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C&O Canal Hosts 'Park After Dark' Encore

The second annual Park After Dark fundraiser benefiting the C&O Canal is coming up.

 

Our local national park will again host its largest fundraiser of the year, allowing visitors a chance to see the C&O Canal National Historical Park in a state few regular visitors have seen before.

On Saturday, Oct. 13, the C&O Canal Trust will host Park After Dark, an evening benefit that will allow those who purchase a ticket to enjoy the canal at twilight while supporting the C&O Park and the Canal Trust. Traditionally, the C&O Park closes at dusk. With nearly 250 guests in attendance, last year’s benefit was a sold out event. This year, event organizers have upped the attendance to allow for 300 guests.

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According to Matthew Logan, president of the Canal Trust, the 2011 Park After Dark benefit raised around $60,000 to support park programs including Canal Quarters and Canal Discoveries

The event will take place from 6-9 p.m. at Great Falls Tavern in Potomac.

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Tickets must be purchased in advance at $150 each; $115 of the ticket cost is tax deductible, according to the Canal Trust. The ticket price includes live music, chili and cornbread, beer and wine, live and silent auctions, campfires, a Civil War encampment and more.

Because the benefit will take place outdoors, the Canal Trust recommends keeping attire “towpath chic.”


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