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Saturday, November 7, 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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"In Their Own Words:" African Americans in the Revolutionary Era
Type: African American, Day Program. Location: Greenhow Ticket Office
“In Their Own Words” African Americans in the Revolutionary Era, is an interactive walking history tour that provides an overview of how free and enslaved African Americans struggled to be both free and equal during the American Revolution.
The tour will use a variety of documents and props during the walk through the historic sites. Guests will discover the free blacks and slaves’ perspective, in their own words, despite the laws, religion and social customs that denied them American citizenship during the American Revolution. Guests will engage about the choices, decisions, and consequences made by free and enslaved people during the American Revolution. Free reservation required.
10:00 11:15
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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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Public Audience with a Founding Father
Type: Revolutionary Stories. Location: Governor's Palace Garden
Enjoy an interactive public audience with a Founding Father of our nation in the historical context of the 18th century, discussing political and social events of the day.
10:00 10:35
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Workin' the Soil, Healing the Soul
Type: Day Program. Location: Great Hopes Plantation
Guests will follow an interpreter through the reconstructed 18th-century rural kitchen, slave house, gardens, carpenter's yard, agricultural fields and livestock. This interactive experience reveals the daily life of rural enslaved families, their relationship with each other and their masters, and how they survived and resisted slavery.
10:00 11:00
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Art Stop
Type: Family Program, Museum Program. Location: DeWitt Wallace Museum
Drop in and create a work of art to take home inspired by objects in the collection.
Programs and exhibitions at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation’s DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum are supported by the DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund.
10:30 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
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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