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Harvest
Tea
Saturday, October 4
2:30 -
4:30 p.m.
As part of our celebration
of food history and the exhibitions Who's Minding the
Store? and Key Ingredients: America by Food
this tea will highlight New Jersey ingredients. A
traditional three-course tea served in Acorn Hall’s
beautiful Victorian dining room and adjacent rooms.
A short program about the tradition and etiquette
of tea will be presented. $25 for MCHS members;
$30 for non-members. Space is limited and more than half
of the spaces have already been sold. Reservations and
advance payment are required.
CELEBRATE THE END OF WORLD WAR I
AT OUR ARMISTICE BALL!
Join the
Morris County Historical Society and the Metropolitan
Vintage Dance & Social Club at a 1918-style Armistice
Ball on Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the
Clifton Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave.,
Clifton, NJ, from 7 to 10 p.m. Renowned jazz
musician Vince Giordano will lead a six-piece dance
orchestra assembled especially for this event. This is a chance to get gussied up! Period
19-teens, ‘20s, or modern formal attire is fine. So is
modern cocktail attire. So is your vintage or modern
military uniform. No jeans, please! A workshop (included with your ball ticket!) on
early 20th century dances will be taught at the CCRC
from 2 to 4 p.m. This afternoon workshop will help
you master the basics of such ragtime-era dances as the
one-step, foxtrot, tango, blues, and waltz. Reservations for the workshop and dance are $35
per person or $60 per couple. Send a check payable to
Morris County Historical Society to MCHS, 68 Morris
Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960. Click
HERE
for additional information.
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