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Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular - General
Bobby BlackHat cordially invites you to bring in the New Year with a fun filled evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!
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Bobby BlackHat Blues Spectacular VIP
Bobby BlackHat cordially invites you to bring in the New Year with a fun filled evening of Toe Tappin’, Finger Poppin’, Hip Shakin’ Blues!
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Christmas Organ Recital & Carol Sing
See this elegant 350-year-old worship space and enjoy a Christmas organ recital and carol sing presented by Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church.
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Christmas Organ Recital - Dr. Ross Ellison
Dr. Ross Ellison, organist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, presents a recital in this 350-year-old worship center.
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Conversation: Meet a Person of the Past
Find people of the past near for some informal conversation or activity.
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Evening Program: A Lesson with the Dance Master
Join the Dance Master for an immersive, exclusive 18th-century dance lesson in the Raleigh Tavern.
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Evening Program: Capitol Concert
Celebrate the joys of holiday music with this 18th-century concert by the Governor's Musick Ensemble.
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Evening Program: Christmastide at the Courthouse
Join musicians Brian Forsman & Bill Weldon for the best dance tunes and songs of Christmastide.
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Evening Program: Cry Witch
Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.
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Evening Program: Dancing at the Governor's Palace
"Virginians will dance or die" wrote an 18th-century diarist. What better time than the 21st century to learn a few "new" dance steps? Audience participation encouraged.
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Evening Program: Palace Concert
Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of holiday chamber music.
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Evening Program: Revolutionary Points of View
Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.
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Evening Program: To Hang a Pirate
Join with us in a trial of a member of the crew of Blackbeard the pirate that actually occurred in Williamsburg in 1719. Hear the evidence and make a judgment!
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Event: A Big Band Christmas
Swing your way into the holidays with the great big band sound of the Williamsburg Classic Swing Orchestra in their 15th annual performance.
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Event: A Crooner's Christmas
Good Shot Judy pays tribute to the Classic Christmas Crooner Hits!
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Event: Christmas Dreams - Institute for Dance
It's Christmas in Williamsburg, and Janie Sparkle wants just one thing this year: for all her wishes to come true! Join iDance for this local holiday tradition.
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Event: Don't Look Back
Legendary documentarian D. A. Pennebaker filmed Bob Dylan in London during his 1965 tour, which was his last as an acoustic artist and marked a turning point in his career.
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Event: Holiday Pops - Williamsburg Symphony
The Williamsburg Symphony’s Holiday Pops. Michael Butterman conducts your holiday favorites with Tiffany Haas, soprano.
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Handbell Concert - Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers
Enjoy the elegant, ethereal sounds of handbells in a 350-year-old church, with the Bruton Parish Tarpley Ringers directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will.
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Hands-On: Company of Comedians
Children of all ages! Join the Play House Players on the Duke of Gloucester Street to learn about Williamsburg’s theatre and participate in 18th-century entertainments.
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Hands-On: Stories on Stage
In this interactive family program, tell the tale of brave St. George and the Dragon! Learn about items in the Art Museums collection connected to the story & then take the stage.
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Happy Hogmanay! A Scottish New Year's Concert
Happy Hogmanay! Enjoy a Scottish New Year's concert of music, story, and dance presented by David Gardner, Eliza Gardner, and Shelton Browder.
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Historic Organ Recital - Norman Elton
Norman Elton, organist at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Rebecca Davy
Rebecca Davy, Music Director at Bruton Parish Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Sarah Bland
Sarah Bland, organist at Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, gives a recital on the Historic English Chamber Organ, one of Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century instruments.
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Historic Organ Recital - Thomas Marshall
Enjoy this Historic Organ Recital in the Wren Chapel at the College of William & Mary performed by Thomas Marshall, organist at Williamsburg United Methodist Church.
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Holiday Choral Concert - Manassas Chorale
Enjoy the blend of voices as the Manassas Chorale from Northern Virginia, directed by Becky Verner, presents a Holiday Concert.
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Holiday Choral Concert - New Dominion Choraliers
Enjoy a holiday concert by the New Dominion Choraliers Community Choir from Prince William County, Virginia, directed by Katherine Nelson-Tracey.
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Holiday Choral Concert - One Accord Choir
Enjoy the blended voices of One Accord Choir from First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, directed by Philip Mitchell, as they present a holiday concert.
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Holiday Choral Concert - Salisbury Presbyterian Choir
Celebrate the season with a concert by the Salisbury Presbyterian Church Choir from Midlothian, Virginia, directed by Dr. Mark Patterson.
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Holiday Choral Concert: Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra
Join us as the Bruton Parish Choirs & Orchestra, directed by Rebecca Davy, present a holiday choral concert.
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Holiday Clarinet Ensemble Concert
Enjoy a holiday concert presented by the Richmond Clarinet Choir, directed by Anne Coldiron.
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Holiday Concert - Tabernacle Baptist Church
Celebrate the holiday season with a concert by the Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir from Richmond, Virginia, directed by Judy Fiske.
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Holiday Voice & Organ Recital
Enjoy a holiday recital by William Tan, organist at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia, with Evadne Tan, soprano.
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Holiday Youth Choral & Strings Concert
Enjoy this holiday choral and strings concert by Soli Deo & Young Musicians of Virginia, directed by Karla Robinson & Sarah Umlauf.
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Music: A Charles Dickens Christmas
Gabe Stone, Mark Nixon, and David Gardner present a holiday show featuring readings from various Charles Dickens writings paired with Victorian Christmas carols.
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Music: A Christmas Peaceable Kingdom
Doves, donkeys, cattle, sheep and more. Join Kelly Kennedy for the joyous songs, tunes and stories of the animal kingdom from all over the world that mark the season.
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Music: A Fiddler's 75th Christmas
Part of the Hennage Holiday Concert Series, join master fiddler John Turner for an hour of holiday-related melodies gleaned from a lifetime of listening, performing, and composing.
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Music: A Very Virginia Christmas
A concert of songs through the centuries interwoven with stories about Virginia from Wilford Kale’s book “A Very Virginia Christmas."
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Music: All Hail to the Days
Join Lynn, Barry, and Lee to enjoy music for the winter season from the late 16th through the 17th centuries on lute, cittern, viols, hurdy gurdy, violin, percussion, and voice.
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Music: Breaking Up Christmas
Dance tunes and songs that create a musical portrait of Virginia from the days of English country dances to the rise of country music in the Appalachian hills and hollows.
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Music: Christmastide with Governor's Musick
Join members of the Governor’s Musick for musical entertainments enjoyed during Christmastide in the 18th century.
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Music: Domestic Diversions
Celebrate the holidays with seasonal tunes enjoyed by Nancy Geddy and other 18th-century citizens of Williamsburg at home.
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Music: Eastern Virginia Brass
Celebrate the holidays with the festive music of the Eastern Virginia Brass. Enjoy familiar music, new pieces and always great music.
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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Music: Fife & Drum March
The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums, representing military field musicians, march down Duke of Gloucester Street.
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Music: Governor's Musick at the Art Museums
Learn how the evolving and bombastic battle sonata helped shape an American musical identity separate from Britain.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Geddy House
Join members of the Governor’s Musick in the Geddy House as they illustrate domestic music on period instruments.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Palace Ballroom
While touring the Governor’s Palace, see members of the Governor’s Musick interpret music in the Ballroom as part of your tour.
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Music: Governor's Musick in the Wythe Parlor
Join members of the Governor’s Musick in the gentry setting of the Wythe House parlor as they illustrate domestic music on period instruments.
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Music: Holiday Celebration of Dulcimers
With musicality and seasonal joy, join Timothy Seaman for distinctive American melodies and festive holiday music showcased on a magnificent array of dulcimers.
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Music: How to Play the (18th-Century) Violin
The violin was played by all classes and in all settings in 18th-century Virginia. Come hear how this instrument was played; it is easier said than done.
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Music: Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Celebrate that jolly old elf and discover worldwide traditions with Gabe Stone and David Gardner through tunes and stories about the star of the Christmas gift-giving season.
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Music: Keeping the Home Fires Burning
Singer, actor, and folklorist Kelly Kennedy shares the music, recipes, tales, and lore from women through the centuries as they continue to keep the home fires burning.
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Music: Nowell Sing We Clear
Join Lynn and Barry Trott in this concert to sing along with favorite English and American carols from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
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Music: One Street Over
Join One Street Over, a traditional Irish band of multi-genre instrumentalists, and an Irish dance ensemble for foot-tapping tunes that will capture your ear and heart.
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Music: Profound Joy
In this concert, Timothy Seaman celebrates the wonder of the holiday season with early American and worldwide melodies and new compositions.
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Music: The Art of Fifing & Drumming
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums as they demonstrate the many musical tasks and ceremonies that occurred throughout a revolutionary soldier's day.
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Music: When Nancy Geddy on the Spinet Plays
The Governor's Musick delves into the life of a young woman in Williamsburg who studied music to elevate her societal position.
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Nine Lessons & Carols
Get ready for the New Year with the Service of Nine Lessons & Carols presented by the Bruton Parish Choirs, directed by Rebecca Davy and accompanied by JanEl Will on organ.
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On-Screen Captions: Don't Look Back
Legendary documentarian D. A. Pennebaker films Bob Dylan in London during his 1965 tour, which was his last as an acoustic artist and marked a turning point in his career.
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Performance: A Holiday Medley
A Holiday Medley brings the warmth and joy of holiday traditions, telling the tale of winter in Williamsburg over 250 years.
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Performance: Christmas Entertainments
Join the musicians and storytellers of the Play House Players for some 18th-century holiday fun!
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Performance: Coffee Cantata
Mrs. Charlton’s daughter is in love with the delicious juice of the coffee bean! A comedic ballad opera based on Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Coffee Cantata.”
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Performance: Entertainments at the Play House
Join members of the Jug Broke Theatre Company as we celebrate the season and play and talk about the stories behind some of our favorite music of the Revolutionary Era.
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Performance: Gulliver's Travels
Join us in a humorous retelling of Jonathan Swift's 18th-century novel Gulliver's Travels, which has been read all over the world since 1726.
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Performance: Lucinda and the Lottery
Based on a story from The Christmas Frolick (1775), Lucinda, a charming young heiress, devises a stratagem to test whose love is true.
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Performance: Miss in Her Teens
David Garrick’s farcical comedy that follows Captain Loveit as he returns home to discover the love of his life has been courting two gentlemen in his absence.
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Performance: Music of Queen Anne's World
The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in the early 18th century.
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Performance: Of Christmas Past
A British servant, newly arrived in the colony, reflects on the holiday traditions he has left behind in the mother country.
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Performance: Play House of Horror
Horror was a popular form of entertainment in the 18th century, as it is today. In both centuries, it was fodder for fun as much as fear!
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Performance: Sing and Merry Be!
Come celebrate the holidays as the families of 18th century Virginia did, with merriment and the music of the season!
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Performance: Winter Revels at Pemberley
The halls of Pemberley have witnessed years of winter revelry and today, preparations for yet another ball are underway!
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Special Event: Artful Winter Evenings
Celebrate the holidays in this magical after-hours event at the Art Museums.
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Special Event: Community Christmas Tree Lighting
Join us for our annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, co-sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. in front of the Courthouse.
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Special Event: Holiday Handbell Concert
Enjoy the ethereal sounds of holiday music played by combined Handbell ensembles from Bruton Parish and First Baptist Church.
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Special Event: Lighting of the Cressets
Join us on the historic Duke of Gloucester Street as we bring our 18th-century streets to life at night.
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Special Event: The Gonzales Sisters
Usher in the holiday season with the musical stylings of the Gonzales Sisters, classical cellist and violinist.
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Special Event: The Three Tenors
Enjoy the celebration of the Christmas holidays with the sounds of traditional, spirituals, gospel, and contemporary music.
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Special Event: The Williamsburg Symphony
The Williamsburg Symphony's brass quintet heralds the spirit of the season.
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Special Event: Williamsburg Military Tattoo
Guest units join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums for a thrilling torch-lit march down Duke of Gloucester Street.
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Street Theater: A Joyful Heart
Join the community of Williamsburg and witness how the free and enslaved pursue freedom and find joy in the Christmastide season.
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Williamsburg's Twilight at the Square Piano
Journey through the final years of Williamsburg as Virginia’s capital, when piano music was discovered in the evanescent city.
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