BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181129T080000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5edf8525c92802e85bdff1bdc5e5d095 CATEGORIES:Community Events CREATED:20191120T120239 SUMMARY:Fort Western to Host an Old-Time Christmas Open House LOCATION:Old Fort Western\, 16 Cony Street\, Augusta DESCRIPTION:
Fort Western will present an Old Time Christmas open house, Saturday, November 30th from 12:00 pm-4:00pm as part of the Riverfront Holiday Celebration sponsored by the City of Augusta and the Augusta Downtown Alliance.
Take a ride t o Fort Western on a horse-drawn hay wagon from downtown Augusta to experien ce the sights, sounds and smells of an Old Time Christmas. Upon ar rival, visitors can warm themselves by an 18th century hearth fi re in the south kitchen while sampling holiday refreshments of times past. Period rooms will be decked with holiday décor and music from a Victor Talk ing Machine will immerse the senses into days of yore. Children and adults can listen to readings of Clement Moore’s 1823 “Twas the Night Before Chris tmas” [An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicholas] by candlelight and much m ore!
The giftshop will be open for holiday shopping at the mai n entrance gate and mulled cider will be available for sampling. At 5:00pm don’t miss the City of Augusta’s traditional holiday tree lighting and fire works at Market Square downtown!
A $5.00 donation is recommended and greatly appreciated. Pr oceeds will benefit educational programs, the preservation of the Fort, and the promotion and continued research of history in the Kennebec Valley. Fo r more information please call (207) 626-2385 or e-mail us at < /span>.< /a> You can also visit our website at www.oldfortwestern.org.
CONTACT:Old Fort Western, (207) 626-2385 DTSTAMP:20240328T091051 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191130T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR