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 Event Calendar
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Download the 2012 Special Programs calendar.
No events found | | Through August 15: "The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World" Special Exhibition  November 16, 2011 to August 15, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
An exhibition organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in cooperation with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation explores developments that set in motion the transition from “old” world of the Mediterranean – the center of European commerce and diplomacy since ancient times – to a new globally connected world. Artifacts from European, Asian, African and American cultures are exhibited. Related public lecture on June 9, 2012. More
The image at left is of an early 17th-century English portrait by an unknown artist of Sir Thomas Dale, who served as marshal and subsequently deputy governor in Virginia between 1611 and 1616 and is best known for strict enforcement of martial law and expansion of the colony. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund.
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| | February 1-29: "From Africa to Virginia" Theme Month February 1-29, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
 Gallery exhibits, a printed family gallery guide and guided tours of the museum’s outdoor living-history areas highlight the culture of the first known Africans in Virginia and the experience of Africans in 17th-century Virginia. Public lectures also presented on February 12 and 19. More
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| | February 11: "Community Day" at Jamestown Settlement February 11, 2012 Jamestown SettlementExperience the museum in a whole new light with family tours, lecture and a children’s craft activity related to the special exhibition “The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World.” More
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| | February 12 and 19: "From Africa to Virginia" Lectures February 12 and 19, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
Public lectures on Sundays, February 12 and 19, complement a monthlong "From Africa to Virginia" theme at Jamestown Settlement. Lectures begin at 2 p.m. in the Robins Foundation Theater.
February 12: "Exploring 17th-Century Virginia: Legislating Boundaries and Creating Culture," Lauranett L. Lee, Virginia Historical Society African American History Curator.
February 19: "In the Cause of Liberty: Shaping the American Ideal of Freedom," Christy S. Coleman, American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar President.
Advance reservations are recommended at (757) 253-4572 or rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov. More
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| | Military Through the Ages March 17-18, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
Hundreds of re-enactors join with the Virginia Army National Guard to present centuries of military history in one weekend. A children’s parade will be held at noon Saturday, followed by a military pass-in-review at 3 p.m. Sunday. More
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| | "Virginia Economy in the 17th Century" Lectures April 28 and May 19, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
Public lectures begin at 7 p.m. Saturdays in Jamestown Settlement's Robins Foundation Theater.
April 28: “How Tobacco Became a Commodity,” Marcy Norton, George Washington University Associate Professor of History and author.
May 19: “Virginia Seeks a Crop,” Karen Kupperman, New York University Silver Professor of History and author.
Advance reservations are recommended at (757) 253-4572 or rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov.
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| | Jamestown Day at Jamestown Settlement & Historic Jamestowne May 12, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
 A jointly sponsored event at Jamestown Settlement & Historic Jamestowne
Maritime demonstrations, military drills, archaeology and programs on English and Powhatan Indian contact, exploration and discovery mark the 405th anniversary of the 1607 founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony. Separate site admission.
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| | "Seed to Stalk" Theme Month June 1-30, 2012 Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
Explore American agriculture of the 17th and 18th centuries during an interpretive theme month with hands-on activities. Throughout the month, visitors help tend and water plants and learn about the many practical uses of herbs, vegetables and field crops.
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| | “Captains, Monarchs, Philosophers, and Merchants: Picturing the 17th Century” Lecture June 9, 2012 Jamestown Settlement
Twyla Kitts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Literary and Teacher Programs Educator and curator of “The 17th Century: Gateway to the Modern World” special exhibition, investigates the dramatic changes in 17th-century technology and philosophy that set the stage for the modern world. The lecture begins at 7 p.m., Saturday, in Jamestown Settlement's Robins Foundation Theater.
Advance reservations are recommended at (757) 253-4572 or rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov.
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| | Liberty Celebration July 3-4, 2012 Yorktown Victory Center Tactical drills, military exercises and role-playing demonstrations salute the anniversary of America’s independence. Visitors can see in museum galleries a rare broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence dating to July 1776. |
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| | "Pastimes of Colonial Virginia" Theme Month August 1-31, 2012 Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
 Games, storytelling and other diversions of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia are shown through hands-on activities and interpretive programs at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center. Visitors can play a variety of games, including whirligigs, corncob darts, ninepins, quoits, mancala and nine-men's morris.
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| | Revolutionary War Lecture Series at the Yorktown Victory Center September 22, October 6 and October 27, 2012 Yorktown Victory Center
Public lectures begin at 7 p.m. Saturdays in Yorktown Victory Center's Richard S. Reynolds Theater.
September 22: “Patriots Claim A New Destiny – Loyalists Defend Their Heritage in the United States of America,” Sarah Meschutt, Yorktown Victory Center Senior Curator.
October 6: “Battle of the Capes,” John A. Tilley, East Carolina University Associate Professor of History and author.
October 27: “Origins of the Constitution,” Abner (Woody) Linwood Holton III, University of Richmond Professor of History and American Studies and author.
Advance reservations are recommended at (757) 253-4572 or rsvp@jyf.virginia.gov.
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| | Yorktown Victory Celebration October 20-21, 2012 Yorktown Victory Center
Military life and artillery demonstrations mark the 231st anniversary of America’s momentous Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown on October 19, 1781. To experience Continental Army life firsthand, visitors can enroll in “A School for the Soldier” to drill with wooden muskets, apply tactical skills in mock combat, and learn about soldiers’ provisions and sleeping quarters. October 19 events feature commemorative programs and a parade in historic Yorktown and Yorktown Battlefield. |
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| | Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia November 22-24, 2012 Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory CenterColonial Virginia foodways are featured during this three-day event beginning on Thanksgiving Day. At Jamestown Settlement, learn how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia’s English colonists and Powhatan Indians. At the Yorktown Victory Center, learn about typical soldiers’ fare during the American Revolution and trace the bounty of a 1780s farm from field to kitchen. |
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| | A Colonial Christmas December 1-31, 2012 Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center Holiday traditions of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia are recalled through special interpretive programs. A Jamestown Settlement holiday film and guided tours compare and contrast English Christmas customs of the period with how the season may have been observed in the difficult early years of the Jamestown colony. At the Yorktown Victory Center, hear accounts of Christmas and winter in Revolutionary War encampments and glimpse holiday preparations on a 1780s farm. |
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