Henrico 250: Tea at the Tavern
November 23, 2024 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Travel back in time 250 years ago to when tea parties meant more than just tea and cookies. Protests sparked across the 13 original colonies with citizens destroying tea, setting ships ablaze, and creating formal resolutions to demonstrate their beliefs.
Meet Loyalist and Patriot citizens as well as British soldiers to get their thoughts on this year of protests. Sample the same types of tea dumped overboard, with patriot tea and some sweets treats.
Join us as we mark the anniversary of the tea parties with family-friendly crafts and activities! Guests can enjoy historic music, games, reenactors, crafts, and history trivia.
Schedule:
2:15pm – Tea Debate
3:00pm – Patrick Henry
3:15pm – Tea Debate
3:50pm – Patsy Henry Fontaine
Activities:
- Glass armonica performances with Dean Shostak
- Period music with Marshall & Company
- First-person presentations (Patrick Henry & Patsy Henry Fontaine)
- Reenactors, such as a tea merchant
- Historic outdoor games
- Crafts & Activities
- Refreshments: tea samples, hot chocolate and cookies
- Crowd participatory tea debates
Free! No registration needed.
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