Care Services. The museum is open for tours, Tuesdays through Sundays, 1-4PM.

To learn more about the Slifer House, contact us by e-mail or call (570) 524-2245.