7th Annual Jane Austen Outdoor Film Series
Join us at Dumbarton House for the 7th annual Jane Austen Film Festival Tickets are $6 per film or $20 for all four films. Become a museum member and get in for free, plus have early entry! *We highly recommend that you buy tickets in advance as this event regularly sells out* Showings: Love and Friendship (2016): July 11th Sense & Sensibility (1995): July 18th Emma (1996): July 25th Pride & Prejudice (2005): August 1st
Dive into Dumbarton
Dumbarton House 2715 Q St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDive into Dumbarton and grow your little ones love of history! This 10-week summer program is 45-minute and is geared towards children ages 3-5 and their parent/caregiver. Each week, take a mini-tour of our historic property, then interact with fun activities, crafts, and games. June 7 – August 9, 2018, Thursdays, 10am $5/child, FREE/Family Museum Members *Parents/caregivers must remain with child/children throughout the program
7th annual Jane Austen Film Festival
Join us at Dumbarton House for the 7th annual Jane Austen Film Festival Tickets are $6 per film or $20 for all four films. Become a museum member and get in for free, plus have early entry! *We highly recommend that you buy tickets in advance as this event regularly sells out* Showings: Love and Friendship (2016): July 11th Sense & Sensibility (1995): July 18th Emma (1996): July 25th Pride & Prejudice (2005): August 1st
Dive into Dumbarton
Dumbarton House 2715 Q St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDive into Dumbarton and grow your little ones love of history! This 10-week summer program is 45-minute and is geared towards children ages 3-5 and their parent/caregiver. Each week, take a mini-tour of our historic property, then interact with fun activities, crafts, and games. June 7 – August 9, 2018, Thursdays, 10am $5/child, FREE/Family Museum Members *Parents/caregivers must remain with child/children throughout the program
Dumbarton at Dusk
Dumbarton House 2715 Q St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesCome experience Dumbarton House in a whole new light! Dumbarton at Dusk is a new evening program the third Thursday of every month. Tour the museum after hours and experience our grounds in a different light. In July we will celebrate beloved author, Jane Austen! Create and take home your own Jane Austen inspired masterpiece as you interact with other fans of the author. Play battledore with your friends in the north garden while enjoying live music from Tommy Rueckert. Enjoy food and a cash bar from Geppetto Catering. RSVP encouraged, suggested $5 donation to support Dumbarton House and our mission of historic preservation and education.
Revolutionary War Camp: Washington’s Generals
Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,, Washington, DC, United StatesThe American Revolution Institute is pleased to announce Revolutionary War Camp Washington’s Generals, a day camp for boys and girls about the leaders who brought the patriots to victory. During the week, campers will learn about the daily challenges of generals along with the men and women who aided and influenced them throughout the Revolutionary War. Campers will dress in period officer costumes they get to keep and enjoy hands-on activities, including sewing military sashes, practicing drill musters, writing with quill pens and ink, cooking with eighteenth-century recipes, and learning how to dance. The camp will conclude with an open house for parents and friends to see demonstrations of what campers learned during the week. $400. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE For more information and to register, please contact Catherine Harris, museum education manager, at charris@societyofthecincinnati.org or 202.495.7127.
Revolutionary War Camp: Washington’s Generals
Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,, Washington, DC, United StatesThe American Revolution Institute is pleased to announce Revolutionary War Camp Washington’s Generals, a day camp for boys and girls about the leaders who brought the patriots to victory. During the week, campers will learn about the daily challenges of generals along with the men and women who aided and influenced them throughout the Revolutionary War. Campers will dress in period officer costumes they get to keep and enjoy hands-on activities, including sewing military sashes, practicing drill musters, writing with quill pens and ink, cooking with eighteenth-century recipes, and learning how to dance. The camp will conclude with an open house for parents and friends to see demonstrations of what campers learned during the week. $400. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE For more information and to register, please contact Catherine Harris, museum education manager, at charris@societyofthecincinnati.org or 202.495.7127.
Revolutionary War Camp: Washington’s Generals
Anderson House 2118 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,, Washington, DC, United StatesThe American Revolution Institute is pleased to announce Revolutionary War Camp Washington’s Generals, a day camp for boys and girls about the leaders who brought the patriots to victory. During the week, campers will learn about the daily challenges of generals along with the men and women who aided and influenced them throughout the Revolutionary War. Campers will dress in period officer costumes they get to keep and enjoy hands-on activities, including sewing military sashes, practicing drill musters, writing with quill pens and ink, cooking with eighteenth-century recipes, and learning how to dance. The camp will conclude with an open house for parents and friends to see demonstrations of what campers learned during the week. $400. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE For more information and to register, please contact Catherine Harris, museum education manager, at charris@societyofthecincinnati.org or 202.495.7127.
7th annual Jane Austen Film Festival
Dumbarton House 2715 Q St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us at Dumbarton House for the 7th annual Jane Austen Film Festival Tickets are $6 per film or $20 for all four films. Become a museum member and get in for free, plus have early entry! *We highly recommend that you buy tickets in advance as this event regularly sells out* Showings: Love and Friendship (2016): July 11th Sense & Sensibility (1995): July 18th Emma (1996): July 25th Pride & Prejudice (2005): August 1st
Georgetown Walking Tour: War of 1812
Dumbarton House 2715 Q St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin Dwane Starlin, member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides, for a tour de force of Georgetown during the “Second Revolutionary War”! Visit & view the part of Georgetown that was part of the conflict that finally established the United States as a country and not just a former British colony. Tickets include a tour of Dumbarton House. Note: This walking tour does not include access inside any other sites. DETAILS: •Meet at the corner of Q and 27th Streets, NW (by the east garden gates of the Dumbarton House, the tour will start at 12:00 pm sharp. It will take place rain or shine and will last 2 hours. •You are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. They are $20; cash or check only on the day of tour. •Children 3 years or younger are free, but must be in a stroller. No pets please. •Tour ends at Francis Scott Key Park at 34th & M Streets, NW.