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Colonial
Days Weekend Returns to Historic Bardstown, Ky., April 12-14, 2013
Experience
Life in the 18th Century; Colonial Days Weekend Returns to Historic Bardstown,
Ky., April 12-14, 2013
Bardstown,
KY – March 2013 / Hospitality 1ST / The
Third
Annual Bardstown Colonial Days weekend returns to Old Bardstown Village
April 12-14. The second annual Historical Ball steps lively across the
floors of Wickland Estate. Come quibble with merchants at an 18th Century
Market Fair, join in a rifle frolic, throw a tomahawk and put on your dancin’
shoes when the town turns back the clock a century or two to mark its colonial
heritage. Click here
to see all the details for this family-friendly Bardstown
event.
Commune
with the Colonials
Relive
the 18th century – about 100 years before Bardstown became the “Bourbon
Capital of the World” – during Colonial Days Weekend, April 12 to 14. Besides
the 18th Century Market Fair, there will be living history demonstrations,
a Native American village, flintlock rifle demos, military drills and displays
and lots of entertainers and artisans who hail from the late 1700s.
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Camp
life unfolds during the Bardstown Colonial Days Weekend
(Credit:
Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission)
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An
18th Century Tavern Night for the re-enactors – and a fun photo op for
visitors – will be held on Friday evening at the Old Talbott Tavern, built
in 1779 and frequented by such historical personages as Daniel Boone, George
Rogers Clark and Simon Kenton. Food, drinks and alcohol can be ordered
from the menu. Festival admission: Free.
Come
one, come all to the historical ball
On
Saturday evening, a historical ball will take place at the circa 1825 Wickland
Estate-Home of Three Governors for the second year in a row. Participants
are encouraged to dress in period-correct attire, but it is not essential
to partake in the dancing and merriment. Music will be performed by White
Orchid; calling will be provided by Dwight Blubaugh and Christine Todey.
Step
back in time and share in the genteel life of the 18th century, recreated
by performers and dancers dressed in authentic colonial attire. Ball tickets
are $25 for the general public and $15 for registered Colonial Days
Re-enactors. Tickets are limited to 140 participants.
The
Bardstown Colonial Days Historical Ball is held in conjunction with the
city of Bardstown-Nelson Country Tourism Department and the Historic Wickland
Estate. Visit www.BardstownColonialDays.com
to see the event schedule, activities and registration information.
Media
Contacts:
Rebecca
Miller, Bardstown Colonial Days, 502-356-4789
Dennis
Medley, Colonial Days Event Director; 502-396-5311
Dixie
Hibbs, Historic Wickland Estate, 502-507-0808
Dawn
Przystal, 800-638-4877 x 114
Vice
President, Tourism Expansion and Marketing
Bardstown-Nelson
County Tourist & Convention Commission
Hi-
and Low-Res photos available.
About
Bardstown, KY
Located
in the heart of Kentucky Bourbon Country and situated at the trailhead
of the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail, Bardstown
is more familiarly known as the “Bourbon Capital of the World.” It is home
to five distilleries, including Barton 1792 and Willett Distillery and
these three Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries: Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark
and Jim Beam. Major attractions include the “Stephen Foster Story,” Kentucky’s
official outdoor drama that takes place in My Old Kentucky Home State Park;
the Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre (one of the four most significant
such museums in the country); The Kentucky Railway Museum, where Thomas
the Tank Engine is known to put in appearances; and My Old Kentucky Dinner
Train. Additionally, Bardstown has four 18-hole golf courses, three wineries,
three self-guided tours (Historic Downtown Walking, Architectural and African-American),
two haunted tours and numerous religious attractions. It was selected as
the “Most Beautiful Small Town in America” in the Rand McNally/USA Today
2012 “Best of the Road” contest.
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