To celebrate the nation’s semi-quincentennial and to kick off the 250th, the Historical Society of Moorestown and Moorestown250 will host a tribute to the Beatles. Britain’s Best, South Jersey’s premiere Beatles tribute band, will perform live on stage at the Moorestown High School auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. All proceeds support the Historical Society and the Moorestown250 collaboration.
“I think it’ll be a nice, warm family event with good music, and it’ll be just a really nice time for families,” Historical Society President Linda Vizi said. “You can come in costume; you can put on your best psychedelic tie-dye… And bell bottoms and come on out, and it’s just a fun night.”
Also appearing that night is pop recording artist Roxy Fay as she pays tribute to British female singers like Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Judith Durham, Lou Lou and more, and prizes will be awarded for the best 60’s costume.
“I think it will bring back great memories for everybody,” Vizi said. “The Beatles are so iconic, and it was, in the 60’s, a British invasion. It’s just a perfect idea to start… It’s not about the American Revolution (but) it was an important moment in our history and our music history.”
The mission of Moorestown250 – whose collaborative partners include local organizations and committees – is to educate and inspire the public about the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. By fostering public participation and elevating its collective historical significance, Moorestown250 strives to ensure that the stories of the township’s past continue to shape its future.
Next year’s main event will be the First Oval Office Project, which the Historical Society is doing in conjunction with the Museum of the American Revolution. Throughout the American Revolution, the oval-shaped field tent, known as a marquee, served as both George Washington’s office and his bedroom, particularly when other housing and meeting places were unavailable, according to History.com. The tent was likely ordered by Washington during the bone-cold 1777 winter at Valley Forge when his previous tent was rotting. Residents will not only be able to see how the tent is erected if they arrive early, but they will also be able to go inside and see what Washington’s sleeping quarters and office would have looked like. Check the Historical Society or Moorestown250’s websites for updates.
“I am amazed that it (Moorestown) was so much in the crossroads of the Revolution,” Vizi said. “People marching in both directions in and out, famous generals staying in our town, the spies having been banished from Philadelphia heading to Moorestown, and we’ve been able to document all of this through original documentation, and I think that’s what makes it so, so interesting.”
For more information visit https://moorestownhistory.org.
