Fairfield Inn celebrates the holidays with two entertaining weekends
Enjoy some of the holidays best cuisine of the 1700s and 1800s
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 11/23/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
CONTACT:
Joan Chandon
Owner, The Fairfield Inn
(717) 642-5410
[email protected]
The Fairfield Inn, eight miles west of Historic Gettysburg, Pa., will offer two deliciously entertaining weekends which include music, entertainment, revelry, warm hearths, holiday decorations, Wassail bowls and delicious cuisine from the Colonial 1700s and Civil War 1800s.
Century-old traditions and cuisine influence the two theme weekends. The four-course feast and entertainment recreates the atmosphere of an authentic Civil War Era and 18th century holiday celebration.
The Fairfield Inn was built more than 250 years ago and its holiday traditions span four centuries. Travel back in time and enjoy our ancestors’ holiday celebrations with an ensemble of the talented choral group of musicians, Cormorant’s Fancy, well-known for playing and singing Irish jigs, traditional and contemporary songs, haunting slow airs and reels and traditional folk music. The group will perform Civil War Era music, 18th Century songs and Christmas carols.
The Civil War Caroling Christmas Feast highlights the food and music of the 19th century. Enjoy the camaraderie of a Civil War Era holiday and travel back in time when friends and family joined soldiers and sang for holiday entertainment. This Feast will take place on Friday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. Dine sit back and enjoy the show or join in on a sing-a-long.
In 1757, when The Fairfield Inn was built, the area was in a territory dispute. The Innkeepers having purchased the land from Charles Carroll, claimed it to be in Maryland. It wasn’t until 10 years later that the Mason-Dixon Line was drawn finally putting an end to the territorial dispute between the two states and officially placing the Inn in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Lord Baltimore had many feasts celebrating the upcoming holidays and this year’s bountiful Feasts of Christmas will take place on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec.19 at 6 p.m. Although heavily influenced by 18th Century tradition and cuisine, the Feast recreates the atmosphere of a Grand Holiday Celebration casting aside much of the pomp and circumstance to highlight the food, fun and fantasy. Leave the hustle and bustle of today’s world and enjoy the feast, entertainment and Christmas Carol sing-a-long.
Doors open with a traditional toast from the Wassail Bowl to everyone’s health during this Holiday Season. Cost is $39.95 per person and includes entertainment, music, Christmas carol sing-a-long and the four-course Feast.
The Fairfield Inn, West Main Street, Fairfield, PA, is located 8 miles west of Gettysburg on Route 116. For reservations, call (717) 642-5410. For information, visit www.thefairfieldinn.com.
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