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Live Music! High Tide Bar & Grill at Riverwalk Restaurant presents Sammy Lee Location: High Tide Bar & Grill at Riverwalk Restaurant Event Website The High Tide Bar & Grill at Riverwalk Restaurant presents Sammy Lee, weather permitting. See website for additional information. June 20, 2012 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Choral Guild Summer Sings - Anthem Treasures & Soulful Spirituals $10 Location: Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists Event Website Conducted by Rebecca Davy, Director of Music and organist at Bruton Parish Church. Music has long played a role in the church. Anthems that set texts from the Bible and Spirituals handed down from the early slave era are some of the most powerful expressions of faith, uniting people in common prayer wherever they gather for worship. The program includes a number of musical gems from the Renaissance to the present, including “Ain-a That Good News" (Dawson) and “Cantique de Jean Racine” (Fauré), among many others. Summer Sings is a program sponsored by the Williamsburg Choral Guild that features three different sing-alongs of great choral masterpieces, each with a guest conductor, soloists and piano accompaniment. These consecutive Wednesday evening events in June start at 7:00 p.m. with registration and announcements, and singing begins at 7:30. All programs take place at Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists at 3051 Ironbound Road, between Route 5 and Jamestown Road. The Guild welcomes singers of all abilities as well as those who just want to listen. Sight-reading familiarity is a plus, but a love of community music-making is the only requirement for would-be songsters and choral music fans. June 20, 2012 7:00 PM
Archaeology Has Gone to the Dogs at Historic Jamestowne Tour tickets are $14 per person Location: Jamestown Island Event Website New Evening Program Invites Dogs and Their Owners to Enjoy “Barkaeology” Tours. Dog owners are invited to bring their dogs for Barkaeology tours, evening archaeology walking tours at Historic Jamestowne, offered at 6 p.m. on June 20, July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19. This dog-friendly tour highlights the rediscovery and ongoing excavations of the 1607 James Fort. An archaeologist will discuss the latest discoveries at the fort site. Barkaeology tours begin at 6 pm, but tour participants are welcome to arrive early to enjoy a picnic dinner by the river. Carrot Tree Kitchens will remain open, serving food and beverages until 6 p.m. at the river-side café especially for this event. Dogs are welcome on the café patio, and special dog treats will be available for purchase. The Barkaeology tour is offered in conjunction with the Heritage Humane Society, Williamsburg, Va. Dogs must have current shots, mix well with others and remain on a leash. Owners will be responsible for cleaning up after their pet. Tour tickets are $14 per person. Dogs are free but limited to two per person. Space is limited and reservations are required. Tickets can be purchased online at www.historicjamestowne.org. For more information, call (757) 229-4997, extension 100. June 20, 2012 6:00 PM
The Women of Summer - "Every Piece Tells a Story" Tickets are $3, in addition to a Revolutionary City or museums ticket Location: Hennage Auditorium of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis Street Event Website This summer, the new program at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg illustrates how quilts tell stories about families. The program is offered at the Hennage Auditorium of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St., Williamsburg. “Every Piece Tells a Story” examines two women from different generations and ethnic backgrounds to connect through a quilt. A black woman from the 1960s and a white woman from the turn of the 20th century reflect on the importance of quilts in their lives and how quilt making not only kept their family warm but brought the women a sense of pride and preserving precious memories. This program is offered at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 20, July 11, July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 8 and Aug. 15. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, “Quilts in the Baltimore Manner,” at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. For more information, call 1-800-HISTORY or visit www.history.org. June 20, 2012 5:00 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

Business After Hours $10, plus business card Event Website Head to Liberty Ridge (East West Communities) for the June Business After Hours! Located at 3400 Liberty Ridge Parkway. Click the link for directions. RSVP required by June 15. Call 757-229-6511 or email wacc@williamsburgcc.com to RSVP. June 20, 2012 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM