JOHNSTOWN — Clare Wettemann will perform her original ballad “Elizabeth Cady Stanton” on Thursday, in the Charles Jenner Band Shell in the Sir William Johnson Park on W. Main Street.
The performance will be part of the unveiling ceremony for the statue of Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Also providing musical entertainment at the event will be the Rev. G.W. “Blake” Blakesley from the First Presbyterian Church in Johnstown. He will perform additional suffrage songs on the banjo accompanied by Brett Dening on the penny whistle and Dening’s teenage daughter Shannon on the fiddle. Blakesley will also lead a sing-a-long of additional suffrage songs. Members of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Women’s Consortium dressed in suffrage attire will welcome those in attendance and pass out lyrics for the sing-a-long, the release said.
The public is invited to attend and bring a lawn chair. Those who have not received their COVID vaccinations are required to wear a mask. In case of rain, attendees should bring an umbrella, the release said.
At 7 p.m., following the unveiling ceremonies, Sue Macy, author of the book, “Wheels of Change,” will do a presentation on the importance of bicycling to the suffrage movement.
Macy’s program will be held in the sanctuary of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 N. Market St. (in the park). The presentation is free and open to the public.
