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Quilts in Baltimore Manner Event Website Some of the nation’s most treasured quilts were produced around the middle of the 19th century influenced by quiltmaking in the nation’s third largest city of the time, Baltimore. A dozen of these works of art — most created in a distinctive and elaborately conceived appliquéd style known as album quilts — are the focus of the newest exhibition at Colonial Williamsburg’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. “Quilts in the Baltimore Manner” opens June 9 in the Foster and Muriel McCarl Gallery and reflects the strong textile industry and innovative quiltmaking styles of America’s largest seaport of the period 1845 to 1855. Religious movements and social organizations created environments within the city and nearby counties that made it easy to share quilt designs and labor. “Quilts in the Baltimore Manner” will be on view through April 2014. Admission is by Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket, Museum Ticket or Good Neighbor Pass. June 09, 2012
Wine, Wit and Wisdom - A Taste of the Vines of South America $35, plus tax and gratuity Location: Williamsburg Lodge Event Website Join Executive Chef Rhys H. Lewis and Restaurant Manager Stacy Keegan in an interactive, educating, and fun wine tasting where guests sample some of the world’s greatest wines paired with artisan cheeses and chocolates. June 09, 2012 2:00 PM
Historic Jamestowne & Yorktown Battlefield present - Get Outdoors Day! Event Website Get Outdoors Day June 9, 2012 (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield) Free admission to National Parks and other Federal sites throughout the country. Colonial National Historical Park, (757) 898-2410 or www.nps.gov/colo. June 09, 2012
Riverwalk Landing - Yorktown Market Days – Saturdays Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, quality art, live musical entertainment provided by Lana Puckett and Kim Person - Folk/County and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. Riverwalk Landing. Free. (757) 890.3500. For more detailed information on Yorktown Market Days at the River, visit the Market Days website (http://riverwalklanding.com/). Every Saturday from May 12 through September 15. June 09, 2012 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Star Party/Laser Shows $6 Location: Virginia Living Museum Event Website Free observing begins at sunset at the Virginia Living Museum. Choose among five shows, $6 each: “Laser Beatles” at 6:30 p.m., “Saturn: The Ringworld” at 7:30 p.m., Laseropolis at 8:30 p.m., Laser Doors at 10 p.m. and The Wall at 11:30 p.m. The Wild Side Café is open 6 to 9 p.m. June 09, 2012
LECTURE AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT MIRRORS Free Location: Jamestown Settlement's Robins Foundation Theater Event Website In connection with the Jamestown Settlement exhibition “The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World,” Twyla Kitts of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will present “Captains, Monarchs, Philosophers, and Merchants: Picturing the 17th Century,” a free public lecture at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Jamestown Settlement’s Robins Foundation Theater. For more information, call (888) 593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838 or visit www.historyisfun.org. June 09, 2012 7:00 PM
“The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World" Lecture Free. Advance reservations are recommended Location: Jamestown Settlement's Robins Foundation Theater Event Website In connection with the Jamestown Settlement exhibition “The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World,” Twyla Kitts of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will present “Captains, Monarchs, Philosophers, and Merchants: Picturing the 17th Century,” a free public lecture at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 9, at Jamestown Settlement’s Robins Foundation Theater. While admission to the lecture is free, advance reservations are recommended by calling (757) 253-4572 or e-mailing rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov. The exhibition and lecture are supported with grants from James City County and Altria Group and gifts from private companies and individuals. June 09, 2012 7:00 PM
SOUTHERN HORIZON IN FREE CONCERT OF CIVIL WAR MUSIC Free Location: Williamsburg Library Theatre Event Website A concert of Civil War-era music will be performed by the group Southern Horizon at the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Southern Horizon performs music popular of the period from 1816 - 1865. The music and arrangements are researched to present an accurate portrayal of the music heard in that period. The band performs in costume on instruments similar to those that would have been found in the homes of the citizenry of the 19th century. Tickets are not needed for this concert, which is presented free of charge thanks to a grant from Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The concert is part of the programming associated with the traveling exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War.” June 09, 2012 7:30 PM
Yorktown Market Days Event Website Fresh produce, meat and seafood, baked goods, coffee, specialty cut flowers, quality art, live musical entertainment and much more await you at the Saturday morning Market Days. At Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown. Free. (757) 890.3500. For more detailed information on Yorktown Market Days at the River, visit the website. Every Saturday from May 12 through September 15. May 24, 2013 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Colonial Williamsburg Garden Tours Location: Colonial Williamsburg Event Website "Through the Garden Gate" gives guests the opportunity to venture through the gates to learn about the restored gardens, focusing on the historic documents and archaeological evidence used to create the Historic Area gardens. This walking tour begins at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays, March 26 - May 21 and June 4-11 and at 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays, March 31 - May 19 and June 2-16. The starting location of the garden tour is listed on the ticket. Tickets areavailable to Annual Pass and Good Neighbor members as well as Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Guest ticket holders. For more information, call 1-800-HISTORY or visit the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center, Greenhow Lumber House Ticket Office, or Merchants Square Ticket Office. May 24, 2013
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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