Special Features Series
2009 - 2010

Montpelier, which has recently been restored, was the lifelong home of James Madison. Madison was raised at Montpelier, lived there after his marriage to Dolley, returned there after his presidency, and died there in his study, surrounded by the books and papers that marked so much of his life's work. We will leave by bus at 8 a.m. and should return by 7:30 p.m. The cost is $55 (includes entrance fee and transportation). Lunch will be at your expense at the Cafe at Montpelier.

Lunch at the Martha Washington Inn will precede a performance of WMKS: Christmas 1942 at the Barter Theatre. We will carpool from Blacksburg Square at 9:15 a.m. and expect to return by 6 p.m. Cost is $42.

Lunch at the Maison Beliveau Country Inn just outside Blacksburg including a tour of the facility and a talk on Lavender by Joyce Beliveau. We will carpool from Blacksburg. Cost is estimated at $15 + tax.