Reading of the Declaration of Independence

A 250 Gathering (with Cake) Reading of the Declaration of Independence by President Houston Davis and special semiquincentennial announcement. On View: America 250 Selfie Throne by Kat Wilson On View: Ancestral Spirits: Stitching the Past to the Present by Alice Aida Ayers Fife and Drum Performance by Katie McManus (percussion) and Kami Curtis (flute) Performance of 18th-Century American Music by Dr. Ben Thorburn (harpsichord and vocals) Clara Spivey (flute), Mary Ruth Kitchens (vocals), and the UCA Collegium Singers (Department of Music) Independence Day Wish for America Tree Interactive 250 Cabinets, created by first year art students, invite you to handle, reveal, and reflect on the American experiment. Coordinated by Professor Leslie Macklin (Department Art and Design).