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18th Annual Arts, Crafts, Garden, & Antique Festival
A VICTORIAN CHAUTAUQUA
at the
Howard Steamboat Museum
Jeffersonville, Indiana
May 15 & 16, 2010

The 18th annual A Victorian Chautauqua will take place on the grounds of the Howard Steamboat Museum on:
Saturday, May 15th from 10 AM to 6PM
and
Sunday, May 16th from 10AM to 4PM.


On-going Events

  • Ted Guillaum, our favorite organ grinder, will be strolling the grounds on both days.

  • More than 60 Juried Exhibitors will display their arts & crafts in a forest of tents.

  • You can take a FREE Walk-Through Tour of the Mansion.

  • Antique Dealers will display and sell a potpourri of antiques & collectibles in the Carriage House.

  • Food: You can buy grilled hamburgers and hotdogs at our Concession Stand and/or gourmet sandwiches and desserts at the “Victorian Café”.

  • Book Signings will be offered by Freda Ashby, Susan Dyer, Sissy Marlyn, Hope McKim, Marlene Mitchell, Steve Wiser and Tim Young.

  • A Herb & Perennial Sale will take place in the yard under the shade of an enormous Copper Beech tree.

  • Family Fun Fest, featuring activities for children and benefitting the Clark County Youth Shelter, will be held in Port Fulton Park, across from the Museum entrance on Saturday only.


Scheduled Events

Saturday May 15th

11:00 AM Sam Stone & Friends, featuring Molly McCormick, Bob & Janie Robertson, dulcimer, guitar & banjo.

12 Noon Flag ceremony presented by Cub Scount Pack 563

1:00 PM The Acappella Fellas barbershop

3:00 PM Thoroughbred Chorus barbershop

5:00 PM Rivershyne , top 40 and original


Sunday May 16 th

11:00 AM Royal Tragedy, teenage rock and original band

1:00 PM Francie Bond, gospel singer

3:00 PM River Cities Concert Band


Book Signings

Outdoor Exhibitors

Carriage House Antique Exhibitors

Sponsors

Donors

The Howard Steamboat Museum is located at 1101 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana, I- 65, Exit 0, 5 minutes from downtown Louisville. The Museum is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Howard Mansion, the Howard legacy and the history of the Great Steamboat Era.


Admission to the festival is $3.00, children 12 and under free with an adult. No pets please. All proceeds benefit the Operating Fund of the Howard Steamboat Museum.


For further information please contact: Lynn Perkins-Petri @ 812-725-1445 or Yvonne Knight, 812-283-3728















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