Lafayette 200 Cheraw -A Bicentennial Celebration of General Lafayette’s Visit to Cheraw

“The American Revolutionary War in South Carolina” from SC State Museum & “Lafayette Exhibit” presented by Malloy Foundation

Thursday, February 6, 2025- Exhibit Opening & Kid’s Activities – 4 pm-6 pm Burr Gallery Cheraw Community Center – 200 Powe St

Exhibits displayed February-March – Hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday

 

Tuesday, Feb 11-“Lafayette, A Life Well Lived”-Joe Volpi & Brooks Lyles-The American Friends of Lafayette

11 am & 2 pm – Cheraw Community Center – 200 Powe Street – Free event – 2 sessions

 

Saturday, February 22 – English Country Dance Instruction – Kevin Lear’s – 140 Second Street

with Mr. Charles Steplively of Virginia & Syllabub Musicians  – Free Event – 2  sessions

12 noon-1 pm (Families/Children 1st-5th grades)

1:30-3:30 pm (Adults/Students 6th grade & up)

 

Tuesday, February 25 – Revolutionary War/Lafayette Trivia Night – 7:30 pm

Dizzy’s Bar & Grill – Springhill Suites – 201 Front Street – Free event

 

Saturday, March 1-American Music 1770’s-1820’s -music historians David & Ginger Hildebrand

Theatre on the Green-215 Market St

11 am (Families/Children K & up) 3:00 pm (Students/Adults) – Free concerts

 

Tuesday, March 4- Video -Mike Duncan’s “Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution”

courtesy of The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati-Theatre on the Green – 4 pm – Free

 

Tuesday, March 4 –  French Wine Tasting & Pairings – The Wine Factory – 6:30 pm- 165 2nd Street – Cheraw

featuring AIS Sommelier Rachel McDonald – $25/person – Limited – Reservations by Feb 21 CAC 843.537.8420 x12

 

Thursday, March 6, 2025 – Marquis de Lafayette’s arrival in Cheraw escorted by SC SAR Color Guard

2:30 pm

100 Block Market Street ending @ Town Green

Public Welcomes the Marquis de Lafayette

“A Farewell Tour Primer” by Alan Hoffman President, The American Friends of Lafayette following Lafayette’s arrival – Free event

Theatre on the Green – 215 Market St

 

Friday, March 7, 2025

School presentations by Marquis de Lafayette

Theatre on the Green – 9:15 am & 10:30 am -Limited Seating

CAC 843.537.8420 x 12 to reserve space

 

Additional Information:

https://www.lafayette200cheraw.com/

Cheraw Arts Commission Facebook

Old Cheraws DAR Facebook

Recommended Reading:

Mike Duncan: Hero of Two Worlds

Anne Rockwell: A Spy Called James (7-11 yrs)

Selene Castrovilla: Revolutionary Friends: General  George Washington & Marquis de  Lafayette (6-12 yrs)