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On Dec. 13, Old South Meeting House, a museum and National Historic Landmark on Boston’s Freedom Trail, will host its annual Boston Tea Party Reenactment to honor the 236th anniversary of the history-making event. Old South’s Tea Party Players will portray historic icons such as Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock and recreate the events of Dec. 16, 1773, when more than 5,000 colonists gathered at Old South Meeting House to debate a British-imposed tea tax.
The reenactment is open to the public, and audience members are invited to choose sides – Patriot or Loyalist – and lend their support for or against the tariff. They will witness first hand how the fiery debate that evening in 1773 decided the fate of over 46 tons of tea and set into motion the events that ultimately led to the Revolutionary War.
Tickets are $8 per person and are available online or by calling (800) 838-3006. Early bird tickets are available for $7 each for a limited time online only.
Salada Tea’s “Too Good To Toss” Sweepstakes
Salada Tea, founded and initially headquartered in Boston, is the reenactment’s official tea sponsor for the third consecutive year. Salada tea will be sampled in the museum shop leading up to the event and handed out with a money-saving coupon to attendees at the event itself.
Salada Tea (saladaSweepstakes.com) will also help one lucky winner attend the Boston Tea Party reenactment and experience Boston in style. Through the “Too Good to Toss” sweepstakes, one winner will receive a five-star weekend getaway in Boston featuring a complimentary two-night hotel stay at The Liberty Hotel, tickets to the 236th Anniversary Boston Tea Party Annual Reenactment and VIP Reception on Dec. 13th, dinner at Grill 23, a five-star restaurant currently housed in the original Salada Tea headquarters building, and $300 toward travel expenses. Five runners-up will receive Salada Tea and a $100 gift card for groceries. The official entry form and rules are posted at the website.
The Liberty Hotel’s “Reenactment Package”
The Liberty Hotel, with a rich Bostonian past all of its own, is the official hotel of the Boston Tea Party Reenactment. The hotel’s “Reenactment Package” offers guests the ideal way to experience a weekend of history in a quintessentially Boston way. With the “Reenactment Package,” guests will enjoy overnight accommodations on either December 12 or 13, two tickets to the Boston Tea Party Reenactment, and breakfast for two in CLINK. Prices start at $315, based on double occupancy, exclusive of tax or gratuity. Availability is limited. To reserve the “Reenactment Package,” please contact the hotel at (617) 224-4000 or visit the website.
About Old South Meeting House
Old South Meeting House (oldsouthmeetinghouse.org), where the Boston Tea Party began, is a non-profit museum and National Historic Landmark, located on Boston’s revolutionary Freedom Trail®. Built in 1729 as a Puritan meetinghouse, Old South Meeting House was the largest building in colonial Boston. From outraged protests over the Boston Massacre to the night when Samuel Adams gave the secret signal to throw 342 crates of tea into Boston Harbor, colonists came to Old South Meeting House to protest British rule. A museum since 1877, Old South Meeting House is dedicated to sustaining the building's tradition as a community-gathering place for the free exchange of ideas and to providing a place where people can connect the issues of the past with the issues of today. Old South Meeting House is an independent, non-profit museum funded by individuals; the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency; and other public and private foundations and corporations. The Museum is open daily. For more information, please visit osmh.org or call (617) 482-6439. Follow the Boston Tea Party Reenactment on Twitter for ticket deals, shop discounts, historical fun facts and much more!
About Salada Tea
Salada Tea (salada.com) is manufactured by Redco Foods Inc. at its Little Falls, N.Y., operations facility. Salada produces 19 different flavors of green and white tea available at supermarkets nationwide. Salada’s 100% Green Tea is a leading green tea in the U.S., selling more than one hundred million tea bags a year. Salada recently released new flavors Pomegranate Berry Green Tea, Strawberry Green Tea and Soothing Mint Green Tea that appeared in stores in September 2009. For more information on Salada products, the health benefits of tea and healthy recipes, visit the website. Follow Salada Tea on Twitter or become of fan of Salada’s Facebook page for special promotions, giveaways, health information and updates on sampling opportunities.
About The Liberty Hotel
Located in the heart of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, The Liberty Hotel (libertyhotel.com) is near the world’s best medical complex, posh shopping boutiques along quaint Charles Street, the City’s financial district and technology centers in Cambridge. The property, which offers sweeping views of the Charles River, is the imaginative adaptation of the storied Charles Street Jail into a 300-room luxury hotel with three distinct dining venues and 6,000 square feet of meeting space. A National Historic Landmark and architectural gem built in 1851, the hotel incorporates its history, exceptional service and the latest in modern technology to create an unrivaled guest experience.
The Liberty Hotel is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, lhw.com. For reservations and more information, call (617) 224-4000 or (866) 507-5245.
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