Coolidge Centennial Commemoration with concert by O-Tones

Forbes Library lawn (20 West St , Northampton, MA 01060)

Photo By Lynne Graves
Entertainment + Music
Join us on the Forbes Library lawn for history, music, and food to celebrate the centennial of Calvin Coolidge's Presidency!  On August 2, 1923, Vice-President Coolidge was vacationing at his father's farm in Plymouth Notch, Vermont when he was notified by telegram of the death of President Harding.  On August 3, 1923 at 2:47 AM, Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father, Colonel John Coolidge, a notary public.   Favorite hand pies of the Coolidge Family made by Florence Pie Bar will be for sale and Plymouth Cheese and 1920s mocktails will be served. A new introductory film by Stan Sherer will debut in the Coolidge Museum Northampton band O-Tones will perform 1920s themed music In case of inclement weather, events will take place inside the Coolidge Museum and Hosmer Gallery on the 2nd floor.   If you have questions concerning access or wish to request disability-related accommodations, please contact accessibility@forbeslibrary.org.  Two weeks advance notice of need for accommodations is requested.