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2023 Founding Debates
Sep30George Washington Whiskey Tasting
Sep30Library 10 Year Anniversary Gala
Oct6–8 Tickets Available Only Certain DaysFall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour
Oct7Fall Plant and Garden Sale
Oct7Slave Memorial Commemoration
Oct10Brown Bag Lunch: The Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
Oct12An Evening with the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: The 2023 USC George Washington Leadership Lecture
Oct20Bonus Ford Evening Book Talk: General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts
Oct21–22Fall Harvest Festival
Oct21Blenko Glass Art Signing
Oct24–26Fresh Bread from Half Crown Bakehouse
Photos of George and Martha Washington's home on the Potomac
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Learn MoreVice President, Media & Communications
mbriney@mountvernon.org
703-799-6852
Handles all media partnerships, filming requests, and digital media licensing.