Jane Krakowski Performs at Williamsburg Lodge May 27

Friday, May 11, 2012

Sunday, May 27, the Broadway spotlight is on Jane Krakowski, who will perform classic Broadway hits live under the musical direction of Rob Fisher at the Williamsburg Lodge.  The Tony award-winning and Emmy-nominated star of NBC’s “30 Rock” has appeared on Broadway in “Guys and Dolls,” “Grand Hotel,” “Company,” “Once upon a Mattress,” “Tartuffe” and “Starlight Express.” In 2003, she won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Carla opposite Antonio Banderas in the musical “Nine.” Tickets are $65 and $45 for reserved table seating at 5:30 and 8 p.m. in the Virginia Room of the Williamsburg Lodge.  Tickets are available for purchase online at ticketmaster.com.

Click here to view a full list of events during the Festival Williamsburg Weekend.

Dogs of War 1861 Offers Insight to Civil War

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Join Civil War historian Emory Thomas as he explores the misconceptions of what both sides thought would happen at the onset of the War Between the States during “The Dogs of War: 1861.” This program takes place at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 24 at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 W. Francis St., Williamsburg.

In 1861, Americans thought the war looming on their horizon would be brief. Nobody foresaw that they were embarking on our nation’s worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. As Thomas will point out, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein them in.

Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side’s thinking. Lincoln believed that most Southerners loved the Union and would be dragged unwillingly into secession by the planter class. Jefferson Davis could not quite believe that Northern resolve would survive the first battle. Thomas explores these misconceptions through a narrative of the months leading up to the war, to the Fort Sumter crisis in 1861.

Free reservations are required. Reservations can be made at any Colonial Williamsburg ticket location including the Museum Store, which can be reached at (757) 220-7693.

This Distinguished Scholar Lecture is funded by the Horatio Wall Whitridge and Gracia Grieb Whitridge Lecture Series Endowment.

Twilight Golf at Its Finest

Monday, May 07, 2012

Where else can you play one of the game's first island greens and one of the first father-and-son course designs, all in a place where freedom was born? That's the world-class experience you'll find here. And with twilight rates starting at $49* on the Green Course and $89* on the Gold Course, there's never been a better time.

*Twilight rates begin at 2 pm

Click here for a full list of special rates and fees at the Golden Horseshoe.

Weekend offers Running, Drumming and Saluting a Nation

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area will be alive with activity from early morning until after dark the weekend of May 18 – 20. From the second annual “Run for the Dream” benefiting An Achievable Dream and the Wounded Warriors program to the ninth annual Drummers Call Weekend, there’s plenty of activity for the entire family to enjoy.

Highlighting the festive weekend of special programs and visiting fifers and drummers, Tony-award-winning actor Joe Mantegna hosts a “Salute to the Nation” spanning 250 years of ideas that have created our unique American identity. This moving Saturday night performance honors all who serve our country, especially the wounded warriors in attendance. The event includes a performance by the U.S. Army’s Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and concludes with a torch-lit tattoo and fireworks.

Click here to view the event list for the entire weekend.

 

Local Musician Performs Civil War Tunes

Monday, April 30, 2012

Local musician Timothy Seaman performs selections from his just-released CD, “Tenting on the Old Campground,” a collection of tunes from the Civil War era from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, May 4 at Williamsburg Booksellers, 101-A Visitor Center Dr., Williamsburg.

Copies of his new CD will be available for purchase for $14.95.

Seaman specializes in the hammered dulcimer but features the mountain dulcimer, bowed psaltery and a variety of flutes in his performances.  His CDs – “Celtic Airs,” “Celebration of Centuries,” “Wayfaring Stranger,” “Virginia Wildlife,” “Sycamore Rapids” and others – will be available for purchase.

The event is free and open to the public.

Historic Garden Week has Arrived

Monday, April 23, 2012

Facebook: Historic Garden Week has finally arrived! The tour stops through the Historic Area tomorrow to show you the gardens of Bassett Hall, Coke-Garrett House, Palmer House, and the College of William & Mary’s Sir Christopher Wren Building and Hertzler-George Garden. Which garden are you most excited to see?  Click here to see more about Historic Garden Week in Williamsburg.  Click here to follow Colonial Williamsburg on Facebook.

Wolf by the Ear: Thomas Jefferson and the Pursuit of Freedom

Friday, April 20, 2012

Commemorate the Battle of Williamsburg, May 3 - 6

WOLF BY THE EAR: Friday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Kimball Theatre - Tickets $24.95

As crisis looms over the Missouri Compromise, hear Jefferson reflect back over the years since the Revolution. He recalls choices made as well as crucial moments and events in the debates over slavery.

His recollections include “appearances” by luminaries such as Patrick Henry and Edmund Randolph debating ratification of the U.S. Constitution, Haitian revolutionary Jean Jacques Dessalines, and Henry Clay, renowned orator and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Click here for more information on the entire Civil War weekend.