Napoleon
Living History Weekend
&
Civil War Encampment
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
August 28, 29, & 30, 2009
Click here for printable schedule
Tours, Demonstrations,
Living History, Entertainment
Public Events begin each day at 10:00 am
Authentic Army Encampments
Period Fashion Show (charge)
Carriage Rides (charge)
Hoot-N-Nanny with Fred Moore (charge)
High Tea with Queen Victoria (charge)
Free Children’s Exhibit
Turn of the Century Games & Toys
with
Free Play Area for children
Saturday Night Period Dress Ball with
Square Dancing
(Dance Admission $10.00)
Period Dress Optional
Tickets and Information at the Historic
Central House
Across from the Napoleon Town Green
or by calling Alice Huffmeyer @ (812)
852-4392 for reservations
Sponsored by Napoleon’s Historic Central
House
This event made possible by a grant from
the Rising Sun Regional Foundation
and our Gold Sponsor
FRIDAY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 Hootenanny with Fred Moore @ VFW Adults $5.00 Students $2.00-80 min. show
SATURDAY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 Opening Ceremony --free
*Booths and Artisans opens—free,
some have minimal charge
*Quilt Show open--free
*Faire Tyme Toys and playground
opens--free
*4th Grade Children’s Art
& History Exhibit opens--free
10:30 Tours of 1836 Central House & Doll
Exhibit open -- free
11:00 *Little Girls Tea—Student $2.00 Adult $4.00
*Demonstrations with artisans
continue to closing; only a few have minimal charge
12:00 *Underground Railroad History Story
Tellers—free
*Carriage rides begin and continue
to 5:00pm
*short tour Adult
$3.00 Students $1.00 approx. 15 minutes
*History tour
Adult $5.00 Students $2.00 approx. 30
minutes
1:00 Dulcimer Concert - Free
2:00 High Tea with Queen Victoria Adults $20.00 must have reservation
3:00 Second Underground Railroad History Story
Teller—free
4:00 Possible second High Tea of 1st
is sold out---Charge
6:00 Closing Ceremony Vendors and Encampment
Close Down for the Day
7:00 Dance instruction for Period Ball,
movement the same as square dancing
8:00 Period Ball featuring Period Music and
Cake Walks
*Adult $10.00 Students $5.00 Cake Walk is $1.00 each
10:00 Living History Days Closes for the Day
SUNDAY
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 Opening Ceremony—free
*Booths and Artisans open—free
*Faire Tyme Toys and playground
opens—free
*4th grade Children’s
Art and History Exhibit opens—free
11:00
12:00 Carriage Rides begin and continue to 5:00pm
Short tour Adult $3.00
Student $1.00 15 minutes
Historic tour Adult
$5.00 Students $2.00 30 minutes
1.00
*President Lincoln and Mary Todd Live Presentation—free
2.00 Lemonade Fashion Show Adults $5.00
Students $3.00 Community Bldg.
3.00 Second President Lincoln and Mary Todd
live Presentation—free
4.00 Hootenanny with Fred Moore @VFW Adults
$5.00 Students $2.00-80 min. show
5:30 Closing of Events
Call
The Napoleon Central House Recreational and Restoration
Corporation seeks to preserve, maintain, operate Ye Olde Central House and
promote performing arts and arts education within the Historic Hoosier Hills
Region.
The 30 year old private not-for-profit organization owns the
1838 Federal style Central House Located across the public square in the town
of Napoleon, Indiana. The former
Drover’s Inn and tavern—situated on an early stagecoach route from Cincinnati
to Indianapolis—is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Central House has
presented fourteen musicals and ten Murder Mysteries over the years. In addition, Central House takes programs to
local adult care centers and provide free craft class. Fourth grade students tour the site as part
of their Indiana History curriculum.
Local artists involve the students in folk arts such as baking bread and
cookies, weaving rugs and spinning wool.
Demonstrations of the harpsichord, harp flute, cello, violin and
pianoforte (piano) include the instruction and students trying their hand.
For membership or
donor information call Pat Hicks. 812-852-4818
EMAIL: info@arts2.org