COME ONE, COME ALL, FOR A GREAT TIME, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012, 6:00-10:00 PM TO CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
AS ONLY JEFFERSON CAN DO, AN OLD FASHIONED IRISH SING ALONG, AUTHENTIC IRISH MUSIC, IRISH BUFFET, AND GREEN BEER! LIVE MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE EVENING WITH A SILENT AUCTION, THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY BALLROOM.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
5:45-6:30 – IRISH MUSIC FOR GATHERING FEATURING
TOM MOSS AND JOHN NANCE
6:30-7:00 – AUTHENTIC IRISH MUSIC FEATURING
TOM MOSS AND JOHN NANCE
7:00-7:30 – TRADITIONAL IRISH SING-ALONG
7:30-8:30 – IRISH BUFFET, DINNER MUSIC BY DAN SMELSER
8:30 – CLOSE SILENT AUCTION
8:30-10 – MUSIC FOR DANCING & RELAXING BY DAN SMELSER
PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND FOR A FUN FILLED EVENING. THIS IS ALL FOR A CHARGE OF $25.OO PER PERSON. YOU MAY ALSO BRING YOUR OWN REFRESHMENT OF YOUR CHOICE.
St. Patrick’s ”A Celtic Celebration Tasting Event“
Come on down to the KnightLight Theater and enjoy some Irish Mead from both the Enchanted Manor Winery and Red Road Vineyard & Winery. Not sure what Mead is? Mead is an old Irish Traditional Wine and is one of the wines and it is being offered to taste only at the Knight Light Theater on St Patrick’s Day.
Tickets for the St. Patrick Day Party are $5.00 and can be purchased from 1PM to 7PM.
While you are enjoying your Irish Mead, sit back and enjoy the original comedy skit featuring “Lucky the Leprechaun” from 7pm to 8pm. Later, dance the night away with live music from Borderline.
Don’t forget to put on your green for the costume contest!
$15.00 at the door for first available seating or show your wristband from earlier that day for $10.00.
Concession bar is open with desserts and food available.
We will be painting a Caddo scene. Stop by the Bakery to see an example of “Ron’s Caddo”!!
A team of art instructors will guide you using a “patent pending” teaching method which streamlines classical and traditional techniques allowing novice painters to have a good time and be amazed at what they can accomplish in just a few hours.
All supplies furnished.
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo will be served.
Bring your own wine or drink of choice (tea provided)
Richard Collins, author of The House of the Seasons and Cheryl MacLennan, author of Historic Homes of Jefferson will be speaking at the Jefferson Carnegie Library at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2012. The public is invited to attend, free of charge. Complimentary dessert and beverages will be offered.
Come meet the authors and learn more about these two books featuring local Jefferson historical landmarks.
Cheryl MacLennan is a Texas native and has been practicing photography for more than 25 years. John Scheyd of Pelican Publishing says “Her enthusiasm for history, architecture and culture serves as inspiration for her work. Historic Homes of Jefferson features the finest landmarks of Jefferson. Through stunning photography, MacLennan captures the architectural details of more than 25 historic homes and buildings, built between the years of 1850 and 1880”.
The House of the Seasons is a children’s book based on historical facts, characters and GHOSTS taking place at House of the Seasons during the Civil War. Collins is president of the House of the Seasons, a historically prominent manor located in Jefferson. Illustrations for the novel were produced by Dan Kuenster, Emmy-award winning animator who worked on popular animation films. Co-author, T.J. Kuenster, is the Musical Director of the Glen Campbell Band. Ms. Shirley Reiman, General Manager of House of the Seasons, says “their input has really added to the creativeness of the novel.”
This event will take place in the upstairs ballroom at the Jefferson Carnegie Library. Many Americans first entered the worlds of information and imagination offered by reading when they walked through the front doors of a Carnegie library. One of 19th-century industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s many philanthropies, these libraries entertained and educated millions. Between 1886 and 1919, Carnegie’s donations of more than $40 million paid for 1,679 new library buildings in communities large and small across America. Jefferson’s library, built in 1907, is one of only five Carnegie Libraries serving its original function in Texas today.
The Original Greek Revival architecture of the library was awarded a Texas Historical Commission plaque and a National Trust Register of Historical Places plaque. Operating as a non-profit organization, the library board is committed to the preservation, maintenance and full usage of this historic landmark.
One of the challenges you have when you live in the swamps and wetlands of East Texas are Mosquitoes. We grow ‘em big here and when when they bite, you know it. It is a shame too! So many pretty nights our guests here at the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast have been ran back inside from the pests.
We have tried everything to combat them. We have burned citronella candles. We ran the little Off fans and finally we just started putting cans of bug spray around the property for the guests to use. Nothing says a romantic evening, then the smell of DEET.
So last summer, I began a campaign to get a bat house.
We have 32 native species of bats here in Texas, and as we all know, they LOVE to eat mosquitoes. In fact, the Little Brown Bat can eat between 500 and 1000 mosquitos an HOUR!!
So for Christmas, Santa brought me a bat house and today Santa put it up for me. It is outside the Ruth Lester room in the Garden Courtyard. We positioned it in a place where the bats would be happy roosting and our guests can watch them at dusk.
Like everyone else, we have a project list about a mile long.
One of our many projects is to get some awesome breakfast photos for our website. So I commissioned my favorite photographer, Tom, and we had a photo shoot this morning right after breakfast. The Pasta Frittata was colorful and really did photograph well! As is not unusual for us, we were quickly distracted by cleaning and giving directions to the guests. When we walked back into the kitchen we had a surprise. The plate had been licked clean and The Bug was looking very guilty!!
I was so excited to hear the news this week that the highly anticipated Port of Jefferson Riverfront Project had begun this week. The heavy equipment was delivered on Wednesday and work began in earnest on Thursday. Woo Hoo!
This project has been in the works for decades and is something that we have needed for generations. The Big Cypress Bayou area has been altered and degraded from hundreds of year’s of boats and man’s influence. Many of the native species of plants have died out and native animals no longer come to the shores of the water or are even in this area. This project will return this wetland back to it’s original state and re-introduce many of the trees, plants, animals, and fish that once populated this unique swampy area of Texas. The Army Corps of Engineer’s estimate the entire project to take anywhere from 18 months to 2 year to complete.
Please enjoy this video of the first day’s work. The first work effort of the project is to move the current boat ramp (located at the Polk St bridge) down Austin Street right next to the Historic Jefferson Railway depot.
I hope you enjoy this update! I will be making more as the project moves forward and milestones are achieved.
So the video creating kick is still going on here at The Carriage House Bed and Breakfast. Yesterday I created a video of the New Year’s Eve Ball at Jefferson’s Carnegie Library. Today, I spent all morning working on a video showcasing the beautiful and ethereal Caddo Lake. I hope y’all enjoy all of the amazing photography!!
Happy New Year and Takk for Sist!! May 2012 be prosperous beyond even your financial accomplishments.
I am not going to break away from the norm so I am once again going to brag about the terrific town of Jefferson . There are so many parties and venues in and about Jefferson on New Year’s Eve, and we always find it difficult to choose how to spend our last night of the year. For the second year in a row my wife, Stephanie, and I attended the New Year’s Eve Gala at the Jefferson Carnegie Library. It was a magical night of great music, dancing and friendship. This is definitely one of the most enjoyable opportunities to see your friends and to meet new ones while bringing in the New Year.
The door prizes were excellent as well. Which brings me to the raffle and the question of the night…whose raffle ticket is it?
As part of the admission fee, everyone receives a raffle ticket. Two admission fees per couple so therefore two raffle tickets per couple. These raffle tickets potentially could win you fabulous prizes donated by local businesses.
When the first raffle number of the night was pulled, one of our two numbers was called. Of course, immediately Stephanie claims it as hers. I have no idea how she thought that specific one was hers, the tickets were still attached together. I had been eyeing all night a cask strength single malt scotch, donated by Tony and Marsha Jones. Stephanie, with HER ticket, saunters up to the to the prize table and informs me that my number had not been called yet. Since we were the first chosen, we had first pick of the prizes. She took the bottle from my cold dead hand, places it back on the table and chooses the original drawing by Terry Ward, a local accomplished artist.
She informs me the scotch will be drank within a very short period of time. I agreed whole heartily with that statement. However she informed me that Terry’s art work is one of a kind, dear to our hearts, and will be with us forever. I love Terry, but, FOREVER?? I guess it was Stephanie’s ticket after all and I gladly allowed her to pick the print by Terry Ward. Thank You Terry for your generosity and contributions to the Jefferson Carnegie Library and to the City of Jefferson.
BTW, I’m good friends with the person that won the scotch.
The ART Event At The Bakery Restaurant, 
