Calendar of Events
The Menare Foundation features special events at The Button Farm Living History Center and venues throughout the Greater Washington Metropolitan area and nationwide. Annual events include our Juneteenth Celebration, Underground Railroad Summer Camp, Historical Tours & Day Trips, Archaeological Digs & Expeditions, Lecture and Presentations, Period Craft Demonstrations & Classes, Community Service Day, Harvest Festival and Emancipation Day.SPRING 2008 CALENDAR
May Events
PATRICK & ME: DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATION
DATE: Saturday, May 3, 2008- 2:00-3:00pm
VENUE: Long Branch Library, Silver Spring, MD 20901
FEE: FREE presentation!
INFO: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/Libraries/branchinfo/lb.asp
Historian Anthony Cohen, a fourth generation descendant of a runaway slave, recounts the gripping tale of his ancestor Patrick Sneed who fled from bondage in 1849. Drawing from his forbearer's 1856 account, Cohen carefully reconstructs the amazing story of the Georgia slave who was captured under the Fugitive Slave Act and later went on to fight in the American Civil War. Cohen highlights the path he will trace in the summer of 2008 as he uncovers Sneed's route by foot, boat and rail from Savannah, Georgia to Canada. This two-month expedition will be chronicled in the documentary film Patrick & Me to be released in 2009.
GERMANTOWN FLEA MARKET
DATE: Saturday, May 3, 2008- 8:00am-1:00pm
VENUE: Germantown Marc Train Station Parking Lot
19320 Mateny Hill Road, Germantown, MD 20875
FEE: FREE
INFO: Rain Cancellation Hotline 301.972.2707
Come join us at the Germantown Flea Market on the first Saturday of each month from April through November. We operate a booth with donated items for sale as a fundraiser for the farm and its operations. We sell new and used tools, equipment, household, antiques, music, gift and seasonal items. We will offer fresh produce for sale from our heirloom garden as well as other farm products during the summer and fall months. If you would like to make a donation of an item or volunteer to help run the event, please contact us at menarefoundation@aol.com or call 301.379.8898.
"STEALING FREEDOM" GARDEN PLANTING PARTY w/ author ELISA CARBONE!!
DATE: Saturday May 10, 2008, 10am-1:00pm
VENUE: The Button Farm Living History Center
FEE: $10 per person (RSVP- This Event is Limited)
INFO: Menarefoundation@aol.com or call 301.379.8898
Join author, and Montgomery County resident, Elisa Carbone for the Stealing Freedom Garden Planting Party. Winner of numerous young adult book awards, Carbone blends her knowledge of history and love of gardening to help break ground on the Button Farm heirloom Museum Garden. Carbone will combine planting and reenactment activities with readings from her novel Stealing Freedom, which chronicles the story of Anne Maria Weems, a runaway slave from Rockville, MD. Bring your young adult and have fun digging, watering, and planting our summer crops. Children 8 & up welcome.
Join author, and Montgomery County native, Elisa Carbone for the Stealing Freedom Garden Planting Party. Winner of numerous young adult books awards, Carbone combines her knowledge of history and love of gardening to help break ground on the Button Farm heirloom Museum Garden. Carbone will combine planting activities with readings from her novel Stealing Freedom, which chronicles the story of Anne Maria Weems, a runaway slave from Rockville, MD. Bring your young adult and have fun digging, watering, and planting our summer crops.
PATRICK & ME: "SHORTS" FROM THE FORTHCOMING DOCUMENTARY
DATE: Saturday May 24, 2008, 1:00pm
VENUE: Reginald Lewis Museum, Baltimore, MD
FEE: FREE with museum admission
INFO: http://www.africanamericanculture.org/
Historian Anthony Cohen, a fourth generation descendant of a runaway slave, recounts the gripping tale of his ancestor Patrick Sneed who fled from bondage in 1849. Drawing from his forbearer's 1856 account, Cohen carefully reconstructs the amazing story of the Georgia slave who was captured under the Fugitive Slave Act and later went on to fight in the American Civil War. Cohen highlights the path he will trace in the summer of 2008 as he uncovers Sneed's route by foot, boat and rail from Savannah, Georgia to Canada. This two-month expedition will be chronicled in the documentary film Patrick & Me to be released in 2009.
June Events
GERMANTOWN FLEA MARKET
DATE: Saturday, June 7, 2008- 8:00am-1:00pm
VENUE: Germantown Marc Train Station Parking Lot
FEE: FREE
INFO: Rain Cancellation Hotline 301.972.2707
Come join us at the Germantown Flea Market on the first Saturday of each month from April through November. We operate a booth with donated items for sale as a fundraiser for the farm and its operations. We sell new and used tools, equipment, household, antiques, music, gift and seasonal items. We will offer fresh produce for sale from our heirloom garden as well as other farm products during the summer and fall months. If you would like to make a donation of an item or volunteer to help run the event, please contact us at menarefoundation@aol.com or call 301.379.8898.
Heritage Day- OFFICIAL OPENING OF FARM TO PUBLIC!!
SAVE THE DATE
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July 26/27 Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale (TBA)
September 7 Happy Birthday Montgomery County (TBA)
September 29 Magical Montgomery (TBA)
October 6 Germantown Oktoberfest (TBA)
November 2 Maryland Emancipation Day Celebration (TBA)
