Artistry in the Ordinary
- NYCHAPS
- Events & Programs
Saturdays, May 9th thru July 4th from 8am - 3pm
Held in conjunction with the Dillsburg Farmers Market
Life in Colonial America was not easy. Art, as a form of expression, was not something for which the settlers had time. However humans have always had a desire to create beauty. So what do you do when you desire beauty but are forced to focus on survival? You let your creativity shine in the ordinary things of life: from fiber arts to blacksmithing, from carpentry to pottery, from masonry to rifle making, colonial Americans turned their ordinary tasks into unique forms of art. Spend the next nine weeks with us as we explore the different ways in which common chores were fashioned into works of art.
Schedule:
May 9th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun Display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing, Sons of the American Revolution encampment and colorguard
8:00am - 3:00pm Sons of the American Revolution - Revolutionary War military encampment & cooking and Stone House History - historic wood carver & tape weaver
8:00pm - noon Tomahawk Throwing - come try your hand; it's not as easy as it looks
9:00am - noon Tinsmithing - watch a nutmeg grater being made with the opportunity to make your own for a donation NYCHAPS
10:00am - noon Wheelwright Shop - offering several demonstrations from making moldings to cutting dovetails to constructing a wheel
Noon Sons of the American Revolution - military color guard flag demonstration
18th Century Historic Gun Display
May 16th - Colonial games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Mashing demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing
8:00am - noon Mashing demo
9:00am - noon Colonial Kids Games
18th Century Gun Display
May 23rd - Pretzel making, Quilting demonstration, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display, Making powder horns, Pottery making
8:00am - noon Making Powder Horns and Stripping Demo
9:00am - noon Pretzel Making
9:00am - 11:30am Quilting Demo
Antique Musical Instruments Demo
18th Century Historic Gun Display
Pottery
May 30th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Stripping demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun display, Lead casting, Making powder horns
June 6th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration,18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Decorative painting
June 13th - Spirits Run, 18th century gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Tinsmithing-make your own cookie cutter, Spinning demonstration
June 20th - Pretzel/cookie making, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Special tasting, 18th Century Gun display
June 27th - Colonial games, Wheelwright Shop demonstration, Proofing barrel, Shoe making, 18th Century Gun display, Tomahawk throwing, Wood turning
July 4th - Wheelwright Shop demonstration, 18th Century Gun display
All events are free and open to the public.
Date: every Saturday, May 9th thru July 4th
Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Dills Tavern
227 N Baltimore St
Dillsburg, PA 17019
Phone: 717-502-1440
