Making History in June!

Making History in June!

"The Choice: Risking Your Life for Freedom" Living History Event June 7th 10:00 & 11:00 am, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. June 8th  1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Part of the The War of 1812 Raiders & Invaders weekend in St. Mary's County. This Living History event is in its third and final year! The War of 1812 with the British brought hardship to the plantation but a chance at freedom for the enslaved. Guests will meet the people who lived and labored at Sotterley during the summer of 1814.  Join us and be a part of the drama as Sotterley's enslaved must make a difficult and daring choice. Do they escape or do they stay? What would you decide? Would you risk your life for FREEDOM? $10.00 per person. For adults, seniors, & children ages 6 & older. Children under 6 are free. Click here to purchase tickets. Gala in the Garden ~ "Mambo in Miami!" June 14th at 6:30 p.m. Our 5th Annual Gala in the Garden is coming up on June 14th, 2014, and after what has been a long winter we are more than ready to "Mambo in Miami"! The Sotterley garden will resonate with distinctive South Beach Art Deco influences, the rhythms of the Miami Sound Machine and Buena Vista Social Club, plus exceptional Latin and Cuban infused cuisine! Silent and Live Auctions! (Check out these fabulous items in advance on our website: www.sotterley.org.) Participation in this important fundraiser allows us to continue our mission of preserving, researching, and interpreting our diverse cultures and environments and to serve the world as an educational, cultural, and community resource.  While the Gala in the Garden supports a mission we all believe in, it's also an opportunity to mix, mingle, and have a great time! Please purchase tickets by June 7th, 2014. $125 per person. Click here for information and to purchase tickets.    Half Price Day for Dad! June 15th from Noon - 4:00 p.m. In honor of Father's Day, all dads will receive the Guided Tour of the 1703 Plantation House at Sotterley Plantation for HALF PRICE on their special day!    Speaker Series #4 June 25th from 7:00 p.m. in The Barn "Junius & Albert's Adventures in the Confederacy" presented by Peter Carlson. The thrilling true story of two reporters swept up in the Civil War, captured and thrown into jail, and their struggle to escape and return home to tell their own extraordinary tale. Carlson's presentation will focus on the long, strange adventure of Junius and Albert. Books will be available for purchase. Sotterley Plantation is proud to partner with The Boeing Company in offering this event FREE to the public. Please call 301-373-2280 to reserve your seat, as space is limited. For more information, please click here. And don't forget the Sotterley Farmer's Market ~ every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ~ See you at Sotterley!

Raiders & Invaders at Sotterley!

Final Performances of 

“THE CHOICE” 
during Raiders & Invaders Weekend

The British are coming! 
The British are coming!

If the thought of time travel has ever appealed to you, then you’re going to enjoy The War of 1812 Raiders & Invaders Weekend in St. Mary’sCounty from June 6^th – 8^th, 2014.  Although there were no major battles fought in our area during that time so long ago, there was plenty of chaos. Get ready for a full weekend of street theater, circus arts, invasion route boat tours, a British Invasion of 1960s music, and Sotterley’s final performances of “The Choice: Risking Your Life for Freedom.”

“During the last two summers, audiences have joined us for “The Choice,” which is the Sotterley story during The War of 1812,” stated Nancy Easterling, Executive Director of Sotterley. “This year will be the third and final year of performances, as we partner with St. Mary’s County Tourism in bringing about the Raiders & Invaders Weekend.”

“The Choice: Risking Your Life for Freedom” performances will run on Saturday, June 7^th  -  10 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, or 3 pm and Sunday, June 8^th  -  1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm. Purchase Tickets Online : www.sotterley.org. $10.00 per person. For adults, seniors, & children ages 6 and older. Children under 6 are free.  Parents please use your own discretion and be considerate of others in the group when making the decision for your child to participate.

Visitors are invited into the Drawing Room of the 1703 Plantation House, where the drama unfolds. British war ships have sailed up the Patuxent River; neighboring farms are being torched to the ground. Sotterley owners John Rousby Plater and his wife Elizabeth have cleared out the household furnishings, desperately trying to figure out their next move. Guests will experience another scene in the 1830’s Slave Cabin, where enslaved house servant, Peregrine bolts into the Slave Cabin, trying to convince Elcie to make the run toward freedom. British naval officer, Commodore Brown arrives on the scene, not only promising freedom to the plantation’s 64 enslaved people, but also presenting a severe ultimatum to the Sotterley owners.

In FY2011, Sotterley was awarded grants from the Maryland Heritage Area Authority, the Maryland Humanities Council, and the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium to create a living history script from Sotterley’s unique story of the War of 1812, as well as the costuming and props needed for the production. Due to the support from these three organizations, Sotterley shares a unique story with a perspective rarely told about the War of 1812.

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For details on Raiders & Invaders

in St. Mary's County this weekend,

please CLICK HERE!

 

Escape or Stay?

FINAL SHOWING

“The Choice – Risking Your Life for Freedom”

The War of 1812 Living History

at Sotterley Plantation

June 7 & 8, 2014

Sotterley Plantation’s War of 1812 Living History “The Choice” is now in its final year of the three year National bicentennial commemoration of this war. As a partner of the Raiders & Invaders event taking place in St. Mary’s County during the first weekend in June, showings of “The Choice” will take place at Sotterley Plantation on Saturday, June 7^th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. and on Sunday, June 8^th, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Reservations must be made in advance.

The war with the British brought hardship to the plantation but a chance at freedom for the enslaved. At this living history presentation you will meet the people who lived and labored at Sotterley during the summer of 1814.  Join us and be a part of the drama as Sotterley’s enslaved must make a difficult and daring choice. Do they escape or do they stay?  

What would you decide? 

This Living History event was written by Dale Jones of Making History Connections with costuming designed by Leon Wiebers of Loyola Marymount University. This event and its current production has been made possible by the generosity of the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium, and The Star Spangled 200.

Advanced reservations required.

$10 per person for ages 6 and up; FREE for children under 6.

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