Come One, Come All to Bardstown, Ky.’s Colonial Days Historical Ball

March 13, 2012 - PRLog -- Historic Wickland Estate will be brought to life during its inaugural Bardstown Colonial Days Historical Ball, scheduled for Sat., March 31, 2012. Participants are encouraged to dress in period-correct attire, but it is not essential to partake in the dancing and colorful costumes. Step back in time and marvel at the gentile life of the 18th century, recreated by performers and dancers dressed in authentic colonial attire. http://www.BardstownColonialDays.com

“Wickland Estate is a lovely backdrop for this first-time effort,” says Dixie Hibbs, event coordinator. “Proceeds from ticket sales will be utilized by The Friends of Wickland for continuation of our beautification process.”

Tickets are limited to 140 participants. One need not be a dancer to have fun. Eighteenth century musicians and callers will direct both re-enactors and the public in dance with music provided by White Orchid. Admission for the ball is $20 for the general public and $10 for registered event re-enactors. Visit http://www.BardstownColonialDays.com for registration and additional information.

Home to three governors, the Wickland mansion sits on 64 beautiful acres adjacent to downtown Bardstown.

Evening Schedule:   
7:00 pm    Refreshments and Social Gathering
7:30  pm    Dance instruction and dancing begin
8:15  pm    Refreshments and break
8:45  pm    Dancing resumes
9:30  pm    Dancing ends and Social Period resumes
10:00 pm    Event closure

The Bardstown Colonial Days Historical Ball  is held in conjunction with the city of Bardstown-Nelson Country Tourism Department and the Historic Wickland Estate.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Rebecca Miller, RebeccaMiller@insightbb.com, 502-356-478, Bardstown Colonial Days
Dixie Hibbs,  DixieH@BardstownCable.net, 502-507-0808, Historic Wickland Estate
Dawn Przystal, Dawn@BardstownTourism.com, Vice President-Bardstown-Nelson County TCC, 800-638-4877 x 114
Bardstown-Nelson County Tourist & Convention Commission, http://www.VisitBardstown.com/tourism

HI- and LOW-RES photos available.

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With its quintessential Southern small town sensibility, nearly 200 National Register of Historic Place buildings and charming circular Courthouse Square, Bardstown seems more like a yesteryear village than a bustling town in central Kentucky. But bustle it does: The “Bourbon Capital of the World” is a spirited community and home to the distilleries of Kentucky Bourbon Country: Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark, Jim Beam, Willet’s, Barton 1792 Distillery. Bardstown’s Civil War Museum of the Western Theatre is one of the four most important such museums in the country. Also here: Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History, The Kentucky Railway Museum, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train and “The Stephen Foster Story,” Kentucky’s official outdoor drama. A vibrant restaurant landscape includes historic dining venues and locally owned eateries; shopping includes locally owned boutiques and galleries. There are four 18-hole golf courses, two wineries and many religious attractions.