2011 HOLIDAY
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
NOVEMBER
25, 26
Holiday Open House
Beehive Gifts
734-4403
114 S. Main Street
9 AM – 6 PM
NOVEMBER
25-27
Holiday Downtown Open House
734-6811
Main Street & Downtown Historic District
Friday & Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM; Sunday, 1 - 5 PM
Holiday shopping, sales specials and Santa!
NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER
31
Holidays at Shaker Village
Shaker Village is closed December 24 & 25.
800/734-5611 OR 859/734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
This season, Shaker Village will bustle with light-hearted moments that remind us of long-ago winter days filled with wonder and laughter. Make time to delight in life’s simple gifts with family and friends, as lively music, merriment and candlelight illuminate the village.
- Holiday Lunches
Daily | 11:30 AM - 2 PM | $25 | Reservations necessary
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Includes complimentary tour admission and 10% discount at The Shops
Warm up to the smell of freshly baked treats and bountiful buffet lunches featuring Kentucky holiday favorites, perfect for special seasonal gatherings.
- Teas
Saturdays Only | 3 PM - 4:30 PM | $11.95 | Reservations necessary -
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Enjoy fine teas, freshly baked scones and assorted homemade sweets and savories.
- Gifts
Daily | 10 AM - 4:30 PM | No Admission Necessary
Enter to win our WINTER WEEKEND GETAWAY with purchase!
Check off your gift list at the new Holiday Shop. The shops will be introducing new lines of holiday collectibles, decorations, gift baskets, toys and gifts for all ages.
- Jingle Bell Shuttle
Daily | 11 AM - 2:30 PM | No Admission Necessary
Stroll the lantern-lit turnpike adorned with fresh holiday swags, or catch a ride on a horse-drawn wagon as it jingles all the way.
- Christmas Tours & Music
Daily | 10 AM - 4 PM | Free with Holiday Lunches -or- Included in tour admission - $7 Ages 13 & Above, $6 Ages 6-12, Free 5 & Under
- All Day | The Shaker Christmas Tree | Centre Family Dwelling
String popcorn and cranberries, make paper chains and help decorate the
Centre Family Dwelling Christmas tree.
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM | Shaker Christmas Traditions Guided Tour | Centre
Family Dwelling
For the Shakers, Christmas was a day of reconciliation, forgiveness and charity. It was a time for giving and forgiving. This guided tour through Centre Family will explore 19th century Shaker Christmas customs.
Saturdays & Sundays | Holiday Music Series | Centre Family Dwelling
Weekends will come alive with festive melodies from regional musicians.
- Illuminated Evenings
Friday & Saturday Nights, Beginning December 10
| No Admission Necessary
Each Friday and Saturday at dusk, hundreds of windows throughout Shaker Village will be filled by glowing candlelight. Enjoy dinner at The Trustees’ Office Dining Room then take an evening stroll like no other.
NOVEMBER
26
Blessing of the Hounds
859/734-5411
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
10 AM (No admission required.)
Location: Behind the Centre Family Dwelling
Produced by The Woodford Hounds Hunt Club
Join Shaker Village and the Woodford Hounds fox hunters for their annual Blessing of the Hounds. This traditional event features a blessing of the hounds, riders and the fox and is followed by the first meet of the formal season. Witness this grand event where riders dress in formal hunting attire with foxhounds alongside.
Holiday Open House
859/734-3718
Beaumont Inn Gift Shop
638 Beaumont Inn Drive
10 AM - 3 PM
Enjoy refreshments while shopping—many one-day sale items available!
Holiday Open House
859/536-5357
Salvisa Station Gift Shop
400 Main Street, Salvisa
10 AM - 4 PM
Refreshments, door prizes, Christmas ornaments are 10% off all day!
Scott Said & the BackRoads
Band performing @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM– 1AM
DECEMBER 1-31
Christmas Teas
859/734-5050
Aspen
Hall Manor Tea Room
558
Aspen Hall Drive
Monday
– Saturday, 11AM – 4 PM
$20.95 (Reservations required.)
Savor a five-course luncheon featuring an array of holiday delights in the beautifully decorated mansion.
Holidays at Shaker Village
859/734-5411 or 800/734-5611
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
Holiday Lunches Ext.360
Daily, 11:30 AM – 2 PM
$25 (Reservations necessary.)
Includes complimentary tour admission and 10% discount at The Shops
Teas Ext. 360
Saturdays Only, 3 PM - 4:30 PM
$11.95 (Reservations necessary.)
Gifts/Shopping
Daily, 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Jingle Bell Shuttle
Daily, 11 AM - 2:30 PM
Free.
Christmas Tours & Music
Daily, 10 AM - 4 PM
Free with Holiday Lunches or included in tour admission - $7 Ages 13
& Above, $6 Ages 6-12, Free 5 & Under
The Shaker Christmas Tree @ Centre Family Dwelling
All day.
- Shaker Christmas Traditions Guided Tour @ Centre Family Dwelling
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
- Holiday Music Series @ Centre Family Dwelling
Saturdays & Sundays
- Illuminated Evenings
Friday & Saturday nights beginning December 10.
(No Admission Necessary.)
DECEMBER 2
Peace on Earth Annual Christmas Parade
859/734-4394
Route: Mercer
School/E. Lexington Street to S. Main Street
6:30 PM
Come join your neighbors in celebrating the holidays at the annual Christmas Parade. The parade features bands, floats, antique cars, Snow Queen contestants, horses, Santa and much, much more. The parade ends in front of the site of the former Court House. Closing activities move to Olde Towne Park where the 2012 Snow Queen will be crowned, float winners will be announced and the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree will take place!
Allen Hilbert
performing as George Jones
859/748-9689
The Barn
345 Buster Pike,
Burgin
7 – 10 PM
Admission: $7
DECEMBER
2,3
Christmas Tea
Room
859/734-5985 or
859/734-7829
Harrodsburg
Historical Society
220 S. Chiles Street
Friday, 11 AM - 2 PM; Saturday, 11 AM - 6 PM.
Offering a menu of soups, sandwiches and hot-spiced tea.
Trailer Trash
performing @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
859/734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Southern/Country Rock Band
DECEMBER 2-4
A Christmas
Carol
859/734-2389
Ragged Edge
Community Theatre
111 S. Main Street
Friday-Saturday,
8 PM; Sunday, 3 PM.
Admission: $5
A
one-man show adapted from the classic Dickens story.
DECEMBER 3
Salvisa Christmas
Parade
859/865-4476
Main Street, Salvisa
10 AM
Enjoy hot chocolate and donuts, Snow Queen contest, float contest and a visit with Santa!
Anniversary Sale
859/536-5357
Salvisa Station Gift Shop
400 Main Street, Salvisa
10 AM – 4 PM
In
celebration of our 2nd Anniversary
everything in the shop is 10% off! Refreshments served.
Holiday Sale
859/338-1940
Lucto Pottery
1241 Bondville Road, Salvisa
10 AM - 5 PM
Enjoy wassail and hors d’oeuvres while shopping for unique, locally-made gifts!
The Simple Gifts
of Christmas
859/734-5411 or
800/734-5611
Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
10 AM - 4 PM
$7, Ages 13 & Above; $3, Ages 6-12; Free, Ages 5 & Under.
Holidays at Shaker Village Schedule Plus:
Craft Shops Open House & Sale
10 AM – 8 PM (No Admission Necessary)
Visit the new Holiday Shop and the Carpenters’ Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts surrounded by the smell of cookies and live seasonal music - and receive 15% off all regularly-priced merchandise.
Solo Music Performances @ Centre Family Dwelling
1:00 PM & 3 PM (Included in tour admission)
Christmas Concerts by the Pleasant Hill Singers @ Centre
Family Dwelling
1:30 PM & 3:30 PM (Included in tour admission)
Enjoy this special choral performance that tells the story of how the Shakers would have celebrated Christmas - then help decorate the Christmas tree with strings of popcorn, paper chains and handmade ornaments.
Christmas Open
House
859/865-2282
The Robin’s Nest
200 Main Street,
Salvisa
10 AM – 6 PM
Refreshments, door prizes and 10% off merchandise storewide!
Shaker Village Illuminated
859/734-5411 or
800/734-5611
Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill
3501 Lexington Road
4 PM – 8:30 PM
$10 per car & canned good donation | Van/bus pricing available
Guests attending The Simple Gifts of Christmas receive free admission!
This year, the holidays at Shaker Village will glow like never before. The air will be filled with the smell of freshly baked goodies, the sound of joyous carols and the jingle of Christmas bells. At dusk, the grand buildings along the village road will be illuminated by the twinkling of hundreds of candles. Celebrate the simple gifts of the season with holiday classics, evening candlelight tours, and a visit from a very special guest.
A Shaker Christmas by Candlelight – Guided Tours @ Centre Family Dwelling
4 PM, 5 PM and 6 PM
Take a lantern-lit tour of the Centre Family Dwelling as Shaker Christmas customs of donating to the needy, singing, cooking and decorating the tree are brought to life.
Make Your Own Shaker Ornament @ Centre Family Dwelling
4 PM – 7 PM
Shaker children celebrated by decorating Christmas trees with popcorn strings and paper chains, by exchanging gifts and even visits from Santa! Make ornaments to take home, decorate the tree and sing Christmas songs.
Lighting of the Tree, Caroling and Storytelling with Mrs. Claus
(Location TBD)
7 PM – 8:30 PM
The official start to our holiday season! Warm up by the fire while drinking hot chocolate and listening to Christmas music. Help Mrs. Claus light the Christmas tree then join her for a whimsical evening of caroling and storytelling.
Craft Shops Open House & Sale – EXTENDED HOURS
Deck The Halls
859/734-3680
Mercer County Public Library
109 W. Lexington Street
11AM – 2 PM
Stop in for refreshments and to make an ornament for the Christmas tree at the new library or bring your own ornament to donate.
Holiday Homes
Tour/20th Annual
859/734-5985
Harrodsburg
Historical Society, 220 S. Chiles Street
1 – 8 PM
Admission: $15 (Tickets available at Harrodsburg Historical Society or Diamond Point Welcome Center)
20th Annual tour showcases the following properties:
Royalty
House
566 E. Lexington Street
Christy & Brett Cheek, Owners
Crockett Springs Farm (formerly Arrowhead
Farm)
685 Handy Pike
David Crockett, Owner
Rykon
338 N. College Street
Bobby Parsons & Darrell Dickerson, Owners
St. Philips Episcopal Church
131 Short Street
Home
of Susan & Noel Turner
1670 Oregon Road, Salvisa
Jailer’s Residence
320 S. Chiles Street
Elizabeth & Alan McIntosh,
Owners
Home of Gayle & A. J. Johnson
1980 Danville Road
Burgin Christmas
Parade
859/748-9333
Route: Ash-Dan
Estates, Main to High Streets
5:30 PM
DECEMBER 4
Larry Sanders and
Borderline’s Country Christmas Concert
859/734-3361
James Harrod
Conference Center
Old Fort Harrod
State Park
100 S. College
Street
2 PM
Admission: $12
Enjoy a live musical production with a variety of entertainers!
DECEMBER 9
Wayne Wardle performing as Marty
Robbins
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The Barn
345 Buster Pike,
Burgin
7 – 10 PM
Admission: $7
DECEMBER 9-10
Southern High
performing @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
859/734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Country Band.
DECEMBER 9-11
Bus Stop
859/734-2389
Ragged Edge Community
Theatre
111 S. Main Street
Friday-Saturday, 8
PM; Sunday, 3 PM
Adults, $10; Seniors, $9; Children, $8 (12 &
under)
A classic comedy about a group of people who get stranded in a diner on their way home for Christmas.
DECEMBER 10
Holiday Sale
859/338-1940
Lucto Pottery
1241 Bondville Road,
Salvisa
10 AM - 5 PM
Locally
made functional pottery including dinnerware, teapots and pitchers.
DECEMBER 16
Special Show
859/748-9689
The Barn
345 Buster Pike, Burgin
7 – 10 PM
Admission: $12
Arnett Stratton as Jim Reeves; Natalie Berry as Patsy Cline & Others; Bailey Birge as Loretta Lynn; Payne & Waters; Doug Pinson on Fiddle & Vocal; Harold Hutchins as Vern Gosden. Free chicken & dumplings while they last!
DECEMBER 16-17
Radio 80
(formerly Brat Pack) performing@ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
859/734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
80s Cover band.
DECEMBER 16-18
Bus Stop
859/734-2389
Ragged Edge
Community Theatre
111 S. Main Street
Friday-Saturday, 8
PM; Sunday, 3 PM
Adults, $10; Seniors, $9; Children, $8 (12 & under)
A classic comedy about a group of people who get stranded in a diner on their way home for Christmas.
DECEMBER 23
Plan B
performing@ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
859/734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Dance/variety band.
DECEMBER 30
New Year’s Eve
Celebration @ Eddie Montgomery’s Steakhouse
859/734-3400
180 Lucky Man Way
9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Apostrophe (Alternative Rock) rings in the New Year!
A Joyous and Peaceful
Holiday Season To All !
