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2009 EVENTS

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January 2009
Jan. 3 Twelfth Night Celebration.   Members only.  5-11pm at Bell Manor
Jan. 6 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300. 
Jan. 17 Commemoration of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.  1pm. Seacobec Hall, University of Mary Washington.  RCHS will demonstrate 18th century dancing.  Event Coordinator-Lyn Padgett
Jan. 23 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Jan. 25 Sewing Circle - Slopers.  Members only.   12:30-4, Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Event Contact-Sharon Brunacci.
   
February 2009
Feb 3 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Feb 6 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Feb 13 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Feb 22 Sewing Circle - Sacque Back gowns.  Members only.  12:30-4pm. Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Event Contact- Sharon Brunacci.
Feb. 27 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
   
March 2009
Mar 3 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Mar 6 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Mar 13 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Mar 27 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
April 2009
Apr. 7 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Apr.17 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Apr. 19 Sewing Circle-Sack Back Gowns:  12:30pm; St. George's Church, room 300.  Event Coordinator: Sharon Brunacci
Apr. 24 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Apr. 25 Stratford Hall Board of Director's meeting.  7pm.  Event Coordinator- Elaine Sturgeon
Apr. 26 James Monroe Birthday Tea.  2-4pm.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon
May 2009
May 5 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
May 8 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
May 9 Dumfries Charter Day.  Weems-Botts Museum.  11am-3pm.  Event Coordinator-Lyn Padgett  CANCELLED
May 17 Marine Corps Historic Half.  6:00am-12:30 pm. in front of Goolrick's Pharmacy, 901 Caroline Street.  Dancing.  Event Coordinator-Sharon Brunacci
May 22 Dance Class.  CANCELLED  7pm-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.     
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
May 29 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
May 30 Children's Miracle Network.  Bloom on Tidewater Trail.  10 am - 1 pm.  Colonial Games and dancing.  Event Coordinator: Kitty Taylor
   
June 2009
Jun. 2 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Jun. 5 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Jun. 6 Stratford Hall's Resolution for Independence.  2 - 6 pm. Colonial Games, Dancing.   Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Jun. 12 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Jun 14 Sewing Circle - English Gowns.  1 pm - 6:30 pm.  Family Room. St. George's Episcopal Church.  George Street Entrance.  This is a member's only event. 
Jun. 26 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Jun. 28 Spotsylvania Stars and Stripes Spectacular.  2 pm - 6 pm.  Event Coordinator:  Tina Buchanan
   
July 2009
Jul. 3 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Jul. 4 Port Royal Fourth of July Celebration.  11 am - 2 pm  Event Coordinator: Trip Wiggins
Jul. 7 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Jul 10 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Jul 24 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
July 25 Lakewood Manor Retirement Community.  4pm.  Directions to Lakewood- www.vbh.org/lakewood/directions.html
Event Coordinator: Lyn Padgett
   
August 2009
Aug. 4 Events Committee meeting@ Colonial Tavern.  7:30pm.  Contact Lyn Padgett
Aug. 4 RCHS Business Meeting.  There will be no meeting this month.
Aug. 7 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style.  Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Aug. 14 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Aug. 20 UMW Welcome Fair @ Ball Circle.  10:30 am-1:30pm.  Contact Elaine Sturgeon.
Aug. 23 Sewing @ St. George's
Aug. 28 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
   
September 2009
Sep. 1 RCHS Events Committee.  6:30pm.
RCHS Business Meeting.
 7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Sep 4 Demo Dance Class 7-9pm.  Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church.  If you wish to perform with the demo team you should attend this class.  The class is open to everyone, but the format varies from our regular classes, with concentration being on footwork, technique & style. 
Event Coordinator-Elaine Sturgeon.
Sep 11 Dance Class.  7pm-9pm.  Family Room, George St. entrance. St. George's Episcopal Church.  Open to public.
Event Coordinator: Elaine Sturgeon
Sep. 19 Our Living Legacies: Mary Washington House.  11 am - 4 pm.  Features exhibits and demonstration honoring the crafts of the 18th and19th centuries. Mary Washington House, Hugh Mercer Apothecary, and Rising Sun Tavern  will be open for this annual event. Go to www.preservationvirginia.org/livinglegacies  for more information. $   Event Coordinator:  Lyn Padgett
Sep. 26 Fredericksburg Welsh Festival.  RCHS dancers become Welsh for the day as we participate in the East Coast's only Welsh festival! The event is co-sponsored by the Welsh Society of Fredericksburg and the James Monroe Museum. Suggested donation.  11am-5pm at James Monroe Museum
Event Coordinator: Trip Wiggins
   
October 2009
Oct. 6 RCHS Business Meeting.  7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
Oct. 10 James Monroe Fall Ball.  7 pm - 11 pm.  Event Coordinator Elaine Sturgeon
Invitation                        Dance Notations
Oct. 31 7th Annual Historic Cemetery Tours.  Event Coordinator: Trip Wiggins.
   
November 2009
Nov. 1 7th Annual Historic Cemetery Tours.  Event Coordinator: Trip Wiggins.
Nov. 3 RCHS Events Committee.  6:30pm
RCHS Business Meeting.
 7:30pm.  St. George's Episcopal Church, Maguire Hall. Enter through cemetery, go up the stairs to classroom 300.
   
December 2009
Dec. 1 NO MEETING
Dec. 5 Holiday Wreaths Pick up - 9 am - 11 am.    Must pre-order your wreath.  There are no extras available the day we distribute them.  It is for pick up only. Event Coordinator:  Trip Wiggins.  Call 540-371-3906 to order. 
Dec. 12 Christmas at Stratford Hall.  4:30 - 8pm. 
Event Coordinator Elaine Sturgeon