The Francaise Dinner!

This year, we ask that you make your dinner selections when you book your ticket.    A full booking includes the names of all people in your party, who is ordering what (Alice – chicken, chocolate cake; Bob – crab cakes, cheesecake), and payment.  Please also let us know any allergens the kitchen should be aware of at the time of the booking.  Knowing names, rather than strictly the numbers of each entrée, helps us help the servers, especially in the case of allergen disclosures.  We will work with you and the kitchen to ensure you get safe and tasty courses. The ticket price is $65.  This includes bread service, a garden salad, your choice of entrée, your choice of dessert, a champagne toast, and non-alcoholic beverages (soft drinks, iced tea, coffee).  A cash bar will be available. The menu selections: Entrée (all served with roasted potatoes, unless otherwise specified, and seasonal vegetables) Maryland-Style Jumbo Lump Crab C...

Huzzah! Beth of BWPW Photography has finished editing and uploading photos from the dinner. She took a beautiful selection of pictures that do a wonderful job capturing the fun and finery of the night. Thank you so much Beth! Photos are available at two links: 1) For those wishing to purchase non-watermarked full-size digital copies and physical prints (with prices starting at just $1.50 for digital files and $1.02 for prints), please use this link: http://bwpw.zenfolio.com/2016francaisepurchase 2) For those wishing to download images with a watermark in the corner free of charge, please use this link: http://bwpw.zenfolio.com/2016francaisefree If you like one of Beth's photos, please consider purchasing a copy, as she was kind enough to volunteer her time to photograph this year's dinner. If you would like to follow Beth online, here is her info: Website: http://www.bwpwphoto.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bwpwphoto Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bwpwp...

Photo taken by BWPW Photography (but editing only by me, there will be better edits forthcoming). Thanks to all who attended the Fifth Annual Francaise Dinner! And for those of you who could not come this year, we missed you! Next time! (More photos are on the way....)

We have a number of exciting prizes in this year's raffle! To keep up with the latest updates, see our prize page here . And to remind folks, below are the raffle rules and ticket pricing. They are the same as last year. 1) Tickets can be purchased in the following tiers: 1 ticket for $3, 2 tickets for $5, 5 tickets for $10, and 12 tickets for $20. Tickets can only be purchased in cash on the night of the dinner. 2) All tickets will be placed in the same basket, from which we will draw a winner for each prize successively. After a ticket is drawn and its number is called, that ticket will be discarded. 3) The same person can win a maximum of two times, except for the grand prize. If a person's number is drawn a third time, that ticket will be discarded, and another one will be drawn. The grand prize (a $100 gift certificate to American Duchess shoes) will be drawn first and will not be eligible for additional prizes. 4) Please retain your ticket stubs until the p...

As with last year, we are going to take a group photo to commemorate our gathering. The logistics will be the same as last time, but here is a reminder: We ask that you arrive by 6:15 (the doors open at 5:30) so that we may take the photograph before it gets too dark. If the weather permits, we will take the picture in the outdoor courtyard at Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant. Our photographer, Beth of BWPW Photography , will take shots both with her camera and with Gloria's camera as backup. The photo from Gloria's camera will be made available shortly after the dinner, while the photos from Beth's camera will be professionally edited and available on her website. (Copies with a small watermark will be offered free of charge, while copies without the watermark can be purchased according to the pricing posted here .) Since we have nearly 40 people attending the dinner, we ask that guests do not also attempt to take their own pictures of the whole group during this time, so...

Would you like to donate to our raffle and/or to our goody bags? If so, read on! As in past years, we will be holding a raffle to raise money to support this and future Francaise Dinners. Examples of donations from last year include period-appropriate jewelry and hair accessories, gift certificates to vendors frequented by historical costumers, fabric, and loose leaf tea. The raffle would not be possible without generous donations from attendees and small businesses. Furthermore, we also are also seeking donations for the goody bags given to each guest. Past donations have included coupons, ribbon, and product samples. This is a great opportunity for folks to promote their businesses to a large audience of historical costumers and reenactors. If you are interested in making a donation, please email Gloria at quincy134 AT gmail DOT com. A photo and description is required for any raffle donations, so that we may post them on our website. For goody bag donations, we will n...

Edited to add: We are now sold out! Contact doug.schwer AT gmail DOT com to be added to the wait list. As of this writing, we only have 4 tickets left! These tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis, until they run out or until February 15, whichever comes first. (If you have contacted us about mailing in a check, we will hold your spot for 5 mail days to allow for it to arrive.) Once the remaining tickets sell out, we will open a wait list. No payment will be required for people to be put on the list. If another 12 people want to come, that will qualify us for a second room at the restaurant. This second room immediately adjoins our currently contracted room and has a connecting doorway. The dinner hostesses (Maggie, Stephanie, and Gloria) would be seated in this second room along with a number of other guests to ensure that both rooms are welcoming, entertaining spaces for all attendees. The wait list will remain open through February 21. If there are fe...