SCHWENKFELDER LIBRARY & HERITAGE CENTER
105 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073
Phone 215 679-3103 Fax 215 679-8175
info@schwenkfelder.com
www.schwenkfelder.com

June 6, 2008

Contact: David W. Luz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
215-679-3103, phone
215-679-8175, fax

Calvin Ruth Art Exhibit Open at the Heritage Center

The Board of Directors of the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center is please to announce the opening of an art exhibit by Quakertown artist Calvin Ruth, "Local Landscapes". The exhibit is currently open and runs through August 31, 2008. The building is open to the public and there is no entry fee to view any exhibit at the Heritage Center. All paintings are available for purchase. Calvin Ruth graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree and from the Stella Elkins Tyler School of Fine Art of Temple University with a Master of Fine Art degree. He taught at Perkiomen School in Pennsburg and various schools in Hatfield and Souderton, and for over 27 years he taught in Quakertown schools. With a keen interest in history, genealogy, and conservation, he is a member of the Bucks County Conservancy, Springfield Township Historical Society, Bucks County Historical Society, Bucks County Genealogical Society, Montgomery County Historical Society, and the Valley Forge Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He has been director, secretary and librarian of the Richland Library Company in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center was founded in 1884 as an informal collection in a private home to assure the preservation of the Schwenkfelders' cultural identity. Today the Heritage Center, a not-for-profit organization, is still preserving, interpreting, and documenting the history of this German Protestant group, along with the history of the Upper Perkiomen Valley. The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Thursdays 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Saturdays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; and Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 pm. The Heritage Center is closed to the public on Mondays. For additional information call 215-679-3103 or visit our website www.schwenkfelder.com.

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Images of the artwork are available: Please contact Curator Candace Perry at candace@schwenkfelder.com or by calling 215-679-3103.