| Icecream Social |
7/12/2009 |
| 1PM - 4PM |
| Historic Rosedale will provide the perfect setting for families to enjoy an old-fashioned summer Sunday afternoon. Activities on the grounds are free and include open jam sessions, a slow jam, a song circle, clogging demonstration, and, of course, ice cream – as long as it lasts. Members of the Storytellers Guild of Charlotte will share another old-fashioned pastime – telling tales to listeners of all ages. Station tours of the home will be given at the special rate of 2 adults for $5.00 and 2 seniors or students for $4.00.
For more information, visit www.folksociety.org. |
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| Midnight Tour |
10/31/2009 |
| 11 p.m. |
| Join those who have had supernatural “experiences” in the house. Who would like to explore the possibility of “the other side”? The house may offer the ethereal. Will you be the next to see the unexplained?
Space limited to six. Must pre-register with payment by October 28th.
$50 per person, advance registration required. No refunds under any circumstances.
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| Spirit Walk |
10/31/2009 |
| 6 p.m. |
| Listen to tales documented from staff, visitors and docents about experiences with Rosedale’s past of a very different sort – is there another realm? The tour begins under the Swamp Chestnut near the area where the slave quarters stood. Walk through the mist and ancient boxwoods where those now long-departed once worked, toiled, played, lived and died, visit “our ladies” in the basement kitchen What will you see . . . or hear and from whom?
$5.00 per person
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| Oyster Roast |
11/7/2009 |
| 3:30 p.m |
| Look forward to the 7th annual Oyster Roast featuring bluegrass music. Price TBD. |
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| Thanksgiving at Rosedale |
11/28/2009 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Bring your out-of-town guests to delight in the sights, smells and sounds of a traditional Thanksgiving on a backcountry NC plantation. Tours will be led by master docents and vignettes of family life will be offered by historical interpreters.
$5.00 per person
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| Scotch Irish Home Tour |
12/20/2009 |
| 1:30 p.m. |
| Enjoy a traditional antebellum Scots-Irish Christmas in the North Carolina southern piedmont. Rosedale will be decorated with all natural greenery and fruit. Take a glimpse of life during a more peaceful holiday season.
Holiday refreshments provided at end of tour.
Adults: $8.00 Students/Seniors: $5.00
$5.00 with early registration by check before December 16
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| Black History Month |
2/6/2010 |
| TBA |
| Family Reunion with focus on slave descendants and oral histories |
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| Easter Egg Hunt |
3/27/2010 |
| TBA |
| Children of all ages are welcome to come and enjoy our peaceful gardens and box grove maze as they hunt for the elusive Easter eggs. Price TBD |
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| April Fool's Gold |
4/10/2010 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
| CPCC Department Chair Steve Gore will be with us to explain more about “Fool’s Gold” and how it affected those who though they had found the real deal, as well as how it differs from real gold. Hear about more of the remaining mines in charlotte. $5 per person |
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| Treasure Trees and book signing with Al Harris |
4/24/2010 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
| A treasure tree means that it is the oldest and/or largest of its species in Mecklenberg County. Come and view our large array of plant life and learn a little more from Al Harris, who will be our guest expert. $5 per person. |
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| Art of Craft |
5/8/2010 |
| Art of Craft |
| Join us for the fourth annual The Art of Craft: 1830, a special event for the whole family. Many of North Carolina’s best known potters will have their work for sale. In addition, there will be print makers, basket weavers, and fiber artists and other craftsmen. A silent auction featuring donated pieces from many famous potters will be open until 4:00. Price TBD |
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| Mother's Day |
5/9/2010 |
| 1:30 p.m and 3:00 p.m. |
| Two adults will gain admission for the price of one to celebrate Mother’s Day. |
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| Father's Day |
6/20/2010 |
| 1:30 p.m and 3:00 p.m. |
| Two adults will gain admission for the price of one to celebrate Father’s Day. |
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