Events at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg including live theatre in the Hennage Auditorium – September 2022

Events at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg including live theatre in the Hennage Auditorium

The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg have daily live theatre, art projects for kids, and so much more. Your Good Neighbors Pass, Annual Membership, day pass or museum ticket will get you into the Art Museums and The Hennage Auditorium located inside the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. If an extra fee is needed it will be mentioned below or at the link on each event. Most programming is included with your Pass or day ticket. Programming is wonderful as is the newly renovated Museum.

September Programs (Included with admission)

Museum Theater & Trade Talks in Hennage Auditorium – included in museum admission

All Things are Possible – Sunday, September 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 1:30 p.m.
Meet with Robert Carter III, who, in 1791, owned more enslaved individuals than any other Virginian. His inner struggles and newfound faith led him to an extraordinary decision, followed by an equally remarkable action. (45 minutes). Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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My Dear Madam – Monday, September 5, 12, 19 and 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Join Mrs. Washington as she reflects on her life in the public eye and how the final eight years of service, and an unlikely friendship, have shaped the role of the president’s lady. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Designing Virginia’s Seal – Tuesday, September 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 1:30 p.m.
Join George Mason and George Wythe as members of the committee to design the new seal of a free and independent Virginia. Discuss the different possibilities of a visual representation of their new commonwealth. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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(re)educate -Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Free and enslaved Black students like Isaac Bee, Molly, John, Mary Ashby, and their teacher Ann Wager share lessons learned at the Williamsburg Bray School and the various legacies of those lessons. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Nation Builders Discuss War and Conflict – Thursdays, September 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 1:30 p.m.
Join two Nation Builders to discuss war and conflict and the impact they had on the 18th-century world. Bring your questions about war and about conflicts that were not restricted to open warfare. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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The Soldier and the Widow – Friday, September 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 1:30 p.m.
In March 1758, Colonel George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis met. Listen in on the first conversation that will set them on the path to becoming the iconic couple that history remembers. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Good Progress – Saturday, September 10 at 1:30 p.m.
Meet Mrs. Wager, teacher of the Williamsburg Bray School, as she debates the nature of her school with Elizabeth DeRosario, a free Black woman. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Cost of War – Saturday, September 24 at 1:30 p.m.
Join Colonel George Washington as he relates his experiences in the Seven Years’ War and discusses the toll of frontier fighting. Program will deal with war violence and trauma. Content warning and parental guidance advised. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS Celebrating the 235th Anniversary of the U.S. Constitution

A Congressional Curriculum – Saturday, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. Included in museum admission.
Join freshman congressman, James Madison, as he compiles a list of some of the greatest works of political theory and learn the valuable lessons they hold for an enlightened citizenry. (45 minutes)
Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Constitution Day Event – Saturday, September 17 at 5:30 p.m. On the Art Museums Lawn.
A combined ensemble of the USAF Heritage of America Band, the USA Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Band, the USN Fleet Forces Band, and Marine Corps musicians from The Navy School of Music will present music by American composers. The Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums will perform and Ron Carnegie as George Washington and Bryan Austin as James Madison will speak. Bring a lawn chair. (90 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

SPECIAL LECTURES Included in museum admission.

Restoring Williamsburg – Friday, September 16 at 10:30 a.m.
On the 90th anniversary of the opening of the reconstructed Raleigh Tavern, Dani Jaworski, architectural historian, will discuss the architectural clues that informed the reconstruction and restoration of the Historic Area. (1 hour) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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90 Years of Folk Art Collecting – Wednesday, September 28 at 5 p.m.
Join Laura Barry, curator, to discuss Colonial Williamsburg’s 90 years of folk art collecting, beginning with works collecte from America’s first folk art exhibition, “The Art of the Common Man.” (1 hour)
Good Stories about Great Stuff: Early Portraits of African-Americans – Fri, Sept. 30 at 10:30 a.m.
Learn the story behind three rare watercolor portraits of enslaved African-Americans, based on primary sources that inform the interpretation of Colonial Williamsburg’s Black community with Pam Young, senior paper conservator. (1 hour) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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MUSIC PROGRAMS

Presented in conjunction with our new exhibition, Making Music in Early America in the Leckie Gallery

Harpsichord Battle Sonatas – Friday, Sept 9 at 4:30 p.m.
Join us as we present the battle sonata, a neglected musical genre of the Classical period, and show how composer James Hewitt repurposed the genre to establish a separate American musical identity. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Ann Barraud’s Collection on the Organized Piano – Fridays, Sept. 9, 16 and 30 at 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Join Kyle Collins, Governor’s Musick keyboardist, for an in-depth glance at this unique keyboard instrument, with music from the collection of Ann Barraud, an accomplished Virginian musician of the 18th century. (20 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Crystal Concert – Tuesdays, September 13, 20 and 27 at 4:30 p.m. Included in museum admission
Dean Shostak shares the music and stories of Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica. This multimedia concert features new and antique glass instruments from around the world. (1 hour) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Virginia Folk Music Instruments – Thurs, Sept. 15, 22 and 29 at 4:30 p.m. Included in museum admission
Musical historian Carson Hudson presents a look at the folk instruments including an exploration of the evolution of the banjo, from an instrument made from gourds and animal skins to the instrument we are familiar with today. (1 hour) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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The Last Two Virtuosi of the Viola da Gamba – Friday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. Included in museum admission Discover the lives of Ann Ford and Carl Friedrich Abel, two 18th-century London musicians, and hear music on the most noble of instruments, the viola da gamba. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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Mind the Music and the Step – Friday, September 30 at 4:30 p.m. Included in museum admission
Patriotic and Loyalist song lyrics, published in broadsides or in newspapers, were meant to be sung to familiar tunes. Join members of The Governor’s Musick to hear these songs and their Revolutionary variations. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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TRADE TALKS Included in museum admission.

Visit with the Gunsmith – Wednesday, September 7 at 4:30 p.m.
Discover three Virginia rifles made along the Great Wagon Road during this photographic study. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

Unraveling the Mystery of Leather Key Baskets – Wednesday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m.
Leather key baskets have long been considered an early 19th-century folk art, specific to Virginia and North Carolina. Discover how they fit into the landscape of 19th -century life, and a Richmond shoemaker who made them. (45 minutes) Admission is included with museum admission, Good Neighbor Pass or Annual Membership. MORE INFO

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TOURS Included in museum admission.
At a Glance – Starting September 7 offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:30 a.m.
Join us on a 20-minute guided tour and enjoy some Museum favorites at a glance.

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Expert Insights: Archaeology Update – Friday, Sept 23 and Friday, Nov 18 at 10:30 am
Join our archaeologists as they share the latest news from our archaeological sites and laboratory! Discover what we have learned from current projects at Custis Square, the Powder Magazine, and the First Baptist Church site, along with news about exciting work on the Carter’s Grove and Martin’s Hundred artifact collections! (1 hour)

Hennage Auditorium
301 S Nassau St
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Programs are subject to change. You can find the latest information at colonialwilliamsburg.org.

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