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Riverwalk Beach Music Concert Series -Thursday's starting in June! Event Website "Shagging on the Riverwalk” Thursdays, June 7, 14, 21; July 12, 19, 26 and Aug 2nd We’ve stepped things up a bit, literally! This year’s concert series features three Fridays of toe tappin’ jazz followed by two Fridays of knee slappin’ country. Get your toes tappin’ to fantastic sounds during this five-week concert series. Bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Riverwalk Landing. Free. (757) 890.3500 June 07, 2012 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
THE OLD COLLEGE GOES TO WAR: EXPLORING WILLIAM AND MARY’S ROLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR Free Location: James City County Library, 7770 Croaker Road Event Website Most people associate the College of William and Mary with the colonial era. However, the College had an equally rich and eventful history during the American Civil War. Sean Heuvel, an instructor in the Department of Leadership and American Studies at Christopher Newport University, will explore key Civil War-era events on the William and Mary campus, as well as the wartime contributions of its students, faculty and alumni. The program is free thanks to a grant from Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library, and is presented as part of the programming associated with the traveling exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War.” For more information visit the website or call Program Services at 259-4070. June 07, 2012 7:30 PM
Death by Petticoat http://www.history.org/History/museums/dewitt_gallery.cfm Location: DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Event Website WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Every day – in museums and historic sites across America – myths are repeated and spread. Many believe that so many colonial women died from burns when their petticoats caught fire that it was the second-most common cause of death for women after childbirth. Others perpetuate the myth that beds were shorter because people slept sitting up; that men posed with one hand inside their vest so portrait artists did not have to paint the fingers, cutting the price of the portrait. In her new book, “Death by Petticoat,” historian Mary Theobald separates truth from “myth-understandings.” “Some of these stories really are true,” says Theobald. “But many are nonsense.” Lucky for readers of her new book, Theobald’s true stories turn out to be every bit as entertaining as the myths she debunks. The author will separate fiction from fact at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 7 in the Hennage Auditorium in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St., in Williamsburg. Copies of her book will be available in the museum store with a book signing following the lecture. A Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket or museum admission ticket are required to attend this lecture. The book grew out of a series of articles in “Colonial Williamsburg, the journal of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.” It is co-published by Colonial Williamsburg and Andrews-McMeel Publishing and is available for $12.99 at the Museum Store, WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers in Colonial Williamsburg’s Visitor Center, 101 Visitor Center Drive, Everything WILLIAMSBURG, in Merchants Square, by phone at 1-800-446-9240 or from www.williamsurgmarketplace.com. Programs and exhibitions at Colonial Williamsburg’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund. June 07, 2012 4:30 PM
Girls' Night Out at Williamsburg Premium Outlets Event Website On June 7, join us for Girls’ Night Out! Starting at Harry & David. Special discounts, promotions, tastings, give-a-ways & more at some of your favorite stores. Participating stores include: Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton, L’Occitane, Kitchen Collection, Chico’s and Soma Intimates, Coldwater Creek, Fragrance Outlet, Dooney Bourke, Eddie Bauer, Le Gourmet Chef, Bare Escentuals. Courtesy transportation provided by Oleta. Click the link to view complete event details. June 07, 2012 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Concerts on the Lawn Free Location: Spring Arbor of Williamsburg, 935 Capitol Landing Road (across from the DMV) Event Website Spring Arbor of Williamsburg invites you to Concerts on the Lawn featuring "The Lyrics." Music from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Please bring a lawn chair. Bottled water, lemonade and cookies will be provided. June 07, 2012 6:00 PM
American Furniture: From Virginia to Vermont Location: DeWitt Wallace Museum Event Website This exhibition in the Elizabeth Ridgely and Miodrag Blagojevich Gallery highlights pieces from three regions: Eastern Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New England. While early furniture forms and styles from these areas were similar during the late 17th through the early 19th centuries, the interpretation and the popularity of designs varied due to differences in local economies, trade settlement patterns, and the religious and cultural backgrounds of the inhabitants. A section on painted furniture further demonstrates regional styles and decorative influences. April 01, 2012 - December 31, 2013 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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