Save the Arts in PA!

Join the Rally to Save the Arts in PA!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
11 AM
Main Capitol Rotunda
Harrisburg, PA

For more information contact Jenny Hershour at 717-234-0959 or jlh@citizensfortheartsinpa.org

Now is the time to contact your Represenatives to encourage them to make sure cultural funding is included in the House Budget Bill (HB 1416). Also, since the bill to be passed by the House will differ from the bill passed by the Senate, the budget will go to conference committee (composed of representatives of leadership from both caucuses – Democrat and Republican, from both the House and the Senate). Both the Senate and the House will need to approve a compromise budget to send to the Governor. The Governor has line item veto but cannot add anything to the compromise budget that comes from conference committee. It is still important to let your Represenatives and Senators know that you care about cultural funding in Pennsylvania. Take action now and request that cultural funding be included!

1. Sign the on-line state petition to Save the Arts in Pennsylvania.
2. Sign up for action alerts from Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania.
3. Contact your state legislators today through the Legislative Action Center.
4. Get Connected and Spread the Word: Join NTCA's Facebook Group, Friend Citizens for the Arts in PA and sign up for the Save the Arts in PA Cause.
5. Use this Checklist to stay informed and help spread the word!

Celebrate Local Heritage With 5th Annual Ag Heritage Day

Join us Friday, July 3 from 10:30 AM to 3 pm as we celebrate our farm heritage and so many other aspects of agriculture in our communities - dairy, fruits, vegetables, beef animals, eggs, cheeses, and the farm-based crafts that often accompany the farms (spinning, weaving, baskets, soaps). Demonstrations and performances will occur in and around Washington Street Station throughout the afternoon. For more information, visit our News Center.

Pennsylvania's North Country

"The cultural heritage and folklife of a particular region is shaped by the geography, the settlement patterns and experiences of the people who live in that region. For instance, one is more likely to find basket making, wood carving and cabinetry traditions in the Northern Tier where the woods are abundant... And the impetus to survive the harsh realities of great distances, poor soil and an untameable mountainous landscape have shaped the independent character and rural identity of people living in the Northern Tier."

-- Amy Skillman, Institute for Cultural Partnerships
from "Headwaters and Hardwoods"