The Elkhart Historical Society
announces two exciting events for February
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[February 04, 2017]
ELKHART - Saturday February 18th
will be “Craft Day in Elkhart”, and will be hosted by Horsefeathers,
Birdsong Books and Vintage, and the Country Bumpkin. Each shop will
have its own craft, and each session will be offered two times, 10a
- 12n and 1p -3p with an hour break for lunch at the Wild Hare Café
at noon.
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Horsefeathers will offer watercolor painting in the morning and
acrylic painting in the afternoon, well known artist Reneé Sisk will
be the instructor. Jean Tweet will offer fabric collage instructions
at Birdsong using vintage material, buttons and lace. Jamie Theobald
will offer beginning crochet at the Country Bumpkin. All projects
are designed to be completed in the 2 hour time period.
The cost per session will include all the materials needed for the
project. From the fee collected, $5 will go to the Elkhart
Historical Society and will be used to defray costs while helping to
offer events for the education and enjoyment of the community.
A satisfying lunch featuring a cup of Tomato Basil Soup and a half
sandwich of turkey cheddar melt on artisan bread, served with chips
and soup crackers, with coffee, tea or water, will be offered at an
additional cost.
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obtained at the participating businesses in Elkhart, or from the
website;
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org. Reservations should be
made by calling 217 947 2238, as space is limited.
The second offering for February is on Friday February 24, 2017.
Returning to Elkhart for a much anticipated visit will be Karl
Luthin, who will present “Welcome to Hollywood”. The program will
cover many of his experiences while working on the movie sets of
more than 60 productions and mini-series. Multi-faceted Luthin is
often the on-site veterinarian, or reenactor, frequently providing
props, set dressings, and horses, or acting as an advisor helping to
insure the historic accuracy of the equipment or costumes being
used. Some of the productions he has been involved in are, “Gods and
Generals”, “Glory”, The “John Adams” mini-series, “Into the West”,
“Gettysburg”, “Cold Mountain”, and most recently providing a massive
amount of props as well as the horse Daniel Day Lewis rode in the
movie “Lincoln”. Karl will be bringing film clips and slides from
many of these movies, as well as movie posters, and the behind the
scenes stories.
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The Wild Hare Café provides all of the delicious meals for Historical Society
functions as well as the homey atmosphere. We bundled it into an all-inclusive
package. Pricing is based on selection of a full dinner package or the soup
supper. From the registration, $10 will go to the Historical Society to support
future events. See menu selections on reservation form.
Horsefeathers is located at 104 Gov. Oglesby St. in Elkhart Illinois, and the
doors will open at 5 p.m. and the event will start at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are
necessary as there is limited seating, and can be made by calling 217-947-2238,
where you are encouraged to leave a message. Deadline for reservations February
20. Reservation forms can be obtained on the website
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org; at Horsefeather’s or the Country
Bumpkin in Elkhart.
[J. Rob Wilson]
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