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January 5-6, 2008
Millennium Golf Classic
Golden Horseshoe Golf Club
The annual Golden Horseshoe Golf Club’s Millennium Golf Classic features a two-person format, better ball and captain’s choice. The field is flighted after the first round and then competes for thousands in prizes. For information, call (757) 220-7696.
January 9-January 12 and January 13-January 16
Working Wood in the 18th Century: Tools, Tool Chests and Workbenches
The 10th annual Working Wood in the 18th Century conference is co-sponsored by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Fine Woodworking magazine. Registration for the popular conference will begin when the brochure is mailed in September 2007. These programs have filled to capacity every year, so those interested are encouraged to register early. To be added to the mailing list, submit your postal address to dchapman@cwf.org or call 1-800-603-0948.
January 10
For Ready Money
Electronic Field Trip (broadcasts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST)
Join a young merchant apprentice as he learns his lessons in money and accounts. Just as today, everyone in colonial America from gentleman to slave had access to coins, bills, notes and credit. Discover how the colonial economy worked. Colonial Williamsburg’s Electronic Field Trips are interactive history lessons, presented as live television and Internet events, and broadcast via satellite to schools around the nation. This dramatic and compelling learning experience enhances history and social studies curricula while supporting national and state Standards of Learning. The program takes place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST, in the Bruton Heights School Lane Auditorium, and is free and open to the public. Colonial Williamsburg’s award-winning programs also are available nationally on many PBS stations. For information, call toll-free (800) 761-8331.
January 9-12 and January 13-16
Tools, Tool Chests and Workbenches
2008 Working Wood in the 18th Century
The Guildhall Museum in Rochester, Kent, England, has given Colonial Williamsburg permission to reproduce the 1797 Benjamin Seaton tool chest. Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Trades Cabinetmaker Shop staff will undertake the project. They also will build a copy of the 1773 William Hewlett gentleman’s tool chest featured on the poster for Colonial Williamsburg’s 1994 tool exhibit. Guest speakers Ted Ingraham, Garrett Hack and Roy Underhill will present sessions on traditional plane making, building workbenches, building and using workbench fixtures and accessories, and threading wood. In addition, a variety of tool types ranging from planes, saws, and chisels to scratch stocks and slitting gauges will be examined, with a load of tips and hints on “homemade” tools, tool selection, sharpening, using 18th-century-style layout tools and other “arts and mysteries” of the cabinetmaker and joiner. There will be tool-making demonstrations at the blacksmith, gunsmith and other Historic Area trade shops and at the modern shop where tools and implements used by Historic Trades are produced. For more information, contact the conference registrar at (757) 220-7255 or toll-free at (800) 603-0948, online at www.history.org/conted, e-mail dchapman@cwf.org, fax (757) 565-8921 or write to: Office of Conferences, Forums and Workshops, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, Va. 23187-1776.
January 19
Music in the Life of Benjamin Franklin
Musicians and musical historians David and Ginger Hildebrand present a concert celebrating the life of Benjamin Franklin at 2 and 4 p.m. at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Franklin served his country as the first American diplomatic representative to France, a critical step in bringing the British army to surrender at Yorktown, and also served the scientific community with numerous significant inventions. Less well known is Franklin’s musical legacy, which ranged from publishing ballads as a young man to attending formal operas in the capitals of Europe as a national figurehead. This program includes songs written about Franklin and a few he composed, performed on a variety of appropriate period instruments. Included in museum admission. For more information, call (757) 220-7724.
February 3-7
From North to South: Regionalism in American Decorative Arts
60th Annual Antiques Forum
Chairs made in 18th-century Boston were surprisingly different from their New York, Philadelphia and Charleston counterparts. Indeed, the work of American artisans exhibited a striking array of distinctive regional styles from the very beginning. At the 60th Annual Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum, From North to South: Regional Diversity in American Decorative Arts, explore this rich and varied heritage. The 2008 Forum brings together a host of widely recognized speakers to introduce and investigate the remarkable furniture, silver, ceramics, textiles, paintings and buildings produced in America before 1830. More than 20 curators, collectors and historians present their latest findings in a series of illustrated lectures and video-assisted workshops. Scheduled speakers include the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Carrie Rebora Barratt, Ceramics in America editor Robert Hunter and Dean Failey of Christie’s. In addition to the formal program, Forum guests may register for optional hands-on workshops with the Colonial Williamsburg collections and private tours of historic homes in the region. For more information, contact the conference registrar at (757) 220-7255 or toll-free at (800) 603-0948, online at www.history.org/conted, e-mail dchapman@cwf.org, fax (757) 565-8921 or write to: Office of Conferences, Forums and Workshops, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, Va. 23187-1776.
February 7
No Master Over Me
Electronic Field Trip (broadcasts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST)
Ann Ashby tells the story of her life as a free black during the days of slavery. Discover how she and her husband, Matthew, made a life for their family. Matthew purchased his wife and children and had them freed. This story of balancing between slave and free communities is a poignant reminder of what our freedom is really worth. This dramatic and compelling learning experience enhances history and social studies curricula while supporting national and state Standards of Learning. The program takes place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST, in the Bruton Heights School Lane Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The award-winning live, interactive television series also is available nationally on many PBS stations. For information, call toll-free (800) 761-8331.
February 16-17
Presidents Day Weekend
Meet three Virginian-born presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison – and explore the relationship each had with Williamsburg, its residents and their impact on the emergence of a new nation. Colonial Williamsburg’s programs focus on their connections to the 18th-century capital of Virginia. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.
February 23-24
Black History Month Weekend: The Road to Freedom
Experience the American Revolution through the eyes of free and enslaved 18th-century African Americans. This moving weekend features powerful characterizations and dramatic interpretive programs that bring to life stories of the African American struggle for freedom and liberty during this tumultuous period in our nation’s history. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.
March
Women’s History Month
From Founding Mothers to a founding benefactress, programs during Women’s History Month feature tours and first-person interactions that give a glimpse into the lives of the women in Colonial Williamsburg’s history. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.
March 1-2
Spring Military Invitational Tournament
Golden Horseshoe Golf ClubThe Golden Horseshoe Military Invitational Golf Tournament features two-person, amateur teams vying in a 36-hole competition format. To be eligible for competition, one player must be active duty, retired or reserve military or National Guard member. First round is four-ball (two person, best ball) and the second round is captain’s choice. For information, call (757) 220-7696.
March 6
Treasure Keepers
Electronic Field Trip (broadcasts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST)
You’ve seen their work in every museum — but what do conservators really do? Learn how conservators prevent or slow the damage caused by “agents of destruction.” Explore how and why preserving history is important for future generations. This dramatic and compelling learning experience enhances history and social studies curricula while supporting national and state Standards of Learning. The program takes place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST, in the Bruton Heights School Lane Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The award-winning live, interactive television series also is available nationally on many PBS stations. For information, call toll-free (800) 761-8331.
March 17
Revolutionary City® Program
Colonial Williamsburg begins the third season of the interactive dramatic presentation, “The Revolutionary City®.” The Revolutionary City connects guests to the emotional and philosophical climate of the period through stories of Williamsburg residents from 1774 to 1781 in daily outdoor dramas that take place in their original locations. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.AprilReligion MonthApril in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area and museums is an occasion for daily programs related to the role of religion in the colonies. Scholars present lectures on related topics each Wednesday during April highlighting various aspects of religious life in 18th-century America. Several days each week, character interpreters present their views on, and experience with, religious matters. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.
April 10
The Industrious Tradesmen
Electronic Field Trip (broadcasts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST)
Follow the lives of several journeymen fresh from their apprenticeships in trades and business as they learn how skill and opportunity will impact their careers. Discover which ones will achieve their dreams and become masters of their own shops. This dramatic and compelling learning experience enhances history and social studies curricula while supporting national and state Standards of Learning. The program takes place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., EST, in the Bruton Heights School Lane Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The award-winning live, interactive television series also is available nationally on many PBS stations. For information, call toll-free (800) 761-8331.
April 17, 18, 19 and 20
2008 CAA Gold Championship
Golden Horseshoe Gold and Green Courses
The top men’s and women’s golf teams from the Colonial Athletic Association will participate in this event. The tournament is open to the public. For ticket information, call (757) 220-7696.
May 4-7
Celebrating the American Garden: Bringing People and Plants Together
62nd Annual Garden Symposium
Colonial Williamsburg’s 62nd Garden Symposium, Celebrating the American Garden: Bringing People and Plants Together, will be held May 4 – 7, 2008. Keynote speaker Lynden Miller, director of The Conservatory Garden in New York’s Central Park, speaks about garden design with an emphasis on plants that can be used to soften and civilize city life and change the way people behave and treat each other. Topics of discussion include seasonal planting, mixed borders and effective combinations of plants. For more information, contact the conference registrar at (757) 220-7255 or toll-free at (800) 603-0948, online at www.history.org/conted, e-mail dchapman@cwf.org, fax (757) 565-8921 or write to: Office of Conferences, Forums and Workshops, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, Va. 23187-1776.
May 16-18
Drummer’s Call
Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums have celebrated the history of 18th-century field music for decades and now are making history of their own in 2008. The Foundation’s musical ambassadors celebrate their 50th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, guests can enjoy several signature events including Drummer’s Call. During Drummer’s Call weekend, Colonial Williamsburg’s Fifes and Drums host guest fife and drum units from across North America and demonstrate how fifes and drums were used in the military by showcasing various regimental field music units. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.May 26Memorial DayA mid-day Colonial Williamsburg program observes Memorial Day and remembers those who gave their lives in the service of their country. For information, call toll-free (800) HISTORY.
June 24
Masonic Procession
The Feast of St. John the Baptist is an annual day of solemn observance for the Mason’s historic Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, including a procession to the church and a sermon for the occasion. Colonial Williamsburg interpreters and current lodge members collaborate to reenact this event annually. For more information, call (800) HISTORY.
June 27-29
Under the Redcoat
Psssst! What’s the password? British soldiers impose “martial law” on Williamsburg as a prelude to their eventual move to Yorktown in 1781 in this popular weekend of activities. More than 250 military re-enactors converge on the town to encamp and drill. For information, call toll-free (800) HISTORY.
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