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September 11, 2014

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Colonial Williamsburg’s fall experience was featured on THE TODAY SHOW this morning in a segment about back-to-school vacations that are simultaneously fun and educational. TRAVEL + LEISURE international editor Mark Orwoll touted RevQuest, the Taste Studio, interaction with interpreters, and the great value of the Flex Package

Interesting Treats Found in Spas Around the World

Because the spa itself isn’t the only treat you’re in store for

9.3.14

By Aly Walansky

We’ll never tire of time spent at the spa. Whether we’re indulging in a facial or working out some tired muscles with a massage, we leave feeling like a new person. What we can get tired of, though, is the spa water and dried fruit we find at every spa. We know it’s good for us, but we’d love some variety! Check out a roundup of some spas around the world that are doing some fun and interesting things with the snack offerings in their own spa lounge or relaxation area. It just may bring the spa experience to another level!

The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg has created a Signature Apple Mint Tea guests rave about. The special blend is available both warm and cold depending on the season, and is made with a blend of 20th Century Purifying Tea, unsweetened apple juice, and cinnamon. The 20th Century Purifying Tea is a blend of organic mint leaves, gunpowder tea, and peppermint leaves, created exclusively for guests of The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg.

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Family Travel to Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg Revolutionary City: Taste Studio Basil Tour

9.3.14

By Jennifer Leal

You may not be aware of this, but besides the other well known things to do at Colonial Williamsburg Revolutionary City, there are other unique and interesting programs you can do while visiting and one of them is taking a class at Taste Studio.

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Taste Studio is located in the Williamsburg Inn and offers classes that incorporate fresh seasonal ingredients in unique ways. For our basil class, we first walked to some of the gardens, including the Kings Arms Garden, that are located in Revolutionary City.

We learned about the heirloom quality of the foods grown on the grounds, gathered all the basil we needed, and headed back to the Inn to watch the Chefs work their magic.

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Besides myself, our daughter was the most excited about attending the event.

Inside of the Taste Studio, the attendees listen and observe the chefs work in their kitchen at the front of the room.

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The first course was an Iced Raspberry-Basil Tea. It was so good that I wanted to grab it from each person at my table but they enjoyed it as much as I did so no extras for me. The chefs also made a ginger simple syrup to sweet the tea with as well as orange scented ice cubes for a special touch.

Next up was the gorgeous micro-basil pizza and man, I was wishing they would give me 18 slices. Before I forget to tell you, you do leave withrecipes card so you can make all these recipes at home. The final recipe was a basil sorbet which churned during the entire class time and kept us all sitting in anticipation. It was a perfect ending before heading back out into the southern heat.

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I think these classes are best suited for adults however, if you have a child over 10 who is interested in food, they would enjoy experiencing this too.

Some of the upcoming classes include Herbs, Figs and Field Peas – Be sure to plan in a trip to Taste Studio on your next trip to Colonial Williamsburg.

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Family Getaway Idea: Williamsburg, Virginia

9.9.14

By Leigh Powell Hines

The great thing about traveling to the South in the fall is that temperatures remain warm during the day well into November. The perfect spot for families to explore the fall season is Williamsburg, Virginia. It’s a good place to have fun, but it’s also filled with history, which provides an exceptional learning opportunity for your children during the school year.

You cannot visit the Williamsburg area without visiting the Jamestown settlement because they know how to make history fun. Here, you explore America’s beginnings. This is the site of the first English Colony, founded in 1607 and 13 years before Pilgrams came to Massachusetts. Explore the the Powhatan Indian village, based on archaeological findings at a site once inhabited by Paspahegh Indians.

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Learn about Pocahontas, and board three replica ships, The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, for a hands-on educational experiences that familiarizes you with the four-month transatlantic voyage that settlers had to take to come to America. The three ships carried 105 passengers, and 39 crew members to Jamestown.

Kids will love the James Fort. Inside the triangular wooden palisade are wattle-and-daub structures topped with thatch roofs depicting dwellings, an Anglican church, a court of guard, a storehouse, a cape merchant’s office and a governor’s house.

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Outside the fort, it a variety of crops, herbs, and vegetables that the settlers grew while living in Jamestown. One thing you will not find in this garden is tomatoes. A historian tending to the garden told me that Thomas Jefferson discovered the joy of tomatoes during his travels, and brought the plant back to his home at Monticello in the early 1800. Many Europeans and Americans thought tomatoes were poisonous so it was quite a shock when he served them to guests at the President’s House in 1806.

Jamestown hosts events all year for families.

Families can also experience hours at Colonial Williamsburg. And if you are a parent over 40, it’s not the same Colonial Williamsburg you visited as a child either. Colonial Williamsburg is now called Revolutionary City, and it’s filled with excitement. The tradespeople, shopkeepers, political figures,

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women, and the enslaved that call Williamsburg home interweave you into their story.You learn their hopes, struggles, and fears as they live in uncertain times.

In the Revolutionary City, you can join angry mob as it storms the Governor’s Palace to demand the return of the colony’s gunpowder. While there, you can take part in the events and everyday life of Williamsburg, and meet famous patriots as well as lesser-known heroes.

Kids can train to be a soldier in the militia, they can get their hands dirty in the brickyard, learn how children must behave at dinner at the Powell House, or accept a mission as an undercover spy in an episode of RevQuest: Save the Revolution! It’s also fun to dine in the Colonial taverns. I had some of the best chicken salad at Shield’s Tavern I had ever tasted.

Colonial Williamsburg offers many events throughout the fall and winter.

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When traveling with kids, it is always fun to mix your vacation with some thrills. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a fabulous place to let down your hair, and experience your adventure side. Busch Gardens has something for everyone, especially the little ones with Sesame Street Forest of Fun.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg has beer and wine tastings, and special events throughout the year.

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Where to Stay: Williamsburg has places to stay for a variety of family budgets. For our trip, we chose the Williamsburg Lodge, which is owned and operated by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. I liked the fact that I could walk to Revolutionary City, and that I had a complimentary shuttle to Busch Gardens, and Jamestown, if needed. It is a full-service hotel with room service. For a less expensive family option, consider The Holiday Inn and Suites, Williamsburg-Historic Gateway. With rates under $150 a night, a good location, great reviews, a heated indoor pool, and a restaurant on-site, it is quickly becoming a family favorite for the area. The Kingsmill Resort, a Preferred Hotel and Resorts, offers luxury resort accommodations for families who seek 1, 2, or 3-bedroom suites in a resort setting with golf course and spa.

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Colonial Williamsburg app is 'Revolutionary'

9.1.14

There is a lot going on in Colonial Williamsburg.

So much, that one really does need an app to get around and make sure you don't miss anything.

The free Colonial Williamsburg mobile app for iPhone, and Android is more than just a map app with some addresses and phone numbers. The app is really more of an interactive guide to Colonial Williamsburg and all “The Revolutionary City" has to offer.

Per, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, here is what the app offers:

• Discover more than 40 Historic Sites, including 19 Trade Shops ranging from Apothecaries and Blacksmiths to Wheelwrights and Wigmakers • Choose from more than a dozen restaurants and taverns and more than 20 modern and historic stores • Enjoy the three Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and a variety of performance, theatrical, and event venues

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• Find your way around “The Revolutionary City” with clearly labeled parking lots, details on where to buy tickets and passes, locations with information desks, and where to find the shuttle bus stops

Events, shows and reenactments happen throughout the day in Williamsburg and with the Explorer app, the locations of the historic sites, trades, hotels, inns, museums, shops, restaurants, spa and golf course are now right on your mobile device.

On our trip to Colonial Williamsburg, we found the app helpful in seeing where the bus stops were located for the free shuttle that takes visitors around the Revolutionary City.

Customer Reviews for the app have been overly positive:

Wonderful. by Hepburnhouse

This keeps me smiling to know what's going on at anytime during the day! Very helpful by Hump710

The app is great for comparing hotels and seeing where you might want to take the family to dinner.

I found that I wanted to get up early in the morning and check out the app for the daily events that would be offered. No more carrying around a pamphlet or guidebook.

I've seen and reviewed quite a few app for travel destinations and vacation interests, but the Colonial Williamsburg Explorer is one of the best when it comes to ease of use and the information that can be access right on your mobile device's screen.

Download the iOS app here:

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Download the Android app here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colonialwilliamsburg.cwexplorer&hl=en

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Museum to showcase the “Glamour of Bacall”

NEW YORK (AP) – Lauren Bacall had one condition when the Fashion Institute of Technology recently wrote to ask if it could turn hundreds of personal garments she donated into an exhibition about her style.

“She said, ‘Yes, it’s fine, as long as it’s high-quality — Diana Vreeland style,’ recalled Valerie Steele, director of the Museum at FIT.

Throughout her years, Bacall hadn’t forgotten the fashion editor who plucked her from a Seventh Avenue showroom floor and delivered her to Hollywood’s door via the pages of Harper’s Bazaar at age 19.

And next spring, Steele’s museum — with the help of FIT graduate students learning how to curate — will fulfill its promise in a show focused on five designers who helped define Bacall’s subtle seductiveness and her sophisticated mix of classic femininity and raw masculine authority in fashion.

Bacall, who died Aug. 12 at 89, was a fashion darling of a unique sort. A model at 16, later a pal of Yves Saint Laurent and a frequent wearer of designs by Norman Norell, she wore the clothes — not the other way around.

“That gaze, the voice, the hair. It was just that confidence. That was something that I think men and women alike could relate to,” said designer Peter Som.

Among Som’s favorite Bacall fashion moments is a casual one from 1946: In a photo, she’s leaning on a bent knee propped on a stool near a fireplace in a wool trouser and loose turtleneck suit designed by Leah Rhodes. The pleats are sharp and the sleeves billowy. The only skin bared: her feet, slipped into low-wedge slides — but her piercing signature sideward glance and wave of long blond hair took the look in a new direction.

“She was the opposite of Marilyn Monroe’s overt sexuality, yet she still oozed sensuality out of every pore,” he said. “The clothes are so simple and so chic, and they still feel today so relevant. They feel like clothes you kind of want to wear.”

In fashion, onscreen and off, Bacall was the grown-up, even as a teen, said Som and others.

Eric Wilson, fashion news director for InStyle magazine, fondly notes her role turning the tables on the industry when she played a designer in the 1957 film Designing Woman.

“There’s this dress, what appears to be a pale gray sleeveless dress with a loosely draped halter top, and it turns out to be her wedding dress,” he explains.

After a hurried wedding, she goes into an airplane bathroom and changes, emerging in a stretchy navy day look, a mink stole wrapped around her shoulders, with a hat and leather gloves.

“That transformation, it’s amazing. It kind of demonstrates her simple, exquisite glamour,” he said.

It’s the kind of transformation that led Steele to include in the upcoming exhibit a Norell dress done up entirely in hand-sewn gold sequins with a matching camel-color cashmere coat that’s plain on the outside but lined with matching sequins on the inside.

“Once you take the coat off, it’s va-va-va voom,” she said, “but covered up with the coat, you can wear it on the subway as just a simple little thing.”

The exhibit on FIT’s Manhattan campus will focus mostly on Bacall’s looks from the 1950s and ‘60s. Some of her clothes by Norell will be joined by other designs Bacall donated from Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint Laurent and Ungaro. Bacall gave FIT roughly 700 garments, Steele said.

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Cupboard overflowing with ‘handsome’ silver B y B a r b a r a a n d K e n B e e m

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The pristine silver objects rest on deep purple boxes, illuminated by piercing beams of light. Elegantly staged, the handwrought masterpieces exude a near-spiritual quality.

“I feel like I am in a chapel here,” Janine Skerry, curator of metals for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, confessed in a hushed tone. And to be certain, A Handsome Cupboard of Plate, examples of Early American silver by the most prestigious smiths of the time, is at once emotionally uplifting and intellectually stimulating for novice and expert alike.

From now until May 25, 2015, more than 50 exemplary pieces of American silver from the Cahn Collection, augmented by approximately 15 examples of British and American silver from Colonial Williamsburg’s holdings, are on display in the Mary Jewett Gaiser Silver Gallery, located in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Art Museum, one of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Because Williamsburg has long been known for its British silver, Paul Cahn, who has amassed a world-class assemblage of American silver in just over 20 years, insisted that Williamsburg “needed” his collection.

This is the fourth and final stop of the touring exhibit, organized by and first shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The focus is on silver made in Boston, New York and Philadelphia between the years 1690 and 1809, and every stop along the way has had its own personality, as each hosting institution placed its stamp

on the manner in which the collection was shown. Indeed, Cahn, “a lovely man,” according to Skerry, had encouraged the four participating institutions to “incorporate items from your museums that make sense.”

As a result, the exhibit “has looked very different in every museum it has been in,” Skerry continued.

A romanticized view of Paul Revere: silversmith,

entrepreneur and patriot.

Left: Brandywine BowlCornelius Vander BurchNew York, ca. 1690SilverThe Cahn Collection; image Colonial Williamsburg Foun-dation

Above: Teapot and StandPaul Revere, Jr.Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1790SilverThe Cahn Collection, Image © David Ulmer

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Because of the changing nature of visitors throughout the year to this Virginia town, Cahn was amenable to extending the length of time the installation would remain here: Whereas most exhibits of this nature are in place for six to eight months, Williamsburg is playing host for a year. Consequently, families and school groups, as well as those who visit during the quiet months, will have an opportunity to appreciate the exhibit. This is particularly generous of Cahn, Skerry added, taking into consideration that some of the objects on display have been only recently acquired.

As seen in Williamsburg, the silver pieces are on view in a gallery that is in the shape of a cul-de-sac, a configuration that presented certain challenges to the staff as they arranged the silver. An introduction to the exhibit includes a detailed description of the perceived value of silver, as well as a photographic representation of a cupboard contemporaneous with the pieces. As William Fitzhugh succinctly stated more than 300 years ago, “plate” (sterling silver in today’s parlance) was valuable on several levels: It was not only a good legacy, but was practically useful on a day-to-day basis, and it was something that could be melted down and sold with little loss. And, most importantly, silver was prestigious, and a wealthy man could certainly show off his holdings on a piece of furniture that might now be called a server, but was then referred to as a cupboard.

Visitors are immediately greeted by what might be considered the “star” of the exhibit, a waiter (or tray) from the New York shop of Myer Myers, believed to have been made around 1768. Commissioned by Samuel Schuyler and his two brothers-in-law, it was a thank-

you tribute to Theodorus Van Wyck for his handling of the family trust. Both “showy and functional,” Skerry noted, the waiter is a spectacular commemorative piece that would be equally at home when displayed as the centerpiece of a collection or used to hold a tea set. Its overall engraving celebrates “justice, charity and fame” and contains a quote from Psalm 34:15 (“You are a righteous man”). This waiter remained in the Van Wyck family until it was acquired in the 1990s by Cahn.

A two-handled brandywine bowl in the Dutch style by Cornelius Vander Burch is another stand-out inclusion in a collection of pieces that are all nothing less than remarkable. Purchased at auction by Cahn on Jan. 14 of this year, he and his wife Elissa were able to enjoy it in their St. Louis home for only two months before sending it on to Williamsburg. “It is a rare and beautiful object,” Skerry said. It was originally designed for serving a celebratory punch made from raisins and brandy to friends of a woman who had just given birth, a tradition known as “kindermaal.” “This beverage was meant to restore the women’s spirits,” she explained. Highly ornate, the bowl is one of fewer than three dozen known

American examples. And indeed, silver has a strong feminine story to tell, the silver specialist pointed out, as it is often passed down in a family on the maternal side.

Four “extraordinary” candlesticks by Tingley (“it’s unheard of to have four”); a Paul Revere teapot with 16 evenly spaced flutes, put together using both soldering and riveting (“Revere was a belt and suspenders kind of man”) and displayed on a rare stand; and a pair of tankards made toward the end of Myers’ illustrious career that seem to be prescient of Art Deco style: Every object in the collection has a story to tell and is visually remarkable in its own way.

The manner in which Cahn’s assemblage of Myers pieces has been arranged is particularly attractive, intelligently ordered in a chronological manner, beginning with the austere Queen Anne wares to the more robust Georgian styles to the clean lines of neo-Classical examples. Remarkably, sets of silver that have been split up over time have been reunited, demonstrating Cahn’s brilliant collecting depth (four “hooped” canns, drinking vessels made in Philadelphia by Joseph Lownes, are a notable example).

To show that even the most advanced collector makes mistakes, a pair of shoe buckles marked “MM” is on display; sold to Cahn as having been made by Myers, they proved to be English in origin. “It’s a cautionary statement,” commented Skerry. “Knowledge continues to accrue.”

Augmenting the Cahn collection are examples from that of Colonial Williamsburg. British silver has been placed side-by-side with their American counterparts to illustrate the “debt” owed to the English. Additionally, Skerry selected several examples of American silver from Williamsburg’s burgeoning collection to be included: Native American armbands, a table cross with spirit lamp and a rare Boston sugar box, as well as a small sword, are among these examples.

Skerry concluded that the title A Handsome Cupboard of Plate is particularly evocative of this exhibit. “The objects are beautiful individually, but taken as a whole, they form a remarkable document of our artistic and historic heritage.”

The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg are located at the intersection of Francis and South Henry streets in Williamsburg, Va. For more information, call (757) 220-7724 or go to www.history.org

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Above: Handsome treatment of the Cahn Collection of Early American silver makes the current exhibit at the Art Muse-ums of Colonial Williamsburg a visual as well as intellectual treat.

Left: CannsJoseph LownesPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1807SilverThe Cahn Collection, Image © David Ulmer

Above: Pair of Shoe BucklesMechanism patented by William EleyEngland, after 1784Silver and steelThe Cahn Collection, Image © David Ulmer

A Handsome Cupboard of Plate, an exhibit of Early American silver primarily from the Cahn Collection but also featur-ing pieces belonging to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, is instructive for the novice and a joy for the experienced collector. At the forefront is this extraordinary waiter, or tray, made by Myer Myers of New York. (Photos courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation)

Pipe LighterMyer MyersNew York, New York, 1755-1765Silver and ebony handleThe Cahn Collection, Image © David Ulmer

Colonial Williamsburg offers ticket deal to visitors 50 and up

9.4.14

Guests age 50 and up can take advantage of a special opportunity through the end of October. For the price of a single-day admission, they have the privilege of unlimited visits to the Revolutionary City and the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburgthrough the end of 2014.

Qualifying guests must present a valid ID verifying their age when purchasing the ticket. The “50+ Pay for a Day” offer is valid through Oct. 31. The promotional price is based on the single-day admission of $43.95 and cannot be combined with any other discounts.

The “50+ Pay for a Day” pass provides unlimited access to special fall programs, including “Secrets of the Chocolate Maker” and “The Art and Mysteries of Brewing,” and more than 100 special holiday programs and tours during December. Parking at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center is free, as is shuttle bus transportation around the Revolutionary City, museums, hotels and Merchants Square.

The “50+ Pay for a Day” pass is available for purchase at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center and in the Revolutionary City at the Lumber House Ticket Office and Dubois Grocer. The pass is non-transferable. More information is available by calling 855-296-6627.

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Explore chocolate's rich colonial heritage at Colonial Williamsburg

It was most often a beverage in 18th century

9.5.14

By Steve Vaughan

Who doesn't like chocolate?

According to Rodney Diehl at Colonial Williamsburg's Pastry Shop, at least half of his staff doesn't care for the 18th-century chocolate they make there.

"It's about 50/50," he said in a phone interview. "Once you add some other ingredients, it's better."

That's because the chocolate of our nation's father's is much more bitter than the chocolate we use today.

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Diehl said modern chocolate lovers may be surprised to know that chocolate was most often enjoyed in the Colonial era as a beverage.

"It would be served in the coffee houses, like Charlton's Coffeehouse," he said.

That's consistent with chocolate's origins in Central and South America.

"It was used like today's energy drinks," Diehl added. "And considered much too strong for women and children."

That, and other secrets of chocolate — and samples of course — will be available at Colonial Williamsburg's celebration of chocolate, "400 Years of Chocolate: Aztec to Artisan" on Nov. 2-4.

"This is the first time we've done a large event like this featuring chocolate," Diehl said."Visitors will be able to sample 18th-century chocolate and modern chocolate."

Hot chocolate was a very popular beverage in Colonial America.

"Thomas Jefferson predicted it would surpass coffee and tea in popularity," he said. "And George Washington ordered 75 pounds of cocoa delivered to his plantation just before he died."

The cocoa used in Colonial America came from South America, but the craze for chocolate came with the colonists from Europe.

"Cortez noticed that the natives used cocoa as a form of currency and had some sent back to Europe where it become wildly popular," Diehl said. "That was the start of our love affair with chocolate."

Cocoa was a cash crop from the Americas before the Jamestown colonists experimented with tobacco.

Diehl said chocolate bars were not readily available in the colonies until the late 18th century.

According to an announcement from Colonial Williamsburg, guest speakers at the symposium will include Howard-Yana Shapiro, global director of plant science and external research for Mars Inc. and an adjunct professor in the college of agriculture and environmental sciences at the University of California at Davis, according to the foundation. Shapiro helped map the cacao gene and is one of the foremost scholars in the field of cacao propagation.

Mars, Inc. is owned by Forrest Mars, Jr., a long-time contributor to Colonial Williamsburg who financed, among other things, the restoration of Charlton's Coffeehouse.

Additional speakers will include Michael Coe, professor emeritus, department of anthropology, Yale University, who will present the role of chocolate in early Mesoamerica. Ruby Fougère, curator of furnishings, collections and conservation supervisor at Parks Canada will complement a Historic Foodways staff presentation on chocolate in 17th- and 18th-century Europe and North America with a look at chocolate in French Canada.

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Deanna Pucciarelli, director of the hospitality and food management program at Ball State University, will explore how chocolate production methods evolved during the 19th century. John and Tracy Anderson of Woodhouse Chocolate in St. Helena, California, will delve into modern artisanal chocolate making.

Executive Chef Rhys Lewis, pastry chef Diehl and the Williamsburg Lodge culinary team will prepare chocolate in ways that reveal why this food has captivated people around the world.

Want to Go - Cost for the symposium is $295 and includes reception, dinner and a Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket valid through Nov. 7. Registration and individual program information is available by visitinghttp://www.history.org/history/institute/institute_about.cfm. Registration can also be made by calling 800-603-0948. Additional optional programming is also available. The symposium will take place at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, 326 W. Francis St. in Williamsburg.

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Guests over 50 Pay for a Day, with Unlimited Returns through December

9.4.14

By Emily Ridjaneck

Guests aged 50 and up enjoy a special admission opportunity at Colonial Williamsburg.

For the price of a single-day admission, they have the privilege of unlimited visits to the Revolutionary City and the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg through the end of the year. Qualifying guests must present a valid ID verifying their age when purchasing the ticket. The “50+ Pay for a Day” offer is valid from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31. The promotional price is based on the single-day admission of $43.95 and cannot be combined with any other discounts. The “50+ Pay for a Day” pass provides unlimited access to special fall programs, including “Secrets of the Chocolate Maker” and “The Art and Mysteries of Brewing,” and more than 100 special holiday programs and tours during December.

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WILLIAMSBURG Celebration Holiday Open House

9.8.14

By Emily Ridjaneck

Join Colonial Williamsburg for a preview of everything new for this holiday season Friday and Saturday, September 26th and 27th during the Holiday Open House at Williamsburg Celebrations in Merchants Square. Enjoy a first look at holiday decorations and learn new ways to decorate your home in the spirit and style of WILLIAMSBURG. Find out about apple fans, bow making, tablescapes, and more!

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