Tickets on sale for Botetourt County Historical Society Dinner Nov. 9
Tickets are now on sale to the public for the 12th Annual Founders Day Dinner, sponsored by The Botetourt County Historical Society, Inc.
The dinner is being held on Friday, November 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center of Fincastle United Methodist Church, 137 South Church Street in Fincastle. Tickets are $30 and are available from Board Members of the historical society. They can also be purchased at the Botetourt County Historical Museum (Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Sunday from 2-4 p.m.), directly behind the Courthouse at 3 West Main Street, Fincastle, or at Digital Image Printing, 1615 Roanoke Road in Daleville. Tickets may also be ordered by mail through November 1 at BCHS, PO Box 468, Fincastle, Virginia 24090. The dinner is open to the public and everyone is encouraged to purchase a ticket and support The Botetourt County Historical Society.
The keynote speaker for the dinner is Mr. John Watson, retired as associate curator of musical instruments at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. His topic is “A Virginia Musical Landmark: The BCHS Spinet.” He spearheaded the conservation of the Botetourt County Historical Society spinet and is returning it to Fincastle after eight years in Williamsburg. He authored the book, Changing Keys: Keyboard Instruments for America,1700-1830, and is currently completing a reproduction of George Washington’s harpsichord for the Mount Vernon Foundation.
A delicious buffet dinner will be served, and the historical society’s annual awards will be presented, in addition to the keynote address. The dinner is a fundraiser for the historical society and helps provide the funding that allows the Botetourt County Historical Museum to be open seven days per week.
Everyone is invited to purchase a ticket and attend the dinner. For further information, please contact the historical society at 473-8394 or at wmartin@botetourtva.gov.
submitted by Weldon Martin
