It is April of 1775, and George Washington is about to depart for the 2nd Continental Congress. Violence exploded in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord and many colonists must now decide to either resist the Crown's troops, stand with them, or remain neutral. Join Washington as he corresponds with friends and colleagues, and makes the choice of loyalty to the Crown, or resistance to the Empire.
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Evening Program: To Hang a Pirate
Join us in a trial of a Blackbeard crew member that occurred in Williamsburg in 1719. Hear the evidence and make a judgment!
Open to the Public
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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."
Art Museums Admission
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Performance: Merriment and Measles
Join the Washingtons on the eve of Twelfth Night in 1760 as they reflect on the past year and their hopes for the future in the midst of a measles outbreak at Mount Vernon.
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