{"id":2377,"date":"2026-06-04T14:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2377"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T15:23:35","slug":"black-tie-gala-kick-off-at-farmington-country-club-the-plays-the-thing","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/event\/black-tie-gala-kick-off-at-farmington-country-club-the-plays-the-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Tie Gala Kick-Off at Farmington Country Club. \u201cThe Play\u2019s the thing!\u201d (Branch Event)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tOctober 13\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t6:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t9:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__timezone\">EDT<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM-1024x817.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2467\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2533805837918492;width:748px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM-1024x817.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM-768x613.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM-1536x1226.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/charlottesville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-19-at-11.30.38-AM.png 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Charlottesville Branch of the English-Speaking Union cordially invites you and your guests to the Gala Kick-Off event at the Farmington Country Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect to comingle, sing, quaff, toast the King and the President, dine, laugh, be edified and bowled over with the exuberance, mirth, lyricism, comedic-tragic orations, dance, twists and turns of Shakespearian drama, embracing your spirits&nbsp;up close and personal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Charlotte\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Villeins<\/strong>&nbsp;are set to take the stage, bringing Shakespeare to life with Comic, Tragic, and Historic scenes to delight all the senses. 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