You’re invited to Juneteenth at Crane’s Beachhouse!

Come sit poolside in an Eden-like setting with a cold drink and good food, while a lovely singer serenades you. Sound good? Then you’re invited to Juneteenth at Crane’s Beachhouse & Tiki Bar.

As part of its “Third Thursday Fun-Raisers” to benefit local nonprofit organizations, Crane’s Beachhouse & Tiki Bar will welcome the Spady Museum for the second annual Juneteenth Celebration on Thursday, June 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sponsored in part by The Auburn Group, the Fun-Raiser will take place poolside at the Tiki Bar at Crane’s, 82 Gleason St, Delray Beach. The event is open to the public.  Admission is $25 per person.  Attendees will each receive one free drink ticket good for beer, wine or frozen drinks; additional drinks will be available at happy hour prices. Live music will be performed by DYMiN, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Coming? Then, email RSVPs to Diana Wright at the CVB at PR@palmbeachfl.com. For more information, contact Crane’s BeachHouse Hotel & Tiki Bar at 561-278-1700 or visit www.cranesbeachhouse.com or call the Spady Museum at 561-279-8883;  spadymuseum@spadymuseum.com.

About Juneteenth:

According to Juneteenth.com, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

(l-r) Larry Rosensweig, EPOCH board member; Brian Hinners, CEO of event sponsor The Auburn Group; Daisy Fulton, director of the Spady Museum; Cathy Balestriere, general manager of Crane's; Vera Farrington, president of EPOCH; and Peter Perri, EPOCH board member, welcome you to the Spady Museum's Juneteenth celebration at Crane's Beachhouse June 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Summertime is Kid-Time at the Spady Museum

Summer is almost upon us at the Spady Museum, and we are starting to see its effect. It’s all kids, all the time. New kids’ programs, new kids’ exhibits, new kids’ clubhouse. You can almost hear the bell ringing and feel all those little bodies springing from their classroom confines.

Charlene Jones heads up the kids programming at the Spady Museum, and she’s all set to welcome them in all their various forms — elementary-age, pre-teen, teenage and yes, even collegiate students make their way to the Spady Museum in the summer. The museum welcomes college and university students to volunteer at the Living Heritage Festival on August 20 or to spend some time with the smaller ones all summer long.

Here’s what’s on tap at the Spady Museum, beginning next month. If you like kids, have kids or will be welcoming kids who are visiting, come by the Spady Museum. It’s kids’ town, kids’ time, kids galore — until August!

Woodland Wonders Theatre Is a Wonderland – June-July 2011: A new exhibit on loan from Explorations V in Lakeland, FL, opens June through July and transports visitors to a Florida woodland theatre inhabited with “wildlife.” With appeal to younger visitors – many of which will be visiting the Spady Museum during the summer – the show encourages youngsters to stick to the scripts or create an original story! Make music! Dance! Direct! Change the scenery! This interactive, immersive exhibit includes animal hand puppets, musical instruments, moveable scenery, colorful background panels, scripts, costuming, a director’s chair with megaphone and real lighting controls for interactive fun.

Library Adventure Museum Pass (LAMP) program – June 1- July 31, 2011: The Spady Museum will join 14 other local cultural institutions in participating in the “Library Adventure Museum Pass” program. Children who visit one of the Palm Beach County Library System’s 16 locations and present their library card can receive a LAMP to one of the participating museums. These passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis, as quantities are limited by each participating museum. Students who show their LAMP at the Spady Museum get free admission for themselves and up to three other family members. For more information, call 561-279-8883 or e-mail spadymuseum@spadymuseum.org.

Spady Underserved Cultural Club Educational Support Session (SUCCESS) – June 20, 2011: A new pilot program designed to involve students, ages 7-13, in hands-on academics and interactive arts will be held at the Spady Museum. Held in partnership with C.L.A.S.S., directed by Mrs. Francis Carter, SUCCESS will initially focus on 20 students to help them increase their FCAT scores with personal tutoring and to involve them in creating a public sculpture made with natural materials, under the direction of artist Gary Moore. Cost is $180 per student for the six-week program. To register your child(ren) for SUCCESS, call Charlene Jones at 561-279-8883 or email cfjones@spadymuseum.org by June 6, 2011.

Spady Living Heritage Festival – August 20, 2011: Anyone who loves a good party and the ways of traditional Southern Florida are invited to join the fun along historic Northwest Fifth Avenue. That’s where the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will celebrate its Annual Living Heritage Festival. The event features the Tradition Bearers of Renaissance Park of Marianna; a children’s play area; live musical entertainment; a vintage farm exhibition; storytelling and more. Entertainment has included a children’s parade, pony rides; face painting; a bounce house; a petting zoo; and traditional games. The festival is free. To learn more, visit http://www.spadymuseum.org.

Woodland Wonders Theatre exhibit, opens June 2011