Lafayette Commemoration

Cincinnati Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Lafayette's Visit
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Two hundred years ago in May, the Marquis de Lafayette stopped in Cincinnati on his Farewell Tour of America. In honor of the bicentennial of his visit, a series of public celebrations are planned.
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May 19 at 11:00 AM - Welcome Ceremony at the Public Landing with a Lafayette interpreter, public officials and other civic leaders from the Cincinnati-Lafayette Masonic Lodge #483, Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution, the American Friends of Lafayette, and the Alliance Française de Cincinnati. Free and open to the public.
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May 19 from 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM - Costume Ball and Dinner at the Cincinnati Masonic Center at 317 E. Fifth Street. Costumes are encouraged but not required.  Tickets for the Ball and Dinner are $100.  To purchase tickets, visit https://annualcommunication.com/Events/Details?e=196a8476-86c8-40b9-b4ba-6ea039499909
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May 20 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM - Tribute program in the Rose Garden at Spring Grove Cemetery at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue with historians and podcasters Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust speaking about Francis Wright, a thought-leader of her time and friend of Lafayette's.  A wreath-laying ceremony takes place at Wright's gravesite in Spring Grove.  Free and open to the public.  RSVP at https://annualcommunication.com/Events/Details?e=196a8476-86c8-40b9-b4ba-6ea039499909

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