Schedule of Events | Steeples & Stacks

Schedule of Events

Tentative schedule – subject to change

Friday, July 10th

  • 10:00 AMMosaic Project Group Participation – Penn Theater lot
  • 11:00 AMMaridon Museum Phillips Family Exhibit & Art opens (through 4 p.m.)
  • 12:00 PMButler’s Eye on Art Show Opens – closes at 6 PM
  •  Historical Exhibit Open – The Venue on Main – closes 5 PM
  •  Artists Market Opens
  • 1:00 PMBenchwalk – Bench Unveiling at the ARC of Butler County – Washington Street
  • 4:00 PMBenchwalk – Bench Dedication to Charles Waters on Washington Street
  •  In front of Family Services of Independence Health
  • 5:00 PM Dinner for 250 on North Street in front of the City Building / Troutman Mansion Music by Vince Tavolario – Ticketed event featuring cultural food & beverage by local restaurants. Ticket includes Bill May’s presentation of “The Lost History of Butler”
  • 7:30 PM“Lost History of Butler” at the Penn Theater – (Limited Tickets Available online at Penn Theater)

Saturday, July 11th

  • 10:00 AMButler High School Student Mural Dedication at Butler Public Library
  • 10:00 AM–4:00 PMIndustry Expo in the TW Phillips Building lot on Main Street
  • 10:00 AM–6:00 PMArt Mart in the TW Phillips Building lot on Main Street
  • 10:00 AM–6:00 PMMosaic Project continues at Penn Theater lot
  •  Glass Blowing Demonstrations with artist Rich Selfridge at Penn Theater Lot
  •  “Butler’s Eye on Art” Show Open at the Brick House Event Center on Main Street
  • 10:00 AM–4:00 PMLittle Red School House & Lowrie House Open for Tours
  •  Children’s Scavenger Hunt with Prizes – Pick up list at the Little Red School House
  • 10:00 AM–6:00 PMHistorical Exhibit & Guest Author Cecilia Tomko – The Venue on Main
  • 10:00 AM–12:00 PMPenn Ohio Clay Guild MudMaker Event at Butler Public Library
  • 10:00 AM–7:00 PMCelebration of Paul Laurence Dunbar Self-Guided Poetry Walk at Butler Public Library
  • 10:30 AM–2:30 PMChildren’s Craft Activities at Butler Public Library
  • 11:00 AMButler Area School District Youth Choir performance at Butler Little Theatre
  •  Maridon Museum Phillips Family Exhibit & Art opens
  • 1:00 PM–4:00 PMChurch and Synagogue Open Houses with docent tours of the sanctuary. Take in widely varied architecture, stained-glass windows and ambiance, from simple and serene to ornate and majestic.

Church & Synagogue Open Houses – 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Docent-led tours of the sanctuaries – take in widely varied architecture, stained-glass windows, and ambiance, from simple and serene to ornate and majestic.

  • Congregation B’nai Abraham519 North Main Street
  • Westminster Presbyterian Church in America420 North Main Street
  • First English Lutheran Church241 North Main Street
  • Saint Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, NALC201 West Jefferson Street
  • Saint Peter’s Anglican Church218 East Jefferson Street
  • Butler Global Methodist Church200 East North Street
  • Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church201 East Jefferson Street
  • Saint Peter Roman Catholic Church128 North McKean Street
  • Saint Paul Roman Catholic ChurchNot open due to wedding

Steeples Special Events

  • 1:00–1:45 PM“Sounds of Saint Andrews” will be offered in the sanctuary of Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church, featuring both choral and instrumental music by their highly skilled musicians.
  • 12:00–4:00 PMFred Young, a local nature photographer, will be exhibiting some of his award-winning photographs of birds, wildlife and landscapes in the narthex (foyer) of Saint Andrews.
  • 2:00–2:45 PM“From Earth to Sky,” the uplifting choral music of the EchoPoint Chorale community choir, will be offered in the sanctuary of First English Lutheran Church. This concert was enthusiastically received by those who attended an earlier concert at Trinity Lutheran on May 30.
  • 3:00–3:45 PMWestminster Presbyterian Church will be presenting “Timeless Hope,” inspiring vocal and instrumental music in their welcoming sanctuary.

Saturday Afternoon & Evening Schedule

  • 12:00 PMRadiant Strings – Butler Symphony Summer Concert Series – TW Phillips Stage, Main Street
  • 1:00 PMAlan Irvine, Storyteller, will tell the stories of Steeples and Stacks – Butler Public Library
  • 1:00–1:45 PMSounds of Saint Andrews – Musical performance at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
  • 1:30 PMFirst Showing of “Butler Magic” Silent Movie with Butler Symphony Players
  • 2:00 PMCook McCoy on the TW Phillips Stage
  • 2:00–2:45 PM“From Earth to Sky,” an uplifting choral presentation by EchoPoint at First English Lutheran Church
  • 2:30 PMSecond Showing of “Butler Magic” Silent Movie with Butler Symphony Players
  • 3:00–3:45 PM“Timeless Hope,” inspiring musical performance at Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • 3:30 PMFinal Showing of “Butler Magic” Silent Movie with Butler Symphony Players
  • 4:00 PMSkylar Burkett on the TW Phillips Stage
  • 6:00 PMTom Panei on the TW Phillips Stage
  • 6:30 PMBill May presents “Historic Mansions of Butler” Walking Tour (Tickets required)
  •  Meet at Butler Little Theatre – Corner of McKean and Howard Streets