DON’T MISS OUT ON THE SPRING 2007 GARDEN PARTY & TEA HAT SALE

The Spring 2007 Garden Party Tea & Hat Sale will be held Wednesday April 25 at the Tudor Place Historic House & Gardens from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The Gardens are at 1644 -31st Street, NW in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC.

Award-winning Milliner Lawrence H. Levens will be making a personal appearance at the event. He will also be selling hats from his spring ‘07 collection.

The sale will benefit Tudor Place Foundation. For information call (202) 965-0400, ext. 100. Levens can be reached at (212) 366-5125 - meyerswv@aol.com or call Georgia Shallcross (212) 965-0400 Tudor Place: georgiashallcross@yahoo.com.

TUDOR PLACE has a cultural history spanning from the Federal period to the late 20th century. The 5 ½ acre Georgetown estate was owned by the Peter family from 1805 to 1984 (six generations in all) and was host to numerous dignitaries in American history: the Calhoun’s, Jackson’s, Webster’s, Lafayette’s and the Lee’s.

The Tudor Place Garden has brilliant foliage, sculptures and fountains. Extensive archival documentation tells of slaves who greeted family and visitor’s at the door and served food in the dining room. Thomas Peter, son of the first mayor of Georgetown and his wife Martha Custis, granddaughter of Martha Washington, purchased the 8 ½-acre city lot in 1805 with an $8,000 legacy from George Washington.

This National Historic Landmark, at 1644 31st Street, NW is an example of American neoclassical architecture and was designed by Dr. William Thornton.

Photo by Lawrence H. Levens	Hat Designer Lawrence H. Levens at the Easter Parade in NYC with Dorothy Dunn who is wearing a hat from Levens hat collection.

HAT EVENTS IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY:

The Custom Derby Hat Event at Z Salon & Spa will be held on May 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and May 3, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel, 500 S. Fourth St.

Piece by Piece Designs will create one-of-a-kind Oaks or Derby hats. Call (502) 271-2700 for information.