For anyone who doesn't know about this amazing place:
Originally posted by Eastern State Penitentiary E-Newsletter:
March 28, 2007
Spring is finally here and we are getting
ready to launch an ambitious 2007 season at
Eastern State Penitentiary! Here are a few
of the highlights.
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2007 Season Sneak Peek
FREE!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Eastern State Penitentiary is free all day
for a sneak peek at the 2007 exhibits and tours.
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Tunnel Escape Living History Weekend
Standard Hours & Admission
Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April 1
On both Saturday & Sunday two actors - one
portraying tunnel mastermind Clarence
Klinedinst and one portraying bank robber
"Slick Willie" Sutton - give their
conflicting accounts of who designed the
tunnel, how it was built, and why the
escapees got caught. Meet each inmate in his
cell, and see how their accounts vary. Based
on actual conflicts in the accounts of Willie
Sutton and Clarence Klinedinst.
On Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. there will be
a reenactment of the 1945 Tunnel Escape in
front of the Penitentiary. Actors portray
all twelve escaped inmates, and will tell the
gathered crowd about the dramatic day in 1945
when they fled the penitentiary.
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Behind the Scenes Tour: Staff Favorite Places
Members Only
Saturday, April 14 at 11:30 a.m.
Many Eastern State Members and visitors have
favorite places inside the prison complex.
Join the Eastern State staff to
see some of their favorite places, many of
which are not on the public tour route! This
is a real insiders look at some of the most
interesting places at Eastern State
Penitentiary. Limited to current historic
site members and their guests only.
(Historic Site Members: Free / Members'
Guests: $9.00)
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Alumni Reunion
Free with Admission
Sunday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m.
People are sometimes surprised to find that
many of Eastern State's former officers and
inmates are still quite young, and enjoy
returning to the cellblocks to remember old
times. This weekend only, our Alumni - both
officers and inmates -
meet the public and answer questions.
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Recollection Tableaux
New for 2007!
A new artist installation by Susan Hagen will debut this season.
Susan Hagen̢۪s incredible sculptures will join
seven returning artist installations, all
of them site-specific work created for the
cell blocks of Eastern State. You can find out
more about her work (and an audio interview with
the artist) here: //rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=t9tzb5bab.0.gcosb5bab.tce5erbab.6426&ts=S0233&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternstate.org%2Fexhibits%2Fhagen.php
Join us for a chance to meet the artists and
see the new work!
Reception for the 2007 Artists
Friday, May 11, 2007
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Free & Open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Special Guide-Led Topic Tours
New for 2007!
Available Every Day:
Special tours on various topics will be
available each day. Theses guide-led tours
are included with admission. This year's
topics include:
* Left Behind
* Escape!
* Life Behind the Walls
* Prison Uprisings
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for tour descriptions and times.
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Later in the season we will introduce Summer
Twilight Tours //rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=t9tzb5bab.0.t6a5b5bab.tce5erbab.6426&ts=S0233&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.easternstate.org%2Fvisit%2Ftwilight.php and the Leah Stein Dance
Company will premier GATE, a site specific
dance work.
We hope to see you in the cell blocks soon!
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Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
email: info@easternstate.org
phone: (215) 236-3300
web: //www.easternstate.org |
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