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Snap Apple Night 2018 at The Homeplace Tomorrow Night!

October 12, 2018 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Snap Apple Night at the Homeplace 2017

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year! The crispness in the air, football on tv, the UK Wildcats starting to hit the court, autumn leaves, pumpkins, hot chocolate… love it, love it, love it. So, needless to say, I’m excited that it’s time for Snap Apple Night at the 1850’s Homeplace in the Land Between the Lakes. They put on such a wonderful production – you can tell that (like me!) they’re kids at heart. The decorations, the festivities, the atmosphere… they embrace this season like it deserves to be embraced.

Below are events that’ll be going on tomorrow (October 13). Hope you can make it!

Saturday, October 13

1-3pm | Carving Jack-O-Lanterns
In Ireland, people carved turnips with scary faces to help ward off evil spirits. The tradition migrated to the United States where the pumpkin became the vegetable of choice. Help the Homeplace workers scoop out the insides of turnips and pumpkins and create scary faces on them for Snap Apple Night! Come early since there are a limited number of pumpkins to carve.
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Snap Apple Night at the Homeplace
6-8:30pm:  Snap Apple Night
Enjoy an evening in the 1850s where the nights were very dark, and the only light comes from lanterns. Family entertainment was sitting round the hearth listening to stories of long ago. Step back in time, gather around for the old-time tradition of storytelling and listen to award winning storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis www.foxtalesint.com as he shares scary stories around the blazing bonfire.
Between storytelling, get a hot cup of cider and discover your future as we tap into the “other world” and learn your fate through Victorian fortune telling games. Program held rain or shine, so please be prepared for the weather. Great family fun!
  • 6 pm – 1st storytelling scary stories
  • 6:45 pm –- fortune telling games
  • 7:30 pm –2nd Storytelling, Even Scarier Stories
Doors open at 5:30 pm 

Filed Under: Autumn Fun, LBL, The Homeplace Tagged With: autumn events in Kentucky, Kentucky Halloween events, The Homeplace events

19th Annual Pickin’ Party Old-time Music Festival at The Homeplace

June 6, 2017 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

The Homeplace LBL

It’s that time of year again! The Homeplace 1850s Working Farm will host their Pickin’ Party Old-Time Music Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11, 2017, from 10 am to 5:30 pm at Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Festival and farm admission is $7 ages 13 and up, $5 ages 5-12, and free for ages 4 and under.

“Hear some of the best string bands and old time musicians and singers in the south,” says Cindy Earls, Lead Interpreter at the Homeplace 1850s Farm. “We have local performer, songwriter and folklorist Nathan Blake Lynn; and fiddler Josh Coffey to serve as master of ceremonies for this festival in the hollow. We also ask that everyone thank our sponsors–Kentucky Machine and Engineering in Cadiz, KY, and Murray State’s WKMS, who help make this event possible.”

Old-time music is a tradition of our ancestors in this part of the country, brought with them from the old world, then changed to reflect their new world. Old-time music is our connection to the past; we can hear the voices of our forefathers telling stories of hardships and sorrows, as well as celebrations and joys.

This year’s lineup includes crowd favorites as well as newcomers:

  • Phillip Steinmetz and His Sunny Tennesseans
  • Mark Dvorak
  • Common Thread
  • The Dixie Volunteers
  • Wheel House Rousters
  • All Strung Out

Mandolin builder Mike Holmes also works his craft all weekend and offers his handmade mandolins for sale. In the event of rain, the Pickin’ Party moves to the indoor theater.

Afternoons on the farm also feature children’s 1850s play time, weaving, blacksmithing, meet our oxen and knitting in public. Visitors are encouraged to bring their knitting needles and knit while listening to music straight from the past.

Bring lawn chairs or ground blankets to relax under the cool shade trees while enjoying old-time music. The festival offers open mic opportunities for local musicians and attendees. Festival food is available for purchase at the farm.

Visitors may bring their instruments for jamming and open mic sessions on both days at the Homeplace.

Land Between the Lakes provides several options for overnight accommodations for those wishing to stay on the recreation area. See more information about our local communities – https://www.landbetweenthelakes.us/visit/community.
To find more information about Land Between the Lakes, log on to the official website at www.landbetweenthelakes.us or call 1-800-LBL-7077 or 270-924-2000.

See Also: Top 10 Things I Love About The Homeplace in the Land Between the Lakes

Filed Under: LBL, Summertime in Kentucky, The Homeplace Tagged With: Kentucky musical events, LBL events, Pickin' Party at The Homeplace, The Homeplace events

Celebrate the Fourth of July on the Farm!

June 23, 2016 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

The Homeplace in the Land Between the Lakes
As far as I’m concerned, it’s always the right time to step back in time to a simpler time… a more peaceful time… at the Homeplace in the Land Between the Lakes.

Visitors searching for a traditional family-oriented celebration should definitely visit the Homeplace 1850s Farm on the Fourth of July at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area.

Celebrate Independence Day from 1-4pm on Monday, July 4, 2016 with races, skillet tossing, horse shoes, old-time music, toys, and games. Admission is $5 ages 13 and up; $3 ages 5-12; free for ages 4 and under, and includes all the day’s activities and programs.

“On the Fourth of July, the whole family can step back-in-time at the Homeplace and learn the history behind this important holiday as celebrated in the 1850s. Relive a time of political speeches and community-wide picnics. We welcome everyone to join us under the shade trees, have a cool slice of watermelon, and lend a hand making ice cream using a recipe from TheHomeplace History and Receipt Book. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnic baskets to make a day of it.” – Charlotte Huggins, Interpreter at the Homeplace

The Homeplace 1850s Farm represents a two-generation family farm. Visitors mingle with interpreters clad in period attire going about their daily chores. Artifacts, restored historic structures, and traditional seasonal activities take visitors back-in-time to relive history before the American Civil War.

—- Download the Homeplace Gazette (PDF) for all the details!  —-

To find more information about Land Between The Lakes, log on to the official website at www.landbetweenthelakes.us or call 1-800-LBL-7077 or 270-924-2000.

The Homeplace in the LBL
When you go through the doors and out the back, you step right into the 1850s.

Filed Under: LBL, Summertime in Kentucky, The Homeplace Tagged With: 4th of July Events, Independence Day Events in Ky, Land Between the Lakes events, The Homeplace events

Are You Ready for the 16th Annual Homeplace Pickin’ Party?!

May 29, 2014 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

The Homeplace (Land Between the Lakes)
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I LOVE this time of year! Baseball, chocolate sundaes, grilling out, trees in bloom, hummingbirds, more chocolate sundaes… and Kentucky events. Lots and lots of Kentucky events.

I could, literally, write 6 hours a day – 7 days a week – about all of the outrageously cool Kentucky events coming up.

And that’s just the month of June!

Here’s one that I get a special kick out of sharing with you. As you know, I’m wild about everything related to the Land Between the Lakes, so I jump at any opportunity to head in their direction.  The Homeplace is one of my favorite places in the world, so this event announcement is especially exciting.

It’s that time of year again – time for the Annual Homeplace Pickin’ Party! This will be the 16th Annual Pickin’ Party and it just won’t be the same without you. Below are the details – commit them to memory. There may or may not be a test.

Enjoy good old-time country music as it fills the Homeplace farm in the beautiful Land Between the Lakes. After a fun day in the sun, be sure to go to The Willow Pond Catfish Restaurant in Aurora for some of the best catfish, white beans, coleslaw, potatoes, and hush puppies you ever ate.

Annual Homeplace Pickin' Party

The 16th Annual Pickin’ Party at The Homeplace in Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes

WHEN:

Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15

Saturday’s Lineup:

10-10:45 am ~ Dixie Volunteers
10:45-11:30 am ~ Thomas Maupin and Overall Creek Band
11:30 am-12:15 pm ~ Mark Dvorak
12:15-1 pm ~ Charlie Stamper
1-1:30 pm ~ Open Mic
1:30-2 pm ~ Common Thread
2-2:45 pm ~ Dixie Volunteers
2:45-3:30 pm ~ Thomas Maupin� and Overall Creek Band
3:30-4 pm ~ Open Mic
4-4:45 pm ~ Charlie Stamper
4:45-5:30 pm ~ Mark Dvorak

Sunday’s Lineup:

10-10:45 am ~ Dixie Volunteers
10:45-11:30 am ~ Thomas Maupin and Overall Creek Band
11:30 am-12:15 pm ~ Mark Dvorak
12:15-1 pm ~ Wheelhouse Rousters
1-1:30 pm ~ Open Mic
1:30-2 pm ~ Common Thread
2-2:45 pm ~  Dixie Volunteers
2:45-3:30 pm ~ Thomas Maupin and Overall Creek Band
3:30-4 pm ~ Open Mic
4-4:45 pm ~ Wheelhouse Rousters
4:45-5:30 pm ~Mark Dvorak

 

TIME:

10:00 am – 5:30 pm

Bring chairs and blankets if you want to really get comfortable and, whatever you do, don’t forget to bring your camera!

Adults $7 ~ Children $5 ~ Under 5 yrs free

See the image below (from the LBL) to read more about the performers!

Homeplace Pickin' Party 2014

P.S. Don’t forget your camera!

P.S.S. Don’t forget the Catfish!

Filed Under: Summertime in Kentucky, The Homeplace Tagged With: LBL, Pickin' Party 2014, The Homeplace, The Homeplace events

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