Victorian Days in Willimantic

Victorian Days in Willimantic

June 5,6,7 & 8

2008

Information:

860 456-4476

VictorianWillimantic.org

May 31 (Saturday)
9:00 m - 12 noon
Garden Club of Windham Plant Sale
On the Garden on the Bridge

1:00 PM
“They Call Me Lizzy” - From Slavery to the White House
Burton Leavitt Theater - 779 Main Street
$10.00 Adults - Students $3.00

8:00 PM
You Can’t Take It With You
performed at the Burton Leavitt Theater
779 Main Street, Willimantic - 423-2245

June 5 (Thursday)

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
• Guided Lantern tour of the 3 Bridges (Garden on the Bridge, The Foot Bridge and the Frog Bridge). Tour will end with a reception at the Windham Textile & History Museum
Adults - $5.00, Children Free

June 6 (Friday)

7:00 PM - Free Admission
• Free Concert at the Congregational Church
199 Valley St, Willimantic, featuring the group
Classic Brass (British Style Brass Band)
Event Sponsored by The Webber Fund of the 1st Congregational Church

June 7 (Saturday)

10:00 AM - 4:00 pm
• Windham Textile & History Museum
Victorian Furnishings & Personal Objects Exhibit
Admission $3.00 - Children $1

9 - 4 PM
Kramer Exhibit Center
• Home Tour Ticket Sales - 9 AM - 4 PM
• Museum Dessert Cafe - 9 AM - 4 PM
• Architectural talk - 10:00 AM
• Horse-drawn Wagon Rides - 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Artisan’s Expo - 10 AM - 4 PM
Area artists will exhibit their crafts
* 7th Annual Titanic Gathering - 10 AM - 4 PM
Titanic memorabilia and collectibles
Toy Trucks/Construction Vehicles Exhibit 11 am - 4 pm

Titanic “Third Class Bash” - 7 PM - 9 PM
Food, Music, Dancing and notable Titanic passengers. Period Dress is encouraged but not mandatory
$15 per person. Reservations suggested.

10 AM - 8 PM
• Artists Gallery Walk

11:30 AM & 12:30 pm - Free Admission
Garden on the Bridge Tours - given by the Garden Club

1:00, 2:30 & 4:00 PM
• Victorian Tea - $15
Tea, Scones, Clotted Cream, Sandwiches, Pastry
Reservations Required - Call 860-428-7573

1:00 PM - Free Admission
Windham Town Hall Tour

3:30 PM - Included with Home Tour Ticket - otherwise $5
• Kandie Carle as the “Victorian Lady” - High St. Garden
Dressing from corset to gloves

7 - 9 PM
WRAC Opening Reception of Members Show
Windham Regional Arts Council - Art Space - 480 Main Street

8:00 PM
You Can’t Take It With You
performed at the Burton Leavitt Theater
779 Main Street, Willimantic - 423-2245

June 8 (Sunday)

10:00 AM - 4:00 pm
• Windham Textile & History Museum
Victorian Furnishings & Personal Objects Exhibit
Admission $3.00 - Children $1

9 - 4 PM
Kramer Exhibit Center
• Home Tour Ticket Sales - 9 AM - 4 PM
• Museum Dessert Cafe - 9 AM - 4 PM
• Architectural talk - 10:00 AM
Horse-drawn Wagon Rides - 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Artisan’s Expo - 10 AM - 4 PM
Area artists will exhibit their crafts

* 7th Annual Titanic Gathering - 10 AM - 4 PM
Titanic memorabilia and collectibles
Toy Trucks/Construction Vehicles Exhibit 11 am - 4 pm

11:30 AM & 12:30 pm - Free Admission
Garden on the Bridge Tours - given by the Garden Club

1:00 & 2:30 PM
• Victorian Tea - $15
Tea, Scones, Clotted Cream, Sandwiches, Pastry
Reservations Required - Call 860-428-7573

1:00 - 2:30 PM
Old Willimantic Cemetery Tour - $10
Visit this cemetery known as one of the most beautiful
in New England

1:30 PM
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
“The Turn of the Century” Dedication of the newly
restored turntable.

4:00 PM - Free Admission
• ECSU Community Big Band Concert
Shafer Lawn, Valley Street

8:00 PM
You Can’t Take It With You
performed at the Burton Leavitt Theater
779 Main Street, Willimantic - 423-2245

Schedule of Events - 2008

Ticket Information

The O. L. Willard Co., Inc.

Walter Pawelkiewicz, State Representative 49th District

St. Germain

Miller Brothers

Atty. Samuel Schrager

Liberty Bank

Willimantic Waste

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union

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