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• Aug 28th

  1am

  The President's Table: American Presidential China

  Coinciding with the national observation of George Washington's birthday, Historic Mount Vernon opens Setting the President's Table: American Presidential China from the Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Collection in its F.M. Kirby Foundation Gallery, February 16, 2008 - January 21, 2009. The exhibition showcases over 100 pieces of porcelain from the McNeil Americana Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  8am

  Gardens

  This event occurs: Daily

  The Upper Garden contains a wide variety of flowers and trees, including boxwood planted in Washington's day, and vegetable beds. The beds have been restored to their originial size, based on careful archaeological excavations, and two boxwood parterres have been re-created with the French fleur-de-lis design that Washington admired.

  The Lower Garden supplied fresh produce

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  8am

  Mount Vernon Gives Away Its China This Summer!

  In celebration of the exhibition "Setting the President's Table: American Presidential China," visitors to Mount Vernon will have a chance every day from June 1 to August 31 to win a piece of porcelain featuring the Martha Washington "States" pattern. A retail value of $45, this popular reproduction comes boxed with a recipe from the Washingtons and certificate of authenticity. A grand prize winne

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  8am

  Early Opening

  This event occurs: Weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

  Open to the public at 8:00 a.m., Mount Vernon is one of the few early-opening attractions in the Washington, D.C. area. Mount Vernon's summer hours begin April 1.

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  9:30am

  The National Treasure Tour at Mount Vernon

  Tours are offered at: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.

  Due to the popularity of Mount Vernon's special "Basement Tours" in January and February, the Estate has created an entire "National Treasure Tour" where visitors can take an hour-long walking tour that includes behind-the-scenes information about areas where "National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets" filming took place and how the

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  9am

  George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site and 16-sided Treading Barn

  This event occurs: Daily

  This four-acre site features rare-breed farm animals (oxen, mules, roosters, sheep, and chickens) similar to the varieties Washington had at his farms. Seasonal activities guide visitors through history and 18th century horsing around at the newly re-created 16-sided round barn, as horses and mules walk the circular second floor treading wheat.

  The cultivated area includes

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  10:30am

  "Su Casa Propia" Walk-in Homeownership Workshop

  Home Resource Center

  815 Florida Avenue NW
  Washington, DC
• Aug 28th

  10am

  Homewood Graduate Student and Postdoc Campus Tours

  Campus tours begin August 25, 2008 for prospective applicants, new graduate students and new postdocs.

  August 25, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)

  August 26, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)

  August 27, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)

  August 28, 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Tour meets in Mason Hall lobby)

  August 29, 2:00 - 3:00 P.

  Johns Hopkins University

  Shriver Hall
  Baltimore, MD 21218
• Aug 28th

  10:30am

  Summertime Storytelling Sessions at Historic Mount Vernon

  This event occurs: Weekly on Sunday, Saturday.

  Children enter a world of fantasy and fables when costumed interpreters weave three tales together during Mount Vernon's outdoor storytelling session, "Once Upon a Time at Mount Vernon", held every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. through September 27 at the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site. During the 20-minute session, children

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA
• Aug 28th

  10:30am

  Potomac River Sightseeing Cruise

  This event occurs: Weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

  Enjoy a forty-minute sightseeing excursion and waterside view of Mount Vernon. Several excursions offered daily (excluding Monday). Mount Vernon Admission tickets are required to access the Wharf and board the boat for the sightseeing cruises

  Aboard the Spirit of Washington II at 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30 p.m.March 1

  George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

  200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
  Alexandria, VA