January 13, 2020
Thomas Edison’s Birthday Celebration at Edison and Ford Winter Estates
FORT MYERS, Fla. (January 13, 2020) — The public is invited to celebrate Thomas Edison’s 173rd 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 celebration is a sanctioned Edison Festival of Light event. The festival honors Thomas Edison, his achievements and his contributions to Fort Myers.
Students from the Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School perform at Edison and Ford Winter Estates in honor of Thomas Edison.
Historically, local school children performed for Edison on his birthday. Today, the school’s rich educational programs encourage 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 to memorialize Thomas Edison.
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