Sunday Buffet Service at The Bluffs
Beginning Sunday, December 2, Eighteen at The Bluffs will offer Sunday Brunch from 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Items featured will include 4-5 Entrees with selected vegetables, salad bar and Dessert Bar. Adults $17.95, Children 6-12 $10.95, Children 5 and under $6.95. Menu service will not be available on Sundays.
6th Annual Toy Drive
The West Feliciana Food Pantry is sponsoring their annual toy drive. Please drop off new, unwrapped toys to the West Feliciana Parish Library or The Bluffs Clubhouse by December 19. If you have any questions, call 634-7530. Thank you for your generosity!
Historic Cooking Demonstration at Rosedown SHS
On Saturday, December 1, from 11 am until 4 pm, Rosedown Interpretive Ranger Sasha Traña and Living History Presenters Barbara Bryant and Stella Pitts will demonstrate 19th century down-hearth cooking in Rosedown's Old Kitchen using 19th century recipes with period and reproduction cooking equipment. Featured recipes will be taken from the original Turnbull-Bowman Family Papers. For more information call toll free 888-376-1867 or local at 635-3110.
Christmas in the Country
This annual event will be held next weekend, December 7 - 9, throughout downtown St. Francisville. The celebration begins as always with the voices of the First Baptist Church Children's Choir singing on the front porch of Town Hall followed by Mayor Billy D'Aquilla's lighting of the Town Christmas tree. A reception in Town Hall will feature a special guest who will listen to Christmas wishes! The whole weekend is packed full of musical performances, specials at local merchants', and the highlight of the day -- the annual Children's Christmas Parade at 2 pm sponsored by the Women's Service League. And this just in -- a special performance by David St. Romain in Parker Park following the parade at 4 pm. For a complete list of events and specials, visit www.stfrancisvillefestivals.com.
Symphony Concert
The Baton Rouge Symphony will perform a special Christmas Concert featuring brass and percussion on Friday, December 7 at Grace Episcopal Church. Tickets are available at the Bank of St. Francisville.
A Merry Medieval Christmas
The St. Francisville Transitory Theatre presents this special Christmas play that will take you "from Creation to Christ in about an hour!" Performances are scheduled December 7 and 8 at 7:30 pm with a special matinee on December 9 at 2:00 pm. Presented at Market Hall on Royal Street, tickets are $5. There are no reservations, and seating is limited to 50 per show. Box office opens at 6:30 pm on the night of the show. For more information call 225-721-2124, e-mail sftheatre@gmail.com or visit the website -- www.sftheatre.net.
Tour of Homes
The Annual Friends of the Library Tour of Homes will be held on Sunday, December 9 from noon until 5:00 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advanced or on Sunday at the Library located on Ferdinand Street. This year's tour includes the homes of Kevin and Shannon Couhig, Mike and Shideh Hammack, Mark Chustz and Janice McDermott, and Cole and Carolyn Thornton. For more information, call 635-3364.
Live Nativity
On Saturday, December 8 there will be a live nativity scene from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the First Baptist Church located on the corner of Hwy. 61 and Hwy. 10.
Breakfast with St. Nick
Due to popular demand, there will be 3 seatings this year for the little ones and their parents to have breakfast with St. Nick -- 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Breakfast will be served at Jackson Hall at Grace Episcopal Church, and tickets are $8. For more information, call 225-202-5403.
Colonial Christmas At Oakley House
Come experience the sights and sounds of an early 19th century Christmas at Oakley House festively decorated with natural greenery for the occasion. During the day the kitchen will come alive with costumed living historians busily preparing period holiday dishes. From 10 am until 5 pm the weekend of Christmas in the Country, December 7 - 9. Please note that Friday is a school program and geared towards children.
Oakley in Candlelight
Join us on Saturday night, December 7, for candlelight tours of Oakley House as the park will remain open from 6:00-8:00 pm. For more information on all the special events at Audubon State Historic Site, please call 1-888-677-2838 or locally 635-3739.
Vibes in the Ville Christmas Caroling
On Saturday December 15 at 6:30pm in Parker Memorial Park on Commerce Street, Grandmother's Buttons will sponsor Vibes in the Ville's First Annual Christmas Caroling. This is a product of the ArtsForAll and the St. Francisville Main Street program, and sheet music and candles will be provided. Bring your singing voices, your family and let's start a new tradition in town. For more information, call Laurie 635-3873 or Lynne 635-3665.
Down-Hearth Cooking At Rosedown
Demonstrations of the "Lost Arts" of the 19th century occurs every third Saturday of each month. The December program will feature the "Lost Art" of Down-Hearth Cooking: The Rosedown Christmas Menu, on Saturday, December 15, from 1 pm until 4 pm at Rosedown State Historic Site. For more information call toll free 888-376-1867 or local at 635-3110.
Christmas At Rosedown
Rosedown will host its 5th annual Christmas celebration on Sunday, December 16 from 8 am until 5 pm. Site staff and volunteers will demonstrate 19th century arts and crafts throughout the plantation complex. The public will see the Main House dressed in period decorations and hear stories of Christmas traditions at Rosedown that were passed down through the Turnbull and Bowman families. Demonstrations will include period music and dancing, candle making, spinning, quilting, shaving horse and hayrides. Food vendors will be available for the public. The historic down-hearth cooking demonstration will also be presented. For more information call toll free 888-376-1867 or local at 635-3110.
