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Fire Muster at WheatonArts & Cultural Center
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, in association with the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade, will present the 37th annual Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade Muster and Fire Fighter’s Family Day on Sunday, August 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event celebrates the important role, past and present, that firefighters play in the community.
The Muster is included in WheatonArts’ “Wheaton Wide Open” initiative, where all visitors receive free admission for the entire weekend, from Friday August 18 to Sunday, August 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on all three days. Wheaton Wide Open weekends are presented through the PNC Arts Alive initiative, with funding provided by The PNC Foundation.
Over 80 antique fire trucks from the Mid-Atlantic States will be on display on the grounds. Show highlights include: a firefighter competition to show how firefighters use their training and skills to battle fires; a water barrel fight (two opposing teams try to move a barrel suspended on a cable to opposite ends using a high pressure fire hose); bucket brigade (each team is timed as they carry water to the roof of a small building in buckets); and firefighting demonstrations including pumping displays of fire hoses on numerous fire trucks. In addition to the Fire Brigade activities, WheatonArts’ award-winning Museum Stores, the Museum of American Glass, as well as the Glass Studio and Ceramics Studio will be open during the event. Free family art activities will also be available.
The winner of the “Nancy Howe Memorial Award - Best in Show” receives a glass trophy created by a WheatonArts artist. The winner of “Best Appearing Hand or Horse Drawn Apparatus” receives a WheatonArts paperweight. The Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade is the South Jersey chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA). This national organization of over 3,000 members and over 50 chapters was organized in 1958 in Syracuse, NY. New Jersey Assemblyman, John J. Burzichelli (3rd District) is an active member and trustee. For more information about the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade visit gafb.net. Muster information: John Burzichelli at 856-423-8910. Apparatus registration: Diana Ford at 856-299-9434.Fire Muster at WheatonArts & Cultural...Date and Time
Friday Aug 18, 2017 Sunday Aug 20, 2017
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