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Gettysburg Civil
War Ball
16th Annual Gettysburg
Innkeepers Civil War Ball
Once a year, innkeepers in Gettysburg
sponsor a Civil War Ball for their guests and for the
community in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
This year, the Innkeepers Ball will be held on
January 29, 2011
at the Grand Ballroom of the
Gettysburg Hotel from
8-11 PM.
Bed and breakfast guests can enjoy
dinner
in the Grand Ballroom at
6:30 PM
before the dance.
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Dance Lessons
Included
For seasoned period dancers and re-enactors, this
ball is a wonderful weekend in Gettysburg doing what dancers
and re-enactors love best - dressing up in period clothing and
enjoy the music and dance from the 1860's. For the locals of
Gettysburg - what a fun way to spend an evening in
Gettysburg! Even if folks are not re-enactors or history
buffs, dressing in period clothing and learning a dance of
another time, is just fun. Lessons are provided in the
morning before the dance so even beginners can feel confident
on the dance floor. The Innkeepers Civil War Ball gives
dancers a sense of what life was like here 145+ years
ago.
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Innkeepers Civil War Ball Tickets
Ball tickets for inn guests are
$65 per person and
$130 per couple.
Tickets for non-inn guests are
$80 dinner and dance
$45 dance only.
All tickets include dance lessons
in the morning at 10 AM
in the Grand Ballroom.
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Victorian Photography Studio
Will Take Posed Photos
The Victorian Photography Studio
will be available to take photos of
dancers during the event.
The Victorian Photography Studio
has a variety of photographic formats
for your treasured
remembrance.
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Period clothing or
formal wear are encouraged.
There
are several shops in the
Gettysburg area that
rent or sell Civil War ball attire.
You can order your clothing and
have it delivered to the inn,
waiting for your arrival.
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Music by
Smash The Windows
Music will be provided by the ensemble Smash
The Windows. Smash The Windows began as a Civil War period
dance project in 2006 and branched out to play contras and
festivals in 2007. Smash the Windows is Bruce Young on fiddle,
Patty Lambert on flute, whistles and concertina, and Peg
Shutes on piano with various other musicians sitting in on the
side as circumstances dictate.
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Dance Master
and Dance Mistress
Briant and Karin Bohleke.
This year's dancemasters are Briant and Karin
Bohleke. Briant and Karin Bohleke have been described as
"elegant dancers and excellent teachers who enjoy sharing
their authentic reconstructions of period dances from original
sources." Briant Bohleke, a semi-professional dancer, has been
involved with Civil War dancing since 1988. He and Karin are
dance masters with Civil War Dance Associates, which presents
a monthly program of Civil War era dances and workshops at the
Village Hall in Fairfield.
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Groups Make
The Ball the
Centerpiece of a Fabulous Weekend
The innkeepers encourage groups of friends to
participate. This will be the seventh year that a rather
sizable group from Charles Town, West Virginia will be
attending the annual Gettysburg Innkeepers' Ball. They are
nearly all parishioners from the St. James Catholic Parish in
Charles Town, and they will number about 60 this year.
The Innkeepers' Ball has become a much-anticipated
weekend-getaway for people who are not just members of the
same church, but very good friends as well. They begin
their weekend by gathering in the Eisenhower Room of the
Gettysburg Hotel on Friday for an evening of food,
libation and laughter. All attend the dance
rehearsal on Saturday morning, which has been described
as "Pickett's Charge set to music," as well as the actual ball
on Saturday evening. Their weekend ends with a mass
celebrated by Father George Pucciarelli in the Eisenhower Room
on Sunday morning. It was Father "Pooch" who
strong-armed a half dozen parishioners into attending the ball
seven years ago. The experience proved to be an
overwhelming delight, and their numbers multiplied fivefold by
the following year.
Other groups have also developed
their own traditions with the ball as the centerpiece. The
guests here at Battlefield Bed & Breakfast have bonded
over the years. Friday evening starts with a home-made pizza
party and the fun goes on from there. The inn group is always
delightfully welcoming to folks who have always wanted to
participate in this kind of event.
We are eager to
help your group plan a full weekend of events.
Reservations
717 334-8804
888
766-3897
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Gettysburg Battlefield Bed &
Breakfast
Give us a call! We'd love to answer your
questions!
Reservations & info 717 334-8804 888
766-3897
E-mail
Availability
& Online Reservations
2264 Emmitsburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA
17325
Directions
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