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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

'Greetings From Wembley' Art Exhibit

The Art Garage will feature this art time capsule featuring 1937 artwork of the East Lane Senior School in Wembley, England.

If you are a fan of Downton Abbey, you will remember that Lady Crawley and her husband, Matthew, were fortunate to have a child (baby George) by the end of season 3 of Downton Abbey. Now imagine this: fast forward to 1937. Baby George has now grown to a child of 13 and attends The East Lane Senior School in Wembley, England. There, his teachers have put together an art exhibit created by all the students (ages 10-14). They send the collection to a school in America as part of a pre-war cultural exchange, the Mary C. Williams School in Delaware. The work is exhibited to the community there, where it receives rave reviews, and even makes the local newspaper! Afterward, it is packed away in a wooden crate for storage and is forgotten. Nearly …

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Daytrip for Downton Abbey Fans

If you miss the Crawleys, here's a trip that feels like home

Desperate for Downton Abbey? (Yes!) As fans prepare for Season 3 to reach American shores and television stations on January 6, here's a daytrip to put viewers in the mood. The lush and lavishly-decorated Ballantine House at the Newark Museum was built in 1885. Jeannette and John Holme Ballantine built the home with 27 rooms, including eight bedrooms and three bathrooms.  Part of The Newark Museum since 1937, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. The period rooms are restored to 1891, representing  the "ideal home" in America over a century ago.  The first-floor rooms include the Billiard Room, the Parlor, the Reception Room, the Library and the Dining Room.  The Music Room offers an interactive experience called …

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