CENTRE HALL — The Constitution 230 Celebration recently announced admission to its upcoming event will be free. The celebration is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the grandstand area of Grange Park in Centre Hall. Gates open at noon.
The celebration honors the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution, exploring the rights and responsibilities set forth by the document. The event’s Constitution Village will include more than 30 exhibits by local groups and individuals, including American Legion posts, the League of Women Voters of Centre County, Fair Districts PA of Centre County, ‘Mike the Mailman” Herr and the Affordable Health Care Coalition/The PA Health Care Plan.
“Popular demand by local residents and generous support prompted us to change to free admission,” said Constitution 230 Committee chairman Keith Bierly. “We want hundreds of residents and families to explore the village exhibits and enjoy our speakers and music. Our Constitution celebration will be one of the largest in the commonwealth, alongside events at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.”
Confirmed speakers include U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, Centre County Women’s Resource Center executive director Anne K. Ard, presidential historian Greg Ferro, Penn State professor emeritus and actor Charles Dumas and Penn State law professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia.
The music program includes Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, Jackie Brown and the Gill Street Band, Cone of Silence and Erin Condo and the Hoofties. The Nittany Knights also will perform, and State College Area Delta Program students will present select songs from “Hamilton.”
The Constitution 230 Celebration is organized by a bipartisan group of Centre County residents dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.
For more information, visit www.constitution230.com.
