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Many events planned for Spring Tour weekend Downtown merchants, Washington restaurants, local food vendors, and musical actors are working hard to make sure Washington is hopping by Friday evening March 30 for the Spring Tour of Homes weekend. Shops on The Square will be open on Friday evening, March 30, from 6 to 9 so guests in town for the Tour of Homes can enjoy shopping before the tour, said Washington- Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Donna Hardy. To provide a "Taste of Washington." Wilkes County specialty cooks, barbeque vendors, restaurants and cafes have been invited to fill the Court Street end of The Square. For fans of the musical theater, the Washington Little Theater Company will be presenting the musical "Gypsy" directed by Sue Davidson on Friday and Saturday nights, March 30 and 31, at 8 p.m.; and again on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Musical director Debbie McLeod will play Mama Rose, and Cynthia Aultman is the choreographer. Reservations are recommended for the performances and may be made by calling 706-678-9582. Churches, museums, and historical sites will be open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon. A historic reenactment will bring wedding excitement to the Robert Toombs House State Historic Site. Set in April 1853, historic characters from the Toombs and Alexander families will entertain guests at the wedding celebration of Miss Mary Lou Toombs and William Felix Alexander from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. At the Washington Historical Museum, visitors will be able to see displays of actual personal belongings used by George Washington's family, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Pickens, and John C. Calhoun, along with the museum's wealth of other items, including a broad range of rural Southern pottery.
Callaway Plantation, the city's living history museum, will be open with guided tours throughout the weekend.
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