Tour Toast and Taste to benefit Pickering Creek Audubon Center

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Susanna Scallion

The event features a tour of the first floor rooms of historic Wye House

EOn June 8th, Pickering Creek Audubon Center’s Tour, Toast & Taste will be held at Richard and Beverly Tilghman’s Wye House in Easton. The event will afford guests a rare look inside Wye House and a great opportunity to socialize and add culinary adventures to their social calendars for the next year. Wye House is one of Maryland’s most historic homes. It is located along the Wye River on land acquired by Edward Lloyd in 1659. The current house was constructed between 1784 and 1790 by Edward Lloyd IV and is currently occupied by the 12th generation of the Lloyd family to live on the property. The house is in the Palladian style and is often referred to as the finest example of late 18th Century Palladian architecture in the United States. Many of the original furnishings and other objects remain in the house. The Orangerie, a garden structure, predates the house and is the most complete surviving structure of its kind in the United States. The property contains numerous early 19th century out buildings. The Lloyd family cemetery’s earliest grave is dated 1684. The evening begins with a leisurely drive down a long, beautiful tree lined drive. Upon arrival, guests tour four first floor rooms where guests of the house were traditionally greeted and received. The rooms feature significant original woodwork and other detail features as well as artwork that have remained with the house over the course of several generations. The home has hosted a number of dignitaries over the years including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Two generations of the family will be on hand to share the history of the house as well as how it got to its present state of perfection.

After the house tour guests will stroll through the home’s tree lined garden alleyway to the Orangerie. After visiting the Orangerie guests will adjourn to a breezy tent beside the Orangerie for cocktails, delicious hors d’ouevres, and light entertainment. At the sound of the bell, guests will have the opportunity to purchase a wide variety of intriguing dinners, unique events and auction items offered by strong supporters of the community-based education programs of Pickering Creek Audubon Center.

The evening concludes with a special presentation of live raptors of Maryland by naturalist and friend of the Center, Mike Callahan. Callahan is an expert on barn owls and raptors and introduces the public to them through his work with the Southern Maryland Audubon Society and Charles County Public Schools. Guests will have an opportunity to learn about the birds and see them up close. Tickaets must be purchased in advance at www.pcacevents.org