HATS ON FOR THE GARDEN PARTY - MAY 13!

The Garden Party benefit for this historic house museum will be in full bloom at Woodrow Wilson House on Wednesday, May 13th from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. It is a much anticipated Rite of Spring and promises to be even more exciting in this year. Fierce competition and fabulous prizes for the best Spring Hats in categories from traditional to creative, a spectacular silent auction, live music, and cocktails and ultimate hors d’oeuvres in Wilson House Garden are the lively traditions that will continue. 101 Wonders of Woodrow Wilson House: Hidden Treasures from the Presidential Collection, the special exhibition on view will offer fabulous mementos and gifts of state of an extraordinary world leader which will , no doubt, inspire many stunning hats for the event!

This year’s Garden Party Co-chairs are Miss Eleonore Wotherspoon (Ellie) and Mrs. R. Kendall Nottingham (Betsy) with a Junior Committee co-chaired by Dr. and Mrs. C. Coleman Brown (Carter) and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Callahan (Kathleen).

Garden Party Silent Auction
NOW OPEN!
Absentee bids welcome!

Preview below a select few of the more than 40 wonderful silent auction items generously donated to benefit Woodrow Wilson House. We are happy to accept Absentee Bids from those unable to attend the 21st “Perennial” Garden Party on May 13, 2009. Absentee bids will be accepted by email only and must be received no later than midnight Friday, May 8, 2009. All bids must state the highest bid price that the bidder is willing to pay. All sales are subject to the Auction Rules. All sales are subject to shipping charges as necessary. As always the Silent Auction is one of the best parts of the Garden Party evening. Preview the many travel packages, getaways, golf outings,gifts for gardeners, signed books and much much more!

Join the Friend's for a Day in Baltimore! Wednesday, June 3rd!

The Friends of Wilson House and the Wilsonian Club will visit Charm City for a tour of Czech Modernist Architecture and Design. En-route to Baltimore, Joan Fabry, Sheridan-Kalorama neighbor and active member of the Friends of the Wilson House will recall memories of her father, Erno Fabry, who is the focus of retrospective exhibition at Evergreen House, a Johns Hopkins University Museum where we will also be welcomed by former Wilson House curator, James A. Abbott. Tours will be given of Evergreen, the home of the Garrett Family and of Modernism at Evergreen: Erno Fabry (1906-1984), the first exhibition devoted to the Czech-born architect and designer. After the private tour of Evergreen, we will proceed to Lunch at the exclusive Engineers Club. The Club is housed in The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, a jewel in the crown of Baltimore's most distinctive historic homes.

Wonders of Ethiopia at Wilson House for Museum Walk Weekend
June 6, 2009

Join Woodrow Wilson House and the Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC) for the 26th Annual Museum Walk Weekend celebrating the art, history and culture of two historic Washington, DC neighborhoods. Wilson House will be partnering with the Embassy of Ethiopia to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first Ethiopian diplomatic mission to the U.S. with a sampling of traditional Ethiopian food and culture on Saturday afternoon. Museum Walk Weekend offers a variety of free activities for all ages, including special museum exhibitions, live music, food, demonstrations such as quilt making and sheep shearing (weather permitting), and walking tours. Free shuttle buses will also circulate between the sites.