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This lecture explores the often-overlooked contributions of African American soldiers in the Continental Army and reframes the narrative of the Revolutionary War by emphasizing the courage, sacrifice, and significance of African American citizen-soldiers in shaping America’s first...
Ticket Price: Free
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
September is Mushroom Month! Bring your toddler to lean about fantastic fungi.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
In the decade leading up to American independence, white women took on crucial roles in a series of boycotts, petitions, and protests that allowed them to assert themselves as political actors as never before.
Ticket Price: Free
Join us for a Lunch & Learn event exploring stories of resistance and freedom tied to the Underground Railroad in the Washington, D.C., region with author Jenny Masur.
Ticket Price: Free
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Authors from the Write Women Network will join Marietta’s Farmer’s Market, where visitors will have the opportunity to chat with the authors and purchase autographed books.
Ticket Price: Free
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Bring your words to life in this 90-minute creative writing and poetry workshop designed for youth, families, and community members ages ten and up.
Ticket Price: Free
Most people know something about the American Revolution and about the Founding Fathers. But the full story of the Revolution requires us to look beyond their lives and expand its cast of characters.
Ticket Price: Free
Join us for a Lunch & Learn event at Riversdale Historic Site & Museum. We invite authors, local historians, and community members to share their research and books with the community.
Ticket Price: Free
Experience a staged reading of Rev. Dr. Joanne M. Braxton’s “Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements” on the occasion of her exhibition “The African Odyssey” currently on view at the Montpelier Historic Site and Museum. Montpelier’s history as...
Ticket Price: $20R & Montpelier Members / $26NR.
The Montpelier Historic Site and Montpelier Arts Center are honored to present a staged reading of Rev. Dr. Joanne M. Braxton’s “Crossing a Deep River: A Ritual Drama in Three Movements.” “Crossing a Deep River" has enjoyed staged readings at Harvard, The...
Ticket Price: $20R & Montpelier Members / $26NR.
This entertaining lecture provides an overview of the greats of jazz, blues, soul, and rock who emerged and lived in our home state.
Ticket Price: $5 per lecture
Join us on a journey through the rich history of African American poetry with host and poet laureate Dr. Karen Arnold.
Ticket Price: Free; tickets required
This entertaining lecture surveys music from jazz to soul, telling the incredible story of the D.C. area and its powerful influence on the history of Black popular music.
Ticket Price: $5 per lecture
This entertaining lecture lecture highlights the incredible stories of DMV musicians Blanche Calloway, Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, and more.
Ticket Price: $5 per lecture
This entertaining lecture tells the forgotten story of hillbilly and country music in the nation’s capital.
Ticket Price: $5 per lecture
