The 25th Annual Virginia Preservation Conference “Playing for Keeps: Challenges and Benefits of Heritage Stewardship” will be held September 20 and 21, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina Hotel, Hampton, VA.
To view the conference schedule, programs, APA credit opportunities, and admission costs, please visit the Preservation Virginia website at www.preservationvirginia.org/.
The Newtown History Center will host “Living Diaries” for Civil War Weekend, September 18 and 19. The event at the Newtown History Center, 5408 Main St in Stephens City, will be held Saturday, September 18 from 10 AM to 4 PM, and again on Sunday, September 19, from 1 PM to 5 PM. Weekend activities include a quilt raffle, Civil War era accessories for sale, a bake sale, lawn games and period toys, a nurse’s station and laundry demonstration, and Civil War period cooking and crafts.
The outdoor events feature free admission, while admission to the indoor museum will be $1 for children, $2 for adults, or $5 for a family. Quilt raffle tickets are $10 each. Call 540-869-1700 or visit the Newtown History Center to purchase tickets or for more information. Visit the Newtown History Center online at www.newtownhistorycenter.org.
The Civil War Weekend, September 18 and 19, is a weekend-long collection of activities and events. Activities in Winchester include:
For more in depth information on each event, including times and locations and contact information, visit Shenandoah At War.
The City of Winchester has assembled a brochure outlining the various incentives for rehabilitation and sustainable building design available in the City. You may view the PDF document by clicking here.
The summer edition of the PHW newsletter is now online. Click here to read Volume 33.2, Summer 2010.
The Shenandoah Moonlight Ball will be held on the Old Town Mall at the Civil War Museum lawn tomorrow, July 24 from 6-10 pm. Wear your favorite Civil War, formal or casual attire and enjoy 19th century music by the Susquehanna Travellers and period dance instruction by the Victorian Dance Ensemble. Inclement weather location: 1st Pres. Church (116 S. Loudoun Street). This event is free!
Where: Blandy Farm
When: Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Camille Bowman with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will lead a program on the restoration of historic structures at Blandy Farm. The program will begin with a presentation in the Blandy library, followed by a look at the Blandy Quarters as a test case. Registration is $10 per person for nonmembers, $8 for members of the Foundation of the State Arboretum. To register, call the main office at 540-837-1758 ext. 223.
Richard Bell, President of Preservation of Historic Winchester, will be featured on the Sunday, July 4 edition of “Virginia Crossroads” with Lori Sharp. The program will air on three FM radio stations:
6:30 AM: 99.3 The Fox
7 AM: Q102 and 98.3 Kiss FM
Tune in an spread the word!
The Coalition for Racial Unity and the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society are holding a bus tour of Winchester’s African-American neighborhoods on June 26. The bus tour leaves the Douglas Center (598 N. Kent St.) at 1:30 pm. Following the bus tour, the history of the Douglas School and Coalition for Racial Unity 20th anniversary exhibits will be opened.
Tickets are $4 per person and are available at the Hollingsworth Mill, 1360 S. Pleasant Valley Avenue, 540-662-6550.
ArtScape returns to Old Town Winchester on June 26 from 2-7pm. The event will be held at the Old Town Event Center at 403 S. Loudoun St. and is free and open to the public.
The festival will feature live music, artist booths for the 2010 banner artists, and wine, beer, food and beverages for sale. The food and beverage and art sales will help to kickstart the 2011 ArtScape program as well as fund other art-related projects downtown.
For more information, call the Shenandoah Arts Council at 540-667-5166. Visit SAC online at www.shenarts.org.