The Ephrata Cloister offers events throughout the year the whole family can enjoy, from children to adults!  Take a look:

WINTER HISTORY CLASS
January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21, April 4, 2013
9:00 a.m. to noon each day
      Explore the history of the Ephrata Cloister with this series of special lectures and a field trip.  This year, Winter History Class will include discussions on Pennsylvania German folk medicine, early heating stoves, collecting at the Cloister and Ephrata’s sacred geometry. A great day-long field trip (extra fee charged) ends the class in April. 
     
Tuition for Winter History Class is $30.00 for members of the Ephrata Cloister Associates and the general public is invited to attend the classes for $40.00 (this tuition helps to defray the cost of coffee, cups, napkins, photocopies and honorarium for speakers).  If you attended the Winter History Class last year, you will receive a registration letter in January.  If you do not receive a letter, please call the Ephrata Cloister (717) 733-6600.

CHARTER DAY
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
      Celebrate the birth of Pennsylvania with FREE ADMISSION to the Historic Ephrata Cloister.  In 1681 William Penn was granted a Charter for a piece of land in the New World.  Here, he established what he called his “Holy Experiment” inviting people from all nations to live and worship freely.  Historic Ephrata Cloister is an outstanding example of the religious toleration available in this New World haven.  As a special feature of the day, the Ephrata Cloister Chorus will perform in the Saal (Meetinghouse) at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.

SPRING SEARCH
Saturday, April 20, 2013
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
      Why hunt for eggs when you can hunt for real treasures?  It’s a fun hunt for history designed for children age 11 and under!  Follow the clues to different places on the historic site and collect stamps in a Heritage Passport.  When you’ve collected all the stamps, trade them for a prize and a treat.  Children age 11 and under are just $1.00 and grown-ups are $10.00 or $9.00 if you’re over 65.  Members of Ephrata Cloister Associates and Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation free.

COMMUNITY DAYS SCHOOL PROGRAM
Friday, April 19 and May 17, 2013
9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
     Students are welcome to explore the activities that made the community of Ephrata a thriving center of life in the colonial days.  Try your hand at writing with a quill pen, build a chair, taste old-fashioned food and discover why the doctor’s of old were not the first place to seek medical treatment.  This open-house day features stations with 12-15 minute presentations throughout the historic site.  Travel at your own pace from station to station in any order.  This is a great experience for students of all backgrounds.  Tuition:  $6.00 for students, one adult admitted free with every ten students, additional adults pay $9.00 each.  No member discounts are offered.  Reservations strongly encouraged.

THE MUSIC OF SPRING AND
EPHRATA CLOISTER CHORUS SPRING CONCERT
Sunday, May 19, 2013
4:00 p.m.
At The Ephrata Cloister's Historic Saal
Enjoy the afternoon exploring the historic grounds and a special presentation about Ephrata music in the mid-afternoon, prior to the concert.  The "Singer's Diet" prescribed by Ephrata founder Conrad Beissel will be featured in a small exhibit.  
     At 4:00 p.m., listen to the sounds of music from America’s past as the Ephrata Cloister Chorus presents their annual Spring Concert. Along with music composed at the Historic Ephrata Cloister in the 18th-century there will be selections from other early communities and a special classical work included in the program. Special admission for the day, including the concert, is $10.00 for adults, $9.00 for seniors, age 65+, $7.00 for students ages 6-17, $6.00 for children ages 3-5, and age 2 and under are free.  There is a $2 discount for Ephrata Cloister Associates and Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation members.

EPHRATA CLOISTER CHORUS SPRING CONCERT SERIES
Dates, times and locations to be announced
     Enjoy the sounds of music from America’s past as the Ephrata Cloister Chorus presents their annual Spring Concert.  Along with music composed at the Historic Ephrata Cloister in the 18th-century there will be selections from other early communities and a special classical work included in the program.  Suggested donation of $10.00 to $15.00 per person.  

MOTHER'S DAY            
Sunday, May 12, 2013   
Mothers are FREE!      

FATHER'S DAY
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Fathers are FREE!


Ephrata Cloister
632 West Main Street, Ephrata, PA 17522
Telephone (717) 733-6600
Ephrata1732@gmail.com