Heller Homestead - 21st Annual Holiday Gathering Open House & Betty Knesevitch Artist Reception

21st Annual Holiday Gathering Open House & Betty
Knesevitch Artist Reception

Monday, December 2, 2013 [Snow date: Tuesday, December 3]

    7 – 9 pm,
Welcoming Remarks at 7:30 pm

 The
exhibit runs October 5 through December 15, 2013

     The Saucon
Valley Conservancy will host its 21st Annual Holiday Gathering Open House &
Betty Knesevitch Artist Reception on Monday, December 2, 2013 from 7 pm to 9 pm
at the Heller Homestead, 1890-92 Friedensville Road, Lower Saucon Township,
Northampton County. {Snow date: Tuesday, December 3}

     Artist Betty
Knesevitch is a resident of Lehighton. As an impressionist painter she loves
the spontaneity and jewel-like hues of watercolor, which creates lightheartedness
in her work. She has studied with nationally known artists, such as, Frank
Webb, Skip Lawrence, Don Andrews, and Robert Woods.

     Betty’s
paintings will be on display from Saturday, October 5 through Sunday, December
15. Open Saturdays and Sundays 1 pm to 4 pm (Sundays, 12 to 3 pm, May -
November).

     Heller
Homestead Docents, dressed in vintage clothing, will take visitors on a
“Journey through Time ~ Room by Room” at the historic Heller Homestead.  Rooms with period furnishings will offer
guests a chance to experience the past as they step back in time to see
treasures from a bygone era.  The Widow’s
House has three rooms to view representing the 1850s through the 1900s and
features a beehive oven in the kitchen. 
The Heller House offers a 1950s Kitchen, a 1930s Living Room, a 1900s
Bedroom, and a 1880s Victorian Parlor.

     Decorated
Christmas trees will be on display reflecting the progression of ornamentation
available to German families throughout the years.

     Free and open
to the public. Refreshments served. Volunteer opportunities are available. For
more information, call 610-216-0566, email SVConservancy@aol.com or visit www.sauconvalleyconservancy.org.

Join us as we celebrate another great year at the
historic Heller Homestead.

For more information, please call 610-216-0566, Priscilla
deLeon, President

     The historic
Heller Homestead is located just off the Saucon Rail Trail at 1890 - 92
Friedensville Road, (Water Street) Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County,
Pennsylvania, 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
bridge. The 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.

    www.sauconvalleyconservancy.org

     SVConservancy@aol.com

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