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Harmony group Sweet Honey in the Rock to sing in Williamsburg in March
Sweet Honey in the Rock, a legendary a cappella vocal group from Washington, D.C., will come to the Peninsula as part of Colonial Williamsburg weekend celebrating the power of women and African-American culture. Sweet Honey in the Rock, an all-female...
Tags: Washington, DC, The Wall Street Journal
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Susan G. Beard, 66
Susan G. Beard, 66, of 17735 Red Oak Drive, Hagerstown, Md., passed away in the arms of her husband Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Meritus Medical Center. Born March 5, 1946, in Hagerstown, Susie was the daughter of the late Louis Ambrose Snyder and...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Mount Vernon, Wildlife, Animals, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny, to sing in Williamsburg
Exciting news from Williamsburg arrived today. Rosanne Cash will play a show at the Williamsburg Lodge in February. A fine singer-songwriter, Cash hasn't played Hampton Roads often in recent decades. Her show here promises to be special. Ruth Moody of...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Johnny Cash, Music, Music Industry, Hampton Roads
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Studded lemons: Use cloves and star anise to make decorative lemons and oranges for holiday decor
Here's now to insert star anise and cloves into lemons, thus creating "star-studded lemons," courtesy Kathy Rose, a floral designer and member of the Green Spring Garden Club. The club hosts its annual Christmas Homes Tour 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1,...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Virginia Tech, Christopher Newport University, Virginia Living Museum, College of William and Mary
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Ongoing calendar
Classes Art lessons—School of Art offers fine art classes for adults. 206-6101. Childbirth Education—And Infant Care classes at Sentara Williamsburg Regional. 220-8128. Computer classes—Computer Concepts Training Center, 564-3996....
Tags: Sentara, The Salvation Army, Artists, Heritage Humane Society, Nursing
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Colonial Williamsburg: Programs and walking tours feature history, creation and use of fresh wreaths, swags and garland
Colonial Williamsburg is now decked out for the holidays with wreaths, swags and garland made from natural materials including apples, lemons, oranges and pineapples, the 18th-century symbol for hospitality, according to a press release. Here's how you...
Tags: Museums, Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Artists, Arts
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Fun-filled vacations across the nation and beyond
As a seasoned travel writer with more than 173,000 miles logged, I've come to the conclusion that memorable vacations have two things in common: great destinations and exceptional accommodations.
Among my favorite destinations are Williamsburg, Virginia;...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Personal Service, Getaway Travel, Keith Johnson
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Pirate Series: Spanish raiders infest Virginia waters
Glance through American newspapers from 1720 to 1748 and one change becomes abundantly clear. The scourge of English pirates that had darkened shipping reports since the century began was replaced almost overnight by a new menace — this time an...
Tags: Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Hatteras, Government
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Governor goes head to head with pirates
Gov. Francis Nicholson was nothing if not a man of action. Long before coming to Virginia in 1698, he'd shown his mettle time and time again, fighting Moors in North Africa, English rebels at the battle of Sedgemoor and hostile Indians in New York...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Government, Regional Authority
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Episcopal
•••••••••• Bruton Parish Church An Episcopal Congregation in the Heart of Colonial Williamsburg Parish Office: 229-2891 • www.brutonparish.org Noonday Prayer at Noon in the Church Mon-Sat SUNDAY, MAY...Tags: Christianity, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Anglicanism, Whitehall
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The gallows where Blackbeard's crew swung
When Lt. Robert Maynard sailed back into Hampton on Jan. 3, 1719, the grisly sight of Blackbeard's severed head swinging from his bowsprit marked the end of one of history's most notorious pirates. But for nine of the crewmen who fought alongside him...Tags: Trials, College of William and Mary, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Death Penalty, Blackbeard
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Pirate series opener: Virginia hunts for Blackbeard
When news of one of history's most notorious pirate gatherings reached Virginia in late 1718, it couldn't have sparked more fear.
Just two days sail from Hampton Roads, the brutal Charles Vane and his second-in-command — Calico Jack Rackham —...Tags: Rentals, Executive Branch, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Blackbeard, Hampton Roads
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