Chester, PA – The 2nd Annual Deshong Park Commemoration
Day (DPCD) will take place Saturday September 27, 2014 at Deshong Park - 11th
Street & Avenue of the States on the grounds of Deshong Park. “Spiritual
Rebirth” – Unity in the Community is the theme for this year’s DPCD. The 2013 Deshong Park Commemoration
Day-Inaugural Celebration was selected for the 2014 Heritage Commission of
Delaware County (HCDC) Preservation Award for Special Projects. The DPCD is being presented by the City
of Chester, Widener University, Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC), and
Chester Arts Alive!
DPCD
is a celebration of the generous gifts of Alfred O. Deshong to Chester City and
its community. DPCD will highlight the
rich artistic and cultural heritage of the city of Chester and its surrounding
communities. This festival will bring
the residents of Chester and Delaware County together, old and young, on the
property intended as Deshong’s legacy to the city and its people. At last year’s inaugural 100 year
celebration, Mayor Linder read and
presented a Proclamation that institutionalized “Deshong Park Comemmoration Day” to be an Annual
Event the 4th Saturday in September.
The commemoration activities
begin at 11:30am with Sistah Mafalda & Kuumba (African Drums, Dance, and
Stilt Walker) joining Mayor Linder along with Chester and surrounding
communities for a symbolic “unity and cultural walk” to “clear the path” for
“Spiritual Rebirth, Unity, Restoration, and Celebration”. The “walk” will be from 9th to 11th
Street on the Avenue of States and on to the grounds of Deshong Park. Hedgerow Theater will make a special
performance presentation featuring the “Deshong Park Seniors”. The celebration will continue with music,
dance which will feature Angela “Sadio” Watson – “Healing African Dance” (Angela
Watson’s presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council
supported in part by National Endowment for the Humanities), and
poetry including a performance by poets “Soulo/Pharaoh/Apollo”, visual arts exhibition and children’s
art display, Café Entertainment, Food & Craft vendors. For Vendor and more information
please call 610.613.4133.
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