Posts Tagged ‘Events’

Gullah Culture and Cooking with Sallie Ann Robinson

[ February 27, 2010; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]

Gullah Culture and Cooking with Sallie Ann Robinson

February 27, 2010, 11:00am-3:00pm

Author and cultural historian Sallie Ann Robinson will share good stories and sample good food in the kitchen at Barrington Hall.

Her tales of growing up in the Gullah Culture on Dafuskie Island, SC are truly a glimpse into a vanishing way of life.

Besides being the [...]

Cooking Classes with Chef John Wilson

[ February 9, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. February 23, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. March 9, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. March 23, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. April 6, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. April 20, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. May 4, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ]

Barrington Hall Presents Cooking Classes with Chef John Wilson

Tuesday Nights: 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Join Roswell’s own Chef John Wilson in the kitchen at Historic Barrington Hall for an entertaining and engaging evening of gastronomical delight!

Chef Wilson will present a full array of classes based on classic European cuisine and cooking skills. Reservations are required [...]

Eighth Annual Tea and Hat Fashion Shows

[ February 20, 2010; 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. ]

Smith Plantation is planning the Eighth Annual Tea and Hat Fashion Shows in conjunction with Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History and Culture on Saturday, February 20. Two seatings are planned at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

The shows will include an informal tea and a fashion show as our guest speaker, Vernell Washington, shares [...]

5th Annual Roswell Reads Program

[ March 20, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Roswell Reads
The Roswell Reads Selection Committee is excited to announce that Outcasts United by Warren St. John, has been chosen as this year’s book for Roswell’s community-wide reading program.

Roswell Reads is a community reading program that works like a giant book club, but with many additional related activities to enhance the experience for all those [...]

Roswell Candlelight Tour 2009

[ December 12, 2009; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Visit all three of Roswell’s historic sites in beautiful candlelight and enjoy festive holiday decorations and entertainment on Saturday, December 12 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. One renovated private home in The Bricks, the oldest apartment building in the south that housed mill workers from the cotton mill on Sloan Street, will be open to the [...]

Taste of Roswell Food Festival at the Roswell Town Square

[ October 18, 2008; 12:15 pm to 2:15 pm. ] Roswell restaurants will offer delicious tastes of their favorite foods at the Roswell Town Square. Relax and savor the flavors of Roswell and savor the flavors of Roswell while you will enjoy listening to the sounds of the region’s favorite bands. Entertainment will be provided by Gold Rush, Old Enough to Know Better [...]

Roswell’s Historic Museum Home, Smith Plantation, is Celebrating Fall Farm Days

[ October 11, 2008; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Step back in time and learn what it was like to live, work and play in Roswell in the mid-1800s. Roswell’s Historic Museum Home, Smith Plantation, is celebrating Fall Farm Days on Saturday Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Activities and exhibits will be available for the whole family and include living history, blacksmithing, [...]

Roswell 58th Annual Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade

[ October 11, 2008; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Bundle up your family in their favorite sweats, grab a reusable grocery bag (for candy catching, of course) and head to Historic Canton Street in Downtown Roswell for the 58th Annual Frances McGahee Youth Day Parade on Saturday, October 11 at 10 a.m.

A long-standing tradition in Roswell, Youth Day was started in 1950 by a [...]