At Glencairn Museum
Friday, May 17, 2013 | 7:00 PM Annual Swedenborg Foundation Meeting, 8:00 PM Lecture (Seating for LECTURE beginning at approximately 7:30. Seating Capacity: 180)

Admission: Donations welcome.

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian (pictured; Oil on canvas, Portrait of Emanuel Swedenborg, Carl Frederick von Breda, 1817, Collection of Glencairn Museum). The Swedenborg Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in West Chester, PA, was started more than 150 years ago as an organization dedicated to keeping Swedenborg’s writings in print. It has grown over the years to offer an expanded range of publications, videos, and other resources to help people learn about Swedenborg. Over the past year the Foundation has laid the groundwork for the next step in their growth—communicating Swedenborg’s message in the digital world via social media. In addition to continuing their tradition of producing high-quality publications, they have launched a Heaven and Hell Facebook page that now has over fifty thousand followers and created a series of videos that present Emanuel Swedenborg’s ideas to a modern audience.

Find out more with Dr. Jonathan Rose, the Series Editor of the New Century Edition (NCE), which is an ongoing project that incorporates the latest scholarship to produce a contemporary, accessible translation of Swedenborg’s theological writings. Rose teaches a popular weekly Spirit and Life Bible Study class, available on ustream or on Facebook at Spirit and Life Bible Study. This class is a current passion for Dr. Rose who holds a B.A. and a M.Div. in religion from Bryn Athyn College (BAC) and a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Latin from Bryn Mawr College. He has worked for years in the study of Neo-Latin and in Swedenborgian research. He was both chaplain and a tenured professor of religion and sacred languages at BAC before taking on his current position. As Series Editor of the NCE, Jonathan does translating, editing, research, and fund raising for the project. He is a seventh-generation Swedenborgian.

Dr. Rose will be joined by the Foundation’s new Multimedia Writer and Producer, Curtis Childs. Curtis, 28, graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, MI, in May 2008 with a B.A. in Communications. That same year he also began work as the Director of KidsLIVE­­ where he serves as a writer, director, actor, comedian, musician, videographer and artist in the production of performances for kindergarten through fifth graders that endeavor to be fun and engaging at the same time that they provide a relevant worship experience for children. Curtis has collaborated with Jonathan on the production of his Bible study class videos since 2011 and is looking forward to this opportunity to share he and Dr. Rose’s exciting work online.

All are invited–members as well as the general public–and there is no charge. Those who are not attending the business meeting will be seated at approximately 7:30. At the conclusion of the presentation the audience is invited to meet the speakers at a reception where light desserts will be served. For further information about the event please contact Alexia Cole at the Swedenborg Foundation: info@swedenborg.com.

At Cairnwood Estate
Thursday, March 14, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Launching the Evergreen & Emerald Gala celebrations, Cairnwood welcomes Justin Martin, the acclaimed author of Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted. Join us for a book signing and presentation by the author followed by light refreshments.  Admission: free.

At Glencairn Museum
Saturday, March 16, 2013 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free Admission. Reservations required by Thursday, March 14. Contact Doreen Carey at 267.502.2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org to become a member and book your spot today!

Looking for a way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? And did you know that every year thousands of school children visit Glencairn for field trips? Museum Members are invited to come to Glencairn for a day of Celtic art and to learn about one of the programs Glencairn offers to school groups. You will learn about how the mosaics in Glencairn were made, see Celtic designs that inspired the patterns and colors, and can try your hand at making a paper “mosaic tile” to take home! Also enjoy light refreshments in the Upper Hall at this family-friendly program.

At Cairnwood Estate
Sunday, March 24, 2013 | 1:00 pm

Cairnwood Estate is inviting area families to shake off the winter doldrums by searching for some 10,000 colorful plastic eggs filled with candy at its Victorian Easter Egg Hunt Sunday, March 24th.

The egg search will be begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. on the expansive lawns and in the beautiful gardens of the more than a century-old mansion designed by the renowned architectural firm Carrère and Hastings.

The event is open to children 12 years old and younger, with a designated area for children under 3 years of age. The Cairnwood Estate staff will dress in Victorian outfits, and some other little surprises will be among eggs filled with candy. After a long winter, this event is a great way to kick-off the spring and enjoy the grounds of a historic treasure in early springtime.

Attendees are asked to bring an Easter basket to collect the eggs and a $5 donation/ child is greatly appreciated. Cafe available with refreshments for sale.

For more information, contact the estate at info@cairnwood.org or call 215-947-2004.

Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14 | Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21, 2013 |1:00 - 4:30 pm

Free Admission April 12-14, and 20. Included in Sacred Arts Festival admission on April 21.

Witness the step-by-step creation of a traditional Sand Mandala, an ancient art form of Tibetan Buddhism. Mandalas are drawings in sand of the world in its divine form; they represent a map by which the ordinary human mind is transformed into an enlightened mind. Watch as the Venerable Losang Samten (the first Buddhist given permission by the Dalai Lama to make Mandalas in the West) completes and then ritualistically dismantles a Mandala during our Sacred Arts Festival.

At Cairnwood Estate
Friday, April 19, 2013 | 8:00 pm

The Cairnwood Gala is a bi-annual charity event to support the ongoing work of preserving and restoring the estate and its grounds for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.

Since 2008, the Gala has raised over $200,000 for restoration and preservation projects at Cairnwood. These projects included restoring the entry gates to the estate on Huntingdon Pike, recreating the original Olmstead and Eliot designed path which leads from Cairnwood’s veranda to the Garden House, and reproducing, in historically accurate fashion, some of Cairnwood’s original rugs and runners.

Funds have also contributed to the restoration of the Cairnwood Garden House and the adaption of the building for reuse as an inviting education and orientation center for Cairnwood and the Bryn Athyn Historic District.

Cairnwood is thrilled to announce that the 4th bi-annual Gala – Evergreen & Emerald Gala: A Tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted – will be hosted on the evening of April 19th, 2013. The grounds and gardens of Cairnwood Estate are the product of two giants in American landscape architecture; Charles Eliot and Frederick Law Olmsted. It was a natural alliance. Charles Eliot was a preservationist, working to establish the Trustees of Public Reservations. Olmsted is widely recognized today as the founder of landscape architecture in America. He developed some of the nation’s most notable parks and public grounds, including New York Central Park, the U.S. Capitol and White House grounds. The Evergreen & Emerald Gala: A Tribute to Frederick Law Olmsted will honor the legacy of Olmsted and his incorporation of natural landscapes and rustic gardens that have elevated the cultural, social and psychological well-being of Americans.

Proceeds from the Evergreen & Emerald Gala will be used to restore and improve the grounds and gardens of Cairnwood Estate.  Admission: $225; Member Tickets: $170. We appreciate your ongoing support of Cairnwood.

At Glencairn Museum
Sunday, April 21, 2013 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Admission: $8 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students with I.D., Members and children 4 and under Free. $20.00 family rate (up to 4 individuals in one household. Half price for additional guests).

Visit Glencairn Museum for our annual Sacred Arts Festival and experience religious art in the making. Witness demonstrators using ink, glass and paint to create beautiful expressions of faith. Relax at the Castle Café, take a cell phone audio tour inside and outside the building, and enjoy the stunning view from Glencairn’s tower.

Sacred Arts Demonstrators:

• Live Glassblower
• Stained Glass Painter
• Icon Writer

Click here to read last year’s press release about this annual festival.

At Glencairn Museum
Sunday, April 21, 2013 | Session 1: 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Session 2: 2:30 – 4:00 pm | Firing 4:00 – 5:00 pm

Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Members/Students with I.D. Reservations required, space is limited. Includes admission to the Sacred Arts Festival. Please contact Doreen Carey at 267.502.2981 or doreen.carey@glencairnmuseum.org to reserve your spot. Ages 8 and up, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Noted stained glass artist J. Kenneth Leap from the Stained Glass Center at WheatonArts (Millville, NJ) will lead a stained glass workshop during Glencairn Museum’s Sacred Arts Festival, using authentic 12th century techniques. Participants will apply glass pigment to designs adapted from Glencairn’s collection of medieval stained glass. Painted glass panels will be fired in an ultra-fast gas kiln, so you can take your creation home at the end of the day.

At Glencairn Museum
Sunday, May 5, 2013 | 3:00 pm (doors open at 2:30)

Admission and program information TBD. Tickets are not sold in advance but may be purchased 30 minutes prior to the performance.

At Glencairn Museum
Sunday, June 2, 2013 | 3:00 pm (doors open at 2:30)

Admission: $15 Adults, $10 Members/Students with I.D. Tickets are not sold in advance, but may be purchased at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to the performance.

This season Ben Odhner returns to Glencairn with special guest Marilyn Stroh, with whom he will play Mozart’s Duet No. 1 for Violin and Viola, and Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor. Marilyn has played viola with the New York Metropolitan Opera for more than fifty years and was the first woman ever to be hired full time by the Met. She is Ben’s great aunt. They will be accompanied by Ms. Liliya Maslov. Their program will also include works by Beethoven, R. Vaughn Williams and the Sonata for Piano and Violin by E. Grieg.