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Colonial Williamsburg The Twelve Days of Christmas Colonial Williamsburg HOliday Symposium November 11 12, 2012 Join us for demonstrations and illustrated lectures by Colonial Williamsburg s holiday

of Twelfth Night. Guests will enjoy demonstrations of holiday decorating and entertaining ideas by Colonial Williamsburg s very talented visual merchandizing team.

1 Colonial Williamsburg The Twelve Days of Christmas Colonial Williamsburg HOliday Symposium November 11 12, 2012 Join us for demonstrations and illustrated lectures by Colonial Williamsburg s holiday professionals, curators, and guest speakers as we explore traditional and new ways to celebrate and decorate for the holidays with a special focus on the Twelve Days of Christmas and the celebration of Twelfth Night. Guests will enjoy demonstrations of holiday decorating and entertaining ideas by Colonial Williamsburg s very talented visual merchandizing team. The conference also features illustrated lectures by Colonial Williamsburg curators, Jan Gilliam and Amanda C. Keller, and museum educator, Christina Westenberger. Our guest speaker and historian, Mary Miley Theobald, will discuss the history of the Twelve Days of Christmas and Twelfth Night. Optional workshops are offered each afternoon or you can opt for free time to shop or explore the Revolutionary City. Begin your holiday season in Colonial Williamsburg s Revolutionary City and Art Museums. Enjoy a stroll through history, get an early start on holiday shopping and be inspired by our holiday decorating ideas! Be part of the story.

2 Program SUNday, November 11 8 a.m. Program registration and coffee. DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Continental breakfast items will be sold at the Museum Café. 9 a.m. The Myths of Christmas. Mary Miley Theobald, writer and historian, Richmond, Virginia. An Art-Full Twelve Days of Christmas. Jan Gilliam, manager of exhibition planning and curator of toys, and Christina Westenberger, associate manager, museum education, Colonial Williamsburg. 10:30 a.m. Coffee break. 11 a.m. The Twelve Wreaths of Christmas. Jan Gilliam and Christina Westenberger demonstrate wreath decorating incorporating themed ornaments. Noon People from the past bring the Twelve Days of Christmas to life. An audience participatory experience! Willie Balderson, manager, public history development, and Todd D. Norris, manager, evening programs and performing arts, Colonial Williamsburg. Lunch on your own. All optional afternoon classes take place at the Woodlands Conference Center, 105 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2-3:15 p.m. Optional Workshops Session I 3:15-3:45 p.m. Coffee break. Art in Metal: An Ornament Workshop. Participants in this workshop will try their hand at working with metal tooling foil to create an ornament based on an art object in the museum collection. This tinlike material is fun and easy to work with and looks stunning on a tree or at a window. No previous experience is needed. Participants will receive all materials, including scissors for cutting the metal foil. Instructor: Jan Gilliam. (Class fee: $30 per person) A Partridge in a Pear Tree. For table or mantle or just anywhere! Participants will create a topiary of natural twigs and leaves decorated with faux pears and topped with a feathered partridge, of course! This creation will be displayed in a decoupaged pot. Instructor: Don Haynie, Williamsburg, Virginia, with assistance from Susan Dippre, landscape supervisor and floral services manager, Colonial Williamsburg. (Class fee: $25 per person) Twelve Drummers Drumming. Participants in this workshop will construct a drum container suitable for forcing holiday bulbs or holding a floral arrangement. Instructor: Carol Harrison, textile artist, Williamsburg, Virginia. (Class fee: $25 per person) 3:45-5 p.m. Optional Workshops Session II Scherenschnitte: The German Art of Scissors Cutting. Participants in this workshop will explore the paper cuttings in the Collections at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and then have an opportunity to create a three dimensional paper ornament using this creative technique. The new exhibition, Quilts in the Baltimore Manner, serves as the inspiration for the ornament. No previous experience is needed. Participants will receive all materials, including scherenschnitte scissors, designed especially for the art of cutting paper. Instructor: Christina Westenberger. (Class fee: $30 per person) Cross-stitch for the Twelve Days of Christmas, But Not Your Usual Fare. These Twelve Days of Christmas patterns will have a stitchery theme. Participants will receive all materials and instruction necessary to complete the project. (Projects will need to be completed at home.) No experience necessary. Instructor: Ann Merkley, museum monitor, Colonial Williamsburg and cross-stitch designer. (Class fee: $30 per person) Pieced 18th-century Pinball Ornament. Learn to construct a 20-sided ornament based on an 18th-century fashion pinball. Participants will be shown how pinballs were made in the 18th century and have the opportunity to make and personalize their own. Basic sewing knowledge is preferred. Instructors: Melissa Mead, costume design center accessories craftsperson, and Joyce Hutton, costume design center tailor, Colonial Williamsburg. (Class fee: $30 per person)

3 Dinner on your own. 7 p.m. Optional Music Program at the Hennage Auditorium. Drop Down, Ye Heavens! A Family Christmas Celebration in Song. Join Tim and Judy Olbrych and family for an evening of traditional carols in vocal harmony and instrumental settings. Open to all registration levels but ticket required; please see registration form. MONday November 12 8 a.m. Program registration and coffee. DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, 326 West Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia. Continental breakfast items will be sold at the Museum Cafe. 9 a.m. The Joys of Making a Twelfth Night Cake. Barbara Scherer, journeyman, foodways, Colonial Williamsburg. Setting the 18th-century Colonial Williamsburg Holiday Table. Amanda C. Keller, assistant curator, historic interiors and household accessories, Colonial Williamsburg. 10:30 a.m. Coffee break. 11 a.m. Twelve Guests for Twelfth Night? Not a problem. Colonial Williamsburg visual merchandisers, Owen Sharman and Carol Gibbs, will walk us through a myriad of holiday table top and decorating ideas that are easy to accomplish and sure to inspire your personal style and creativity. Noon Lunch on your own. All optional afternoon classes take place at the Woodlands Conference Center, 105 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2-3:15 p.m. Optional Workshops Session I Art in Metal: An Ornament Workshop. Participants in this workshop will try their hand at working with metal tooling foil to create an ornament based on an art object in the museum collection. This tinlike material is fun and easy to work with and looks stunning on a tree or at a window. No previous experience is needed. Participants will receive all materials, including scissors for cutting the metal foil. Instructor: Jan Gilliam. (Class fee: $30 per person) A Partridge in a Pear Tree. For table or mantle or just anywhere! Participants will create a topiary of natural twigs and leaves decorated with faux pears and topped with a feathered partridge, of course! This creation will be displayed in a decoupaged pot. Instructor: Don Haynie, Williamsburg, Virginia, with assistance from Susan Dippre, landscape supervisor and floral services manager, Colonial Williamsburg. (Class fee: $25 per person) Twelve Drummers Drumming. Participants in this workshop will construct a drum container suitable for forcing holiday bulbs or holding a floral arrangement. Instructor: Carol Harrison, textile artist, Williamsburg, Virginia. (Class fee: $25 per person)

4 3:15-3:45 p.m. Coffee break. 3:45-5 p.m. Optional Workshops Session II Scherenschnitte: The German Art of Scissors Cutting. Participants in this workshop will explore the paper cuttings in the collections at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and then have an opportunity to create a three dimensional paper ornament using this creative technique. The new exhibition, Quilts in the Baltimore Manner, serves as the inspiration for the ornament. No previous experience is needed. Participants will receive all materials, including scherenschnitte scissors, designed especially for the art of cutting paper. Instructor: Christina Westenberger. (Class fee: $30 per person) Cross-stitch for the Twelve Days of Christmas, But Not Your Usual Fare. These Twelve Days of Christmas patterns will have a stitchery theme. Participants will receive all materials and instruction necessary to complete the project. (Projects will need to be completed at home.) No experience necessary. Instructor: Ann Merkley, museum monitor, Colonial Williamsburg and cross-stitch designer. (Class fee: $30 per person) Pieced 18th-century Pinball Ornament. Learn to construct a 20-sided ornament based on an 18th-century fashion pinball. Participants will be shown how pinballs were made in the 18th century and have the opportunity to make and personalize their own. Basic sewing knowledge is preferred. Instructors: Melissa Mead, costume design center accessories craftsperson, and Joyce Hutton, costume design center tailor, Colonial Williamsburg. (Class fee: $30 per person) Program concludes.

5 Lodging, Dining, and Spa The following special rates are available at the Colonial Williamsburg Resort Hotels for conference registrants. Hotel rates are for single or double occupancy, per night. (Rates do not include applicable taxes.) Lodging Opportunities Williamsburg Lodge Colonial Williamsburg s most recently restored and expanded hotel is known for its southern charm and hospitality. Superior $163 Deluxe $193 Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel & Suites Located adjacent to the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, this moderately priced hotel includes a daily continental breakfast and an array of recreational amenities. Superior Room $103 Deluxe Suite $132 Dining Distinctive dining options are offered throughout the Colonial Williamsburg s restaurants and the historic dining taverns. Dining reservations can be made by calling Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. (ET). Spa Services The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg provides a full menu of services. A team of experts has collaborated to create a spa that exudes southern charm, harmonizes with its historical surroundings, reflects its colonial heritage, and honors traditions of wellness and relaxation throughout American culture. Experience the wonders of our spa for yourself by calling Registration Information Four Easy Ways to Register and Make Room Reservations Online history.org/conted Phone Fax (757) Mail Office of Conferences, Forums, and Workshops The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Post Office Box 1776, Williamsburg, Virginia Registration Preregistration and payment in full are required. Payment can be made by check or charged to American Express, Discover, Visa, or MasterCard. You may purchase Sunday only ($65), Monday only ($65), or save and purchase both days ($100). Each morning includes one coffee break. All registration levels may attend the Sunday evening musical performance. Afternoon workshops are OPTIONAL and require an additional fee. Afternoon optional workshops will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis to conference registrants first. Any unsold optional workshop space will be available for sale to the general public on November 1. Cancellation Policy If notice of cancellation is received in writing before November 1, 2012, Colonial Williamsburg will refund your registration fees. Refunds will not be made after November 1. Travel and/or trip interruption insurance is recommended. Check with your travel agent for details. How to Reach Williamsburg Williamsburg is easily accessible by plane, train, and car. Located in eastern Virginia, Williamsburg is about 240 km (150 miles) south of Washington, D.C., and midway between Richmond and Norfolk. The Williamsburg area can be reached via many major airlines, with more than 200 flights arriving daily, to three airports just 25 to 45 minutes away: Newport News Williamsburg (PHF), Richmond (RIC), and Norfolk (ORF). Each airport has rental car and limousine services. Amtrak also serves Williamsburg with trains daily to and from the northeast corridor The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 8/

6 Registration Form Holiday Symposium One person per form; duplicate as necessary or use a second sheet of paper for additional registrants Mr./Dr./Mrs./Ms./Miss (Print full name) Address City, state, zip/postal code Daytime phone ( ) address I would like my name badge to read: Name City, state options Sunday morning only ($65 per person) Monday morning only ($65 per person) Sunday and Monday mornings ($100 per person) Sunday Optional Workshops 2-3:15 p.m. Sunday Optional Workshops 3:45-5 p.m. Art in Metal: An Ornament Workshop ($30) Scherenschnitte ($30) Partridge in a Pear Tree ($25) Cross-stitch ($30) Twelve Drummers Drumming Container ($25) Pinball Ornament($30) Monday Optional Workshops 2-3:15 p.m. Monday Optional Workshops 3:45-5 p.m. Art in Metal: An Ornament Workshop ($30) Scherenschnitte ($30) Partridge in a Pear Tree ($25) Cross-stitch ($30) Twelve Drummers Drumming Container ($25) Pinball Ornament($30) Sunday evening optional Optional Music Program (you must reserve in advance, space is limited, one ticket per registrant) Additional tickets will be available by calling HISTORY. Payment Total of enclosed check (Payable to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ) Total credit card charge Check one: Discover MasterCard Visa American Express Credit card number Expiration Date Cardholder name (please print) Cardholder signature

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