Tickets are now available for the first dinner lecture sponsored by the Friends of Kent County Maryland War of 1812 and the Kitty Knight House, leading up to the anniversary of the burning of Georgetown.
The dinner is set for March 3, with cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the main dining room
of the Kitty Knight House, located at 14028 Augustine Herman Highway.
The famous inn and restaurant is actually formed from two houses that were saved by the unquenchable Catharine “Kitty” Knight when the British attacked and burned most of the town on May 6, 1813. Knight faced off against a stern British admiral in convincing him that burning either structure would result in the
death of an elderly woman.
Knight later moved into one of the houses and resided there to the end of her days. The five-course plated dinner will start with goat cheese with honey. That will be followed by cream of crab soup, and fresh green salad with citrus honey vinaigrette. The main course will be herb salmon (with chicken substitute upon request). The sumptuous repast will be topped off with a delectable caramel buckle.
There will be complimentary ice tea, coffee and water. There will also be a cash bar.
Following the dinner, Scott S. Sheads, historian and author, will give a talk titled “War on the Chesapeake.” Sheads is a National Parks Service ranger at Fort McHenry and has authored or co-authored a number of books that include most recently, “The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake.”
The dinner will be $100 each or $175 a couple. For information on how to order tickets, go online to
https://kentcounty1812.org/1812-dinner-lecture-series/.
Seating is limited and tickets are expected to go quickly.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will support the efforts of the not-for-profit Friends of Kent
County, Maryland, War of 1812 in sponsoring events associated with the War of 1812 bicentennial.
Future events include a celebration, on the weekend of May 3-5, marking the attack on Fredericktown and Georgetown, ending that Sunday with a climactic re-enactment of the burning of Georgetown and the legend of Kitty Knight. There will be a militia camp and re-enactment of the capture of Joseph T. Mitchell, at the at Mitchell House on Aug. 31. And planning has already begun for a re-enactment of the Battle of Caulk’s Field in 2014.
Friends of Kent County Maryland has been meeting weekly for nearly two years in its effort to mark the war’s bicentennial. The group is also working with the Eastern Shore Consortium, that includes support from Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot Dorchester and Caroline counties, to form an Eastern Shore militia unit to participate in parades, re-enactments and other local events.
For more information, contact the Kent County Tourism and Economic Development office. Email [email protected].
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