36 This Week in the Poconos
Art & History ANTOINE DUTOT MUSEUM & GALLERY, Main Street (Route 611), Delaware Water Gap, (570) 4764240, www.dutotmuseum.com. Art gallery and museum of local history housed in a charming brick schoolhouse (circa 1850). Hours: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. & Sun, Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day weekend. Donation $2; Children under 12 Free. ASA PACKER MUSEUM, Jim Thorpe, (570) 325-3229, www.asapackermansion.com. Built in 1861, this former home of Mauch Chunk railroad magnate and Lehigh University Founder, Asa Packer, remains as it was in his day, furnishings and all. ARTSPACE GALLERY, 18 North 7th Street, Stroudsburg, (570) 476-4460, www.poconoarts.org. Premiere Public Fine Art Gallery administered by the nonprofit PoconoArts Council. More than 20
juried artists exhibit their works from June thru November. The months of December thru May are reserved for special event exhibits. Media include oil, photography, acrylics, watercolor, digital, pottery, batik and more.
“Lincoln Flag,” which was placed under President Lincoln’s head after he was shot at Ford’s Theater. Hours: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wed. thru Sun. during July and August; and Wed., Sat. & Sun. September thru June.
BELL SCHOOL, Cherry Valley Road, Stormsville, www.monroehistorical. org. Circa 1860 one-room school. Artifacts, photos, guided tours.
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM, 5550 Memorial Boulevard (Route 611), Tobyhanna, (570) 894-4207, (570) 839-7306, www.coolbaughtwp.org. Ice harvesting, military history, extensive photo collection and artifacts. Cultural and special events.
CALDER HOUSE MUSEUM, Route 191 and Pine Mill Road, Equinunk, (570) 224-6722, www. waynehistorypa.org. A National Historic site featuring a Native American canoe from the 1400s. COLUMNS MUSEUM, 608 Broad Street, Milford, (570) 296-8126, www.pikecountyhistoricalsociety. org. Housed in a restored 1904 Neo-Greek Revival mansion, the museum of the Pike County Historical Society features the
COLUMCILLE MEGALITH PARK, 2155 Fox Gap Road, Bangor, (610) 588-1174, www.columcille.org. Nonprofit park rooted in Celtic spirituality and inspired by the Isle of Iona off the coast of Scotland. An outdoor sanctuary open to the public as a sacred space for quiet meditation.
50th Annual Wayne County Antiques Show 50th anniversaries are special, golden, memorable. On July 14 and 15, the Wayne County Antiques Show will take place in Honesdale for the 50th consecutive year. Because this milestone is so special, Honesdale’s Women’s Club will host a 50th Anniversary Celebration & Preview Gala on Friday, the 13th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The $15 ticket includes food, drinks and a weekend pass to the antiques show. Tickets, which are limited, can be purchased by calling (570) 253-3625. Sponsored by the Women’s Club of Honesdale, the Wayne County Antiques Show features dealers and goods from across the eastern U.S. You’ll find incredible furniture, decorative arts, fixtures, linens, textiles, jewelry books, scientific items, collectibles, quilts, coins, Depression glass, porcelain, artifacts and more. Renowned certified antique appraiser Linda Roberts will be on hand to evaluate up to three items per person, for $5 an item with a copy of this magazine. The show also features homemade refreshments and free parking. All proceeds are used to fund scholarship, arts and literature programs, community beautification programs and local charities. For further information, contact the General Chairperson for 50 Years, Paula Roos, at (570) 253-2492.