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<\/a><\/center>\nMargaretta Barton Colt will speak about her experiences writing \u201cDefend the Valley\u201d and how it inspired Duff\u2019s painting which showcases many of the buildings that are referenced in the book and are familiar landmarks in Winchester and Frederick County. Colt will also share her new memoir, \u201cMartial Bliss: The Story of The Military Bookman\u201d, which describes the Colts\u2019 antiquarian bookstore and how it provided the impetus for writing \u201cDefend the Valley.\u201d An exhibit of artwork to highlight many of the talented people working on the tapestry as well as other members of the community will be on display from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on the lower level of Handley Library. Event goers will be able to admire the artwork before and after Colt\u2019s presentation. Attendees will also be able to take a stitch and sign their name in the \u201cShenandoah Valley Tapestry- A Journey through Time\u201d log book. Those who attend the event will see which historical homes and buildings will be stitched in the tapestry and also have the option to adopt one. The Winchester Book Gallery will provide copies of Colt\u2019s book which will be available to purchase.<\/p>\n
Date:<\/strong> November 14, 2015 Margaretta Barton Colt will speak about her experiences writing \u201cDefend the Valley\u201d and how it inspired Duff\u2019s painting which showcases many of the buildings that are referenced in the book and are familiar landmarks in Winchester and Frederick County. Colt will also share her new memoir, \u201cMartial Bliss: The Story of The Military Bookman\u201d, which … Continue reading Coming November 14: Kickoff Event for the Shenandoah Valley Tapestry Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-2974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-informational-events","tag-informational-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2974"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2977,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974\/revisions\/2977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.phwi.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTime:<\/strong> The Stitch in Time<\/em> art exhibit will be displayed from noon-5 PM
\nA Journey Through Time<\/em> with author Margaretta Barton Colt will start at 2 PM
\nLocation:<\/strong> Handley Library, Lower Level, 100 West Piccadilly Street
\nThis event is free and open to the public!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"