These are the 6 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
These are the 6 best things to do in Dallas this weekend
Photo courtesy of Pegasus Theatre Dallas Black Dance Theatre presents DBDT: Encore! | The Choreographer Experience: Established & Emerging on January 9.
Photo by Sharen Bradford - The Dancing Image Flores Mexicanas: Women in Modern Mexican Art will close at the Dallas Museum of Art on January 10.
Photo courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art While many events in and around Dallas have either been postponed or canceled during the coronavirus pandemic, organizations have pivoted to virtual or socially-distanced events to continue offering the masses some entertainment while we need it the most.
you can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting our website, c-span.org/history. watch american artifacts every sunday at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. this july 4th on c-span 3 it is 24 hours of american history tv. we re usually seen on the weekends providing eyewitness accounts, historic tours, lectures and discussions with authors, historians and teachers. you can visit our website to see our weekend schedule and learn more about our programs. today we re marking the bicentennial of the war of 1812. up next we hear from anthony pitch. for the next half hour he talks about his book the burning of washington: the british invasion of 1814 and answers questions from callers. you re looking at a dress belonging to first lady dolley madison that is thought to have been made from the red velvet curtains she saved from the white house as british troops advanced on washington. this is american history tv on c-span 3 whe
in the mountain and pacific time zones it s 0002. make sure you mute your television when you call in. we will get to your calls on the war of 1812, in particular in this segment on the burning of washington. we are jound by anthony pitch, whose sbook the burning of washington: the british invasion of 1814. thank you for joining us today. thank you for having me. you have brought along nobel your book but an act fact. we saw an artifact of dolley madison. this is of james madison. tell us what your viewers will see here in a minute. this came up for auction five years ago. this check. the auctioneer had misread the name of the person it was made out to. they wrote i knew it was roger chew wightman, dragged into the white house by the admiral as they were preparing to burn the white house, and the check was made out by james madison to wightman 23 days before burning the white house. it s probably for books, because wightman was a book seller and he was dragged in to
you re looking at a dress belonging to first lady dolley madison that is out that have been made from the red velvet curtains she saved from the white house as british troops advanced on washington. this is american history tv on c-span3, where we are taking your calls and comments on the war of 1812. i want to open up the phone lines with a remind the numbers for those on the east coast and central time zones is 202-737-0001. in the mountain and pacific time zones it s 0002. make sure you mute your television when you call in. we will get to your calls on the war of 1812, in particular in this segment on the burning of washington. we are jound by anthony pitch, whose sbook the burning of washington: the british invasion of 1814. thank you for joining us today. thank you for having me. you have brought along nobel your book but an act fact. we saw an artifact of dolley madison. this is of james madison. tell us what your viewers will see here in a minute. this came
of 1814. thank you for joining us today. thank you for having me. you have brought along not only your book but an artifact. we saw an artifact of dolley madison. this is an artifact of james madison. tell us what your viewers will see here in a minute. this check came up for auction five years ago, and the auctioneer had misread the name of the person it was made out to. they wrote weightman. i knew it was roger ch chu weightman, dragged into the white house by the admiral as they were preparing to burn the white house, and the check was made out by james madison to weightman 23 days before burning the white house. it s probably for books, because weightman was a book seller and he was dragged in to represent the humiliation of the americans. he was the only american in the white house when the british burned it, and so i knew, knowing more about the providence of this check, that it was going to be very valuable. one day i might donate it to the white house, but i m