Celebrate Thomas Jefferson's birthday at Monticello
At Monticello
April 11, 2014 -- Monticello will mark the 271st anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth with a celebration and ceremonies on the West Lawn. Held in conjunction with Founder's Day at the University of Virginia, the event will feature remarks by James H. Webb, Jr., former U.S. Senator from Virginia
and the 2014 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in
Citizen Leadership, and the presentation of wreaths honoring Jefferson
by local, state, and national organizations. 10 a.m., free and open to the public. (Admission required for house tours.)
Other EventsYou may also be interested in related events being held at the University of Virginia as part of Founder's Day:
April 11
- 12:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Citizen Leadership The Frank Batten School of Leadersip and Public Policy will host a talk by James H. Webb, Jr., former U.S. Senator (D-Va.) and Secretary of the Navy, decorated Vietnam veteran and successful author, journalist and filmmaker, in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.
April 12
- 10:00 a.m. Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Law: A public talk will be held in the Caplin Pavilion featuring Kenneth R. Feinberg, an attorney who has administered the compensation funds for victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and the Boston Marathon bombings.
- 3:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist in Architecture
The School of Architecture will host a public talk by Toyo Ito, a Tokyo-based architect who combines conceptual innovation with superbly executed buildings, as in his masterpiece, the Sendai Mediatheque, which reimagines what a public museum and library should be in the digital age, in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.
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