The Americana Symposium, co-sponsored with Americana Insights, is a multi-day experience that explores the study of traditional Americana and folk art through scholarly lectures, object-based workshops, private tours, and social events. The symposium brings together leading scholars in the Americana field alongside collectors, students, antiques dealers, and anyone with an interest in traditional Americana and folk art. Join Historic Trappe and Americana Insights on Saturday, May 31, for a full day of informative talks by leading scholars, including a keynote address plus six additional lectures, two coffee breaks, boxed lunch, and evening cocktail reception with hearty hors doeuvres, plus museum admission. The symposium will be held at St. Lukes Church, 200 W. Main Street, Trappe, Pa. Special add-ons are available for symposium attendees, including a bus trip and guided tours on Friday, May 30, and exclusive workshops on Sunday, June 1. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.historictrappe.org/americanasymposium. The schedule will be as follows: 9-9:15 a.m. - Welcome and introduction to Americana Insights and Historic Trappe 9:15-10:15 - Jeffrey S. Evans, president, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Same but Different: A Comparison of Germanic Pennsylvania and Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Decorative Arts 10:15-10:30 - Coffee break 10:30-noon - Elizabeth A. Davison, independent scholar, Shenandoahs Page Valley Style: The Painted Furniture of John Spitler, 17901806 and A. Nicholas Powers, curator of Collections, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Oh Shenandoah! An Introduction to Material Life and Landscape in Virginias Shenandoah Valley from Noon-1:30 p.m. - Lunch break, boxed lunch at St. Lukes Church plus time to explore Historic Trappes museums on your own. 1:30-3 p.m. - Trevor Brandt, managing editor, Americana Insights, Fancy Fraktur: Brocade Paper in Pennsylvania German Folk Art, and Christopher Malone, curator, Historic Trappe, Charles C. Hofmanns Paintings Along the Schuylkill River: Landscapes of Peace, Prosperity and Despair 3-3:15 p.m. - Coffee break 3:15-5 p.m. - Bradley Smith, curator, Ephrata Cloister, The Material World of Ephrata Cloister and the Greater Cocalico Valley, and Lisa Minardi, executive director, Historic Trappe, Valley Culture: Constructing Identity Along the Great Wagon Road 5 p.m. - Concluding remarks 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Reception at Dewees Tavern including time to explore the exhibition. To learn more, call 610-489-7560 or visit www.HistoricTrappe.org.