OLNEY, MD—This Saturday, the Montgomery County Department of Parks will celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day with a special program at Oakley Cabin, which will include guided cabin tours, music, a public archaeology dig, old time crafts and games, a keynote address by Fath Davis Ruffins with the National Museum of American History, Behring Center, the “Underground Railroad, Not a Subway” puppet show by Puppeteer Schroeder Cherry and more.
WHO:
Montgomery County Department of Parks
Montgomery Parks Commissioner Jean Cryor
Maryland State Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr.
Fath Davis Ruffins, National Museum of American History, Behring Center
Kent Courtney, Guitarist and Singer
Sherwood High School Chamber Singers, directed by William Evans
Schroeder Cherry, Puppeteer
WHAT:
12th Annual Maryland Emancipation Day Celebration
WHEN:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Emancipation Day Program
Oakley Cabin will be open from 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm for Emancipation Day with FREE activities for the public.
WHERE:
Oakley Cabin African American Museum and Park
3610 Brookeville Road
Olney, Maryland
Parking is available at Longwood Local Park, 19300 Georgia Avenue. Shuttle vans will run between Oakley Cabin and Longwood Local Park every 15 minutes. For more information on Emancipation Day, see www.ParksCulturalResources.org or call 301-650-4373.
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
301-650-2866