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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in Harrodsburg, Ky.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in Harrodsburg, Ky.
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KY’s oldest city has frontier festivities, Shaker’s simple gifts, holiday home tour, more
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Harrodsburg, KY – October 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Let your heart be light in Harrodsburg, Kentucky’s oldest city, where yuletide fun recalls the happy golden days of yore. Founded in 1774, Harrodsburg is home to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, America’s largest restored Shaker community, which takes delight in life’s simple gifts.

It is also home to Old Fort Harrod State Park, a full-scale replica fort commemorating the first permanent settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the setting for frontier-style holiday fun. See Harrodsburg’s holiday calendar here.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in Harrodsburg, Ky.Celebrate the simplicity of the season
Holiday activities and events at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill include Illuminated Evenings on Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 28-Dec. 20. Enjoy lively music, Village merriment and candlelight illuminating the Village. The Village itself will be adorned with fresh swags, wreaths and garlands and a massive Norway spruce tree.

Savor Shaker fare during five-course Holiday Luncheons, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays to Wednesdays and 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, Dec. 1-31: Pleasant Hill tomato celery soup, scones, a tart of the day, assorted tea sandwiches and desserts fresh from the bakery. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Dec. 4-27, sip orange spiced tea served with freshly baked scones and assorted homemade sweets and savories from 2:30-4 p.m. during Shaker Village’s Holiday Afternoon Teas.

Dress your little ones in their holiday best for Children’s Tea Time with Mrs. Claus. They’ll enjoy spiced cider, sandwiches made for little fingers and cookies. These teas are held at 3-4:15 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20. And put on your shopping shoes for The Shops Open House & Sale on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Village shops have been filled to the brim with new merchandise brought in to celebrate the holiday season. Best news: Shoppers will receive 20 percent off all regular-priced items.

Homes for the holidays
On Sat., Dec. 6, Harrodsburg’s Holiday Homes Tours will show off six houses and a church, including the Old Mud Meeting House, trimmed with everything from decorations recalling Kentucky’s pioneer past to over-the-top Victorian embellishments to contemporary motifs. Downtown shops will be open and the Christmas Tea Room will serve soup, salads and home-style desserts and spiced tea.

Festive frontier
On Nov. 14 and 15, the Friends of Fort Harrod host the Early Kentucky Craftsmen Fair at the James Harrod Conference Center in Old Fort Harrod State Park – Christmas for re-enactors who will be able to find historical clothing, weaving, beadwork, leather goods, knives, powder guns and accoutrements from highly acclaimed 18th century craftsmen and craftswomen. A Silent Auction will also take place.

On Friday, Nov. 21, 6-8 p.m., the sutlers (merchants) make way for Santa for the Fort’s free Holiday Open House. Tour the fort by candle lanterns to see all the cabins dressed in their holiday finery and enjoy live music and free cider and cookies. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the blockhouse. You’ll find Santa sitting by the fireplace and ready to greet all the children.

Christmas theatre and concerts
Join the audience at the Ragged Edge Community Theater for a performance of “Nuncrackers – The Nunsense Christmas Musical,” on December 5-7 and 12-14. A lethal cook, the Little Sisters of the Hobokon, a camcorder-packing Reverend Mother and 52 convent dwellers accidentally killed . . . You know what the good sisters are going to do: Put on a show.

Then, on Dec. 19, 20 and 21, everyone’s favorite holiday story takes to the stage when the Ragged Edge Community Theater presents “A Christmas Carol.”

Enjoy the Larry Sanders & Borderline Country Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, at the James Harrod Conference Center in Old Fort Harrod State Park. The Burgin Barn offers live music every Friday and will host a special Country Christmas Show on Dec. 19. The Kentucky Fudge Company has live music on Saturdays and features the Pickers N Grinners at 9:30 a.m. and guest musicians at 8 p.m.

Visit www.HarrodsburgKY.com and click on the Calendar of Events to see all of Harrodsburg’s holiday happenings this season and to learn about accommodations, including The Inn at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, gracious Beaumont Inn and Bright Leaf Golf Resort.

Media Contact:
Karen Hackett, Executive Director
Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission
800-355-9192 or 859-734-2364

Photo: Find your yuletide fun in Harrodsburg, KY.
Credit: Harrodsburg-Mercer County Tourist Commission

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About Harrodsburg, KY
Sitting amidst four National Register Historic Districts in the heart of Kentucky’s famed Bluegrass region, Kentucky’s oldest city is one of the coolest places in history. Harrodsburg is full of the unexpected: Eight bourbon distilleries and a dozen wineries are a short drive away. There are horseback riding trails, backroads and byways for bicycle enthusiasts, and outdoor water sports from kayaking to skiing. Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, America’s largest restored Shaker community, and Beaumont Inn, the state’s oldest family-operated country inn, are here. Commemorating the first permanent settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains is Old Fort Harrod State Park with full-scale replica fort. Providing an up-close view of one of the most unique ecosystems in the country, the geologically ancient Kentucky River Palisades, is the authentic 115-passenger Dixie Belle sternwheeler. Harrodsburg is one of Smithsonian Magazine’s “20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2014” – the only Kentucky city on the list – and one of BBC NEWS Magazine’s “Five hidden US Travel Destinations.” Authentic, affordable, family-friendly – and full of the unexpected. This is Harrodsburg. www.HarrodsburgUnexpected.com, Facebook/Harrodsburg

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Placement Dates: 10/16/14 – 12/16/14
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