Young Artists’ Exhibit at the Heller Homestead

Fifth Annual Young Artists’ Exhibit at the Heller Homestead, April 28 through May 20, 2012

Artists’ Reception, Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. during Saucon Valley History Day at the Homestead

A Northampton County “Passport to History” Event

The Saucon Valley School District and the Saucon
Valley Conservancy are proud to announce the Fifth Annual Young Artists’ Exhibit at the Heller Homestead Art Gallery, 1890 – 92 Friedensville Road (Water Street) in Lower Saucon Township. Under the direction of Sandra Eckert
and Brenda Stever, Saucon Valley High School students will exhibit their work from April 28 through May 20, 2012.

We are excited to bring this event to the community. The public is invited to attend and to offer encouragement
to the participating young artists at the “Meet the Young Artists’ Reception” at the Heller Homestead on Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Saucon Valley History Day.  This is a great opportunity to highlight the Saucon Valley School District’s visual arts education program and to foster the talent of young artists by providing a venue to showcase and celebrate their work to the community.

The Art Gallery is free and open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Sundays, 12 to 3 .m., May – November) and is operated by volunteers. Proceeds benefit the Saucon Valley Conservancy, Inc. a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation.

For more information: 610-216-0566,
www.sauconvalleyconservancy.com, 2012EventsCalendar, SVConservancy@aol.com,

The Saucon Valley Conservancy was founded January 7, 1993, and is dedicated to work in partnership with government bodies, community organizations, business groups and concerned citizens. The mission of the Saucon Valley Conservancy is to preserve the historic and natural environment of the Saucon Valley as an educational and recreational resource for area citizens and visitors. The major stewardship of the Conservancy is the Michael Heller Homestead and the Saucon Creek corridor.

Directions: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Michael Heller Homestead is located just off the popular Saucon Rail Trail at 1890 - 92 Friedensville Road, (Water Street), in Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The Homestead is part of 15 acre Heller Homestead Park owned by Lower Saucon Township and leased by the Saucon Valley Conservancy.  It is approximately one half mile west of Route 412 and Water Street in Hellertown. Turn west on Water Street, which becomes Friedensville Road in Lower Saucon Township. Go across the Water Street Bridge.  The Heller Homestead is on the left adjacent to the Saucon Creek and opposite Creek Road. Parking is available on site and at the nearby Water Street Park.

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