Join the Everhart on Friday, January 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as they observe Anthracite Heritage Month with a special reception for the exhibition Northeastern Pennsylvania Coalfields: Preservation, Praise, Promise, on view through January 26, and a presentation on the Knox Mine Disaster by documentary filmmaker David Brocca.

Learn about the region’s coal history while enjoying a fine selection of beers and seltzers from Susquehanna Brewing Co. and listening to tunes by Lex Romane, who will be playing an assortment of collected songs and original material that anthologize the history and tough life of the coal miner.