# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: On Christmas Eve, 1855 six men and women escaped from several local plantations, risking everything for a chance at freedom. Join the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area as we explore the remarkable true story of their death-defying journey . 

Historians and educators Lori Kimball and Donna Bohanon of Oatlands and the Friends of Thomas Balch Library Black History Committee will provide an in-depth look at the history and legacy of one of the most famous episodes in the history of the Underground Railroad.

Tickets:
VPHA Members $40
Non-Members $50

This program will include a wine reception. Refreshments will be provided.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/upperville/desperate-flight-the-wanzer-grigsby-escape/200028488429837
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Upperville
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Slater Run Vineyards
- **lat**: 38.973423063097
- **long**: -77.833263874054
- **full address**: Slater Run Vineyards, 1500 Crenshaw Road,Upperville, Virginia, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape being held?
  - **A:** Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape takes place on Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm at Slater Run Vineyards, 1500 Crenshaw Road,Upperville, Virginia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape?
  - **A:** Desperate Flight: The Wanzer-Grigsby Escape is organized by The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association.

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