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Children's Easter Party

Come join us for some Easter festivities. Story-telling, crafts, and a special visitor will make a memorable experience for children and parents alike.

A $5.00 donation per child is requested. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations are required. Please contact Coleen Phelan at 215-369-2831 or colandtim@verizon.net by March 22.

The Yardley Historical Association and the Lower Makefield Historical Society are sponsoring this short, one-person play starring Solebury Township actress Linda Kenyon.

"A Life of My Own is one of a series of plays that were commissioned to illuminate the lives of influential and engaging people. Eleanor Roosevelt, one of America's most celebrated and outspoken first ladies certainly qualifies. The play takes place on a train ride, during which Linda Kenyon, portraying Mrs. Roosevelt, traces her public and not-so-public life while chatting with an imaginary stranger sharing her compartment. She begins with the "best moment of my life" - the thrill of excelling at field hockey at the private girls' school she attended - and quickly moves on to her marriage to a distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Through humor and historical quotes, Linda Kenyon si able to share the story of Mrs. Roosevelt's life and delves into some of the darker, more controversial aspects of the Roosevelt's marriage.

Linda Kenyon, with her close physical resemblance and deep, commanding voice, falls into the role of Eleanor Roosevelot quite naturally.  In fact, "A Life of My Own" was inspired by an experience that Kenyon had when she was a student in 1959. She sat next to Mrs. Roosevelt on a train, and they struck up a conversation.

Linda Kenyon's extensive acting experience ranges from films, television, and stage plays to voice recordings for the National Postal Museum, the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the visitors' center in Gettysburg, PA. She is also the Dark Elf in the video game Morrowind.

The performance is free, and the publc is very welcome to attend.

All events will be held at the Old Library by Lake Afton, 46 West Afton Avenue.