Press Releases 2006

Red Hat Day!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Janet Peterson, Marketing & Public Relations Director
TEL: (856) 825-6800, Ext. 108
FAX: (856) 825-2410
E-MAIL: jpeterson@wheatonarts.org

Red Hat members will visit the Museum of American Glass to view the most comprehensive collection of American glass in the country plus the current exhibition, “The Fires Burn On: 200 Years of Glassmaking in Millville, NJ.” The Down Jersey Folklife Center presents, “Artigianato Popolare: Italian Folk Arts and Crafts,” and the Gallery of Fine Craft’s current exhibit and sale, “Crafts of Italy,” features a host ofobjects crafted in Italy in a variety of media. Other highlights include interacting with the artists in the Glass, Ceramics, Flameworking and Woodcarving Studios. In addition, each Red Hat member will receive a discount coupon toward a purchase in the museum stores. There will be a Red Hat parade and a hat contest with prizes. Lunch can be purchased in the Event Center from noon to 1 p.m.

The Red Hat Society web site, www.redhatsociety.com, states, “Welcome to the place where there is fun after fifty (and before) for women of all walks of life. We believe silliness is the comedy relief of life and, since we are all in it together, we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto together. Underneath the frivolity, we share a bond of affection, forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us next.”

The “Red Hat Society” began when Sue Ellen Cooper of Fullerton, CA, and a few friends took inspiration from a popular poem entitled, "Warning," by Jenny Joseph, which begins, "When I am an old woman." Since the poem mentions wearing a red hat and purple attire, she and her friends formed a group that met on a regular basis for tea in their red hats and purple dresses. When Cooper and her friends were featured in Romantic Homes Magazine in July 2000, they began fielding inquiries from other women who wanted to start their own chapters. Today, most of the existing chapters are currently within the U.S. and Canada. There are a few chapters in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico.

Individual and chapter registrations are requested. For more information, call 1-800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, extension 114.

WheatonArts is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., April through December. ClosedThanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Open Labor Day. All attractions are included with the price of admission. General admission: Adults $10.00, Senior Citizens $9.00 and Students $7.00. Children five and under are free. Shopping and strolling is free except during outdoor events. Free parking.

WheatonArts strives to make exhibits, events and programs accessible to all visitors. Call for details.

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