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CONTACT: Carrie Kiewitt, 410-626-1033, carrie.kiewitt@annapolis.org
DATE: Thursday, January 07, 2010

A Colonial Gentleman's Evening

ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, Thursday, January 07, 2010—In colonial Annapolis, the members of the city’s clubs met together to enjoy hearty food, fortifying drink, and the witty pleasure of one another’s company. Historic Annapolis Foundation invites gentlemen of the 21st century to experience an evening in the spirit and tradition of the 18th-century clubs at the historic Jonas Green House on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Jonas Green served as “Punchmaker General Jonathan Grog” at meetings of the Tuesday Club (1745-56), which gathered on occasion in his home.

“A Colonial Gentleman’s Evening” will begin with eighteenth-century-style hors d’oeuvres and a traditional rum punch worthy of “Jonathan Grog” himself. The party will then adjourn to the dining room for a three-course meal fit for the likes of William Paca and the three other Maryland governors who attended the Homony Club in the early 1770s. The Colonial menu will include cheeses, relishes and biscuits, a soup, a fine and game three course meal, a rich assortment of cakes and desserts, and Madeira. While you dine, you will learn more about the lively entertainments that characterized the gentlemen’s clubs of colonial Annapolis. After supper, try your hand at a game or two of whist or loo. Travel back in time and enjoy an evening just as Jonas Green or William Paca might have!

“A Colonial Gentleman’s Evening” will benefit the William Paca Society, a group dedicated to the furnishing and interpretation of the William Paca House. Tickets are $150 per person. Reservations are required and can be made online at the Historic Annapolis Foundation website, www.annapolis.org or by calling 410-267-8146. Space is limited to 20 people. Coat and tie or appropriate colonial-style clothing are required.

Since 1952 Historic Annapolis Foundation has preserved the distinctive character of Maryland’s capital city through public advocacy and guidelines, purchase and renovation, original research, and educational programs. The Foundation manages historic Annapolis properties including the St. Clair Wright Center, William Paca House and Garden, Shiplap House, Museum Store, Waterfront Warehouse, and Hogshead. For more information, go to www.annapolis.org.

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