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Summer Saturday: America’s Birthday Bash

Free

Community celebration for all ages

Saturday, July 11
6–9pm

Join us for a birthday party 250 years in the making! Celebrate America’s historic milestone with free birthday cupcakes, art activities, live music, lawn games, vintage vehicles, and more, including Putt-a-palooza: Art Inspired Mini Golf*.

*Putt-a-palooza is free during this event with limited capacity.

See the full schedule below.

FREE



SUMMER SATURDAY SCHEDULE
 

Ongoing Activities (6–9pm)

Vintage Cars & Firetruck
Cruise on by to see vintage vehicles from E.C. Cruisers Car Club and Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum.
Meet General Braddock
Say hello and snap a photo with this roaming historical character.
Lawn Games
Try your hand at backyard classics like cornhole and big Jenga.
Community Resource Tables
Learn about local and national history from Historic Hanna’s Town and America250.
Let Freedom Ring: 250 Bell Challenge
Local fourth graders from classrooms across the 55th district decorated these 3-foot Liberty Bell replicas to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, as part of the Let Freedom Ring: 250 Bell Challenge hosted by Rep. Jill Cooper.
America’s Birthday Cupcakes
Enjoy a free birthday cupcake (while supplies last)
Putt-a-palooza
Enjoy free art inspired mini golf and a trivia scavenger hunt.

Scheduled Activities
6-8:30pm | Cash Bar
Enjoy a taste of Americana with a signature cocktail, or choose from a selection of wine, beer, and soda.
6pm-8:30pm | Art Activity
Craft your own red, white, and blue parade wand to celebrate the stars and stripes!
6-7pm | Jenkins Crum: Old Friends Music
Enjoy a live music performance of acoustic guitar covers of folk, rock, and pop favorites.
7-7:30pm | Westmoreland Performing Arts
​Gather ’round and listen as they sing Happy Birthday to America and other tunes from the American songbook.
7:30pm-8:45pm | Clyde’s Electric Chalkboard 
Clyde’s Electric Chalkboard is a dynamic tribute to America’s jam bands and the timeless tradition of music that moves and evolves onstage.

 

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.


Details

Date
July 11
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost
Free
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Organizer

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Venue

The Westmoreland
221 N. Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15601

724.837.1500

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