January 28, 2019
Thomas Edison’s Birthday Celebration at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
FORT MYERS, Fla. (January 28, 2019) — The public is invited to celebrate Thomas Edison’s 172nd birthday on February 11, at 10 a.m. As part of the celebration, students from the Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School will sing, dance and play stringed instruments, and birthday cake will be served. Edison’s birthday is an Edison Festival of Light sanctioned event. The festival honors Thomas Edison, his achievements and his contributions to Fort Myers.
School children perform for Thomas Edison on his birthday in Fort Myers.
Historically, local school children performed for Edison on his birthday. Today, the school’s rich program encourages students to excel in all curricula by integrating the performing and visual arts. More than 10 years ago, teachers from the school reinstated the historic dance program which features music and dance of the Edison Era as well as contemporary favorites.
The birthday party is a free public event (does not include tours or admission to the museum or lab) with limited seating. The party is sponsored in part by the Edison Festival of Light, the organization founded in 1938 that holds annual events to memorialize Thomas Edison. For more information, call 239-334-7419 or visit our web site.
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