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Join us on November 17, 2024 for a special celebration commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette visiting Thomas Jefferson at Monticello in November of 1824.Program Highlights:
Performances and Q&A sessions with costumed, first-person interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Martha Jefferson Randolph, and Israel Gillette Jefferson
Presentation from Dr. Jeff Looney, Editor of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series
French phrase lessons with Alliance Française
Children's craft projects
Wine and French food tastings
11am: Kids activities, French lessons, games, food, and wine tastings open and are available throughout the day
11:30am: Reenactment, Lafayette Returns
As the 50th anniversary of the Revolution approaches, famous Revolutionary War hero Lafayette returns to America from France. Welcome him to Monticello, witness his reunion with dear friend Thomas Jefferson, and reflect on America's promises of liberty and equality as these Founders look to the future.
Performed by Bill Barker, Mark Schneider, Nicole Brown, and Jamar Jones.
12:00pm: Lightning Talk, Lafayette's Return to Albemarle
2024 marks the bicentennial of Lafayette’s triumphal American tour, when the last surviving Revolutionary War general visited every American state and inspired massive patriotic celebrations wherever he went. J. Jefferson Looney, the Daniel P. Jordan Editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, describes both Lafayette’s touching reunion with Jefferson at Monticello and the formal ceremonies and dinners with which the Charlottesville community greeted Lafayette, and sets these festivities within the broader context of Lafayette’s extended stay in the United States.
12:30pm: Meet Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette
Guests can meet and ask questions with Jefferson and Lafayette (featuring historical interpreters Bill Barker and Mark Schneider)
1:00 pm: Beyond the Performance
Join historical interpreters Nicole Brown and Jamar Jones as they discuss the craft of portraying people of the past.
1:30pm: Lightning Talk, Lafayette's Return to Albemarle
2024 marks the bicentennial of Lafayette’s triumphal American tour, when the last surviving Revolutionary War general visited every American state and inspired massive patriotic celebrations wherever he went. J. Jefferson Looney, the Daniel P. Jordan Editor of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, describes both Lafayette’s touching reunion with Jefferson at Monticello and the formal ceremonies and dinners with which the Charlottesville community greeted Lafayette, and sets these festivities within the broader context of Lafayette’s extended stay in the United States.
2:00pm: Reenactment, Lafayette Returns
As the 50th anniversary of the Revolution approaches, famous Revolutionary War hero Lafayette returns to America from France. Welcome him to Monticello, witness his reunion with dear friend Thomas Jefferson, and reflect on America's promises of liberty and equality as these Founders look to the future.
Performed by Bill Barker, Mark Schneider, Nicole Brown, and Jamar Jones.
2:30pm: Meet Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette
Guests can meet and ask questions with Jefferson and Lafayette (featuring Bill Barker and Mark Schneider)
3:00 pm: Beyond the Performance
Join historical interpreters Nicole Brown and Jamar Jones as they discuss the craft of portraying people of the past.
4:00 pm: Program concludes
4:30 pm: Monticello property closes
more info and tickets: https://www.monticello.org/exhibits-events/calendar-of-events/lafayette/
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Charlottesville, United States
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