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:See history come alive during an event to commemorate the\nRevo lutionary War's 1779-1782 \"Battle of Vienna.\" Experience a\nRevolutionar y-era military encampment\, a replica 18th-century ship\,\ntraditional mus ic\, exhibits\, food\, and fun for the entire family.\nHappening at two lo cations: Handsell Historic Site and the nearby\nVienna Waterfront. \n\nAt Handsell\, activities include:\n\n * The Chesapeake Independent Blues\, a historical reenactment group\,\nwill set up a military encampment and con duct demonstrations and\ndrills.\n * Demonstrations of woodworking\, open- hearth cooking\, blacksmithing\,\nrug-hooking\, and Native culture\n * Mus ic 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 Seafo od food truck and an ice cream truck\n\nOn the Vienna waterfront\, activit es include:\n\n * The Ship’s Company replica vessel\n * Music by the Shi p’s Company Shantymen\n * Tours of historic homes in the charming town o f Vienna\n * Visits to the Vienna Heritage Museum and the Nanticoke River\ nDiscovery Center\n * Children’s games\n * Food trucks\n\nThe $10 ticket (children under 12 are free) provides admission to both\nsites and can be purchased at Eventbrite in advance or at Handsell\n(4837 Indiantown Road\ , Vienna\, MD) or the Vienna Heritage Society (303\nRace Street\, Vienna\, MD) on the day of the event.\n\nAdditionally\, NHPA will host a “Meet t he Military” dinner with the\nChesapeake Independent Blues at Handsell ’s new Three Cultures Center\nfrom 5 to 7pm. Tickets cost $30 per person and will be available\nthrough Eventbrite. For more information\, visit\n WWW.RESTOREHANDSELL.ORG\n[http://The$10ticket(childrenunder12arefree)provi desadmissiontobothsitesandcanbepurchasedatEventbriteinadvanceoratHandsell( 4837IndiantownRoad\,Vienna\,MD)ortheViennaHeritageSociety(303RaceStreet\,V ienna\,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\nThe “Battle of Vienna” refers to raids by th e British on the\nstrategically important town of Vienna\, a key port on t he Nanticoke\nRiver. British vessels repeatedly attacked Vienna between 17 79-1782\,\nlooting supplies\, burning ships\, and targeting homes like Gov ernor\nJohn Henry’s Weston and the Handsell house. These raids highlight \nthe Nanticoke River’s importance as a waterway for both commerce and\n conflict during the American Revolution.\n\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

See history come alive during an event to c ommemorate the Revolutionary War'\;s 1779-1782 "\;Battle of Vienna. "\; Experience a Revolutionary-era military encampment\, a replica 18t h-century ship\, traditional music\, exhibits\, food\, and fun for the ent ire family. Happening at two locations: Handsell Historic Site and the nea rby Vienna Waterfront. \;

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On the Vienna waterf ront\, activites include:

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The $10 ticket (children under 12 are free) provides admission to both sites a nd can be purchased at Eventbrite in advance or at Handsell (4837 Indianto wn Road\, Vienna\, MD) or the Vienna Heritage Society (303 Race Street\, V ienna\, MD) on the day of the event.

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Additionally\, NHPA will ho st a &ldquo\;Meet the Military&rdquo\; dinner with the Chesapeake Independ ent Blues at Handsell&rsquo\;s new Three Cultures Center from 5 to 7pm. Ti ckets cost $30 per person and will be available through Eventbrite. For mo re information\, visit www.restorehandsell.org and www.viennamd.org. \;

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The event is sponsor ed by the Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance (NHPA) and the Vienna H eritage Society. \;

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The &ldquo\;Battle of Vienna&rdquo\; ref ers to raids by the British on the strategically important town of Vienna\ , a key port on the Nanticoke River. British vessels repeatedly attacked V ienna between 1779-1782\, looting supplies\, burning ships\, and targeting homes like Governor John Henry&rsquo\;s Weston and the Handsell house. Th ese raids highlight the Nanticoke River&rsquo\;s importance as a waterway for both commerce and conflict during the American Revolution.

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