The New Hope Historical Society will begin presenting live, in-person performances in the garden of the Parry Mansion Museum this summer.
The series will begin on June 27 at 1 and 3 p.m., with Bill Robling, who will portray Benjamin Franklin and discuss his travels. Robling has been an actor for 45 years and for the past 20 years has interpreted the life of Benjamin Franklin in the first person to a variety of audiences. Robling has appeared as Franklin in the History Channel film, “Benjamin Franklin: an American Life” and in the National Geographic’s, “The Masonic Order.” He was the featured speaker at the annual John Marshall dinner at Marshall University, and has twice appeared at the Benjamin Franklin House in London.
Harpist Joanna Mell will present a unique historical musical journey on June 30 at 6:30 p.m. playing music that was composed from 1784 through 1900. Mell is an accomplished performer on both the traditional Celtic harp and the orchestral pedal harp. She maintains a busy performance schedule as well as a teaching studio in Quakertown. Teaching in person and also by Zoom, she Mell students all over world. She has published 14 books of harp music, in addition to many arrangements of classical and original pieces in sheet music.
On July 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the New Jersey Fifes and Drums will open the Fourth of July holiday weekend with a late 18th-century music performance that was performed during the Revolutionary War by a military corps of music.
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