Venues

FrancisEmma: from Enslavement (40 years a plantation) through Empowerment (80 years a school) and now into the Era of the Environment. Located on the James River in Powhatan, Virginia this spectacularly beautiful site encompasses 2265 acres of land. A permanent conservation easement of 1000 acres has already been preserved. FrancisEmma is an historic preservation site

  Chatham Mills is located at the historic Chatham Mill Property in Pittsboro, NC. The Mills Performing Arts Center hosts weddings, receptions, reunions, theater, music acts, and other special events. As well as being a popular venue for the visual and performing arts, the facility is quickly becoming another hub of research and technology in