Glencairn Museum presents ‘An Evening in the Cloister’ Friday, June 2

Celebrate summer with “An Evening in the Cloister” on Friday, June 2, 6-9:00pm at Glencairn Museum, enjoying the medieval-styled cloister garden, light fare and the music of world-class guitarist Blane Bostock.

Tickets for this limited-admission event are on sale through May 30: $20, $15 for Museum members, $10 for designated drivers; must be 21 to attend.

Guests will also have access to the visual and aural delights of the LED-lit, newly restored fountain on the North terrace and smaller cloister fountain, the first-floor Museum collections in the Great Hall and Upper Hall, and the much-coveted views from the tower as evening falls.

Throughout the evening Bostock will offer guitar selections from a variety of styles. The Bryn Athyn resident has studied with such luminaries as Dennis Sandole, author of Guitar Lore and teacher of John Coltrane, George Benson and Pat Martino. Over the years, he’s played in small groups, big bands, jazz ensembles and rock, soul, disco and country bands. He appeared as a soloist with Latin legend Johnny Pacheco at the Allentown Symphony and Annenberg Center in “A Night of Latin Classics,” featuring arrangements commissioned for the concert from artists like Reuben Gonzales and Bebo Valdes.

Glencairn, former home to the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family, has its own cloister that replicates in smaller scale the serene covered colonnades and open quadrangles attached to European cathedrals, monasteries and convents to provide protected walkways for the religious orders living there.

The Pitcairns chose an avian theme for the stone work in the cloister, and visitors will find a variety of birds carved into the capitals of the supporting columns. The tranquil setting also features white-themed gardens laid out by award-winning designer Danielle Odhner, who created and maintains the gardens at Bryn Athyn Cathedral as well as Glencairn.

For “An Evening in the Cloister” tickets and information: info@GlencairnMuseum.org or 267.502.2990. Glencairn Museum is at 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn 19009.