Past events
2023 ghost cruises
On October 27, 2023, guests attended the second edition of the Georgetown Heritage Ghost Cruises. Riders boarded the Georgetown Heritage - decorated with spooky lights, festive bunting, and plenty of spiderwebs - and took an evening ride on the Canal as they listened to a series of chilling and true tales from its haunted history. They also enjoyed food and beverages, mingling, music and dancing, and the first ever costume competition. It was a spooky good time!
2023 all aboard gala
On May 4, 2023, Georgetown Heritage held its annual Spring Soiree to celebrate the start of the 2023 C&O Canal Boat Season in Georgetown, as well as all of the progress made so far to restore and revitalize the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Event hosts also recognized the essential role of Georgetown Heritage’s partnership with the National Park Service and DC City Council in benefitting the Canal. Guests socialized and enjoyed food and drinks on a lovely night under a tent in the historic Mule Yard.
Georgetown Heritage is deeply grateful to the 2023 Soiree sponsors:
Capital Asset Management Group Inc.
Robin and Michael Lally
Francis O. Day Co., Inc.
Georgetown University
Dr. Sachiko Kuno
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Ridgewells
Il Canale
Nick’s Riverside Grill
Self Storage Plus
Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place
Tony Powell Images
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
ferry tales
On April 13th, 2023, Georgetown Heritage partnered with the John F. Kennedy Center and C&O Canal National Historical Park to present a performance piece called Ferry Tales. This free show was performed right by Lock 3 of the Canal as part of the Kennedy Center’s RiverRun Festival. Guests enjoyed this wonderful performance sharing short tales honoring the depth’s of DC’s waters and the many forms of life that call them home.
Ferry Tales Personnel
Creative Team
Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Director
Jeannette Christensen, Costume Designer
Julia Beu, Stage Manager
Robert Duffley, Dramaturg
Ashanee Kottage, Assistant Director
Jan Menafee, Assistant Dramaturg
Created by Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Julia Beu, Robert Duffley, Ashanee Kottage, and Jan Menafee with text by Robert Duffley and Jan Menafee
Cast
Colie Aziza
Vanessa Gilbert
Serena Rasoul
Special Thanks
Mark Giordano, Emma Kelley, Janet Mann, Dean Naujoks, Rose Powhatan, Myiah and David Smith, Lisa Wu, Mira Yang.
Ferry Tales Project is a Kennedy Center Social Impact Community Partner.
Ferry Tales is presented in partnership with The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics, The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment & Sustainability, with support from Georgetown Heritage and from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of Social Impact’s Office Hours Residency program at the REACH.
all aboard gala 2022
On April 28th, 2022, Georgetown Heritage hosted the All Aboard Our Heritage event to celebrate the arrival of the new Georgetown Heritage Canal Boat. Guests enjoyed live music, cocktails and hors d’ouevres before being joined by special guests such as Mayor Muriel Bowser and Councilmember Brooke Pinto to christen the boat. The group then toured the new boat and looked forward to the start of a new era for the C&O Canal in Georgetown.
April 28 Host Committee
Peter and Erika Abrahams
Josh and Alyssa Ammerman
Marlene Appleton and Mark Stover
Florence Auld and Frank Marshall
Katherine Boone and Josh Geltzer
Nancy Taylor Bubes
Tooey Cameron
Greg Casten/Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place
Greg Casten/Nick’s Riverside Grill
David Catania
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Julie Chase
Carol and Will Cooke
Elizabeth D. Emes
Jack Evans
Julia Farr
Julie Finley
Stephanie and Larry Flanagan
Carla and Bill Freyvogel Liz and Paul Friedman
Donna and Jon Gerstenfeld
John and Colleen Girouard
Richard and Pamela Hinds
Amanda and Carter Hood
Jane and Brenda Huelle
Heather Muir Johnson
Betsy Karel
Michelle and John Korsmo
Dr. Sachiko Kuno
John Lever
Richard Levy
Mimsy and Rusty Lindner
Gwen Lohse and James Assey
Chris and Julie Martin
Carol Melton
Joy de Menil and Laird Reed
Helen and Joe Milby
Avery Miller and Gregory Mocek
Pamla Moore
Tracy and Bill Moroney
Lisa and Adam Palmer
Cynthia Pantazis and Seth Kirshenberg
Tara Sakraida Parker and Rich Parker
Jennifer and David Romm
Jay Rosenberg - Rosenberg Media
The Honorable and Mrs. Frederick Ryan, Jr.
William and Karen Sonnenborn
Ann and Paul Stern
George and Elizabeth Stevens
Joe Sternlieb and Linda Singer
Amy Porter Stroh
Brooke Stroud and Stephane Carnot
Margie Sullivan
Toni and Lee Verstandig
Leslie Wheelock
April 28 Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of our All Aboard Our Heritage event, and of Georgetown Heritage's work all year round.
Friend of the Canal
Capital Asset Management Group
Francis O. Day Co., Inc.
Georgetown University
Katherine and David Bradley
Peter Schwartz
TD Bank
TTR Sotheby's International Realty
Supporter of the Canal
Ann and Robert Goldstein
Alexis and Laurence Pelosi
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Ridgewells Catering
Canal Contributor
il Canale
Tony Powell Images
