BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DorCo X-WR-CALNAME:Battle of Vienna Living History Event BEGIN:VEVENT UID:352082026-08-29 DTSTART:20260829T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260829T200000Z LOCATION:4837 Indiantown Road\nVienna Maryland 21869 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4837 Indiantown Road\nVienn a Maryland 21869;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=4837 Indiantown Road:geo:38.508 869,-75.812041 GEO:38.508869;-75.812041 SUMMARY:Battle of Vienna Living History Event CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:One ticket. Two locations. More than 200 years of Dorchester Co unty\nhistory brought to life.\n\nOn Saturday\, Aug. 29\, head to Vienna f or the Battle of Vienna Living\nHistory Event\, commemorating the British raids that brought the\nAmerican Revolution right to the banks of the Nant icoke\nRiver\, commemorating the Revolutionary War's 1779-1782 \"Battle o f\nVienna.\"\n\nSee history come alive and experience a Revolutionary-era military\nencampment\, a replica 18th-century ship\, traditional music\, exhibits\,\nfood\, and fun for the entire family. Happening at two locatio ns:\nHandsell Historic Site and the nearby Vienna Waterfront\, just 1.5\nm iles away.\n\nAt Handsell\, activities include:\n\n * The Chesapeake Indep endent Blues\, a historical reenactment group\,\nwill set up a military en campment and conduct demonstrations and\ndrills.\n * Demonstrations of woo dworking\, open-hearth cooking\, blacksmithing\,\nrug-hooking\, and Native culture\n * Music by Ampersand and Linda Harris and David Cole\n * Tours of the Handsell house and the Native American Chicone\nVillage\n * Food by Hooked on Seafood food truck\, Lenni Lenape food tent\,\nScoops Ice Cream Truck\n\nOn the Vienna waterfront\, activites include:\n\n * See remains of a colonial shipwreck discovered in the Nanticoke\nRiver in Vienna (at the Nanticoke River Discovery Center\, 113 Old\nOcean Gateway\, Vienna)\n * The Ship’s Company replica vessel\n * The Ship’s Company Chanteymen with maritime folk music and\ntraditional sea chanteys\n * Tours of histo ric homes in the charming town of Vienna\n * Visits to the Vienna Heritage Museum and the Nanticoke River\nDiscovery Center\n * Children’s games a nd activities\n * Food trucks\n\nThe $10 ticket provides admission to both sites. Discounted rates for\nfamilies with children. BUY TICKETS IN ADVAN CE\n[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/battle-of-vienna-1780-a-living-history-e vent-tickets-1994622294978?aff=oddtdtcreator]\nor at Handsell (4837 Indian town Road\, Vienna\, MD) or the Vienna\nHeritage Society (303 Race Street\ , Vienna\, MD) on the day of the\nevent.\n\nFor more information\, visit W WW.RESTOREHANDSELL.ORG\n[http://The$10ticket(childrenunder12arefree)provid esadmissiontobothsitesandcanbepurchasedatEventbriteinadvanceoratHandsell(4 837IndiantownRoad\,Vienna\,MD)ortheViennaHeritageSociety(303RaceStreet\,Vi enna\,MD)onthedayoftheevent.Additionally\,NHPAwillhosta“MeettheMilitary ”dinnerwiththeChesapeakeIndependentBluesatHandsell’snewThreeCulturesCe nterfrom5:00pmto7:00pm.Ticketsare$30perpersonandwillbeavailablethroughEven tbrite.Formoreinformation\,visitwww.restorehandsell.organdwww.viennamd.org .]\nand WWW.VIENNAMD.ORG [http://www.viennamd.org]. \n\nThe event is spon sored by the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance\n(NHPA) and the Vien na Heritage Society. \n\nWhat makes this event especially interesting: th e history happened\nhere. British vessels repeatedly raided Vienna (a key port on the\nNanticoke River) and other sites along the Nanticoke between 1779 and\n1782\, when the river was both an important commercial route and a\nsetting for Revolutionary War conflict. They looted supplies\, burned \nships\, and targeted homes like Governor John Henry’s Weston and the\n Handsell house. Come spend the day in Vienna and experience a chapter\nof Revolutionary War history that unfolded right here on Maryland's\nEastern Shore.\n\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

One ticket. Two locations. More than 200 ye ars of Dorchester County history brought to life.

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On Saturday\, Aug. 29\, head to Vienna for the Battle of Vienna Living History Event\, c ommemorating the British raids that brought the American Revolution right to the banks of the Nanticoke River\, \;commemorating the Revolutionar y War'\;s 1779-1782 "\;Battle of Vienna."\;

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See histo ry come alive and experience a \;Revolutionary-era military encampment \, a replica 18th-century ship\, traditional music\, exhibits\, food\, and fun for the entire family. Happening at two locations: Handsell Historic Site and the nearby Vienna Waterfront\, just 1.5 miles away.

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At Handsell\, activities include:

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On the Vienna waterfront\, activites include:

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The $10 ticket provides admi ssion to both sites. Discounted rates for families with children. Buy tickets in advance or at Handsell (4837 Indiantown Road\, Vie nna\, MD) or the Vienna Heritage Society (303 Race Street\, Vienna\, MD) o n the day of the event.

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For more information\, visit www.restorehandsell.org and www.viennamd.org. \;

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The event is sponsored by the Nanticoke Historic Prese rvation Alliance (NHPA) and the Vienna Heritage Society. \;

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What makes this event especially interesting: the history happened here. B ritish vessels repeatedly raided Vienna (a key port on the Nanticoke River ) and other sites along the Nanticoke between 1779 and 1782\, when the riv er was both an important commercial route and a setting for Revolutionary War conflict. They \;looted supplies\, burned ships\, and targeted hom es like Governor John Henry&rsquo\;s Weston and the Handsell house. \; Come spend the day in Vienna and experience a chapter of Revolutionary War history that unfolded right here on Maryland'\;s Eastern Shore.

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