Lafayette Bicentennial Banquet

Enjoy a festive evening at the Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront as we commemorate the return of General Lafayette to Suffolk. This event will echo the banquet at which Lafayette was entertained on February 25, 1825.

Lafayette, portrayed by Colonial Williamsburg's Mark Schneider, will be the guest of honor. He will be formally welcomed during the opening reception, where the Mayor of Suffolk's Proclamation of Lafayette Days will be read.

We will begin the dinner with the same thirteen toasts given 200 years ago! Music of the Regiment will perform with the instruments and repertoire that Lafayette himself knew.

AFL Vice President Robert Kelly, Director of the Gloucester Museum of History, will deliver the keynote address. Don't miss this unique opportunity to relive history and celebrate the enduring friendship between France and the United States. 

Attendees are kindly requested to wear period dress or cocktail/business attire. The presenting sponsor for the evening is TowneBank.

Please RSVP by January 25, 2025

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Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront, 100 East Constance Rd., Suffolk, Virginia

questions? email frankwomble@yahoo.com