Free music and arts combine

MILFORD — A photography exhibit showcasing the natural wonders of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area will be combined with a musical performance that spans three centuries in a unique conservation, music and art evening on Saturday, June 7, at Grey Towers National Historic Site, in Milford. The program is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. Beginning at 4 p.m. visitors can meet the photographers and view their beautiful nature photos at the “Images of the Park” exhibit. Artists John Kiersten of Florida, N.Y., Jordan Lewis of Bushkill, and Anita Ray of Milford, will interpret the natural wonders of the 70,000-acre recreation area through the camera’s lens. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the exhibit will also be open for viewing on Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m.— 5 p.m. Following the exhibit opening, the Eastman Violin/Guitar Duo, featuring Eugene Feygelson, violin and Dieter Hennings, lute/guitar, will perform beginning at 5:30 p.m.in an interesting combination of music spanning time from the 17th to 20th centuries. This concert will be a very unique event, where in the first half the audience will hear music of the German baroque using the instruments and practices of the late 17th/early18th century. In the second half, the duo will jump forward to modern times in the Americas, performing twentieth century repertoire on modern instruments: first, the lively Histoire du Tango by Argentinian composer Astor Piazolla, followed by the excerpts from Mountain Songs by New York-based composer Robert Beaser. Grey Towers, ancestral home of the Pinchot family, has a long-standing tradition of combining nature and the arts. The US Forest Service partners with many organizations to continue that legacy today through its Conservation and the Arts programs, where the arts are used to inspire audience members to consider their natural surroundings and to think about environmental concerns. Grey Towers, home of the Pinchot family, itself inspired first James Pinchot and then his son Gifford to become the eminent conservationists of their time. For more information contact Grey Towers at 570-296-9630 or info@fs.fed.us/gt. Or visit the website at www.fs.fed.us/gt or www.greytowers.org. Place your events and programs on the interactive calendar at pikecountycourier.com .