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Sunday, November 8, 2009
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Museum Exhibits: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
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Museum Exhibits: DeWitt Wallace Museum
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Orientation Walk
Type: Walking Tour. Location: Gateway Building
The orientation walk is designed to help guests plan their visit. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining and shopping options. Guests get an overview of the 18th century community and learn about the restoration of Williamsburg. The experience lasts approximately 30 minutes.
Tours depart every 10-15 minutes.
9:00 4:00
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Politics and the Punchbowl
Type: Day Program, Revolutionary City. Location: Raleigh Tavern
Explore one of the most important hostels, social clubs and communication centers in 1770s Williamsburg. A broad cross section of the society - black, white, free, enslaved, rich and poor - all came together here during the period of the Revolution. From meals to lodging to the popular Apollo Room - come in and experience the story of Virginia's people at the place where they danced, dined, played and plotted - the tavern where the Revolution began!
20 minute program runs continuously.
10:00 12:00
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The Actor's Trunk
Type: Day Program. Location: Mary Stith House
How does the colonial performing artist develop his art? How are costumes, sets, scripts, and music brought to life for a colonial audience? Drop in and chat with our Performing Arts staff as they share with you some costuming, props and theatrical images.
Stay for as little or as long as you wish—this is the chance to ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask.10:30 11:45
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Children's Orientation Walk
Type: Family Program, Walking Tour. Location: Gateway Building
The Children's Orientation Walk is designed to assist guests with planning their visit and will highlight options that families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.
10:45 11:15
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Decorative Arts Highlights
Type: Museum Program. Location: DeWitt Wallace Museum
Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to some of the masterworks on exhibit, such as paintings, ceramics, furniture and silver.
30 minute tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Included in museum admission ticket.
Programs and exhibitions at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.
11:00 11:30
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Our First - First Lady Remembers
Type: Kimball Theatre Program. Location: Kimball Theatre
Ticketed event.
Martha Washington reflects on her long life after her husband’s retirement from the presidency.
General admission $5, Youth (6-17) $4, Children (under 6) Free
Reservations or additional tickets required. Call 1-800-HISTORY for prices and reservations.
11:30 1:00
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Children's Orientation Walk
Type: Family Program, Walking Tour. Location: Gateway Building
The Children's Orientation Walk is designed to assist guests with planning their visit and will highlight options that families will enjoy. Guides share the latest information on programming, dining, and shopping options. Guests will receive an overview of the 18th century community and specifically understand what childhood and family life was like in the 18th century. The walking tour lasts approximately 30 minutes.
11:45 12:15
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75th Anniversary Tour of the Capitol
Type: Day Program. Location: Capitol
In the early years of the twentieth century, the Reverend W.A.R. Goodwin, rector of Bruton Parish Church, was inspired by the surviving eighteenth century character of Williamsburg and dreamt of restoring Virginia’s colonial capital to its former glory. In 1926, he persuaded John D Rockefeller Jr. to see Williamsburg through his eyes and the rest is museum history.
Guided by architectural research focused on early maps, deeds, inventories, plans drawing and accounts, their plans flourished and in 1934 the Capitol and the Governor’s Palace were completed and opened to the public. Beginning on May 25th and continuing throughout the year, specially focused tours of the Capitol and Governor’s Palace will tell the story of the beginnings of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the people who were instrumental in bringing the Historic Area into being, the creation of public awareness of America’s architectural treasures and the development of preservation techniques. Learn about the era in which the Capitol Building and the Governor’s Palace were reconstructed and compare that time with today.
Understand the techniques used to research, reconstruct and furnish these two buildings by examining photos, documents and the buildings. The story that we tell today at these two sites has evolved over the last 75 years. Colonial Williamsburg interpreters will delve into those changes and illustrate how a visit to the Historic Area has changed over time.
12:00 1:00
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An Introduction to Folk Art
Type: Museum Program. Location: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Guided tours by knowledgeable museum volunteers introduce you to the whimsical and fascinating paintings, sculpture, textiles and more from Mrs. Rockefeller's original collection, for which the museum was founded.
Thirty-minute tours begin at 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. Included in museum admission ticket.
Programs and exhibitions at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.
12:00 12:30
NOTICE: All events and exhibits listed on the calendar are subject to change. Call 1-800-HISTORY for reservations and check the daily program schedule upon arrival.
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