Celebrating Lafayette Park: Remembering Past & Present
Sun, Sep 08
|Watkins Glen
Join the Schuyler County Historical Society in Partnership with the Village of Watkins Glen for a special afternoon of music, history, ice cream and sweet treats! At 1:00 p.m., The Chamber Band -Folk, 2:30- History Lafayette Park, 3:00pm Souther Tier Brass Quartet
Time & Location
Sep 08, 2024, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, USA
About the event
Join the Schuyler County Historical Society in Partnership with the Village of Watkins Glen for a special afternoon of music, history, ice cream and sweet treats!
At 1:00 p.m., The Chamber Band will start the celebration with their folk and Americana music. The Sweet Escape Ice Cream Truck will offer delectable treats beginning at 1:00 p.m. as well and the Schuyler County Historical Society will have cookies, iced tea and lemonade for sale. At 2:30 p.m. a brief history of the park will be presented by the Schuyler County Historical Society highlighting the wonderful history of this multi-purpose green space. Lafayette Park was given to this community by Dr. Samuel Watkins in 1842. There will also be a mini-historical display created by the high school summer interns for the Historical Society. At 3:00 p.m. the Southern Tier Brass Quintet will present a unique and captivating brass performance with our village’s own Jud Spena and his fellow musicians.