About this Event
200 Years of the American Lyceum Movement
Join us in person to mark this milestone!
Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 day-of-event, Free for students & teachers.
Co:sponsored with LexObserver, Youth STEAM Inititative, Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington History Museums, Massachusetts Center for Civic Education, Asa Waters Mansion.
Agenda
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:15 PM
Heroes of the Ellen Stone Building - FREE
Host: Youth STEAM Initiative
Info: Mapped Projection onto the Ellen Stone Building set to music. Witness the words of the people who spoke in the building's "Emerson Hall" & who made America what it is today.
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:15 PM
Lincoln's Lyceum Address - Perpetuation of our Political Institutions
Host: Lincoln Presidential Foundation
Info: Video presentation and discussion of Abraham Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum Address. Incredible relevance for today's world. Ticketed Admission - in adjacent Follen Church Community Center
🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:30 PM
Legacy of the American Lyceum Movement - Lecture & Q&A
Host: Dr. Angela Ray
Info: Explore the lasting legacy of the American Lyceum Movement 200 years on with Dr. Angela Ray, author of "The Lyceum and Public Culture". Dr. Ray is Associate Professor at Northwestern University. Ticketed Admission - in adjacent Follen Church Community Center
Event venue & nearby stays
735 Massachusetts Ave, 735 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, United States
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