James Madison's Montpelier We the People Spring 2013 | Page 10

We The People

Special events
Constitution Day Celebration
Saturday, September 21, 2013
10:30 a.m. – dark

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$10 per car, $5 per car for Orange
County Residents
Create memories that will last a lifetime
for your family and friends, celebrating
the birthday of the U.S. Constitution at
Montpelier. Enjoy mansion tours, visits
with “James” and “Dolley,” special
games and activities for children, capped
off by entertainment and a spectacular
fireworks display over the mansion lawn.

Montpelier Wine Festival
Saturday, May 4
11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 5
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wine Festival Admission required.
Mansion tours additional
$10 per person.
Held annually on the grounds of
Montpelier, the Festival showcases
distinctive arts and crafts, specialty
food vendors, live music, “cooking
with wine” classes, children’s
entertainment and rides, and tastings
all day.

Campaign Finance Conference
Monday, May 6
FREE – Ticketed event,
limited space available.
Engage with some of the country’s
leading political scientists and
experts on the impact of money
in politics. Does money make a
difference in campaigns? What is
the real impact of Citizens United
on financing elections? What is the
impact and potential influence on
legislators and executive officials?

Tea with Dolley
Saturday, May 11 – 10:00 a.m.
Annie duPont Formal Garden
$35 per child, free for adults
Bring your children, and their dolls,

for tea with Dolley Madison in
Montpelier’s formal gardens. Crafts
and colonial games will make for
a memorable family day that every
American girl will remember. Formal
dresses encouraged.

Natural History Day Camp,
aka Mud Camp

Dolley Madison’s Birthday
Celebration

Send your child to the ultimate day camp
experience for aspiring ecologists and
outdoor enthusiasts. Mud Camp takes
advantage of Montpelier’s acres of forests,
fields and streams for hiking, outdoor
games, crafts, learning, and play … in the
mud! For rising 5th - 6th graders.

Saturday, May 18
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FREE
Celebrate the birthday of the woman
who inspired the title “first lady.”
Enjoy birthday cake and punch with
Dolley in the morning. Then visit
the mansion for Dolley’s “birthday
salon.” Free admission for anyone
who shares Dolley’s name or birthday!

Natural History Day Camp,
aka Mud Camp
Week-long day camp runs Monday,
June 17 through Friday, June 21
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$140
Send your child to the ultimate
day camp experience for aspiring
ecologists and outdoor enthusiasts.
Mud Camp takes advantage of
Montpelier’s acres of forests, fields
and streams for hiking, outdoor
games, crafts, learning, and play
… in the mud! For rising 3rd - 4th
graders.

Week-long day camp runs Monday,
June 24 through Friday, June 28
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$140

Slave Descendants and Orange
County African American Historical
Society Open House
Sunday, July 7 – 2:00 p.m.
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