Generations Unite: Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Date: Friday, July 19, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Join us for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring esteemed state and local leaders. Celebrate the historic housewarming of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House with inspiring speeches and a tour of this significant landmark. The house will be open after the ceremony until 4pm.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Marty Linz & Christina Hartlieb, Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House
- Holly McGee, University of Cincinnati
- Lydia Morgan, Chair, Juneteenth Cincinnati
- Mona Jenkins, President, Walnut Hills Area Council
- Cecil Thomas, Ohio State Representative
- Megan Wood, CEO, Ohio History Connection
- Aftab Pureval, Mayor, City of Cincinnati
Families Unite: Free Kids Concert
Date: Saturday, July 20th
Time: 11:00AM
Location: Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Join us for a day of family-friendly events fostering a shared historical experience at the historic Beecher family home and Edgemont Inn. The house will be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Performances & Activities:
- 11am – “Summer of Song” Concert with Linton Peanut Butter & Jam: 11:00 AM
- 12pm – Face Painting: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- 1pm – Storytime and Book Signings with Author Kristy High: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- Craft stations, sno cones, popcorn, and under the big tent, and Cincinnati Black History Coloring Books from Urbanist Media available while supplies last under the big tent.
Artist Unite: Artmaking, Black Art Speaks presentation, and Open Mic Poetry
Date: Sunday, July 21st
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Local visual, musical, and spoken word artists will gather to experience the new 2-era restoration and create their own art in response. The house will be open from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Come and immerse yourself in a creative atmosphere where artists unite to celebrate and create. Enjoy tours, presentations, and performances in this unique historical setting.
Presentations & Performances:
- Urban Sketcher Cincinnati Meetup
- Presentation of Commissioned Work by Black Art Speaks Artists Deja Fletcher and Ke’Monte Figgs
- Open Mic, Music, and Dance Performances: Featuring CY Lenise, Camille Jones, Ant Alic, Lisa Marie, Gifted Johnson, Nick Fury, Brave Nate, Lucky Lee, D’Maris, MoPoetry Phillips, and Zeda Stew
Refreshments:
- Provided by The Donut Spot
About the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
The nonprofit Friends of Harriet Beecher Stowe House manages a Cincinnati home where Harriet Beecher Stowe lived during the formative years that led her to write the best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The house has a second historic marker and restored section as the Edgemont Inn, one of the few remaining Ohio locations safe for travelers of color in the early 1900s and listed in The Negro Motorist Green Book. This historic site is part of the Ohio History Connection’s network of more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio. For more information about programs and events, call 513-751-0651 or visit www.stowehousecincy.org.
Ohio History Connection
The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in 1885, the Ohio History Connection carries out history services for Ohio and its citizens focused on preserving and sharing the state’s history. This includes housing the state historic preservation office, the official state archives, local history office and managing more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio. For more information on programs and events, visit ohiohistory.org.
