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2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER colonialwilliamsburg.com/holidays III A Back Porch Christmas Concert Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Gather on our “back porch” to raise a ruckus with music and stories from Carson Hudson and the Old Cigar Box Band. $6 per person.

A Charles Dickens Christmas Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium The music of Victorian England is paired with readings by Gabe Stone, Stephen Christoff, Jan Tilley and David Gardner from the quintessential Christmas author. $10 per person.

A Christmas Toast Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Enjoy drinking songs and tavern revelry led by the critically acclaimed band The Virginia Company (David Gardner, Barry Trott and Cliff Williams) as they invite you to join in the merriment. $9 per person.

A Harvest Home Saturday, Nov. 26 at 4:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW In ancient times, the harvest was celebrated with great feasts and festivals. Join The Virginia Company (David Gardner, Barry Trott and Cliff Williams) for a musical festival of harvest plenty. $8 per person.

All for One and One for All Monday, Dec. 26 at 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join John Turner, Wayne Hill, Doug Austin and Sean Seid, who produce their unique sound with four fiddles or four mandolins, as well as a variety of other configurations, to play popular traditional and holiday tunes that span several centuries. $10 per person. Music

IV 1.844.207.9151 2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER A Jolly Wassail Bowl: Christmas in Shakespeare’s An English Country Christmas An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday England Monday, Dec. 19 at 2:15 p.m. Music of the Civil War | Hennage Auditorium Saturday, Dec. 3 & 24; Thursday, Dec. 8; NEW Kelly Kennedy and Andy Cleveland Monday, Dec. 26; Friday, Dec. 30; and share carols, wassails, waits, traditions Sunday, Jan. 1 at 7:30 & 9 p.m. | Courthouse Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3:15 p.m. and tunes beloved in the villages and Join folk musicians as they share and Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. country parishes of olde England. $8 per anecdotes and Christmas songs that gave | Hennage Auditorium person. both sides strength and comfort during the American Civil War. Adults $18; NEW Enjoy music for the winter

Youth $9. Not wheelchair-accessible. season from the late 16th and early 17th centuries performed by Wayne A New Home for the Holidays Hill and Barry and Lynn Trott on lute, Friday, Dec. 9 at 4:15 p.m. cittern, viols, recorders and violin. | Hennage Auditorium Appalachian Christmas $8 per person. NEW Lee Welch, Sarah Glosson and Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. Barry Trott explore the origins of | Hennage Auditorium

popular traditions as settlers arrived Enjoy traditional Christmas carols and from the British Isles and Europe, music of the season as the Miller-Rowe bringing their music and customs to Consort from Spartanburg, S.C., blends their new homes in the Americas. the warmth and richness of classical $7 per person. guitar with the hammered dulcimer. $10 per person.

An Immigrant’s Christmas: Our Ancestors’ Songs A Season of Holidays Monday, Dec. 12 at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 14 at 5 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium NEW Kelly Kennedy and Wayne Hill NEW Join Timothy Seaman on hammered sing and play the beloved, now familiar, dulcimer, flutes and more for a musical European songs we associate with our journey from Thanksgiving through American Christmas experience. $8 per Epiphany. $6 per person. person.

Breaking Up Christmas: Old-Time Caroling at the Coffeehouse An Olde Virginny Christmas Fiddle and Banjo in Virginia Sunday, Dec. 11 & 18 and Thursday, Monday, Dec. 19 at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 2:15 p.m. Dec. 15 & 22 at 6 p.m. | Coffeehouse Porch | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium Gather at Charlton’s Coffeehouse and NEW Sing along with Kelly Kennedy and With a variety of early and modern join in a holiday sing-along. Andy Cleveland as they perform English, banjos and fiddles, Barry Trott and Brian French, Irish and Scottish music from Forsman share the dance tunes and songs Olde Virginny. $8 per person. that laid the groundwork for bluegrass Caroling at the Courthouse and country music. $8 per person. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 12-14 & 19-21 at 6 p.m. | Courthouse Steps An Old-Time Christmas Gather at the Courthouse for a holiday Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. Capitol Concert sing-along. | Hennage Auditorium Sunday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.; Monday, Old-time band Orion teams with Virginia Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 11, 18 & 25 Sky to play both classic and new contra- at 7 & 8:30 p.m. | Capitol dance tunes and Celtic airs on fiddle, Join in singing holiday songs as you Caroling at the Ice Rink dulcimer, guitar, whistle, piano, banjo explore how traditions were observed Friday, Dec. 9, 16 & 23 at 6 p.m. and more. $12 per person. in Williamsburg from Christmas Day | Merchants Square through Twelfth Night. Adults $18; Join in the holiday spirit at Merchants

Youth $9. Square to sing songs of the season.

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Christmas Brass Favorite Holiday Classics Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 6, 10, Saturday, Dec. 3 at 12:15 & 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 11:15 a.m. 17, 27 & 31 at 7:30 & 9 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium | Governor’s Palace Gabe Stone, Stephen Christoff and Steve NEW Michael Miller and David Rowe Ruckle feature trumpets, trombone and perform their most requested Christmas The regal Palace ballroom comes tuba, along with rare brass instruments arrangements and original seasonal to life by candlelight as Colonial from the 18th century: the serpent and compositions on hammered dulcimer and Williamsburg’s early 18th-century the sackbut. $8 per person. classical guitar. $10 per person. music ensemble, the Governor’s Musick, offers an elegant evening of chamber music for the holiday season. Adults $18; Youth $9. Christmas in the Manor House Fiddling Away the Holidays Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 & 23 at 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium NEW At Christmas, manor houses like Keyboardist Gary Whaley joins master those in Downton Abbey opened their fiddler John Turner for an hour of doors to peers, tenants and villagers traditional and holiday music. $8 per to celebrate the season. Join folklorist person. Kelly Kennedy and Irish opera star Anne O’Byrne as they share English, Irish and American Christmas songs heard both upstairs and down. $8 per person. Holiday Fiddle and Song Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m.

| Hennage Auditorium Enjoy your favorite dance tunes and Christmas in the Peaceable Kingdom songs of the season from the ’60s, ’70s, Monday, Nov. 28 at 4:15 p.m. and ’80s — the 1760s, ’70s and ’80s. | Hennage Auditorium Join Brian Forsman and Bill Weldon in NEW Join folklorist Kelly Kennedy as she singing carols and songs beloved by our shares joyous songs and stories about ancestors that continue to bring seasonal the animal kingdom. $5 per person. joy. $7 per person.

Celebrate New Year’s Scottish Style Saturday, Dec. 31 at 2:15 p.m. Deck the Halls I’ll Be Home for Christmas: | Hennage Auditorium Saturday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. NEW Celebrate Hogmanay (New Year’s Don Irwin in Concert 22 at 1:45 p.m.; and Monday, Dec. 26 at Eve) with John Turner, Cliff Williams and Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. | Kimball Theatre 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Kelly Kennedy, who perform Scotland’s Steinway artist Don Irwin plays music Experience Stephen Christoff’s rousing traditional music for the holiday. $10 per that reminds us of the best part of Christmas show filled with humor, person. childhood and the festive times that anecdotes, singing and an assortment of make this time of year special for all. instruments from the 18th century. $5 $27 per person. per person.

Christmas at Sea Friday, Dec. 30 at 2:15 p.m. Irish Mystique | Hennage Auditorium Easy Evening Entertainments: The NEW Fiddler David Gardner performs music Saturday, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, that has given solace to sailors during many Mandolin in 18th-Century America Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. | Kimball Theatre lonely holidays at sea. $7 per person. Sunday, Nov. 27 at 4:15 p.m. This bold new experience in Irish dance | Hennage Auditorium and music features a soaring musical NEW Doug Austin and Barry and Lynn score and intense choreography. Adults Trott share music written and performed $25; Seniors $20; Youth $15. in the American Colonies before the Revolution, including music from Mozart,

Barbella, Gualdo and Turlough Carolan. $6 per person.

1.844.207.9151 2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER Jazz for the Holidays Pagans Paved the Way! Robert Hodge in Concert: Sunday, Dec. 4 at 12:15, 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at 11:15 a.m. An Ivory Christmas | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. NEW Stay warm before the Grand NEW Kelly Kennedy explores the link | Kimball Theatre Illumination fireworks as the Harris between Christmas traditions and pagan Internationally acclaimed pianist/vocalist Simon Trio shares jazz standards along beliefs through songs and stories, from Robert Hodge returns with his annual with jazz versions of holiday favorites. plain chants to Santa Claus. $6 per person. Christmas concert. $25 per person. $10 per person.

Poisoned Dwarf Presents Songs and Stories of the Yuletide Masonic Music for the Feast Celtic Night at the Kimball Friday, Dec. 16 at 4:15 p.m. of St. John the Evangelist Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Dec. 3 | Hennage Auditorium Saturday, Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. | Kimball Theatre Join Lee Welch and Doug Austin for a | Hennage Auditorium Using only acoustic instruments, Poisoned delightful program of carols, tales and Enjoy a fun-packed hour of music from Dwarf focuses on Irish traditional music tunes exploring the traditions, dances an 18th-century table lodge performed with a few fun twists along the way. Adults and music of the Colonial period. $7 per by award-winning fiddler David Gardner. $15; Seniors, Military and Youth $12. person. $7 per person.

Profound Joy St. Lucia’s Day Music of the Season with Thomas Saturday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. Jefferson and James Madison | Hennage Auditorium | Hennage Auditorium Monday, Dec. 5 & Thursday, Dec. 29 at 2:15 Timothy Seaman, on hammered dulcimer, NEW Celebrate the longest night of the year & 4:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium reflects on the meaning of the season in the midst of the Advent season with The Musicians John Turner, Lee Welch, Sarah before the Community Christmas Tree Virginia Company (David Gardner, Barry Glosson and Tom Marshall join Thomas Lighting on Market Square. $7 per person. Trott and Cliff Williams). $9 per person. Jefferson and James Madison to share

some of their favorite musical selections and recount happy tales of their long friendship. $13 per person.

Now Christmas Comes! Saturday, Dec. 10 & 17 at 2:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join Williamsburg balladeer Bill Weldon for songs and stories from the holidays of earlier times. $5 per person.

Origins of Christmas Traditions and Songs Thursday, Dec. 8 & 15 at 4:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join fiddler John Turner and multi- instrumentalist Kelly Kennedy for an evolutionary journey through Christmas celebrations. $7 per person.

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2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER colonialwilliamsburg.com/holidays XV PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 The Compliments of the Season at the & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting for Market ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Rhythm of the Culture 11:15 a.m. ✦ Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. � MUSIC �� ✦ Fiddling Away the Holidays 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. MUSIC PROGRAMS ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Irish Mystique 2 p.m. �� & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Thanksgiving ✦ Easy Evening Entertainments: The Mandolin ✦ Williamsburg Underground 9:30 a.m. in 18th-Century America 4:15 p.m. ✦ Joy, Health, Peace, and Love 10 a.m. ✦ Capitol Concert 7 p.m. ✦ Joy in the Morning 11:15 a.m. �3 NOVEMBER PROGRAMS ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ PROGRAMS The Compliments of the Season at the Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. Proclamation 12:30 & 2:30 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ A Christmas Remembered 11:15 a.m. 3 ✦ Cherokee Diplomacy 11:30 a.m. MUSIC �� ✦ Swearing Jack Says Yes 1:30 p.m. ✦ Christmas Brass 12:15 & 2:15 p.m. DINING ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ A Charles Dickens Christmas 5 p.m. ✦ Thanksgiving Day Feast 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ✦ Poisoned Dwarf Presents Celtic Night ✦ Thanksgiving Dinner at the Taverns 11 a.m. at the Kimball 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. �8 ✦ An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the Civil ✦ Thanksgiving Day Buffet noon to 4 p.m. War 7:30 & 9 p.m. MUSIC ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Christmas in the Peaceable Kingdom 4:15 p.m. ✦ Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot 5K Race 8:30 a.m. DINING PROGRAMS ✦ ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Compliments of the Season at the Powell House & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Taste Studio: Your New Holiday Feast 10 a.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ ✦ 11:15 a.m. Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Harvest of Tales Rhythm of the Culture 11:15 a.m. ✦ ✦ Pray Without Ceasing 1:30 p.m. Wine, Wit & Wisdom: Add a Sheen to the Holiday, ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. with Chenin 2 p.m. ✦ Edith’s Christmas Box 3 p.m. ✦ Thomas Jefferson Wine Dinner 7:45 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. �5 PROGRAMS ✦ Annual Christmas Homes Tour 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. MUSIC �� ✦ Toys! 10:15-11:30 a.m. ✦ Through the Seasons of the Year: Songs of Rural ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 11 a.m., 1:30 Life 5 p.m. MUSIC ✦ & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Poisoned Dwarf Presents Celtic Night A Back Porch Christmas Concert 5 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. at the Kimball 7:30 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, DINING ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. ✦ Sit Down and Take Your Rest 11:15 a.m. PROGRAMS ✦ The Christmas Tea Set 2:15 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The Compliments of the Season at the Powell House ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. � 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MUSIC ✦ A Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m. ✦ Jazz for the Holidays 12:15, 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. ✦ Harvest of Tales 2:15 p.m. 3� ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. DINING MUSIC ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. ✦ A Season of Holidays 5 p.m. ✦ Grand Illumination Brunch noon to 2 p.m. ✦ Lanthorn Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Grand Illumination Dinner at the Taverns 4:15 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Illumination Feast and Festivities 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. �6 ✦ A Hero’s Homeward Journey 11:15 a.m. PROGRAMS ✦ ✦ A Call to a Ceilidh 2:15 p.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 MUSIC & 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. ✦ A Harvest Home 4:15 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Cherokee Diplomacy 11:30 a.m. ✦ Irish Mystique 7 p.m. ✦ Illumination of the Palace Green 5:30 p.m. ✦ Swearing Jack Says Yes 1:30 p.m. ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. DINING � DECEMBER ✦ Grand Illumination 5 to 7:30 p.m. ✦ Taste Studio: Holiday Hors d’oeuvres 10 a.m. ✦ Grand Illumination Fireworks 7 p.m. ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. MUSIC ✦ ✦ Wine, Wit & Wisdom: Roll Out the Barrels! 2 p.m. Christmas in the Manor House 4:15 p.m.

XI 1.844.207.9151 2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER ✦ Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m. � � ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Illumination of the Palace Green 5:30 p.m. MUSIC MUSIC ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Pagans Paved the Way! 11:15 a.m. ✦ A New Home for the Holidays 4:15 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Music of the Season with Thomas Jefferson ✦ Caroling at the Ice Rink 6 p.m. and James Madison 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. ✦ I’ll Be Home for Christmas: Don Irwin in Concert ✦ Capitol Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. �� PROGRAMS DINING MUSIC ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Holiday Cocktails: Shaken, Not Stirred 5:30 p.m. ✦ A Christmas Toast 3:15 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Decorate! 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Dressing the Fashionable Bride: A Gown Capitol Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m. ✦ Pray Without Ceasing 1:30 p.m. in Three Days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ A Gift for You 2:45 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The ✦ Edith’s Christmas Box 3 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Compliments of the Season at the Powell House ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Williamsburg Underground 9:30 a.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Joy, Health, Peace, and Love 10 a.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Joy in the Morning 11:15 a.m. Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. A Christmas Remembered 11:15 a.m. � ✦ ✦ Illumination of Market Square 5:30 p.m. Cherokee Diplomacy 11:30 a.m. ✦ MUSIC ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, Swearing Jack Says Yes 1:30 p.m. ✦ The Humors of Whiskey 5 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ Illumination of the Capitol 5:30 p.m. PROGRAMS �� ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. MUSIC �� ✦ Secrets of the Chocolate Maker 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ✦ Now Christmas Comes! 2:15 p.m. MUSIC ✦ Holiday Decorating Tips and Inspiration 11:15 a.m. ✦ Deck the Halls 5 p.m. ✦ An Immigrant’s Christmas: Our Ancestors’ Songs ✦ The Christmas Tea Set 2:15 p.m. ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. 4:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. DINING ✦ Illumination of the Trades 5:30 p.m. ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. PROGRAMS ✦ ✦ Taste Studio: Prologue to Eggnog 10 a.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. � ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ Wine, Wit & Wisdom: Wine Where It’s Warmer 2 p.m. ✦ Decorate! 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. MUSIC ✦ Thomas Jefferson Wine Dinner 7:45 p.m. ✦ ✦ Virginia Evergreens 2:15 p.m. A Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Pray Without Ceasing 1:30 p.m. ✦ PROGRAMS Farmers Market 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ✦ ✦ A Gift for You 2:45 p.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Dressing the Fashionable Bride: A Gown ✦ Edith’s Christmas Box 3 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. in Three Days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. A Hero’s Homeward Journey 11:15 a.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. Compliments of the Season at the Powell House ✦ Decorating the Private Homes 5:30 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ �� ✦ A 1940s Bassett Hall Christmas 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m. MUSIC ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ St. Lucia’s Day 5 p.m. ✦ � Toys! 10:15-11:30 a.m. ✦ Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. DINING MUSIC ✦ Holiday Tea with Charles Dickens 2:30 p.m. ✦ Origins of Christmas Traditions and Songs 4:15 p.m. ✦ An Evening with Charles Dickens 7 p.m. ✦ An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the Civil Grand Illumination War 7:30 & 9 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 PROGRAMS & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Dressing the Fashionable Bride: A Gown ✦ Holiday Decorating Tips and Inspiration 11:15 a.m. in Three Days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ The Christmas Tea Set 2:15 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ ✦ Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting for Market Illumination of the Trades 5:30 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. � ✦ Holiday Decorating Tips and Inspiration 11:15 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. �� ✦ Illumination of the Taverns 5:30 p.m. MUSIC ✦ A Season of Holidays 5 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. DINING ✦ Holiday Tea with Charles Dickens 2:30 p.m. ✦ An Evening with Charles Dickens 7 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Illumination of the Palace Green 5:30 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. �� ✦ A 1940s Bassett Hall Christmas 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, ✦ A Hero’s Homeward Journey 11:15 a.m. 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m. MUSIC ✦ A Call to a Ceilidh 2:15 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ An Old-Time Christmas 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: �� The Compliments of the Season at the MUSIC MUSIC Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ Origins of Christmas Traditions and Songs 4:15 p.m. ✦ A Jolly Wassail Bowl: Christmas in Shakespeare’s ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 England 3:15 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m. ✦ A Hero’s Homeward Journey 11:15 a.m. ✦ Robert Hodge in Concert: An Ivory Christmas 7:30 p.m. ✦ Capitol Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. PROGRAMS DINING ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Crooning Christmas Classics in the Sinatra Style & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. 7 p.m. �� ✦ Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting for Market PROGRAMS MUSIC 10 a.m. to noon & 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ✦ ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: Deck the Halls 1:45 p.m. ✦ Rhythm of the Culture 11:15 a.m. The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ Under the Merry Mistletoe 4 p.m. ✦ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Palace Exploration 4 p.m. Powell House ✦ Caroling at the Coffeehouse 6 p.m. ✦ ✦ Illumination of the Taverns 5:30 p.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ �� A Christmas Remembered 11:15 a.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ Cherokee Diplomacy 11:30 a.m. ✦ MUSIC Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ 1:30 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Songs and Stories of the Yuletide 4:15 p.m. Swearing Jack Says Yes ✦ 4 p.m. ✦ Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting for Market 10 a.m. ✦ Caroling at the Ice Rink 6 p.m. Palace Exploration ✦ Illumination of the Capitol 5:30 p.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Rhythm of the Culture 11:15 a.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. �� ✦ Illumination of the Taverns 5:30 p.m. ✦ Williamsburg Underground 9:30 a.m. ✦ A 1940s Bassett Hall Christmas 5:45, 6, 6:15, 6:30, ✦ Joy, Health, Peace, and Love 10 a.m. MUSIC 6:45, 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45 & 8 p.m. ✦ An English Country Christmas 2:15 p.m. ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ An Olde Virginny Christmas 4:15 p.m. ✦ Joy in the Morning 11:15 a.m. ✦ Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. ✦ The Comet Comes to Williamsburg 2 p.m. �� ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. PROGRAMS MUSIC ✦ ✦ Illumination of Market Square 5:30 p.m. Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Fiddling Away the Holidays 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Caroling at the Ice Rink 6 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 PROGRAMS & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: �� ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ Decorate! 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ MUSIC ✦ A Thousand Reasons to Be Merry 11:15 a.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Now Christmas Comes! 2:15 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Pray Without Ceasing 1:30 p.m. ✦ Masonic Music for the Feast of St. John ✦ Williamsburg Underground 9:30 a.m. ✦ A Gift for You 2:45 p.m. the Evangelist 5 p.m. ✦ Joy, Health, Peace, and Love 10 a.m. ✦ ✦ Edith’s Christmas Box 3 p.m. Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ 4 p.m. Palace Exploration ✦ DINING Joy in the Morning 11:15 a.m. ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Taste Studio: A Holiday Chocolate Craving 10 a.m. �� ✦ Illumination of Market Square 5:30 p.m. ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Wine, Wit & Wisdom: An Old-Fashioned, MUSIC 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Holiday Fiddle and Song 5 p.m. Old World Christmas 2 p.m. ✦ Caroling at the Courthouse 6 p.m. ✦ Thomas Jefferson Wine Dinner 7:45 p.m. �� PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Farmers Market 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MUSIC The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ ✦ Profound Joy 4 p.m. Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the Civil ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. War 7:30 & 9 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Sit Down and Take Your Rest 11:15 a.m. DINING & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. ✦ The Christmas Tea Set 2:15 p.m. Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Taste Studio: A Gingerbread Christmas Eve 10 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. Toys! 10:15-11:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Illumination of the Trades 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m. PROGRAMS ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The Compliments of the Season at the DINING ✦ Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 PROGRAMS & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Toys! 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ 12 Days and Night Before Christmas 10:30 a.m., Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 12:30 & 2 p.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Firing of the Christmas Guns 5 p.m. A Merry, Very Victorian Christmas! 11:15 a.m. ✦ ✦ Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Palace Exploration 4 p.m. 5:30 p.m. ✦ Illumination of the Capitol 5:30 p.m. ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Lanthorn Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. �� New Year’s Eve �� DINING MUSIC MUSIC ✦ ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. ✦ Capitol Concert 7 & 8:30 p.m. Favorite Holiday Classics 11:15 a.m. ✦ Breaking Up Christmas: Old-Time Fiddle PROGRAMS DINING and Banjo in Virginia 2:15 p.m. ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Christmas Breakfast at the Taverns 8:45, ✦ A Jolly Wassail Bowl: Christmas in Shakespeare’s The Compliments of the Season at the 9 & 9:15 a.m. England 5 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ Williamsburg Lodge Christmas Brunch 10 a.m. ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 to 2 p.m. DINING & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. Christmas Dinner at the Taverns 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. ✦ Williamsburg Underground 9:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Wine, Wit & Wisdom: Four Corners Pairings 2 p.m. Christmas Day Regency Room 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ✦ Joy, Health, Peace, and Love 10 a.m. ✦ PROGRAMS PROGRAMS Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. ✦ ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ A Merry, Very Victorian Christmas! 11:15 a.m. The Compliments of the Season at the The Compliments of the Season at the ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ✦ ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ A Christmas Remembered 11:30 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. �� ✦ Of Christmas Past 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, MUSIC ✦ Holiday Memories 2:30 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. ✦ Celebrate New Year’s Scottish Style 2:15 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. ✦ Palace Concert 7:30 & 9 p.m. 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. DINING �� ✦ Holiday Breakfast 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. �� ✦ Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea 1:30 p.m. MUSIC ✦ Wine, Wit & Wisdom: New Year’s Eve Cellar MUSIC ✦ Music of the Season with Thomas Jefferson ✦ Tasting 2 p.m. Deck the Halls 11:15 a.m. and James Madison 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. ✦ Thomas Jefferson Wine Dinner 7:45 p.m. ✦ All for One and One for All 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. ✦ New Year’s Eve Gala Regency Room 8 p.m. ✦ An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the DINING ✦ 1:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Civil War 7:30 & 9 p.m. Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ✦ ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: ✦ Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: Good Fires, Good Company, and Diversions: The Compliments of the Season at the The Compliments of the Season at the The Compliments of the Season at the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Powell House 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Powell House ✦ 9:15 ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 ✦ Christmas Decorations Walking Tour 9:15 Christmas Decorations Walking Tour & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. & 11 a.m., 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. ✦ ✦ Toys! 10:15-11:30 a.m. ✦ Of Christmas Past 10 & 11:30 a.m. Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting for Market 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. ✦ ✦ Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon 11:15 a.m. Decorate! 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. ✦ Rhythm of the Culture 11:15 a.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Pray Without Ceasing 1:30 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ A Gift for You 2:45 p.m. ✦ Illumination of the Taverns 5:30 p.m. ✦ Edith’s Christmas Box 3 p.m. JANUARY ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. � ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m. ✦ Christmastide at Home 7, 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:15, MUSIC ✦ 8:30, 8:45 & 9 p.m. An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the 3� Civil War 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ Capitol Evening 7, 7:20, 7:40, 8:20, 8:40 & 9 p.m. ✦ Lanthorn Tour 7 & 8:30 p.m. MUSIC DINING ✦ Christmas at Sea 2:15 p.m. ✦ New Year’s Day Brunch Regency Room noon ✦ Wassailing with the Lord of Misrule 5 p.m. to 2 p.m. ✦ �� An Un-Civil Christmas: Holiday Music of the PROGRAMS Civil War 7:30 & 9 p.m. ✦ A Christmas Remembered 11:15 a.m. MUSIC ✦ ✦ Appalachian Christmas 2:15 & 4:15 p.m. Cherokee Diplomacy 11:30 a.m. ✦ Swearing Jack Says Yes 1:30 p.m. ✦ Palace Exploration 4 p.m.

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Grand Illumination Brunch Holiday Tea with Charles Dickens Saturday, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 10, 17 Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 13 & 14 & 31 and Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn at 2:30 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn | Williamsburg Lodge Cap off your weekend with an Enjoy an English afternoon tea and a unforgettable brunch experience at one-man performance of A Christmas Learn from the expertise of the Regency Room with live classical Carol by Gerald Dickens, the great- Williamsburg Inn sommelier Mike and standard music from our very own great-grandson of Charles Dickens. Harper, who hosts each week’s Williamsburg Inn Trio. Adults $78.95; $55.95 per person. wine tastings. For more information Youth 6-12, $39.95; Children 5 and under, on the weekly themes, visit $19.95. Reservations required. colonialwilliamsburg.com. Illumination Feast and Festivities Must be 21 or older. Sunday, Dec. 4 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. $55.95 per person. Grand Illumination Dinner | Williamsburg Lodge at the Taverns NEW Gather around our table for a sumptuous supper before our Grand Sunday, Dec. 4 starting at 4:15 p.m. Illumination celebration lights up the | King’s Arms, Shields, Chowning’s and • Nov. 26: Roll Out the Barrels! night. Adults $85.95; Youth $42.95. Campbell’s taverns • Dec. 3: Add a Sheen to the Join us for traditional tavern fare and Holiday, with Chenin 18th-century entertainment. Early seating starts at 4:15 p.m. and seating after • Dec. 10: Wine Where It’s Warmer the fireworks starts at 7:30 p.m. Adults Mrs. Campbell’s Holiday Tea Nov. 25 & 26 and Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24 & • Dec. 17: An Old-Fashioned, $70.95; Youth 6-12 $24.95. 27-31 at 1:30 p.m. | Christiana Campbell’s Old World Christmas Tavern • Dec. 28: Four Corners Pairings Join Mrs. Campbell and her contemporaries for entertaining • Dec. 31: Holiday Breakfast New Year’s Eve discussions of 18th-century holiday Saturday, Dec. 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 and Cellar Tasting traditions accompanied by afternoon tea. Sunday, Dec. 4 at 8:30, 8:45 & 9 a.m. Adults $23.95; Youth $12.95. | King’s Arms Tavern Begin your historic day with fellow patriots and enjoy delicious fare, spirited conversation and 18th-century music. Adults $25.95; Youth 6-12 $15.95. New Year’s Day Brunch Regency For reservations, call Room Sunday, Jan. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. 800-TAVERNS | Williamsburg Inn (800-828-3767) or 757-229-2141. Holiday Cocktails: Shaken, Enjoy a wide selection of enticing table Not Stirred displays, chef action stations and our Pastry Chef’s New Year’s Day dessert Friday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. | Taste Studio King’s Arms and Christiana table, with live entertainment to make * Sample, and learn to make, some fun this a memorable event. Adults $78.95; Campbell’s taverns are not wheelchair- and exciting holiday-inspired cocktails. Youth 6-12, $39.95; Children 5 and Must be 21 or older. $54.95 per person. accessible. Shields and Chowning’s younger, $19.95. Reservations required. taverns are wheelchair-accessible.

Tell us in advance if you New Year’s Eve Gala Regency Room have dietary restrictions Saturday, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. by calling the tavern | Williamsburg Inn Enjoy a seven-course gala menu, enhance direct line at your dining experience with a selection 757-220-7015. from our award-winning wine list and join in a Champagne toast with live entertainment by Limelight. $224.95 per person. Reservations required.

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Taste Studio Events Thanksgiving Dinner at the Taverns Saturday, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 10, 17 & 24 Thursday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. Daily, Dec. 1-30 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at 10 a.m. | Taste Studio to 7:30 p.m. | King’s Arms, Campbell’s, | Williamsburg Inn The Taste Studio, a contemporary, full- Shields and Chowning’s taverns Celebrate the season with a festive service demonstration kitchen, provides Celebrate Thanksgiving in 18th-century holiday tea in the elegance of the an intimate, fun setting to learn and style with three courses of traditional share an unforgettable meal. For more favorites and 18th-century music. Williamsburg Inn. information on the weekly themes, visit Prepaid reservation required: Adults Adults $44.95; Youth 6-12, $22.95; colonialwilliamsburg.com. $50.95 per $70.95; Youth 6-12 $24.95. person. Children 5 and younger, $11.95. • Nov. 26: Holiday Hors d’oeuvres Thomas Jefferson Wine Dinner Reservations required. • Dec. 3: Your New Holiday Feast Saturday, Dec. 3, 10, 17 & 31 at 7:45 p.m. • Dec. 10: Prologue to Eggnog | King’s Arms Tavern • Dec. 17: A Holiday Chocolate Craving Dine with Thomas Jefferson for a • Dec. 24: A Gingerbread Christmas Eve delightful combination of his favorite fare and international wines as he reflects on his world travels. Open seating; no private tables. Must be 21 or older. Thanksgiving Day Buffet $145 per person. Thursday, Nov. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. | Williamsburg Inn Enjoy the Thanksgiving Day Buffet at the Rockefeller Room in the Williamsburg Williamsburg Lodge Inn. Adults $84.95; Youth 6-12 $43.95; Children 5 and younger, $22.95. Christmas Brunch Reservations open Nov. 1. Sunday, Dec. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Williamsburg Lodge Enjoy a sumptuous buffet featuring seafood treasures of the Atlantic. Feast on holiday roast meat and freshly Thanksgiving Day Feast prepared omelets, pasta dishes and Thursday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. artisan cheeses, as well as antipasto | Williamsburg Lodge selections and marinated salads. Adults The chefs of Colonial Williamsburg $65.95; Youth 3-10 $33.95; Children present a bounty of family favorites, 2 and younger are free. along with some new culinary treats. Prepaid reservation required: Adults $75.95; Youth 3 to 10 $37.95; Children 2 and younger are free.

2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER colonialwilliamsburg.com/holidays XVII 12 Days and Night Before Christmas Saturday, Dec. 24 at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 2 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium People from the past bring two classic Christmas stories to life. Free reservation required.

A 1940s Bassett Hall Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 7; Saturday, Dec. 17; and Thursday, Dec. 22 every 15 minutes from 5:45 to 8 p.m. | Bassett Hall Celebrate Christmas with the Rockefellers at their residence, Bassett Hall. See the dining room set for a lavish Christmas dinner party, listen to carolers and take a winter stroll in the garden to see the lighted 10-foot tree. $15 per person.

A Call to a Ceilidh Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 14 at 2:15 p.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Join in the ceilidh — pronounced “kay-lee,” a traditional Gaelic social gathering — as master storytellers Shel Browder and Donna Wolf regale you with stories, odes and a song or two. $5 per person.

A Christmas Remembered Sunday, Nov. 27; Dec. 11, 18 and 25; and Jan. 1 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Different Founding Fathers and Mothers share their fondest memories of Christmases. Come more than once for different hosts and experiences.

A Gift for You Monday, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 2:45 p.m. | Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Learn about gift-giving through history on this guided tour for families. Explore museum objects that were once gifts, and discover why gifts were given and who the givers and receivers were.

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A Hero’s Homeward Journey Cherokee Diplomacy Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, 14 & 21 Sunday, Nov. 27; Dec. 4, 11 & 18; and Enjoy a traditional 18th-century at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Jan. 1 at 11:30 a.m. | Governor’s Palace seasonal celebration featuring As the American Revolutionary War East Advance the illumination of various sites comes to an end in 1783, Gen. George NEW The Cherokee Nation frequently throughout the Historic Area. The Washington begins his last march home. sent representatives to Williamsburg, the spectacle, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Will he make it to Mount Vernon in time Colonial capital of Virginia, to engage in on each of the scheduled dates, to celebrate Christmas with his family? diplomacy with Virginia and the British will be accompanied by a narrative, $3 per person. Crown. Learn the geopolitics of Virginia the firing of muskets and music and the Atlantic World from Cherokee performed by the Colonial

individuals. Williamsburg Fifes and Drums.

A Merry, Very Victorian Christmas! Christmas Decorations Walking Tour Tuesday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Dec. 30 Daily, Nov. 26 - Dec. 31 at 9:15 & 11 a.m., at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium • Nov. 30 and Dec. 10 & 17: 1:30 & 3:15 p.m. | Lumber House Ticket NEW Dynamic storyteller and musician Illumination of the Palace Green Office Janet Emily Demarest weaves together Enjoy a guided look at Colonial • Dec. 6, 13 & 20: Trades beloved stories, poems and carols Williamsburg’s picturesque building of Christmas past and present. • Dec. 8, 15, 22 & 29: exteriors and streets decked out in Taverns $6 per person. holiday splendor. Tickets $15 per person. • Dec. 9, 16 & 23: Market Square (No 9:15 a.m. tour on Dec. 3; no 3:15 p.m.

tour on Dec. 4; no 9:15 a.m. or 3:15 p.m. • Dec. 11, 18 & 27: Capitol A Thousand Reasons to Be Merry tour on Dec. 25.) Friday, Nov. 25 and Monday, Dec. 12 & 19 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium NEW Hear Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson share Christmastide at Home stories and fond memories as they try Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 16, 17, to make the most of their Christmas 23 and 25-28 every 15 minutes from 7 to together in this uncertain time. $3 per 9 p.m. | Lumber House Ticket Office person. Discover Colonial holiday customs, hear the story of the first Christmas tree in

Williamsburg and learn how Colonial Williamsburg created a new set of Decorating the Private Homes Blue Talon Bistro Turkey Trot Christmas traditions on this holiday Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. 5K Race walking tour. Adults $15; Youth $7.50. | Hennage Auditorium Thursday, Nov. 24 at 8:30 a.m. Not wheelchair-accessible. Join us for the 24th anniversary of this | Merchants Square popular celebration of the decorating A beautiful 5K winds through Historic efforts of employees living in Colonial Downtown Williamsburg and through Williamsburg’s restored private the campus of The College of William Community Christmas Tree residences. & Mary. This year’s event supports Lighting Ceremony Literacy for Life. For information on entry Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m. fees, registration and other details, see | Market Square bluetalonbistro.com. Gather for a special reading of A Visit Dressing the Fashionable Bride: from St. Nicholas, sing classic carols, A Gown in Three Days learn about the first Christmas tree in Capitol Evening Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8, 9 the U.S. and watch as the tree on Market Friday, Nov. 25; Saturday, Dec. 3 & 24; & 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Milliner Square is lighted. Co-sponsored by Monday, Dec. 26; and Wednesday and The winter holidays were a favorite the Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg and Thursday, Dec. 28 & 29 every 20 minutes season for weddings in the 18th century. Colonial Williamsburg. from 7 to 9 p.m. | Capitol Today, the shop’s hands are busy Enjoy elegant dancing, fast-paced hilarity, preparing clothing for a most fashionable and amazements and amusements to Decorate! bride: Miss Betsy Farrow, niece delight the senses as you make your way Monday, Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26 from 10:15 of milliner Margaret Hunter. through the Capitol. to 11:30 a.m. | Art Museums of Colonial

Williamsburg NEW Create an inspiring decoration based on our historical collection to celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah.

2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER colonialwilliamsburg.com/holidays XIX Annual Christmas Homes Tour

Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Various Sites The 57th annual Christmas Homes Tour, presented by the Green Spring Garden Club, features the College of William & Mary President’s House, Plumeri House, Charlotte Brooks House, Lampert family home, Custis Tenement and Elkanah Deane House — all decorated with lovely holiday florals. Tour tickets are available only through Green Spring Garden Club or at each house during tour hours. More detailed information can be found at greenspringgardenclub.org/ christmas-homes-tour. $30 per person in advance. $35 per person on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3. $10 per person to tour a single home.

Edith’s Christmas Box Grand Illumination Harvest of Tales Monday, Nov. 28 and Dec. 5, 12, 19 & 26 Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25 at 2:15 p.m. and Monday, at 3 p.m. | Charlton Stage | Historic Area Nov. 28 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium What will Edith’s owner put in her Enjoy musical performances on multiple NEW Enjoy master storytellers Shel Christmas box? Discover the holiday stages and delight in the fireworks Browder and Donna Wolf as they spin customs and practices of enslaved displays from three different locations. traditional tales told by Gaelic people Virginians. after the harvest. $5 per person.

Grand Illumination Fireworks Farmers Market Sunday, Dec. 4 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Holiday Decorating Tips Saturday, Dec. 10 & 17 from 8:30 a.m. | Historic Area and Inspiration to 12:30 p.m. | Merchants Square Spectacular fireworks displays from Tuesday, Dec. 6 & 13 and Thursday, Dec. 8 The Williamsburg Farmers Market is a three different locations in the Historic at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium favorite Saturday morning gathering Area — the Capitol, Magazine and Palace A member of the landscape staff will spot for the finest Virginia-grown and — are a highlight of the holiday season. fashion one of our signature holiday Virginia-made produce, plants and Come early to view decorations and decorations, and you’ll learn about products in the area. enjoy musical performances on multiple techniques for working with fresh fruit, stages throughout the Historic Area. greens and other natural material. Firing of the Christmas Guns $3 per person. Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m.

| Duke of Gloucester Street In the 18th century, Virginians fired guns to celebrate the Christmas season and other events. Join us on Duke of Gloucester Street for a re-creation.

XX 2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER Holiday Memories Lanthorn Tour Sunday, Dec. 25 at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25; Saturday, Dec. 24; | Hennage Auditorium Monday, Dec. 26 at 7 & 8:30 p.m. Watch the magic of the holidays come to | Lumber House Ticket Office life through nostalgic shadow puppetry Experience the working lives of those with special effects, live music and who were the original “silent majority,” storytelling. Adults $5; Youth $3. the accomplished tradespeople. Weather permitting. Not wheelchair-accessible. Adults $15; Youth $7.50. Joy, Health, Peace, and Love Friday, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 10 a.m. | Powell House Last Christmas Before Mount Vernon Palace Exploration NEW Amid the turmoil of the Revolution, Saturday, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10, 17 & 31 Daily, Nov. 23 - Jan. 1, except Dec. 25, Benjamin Powell and his eldest daughter, at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium at 4 p.m. | Governor’s Palace Hannah, rely on each other to relive NEW When her wedding dress is NEW Experience the grandeur of royal Christmases of the past and prepare for delivered two weeks before her wedding government in Virginia just before its holidays of the future. to George Washington, Martha Custis collapse. Explore the residence of the reflects on past Christmases and looks royal governor at your own pace and forward to her new life at Mount Vernon. directed by your own interests. $3 per person. Joy in the Morning

Friday, Dec. 2, 9, 16 & 23 at 11:15 a.m. | Hennage Auditorium Pamunkey Fishing and Hunting Members of an 18th-century black Of Christmas Past for Market Baptist congregation deliver a message Dec. 9-12, 16-19, 23, 26 & 30 at 10 & Thursday, Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 from of inspiration, hope and the importance 11:30 a.m., and Dec. 25 at 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. 10 a.m. to noon & 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. of family. $3 per person. | Raleigh Tavern | Governor’s Palace Scullery Hear from a newly arrived servant as NEW During the 18th century, the he reflects on his life in Britain and the Pamunkey Indians engaged the holiday customs and traditions he left Colonial market economy by providing behind. $5 per person. labor, produce and wares to Virginia settlements.

2016 HOLIDAY PLANNER colonialwilliamsburg.com/holidays XXI XXII at 1:30p.m. | Monday, Nov. 28andDec.5,12,19&26 Pray Without Ceasing sermon about prayer. version of Devereux Jarratt’s stirring inspirational setting for ashortened Bruton Parish Church serves asan Bruton Parish Church

at 11:15a.m.| Thursday, Nov. 24andDec.1,15,22&29 Rhythm ofthe Culture | Wednesday, Nov. 23at12:30&2:30p.m. Proclamation Thanksgiving Washington’s George President HennageAuditorium by hergrandfather. $3perperson. hymns, spirituals andstories told to her JoinEdithNEW Cumbo assherecalls thanksgiving andprayer.” November 1789adayof “public proclaimed Thursday the26thof 1789, President George Washington Following aresolution of Congress in

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1.844.207.9151 | Tuesday, Nov. 29andDec.20at11:15a.m. Sit andTake Down Your Rest | Tuesday, Dec.6from 10a.m.to4p.m. ofthe ChocolateSecrets Maker HennageAuditorium Governor’s Palace Kitchen tend to hisflock?$3perperson. away from hisduties atthetavern to gather, but can Gowan Pamphlet get and those nolonger withthem.They people remember lost family members field slaves take their rest andwhen ChristmasNEW isatimewhenmany flavoring withspices. and crushingthecocoa beans,andthen involved inmakingit—roasting, shelling 18th-century recipes andthework Find out how chocolate was usedin

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CREDIT TK CREDIT TK | Friday, Dec.16at2p.m. The Comet to Comes Williamsburg at 2:15p.m. | Tuesday, Nov. 29andDec.6,13&20 The Christmas Tea Set Meetinghouse and Jan.1at1:30p.m. | Sunday, Nov. 27;Dec.4,11&18; Swearing Jack Says Yes Bruton Parish Church TREND & TRADITION TREND 2016HOLIDAY PLANNER sermon atBruton Parish Church. his dynamicpresentation and stirring 1739. Experience are-enactment of visited WilliamsburginDecember evangelists, theRev. George Whitefield, One of the18thcentury’s most dynamic observances for Christmastide. of England—considered suitable outside theestablished Church what dissenters —those whoworshiped converted Baptist preacher. Explore and meet JackWaller, arecently Come to thePresbyterian Meetinghouse history. to ashared past andto ourNation’s stories connect themto oneanother, brings three women together. Their down through manygenerations An 18th-century tea NEW set passed

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Your Key to Unlocking the 18th Century

} ith a Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket you can tour the Revolutionary City’s more than 40 historic trades and sites, visit our two world-class art museums, and enjoy many heartwarming holiday events.

To purchase your tickets, visit the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center, colonialwilliamsburg.com, or call 1-844-207-9151

OPEN DAILY NOVEMBER 18 - FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Lace up some skates or just enjoy the ambience at Liberty’s Ice Pavilion presented by Dominion Resources.

And join us for our Grand Illumination and Fireworks Celebration on December 4!

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