BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Arlington Historical Society - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arlhist.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Arlington Historical Society
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T073144
CREATED:20250115T152929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T135031Z
UID:13708-1743858000-1743868800@arlhist.org
SUMMARY:Ball-Sellers House Opening Day
DESCRIPTION:During our 2025 season (April through October) the Ball-Sellers House will celebrate the 50th anniversary of becoming a free public museum and we are planning a series of commemorative events at the house starting with our opening day on Saturday\, April 5 at 1:00 pm. The Ball-Sellers House is hosting the Early American music group\, Bedlam\, for two concert shows at: \n\n1:30 pm\n3:00 pm\n\nBedlam was founded in 1989 and specializes in Early American music\, including songs and tunes of the 17th\, 18th and 19th centuries. Its unusual name comes from a bittersweet ballad about the infamous mental asylum\, the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem\, London\, popularly known throughout history as Bedlam. The group is based in Maryland and performs throughout the DMV region. They perform a wide range of tavern songs\, romantic ballads\, lively dance tunes\, and instrumental selections on guitars\, recorders\, and percussion. \n Join us as we celebrate our history and our anniversary. The house will be open for free guided tours\, we’ll have colonial re-enactors keep it real! And we’ll offer free colonial era sweet treats. We are at 5620 3rd Street\, South in Arlington. \nOn February 24\, 1975\, the Arlington Historical Society (AHS) held a public Acceptance Ceremony at the house to accept the key from the donor\, Marian Sellers. Despite the chill in the winter air\, the AHS board of Directors\, the Arlington County board\, and the public watched as Mrs. Sellers handed the key to Donald Orth\, the AHS President\, in return for a handshake and $10.  Since then\, AHS has researched the house history\, refurbished the original 1750 farmhouse as it may have looked during the colonial period\, and opened it to the public for free tours. We hope you’ll join us for this and future events this season as we appreciate the selfless act of generosity to our community of this gift of a historic treasure of a house.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/ball-sellers-house-opening-day/
LOCATION:Ball-Sellers House\, 5620 3rd Street\, South\, Arlington VA 22204\, VA\, 22312\, United States
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://arlhist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/462700306_8993194494066315_9124192599506757793_n.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Arlington Historical Society":MAILTO:info@arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR