Sigal Museum, 342 Northampton St., Easton, PA

Museum hours: W – Sat. 10 am – 4 pm, Sun 12 – 4 pm

“Classical Visionary: The Artistic Journey of Antonio Salemme,” free with museum admission. Exhibit runs till April 6.
 
Salemme’s sculpture of Ethel Waters and Paul Robeson (1926-27) and painting, “The Lovers” (1980)

When Antonio Salemme at age 70 moved from New York, where he had achieved national prominence, to Northampton County, he rejected a life of retirement and instead sought new approaches in sculpture and painting to express his passion for human character. The selection of paintings and sculpture at the Sigal Museum will give the viewer an appreciation of the 80-year span of artistic creation.
 
Sundays, Now – April 6 (except February 16 and 23), 2 pm, guided tours of “Classical Visionary: The Artistic Journey of Antonio Salemme,” with curator Joe Skrapits, director of the Salemme Foundation.
Free with museum admission or donation requested.
 
February 7, 12 pm, “Noon Talk with Jane Moyer,” long-time (over 70 years) librarian of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society recalls people, places, and events of Easton history. Free with museum admission or donation requested. The still-working centenarian recalls with crisp concreteness many of the buildings that have taken on new personalities, the people who made the news over her lifetime, and the people from around the world who came to her library to research their roots in Northampton County.
 
February 15, 1 pm, “The Life and Death of George Washington,” talk by researcher Jeff Finegan. Free with museum admission or donation requested. Finegan will review the General’s life through the eyes of his friend and physician, Dr. James Craik on the day of Washington’s death in 1799. From his early life in Virginia through the world-changing events of America’s Revolution, to the final passing back in Virginia, Finegan will highlight how Washington’s family life and politics embodied the ideas of the early republic. The talk is complemented by the art of Preston Hindmarch, whose talent and insight bring history to life. Finegan will have his books available for purchase and signing.
 
February 21, 12 pm, “Another Talk with Jane Moyer,” long-time (over 70 years) librarian of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society recalls people, places, and events of Easton history. Free with museum admission or donation requested. The still-working centenarian recalls with crisp concreteness many of the buildings that have taken on new personalities, the people who made the news over her lifetime, and the people from around the world who came to her library to research their roots in Northampton County.
 
February 23, 2 pm, “The Artistic Journey of Antonio Salemme,” talk by Curator Joe Skrapits, director of the Salemme Foundation. Free with museum admission or donation requested. Curator Skrapits knew both the Salemmes and will share not only insights into the artistic works but interesting tidbits about the people who created the art (for Mrs. Salemme was also an artist).
 
Reda Productions and the History Channel Present: (Films free, run continuously throughout the day)
February 4 USO Founded: Soldiers in Greasepaint: The History of the USO
February 12 General Bradley’s birthday: General Omar Bradley
February 19 U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima: Iwo Jima: Hell’s Volcano
February 22 The Crevalle launched: WWII Sub Rescue
February 24 Admiral Nimitz’s birthday: Thunder of the Pacific